The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-10-12

LONDON ms British bomb
ers attacked several places in west
ern Germany. including Hanover.
during daylight yesterday. the air
ministry said today. Nazi radios
at Calais. France. Berlin, Klaund-
borg and Cologne were heard to
go off the air during the night.
indicating the possible presence
OF night raiders.
MT. VERNON. \. Y. ms
Plans for funeral services We'd
nesday for Mrs. Mary Ann Barber
Estill. 70, pioneer Salvation Army
officer on five continents. were an
ncunced today. Interment will be
in Kensico Cemetery. Mrs. Estili.
born in London. Eng, retired af
ter nearly a half century OF active
service in the Salvation Army fol
lowing the death of her husband,
Thomas, also OF the organization,
in 1926.
LONDON-INS- The belief is
growing in official circles, the
Daily Mirror reported today, that
the Germans are preparing to use
thousands of United Nations war
prisoners in Axis war industries
and in road building work.
NEW YORK-INS-The Pennsyl-
vania railroad station resumed a
somewhat normal holiday appear
ance today following a Sunday
evening jam Of more than 5000
travellers delayed for more than
three hours for points south and
west by a tieup Of the railroads
main line traffic. The tieup was
caused by the derailment of three
rear coaches of a 10 coach train
at Monmouth Junction. n. j., as
# sped at 70 miles an hour toward
Washington.
MOSCOW ms During the
month of September, more than e.
600 Poles were killed by the Ger
mans in torture chambers" at
Warsaw, the Soviet information
bureau said today.
NEW YORK-AP - Mayor La
Guardia wants New York City TO
show it's heels to the rest of the
country in the matter of meatless
days. and-like President WILSON
he picks Tuesday. In his weekly
broadcast yesterday. he asked no
tells restaurants and housewives TO
start the meatless ball rolling right
away.
MOSCOW - AP - The Moscow
radio reported today that Fighting
French sympathizers had ambushed
column OF German soldiers in a
Paris suburb. killing II and setting
fire to two trucks. No other details
were given.
MONTREAL AP - Robert H..
(Bob) Davis, rowing reporter whose
beat was the world; author dram
stist, and editorial executive OF the
New York sun, died yesterday in
Royal Victoria Hospital. lie was
70.
WASHINGTON speedy ac-
ton in enforcing rent control
throughout the country was prom
ised today after the OPA fro2e rents
at the March J. 1912 levels in vir-
tually every major city and the ter
ritory of Alaska. The OPA an
nounced that sweeping orders re-
ducing and stabilizing rents on Nov.
! for all living quarters OF ~ more
defense rental areas were being is
sued Immediately.
WASHINGTON ms The SUI
preme Court today is expected to
announce whether it will review
conviction of the American Mcdt-
cal Association and Medical Society
OF the District OF Columbia on
charges of violating the antitrust
laws. This was among more than
800 orders slated to be handed
down in cases which accumulated
during the court summer recess.
EDINBURGH ms Scotland 5
almost legendary Sir Harry Lauder
put in a surprise appearance today
at ceremonies giving Prime Minis
ter Winston Churchill freedom OF
the city Of Edinburgh. At the end
of speech OF acceptance. Churchill
revealed he had Just been visiting
the fleet in Scottish waters, and
quoted from LADDERS allfrst song,
Keep Right On to the End Of the
Road
NEW YORK-INS - Two Army
fighter planes collided in mid-air
over densely populated New York
City today with the pilot OF one be
lieved to be trapped in his ship
which crashed to earth but miracu-
lousy avoided hitting anyone or
any building. The other plane land
ed safely at LaGuardia Airport,
some two miles from the scene o.
the crash near the Astoria, l.. |.
plant Of the Consolidated Gas Co.
PITTSBURGH-INS- City po-
licemen by the hundreds gave up
their handouts today for possible
use hy Canadian authorities 10
Stacking Nail prisoners IN retalia
tion for similar move by the Ger
mans. Police superintendent Har-
vey Scott. who visited each police
station personally after an appeal
from the quartermaster- corps in
Washington. estimated about 500
sc's of handouts would be donated
By city policemen alone.