The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-24

Attorney General Biddle announced |
today. The State and Justice De-
partments, Army and Navy intelli-
gence services and customs men
will join in checking upon passen-
gers and crew.
WASHINGTON AP- The Inter
nal Revenue Bureau today an
nounced the arrest OF 1919 persons
and the seizure of property valued
at sll5.0O2 in connection with IL
Quor violation cases during July.
LONDON-AP - Merle Oberon
and Al Jolson have arrived in Brit
ain TO join other stage folk here to
entertain United states troops, II
was announced today. Among the
others are Allen Jenkins, Frank
McHugh and Patricia Morrison.
NEW K-INS-Funeral SER
vices will be conducted today for
Mrs. Alice Duer Miller, noted
American author who died Satur
day night at her New York home.
She was 6S years old.
CHICAGO-INS- Now they're
going to train women to replace the
male employees in the Weather Blu
reau who are being called to the
colors. The University of Chicago
announced today the first course
for women at its institute OF me-
teorology would begin Sept. 81.
TOKYO CFrom japanese Broad
casts) -AP-Domei reported that
the exchange ship Kamakura Maru,
with British and other European
nationals aboard sailed from Sing
apore today for Laurence Marques,
Portuguese East Africa. where an
exchange OF British and japanese
diplomats and nationals will take
place.
CHICAGO-AP- Brig Gen. Ray
mond A. kelser, chief of the U. 5.
Army Veterinary Corps. today was
presented the twelfth information
al congress award for distinguish
ed service 10 veterinary science.
DETROIT-INS-F agents to-
day investigated the story of Miss
Louise Lambert, %, who declared
that she and her escort had been
abducted and forced to drive with
their assailant to Chicago. Miss
Lambert, whose story was corro-
h. bn npt WIFI n
Sheldon, 81, declared that she was
assaulted by dark-complexioned
man who robbed and bound them
and drove them to Chicago.
MT. CLEMENS. Mich. -AP-
Macomb County sheriff's deputies
today sought two hitchhikers who
abducted William Crydeman, 80
year old war worker stabbed him
in the throat and left him for dead
by a roadside.
CHICAGO - UP Occupational
deaths In IS states rose 10 9li
in July. a 90 per cent increase over
the 700 reported in July. 1871, the
National Safety Council announced
today.
KEARNY, y. J.-UP-Officials Of
the Western Electric Employees AS
ISOLATION independently said today
that the Western Electric plant in
Kearny did not deserve ar Army
Navy e. pennant, and $4,000 mem
hers of the union will not attend
ceremonies Wednesday when the
plant will receive the award. The
Army and Navy give the "E' pen
nant for excellence in war produc-
ton. Union officials said the COM
panv had not met requirements for
the award, especially as regards
efficient management and lair Ia
Dor standards.
WASHINGTON-INS- War Pro-
duction Chief Donald NJ. Nelson to-
day began his program of whipping
the nations booming munitions pro
duction program into a more even
Unbalanced order. Having reassert-
ed his authority as production car,
Nelson admitted the current $780,
900 100000 a year enterprise was
unbalanced" and progress has
been uneven. and declared the time
has come to straighten It out.
MELBOURNE, Australia-AP-
The "long-range view" OF this
global war already is focused on
the Thanksgiving turkey situation
for United States troops In Aus
tralia. The turkey population OF
Australia has been found made
ouate and arrangements have been
made 10 have a refrigerated cargo
shipped here from the United
States. Christmas turkeys will ar
rive on the same ship.
VICTORIA, B. c. 49, canadian
PEessl=Illness suffered while on
| location with her screen-director
| husband today sent Maureen OSul-
Ivan, Hollywood star, to hospital.
WASHINGTON-INS - Under
secretary OF War Robert ?. Patter-
son and Undersecretary OF the
Navy James V. Forrestal today an
nounced that ~ additional indus.
trial plants have been selected to
receive the Joint Army-Navy pro.
| duction award in recognition OF out.
standing performance on war work.
CHUNGKING-INS - Chinese
forces at dawn yesterday captured
the important city Of Linchuan
former Japanese headquarters in
Central Kiangsi Province. 1t was
/ announced mgfatt,, ,o,tay