The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-23

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the burning building.
LOS ANGELES-INS-A 81
year-old Marine private was in mill
tary police custody today, charged
with the machine gun staying OF
a fellow Marine last week at San
Diego, Cal John +. Shellenberger.
formerly OF Altoona, Pa, admitted
that he shot Joseph II. Miller, Is,
Marine from Ductown, Tenn, with
a sub-maChine gun when the latter
reprimanded him for being late fof
guard detail
NEW YORK-INS -The Jack
Dempseys were. living apart today
as Mrs Dempsey, the former Han
nah Williams, prepared TO obtain 4
divorce IN another state. This was
the end for the Dempseys, whose
fabulous Broadway romance has
been marked by ups and downs.
The former heavyweight champion,
now lieutenant commander in
the Coast Guard, said his wife had
Informed him o fthe forthcoming
divorce but added: Its going to
be friendly"
NEW YORK INS-Chris (Red)
Gayle, all-American halfback at
the United States Military Acad-
envy from 1927 to 1929, d.ed early
today following an apparent mys-
FERROUS attack in Jackson Heights
Saturday night Cagle. who cap
tanned the 1929 Army football team,
sUccumbed to pneumonia which
complicated fractured skull. He
was 81 years old.
WASHiNGTON-INS-The 800
600 members of the order Of the
Sons of Italy today were pledged
TO aid in every way possible 20
bring about a United Nations viz
tory Superior Court Justice Felix
Forte of Massachusetts,. supreme
president of the order. told press
conference that 100000 Ameri-
cans of Italian origin are solidly
united against Mussolini, FasCism
and dictatorship over the world
CLENELAND-AP-FuIl opera
tiOns were restored today at Repuh-
lie Steel Corp s. huge strip mill
after 1000 CIO unionists yielded
10 a War Labor Board plea for
termination of a work stoppage
that halted ship plate production
more than day.
STOCKHOLM-AP- With Ger
many's food rations generally low
er than last year and the war
news bad, Propaganda Minister
Paul Joseph Goebhels Is report
ed to have modelled hundreds
Of Nazi orators to deliver a nation
wide series of pep talks to the
German public. Advices from Ger.
many indicate that a program Of
mass meetings already is under
way with GOehbcls and Dr. Rob.
ert Ley, labor leader. setting the
pace.
RIO DE JANEIRO-AP- Shin.
mcnt OF $4,000 tons of Brazilian
rubber from the Amazon Valley
10 the United States during 1913
is in prospect under a new agree
ment between the two nations. A
force Of 100000 workers is to be
moved from the Northeast Brabil-
ian states 1000 miles TO the River
valley by land. air and water in
Guiding a trek through the jungle
10 produce the rubber for North
American war production.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. won't
exempt the children. but industry
has critical shortage Of castor
oil The War Production Board
advised an industry group that. at
the normal rate of consumption.
there will be less than one months
supply of castor oil en- hand in
this country on Jan / Imports
from South America are limited
BY shipping shortages.
CHTNGKING -AP-The Central
Daily News quoted Chinese arriy-
ais from the South Seas today as
saying that Clarence Kuangson
Young. Chinese consul general al
Manila. and several members OF
his staff had been slain by Japan
csc military authorities under
conditions of extreme barbarity".
WASH NGTON -- INS-Jnler-
secretary Of War Robert p Patter-
son today approved a contract be
tween the Army air forces and And
drew J. Higgins. New orleans ship
builder, providing for the construc-
ton Of "a large number Of cargo
carrying a.rplanes.
WASHINGTON INS-The War
Department today announced the
award Of the Distinguished Service
medal TO Brig. Gen. Claire l.. Chen
nault former commander Of the
Flying Tigers. for his scry ccs as
chief of the China air task force.
Los ANGELES inferno
tional Notwithstanding Harold
Ickes. cE.King Carol of Romania
and others-Hgured = the state
m-nt today OF Countess Elsa
Flack CarQucyillc.FardulliGuuner
sonyon Starhpmhcrg held on
federal warrant charging her with
impersouatIne a Oman. The "coun
tess Is wanted in Miami Fla. on
charges that she extracted $500
from Lawrence Santry Dodd. free
lance unNepar rm7u. by represent
Ing herself as au FBi agent.