The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-12-30

Nhp as EuS anu ldSL dulDdSSdQOr
to Berlin before outbreak OF the
war, died in London last night, it
was announced today.
NEW YORK-INS-Di Divorce pro-
ceedings instituted by the eighth
wife Of Joe Howard, 7S-year-old
song writer, radio and night-club
star, is scheduled to be aired in
Supreme Court today.
LONDON-INS - Residents OF
France were warned again today
for the first time in months BY the
British radio 10 move away from
possible areas OF invasion and from
centers producing war materials
for the Nazis.
WASHINGTON. d. CAP The
Treasury, it was learned authorita-
lively, has ruled that the new vic
tory tax must be withheld from all
wages and salaries paid in Janu.
airy, even though part or all OF the
money was earned this month. In
other words, a man paid monthly OF
the first OF the month will find
victory tax nick taken out of his
pay envelope this Friday, despite
the fact that he worked for the
money in December The same is
true Of all salaries paid on Friday.
NEW DELHI-AP-RAF Bier.
helm bombcrs, escorted by fighter3.
attacked the Japanese airdrome at
Monywa along the Chindwin River
in Burma yesterday and scored hits
on runways and dispersal bays. "a
British commuuique announced to-
day.
NEW NORK-AP- an Which
We Serve. Noel Cowards British
naval drama, has been chosen by
the New York Film Critics as the
outstanding motion picture produc-
ed and released in 1912.
MEXICO CITY-AP- The Rio
Grande station master reported 10
the National Railroad Administra-
ton yesterday that group OF
armed men protesting compulsory
military training had shot up the
little farming town Of Miguel ANA.
400 miles north Of here, killing six
persons and wounding several 9th.
ers.
WASIllNGTON-AP - Eastern
motorists and consumers of fuel
oil learned today that the railroads
expect to deliver more gasoline
and oil to the Atlantic seaboard
next montfl-but probably they
won't get single extra gallon. The
best they can hope for in the opin.
ion Of Economic Director James r
Byrnes. is that their present ra.
tons will be maintained
WASHINGTON-AP- As part
payment for that future supply OF
crude rubber expected from the
southern republics, the United
States is permitting small shin.
ments OF rubber tires and tubes 10
20 TO four or five countries on the
east coast Of South America. Boara
OF economic warfare officials sad
today the shipments are in line
with our policy TO share with Latin
America our shortages as well as
our SURPRISES"
WASHINGTON-AP 49, DESPITE
the tremendous printing Job vet TO
be done, once Of Price Administra-
ton officials expressed confdenc,
today the pointrationing program
Tor canned, dried and frozen foods
would get undel way sometime in
February
SYRACUSE. ~ Y.-AP 49, One
man was dead from a fire that d..
siroyed the historic four-storv I'm
pire Hotel block and an adioiniu.
three-story bus terminal building
IN the down town district early 10.
day. Eight stories in the hotels
ground floor also were lost
SANTIAGO, Chile-AP-Despito
unofficial reports that Il was about
to approve a resolution urging A
diplomatic break with the Axis. tho
Chilean senate adjourned a long
debate on international affairs Iast
night with the issue apparently
still unsettled.
PITTSBTRGH-AP- Tpsurging
streams Of the upper Ohio River
watershed threatened today to IN
terfere with production OF several
large Industrial plants as they pass.
cd Hood stage and neared more
dangerous Highly alter marks.
WASHlNGTON-AP- Vfsualiz.
Ing the establishment OF a federal.
ly-fnanCed marketing systsn,
through which consumers would
pay less for their food and farmers
would receive more. Chairman Fui.
mcr tD-S.C) Of the House Agri.
culture Committee said today the
committee would undertake a stu.
dy Of the proposal shortly after
Congress eonyeues next week.