The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-04


WAYNESBURG, Pa. UP -
Blonde, pallid Nancy jeanette Holt,
S5-yea y-od Oklahoma gaGog, Of
most overcome Sunday when she
heard druggists testify she pur-
chased arsenic and strychnine. to-
day began her defense to escape
possible execution for the alleged
poison murder OF her husband.
WASHINGTON UP - Secre-
tary OF State Cordell Hull cele-
brates lis 72nd birthday today and
for the first time in more than 10
busy years In his present post, he
is taxing the day of. This cir
cumstsnce Is pure coincidence.
WASHtNGTON-uP- With the
s15,000,Q0 third war loan drive
scheduled to conclude tonight, il
was believed here that final re-
turns would show the goal topped
by owe: $4,000, 10000 Delaware,
New Jersey and Virginia Sunday
increased to IS the number of
states TO achieve 400 per cent or
more Of their quotas.
PROVIDENCE, R. Up An
ultimatrm to return to work by
tomorrow or face sanctions that
might result in notifications of
draft deferments" confronted 1000
striking AFL truck drivers in
Rhode Island today.
LANSING-UP-The consumer
and nutrition sections OF the State
Office OF Civilian Defense have
been combined under one head, it
was announced today by Don
Weeks. director OF the Civilian War
Service division.
TORONTO-uP-Seto Meihong,
head OF the Chinese Free Masons
in North America and a member
OF Chang Kai-Shek's council in
Chunking for two years, urged to-
day ALLEGATION OF greater number
of war planes and artillery to Chi
nese forces.
SHORTCOMINGS Hundreds
more Danish Jews fleeing new
prosecutions in Denmark arrived
today in Swedish coastal towns.
Best informed Danish circles In
Stockholm said 1000 arrived in the
last few days alone. In addition,
zoo came to Sweden since the Dan
ish situation became critical a
month ago. Thus, these circles as
sert. more than one-foufth OF Den
marks 5000 Jews have escaped
persecution.
LONDON-INS-Capture OF the
town of Kolasin, 100 miles south
east of Sarajevo, by partisan forces
was announced today in free Yu-
goslav radio communique. Heavy
fighting was reported in other Sec
tions OF she country between Ger
man and partisan troops.
NEW YORK-lNS- The Most
Rev. Francis ]. Spellman, Roman
Catholic archbishop of New York,
today called for prayer that Rome
be spared from destruction and
that American soldiers would not
be forced to destroy 1t by the bait
ing tactics Of the enemy.
WASHINGTON-INS- America
was urged to support the national
war fund campaign today by Nor
man II. Davis, chairman of the
American Red Cross. Davis said
the Red cross and the national ana
community war funds carry on sep
arate drives and independent &C
tivities. but they supplement each
other and are united in the will to
serve.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
from Zurich today quoted recent
arri vahtsl
arrivals there from Bucharest as
describing a destructive wave Of
sabotage in the Rumanian capital
during the last few days. Four ex-
plosions were said to have blown
IN the Miciornitza Works, Roma
mas leading leather industry. Thir-
ly-one workers were reported
killed in the blasts.
STOCKHOLM-INS-A dispatch
from Zurich today said Rome cor
respondents OF Swiss newspapers
are now permitted TO send Nazi'
censored dispatches-and that the
chief interest is in what gets by
the censorship.
NEW YORK-INS-The Bulgari
an patriot front, which the Nazi
Gestapo has been trying to gag. to-
DAY was reported TO have issued a
manifesto calling upon the Bulgar.
ian army and civilians TO break
with Germany and collaborate With
the Allies.
NEW YORK-INS-The candi.
dacy a. General Dwight D. Eisen-
hover for President OF the United
States today Is being sought by
Tank Corps Post No. 1l5 OF the
Americon Legion OF New York
City. The Legionnaires passed j
resolution stating they had no
knowledge or concern as to Els sn-
however. political affiliations" but
believed he was we'll qualified TO-
the post OF chief executive by rea-
son Of his leadership qualities"