davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29

at Cherry Hin Church Wednesday
at 3 D. m.
Frank Robins Is giving the
George Franklin house here where
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Grubbs live. a
coat OF white paint
Mrs. Gordon Black and sons,
Wayne. were Tuesday evening yisi-
tors Of Mrs. Milo Seymour
John Simons. Chicago. III, visited
his mother. Mrs Lucinda Simons,
few days last week.
The Womans Society OF Chris
tian Service will hold their regular
meeting on Wednesday. Nov { in
stead Of Thursday. their regular
day. with potluck luncheon at y, SO.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29
Mrs. Bair Tells
Need Of Religion

Students OF the Y.W.CA. In their
regular Wednesday, evening vesper
service heard Mrs. Raymon Balr.
speaking on Wings over Chaos. "
say that "our lives are shaped by
the choices we make, and that we
are constantly faced with the neces'
sity OF making choices The great
est choice Of all is religion and the
need OF It Mrs. Bair pointed out.
The devotional service was led
by Miss Rose Marie Service. Hough'
ton. chairman OF the vespers. Miss
Marie Darlington, Bay Port, sang
Handels Largo"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29
SHELDON RESIDENTS
10 DONATE SCRAP

sheldon, Mich. Oct 2s-october
81 and November l have been set
for county highway trucks to travel
every road and street in this area
TO gather all scrap iron, steel, metal
and rubber. The salyaged material
will then be sold for Buy a Tank
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29

Music students OF the Normal
College enjoyed themselves at the
annual Music Club Halloween party
Wednesday evening in Roosevelt
High School gymnasium.
The evening was spent in games
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29
York News
MooREvILLE SCHOOL PUPILS
HAVE PERFECT ATTENDANCE

MooREvILLE SCHOOL PUPILS
HAVE PERFECT ATTENDANCE
York, Mich, Oct. 20 Pupils In
Moorevills school grammar room
who we're neither absent nor tardy
for the nrst six weeks semester
were Walter Fuller, Donald Sar-
foss, Mildred Fuller, Juane Ander-
son. Shirley Searfoss, Virginia
Gowron and Eleanor Wilkie.
Pupils In tho primary room
neither absent nor tardy during
the first six weeks were Joann
Condo, Sandra Craig, Marion Full.
err. Mary Randolph. Mary Lou Long.
James Strickland, Gloria Condo,
Jerry Goldtmith. Shirley Russ,
Gary Craig. Janet Fuller, Lillian
Gawron. Elaine Kimerer, Marilyn
Loveland.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29
THIRD SANDERS BOY
LEAVES FOR SERVICE

Malcolm Sanders left Tuesday to
report for duty in the United States
Navy. He is the third son of
Mrs. Reva Sanders to answer the
call of the armed forces.
Murray is in the Marines and is
overseas. and Carl enlisted In the
Navy and is now in the line Of
defense,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29

Mr.. and Mrs Alfred Morton
moved into their newly built house
on the east par, OF the Morton
farm on Michigan ave. here on the
Naak end
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29

Mrs. Slas Miller and son Harold.
Ypsilan,i. Who left Saturday for
Army service. visited Mr.. and Mrs.
Milo Seymour aud Mrs J. c. Gotts..
Wednesday afternoon.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29
Attend Rebekah Assembly

Mrs. Harlow Holcomb, Mrs.
Louis Smith. Mrs. Mae Myers and
Mrs. Bernard Crawford attended
the Rebeah Assembly at Bay CITY
from Monday through Wednesday
evening. Mrs. Crawford was award.
ed the degree OF Chivalry.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29
Ne,cs From Sheldon

fund. Donations are TO be placed
at the roadside. or a white cloth on
a stick driven into the ground will
indicate where scrap too heavy to
handle is to be called for.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29

Miss Mary Ann Winner entered
the fifth grade at Moorevills
School last week. She suffered
broken leg late last summer and
was unable TO start in September.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loyal Kanitz AMI
children. Loyola and Rex, and Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Loesch and son
Louis were Adrian visitors Thurs
day.
Miss Eunice Blood. Barker, n. Y,
is visiting her aunt. Mrs. Hattie
Murray, and other relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Musser lett
this week to spend the winter in
DeLand, Fla.
Mrs Howard Berry accompanied
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Buckley, Milan,
10 Detroit. Friday.
Jay Agner aud Harry Hamlin.
Milan, and Harley Holcomb spen.
Friday evening with Loyal Kanitz
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-29
Attend Birthday Party

Mrs. Floyd Ganong, Mrs. Harlan
Holcomb. Mrs. Loyad Kanitz and
Mrs. Louis Smith attended a BIRTH
day party in Milan Friday eve
ming honoring Mrs. Harry Ham
lin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

head the Chi ms activities OF
OCD's physical ntne division and
of Douglas TO be in charge of the
agency's arts council.
Rep. Glare E. Hoffman, r.. Mich,
suggested a Bundles for Eleanor"
campa.gn to find jobs for a "lot OF
unfoT nate, idle rich" and to
dress up her Communist friends
before she puts them in these re-
sponsible positions"
Shortly afterward the house
turned thumbs down on a treasury
plan 10 use Walt Disney's Donald
Duck as an unofficial income tax
collector. The treasury already has
paid $4,000 for a seven minute
cartoon in which Donald explains
the intracacieS of 1912 income tax
returns. But the expenditure will
be illegal unless the house over
rides the tentative decision.
Douglas Says Isolation"
Douglas accuSd his congressional
critics of attempting to isolate the
entertainment world from the war
effort. He said he was serving in
OCD without compensation; was
not being paid $4,000 a year as his
critics have charged.
Taber said he thought Douglas
denial of receiving salary, came
quite late
Hoffman said 1t was silly and
absurd" to classify entertainment
as civilian defense" and that 1t
has nothing more to do with the
program than do some Of our
speeches in congress"
Douglas said that in civil service
language, his title is expert con-
sultant, P-s' and that he is work
ing w. o. c., which means without
compensation" Offcials of the Civil
Service commission said that the
expert consultant" title applies TO
O. professional employe who is paid
something like $4,000 annually.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

Continued from Page u
job of "Ace news commentator" for
the Japanese in broadcasts beamed
to English-speaking peoples.
His delivery showed vast improve
ment over many previous announc-
ers who had broadcast such pro-
grams for North America and Aus
tralia. Ony one of these announcers,
a girl of unknown nationality, spoke
English clearly.
Speak English Badly
The Japanese announcers, some
identified by such Anglo-Saxon
names as James" or Robert"
spak English haltingly and with
many incomplete sentences.
Radio Tokyo still refrains from
mentioning directly the battle of
Macassar Straits in which the Allies
claim to have sunk IS Japanese
ships. Broadcasters, however, quote
extensively from Tokyo newspaper
editorials to the affect that the
battle is "pipe-dream" of Anglo
American broadcasters.
The stations latest musical offer
ing was sing-song Hymn" deliv-
cred by Japanese male chorus. 1t
was entitled bombs on Pearl Har-
bOr"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
Guns Are Roaring On
Jungle Like ront
Continued from Page u

teries were silenced," it was stated.
For 10 days MacArthur's weary
troops had waited in the fox holes
of the peninsula for the zero hour,
knowing that the Japanese were
pouring thousands of reinforce
ments into the Philippines for an
attempted knockout blow.
There was no confirmation in
today's communique that the en-
envy "big push" actually was under
way in full force, but all signs indi-
Gated that the hour of the defend
ers' big test is approaching, stimuli
taneous with the climax of the siege
of Singapore $50 miles to the south
west across the China sea.
TOday'S communique covered &C
ton reported to the War depart
ment up to $3.50 a. M, Eastern war
time.
Fighting Increasing
A War department communique
Sunday said fighting was "increas-
ing in intensity" on the western
side of Bataan peninsula, with
round the-clock air bombings of
MacArthur,s lines and renewed
artillery bombardment of the har-
Dor forts whose guns make Manila
bay useless to the Japanese.
The Japanese commander, Lieut..
Gen. Masaharu Homma whose flair
for the dramatic is we'll known, was
believed to be striving to present
his emperor with gift" of Luzon
island and Manila bay on Wednes-
day, a national holiday known as
Kigensetsu or Foundation day.
Sen. Willard E. Tydings, D., Md,
last night said in a radio speech
that high government officials had
assured" him that everything pos
sible was being done to aid Mac
Arthur and his Filipino
troops.
Tydings, chairman of the Senate
Territories and Insular Affairs COM
mittee, said: Men and materials
are on the way to our own and
other forces fighting in the south
west Pacific 80. Efforts are being
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
TANKERS SUNK
VERY RAPIDLY
Continued from Page -
curtailment of consumption.
Must Use Railways

curtallment OF consumption.
Must Use Railways
The government has suggested
that oil distributors use railroads
as much as possible to ease the de-
mand for tankers. This also would
remove the possibility of loss of
cargo to enemy submarines.
The Navy had indicated progress
in its counter-attacks against the
U-boat marauders, and has assert
ed that some would mot enjoy the
return trip" There has been no an
nouncement of the exact number of
submarines destroyed, however.
The entire crew of the China
Arrow, which was the victim of a
bold daylight attack at 11:15 a. m.
last Thursday, arrived yesterday at
LeWeS, Del, Only four seamen were
injured sufficiently to require hos
pitalization.
Capt. Paul Hoffman Browne, 46,
of West New Brighton, Staten
Island, N. Y, said his ship was tor
pedoed twice without warning and
then shelled IS times by a U-boat
which came to the surface 500
yards away and stood by until the
crew pulled away in thre nfeboats.
The survivors spent Sc hours and
40 minutes adrift before they were
sighted by Navy plane. They were
rescued at $3.50 p. m. Saturday, 100
miles off the coast, Browne said.
The China Arrow was a sister
ship Of the 8,327-ton India Arrow,
which was sunk off the New Jer-
Sy coast last Wdnsday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
ARMY omen
FACE HARD JOB
IN ICY ICELAND
BY PHIL AULT
UNITED Press staff Correspondent

| UNITED Press STAN Correspondent
WITH u. S. QUARTERMASTER
CORPS IN ICELAND, Feb. 9 -tU.
PD - The army's combined house.
keeper, nurse and handyman is
wrestling with one of its hardest
tasks in this inhospitable land.
The Quartermaster Corps, nick
named the Omen" must see that
many thousand American boys are
fed and clothed. 1t must make GER
tain they have enough blankets, that
their shirts are laundered, shoes re-
paired, bread baked, trucks kept in
running order, and that they can
buy shaving cream in their post ex-
change stores.
Yet 1t must do this nearly 5000
miles from home, on a barren island
where not a single necessary item is
produced. Everything must be ship
ped from America in vessels that
creep through the submarine zone.
Elephant" OF Army
The job requires infinite plan
ming. If the quartermaster neglects
to bring something to Iceland, he
can't run down to the corner
store and buy it. He must radio
home for it. The quartermaster is
1.-THE elephant" of the army - he,
to, is supposed never to forget.
Far in the country, set among
snowy hills and valleys, are the
main quartermaster camps. Army
engineers are building, and the
quartermaster will operate, the
service stations" to do the army's
chores.
Scattered over the wintry Ice
landic landscape are cold storage
plants to provide the soldiers with
fresh meat. Stacks of beef, lamb
and pork chops are packed away
behind walls filled with rock wool.
Giant Ovens Bake Bread
During mid-winter the Omen"
could preserve their meat much of
the time without elaborate freez-
ing equipment, but most of the
year the Icelandic climate Is too
warm, to leave the refrigerator
doors open.
Then there are Nissen hut bak-
cries, where the army's supply of
bread will be coming fresh and
warm from giant ovens.
Rapidly nearing completion are
laundries, shoe repair shops, dry
cleaning plants and a series of
Nissen huts to store vast quantities
of foods and perishables that can
not be left in outside dumps. Heavy
Diesel generators provide power.
Most of the construction work
has been done by Icelandic labor
ers under reserve major who in
peace time was construction en-
gineer. The native laborers mostly
were farmers or fishermen until
the army came, and had to be
taught mechanical tides. They
receive approximately 40 cents per
hour.
Omen Armed To Fight
Water for mixing concrete in the
winter winds is brought steaming
in oil drums from nearby hot
springs.
The quartermaster corps is
charged with furnishing the army
all its supplies except ammunition
and technical materials. There is
a list of rs major items to supply,
including 10 kinds Of machinery
from coffee grinders to typewriters,
and a supplementary list contain
ing a myriad of minor items.
All quartermaster troops have
received basic infantry training
and are armed to fight. In combat
thew would serve as reserve infan-
try battalions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

In an uproarious session last Fri
day 1t tentatively amended the bill
20 prohibit OCD financing activi-
ties not strictly pertaining to civil
IAN defense.
Many members were specifically
critical of Melvyn Douglas, screen
.over, and Mayris CLANCY a rhyth-
mic dancer and friend and protege
Of Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt, an as
sociate OCD director, having gotten
Jobs in the OCD.
Mrs. Roosevelt holds her usual
Monday press conference at II a.
m. and may supply some fireworks
before the house gets going an hour
later.
May Vote Today
Rep John Taber. R, N. Y. who
charged that OCD is anti defense"
and should be cleaned up" by the
president, said Republican members
might support motion to recon-
init the entire bill This would be
the clincher in opponents efforts
to prevent OCD for using any of its
funds for entertainment"
The dispute was started by Rep.
Leland M. Ford, r., Calf, in de-
nouncing "glamor" appointments
such as that of Miss CLANCY to
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
ORSON WELLES IS
TOPPING LISTS
Skeptics Predicted That
He Never Would Produce
Any Movie Picture

Hollywood, Feb. 9.-(UP)-Orson
Welles, the man Hollywood skeptics
predicted would never produce a
movie, was nominated today for
nine academy awards for his first
picture.
The doubters saw his name and
that of his product, "Citizen Kane"
in more categories for the golden
Oscars" than any other single COM
bination of man and picture.
He was nominated with four other
actors for the years best perform
ance for his title role in the film,
which also received recognition
among the 10 most outstanding pic
lures. He also was nominated for
the directors award and with Her
man j. Mankiewicz for the best Or
iginal screenplay.
Other classifications u which
Welles and his picture were nomin-
ated included best achievements in
black and white art direction; best
achievements in sound recording;
best achievements in black and
white cinematography; best scoring
of a dramatic picture, and best
achievements in film editing.
In the balloting for the best per-
Torrance by an actress, two sisters,
Olivia De Havilland and Joan Fon-
tame, were nominated for the first
time in the history Of the academy
awards.
Academy award winners are chos-
en- by the industry itself, and bal
lots for final voting will be mailed
Feb. IL to approximately 10000
members. The Oscars" will be
awarded Feb. 26 at hte annual
awards banquet. Wendell Willkie
will be guest of honor.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

made to do this at the earliest
possible moment
Although Tydings implied that
efforts were being made to rein
force MacArthurs defenders, his
statement had no official confirma-
ton.
Supreme Test at Hand
It appeared that Macarthur -
now 1900 miles behind the Jap
anese spearheads which have struck
down to the outer fringes of Aus
tralia-must depend upon his own
outnumbered troops in the ap-
preaching supreme test.
On Jan. q President Roosevelt
said very good progress was being
made in getting American aid to
the Far Eastern fronts, but there
was no specific mention Of more
manpoWer for the Bataan PENN
Sula.
Tydings asserted that it is "more
important to stop the Japs before
they can get essential materials
than 1t is to neglect this area now
fer Europe and Africa"
OA1lCldl SO1lllllkl1lQuCS oCl GLIB UllSll'
ed belief that the Japanese rarge-
scale offensive" which Macarthur
predicted in report to the War De-
partment 10 days ago, was imminent
--could, in fact, already be under
way.
Pouring reinforcements steadily
onto the Island of Luzon, Gen.
Homma is reported to have force
of 100000 or more troops, many Of
them the best that the Japanese
army boasts, including highly-train-
ed 'Tatori" shock troops.
Thousands of these fresh troops,
augmenting and replacing forces
decimated in repeated attempts to
crumble MacArthur's lines stretch
ing across the narrow waist of Ba-
tam Peninsula, landed from nine
transports last week on Lingayen
Gulf, 100 miles north of the Ba-
taan Peninsula fighting front.
War C0mmunique
Washington, Feb. 9.-(UP)-Gen.-
Douglas MacArthur's forces have
repulsed heavy attacks on his lines
in Bataan Peninsula.
The announcement was made in
a war department communique
which told of intermittent but heavy
fighting at several points along the
Bataan front in the Philippines. It
said also that U. S. Harpor defenses
in Manila Bay have silenced some
of the concealed Japanese batteries
which have been Smelling them.
Heavy infantry fighting occurred
intermittently at various points in
Bataan," the communique said. "The
enemy made several attempts at
penetration and infiltration. All at
tacks were repulsed by our troops"
The communique said that Jap
anese dive bombers had been active
over MacArthurS lines.
The Japanese hidden batteries,
located on the southee stern shore Of
ManilasBay near Cavite, have been
blasting the island fortress of Cor
regidor as well as the small Fort
shughes, Frank and Drum.
The communique said that some
OF these batteries had been located
by American gunners and attacked
by counter-fire from the U. s. forts.
Several direct hits were observed
and some Of the enemy batteries
were silenced." the communique
said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
SOLDIERS FIRED
UPON AIRPLANE
Confusion OF Boundaries
Results in Plane Passen=
ger Being Wounded

Collinsville, Ill, Feb. 9,-CUP)-
Pilot Delbert Richardson, civilian
flying instructor, blamed confusion
over the boundaries of prohibited
defense zones today for his flight
over a restricted area and into anti
aircraft fire which critically wound
ed his passenger.
Richardson said he thought he
was "at least eight of 10 miles
from an East Alton, ILL.,, defense
plant during sightseeing flight
with two passengers yesterday af-
ternoon. But soldiers guarding the
factory fired 81 shots and seven hit
the plane.
Dclbert Henson, 81, Alton, got a
machine gun bullet in his abdomen
which physicians feared would be
fatal. Richardson and Henson S
companion, Miss Beverly Keith, Is,
Alton, were not hit.
Richardson said he was flying
south at an altitude of about loo
feet when he heard shots.
First, I tried to land" he said.
"Then I saw the ground was pretty
rough and they kept firing at me
anyway SO tried to keep the plane
on normal course to show I was
all right and headed for my airport
about Is miles south.
Passenger Was Hurt
IT knew the passenger was hurt
and I thought I'd better get him to
a hospital. I ducked the plane be-
hind some trees and scooted along
the treetops all the way. My gas
tank was hit and was running on
the reserve tank"
An ambulance took Henson from
the Lakeport, Ill, airport to ST. Eliz-
abeth's hospital at Granite City,
which is across the Mississippi river
from st. Louis, Mo. Henson was CIV
en- a blood TRANSMISSION and his con-
dition was termed slightly better"
early today
State highway police expressed
doubt that Richardson was flying
eight miles from the restricted area
and said the zone recently was ex-
tended when the factory added
about 500 acres Of land. Army au-
thorities ordered an investigation
meanwhile declining to comment. 1t
was understood the guards were SOL
diers stationed in Jefferson barrec ks
at st. Louis. They had orders to fire
on aerial intruders.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
KILLED GERMAN
OFFICER WAS SPY
Continued from Page -

Julio Lopez. His funeral was paid
for by the Spanish consulate here.
The pills, Grantham said, appar-
emily were used to make the secret
ink" which had been described by
19-year-old Lucy Boehmler, who tes-
titled she first worked as q secretary
for Won Der Osten and after his
death for Ludwig. They dissolved
the pills in water, Miss Boehmler
said, and used that mixture for writ
ing their reports to Germany, Spain,
Portugal and other countries.
Through Grantham's testimony
the prosecution apparently hoped
to link the maps with the trips
which Miss Boehmler said Ludwig
had taken to army camps and coast
al defenses.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
3DINK' CARTER
DIES TONIGHT
CONTINUED from Page u


sons, Leo and William, on a hilltop
where they were planting corn. The
three argued and Carter shot Leo,
he said, and then chased William
before shooting him in the back.
When johnson Agrue, so, returned
from work, Carter shot him. Then
he went to the Agrue home and
killed Mrs. Manta Agrue. When
granddaughter, Mary Breeden,, II,
began to run toward the bar, he
shot her.
Carter said he "had a grudge"
against the two brothers because
they made me marry" their sister,
Mary, his wife. She is the sister of
his present wife, Leona, twin of the
slain Leo. Leona frequently hitch
hiked from the houseboat home to
visit her husband. She told police
Carter had two other wives, one in
Kentucky and one in Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09
l3O,OOO,OO0 ON
WAR TIME TODAY
Continued from Page -
Time to Pacific War Time.
Cows Don't Read

lows DON'T Rea0
Farmers turned clocks ahead
reluctantly. They objected on the
grounds that "cows can't read
clocks" and that farms are run by
the sun not the clock" A Nebraskan
rural spokesman said the President
was 'ktrying to hold back the SUM-"
Some railroads stopped trains at
2 a. m. to give engineers a chance
to "check correct time" and elimi-
nate the possibility of accidents.
Airline officials said the switch
was automatic" and k'simple" for
them.
To the operation of 24-hour day
defense plants the 2 a. m. Zero
hour" was least confusing, but 1t
Promised a headache for payroll Of
ficials, who must decide whether
an employee working from midnight
standard tine) to 8 a. m. (war
time)-seven hours in all-should
receive eight hours pay.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09


Cox ousted, while if evidence to sup
port the chargs is lacking he will
fully exonerate him
Ex-senator Joseph E. Lawlor of
this city was long critic of high
way department management under
Commission Macdonald and, later,
under Commissioner Cox. Ex-Sena-
tor Charles Arrigoni (R), a Mid
dletown contractor, led a move
which blocked confirmation of ap-
pointment to a full term by ex-Gov.
Raymond E. Baldwin in 1899. How
ever, Gov. Baldwin made the COM
missioner a recess appointee, and
his appointment for a full term by
Gov. Hurley was approved by the
legislature last spring.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

shore, 1t is the widest part of the
island, and its terrain is admirably
suited to the tactics Of the picked
Japanese infiltration troops who had
crept mile by mile down on Singa-
pore from the top Of Malaga, worm
ing through the Jungle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-09

Bette Davis has her first screen
death scene in more than a year in
her current picture In This Our
Life"