The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-29


accused OF second offense
against the wage and hour law.
Whree Northampton manufacturers
today faced lengthy prison terms
and heavy fines IL convicted. The
trio OF brothers Harry. Nathan
and Isador Dasher, partners in the
D. and d. Shirt Co. al Northamp-
ton. Pa.Twere indicted by a spe-
cisl federal grand jury on charges
,.of falsifying time records, paying
Siess than minimum wages and fail
ing TO pay proper overtime to
some 300 employees.
LONDON ms The British
capital had a brief air alert to-
day when a few high-flying Nazi
raiders came in over the English
eacoast and one plane appeared in
,the sky over the London outskirts
The lone Nazi raider which pene
trated to the vicinity of London
was caught in the beams Of search
lights and forced to fly off by anti
sircraft batteries.
BOSTON-UP- The L. S. de
etroyer Escort DECIDE was chris
tened at Boston Navy yard today
in honor OF 1t. (JG) Leroy c.
DECIDE OF North Dakota who was
killed in action In the Philippines.
LANSING-UP-The state liquor
commission halted the sale of all
. bottled liquor in Michigan at 6
p. m. last night pending the distri-
button OF ration cards today.
WESTON. Mass.-UP-A very
strong" earthquake capable of do
ing great damage and centering in
the West Indies was reported today
by the Rev. Daniel Linehan, S. j.,
" of the Weston College seismologi-
cal station. The temblor was re-
corded at 11:O7:25 p. m. (EWT)
and was followed BY % after-shocks
during the next six hours.
DETROIT-UP-Th thousand
members Of the United Automobile
Workers (CIO) remained on strike
n at the plant OF the Timken-Detroit
Axle Co.. today after rejecting
pleas Of union leaders that they re-
turn to their jobs.
WASHINGTON AP-- Interior
Secretary Ickes timed an announce
ment OF more gasoline for the East
today with President Roosevelt's
! Gliding observation to the civilian
public on how much fuel was need
ed to fight the aerial war abroad.
lckes. as fuel administrator, dis
closed yesterday that stocks avail
able for civilians in the East rose
slightly in the week ended July "a
10 a level Of 35.2 per cent OF pre-.
Tationing normal. This means that
= "a somewhat larger supply" for the
motorist would be granted provided
il does not interfere with adequate
heating Of homes this winter.
RUSHVILLE. Ind.-INS 49, Mrs.
Cora WIKI, 81. mother-in-law Of
Wendell l.. Willkie, died early to-
day few days before visit to her
home scheduled by the 1910 Repub-
lican presidential nominee. she died
OF heart attack after being in i'll
health for some time.
WASHINGTON 49, ms - The
White House today disclosed that
President Roosevelt will very soon
make another highly important hal:
hour radio speech to the nation
covering both the progress OF the
war and conditions at home.
HAVANA-INS-- The Congress
of executives Of the Latin-Ameri-
can Labor Confederation today con-
sidered a proposal to dissolve the
federation and replace it with a
new body to include representa-
tiyes OF Canadian labor.
NEW YORk-INS-. Thousands
OF tons Of scrap metal contributed
by the Axis to Americas war pro-
ductlon machine were unloaded
from freighters and liberty ships
today. Brought to an undisclosed
eastern port from North Africa by
ten Liberty ships and freighters
the haul included wrecked Axis
tanks, trucks and planes, with a
considerable number OF German
air transport engines. Each ship
load OF about $50 tons included AL
lied equipment as well as Axis.
WASHINGTON-UP- Robert r.
Sherwood, head Of the Office OF
War Information's overseas branch,
today placed partial blame for
Owls Italian broadcast "blunder''
on the fact that the proper State
and War Department officials were
not readable on "a nice Sunday
summer evening President Roose-
welt has severely rebuked Owl
for describing King Victor Emman-
uel Of Italy as 1.-THE moronic little
king"
Ell PASO. Tex.--INS-Two sep
arate crashes Of four-motored bomb
ers attached TO Biggs Field caused
the deaths OF 20 army alrmen, II
" announced today. Nine crew
men died in the first crash early
yesterday Is miles east OF BeleH.
y. NJ. when the plane apparently
exploded in the air. The second
crash occurred at 1880 p. m. last
night. ten miles from Biggs Field.
OF the ten crew members and two
passengers, only one survived.