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

secretly TO allow Murphy per diem
pay in addition TO his regular sal
airy for attending meetings, plus an
expense account. When the story
became public il withdrew its ap-
prevail and none OF the per diem
was paid
NEW YORK -AP--Brig Gen.
Cornelius Vanderbilt left his en-
tire extraordinarily estimated
at several millions-to his wife,
Mrs. Grace Vanderbilt; his son,
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr, and his
daughter, Mrs. Robert Livingston
Stevens.
CHUNGKING - AP Monsig-
nor Xavier Jantzen. 81, Apostolic
vicar OF Chungking. was stabbed
and seriously wounded by a rob-
Der who broke into his room at 2
a. m Monday, but physician pro-
nounced him out of danger today.
LONDON --AP- Sir Smedley
Crooke proposed in the House OF
Commons today that blocks of
stone from its Nazi bombed cham
Der be sent to the Congress OF the
United States and the Parliaments
OF the dominions, each inscribed
as symbol Of common reso-
luton to wage war in defense of
democratic government"
NEW YORK-AP- Handing a
clean bill to Edward ]. Flynn, ma
tional Democratic chairman, after
a five week investigation into
charges that city materials and
city labor we're used in paving a
courtyard on his Lake Mahopac
estate. a Bronx County grand jury
tossed into Mayor F. II. LaGuard-
las lap today the correction of
ABUSES which have been found TO
exist in respect TO the use by
Flynn of city cars and station
wagons"
HAMLET. n. C.-UP-A posse
OF over ESQ armed men tried TO
close in today on a 50-year-old ne
gro carpenter who. shot and killed
Ave persons here. The negro, VIII
Dawkins. was believed creeping
through the swamps of the Pee Dee
River a refuge where other fugi-
tives have eluded capture for days
and weeks.
LISBON-UP-Admiral William
D. Leahy, United States ambassador
TO Vichy, today awaited transport
tation aboard the next clipper plane
to Washington where he will re
port" to President Roosevelt
Leahy. a secretary and the body of
Mrs. Leahy, arrived by train last
night.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- The bat
tered body of a middle aged WON.
an. identified by authorities today
. as Mrs. Rose Whitmore. wealthy
widow of the late Frederick Whit
more of New York City, was found
in her Hollywood home late last
night. Police said that the wom-
an had been murdered more than
a week ago. Sought for question
ing was Grover c. Dahlbender. so
year old salesman, who neighbors
said had been a frequent visitor
at Mrs. Whitmore's home.
CHICAGO ms Kathy Ann
Johnson, the baby abandoned in
Mays department store in New
York April by her Chicago par
ents. died today in Belmont Hos.
pital Her parents. Kenneth, %.
and Maria. 81, were held by 20.
lice pending an autopsy. A dis.
crepancy in their stories caused
authorities to take this measure.
LONDON ms - Col. Claire
Chennault who trained and direct.
ed the famous Flying Tigers" of
the American volunteer group, has
been recalled to the United States,
supposedly to go into active ser.
vice with the Army Reuters News
Agency reported today from Chung
king.
MOSCOW ms - Spectacular
new successes by Soviet guerilla
forces in two sectors and a new
Red army thrust through German
lines on the Leningrad front were
reported today in official Russian
communiques and Moscow radio re.
ports. A supplement TO the regular
midnight communique also said So
Wet units in three days OF fighting
at certain points OF the Kalinin
front had accounted for approx
mately l.500 German soldiers, dead
or wounded.
LONDON-UP-- The Royal Air
Force. carrying on the greatest
air offensive OF the war returned
TO southern Germany during the
night 10 give the important indus.
trial city Of Stuttgart another
blasting
BERLIN. From German Broad.
cssts-AP- The high command
announced today that German
bombers yesterday raided Folke
stone 2 kentish seaport in south.
-ast England.