The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-05


out by Egyptian nationalists as his
automobile was entering Tanta in
northern Egypt.
MEXICO CITY-INS-Axel Wen.
ner-Gren. Swedish industrialist, has
turned over his palatial ocean-going
yacht Southern Cross 10 the Mexi-
can government for use by the
navy, the ministry of marine dis
closed today.
LONDON-INS- Reuters News
Agency today said that the German
radio broadcast an unconfirmed re-
port stating that a British cruiser
and a l0.000-ton American tanker
had put into port at Gibraltar after
being damaged in the Mediterran'
can.
SOMEWHERE IN NORTHERN
IRELAND-INS - High American
military officials, including Lieut.
Gen. Brehon B. Somervel, assist
ant chief of staff Of the Army,
today inspected United States sup
ply depots in Ulster.
JUAREZ, Mexico-INS- The of.
tenrumored, often denied separa-
ton of Paulette Goddard and
Charles Chaplin was a matter OF
legal fact today after a Juarez
civil court granted the movie act
ress a divorce from the famous
COMEDIAN. Judge Xavier Rosas y
Ceballos, in issuing the Mexican
decree Thursday, stated his deci-
sion was based on an uncontested
plea of "incompatibility of charac-
ters' as entered by Miss Goddard.
VICHY-INS-A decree reorgan-
izing the Legion Franchise des Com
batants, the French equivalent OF
the American Legion, and putting
it under the control OF Chief of Gov
eminent Pierre Laval, was pub
lished today in the Official Journal.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.--AP -
Convicted on four counts of charges
that he attempted 20 interfere with
enlistment and incite insubordina-
ton in the armed forces, G Gorge
w. Christians is to Sek new
trial Monday. The 5J-year-old en-
gineer, self-styled commander OF
the CRUSADER White Shirts, was
convicted Thursday in federal
court. The jury deliberated two
hours.
MELBOURNE AP - Twenty
three survivors of an Allied mer-
chant vessel SUNK by a Japanese
submarine Wednesday night 35
miles east of Sydney, landed from
} lifeboat today at a small Aus
tralian fishing port.
WASHINGTON-AP- Local ra-
tioning boards were given power
today to call in holders of the I'M
limited "X' gasoline cards for
questioning in a new campaign to
cut down non-essentia! driving in
the East.
MAMARONECK, n. Y.-INS -
Ezio PIMA, the 50-year-old Italian
born Metropolitan Opera Company
star, who was paroled last week
after being in federal custody for
IL weeks while his status as an
enemy-alien was Investigated, to-
day mapped plans TO help the Unit.
ed States win the war. Disclos.
ure that Pima had been released |
was made by the Department of |
Justice.
NEW YORK-INS- Thirty-six |
New York dealers in scrap rubber
face possible criminal charges for
boarding the vital war material, |
Clarence II. Low, chairman OF the |
city's salvage committee, announc-
ed today.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Ad- |
ministrator Leon henderson today |
designated "a additional communi- /
ties as defense rental areas
and recommended that rents be |
frozen at levels prevailing on
March l OF this year The action
brought to 366 the total number
of communities designated as de-
Tense rental areas. North Dakota |
is the only state in which no such |
areas have yet been established. |
UTICA. n. Y.-INS-The death |
Of Wanda Hawley 50, stage and /
screen favorite of Is years ago who |
starred in the stage success "Illegi. |
innate. was revealed today. She |
died OF pneumonia.
NEW NOTWITHSTANDING Mid
West and western beet sugar pro-
ductng states complain OF a lack
OF workers to thin the plants, east |
eTn sugar refneries are closing to- /
day for lack OF raw cane sugar.
STANFORD, Conn.-INS- With |
her husband at her bedside, Mrs. |
Mildred MollenhaIr. 53.year-old |
kindergarten teacher at an exclu. |
sive school for girls in Stamford. ].
fought for her life Today after hav-
ing been stabbed four times. alleg. |
eddy by love-sicl 19.year-old ad-
mirer.
JERSEY CITY, n. J.-INS- The
Swedish liner Drottninholm is off
again today on her second voyage
10 Lisbon as diplomatic vessel.
bearing 949 Axis diplomats and ma.
tionals for exchange purposes.
NEW YORK INS-Graham Nc.
Nav,aa radfo announce apa no,,.-