The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-02

the Fenton Kelsey Company, and
son OF Maurice L. jerks, vice pres
ident of the American Surety Com.
pany Of New orE, has been killed
in action, the family announced to.
day.
CLEVELAND-lNS - Four
teen crew members were lost
when the Allied Tanker Com
pany tug Admiral suddenly sank
eight miles off Avon Point in
Lake Erie while towing a barge
TO Cleveland early today.
BOSTON, Mass.-INS-The in
vestigation of BOston's tragic Coco
nut Grove night club fire, which
thus far has claimed ass lives, con
tinued today as all other night
spots in the city remained closed
pending steps TO prevent similar
occurrence. Yesterday il was de-
termined that the flash fire was
caused by gauge like material hung
from the ceiling which burst INTO
o. flame and created an umbrella OF
fire for almost 1000 guests in the
establishment.
NEW NOTWITHSTANDING the
people Of New York state with an
account of his ten years steward
ship as governor. Herbert II. Lea
man today was bound for Washing
ton where he will assume new
duties as director OF Foreign RELIEF
and Rehabilitation.
LONDON-INS-The French sub
marine lie Glorieux. which escaped
from Toulon when the Germans
seized the port and prompted scut-
Ting OF most OF the French fleet
has arrived in Oran, according TO
dispatch to Reuters. The subma-
rine escaped with three others, two
of which previously reached North
African ports. The fourth ship
the Iris. is informed at Barcelona.
NEW YORK-INS-Tom NJ. Grid
Ter, steel magnate, and Miss Helen
r. Brennan, a secretary, were 20
wed today. four days after he was
divorced in Reno by his third wife,
the former Lillian c. Snowden, Of
Maryland.
WASHINGTON-AP-A new con-
gressional drive for a federal lot
terry, with war bonds as the prizes,
got under way today. Backing 1t
was Representative Ramsay (D-W.
Va, who introduced legislation
authorizing the Treasury Depart
ment to operate a lottery plan de-
veloped by Ernest W. Fogel of
Beaver, Pa.
SOUTH PORTLAND, Me.-AP-
The sale of beer was banned Cor
a mile around the South Portland
Shipbuilding Corporation yard to-
day as management and union rep
resentatives gathered for a con-
ference to settle a walkout that
kept the plant idle through the
night.
BOSTON-AP-The famed Glou-
cester fishing schooner Gertrude L.
Thebaud is going to war. The trim
vessel will be indicted Dec Is IN
a public ceremony at Gloucester as
flagship Of the Coast Guards Cors-
air fleet, first naval district head
quarters announced today.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
North Africa-AP-Lieut. Col. Ed
son Raff. who trained United States
parachute troops in Great Britain
for the invasion of North Africa,
was promoted to full colonel today
by Lieut. Gen. Dwight Eisenhower
in recognition OF the accomplish
ments OF his outfit in the African
action.
ORAN, Algiers- Delayed ~ Ap
The release of 157 unshaven, i'll
fed Norwegian seamen and so
British naval personnel all Of
whom had been internCd south OF
Oran for from nine months TO two
years was announced today. an
Allied spokesman said they Joined
another group of 40 and some %
Dutch sCameu who had been freed
previously and tlctt 80 Greeks and
Beigians were being released.
Observation-Disclosures that
all of the aluminium collected I'm
the scrap campaign a year ago de-
fnltely has gone into war chan
nels' was issued today by Kenneth
NJ Burns chairman Of the State
Defense Councils salvage commit
tee. on the word Of the War Pro
duction Board
NEW YORK ms Miss Liz
Pons was forced by cold to cancel
her appearance tonight in the title
role o f'Lakme" at the METROPOLITAN
Opera House. Miss Marie Wilkins.
young American soprano, viii sing
the title role instead.
NEW YORK ms -Japan's loss
Is in KILLED and permanently in
jured since the outbreak OF the var
have totaled approximately 250.0o0
men, Secretary Of the Navy Frank
Knox revealed today In a speech
before Americas foremost indus
trialists. Americas losses since
Pearl Harbor. Knox said. were
about 50.Oo'--or one-iifth that OF
the japanese.
SOUTH PORTLAND. MEMS
Construction work on Liberty ships
In the South Portland Shipbuilding
Corporation plant was halted today
following an unauthorized walk
out OF both the day and night shift
workers over wages