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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
Daily Market Report



Detroit. Mich. Noy. CATTLE.
Medium to good shortfed steers
tliOolI75. fat s75-lb. Kentucky
grassers. 8lt50. ss7lb weights.
SlA35. Kentucky grass steers
Sli75-l3s5. medium native grass
steers. tll.OO.t200. common Slo75.
good S7Olb. fed he.fers yl45a: bulk
common and medium grass heifers
Ss50-Il50 good COWS scarce at
llO.5O-ll25: bulk common and
medium beef COWS ls25.lO 20:
common and medium beef CONS
$3.50 IS. common and medium
bulls. ss.5Oll.5O. light cutter kinds
down to 800.
CALVES. bulk good and choice
1850: few choice to $1,000. medi
UNI yealers 3l2.5o.l5.50, Gull and
common s6OOl2OO; slaughter
calves Si20O down
HOGS: ls0fOOlb butchers 1885
1880 some 200-23Olb weights 10
small killers at tl400: some 40
l7O.lb. lights sl225.l325. bulk
sows tl225-l275. stags yll.2j-
ll,50.
SHEEP: Strictly good to choice
native wooded lambs &l375 400
with bucks out at 500 discount
good but not choice lambs frequent
ly sold around $3.50. medium Hight
lambs ranged on down to sos
with Gull and common throwouts
k4.OO-lO.o0, common 10 choice
slaughter ewes. 100000. native
feeding lambs slG.0O.l0.bO.
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TIME NOT RIPE

Hillsdale. Nov. UP $500 Mrs
Dora b. Whitney, Benton Harbor,
state president OF the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, to
day went on record as opposed to
the enactment OF a referendum
abolishing Ia ~ traffic. The W
e. 7. L. leader told delegates at
the Unions third district conyen-
ton here that the time Is not ripe
to successfully stop liquor sales.
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FRANK c. SWEET

Milan. Mich. Nov. 9-Frank c.
Sweet. Is. died suddenly Monday
afternoon while watching his son,
Lloyd. unload coal at the Milan
School.
Mr.. Sweet was born March T.
1865. to Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin
Frank Sweet. west Of Saline. He
married Miss Cora Bausom May
%. 1892. in Morreyille, and they
lived there two years before com
ing to Milan where the home had
since been located at 81 Division
81. Mrs. Sweet died Dec. IS, 1871,
and since that time Mr.. Sweets
daughter. Mrs. Edith Stops. had
made her home with him.
Mr.. sweet had served as consta-
BILE for Milan Township, Monroe
County, and for the last few years
had been in charge OF the Milan
parking lot.
He is survived by four sons.
Lloyd. Milan. Clayton, Toledo, and
Monte and Leland. Monroe; two
daughters. Mrs. Stoop and Mrs.
Inez Borgor. Monroe; two broth
ers. William. Ann Arbor, and Don
aid. Tecumseh: two sisters, Mrs.
Nina b own, Toledo. and Mrs.
Edith Hopkins. Milan; q grand
children and six great grandchil-
dren. One daughter, Mrs. Violet
Ducharme, died Feb. 9, 1912, and
another died in infancy
Services viii be at 2:3o Thursday
afternoon in the Milan Stevens and
Bush Funeral Home with Rev.
William Johnson OF the Methodist
Church officiating. Burial will be
in Marble Park Cemetery.
Friends may call at the resi-
dence until 10 a m. Thursday.
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Vegetables

NcDctaDlcs
CELERY CABBAGE No. |. bu
$l25-I7b
SPINACH No. /. 75c-$lO0.
TURNIP GREENS No. !. bu, oOc
s125.
b IETs-Doz. lunches, No. ]. 75c
81.
CABBAGE-No 4. bu.. SI.25-l50.
CARROTS-No. /, doz. punches.
1890.
CAULlFf,OWFR Bu. fancy. $500.
CELERY Fancy. doz. bchs. $l.l.50
KOHLRABI-No. |. doE. bchs. Use.
81.
ONIoNS-GREEN-Doz. lunches
No. !. $l135.
PARSNIPS--No. !, S2.5l-3.
PEPPERS-Green, No T. $1.50-2.
POTATOES-l0 lbs, $290-3.25.
PUMPKINS No. /, bu.. Sl25-l50.
RUTABAGAS No. I. bu.. Sl-l.50.
SQUASH Hubbard. No. !. bu
SI25-l75.
TURNIPS-Doz. bchs. No. !. 1925
1875
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VET -RINARIAN KILLED

Muir. Mich. Nov. 9-UP-Dr
r. l.. Estep. IS, practlcing veteri-
marian in lonia County for many
years. was killed last night when
a car in which he was riding col
lided with the westbound Grand
Trunk limited at an intersection
and was carried 264 feet along the
tracks DR. Estep's body was cata-
pulled % ;eet from the intersec-
tinn by the impact ~ the collision.
Sheriff's Deputy Richard Dodes
said Estep drove down an incline
in the street, failing to notice the
oncoming train.
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War

Continued from Page One)
for his decision to choose his own
successors at this particular time
when things look darkest for the
bloodthirsty military monster he
created.
Just how dark things must look
in Berlin can be judged from to-
days Moscow communique, which
told OF the slaughter of more than
5000 Nazi soldiers and the cap
lure OF $500 more at Kiev The
battle in which the Red army re-
captured Kiev lasted less than four
days, the Russian high command
said-from Nov to the early
hours of Nov. g. Then the Ger
mans retreated in such panic that
they left their thousands OF dead
unburied on the battlefield. And
behind them they left material
amounting to astronomical figures
which the Russians proceeded to
capture or destroy.
PRACTICAL NURSE wanted. Phi
A2E A.90 IN o N m Adv 1tOOH
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
Rural Events
TODAY

OskVille
The Oakville Farmers Club will
meet this evening at the home Of
Ir and Mrs. Jacob Murry South
west OF Milan. Refreshments will
be served.
WEDNESDAY
Salem
Patrol will meet at home Of
Dorothy Doolin
willis
The Womans Society for Chris
tian Service Of the willis Methodist
Church will hold o. annual fair
and chicken supper az the church
starting at $50.
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sTOCKHOLM-UP- A Berlin
dispatch said today that baby kid.
naping has become common
crime in Germany. with many ba.
bles being taken from their car
riages while their mothers shop.
The dispatch gave no explanation
for the kidnapping wave but one
reason advanced was that young
women, deprived OF their I'M bands
by the war. yeatned for child en-
so badly that they resortsd 10 kid
naping
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Receive Injuries

Two persons received minor in
juries Monday as a result of a
truck. automobile collision on Tyler
Rd.. at Gate 7 OF the Ford Bomber
Plant. Levi Roethlisberger. Jr., Sa
line, driver OF the automobile, and
a passenger in his car, Virgil Brant.
529 w. Michigan Ave, were taken
TO the Bomber Plant Hospital where
they were treated for slight lacera-
lions. Driver OF the truck was
James L. Hoover, 902 Maplewood
Ave, Ypsilanti.
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Clinic planned

An over all clinic for pre-school
and school aged children at Willow
Run will be conducted In the Spen-
Ger. Foster and Ross Schools Nov.
Is. Is and IT, The children will be
given diphtheria immunization tests
and smallpox vaccinations. This is
part OF the health program OF the
County Medical Society.
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Hear Reports

At the Methodist official board
monthly meeting Monday evening
the twenty-five present listened TO
the secretary's and treasurer's re-
ports after dinner was served. Then
the names were given to the mem
bers on the Eyangelistic Visitation
list.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09

In MICHIGAN, a thousand miles
away, his young wife is in the hos
pital. Ever since he Got excused
from drill he's been waiting by the
public telephone - waiting to Get
call through to the doctor - hoping
to hear him say, "It's a boy, and
they're both doing hnel"
But the wires are crowded with
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
Motor stolen

Theft OF a motor from the auto
mobile OF Mrs. sally Robson, 205
y. Normal St. parked in the Col.
lege Point gasoline station, Was re-
ported to police Monday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
In The Sick Room

Mrs. Florella LaChance is recoy-
ering from minor injuries to her
arm received In an automobile col
lision in Ann Arbor Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09

Registrations in the Red Cross
Motor mechanics class will be TAX
en- Thursday night at 1880 at the
Wiedman garage on Pearl 81. Mrs.
Harriet Patterson is instructor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
Poultry

BROILERS 23c: capons. 6 lbs
up, 81: under 6 pounds, 275O.
fowls. 2i6o: stays. 1880; seeBe.
Is: turkeys under rs lbs, $3.50,
IS to % lbs. 3i.l0: % lbs up. 40
ducks, 81. No loading or unloading
Saturday or Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
YpsiLdnh Briefs
Board 70 Meet

Members OF the board OF dlrec-
tors OF the Board OF commerce will
meet this evening al 1880 al the
Board OF Commerce office.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
Eana

EGGS-Whites. u. S. grade 4. Jun
bo. soc. extra large. 385.5s.9c:
large. j65-jG.9c: medium 526-
53c: small 475.49c: 4. S
Grade b. large. i7c; T. &.
Grade c, large. 4l.5c; medium.
479-iSc; Browns. u. s. Grade A.
large, SEC: medium. So DC. small.
4Sc: Grade II. large aI.3c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09

calls that move armies and speed
war production, calls from service
men to the folks back home - and
many civilian social calls.
So-patiently he waits. Waits and
looks at his watch with a lump in
his throat. And finally he'll have to
DO back to his barracks to 60 to
bed, but not to sleep.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
Grain

WHEAT No. ,. tlSS.
OATS--No. 2. white, SOs1c.
Mailing BARLEY range. tl32-
l.52: barley needles. SIS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09

PRACTICAL NURSE wanted. Phi.
4S5 4:30 to . p. m. Adv. 1109"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09

LIZ YOU want to do a good turn for soldiers and
sailors, leave the long distance lines clear for their
calls in the evening between and 10. That is
usually the only time they telephone. And If
you have man of your own in the service remem-
Der its better to let him call YOU II you try to reach
him by long distance he's often difficult to locate.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-09
Fruits

APPLES Mcintosh. No. /. S3.350
bu. Greetings, $3.50. North
ern Spies, No. I, S35o4 bu
Jonathans, S3.00.3.b0 bu. Steel
Reds, No. !. $3.50 bu
PEARS-Kieffers. bu.. No. /. "a
IN, 1880.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04
Photos-U. S. Department Of Agriculture.

HASTE was called in. Upon the
resignation of Dean HASTE in Feb
ruary, Gibson carried on as acting
aide.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04
DRAFT OF I~LLITERATES
BEFORE FATHERS URGED
AT MASS MEETING

Chicago, Dec. 2 amp Utilizat-
ion of 500 900 single Negro litter
ates before drafting prc-Pearl Har-
Dor father for noncombat service.
was urged at a massmeeting of the
National Negro council Monday at
the Metropolitan Community chur-
, CHI.
] A resolution adopted also urged
the government to make provision
for primary education for these IL
l~iterates. The group requested
that Pesident Roosevelt issue an
; executive order prohibiting the
| war department FRI it's present
undem ccratic policy of seg.regating
and discriminating against a mil
lion Negro soldiers by denying
| Negroes combat service and rel.
j egating them to engineer, labor
and miscellaneous divisions
OikcI requests .vcre that a high
or cTota of Negro nurses in the
arm:, admission of Negro women
as WIVES and S1A:':; and defeat
of the senate proc "a. for a sold
.ar voting unless p .rfected TO pro-
tAct the rights Of Negro soldiers
to cas: a bollot in the SOL. nern poll
tax states"
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04

While those Irish potatoes are easy to get-and while commercial storage facilities are
crowded with war materials it is your patriotic duty I'M your opportunity to take
HIbudon Administration says ucan store potatoes in your backyard by putting straw
on theg ground potatoes on top then covering with straw protected by a layer OF earth.
In basement or coset a rack that is airy not too damp not too warm (bt never
freeIng), ad in dark place. will prove a moneysaver I'M a guarantee Of potatoes
on our menu all through he winter.
Photos II 8 nnarmmt of Apriuhura
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HIRE 5 NEGROES;
WHITES STRIKE

Philadelphia, Dec. 3 amp The
hiring Of five colored workers by
the Chase Bag Company. located in
South Philadelphia near the Del
aware river front, was the cause
of a strike in which 200 employees
participated, making it necessary
to shut down the plant for two
days, it was revealed this week.
The strikers, white and members
Of the Bag Workers Federal union
Labor 20939 (AFL) stopped work at
their jobs the entire day last Mon
day. Tuesday, a few returned, but
they didn't work. A meeting of
employees, held in the street out
side the plant. voted ITO go back
to work eventually, but left the
time and conditions up in the air"
a company spokesman said.
The company is engaged for :he.
most part in war work, its line of
production including ammunition
bags and cardboard containers for
food and other articles used by
the armed forces and lend-lease.
A spokesman for the firm said
the Negroes were hired in accord
ance with tho rulings OF the EFPC
The War Manpower commission
and the U. S. Employment Service,
he said, have made the suggestion
that they be hired.
No member of the union would
make any statement other than
confirm the fact Of the walkout in
the absence of Thomas Mallcn,
reginal AFL director. An assoc
late of Mallon said the strike dis
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04

For a square meal in a iffy, try sizzln' pure pork sausage with
tender green beans and candied sweet potatoes. Pure-pork sausage
is an economical point buy, and sweet potatoes ire plentiful this fall.
Brookfield Sausage Dinner
Drowned Bookhed Sausage one holt pound
Conded SweetP Potatoes w large III Green Beans
Cole Slow Hrd Rolls
Fruit Cookies
To pan fry pork sausage links, place in a frying pan and add a
small amount of water. Cover and steam for 5 minutes, then drain
any remaining water. Cook over a slow heat. turning frequently until
brown and thoroughly cooked.
One half pound of pure pork sausage is enough for 4 servings
and remember that the brand name is your assurance of quality and
the best brand requires no more points than others.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04

result of a Demonion-wide elect
ion held this month. Bonnie Smith
second international vice-president
Of the Brotherhood, represented
the Brotherhood in the election,
which was held under the supervis
ion of the Department of Labor.
represented by Bernard Rose, nc.
Industrial Disputes Inquiry COM
missioner.
The vote was close to 100 pcr
cent for the Brotherhood, a11
were counted by vice president
Bonnie eSmith, G. w. Rayfie;d Of
the Canadian Pacific railway, Vic
tor I. Coward, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
and A. Lawrence, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the Mon
teal division Of the Brotherhood.
L. H. Baucheman and j. l.. Rous
-saeu of the Unemployment Insur-
ance Commission were returning
OFFICERS. 1t was announced at the
International Headquarters OF the
BSCP, by A. Philip Randolph that
he will go to Montreal, Canada
very shortly, for the purpose Of
negotiating an agreement with the
management of the Canadian Pac-
ific Railway Company.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04

YOUR responsibilities,
wv can you afford to let a Head
ache, Muscular Pains, Functional
Monthly Pains or Simple Neural
gia slow you down? Dr. Miles
Anti-Pain Pills have been bring
ing relief from these common dis
comforts for nearly sixty years.
Countless American housewives
consider Anti-Pain Pills almost
as much of a necessity in the
medicine cabinet, as is flour in the
kitchen cupboard. They have DIR.
Miles Anti-Pain Pills in the house,
many of them carry these little
pain believers in purse or hand
bag. They are prepared for these
minor aches and pains that some
times occur in almost every family
ARE YOU? DR.. Miles Anti
Pain Pills r pleasant to take
and do not upset the stomach.
Get DR.. Miles Anti-Pain Pills
at your drug store. Regular
package 25 tablets 25e, Economy
package 125 tablets $1.00. Read
directions and use only as direc-
ted.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04
ILLINOIS CENTRAL APPOINTS
EMPLOYMENT SUPERVISOR

Chicago, Dec. 2 (ANP) Whom a
prospective employee of the dining
service department of the Illinois
Central railroad walks into the Of
flee seeking a job now, he is greet
ed by the newsupervisor of en-
ployment, Calvert Smith. Smith
has charge of discovering as far
as possible likely employees Of the
calibre Illinois Central would like
to have, of selling the prospective
on the advantages of working for
his road, AMI then CT i~ntegrlting
the man into the JOB so that he
will be able 10 s.ive efi.c'ertly
and effectively.
Calvert Smith is something CT an
7 C. veteran = native of Selma,
Ala, he IS a sItduIte of Selmi NJ
iversity. He went e work for me
I. C. summers before finishing col
lege in 1926. Has served as 4.h
cook, waiter, then waiter-in charge
for IA years until his recent pro
motion, at which time he vas as
sistant chairman of Dining Car
Employees union, Local 351. Din
ing service superintendent, N. l..
Patterson, praises Smiths work,
pointing out that IS percent OF the
employed by his department
pass through Smiths hands. lie
likewise praised the IA walters in
charge who operate dining cars out
of his division.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04
INVESTIGATE OFFICER WHO
STRUCK UNSHAVEN SOLDIER

Fort Devens, Mass, Dec. 2 CAMP
quiet satisfaction that the army
will attempt to make amends IN
cases of fragrant mistreatment Of
soldiers is p~ermeating the ranks Of
the 650th Quartermaster troop tran
sport group here. Several weeks
ago, one of the men ir the outfit
was struck over tho head with the
butt of a rifle, repeatedly because
the man would not shave. The
soldier is said to have commended
that it was against his religion 10
shave and refused to do So. The
officer who struck the man, alleg-
eddy a Capt. Walton, is rumored
under investigation. Gen. B. o.
Davis and Civilian Aide Truman
X. Gibson visited the post shortly
after the incident.
Social relationships are some
what easier at this camp since a
Qualification of the sort of conduct
expected of officers has been arriv
ed at. The little town Of Ayr just
outside FIT. Devens where most Of
the colored officers and many Of
the non-commissioned men live
has a USO but it is not specifically
for colored troops. Among the
junior hostesses who came to
dance with the soldiers was a
white girl who had been quite used
to dancing with colore1 soldiers
A white captain of the men on the
dance floor went over to the girl,
and ushered her off the floor, it
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04

Classified Ads Get Results!
House for Sale

FOR SALE-MODERN HOUSE
S rooms, all modern, clear. Corner
lot, oak floors, hot water furnace
nice basement, room to sleep or
live. Kitchen terrazzo floor, cab
met sink, bath built in tub, insul-
ated brick siding. double garage.
fowl house. both cement floors,
nice lawn, plenty hardy flowers
and shrubs, Possession within 10
days after sale, S4O1 Maple. Owner
leaving state.
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For Rent
Half block from car line, 2 mo-
dern furnished room at 2422
Erskine st. Call WE-5O41.
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being evident that he did not rel
ish seeing her dance with the col
ored men of his own compan,
Resentment flared, a white lieut.
enant interviewed, the captain re
turned and apo!ogized to the men
and a rather nasty scene was a.
verified.
A sensible and fortnight colored
service club hostess and several Of
ficers took the captain in hand
and got him pretty well straighter-
ed out on social procedures, ii is
said.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04
AKA RECEIVES 500 LETTERS
URGING SENATORS TO END
FILIBUSTER AGAINST
ANTI-POLL TAX BILL

Thomasina w. Johnson, Wash
ington Representative of the Ma
tional Non-Partisan Council on
Public Affairs Of Alpha Kappa AL
pha, today announced receipt of
more than 500 letters addressed to
their Senators from 16 states, the
majority of them from the 8 poll
tax states, urging the Senators to
vote to limit debate to end a fill
buster against the anti-poll tan
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04
PACIFIC RR
PORTERS ADOPT AT OF l.
AS AGENT

Montreal, Canada, Nov. 26 1873
The sleeping al porters Of he
Canadian Pacific Railway voted bv
an overwhelming majority in fav-
or of adopting the Brotherhood Of
Sleeping Car P~orters, A. F. Of L
as their bargaining agent, as the
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04

That so many servtcemen fund
before them or Thanksgiving Day.
George who has porduced enough
food this year to feed three fight
ing men is raising these for the
war effort. Press Photo Service.
and to pass the word along. This
batch of zoo letters. Miss Joiinsun
sal: + 9 the Leg lcir. vf y
chain lstter idea wh.Gl i, swo, ping
r half the states in the union.
1t is expected that as the tight,
on cloture draws nearer, Senators
will be 5ombarded with hundreds
of thou ''p'ls &C letters AID post
cards from all over me county.
urging the prevention of a filiDus-
ter against he bill viii III would
give all citiz us of eigh' Soutl Crn
states the right to vote without
paying for that privilege.
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04

OlAA E+
The letters from the constituents
Of the Senators were in the main
short and pithy. One Of them, for
instance, which came from Tenn
essee, reads: Are you ready for
peace-abolish the poll tax" An
other letter, from Kentucky said,
THE poll tax has to be abolish. DO
your part in making this possible.
Make this country a better place
to live in"
Another letter, from Alabama,
addressed to Senator Lister Hill,
said: ACROSS a thousand, thous-
and miles, let ou,r men hear that
the poll tax has been abolished"
Another letter also addressed to
Senator Hill said: "Ous Servicemen
will rejoice when they hear there
is no more poll tax in America"
The letters, which were ~unsolic-
tied by the organization, came as
a result of the efforts of one or
two members who wrote to their
friends and asked them to write
The Omaha guide., 1943-12-04
GIBSON 8 YEARS WITH
WAR

Washington, Dec. , amp Tru-
man K. Gibson, Jr.. acting civilian
aide to the secretary Of war rounds
day. He joined the department
when the former aide, William II.
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Air Force Sergeant
Missing in Action

Ann Arbor. July 10 A 25-year-
old Ann Arbor man, Sgt, David L..
Butcher. has been reported miss
ing in action following a bombing
raid over France on July 4. The
son OF Mrs. Mary Butcher. Oak
Park. H.. Sgt. Butcher was a gun
ner on a Flying Fortress. and fail
ed TO return from a mission over
Noyon. a small town % miles
northeast of Par;s. according to
War Department telegram re
ceived by his mother.
Sgt. Butcher had lived here two
years with his brother and sister
in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond T.
Butcher. and had been employed
by a Window Shade Company. He
was graduate OF an Oak Park,
H.. high school. and previous to
that had resided in Chelsea with
his family. He was indicted into
the Army in 1910, and for two
years was stationed at Scott Field.
Ill, after which he was sent TO
gunnery schools in Las Vegas,
Ney, and Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Officer Graduates
Receive Di pIomas

Ann Arbor, July 19-Maj. Gen.
Myron c. Cramer, judge advocate
general presented diplomas to o.
graduates Of the 18th officers class
of the Judge Advocate Generals
school at graduation exercises Sat
urday morning in Hutchins Hall.
The graduation exercises followed
n - weeks course during which
the officers received training in
military justice. government con
tracts, claims by and against the
government. and military training
In staff functions, weapons, chem
ical warfare, use OF gas masks,
map reading, minor infantry tao
tics, and close order drill
Speakers on the program were
Brig. Gen. Thomas H. Green, as
sistant to the Judge advocate gen
eral. Col. Edward II. Young, school
eommandant. and f. Blythe Stason.
dean of the University Law School.