The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-22
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THE WEATHER: Tonight:
Cooler, Showers

were conn Oultu t0Qda Win VIDE
spread curtailment' Of electricity
consumption as the War Produc-
ton Board suspended or halted
work on 50 public and private
power projects. Readjusting its
entire wartime expansion program
10 reduce the amount of power
available for war work as well as
essential civilian needs. the board
announced last night that its ac-
. ton had substantially enhanced
the probability Of widespread cur
tailmeut' in luxury uses of cleo
tricity.
CHlCAGO-AP-John Jake the
barber Factor, who made millions
b. his wits, including a few bucks
at cards from the Duke of Wind
sor. faced federal Indictment to-
day charging him and IL others
with a Sl,OO0,O00 mail fraud. Bench
warrants issued here disclosed
that a count indictment was re-
turned Thursday in Cedar Rapids,
Ia. alleging the Il defendants
swindled some 500 persons. mostly
midwesterners. of 100000 since
1899 in whisky warehouse receipt
transactions.
MADISON. Wis.-INS-Madison
city officials today inCIcated they
were consid ring invoking an an,
cient curfew ordinance to keep
children Is years old and younger
off the streets after 9:30 p. m.
Authorities said they were contem-
plating the action because of com
plants that toen-age girls We're at
tempting to pick IN" dates with
soldiers and sailors stationed IN the
area.
BATON ROUGE. La ms -
An Army Investigation was begun
today in the midair collision Of two
bombers and the resultant deaths
of at least seven filters. Four Of
ficers and three enlisted men were
known to be dead as a result Of
the crash near Zion City. seven
miles north of Baton Rouge. The
bombers collided over a thickly
wooded section, one ship plunging
to earth and becoming deeply
buried aud the other bursting into
flames as it plummeted into the
underbrush.
CHICAGO-INS-1ne L. 6. Navy
today has lost but -Four or five ships
Of approximately 1000 cargo YES
sells conl Dyed in Atlantic coastal
zones since May If, according to
Capt Leland p Lovette. newly-ap-
pointed director of Naval Public Re
latIons Additionally, American
shipyardS last month turned out
more tonnage than was sunk for
the first time SINCE January and
February. Captain Lovette told a
Chicago Association OF Commerce
meeting.
WINTHROP. Mass. Aug. 20
1NS-BlOnde three year old Mil
dred Beale, whose birthday is to-
morrow. was sought today by more
than 1000 persons I'm one of the
greatest manhunts in the towns
history and the first in the area
Under dimout conditions She is
the daughter Of Nh and Mrs Frank
\ Beale who reported her miss
Ing since D. m when she went
wading with her pet Boston terrier,
"Fudgie'
WASHINGTON ms The Of
flee Of Civilian Defense today sug.
geSted That The air compressor
tank at the corner filling station
be saved for duty as an air raid
warning device A small, mex
pensive horn. now in production,
can be attached to the air com
pressor tank. and on a clear night
send its melancholy wall a quarter
of a mile, OCD said.
AP-The inquest in
10 the mysterious death of john
Duval Doodge. 43-year-old son OF a
millionaire automobile manufacture
er. was in recess today following
the testimony Of Miss Nignon Fon.
tame. described as a key witness.
WASHINGTON APP Possibili-
" OF coffee rationing appeared
closer today with the government
ordering further restrictions in de-
lvcries TO dealers because of the
shipping shortage beween this coun.
try and Latin America.
HOLLYWOOD-AP- The Los
Angeles Examiner said today thst
g pre-nuptlal financial agreement
will be made by film Actress Nor
ma Shaerer and her ski instructor
iance, Martin Arouse. which will
give him no share in her community
property They will be married
Sunday
LOS ANGELES-AP-More Jap
snese than soldiers are eligible 70
cast abs 5ntee ballots in Los Ange-
les County next Tuesday Michael
J. Donoghue. registrar OF voters. re
TUT trU VUUUF NM VI UIVVV huTrtftr-
ballots requested Tor the state pri.
mary. about 1000 will so to Japa.
nese now i'm iuternment centers and
about 1900 to men in the armed
forces.
BOMBAY Ap - The Bombay
government announced today a ban
on further publication of Mohandas
h. Gandhi's weekly newspaper
Harlan. because Of the printing Of
Objectionable articles about the
civil disobedience mol ement'