The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-26

ference and no actual, final total
is yet available.
WASHINGTON -INS-NaVy
officials today are continuing
an investigation Of the loss Of
the U S. Submarine R-12 off
the East Coast recently with
an undiselosed number Of Of
fieers and men. Reporting on
the 7-112 for the first time
last night, the Navy disclosed
that the sub was engaged In
training exercises when she
sank. most likely because Of
an accident.
WASHINGTON--INS-An inves.
tigation of foreign petroleum
sources closer to the European bat
lie fronts was strongly limited at
today as two House committees
scrutinized the Nays disputed
Elk Hills oil reserve deal with the
Standard Oil Company of Califor-
mia
WASHINGTON-INS - Presi-
dent Roosevelt's price control sub
sidy program faced a test in the
Senate today with Administration
leaders fearful OF new White
House defeat. The vote on the
Clark George Amendment TO out
law rollhack subsidies on food
pnrna
within q hours after passage or
the connally-Smith labor bill over
a presidential veto.
LANSING -AP-The state feder-
al crop reporting service today
predicted a bumper tomato crop
in Michigan and the nation. To-
mato acreage in the large produc-
ing states, the report said. has
been increased by about 1000
acres this year and will be about
1900 acres greater than the
1924 average. while many OF the
states report prospects for better
than average yields per acre.
LANSING -AP-The American
Dairy Associations early June
campaign to raise a $4,000 fund
in Michigan to finance a program
OF education, advertising and re-
search in theh industry has met
with apparent success. Charles f..
Stone. state manager. said today.
ANSING-AP- The state liz.
uor control commission. with the
backing Of organized drys. prob.
ably will ask Governor Kelly to
include in his call for a special
legislative session next fall a de-
mand for a number Of liquor law
reforms. Commissioner Felix II. II
Flynn said today.
CHAPEL HILL. y. GINS
Mrs. Doris Duke Cromwell, re
putedly the wealthiest woman in
the world. reported for work at a
University Of North Carolina lab
oratory at $ o'clock this morning.
intent on doing ten hours work as
research assistant Mrs. Crom-
well. accompanied by her secre-
tary, sMiss Mary Ann Paschal. be
gan working at the college last
Wednesday. it was revealed today,
and is putting in ten hours in the
laboratory each day doing work in
which college officials said she was
seriously Interested
CHICAGO ms The increas.
ingly gloomy beef situation in Chi
cago was somewhat alleyiated to-
day as thte scanty supply was
supplemented by the second high
est chicken receipts Of the year
15S. $50 pounds. The movement of
poultry into the market from scat
tered sections Of the Middlewest,
where. according TO dealers. many
sellers we're shipping for the first
time this season. was interpreted
as an indication that black market
operations in poultry might be on
the wane.
MEXICO CTTY-INS- One Of
the largest meteors ever TO fall OH
the American continent. measur-
ing l32 feet by III feet by a. feet.
was revealed today TO have fallen
in the state Of Jalisoco. Mexico.
NEW YORK-INS- Frenchmen
who wanted to fight the Axis have
left their posts as soldiers. sailors
and merchant seamen in Nichy-
controlled Martinique and Guade.
loupe and come to New York. fight
ing French headquarters announc-
ed today OF 957 French service
men who have escaped. SIS have
Joined the forces of the fighting
French, these officials said.