The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-23

LONDON-AP-Elmer Davis, d.
rector Of the Office OF War In
formation, told press conference
today that he found the OWL or
ganization in London very salts
factory. He also announced that
his inspection trip would take him
TO North Africa before he returns
TO the United states.
SAN FRANCISCO -AP- The
. perjury conviction of Sam Darcy,
1884 Communist candidate for gov
ernor of California, has been af
firmed by the State Supreme
Court. The court, in a four to
three decision yesterday, refused
10 review the case.
HOLLYWOOD -AP- The su-
perior court has approved a seven
year movie contract for blonde
Jacaueline White, 10 year old niece
OF Secretary of Navy Frank Knox,
starting at SIS a week and rang
ing up to $1,000.
TUCSON. Ariz.-AP- More than
/. 100 restaurant owners and hotel
operators in the heart of the COW
country resolved at meeting last
night to serve no meat on tues
day and Thursday, as patriotic
gesture. They asked all house
wives to comply.
ASUNCION. Paraguay - AP -
| President Higino Morinigo. re
turning home from visit to the
United States. declared last night
that the American war effort Is
really fabulous. The spectacle
| saw causes me TO reaffirm my
faith in final victory the Presi-
dent told his first press confer
, ence following his arrival in the
capital.
RIO DE JANEIRO-AP-On rec
concentration of the National Pc
troleum Council. the government
today banned the use Of private
motorcycles throughout Brazil TO
conserve gasoline needed for war
J. purposes.
CHUNGKING-AP- More than
500 Japanese persisted when enc
nv gunboat laden with explosives
struck a mine and sank near the
Yangtze River port of Matang be
low Kiukiang July S, the Chi
nese Central News reported today
y LONDON-UP-The number OF
Axis troops captured in Sicily has
scared to between $4,000 and TO-
600 with the majority falling INTO
American hands, British military
observers said today.
= LONDON ms Preliminary
study of photographs taken fol
lowing Mondays daylight raid on
Rome today showed damage to all
selected target areas. but little to
other property. An officially sane
toned report of the Photographic
study disclosed that even the
slight damage inflicted on areas
\ outside the target region was con-
fined to those sectors immediate
" adjoining the military objeo-
tiyes.
WASHINGTON-INS- The OF.
flee of Price Administration today
announced that retailers may con
tinue to make emergency reduc-
tions in the point values of ra-
toned meats. fats and dairy prod
ucts in imminent danger of spoil
ing. Scheduled to expire July 81,
the provision has been extended
Indefinitely, OPA declared.
LONDON-INS- American par.
atroopers. captured after landing
on Sicily but later freed by the AL
lies, told today of being brutally
mistreated by the Italians, with
one doughboy shot and left for
dead because he refused TO d.
vulge military information. In
Cairo dispatch, Reuters news
] agency quoted the sky soldiers as
! telling in detail of their mistreat-
ment at the hand of their Axis
saptors.
NEW YORK-INS- Two inves-
tigators conducting the probe of
the mysterious murder OF Sir
Harry Cakes hurried to the New
B York police departments research
laboratory today to subject new
evidence of utmost importance
TO scientific tests. Captain Ed
ward Melchen of the Miami police
and Major Robert Pemberton, rep.
resentng Bahamas authorities, ar
rived in New York this morning
:, after a dash by plane from the Is
lands. They proceeded straight to
the police laboratory and con-
ferred with departmental techni-
clans.
WASHTNGTON-UP-Harold l..
1ckes' petroleum administration for
war was accused today Of seeking
W COH'i'l iHt iiiaHiNl VI obt' dll'ii
OF oil wells under cover OF its
power 10 allocate materials to the
oil industry. The charge was made
by Harold l.. Allen. general counsel
for the House special committee IT,
vestisating administrative prac-
tees, who revealed that his com
mittee has been investigating Paw
j since July I.
WASHINGTON INS-The Civil
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