davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

Drastic action may be taken by
county authorities unless the water
supply IN IS rural schools Is i'm
proved before fall. Robert Cam
eron, county sanitary engineer. an
uOunces.
Following a survey. II Was found
that at ~ schools there was den
mite pollution. In four cases work
has been done 10 clear the pOllu-
ton. but the other l6 will be check
ed and IL satisfactory adjustments
are not made Nj. Cameron VIII ad-
wise the county commissioner TO
close the schools
In Mr.. Csmeron's surveys Of the
rural schools he found the made
quacy OF water supply, poor sewage
disposal and poor lighting the big.
gest problems.
-Four types Of reports were made
OF the rs schools Inspected These
reports were then sent to the d.
rectors OF the district
There We're - complete inspec-
tons. including building construc-
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
KIP Duty Looms For
Would be Soldier

The influence of the Army upon
the younger generation caused a
sleepless night for an Ypsilanti
mother and father Mr.. and Mrs.
Otis Fitzgerald, 22O n. Prospect
St, told police Tuesday evening
that their eight-year-old son, Rich
ard, could not be found. Richard.
who had asked to sleep in the tent
OF a new friend, was told, kindly
but firmly, that he could not play
soldier" and sleep out. He had
left their home early in the eve
ming on his bicycle. apparently
reconciled to civilian life, but had
not returned by dark. Parents and
police searched the vicinity OF Pros
pect Park throughout the night,
forgetting completely the soldier
tent sleeping episode.
Four boys in tent at the cor
ner OF Prospect and Maple SITS,
wondered what all the commotion
was about but they blew taps
closed the flap on their tent. sol
der fashion, and slowly settled
down to sleep. Mr.. Fitzgerald
found his son there this morning.
I'VE passed the tent hundreds of
times during the night" said Mrs.
Fitzgerald. but. in our anxiety, it
never dawned on us that he might
be there-and we couldn't very well
prowl around in neighbours yards
all night" Richard is, no doubt,
on X. p. duty today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Official Report
by L. S. Navy
Submitted

(By International News Service)
The Nays official report on the
battle OF Midway left no doubt today
that it was the greatest sea victory
in American history. Naval STRAIT
egists declared the smashing of
some OF the most powerful units Of
the enemy fleet has given the Unit
ed states virtual mastery OF the
Pacific from Alaska to Australia.
While this was pleasant news 10
the people Of the embattled United
Nations. reports from the South
Russia front continued disquieting
Powerful German forces were push.
ing ahead on the lower reaches OF
the River Don despite heroic re-
sistance OF the Red armies. and
were making a final assault on Nor-
onezh where street fighting was re-
ported in progress today.
Ten Japanese warships including
four aircraft carriers were listed as
sunk and al least ten more ships,
including three battleships were
heavily damaged. The japanese also
lost at least 275 planes and 1900
men.
American losses were one de.
stroyer sunk. and the aircraft car.
rier Yorktown disabled by bomb and
torpedo hits. American plane losses
were SO. according to fluctuations of
the details account of the battle and
personnel losses were 307 officers
and men.
Greater Significance
While more enemy ships were
reported sunk or damaged in the
earlier battle of the Coral Sea. the
importance OF the vessels destroyed
or crippled in the Midway battle
gives it greater value and signiii-
canoe. More than 100000 tons OF
Japan's best fighting equipment was
sent TO the bottom of the sea anil
probably as much more badly dam.
aged.
Possibility that loss and damage
was even greater than that listed
in the Navy report was seen in the
dramatic announcement that a
flight of Navy torpedo planes
which made an attack on the fleeing
enemy squadrons never returned
to their base to report on the re.
suits OF the attack.
Sole Survivor
Before they were lost some OF
the American planes reported by
radio that they had scored hits OF
japanese vessels The sole survivor
OF the group OF so men who manned
the doomed planes was Ensign G.
H. Gay. Jr.. whose famous "fish-eye
See WAR-Page
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

Had Plans Of
B-24 Bomber
Claimed Stolen
From Detroit

Detroit, Mich, July 15-INS-The
former employer OF Washington G.
Spiegelberg, 35, who was arrested
in Hampstead, L. l., in possession OF
blue prints OF American war ma
terials including the B24 bomber
today recalled spiegelberg as an
engineer who did wonderful job
On some things"
The FBI charged that the blue
prints were stolen from the Donnelly
Engineering Company in Detroit.
Spiegelberg was employed at the
Donnelly concern in l94l. The Engi'
neering Company has done consider
able work for the Ford Motor Com
pany.
Alex Sobodoski. co partner of the
Donnelly firm. said OF Spiegelbers:
LAS an engineer he was excel
lent. But we had trouble with him
over his ambitions.
lie tried 10 promote hlunsei-
he passed himself off as our busi-
ness representative at some local
hotels that cashed his checks on
the strength OF it.
THE checks were no good He
made them good eventually but We
decided we didn't want him to work
for us
Sobodoski said he was not sur
prised that Spiegelberg had draw
ings of parts OF Ford-made bombers,
declaring.
I'VE manufacture machinery -
tools. dies, jigs, and so on-for III.
dustrial plants, including the Ford
factory. Spieg elberg worked on
much OF this himself and had access
TO all the plans. In fact, he did some
work on the Ford bomber plant it
self"
Police records in Detroit showed
that Spiegelberg was arrested in
Detroit twice on bad check charges
and that he was arrested once for
reckless driving and fined $40. He
was fined $50 on one pad check
charge and released on the other.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Kiwanis Told
War Lessons

DR. James Glasgow. head Of tbs
geography department a. the Nor.
NAL college. spoke Interestingly to-
day al the Kiwanis Club meeting on
the subject Lessons We Are Learn
ing From the war
DR.. Glasgow said that until 1919
the trend was toward larger ma
lions Then at the peace table az
Ter World War No /, many small
nations were formed, but this was
not the solution TO the problem.
The League OF Nations needed po-
LEG power, moved by air Peace az
We see II Ia a military truce and
conflict is divided into four forms,
military, economic and political
strife and propaganda
He declared that nations have al
ways been aggressive. therefore
peace when II comes should not be
one OF revenge. u based on re-
venge II would only produce strife
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Tire Makers,
Oil Firms
Accused
RFC, WPB Officials
Scheduled to
Appear

Washington. July l5-INS-- 4
thoroughly aroused Senate today
pressed a two-pronged inquiry into
charges that the nations rubber
program has been bunglcd and pur.
ported use OF undue influence by
big tire makers and oil firms.
Scheduled to appear before an
agriculture subcommittee were two
government officials in charge OF
plant construction for the synthetic
rubber program Stanley 7. Gross
land vice president OF the RIGS
Rubber Reserve Corporation and
NJ j. Madigan. special aide to
WPB Chief Donald Nelson.
Meanwhile. Sen Ellender (D)
La. demanded before the Senate
Banking and Currency Committee
that Jesse Jones. Fedora Loan Ad-
ministrstor and RFC head, revise
the scrap rubber program
Ellender charged that Jones has
sounded the death knell OF hundreds
OF small and Independent scrap
dealers by putting all scrap collec-
tion into the hands OF four big
firms.
II doubt" Ellender said. III the
people will stand for the plan Mr..
Jones has mapped out
Handling Fee
III II goes through these firms
will he paid handling fee by the
government for much work they
will not perform. The government
has arranged to pay S25 ton fo~
scrap that has already been collect
cd by hundreds OF small business
men II also has arranged to pay
for drayage and freight can't
understand why these hig scrap
dealers in New York. Akron and
Chicago should be paid for the same
thing"
Grassland and Madigan were call.
ed before an Agriculture Subcom-
mittee headed by Sen Gillette ID
Iowa, 10 explain WHY a $3.50, 600 OsO
fund was used almost entirely 10
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
State Hospital Fire
Chief Attends Clas.

Paul Szabo. fire chief al Ypsilanti
State Hospital. is one OF the seven
attending sessions at a Federal civ.
ilian protection school at Purdue
University in accordance with the
program OF training civilians 20
teach and train civilian defense per
sonnet. He was enrolled by the
State Defense Council.
The six others attending the uni
versity under the same enrollmen;
are Lyle A. DeCamp. Motor Wheel
Protection Division. Lansing. Clete
O'Hare. Bay City Police: Arthur y.
Grill. commander OF the Muskegon
County Civilian Defense Corps /,
Sergt. Louis Balaze. River Rou7 re
Police; DR.. Ira NJ Allen. Pontiac:
and Carson r. Nhitsop, Dearborn
Police.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
DIR. Ortiz of
Argentina Dies

Buenos Aires, July l5-lNS-Dr
Roberto NJ. Ortiz. former president
OF Argentina, died today after a
long illness.
Ortiz only a few days ago re-
linquished the presidency and was
succeeded by Acting President Ra-
mon S. Castillo.
Ortiz had been in retirement. un.
able 10 fulfill his presidential du-
ties. for almost two years.
He sent his resignation TO the
Argentine congress when il became
apparent he would be unable to
resume Office.
Ortiz had long been a sufferer
from diabetes. but his retirement
from ONCE was caused by blind
ness
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Tax Payments
Total S32,348

Tax collection from July ! totals
S32.348 p. or this. S2l.103ol is cry
TAX allotment. sS.23275 school gen
eral tax and S3.O12.4S school debt
tar.
Notices have been unusually slow
in being sent out says Mabel J..
Stsdtmiller city treasurer, due 20
the work that must be done By the
tressurers office in the parking
meter collections
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Band Concert
Given in Park

Another in the series OF enjoyable
concerts given this summer in Pros
pect Park by the John r Barnhill
Memorial Band was presented
Tuesday evening
The program was opened in the
customary manner with the play
ing Of America. followed by the
T. s. Field Artillery March by
Sousa sylvan Echoes by - G.
McFall was a delightful waltz num-
Der and American Triumph. an
overture by II c. Miller was we'll
rendered
Lassus Trombone. trombone
novelty by Henry Fillmore. fea.
turcd Theo. Johnson. Charles Fagin,
Thomas Harvey and Harold Cross
man The number was followed by
Silver Threads Among the Cole"
r. + Danks. and was highlighted
-bv eornet solo played by Willard
Clawson.
Two marches, "On Wisconsin
March W. r. Purdy, and "On the
Square March Frank A. PAMELA.
were followed by the favorite.
Missouri waltz. knight Logan.
Eppel
Melvin Giles took over the direc.
tors reins from Harold Goodsman
as the band played Indiana State
Band march BY o r. Farrar
and Connecticut March. William
Nassann
Closing in traditional manner. the
band played the star SpanglCd
Banner
Thursday evening az 7:30 the
band will give a concert Tor the en-
ioyment Of patients at the Leland
Sanitorium. and again next Tues.
day night Al o'clock will play IN
Prospect Park.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Gives
Yelp of Pain

Two Ypsilanti residents today
had the satisfaction of a yelp of
pain from a prowler who invaded
their premises Tuesday night The
interloper was apparently struck
by the bullet from revolver shot
four times by Harold Frye or OF
shotgun charges shot by Otto Dor
man but was successful in making
his escape.
The shooting was at 1918 s. Con-
gress St, vicinity where prowl'
ings and house breakings have been
frequent over a period of years.
The prowler had previously been
reported to police at 1921 by Mrs.
Elizabeth P. Johnson, 12l1 s. Con-
gress st.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Country Given
Life of 1t. |.
H. McCuIIoch
Was in Us. Army
Air Corps

Prof and Mrs Joseph McCulloch
received word today that their son,
Second Lieutenant Joseph n. Nc.
Culloch, Ir. was killed July IL 10
an alrplane accident IN The Atlantic
area.
1t. McCulloch, received his com.
mission In the Army Air Corps in
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Owners List
Rental Units

Registra ton Of housing accommo-
dations other than hotels and room.
ing houses began today in Ypsi-
lsnti when 1900 blanks were re-.
ceived for distribution by Har, ey
c. Holmes. city clerk.
Many Ypsilanti property owners
have already registered complaints
or posed questions with Patrick
V. Mcnamara. rent control director.
Most OF these difficulties McNa-
mara said in a recent meeting with
realtors, will be cleared up through
the use OF the new act. Maximum
Rent Regulation No. u.
The act establishes the maximum
Co RENTS Pace
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Today In Congress
tBy Associated Prsss)

tBy Associated Press)
Senate
Continues consideration Of 81
SIS. 900 900 supplemental defense
bill including S120 100000 for Office
OF Price Administration meets
noon. Eastern war t1me).
Agriculture Subcommittee hears
from WPB experts on synthetic rub
ber program 90 a. M
Secretary OF Commerce Jones con-
tiuues testimony on rubber tires IN
closed hearing OF Banking and Cur
rency Committee G0:30J.
Foreign Relations Committee
hears J.. W. Douglas. deputy war
shipping administrator g p. M
House
Faces showdown on new farm
bin compromise proposal (noon).
Naval Affairs Committee resumes
war contract investigation G0).
Small Business Committee seeks
Leon Henderson, view on prices.
G0l
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

BOSTON-AP- Three Melrose
High school youths were ground
to death under D. tons Of gypsum
rock shortly after midnight today
in 4 silo at the United States
Gypsum Company Charlesiown
plant, where they were working
during the summer The victims
we're William &. Hurd is. hockey
and football player. andre Herd
man. IL. and George Gibbons. i
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

Open house will be Saturday af
ternoon and evening al the Gilbert
Community House. Rev. Edward II.
Redman. director. announced today.
A program for the public will be
from 3 to p. m. and p. m. TO L.
A tour OF the grounds and out
door games will be conducted in the
afternoon, Games will be enjoyed
In the recreation rooms early in the
evening with motion pictures to be
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

March and AS
assigned imme
diately 10 act.
i've duty The
last ord 70
c q / We d from
him was from
Surinam form
erly Dutch Gui-
ana In south
America whore
he was STA
toned on pa
troll duty
He WAS killed
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

PROVINCETOWN. Mas ms
This Cape Cod town Tuesday be-
came the first American community
to receive citation Zoe HEROIC and
efficient action on the part Of its
civilian defense agencies in. This
war James Lands. chief Of the
civilian defense, conferred the cita-
ton on 23f members OF civilian or
CARNATIONS who helped in caring
Tor survivors OF torpedocd ship.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15
Flashes of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Fair, Warmer

NEW YORK-INS-Herbert Karl
Friedrich Bahr, 29-year-old German
trained spy who was seized aboard
the Drottningnolm VIII be turneo
over TO the Army for military trial,
federal authorities disclosed today
The American honor student, who
turned Nazi sympathizer while an
exchange scholar in Hanover. Ger
many, now in Hudson County Jail. at
Jersey City, n. j., will be trans
ferred to Army custody some time
today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

WASHINGTON, o. GINS
President w. S. Parish OF the
Standard Oil Company Of New
Jersey today told a House Sub
committee that new "Flexon"
and "ouick 5utadiene" synthe-
tic rubber processes before tht
end Of 1e43 will produce S34,-
100000 more automobile tires
than were expected"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

MADISON. Wis.-INS- Uniyer.
sity OF Wisconsin officials an
nounced today that beginning in
September the University would CD
crate on year around schedule
for the duration Of the war to en-
able students to complete their
courses in three calendar years.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

See KIwANIs Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

WASHINGTON, D. Gap
A hearing on the housing sit
uation at the Ford Bomber
plant was postponed indefinite
ly today by the special Senate
Defense investigation Commit
tee. The hearing was set for
Thursday but federal housing
officials requested more time.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

See RUBBER Page 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

OKLAHOMA CITY-INS.- Sen.
Josh Lee OF Oklahoma won the
Democratic denomination for u. s.
senator by an overwhelming margin
on the basis OF incomplete returns
today from yesterdays primary.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

RENKJANIK-lNS,-The United
States Lend-Lease Administration
has signed contracts for the pur-
chase of an estimated $4,000 900
worth OF lcelandic products during
the fiscal year 1928 representing
almost all OF lceland's export com.
modities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

See RENTs-Page 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

CHlCAGO-AP-William F. Yott,
81. once a gold coast riding master,
today found himself in a position
for the first time in almost 80
years to fight for a share OF his
fathers half million dollar estate
TO which he was once heir. Volts
wife. Eliza. had him committed 10
the Elgin Gll) state hospital
March 80. 1898. and insisted he not
be released without her consent
and she never gave II. She died
Sept. s, 1871.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

NEW YORK INS-The diplo
matte exchange ship Drottningholm
loaded TO the gunwales with more
than 900 Axis nationals, steamed
today toward the dark continent OF
Europe. The Axis nationals were
mostly Germans and Italians and
few Roumanians. Bulgarians. and
Hungarians who had been interned
here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

LONDON-AP- Official British
circles said today the Italians pos
sibly had completed the S5,0O0-ton
battleship Roma. on which work
was started June II, 1910. but 1t was
doubtful If sister ship. the Impero,
was in commission.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

NEW YORK--INS-- Suffering
from head and leg injuries, DR.. Jose
Angel Escalante. Peruvian senator
who with seven other persons was
injured during last nights rodeo
and stunt show at the Polo Grounds
remained in a serious condition at
acknowledgements Hospital to-
day. The eight were injured when
an automobile driven by Lucky"
Kelly swerved after striking a
brick wall and crashed into the
rrandstand.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

LONDON, Ky.-lNS-Accused o.
arresting two farmers at the poin
OF gun after searching their prem
Uses on the pretense Of seeking fol-
evidence OF sugar and rubber hoard
ing a 19-year-old soldier was he'll
today on charges OF impersonating
government agent. The soldier
Dempsie Gross. was arrested on the
complaint Of one of the farmers. an1
the Federal Bureau Of Investigation
was called into the case.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

LONDON-INS - Lord Beaver
brook may rejoin the government in
an important war cabinet post, the
News Chronicle declared today.
Prime Minister Churchill is serious
ly considering asking Lord Beaver
brook to come back into active sery-
ice in a move which may involve
other changes in the war cabinet,
the newspaper reported.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-07-15

See WAR; Page 5
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-10-08
TALKS ABOUT
NEWSPAPERS
Veteran Publisher
Is Guest Speaker
Al Kiwunis Meetinq

r. A. Vickers, one Of the old
est newspaper men in Montana,
addressed the Hardin KiwaniS
club as they observed National
Newspaper Week at their regu-
lar meeting held Wednesday
noon in the dining room of the
Methodist church.
Mr.. VickerS stated that he
entered the newspaper business
on Sept. 1, 1886 at Virginia City,
Mont. and has followed the
profession for Sc years. He came
to Hardin in 1912 and went into
the newspaper business with
Harry DeTuncq. He later became
sole owner of the Hardin Tri-
bune.
He stressed the Importance of
freedom of the press and the
part it plays in our democracy.
He cited the recent trip OF
President Roosevelt as an ex-
ample of voluntary censorship
on the part of the newspapers.
H. M. Johnson, present editor
of the Tribune Herald, was a
guest of the club.
w. Lyle Bell was awarded the
weeks quota of war stamps.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-10-08
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CITIZENS
EMERGENCY LABOR COMMITTEE

WHEREAS, a mass meeting
was publicly called on October I,
1912, of all citizens of Hardin,
Montana, and the adjacent
community thereto, for the pur-
pose of establishing and deter
mining as to what action should
be taken by the citizens of Har-
din in order to assist and coop
crate with the farmers ana
ranchers in Big Horn County in
harvesting of the present sugar
beet and alfalfa seed crop and
that a meeting Of such citizens
was regularly held;
AND WHEREAS, it was def
initely established at said meet
ing that there is now, and will
continue to be, a definite, severe
shortage of farm labor and
that because of such %insuffic-
iency of labor it appears evident
that a large proportion of said
crops cannot be harvested and
as a result thereof 1) a serious
emergency now exists; (2) a SER
iOus financial loss to such far
merS and rancherS will occur;
(3) that sugar is a vital war
time commodity Of which there
is now a national shortage; and
that it a patriotic vigilant duty
on the part of the citizens OF
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1942-10-08

said city to cooperate and as
sist in the harvest of such
crops:
AND WHEREAS, a Citizens
Emergency Labor Committee
was elected at said meeting to
establish and prOmulgate i'm
mediate plans and methods OF
procedure to assist and cooper
ate in solving and reducing such
farm labor shortage and there
by prevent or reduce the re-
suits thereof;
NOW THEREFORE BE 1T
RESOLVED, that it is hereby
recommended that the school
officials close all schools for a
period of time beginning OctO..
Der IL, 1912, and keep said
schools closed until said emer-
gency ceases;
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED,
that it is hereby recommended
that all places of business in
Hardin, montana, except one
drug store, close at 1900 O'Clock
noon and remain closed for the
remainder of each day Of the
week, except Saturday, begin
ming on October IL, 1912, and
continuing until said emergency
Continued on Page 81