The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-14

said today that five British destroy
ers from Iceland reached Barents-
burg, on spitzbergen Island in the
Arctic Ocean, yesterday and landed
field guns. A DNB German news
agency dispatch said the arrival
was a rescue attempt to. replace
Sgsrss. DESTROYED in q German
raid on the island last Wednesday.
CHUNGKING - up American
bombing planes damaged Japanese
installations at Hong Kong heavily
in a raid Sunday, the Chinese Cen
trail News Agency said today. A Chi
nese communique reported that
heavy losses had been inflicted on
the Japanese in raid in southern
Honan Province near Chungtzepo
The battle took place on Sept. 6.
NEW YORK-lNS-The L. S.
Army has offered immediate aid
in the critical farming and food
processing situation in New York
state. The second service COM
mand said today that plans are
being made to furnish 1900 sol
diers for harvesting and processing
the fruit and vegetable crops now
in a desperate condition due TO
farm labor shortages.
ALEXANDER, La-INS- Two
German prisoners of war we're
hunted in this area today follow
ing their escape from the auxili-
airy prison camp at Austonia, Tex.
They are Dlaus Dieter Martens, 81,
and Bernhart Zirker, %.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS - The
pilot Of the plane that crashed
into the San Francisco Bay Bridge
while practicing landings opposite
the Alameda Air Station was iden-
tilted IS Lieut.. (J.G) J. L. Morelle.
"A, OF Georgetown, Tex.
LONDON-INS- The death OF
Mrs. George Bernard Shaw, wife
OF the famed Irish playwright, was
, announced today. Her S7.year-old
author husband was at her bed
side when Mrs. Shaw died Sunday
night at the age of 81 in their
Whitehall Court home.
BEDFORD VILLAGE, n. Y.-lNS
Funeral arrangements were be-
ing made today for Howard IL.
Jngersoll. inventor and former as
sistant president Of the New York
Central system, who died OF a
heart attack Monday. In his list
year. lie had served the railroad
for a. years prior to his retirement
in 1870.
NEW YORK-INS-Sale OF New
York radio station WMCA to form
or L. S. Housing Administrator
Nathan Strauss was announced to-
day by Edward Noble, candy manu-
facturer. Noble, who got $780,
600 for the station, explained that
he sold WMCA because of the Fed
eral Communications Commission
policy regarding ownership of more
than one station in single COM
munity. The industralist recently
purchased the Blue Network.
WATERBURY, Conn.-lNS-Po-
lice established today that blow
out OF a front tire on an oil truck
vas responsible for its collision
with bus Monday In which the
bus driver was killed and II
school.children injured, four oil
them seriously.
LANSING-AP-M Michigan COM
mercial truck crop growers this
wear will make substantial In
creases in cabbage and carrot pro-
duction. but have fallen below last
years production in cauliflower,
celery, onions and tomatoes. the
federal state crop reporting service
said today.
BERN Switzerland-AP - A
Swiss telegraphic dispatch from
Chiasso on the Swiss-Italian bord
or said today that the Duke oil
Pistoia. a member OF the Italian
royal family suite, had entered
Switzerland near Locarno last Sun
day.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS in
North Africa-AP-The Allied nav
al command announced today that
total Of 10 Italian submarines
have now reached Allied ports In
safety or are due to arrive shortly
ard that a total OF q destroyers d
the Italian fleet have been account
ed for.
NEW YORK-INS - japan:
Domei News Agency reported to
day that the luxury liner Conte
verde and the Italian gunboai
Iepanto had been scuttled by thsil
crews at Shanghai following the
the Allies.
OMAHA. Neb.-INS - Twenty
third annual convention OF tbs
|, American Legion Women's Auxili
airy will be held at Omaha. on Sept
q and %. 1t was announced today
NEW YORK-INS - japanese
Foreign Minister Mamoru Shige
mitsu reported TODAY 10 the cabinet
OF Premier Hideki Toto on the IRE
cent international situation. The
meeting was attended by all cabi
net members and the session lasted
two hours and IS minutes. said 4
Tokyo broadcast reported by L. s
ooyernneat monitors.