The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-12-18
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THE WEATHER.: Sunday:
Cloudy, mild

THE WEATHER.: Sunday:
Cloudy, mild
LONDON-lNS-Princess Eliza
beth. clad in tights, played the star
kole in a Christmas pantomime
yesterday in a village hall in the
country before an audience OF sol
diers who applauded her enthus-
astically.
FORT WORTH, Texas-INS -
John Joseph Williams, Chicago gam
bier who was acquitted OF murder
In Chicago last Monday, was held
by the Federal Bureau OF lnvesti-
Igation today on a charge OF aiding
Ia soldier to desert from the Army.
IWilliams was held in Mineral Wells.
uTexas, but was to be brought TO
Fort Worth today for hearing be-
fore a federal commissioner.
CHICAGO ms A patriotic
plan TO provide at least partial re-
lief to the parched threats OF Chi
Icago whisky drinkers was an
bounced today by the Carter Dis
tilling Company, In large newspa-
per display advertisements, the
firm announced it would sell 10000
ases of blended whisky TO retail
liquor dealers who buy 800 war
bonds.
CHICAGO ms A maze OF I'M
derworld connections and tangled
links OF unsolyed crimes we're sift-
ed by police today as they sought
Clues to the Staying of Edward ].
Ross, SO, reputed master jewel
thief, killer and big-time splurger
NEW YORK INS-Radio France
at Algiers demanded today the ''un-
conditional release" OF former Pre-
mier Edouard Herriot, said to be q
prisoner of the Nazis, and warned
the Vichy government that it would
be held strictly accountable il the
health OF the ailing Herriot became
worse.
NEW YORK-INS-An employ
sr's right to continue employing en-
executive regardless OF his person
Al status with a union, was upheld
oday after the National War La
Dor Board, through its local repre-
sentative Dean Young B. Smith of
Columbia Law School rendered
such decision as arbitrator.
LONDON-INS-The Turkish ra-
lilo, in a broadcast heard by the
London Evening News. declared
oday that it was believed that the
American Seventh Army would in
'ade the Balkans before long.
ROCKFORD, Ill.-INS Mrs.
coma Lemery, of Roscoe, ILL.,, was
leld in county jail today on a man
slaughter charge following her con-
ession that she slapped and fatally
INJURED friends baby. Mrs. Lem
Dry, %, and the mother OF two small
;hildren, repeatedly confessed to
states Attorney Max A. Weston
hat she slapped the nine months
I'D boy because ''he got on my
nerves with his crying"
WASHINGTON ms Presi-
ent Roosevelt began assembling
Material today for his worldwide
roadcast on Christmas Eve when
e will tell for the first time the
ermissable details OF the histor-
decisions reached with Britain,
russia and China at the Cairo and
eheran conferences.
LONDON ms The Daily
iails naval correspondent report
d today that a flying squad" OF
oval navy escort ships now is
olicing Atlantic shipping lanes.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- Constance
Worth, motion picture actress, was
confined to her home today follow
hg a heart attack. Physicians said
er condition was not critical.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- Doris s.
anford today filed suit for III
prce against Screen Actor Ralph
anford. Charging cruelty, she ask
d for reasonable alimony and said
hat Sanford earns $500 a week.
' LAGUNA BEACH. Cal.-INS -
'uneral services will be held today
pr Marshall Stedman, SO, former
lew York and Hollywood actor
rho had conducted a dramatic
chool for many years at Laguna
each.
KANSAS CITY-INS-A federal
purt jury today had the million dol.
ar war fraud case against the Bak-
Lockwood Canvas Manufacture.
~ Co, OF Kansas. The jury was
iven the case last night more than
K weeks after the trials opened.
MIAMI. Fla.-INS- Indications
Fere today that Santa Claus.
lagued this year by shortages,
Ill have enough hard candies to
IL the nations stockings on
christmas. Henry Shaw. operator
port facilities on the Miami Riv.
r. estimated that 10 million pounds
hard candies have arrived in
iiami from Suba in the past 80
avs.
WASHINGTON-INS - Amerl.
IN food production this wear while