The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-13

and two subsidiary factories
at Milford, Del, and that three
persons. one a plant executive,
have been arrested on bribery
charges.
LONDON-INS- The Nazi-con-
trolled Paris radio again expressed
alarm today over the fate OF Dakar,
French stronghold on the west coast
of Africa. Reuters (British) news
agency reported a Paris broadcast
which said: Eve know the Amer
leans are going TO attack us sooner
or later at Dakar. This is the key
stone OF our empire. II we do not
act Dakar will go"
EDMONTON, Alberta up
Wendell l.. Willkie returns TO the
United States today to report to
President Roosevelt the results of
his fact-finding mission in 10 ma
lions, scattered across the globe.
His plane landed at Edmonton last
night, after a flight from Fair
banks, Alaska. lie flew to Fair
banks from China, across Siberia.
SEATTLE - UP 49, Police be-
lieved today that Mrs. Hazel Shaw,
"a, a Divorce and shipyard ste
nographer, may have been killed
because she accepted ride from
a stranger when she was late for
work. Questioning of scores of
friends and acquaintance failed
to yield any definite clue to the
Staying OF Mrs. Shaw, whose body
was found in a South Side resi-
Dental district Saturday night af-
ter she had been attacked and
strangled.
WASHINGTON ms - Chair
man Tolan CD) Calf, of the House
Defense Labor Committee, today
declared that before this nation
adopts a national service act,
total inventory of manpower should
first be taken.
WASHINGTON-INS- With the
House slated to pass the anti-poll
tax bill today or tomorrow, sena-
tors favorable to the legislation
were informed that there is no
chance Of getting the measure
through the Upper Branch before
the election. three wees hence
Sen. Connally CD Tex, was said
to have notified members OF the
Senate judiciary Committee that he
would block any attempt to get the
measure out OF the committee and
to the Senate floor before Nov. 3.
EAST ALTON, Ill.-INS- Ron
aid Haughton. War Labor Board
mediation officer was scheduled TO
meet with union men and company
representatives today as the board
attempted to settle a labor dispute
which has halted war production
work at the Western Cartridge
plant.
WASHlNGTON-INS The De
partment OF Commerce announced
today that from Aug. l to Sept. 80
OF this year. G22.793 tons of cotton
seed were crushed at mills in the
United States, compared to 52S.i72
tons crushed during the same period
last year.
SAN DIEGO. Cal.-lNS - Con.
crete l., the first all-concrete ship
built for the government since 1920.
was ready for launching today. The
14,O00-ton vessel will be put into
service as a fuel carrier. Launching
OF the ship at the Concrete Ship
Construction Company's yard at
nearby National City will climax
a race with two other companies in
other parts of the country which
were given government contracts
for concrete ships early this year.
WASHINGTON-INS-T The Navy
announced today that an enemy
submarine torpedoed and sunk a
medium sized United States mer.
chant vessel off the Pacific Coast
Several days ago and that sur
vivors have been landed at West
Coast port.
NEW York; S-The first aid
force announced today that the
Army pilot killed yesterday in the
crash OF his fighter plane near
Smyrna, Del, was Second Lieut..
William j. Steele OF Gjl5 23rd St,
Northwest Canton, o.
WASHINGTON ms - Secre-
tary of the Navy Frank Knox said
today that units OF the Brazilian
Navy now are working with Ameri-
can warships to combat the subma-
rine menace in the South Atlantic.
This was the highlight Of KnoN's
brief report to the press on his
recent IS days tour OF inspection
along the Atlantic Coast as far as
Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
PITTSBURGH-INS-- The huge
conduit pipe mill OF the National
Supply Company, SpangChalfant
division, suburban Etna, was
mass Of charred and smoking
wreckage today following an explos-
ion and fire which caused damage
estimated at 100000. S. W. Brem-
mer. works manager. said that
equipment lost was valued az 5000
000 while damage 10 the building
and materials would total $1,000
NEW YORK--INS-Plans for
raising the capsized liner Norman
die. renamed Lafayette by the
Navy. are coming along "ahcad Of
schedule. Capt William 4. Sulh-
van who is In charge Of salyagiug