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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26
Nazis Claim Forty
One Planes Shot
Down

nv International Nsws servics)
Hundreds OF Raj bombers roar
ed over Germany during the nigh.
and dropped tons OF explosives on
| Bremen. second largest port in
the Reich A Berlin dispatch al.
mitted that Bremen and other
points in north Germany had been
heavily bombed and claimed that Al
planes had been shot down.
These claims indicated the size
OF the raid for n was recalled that
British losses were IS bombers IN
the 1.036.plane raid on Essen or
the night Of June l. The London
Evening Star said last nights at
tack was carried out by the lars-
est force employed since more than
900 bombers blasted the heart out
OF Cologne and Essen
II was the second raid OF tho
month on Bremen The port was
heavily bombed on the night or
June 4 Bremen. second in Inn
portance as port TO Hamburg.
is one Of the Nazi's principal
naval bases
Ends Retreat
While the Raj battered the enc
my I'm his homeland the British
eighth army ended lis retreat IN
Egypt and gave battle 10 the Axis
forces somewhere west OF Mersa
Matruh which is 1870 miles from the
Libyan border Tank units wer-
in action between Mersa Mstruh
and Sidi Barani. S0 miles 10 the
west A Berlin claim that lts
forces had reached point south
n Mersa Matruh was without con
hrmation by any reliable source.
Gen Neil NJ Richie was believ-
ed 10 be meeting the Axis armies
with considerable strengthened
forces. and military quarters I'm
Cairo predicted that henceforth
Field Marshal Erwin Rommel's ad-
yances will he strictly limited and
az heavy cost.
Virtually Uncontested
Until yesterday the Axis adj
vance into Egypt had been virtual
" uncontested as the British fell
back n the new line running from
Hrrsa MatfHh- lathe oasis OF silva.
200 niles TO the southwest. To
day Rommel was not only meeting
determined resistance but his er-
tended supply lines were being
heavily assaulted by the Raj.
See WAR PAGE
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26
Controls Completed

SOHtfOib SoHlpltAco
Washington. June 26-INS-Fed-
eral rent controls for 20 key de-
tense areas were completed today
with issuance OF regulations, ef-
fective July l, governing rents
paid by roomers and boarders in
the various communities.
The areas have been under fed
eral regulation for housing accom-
modations, other than hotels and
rooming houses. since June l.
At the same time. the price ad-
ministration issued regulations
fol the Baltimore defense-rental
area. ordering rents reduced to
levels prevailing there on April l..
The 20 areas. in addition to Bal
timore, for which this regulation
for hotels and rooming houses
applies, with the maximum rent
dates, follow:
Jan. /. l941-Columbus, Ga;
Burlington, la, and San Diego,
Calf.
April I. 1941-Bridgeport. Conn;
Hartford-New Britain, Conn; Sche-
nectady, n. Y; Waterbury, Conn:
Birmingham, Ala: Mobile, Ala;
Wilmington, n. c.; Hampton
Roads, Va; Detroit; Akron; Can
ton, O.: Ravenna, o.; Youngstown
Warren, o.: South Bend, Ind;
Puget Sound Wash. a.
July /. 1941-Cleveland; Wich'
tia, Kans.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26
NO POSTMASTER CONVENTIONS

Saginaw. Mich, June Gap
The Michigan Chapter OF the Ma
tional Association OF Postmasters
Withhold no mora conXent ions- for
the duration. John D. Mershon. pres
ident. made the announcement
Thursday in disclosing a decision
OF officers and directors TO cancel
the 1912 convention set for Mack.
nae Island in July.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26
Formal Rent
Control May
Start July |
County to be Under
Detroit District

Detroit, Mich. June 26-
Patrick v. McNamara- Office
of Price Administration rent
administrator In Detroit. today
announced non-reoistered land
lords have until July rs TO Sign
up, instead Of July az origin
ally planned. The time extern
sion was neeessitated by a short.
age In registration blanks, Nc
kamsra said.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

NEW YORK-INS- The anti.
Nazi short.wave broadcasts which
Henrik Willem van Loon beameo
daily 20 Holland has resulted IN
the arrest and presumed execution
OF HIS 27-year-old nephew, the noted
author and historian disclosed to-
day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

Office OF Price Administration
rs expected soon to issue Il formal
declaration OF federal rent control
in Washtenaw County. July l is
the date on which the price cell
ings will probably go into effect
Washtenaw County is expected
TO come under the Detroit rent
control area which now embraces
Wayne. Oakland and Macomb
Counties. In this district. rent
control measures became effective
June l.
Rents for every type OF housing
accommodation except hotels and
rooming houses will be controlled.
II the plan now operating in De-
troit is effective here.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

FOR WAR DAMAGE INSURANCE
SEE ROSS h. BOWER. ADV. 627s
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26
Flashes Of
Late News
THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Slightly warmer

LORAIN, GINS Plant and
union officials at the National
Tube Co, Lorain's largest indus
try, today feared the spread OF a
wildcat strike which crippled pro-
duction in the pipe mill when $500
workers walked off their jobs.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

PONTIAC-lNS-A strike Of
10000 workers on protest
against the threatened loss OF
1s-mlnutes pay due to a black
out test today parslyzed four
Pontiac plants OF the yellow
Truck and Coach Company,
said to be the worlds largest
producers of Army trucks.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

Apt. available for or 3 Adults.
Phone 6li-J. Adv. SIS
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

WILMINGTON, Del.-INS-CIO
Marine and Shipbuilding Union Of
ficials today ordered $50 workers
TO return to their jobs at the
American Car & Foundry Com.
pany plant in Wilmington follow
ing an unauthorized walkout in
protest against delay in contract
parleys.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

JUAREZ. Mex.-UP-Mrs. Edgar
Rice Burroughs. wife OF the creator
Of Tarzsn and other adventure
characters. Is seeking a divorce
from the writer in civil court here.
judge Xavier Rosas Ceballos dis
closed today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

HANOVER. n H.-AP-Placing
more accent on Far Eastern stu
dies, Dartmouth College has APP
pointed Dr. Chan Wing-Tsit OF the
University OF Hawaii to a new post
as lecturer in Chinese culture.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

See BLAcKouT Page 3
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND =
AP-Army camps in southern Eng
land, already bullying with Cana
dian soldiers, made room today for
, fresh contingent of Dominion
troops landed from a convoy escort
ed safely across the Atlantic by
United States warships.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

LOS NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
makers" at Japanese reception
centers were warned today that
they will be put out of circula-
ton for the duration" following
the srraignment of five Santa
Anita evacuees on charges OF con-
spring to violate military wartime
orders.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

TORONTO-AP - More than
5000 DELEGATES to Rotary lnterna.
tionals 3Srd convention headed
home today under the injunction or
their new president, Fernando
Carbajal of Lima. Peru, to be IN
the forefront OF those working for
victory and a victorious peace.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

NEW YORK-AP-Retail sales
during the past week were at =
rate to s per cent below a year
ago and well under the levels OF
earlier this year. Dun & Bradstreet.
Inc, reported.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

LOS ANGELES-AP-A passen
ger train crashed through a burn
ed out bridge near Parker. Ariz.
on the California state line, late
last night, killing the engineer
fireman, and injuring an undeterm
ined number of passengers. Santa
Fe officials here said there were
definite indications of sabotage.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

See CARVER CENTER-Psge 5
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

SAN JOSE. Cal.-INS-Suppres-
sion of a San Jose vice syndicate
that repeatedly furnished soldiers
with civilian clothing so they
could visit disorderly resorts with
out being recognized by military
police was demanded today by fed.
eral authorities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

NEW YORK ms Ten Ger
man soldiers were killed by mys.
FERROUS shell explosion in an in
dustrial quarter of Paris. the
British radio reported today. &C
cording TO CHS. British broad
casts also said that seven Bel
gian Nazis we're killed and others
injured in a bomb explosion at
Liege. while the chief of a police
district in Brussels was executed
for collaboration in publication Of
an underground newspaper.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-06-26

HAVANA-INS-An Axis subma-
rine hi-jacked yachting party and
forced them to obtain provisions
for the crew, the newspaper Prensa
Libre reported today. The subma-
rine surfaced off the northwest
coast OF Cuba and halted the Yacht
on which four prominent Havana
couples were cruising, the account
said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25

he learned that her name was
"NliSS Turner and in another DC
miles he was calling her Hazel
and he was Tom 10 her
Somewhere between Ventura
and Hollywood they made date
for the following evening
He drove her right to her home
in North Hollywood, right smack
up 10 the front porch set beyond
shaded lawn. Several Smartly
clad people were sitting there
and As the iccp drove up they gave
her q merry cheer.
4 man IN gray Stacks and a
sport shirt came down the steps
Somehow, lIcSlCy took a violent
dislike 10 him. Hazel introduced
him as MIR Garland
THAT was swell OF you,
Tom, bringing me home" she
said. after he'd turned down an
invitation 10 drop I'm for
drink. And I'll never forget
how YOU lodged those MP's."
Private HeSley flushed al this
because n was the meancSt trick
hcd ever played on a girl
The next night be- met her
downtown az seventh and Broad
way and they had dinner ~ 2
little cafe near there and then
went TO a movie together. She
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25

Hgent young man as well as p
handsome fellow he grew tired
of having the girls say Hello,
tall. dark and handSome'-kTtew
that the girl was up 10 something.
Maybe winning bet
Therefore. his heart leaped with
malicious Joy at detour north OF
Santa Barbara, a rugged detour
with a roadbed like a WaShboard,
only roughcr.
He swung into the side road and
gave the Jeep everything he had.
The car began bouncing along al
a 50-mile-an-hour clip. churnlnc
in and out of MINOR bitches. Just
as you see them DO in the movies.
KEPT HIM HOPPING
II kept HIM busy keeping his
own seat, but he was enjoying
himself hugely and SadiStically.
TWO miles of this, and he slowed
down so that he could have the
privilege OF enjoying the plight OF
his passenger. 1t was a pathetic
sight There was agony I'm her
eyes. and in all likelihood black
and blue marks all over her body
Private He>ley IN lightning
stroke ceased beng ficnd and
became gentleman He stopped
the car. took his field Jacket from
the seat beside hSn. an extra Serv-
ice cap from the compartment
where he kept ms mileage and gas
records He said
SISTER. that must he terrible
back there"
She ETOaned, Il m dead
NO, You're not" he said.
"HeNe. put this ON and cover up
that pretty black hair of yours
with this cap ! think YOU can
pass for a soldier. You can sit
mp in front with me"
DON'T WORRY, LADY
He fclt Icmor>cful AZ he hclpcc
her up She could hardly move
She looked at the open country
about her
say. soldier. what kind Of
trick j. this" This isn't the
highway" tie grlnned Don't
get worried iady. was just
lodging some NP'S. II wouldn't
do 10 get caught with girl in
the car"
She PUT on The field Jacket. Il
she'd had sister, they botf
could have cot INTO il. The car
fitted her much better. She tounC
the riding easier IN The front sea-
and soon they were back on the
highway headed south again.
Ten mllpS hplnM Shn1a Barbara
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25

said couch" several times ana had
TO sit down gingerly, thanks to the
detour HeSley had taken at 30.
He didn't tell her about IT that
night, but he did couple of weeks
later when Hazel let him kiss her
for the first time after confessing
that she'd got into the jeep IN
order TO win a bet from jeffrey
Garland. 10 whom she was en-
gagged until last night. when /
gave him back the ring
And MIR. Garland, who's 40 and
worth couple of millions. cant
Vet understand why the glamorous
Hazel tossed him into the ashcan
for a soldier who has just been
made a corporal. II wouldn't have
been so bad. Mr.. Garland gloomlly
reflects, If he'd been jllted for a
ma lOr.
THE END.
TomorrOw'S short story: Lets
BE Thankful" by Hollis Starnes.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25
By Walt Disney
'Ouarantined!'

IERE pleasant little game that will you message
numerical puzzle designed to spell out
your fortune first II the number
II the number less than
add The result number the upper left
hand rectange check Of key
numbers 70 right the the letters under
the checked figures you IS
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25

YOU just stay on In the car that
dropped YOU off here
This caught her off guard ther
she said:
He wasn't gentleman, and
90 I had 10 get out"
so you'd trust yourself with
= soldier"
"Why not ] dance with them
two or three nights a week at
$50 parties"
BUS COMING
A mile up the road he saw the
bus coming.
Your bus" he said politely
"is three and a half hours ahead
of time. I'll flag II for YOU"
But I'm broke" she pro-
tested. I'D he tossed out before
II got 100 yards away"
Private HeSley sighed, then said
"All right. sister. but you've
20 10 ride on the floOr--in back.
I'm not sticking my neck ont for
you. no matter " you're Ann
sheridan. and YOU haven't got
her color of hair. Climb in back
and put this blanket over YOU"
The girl docilely obeyed He tolc
her the riding would he plenl.
tough. as he was IN a hurry. Blu
she said she could take il.
Hazel Turner was a tomboNiSi
creature from babyhood and evei
now. whenever she and Der friend
went summing al the Venice Flu
House or similar inanities deSlgnc,
for contoruoniStS and the like. sh
could take in her stride all tn
fiendiSh rides and whlrlagigS.
But IN all her active. eventfl
life OF D years she had never rid
den anything like tins leep, no
even when she played cowpunChe
at decidedly undudeike ranch
owned by an uncle IN Colorado
couple OF summers ago. and tire
her small. sure little hands a
bronco busting
She had heard that the arm
ieep was buckelnG vehicle. bu
those who told had her 80 dldn
tell the half Of 1t because the
never rode the floor boards Of one
Private He>ley beng mile
AnVFRi1sFmyNT
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25

graph and the incandcScent
lamp?
Why would YOU rise If you
heard the air "Anacreon IN
Heaven
The Colossus of Rhodes stood
100 feet high. OF whom was
IL the statue?
is a colliery a kennel for col
lies >
Military fireworks flares
rockets and tracer bullets
owe their crimson color 10
what element
ANSWERS on Page ~
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25
Daily Quiz

How far from your mouth
should YOU hold the telephone
mouthpleCc
i Zuni a Zulu
Factually. what's wrong here
Edison invented the phono-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25

Answer to yesterdays puzzle:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25

III
II of hamburger lolnt on M
coastal highway lust south Of SaI
LUIS OhISpo. A plump girl win :
cheerful red face took ms order
ham ard egg sandwich and cuI
OF coffee.
The only other person in th'
place was boy in oNerailS, 3 klc
Of 10 or IL with the KIND oi
freckles that the California sun
shine brings out readily. He sazcc
al the soldier with awe and al
miration Here was 2 man VINO
actually drove 2 ieep' Seated only
two stools down the counter.
The ham sizzled and the Girl
poured out the coffee
Hot day. isn't it," Hesley re-
marked agreeahl(
She told HIM u sure "as hol
day The coffee was good. and
EeSley turned 10 the hoy
What about n drink. son ~
Quickly the girl SAID
"Aw. he's nv brother. soldier
He get, too much soda pop ~ II
is"
Hesley tossed = nickel on the
counter
another one won't hurt him"
he said.
NOT HARD AT ALL
The boy said
"Gee. that's swell" then he
screwed up courage 20 add
is II hard 10 drive one Of
them feeps
HesleN said II wasn't hard At
all thtN were mighty good bug
gies
They don't ride like 3 Pull
man. though" he sad
He heard q car pull up in front
and a moment later II drove away
He didn't pay any attention but
the well-rounded girl behind the
counter said: 81
Looks like you've got com
pany, stranger"
He turned around and saw a
black bobbed head OF hair IN the
seat next 10 the drivers. That's
oil he could see.
"Some nerve" snorted the
waitress
Hesley said
soh. she just wants 10 att In
one. Lots OF people do that"
The plump girl then said;
"She got out Of that big car
that stopped just now. I don't
know what she'd be getting out
here for. 1 never saw her before.
and there isn't another place
within half q mile"
PRESSURE CLIMBS
HesIey finished his sandwich and
coffee. paid for II, said goodbye TO
the waitress and her kid brother
He went 10 the leep and gazed
that Skyrocketed his blood pres
sure.
They were big and they were
impish and they dominated very
pretty face. The girl was in sun
tan Stacks and sweater and these
fitted her snugly and well.
That's fine" he said, "Only
isn't mine IL belongs To my
uncle. I only work for him"
She took out monogrammed
cigaret case. extracted a smoke,
offered the case 10 HeSley. He
took one. produced a match. They
pulled for moment in silence,
then he said.
''Well. I've rot 10 get moving.
It's long haul into l.. A."
I'm ready" the girl said,
"any time you are"
You're ready He laughed
"Sorry. sister. no can do. It's
against regulations"
GO TO GET To l.. 4.
"You mean" she said. they'd
shoot you ut sunrise n they
caught you:"
YES. something like that. I
don't want X. p. TO 80 DAYS"
well, soldier. It's too sad.
Angeles before dark"
"Why don't YOU take bus ."
he said.
There won't he one along
well, for three and q half hours"
she explained.
Lady, you're good. DIV didn't
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25
PRESSURE CLIMBS

HesIey finished his sandwich and
coffee, paid for II, said goodbye to
the waitress and her kid brother
He went 10 the ieep and gazed
into a pair of dark brown eyes
that skyrocketed his blood pres
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-11-25
n, SANFORD FARRELL

HESLEY parked his jeep IN front
II of a hamburger lolnt on me
coastal highway luSt south OF San
LUIS ObiSpo. A plump girl with 3
cheerful red face took ms order
ham ard egg sandwich and cup
~ ~oRpe
The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-28

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The Chronicle-star combined with the Moss Point advertiser., 1942-04-28

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-26

There are a total of 1,029,710
employees of class l railroads in
the United States.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-26
COURAGEOUS MeNUTT

A bright spot in sometimes disappointing cop
itol is Paul v McNutt. There we're many who roted
the Indionon political opportunist playing to the
erondstonds Obviously these did him less than
justice.
When Mr.. McNutt took his stand publicly in
fovor Of government control over nonpower he join
ed select group who placing the war program
ahead Of every other consideration. The courage
required Of Mr. McNutt was greater than with most
he alone Of that group has active aspirations for the
presidency.
We do not believe that whatever chances the
monPower administrator may have had will suffer
for his patriotic boldness
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-26

Wolfe winning a reputation for
his English butler roles in Sab
oteur" and now Nightmare"
Wolfe was born in Illinois, was
educated in Missouri and has
never been to England.
Title of Lyle Talbot's last pic
ture before he goes cunning for
Japs and Nazis with the Air
Force: Permit to Kill"
OLD LYRICS TOO SPICY
Fox studio officials discover
ing that 40 years can make lot
Of difference in the lyrics of a
song when they busted off two
old numbers, "She Never Saw
the Streets of Cairo" and THE
Brewers Big Horses Can't Run
Over Me-" The Old fashioned
lyrics were much too spicy.
George Rats semi-annual ar
gument with Warner Brothers
over the script of his next pic
ture, Background to Danger"
Raft, as usual, doesn't like the
role. Lieut.. Col. Jack War
ner making a sensational drive
on local golf course. A writer
from the Warner lot told him
it was terrific. "Oh, be yourself
and stop yessing me" said War
ner."
Replied the writer: Lieut.
Col. Warner, l would have said
that was terrific drive even if
Col. Daryl Zanuck had made
it,"