The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-06-23


will end his radio programs July
In order to assume extra duties
with the Coast Guard.
Los ANGELES-AP-Film Pro.
Queer William Cagney, brother OF
screen actor James Cagney. has &C.
CURED one OF the last assets OF the
late John Barrymore's estate-the
motion picture rights to Novelist
Thorne Smiths book. THE Stray
Lamb" He paid $500 in bank
ruptcy court. Barrymore had pur-
chased the rights to the novel for
1880 in 1881.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN
NORTH AFRlCA-AP-Reconnais
sance photographs taken after the
Flying Fortress attack Monday on
Naples showed 40 per cent OF the
Italian royal arsenal was destroyed
by planes and explosions, it was an
nounced today.
NEW Rk-INS-Closing OF
the mammoth Corn Products Rein
ing Company's Pekin. Illinois plant
because OF lack OF corn was pic
fured today by Morris Sayre, execu.
tive vice president OF the company
as a serious blow to the war ef.
( fort. Sayre said the tragic part OF
' the shutdown" was that most OF
the plants products-corn starch.
sugar and syrup--are currently
needed in essential war industries
and for lend-lease.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS - With
more San Francisco Bay area pack.
!. ers closing down and butchers
Threatening to leave their shops
for shipyard jobs, city and federal
meat inspectors disclosed today
that approximately 100000 pounds
OF meat have arrived from the East
In a spoiled or spelling condition.
The inspectors are examining six
cars filled with 10000 pounds OF
Ameat destined for Honolulu in which
t,poilage repeatedly set in during a
11-day trim from a Des Moines, Ia.
packing plant.
CHICAGO-INS-Further reduc.
tion in civilian beef consumption
loomed today with disclosure that
the Army and Navy are not getting
2 their full meat requirements. At
meeting OF the War Meat Board OF
the food distribution In Chicago. W.
o. Fraser. vice chairman, struck
the Apt, fv,f s,. to
ture. He predicted cattle market.
ings would increase as soon as
price roliback uncertainties were
dispelled.
LONDON-AP-The Berlin radio
broadcast DNB dispatch from An
kara today saying that a Turkish
military mission led by Colonel
General Toydemir had LEFT for Ger
many to visit the war fronts. The
Associated Press recorded the
= broadcast.
LONDON-AP-Paul Patterson.
president OF the Baltimore sun, and
Mark s. watson, military analyst
OF the sun papers, have arrived in
Britain for a study Of the current
war situation.
4 WASHINGTON -AP- SUSPECT
: Gus lawmakers OF both House and
Senate demanded more informa-
ton today on a Navy oil deal, de-
scribed by a Justice Department
attorney as more far reaching
than the notorious Teapot Dome
leases OF the eos. and a move
ment also started for first hand
inquiry in the oil field involved
The House Public Lands Com
mittee decided TO hear more testi-
fnony Friday. Navy Secretary
Knox asked an opportunity to give
his version OF the now-abrogated
contract with Standard Oil for
development of the Elk Hills,
!, Calf, reserve.
WASHINGTON-UP- An all
male jury is scheduled to hear more
details about high-priced prostitu.
tion in the capital today after the
governments star witness in a
white slave act trial revealed that
most of her customers we're mem
! bers OF the Latin-American diplo-
matte corps.
WASHINGTON-AP- The com.
bnation of Allied air raids and rail.
way sabotage inside France has
been immobilizing about 200 trains
daily according to information
reaching fighting French headquar-
:. ters here through persons escaping
\ from German-occupied Europe.
INTERNATIONALLY compro-
mise to give the war food ad.
ministrator complete jurisdiction
over the long .embattled Farm Sc
curity Administration loan and
tenant purchase program was ad-
1 vanced in the House today as an
alternative to complete abolition
OF the agency.
MOSCOW-AP - Capt Eddie
Rickenbacker has been in Moscow
since Sunday on a mission as the
representative Of Secretary OF War
Henry L. Stimson, It was dis
} closed today.
LANSTNG-AP- The defense
finance committee OF the State Ad.
ministrative Board will be asked
Monday TO determine whether SUI.
fcient money should be released
from the war fund to allow con.