The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-09-01

COLUMBIA, S. GINS Rich
are Edward Neeley. II year old
farm youth. was held at Columbia
today on his confession. authori-
ties said, that he fatally shot
, Sergt. Kendall Scharnweber OF
Rochester. Mimi. and stabbed the
latter's woman companion. Sch
warnweber, a former University of
Minnesota football player, was sta
toned at nearby Fort Jackson.
His woman companion was report
ed in a critical condition at a Co
lumbia Hospital.
NEW YORK-INS-The Ameri-
can Jewish conference today met
for the fourth OF a five-day session
denouncing vigorously the publish
ed statements OF the American
Council for Judaism opposed forma-
ton of a Jewish state in Palestine
!, and a national Jewish army. DR..
stephan S. Wise, president OF the
American Jewish Congress. said
that while the council talks in
the name OF the totally of Jews.
they talk only in the name OF the
curse Of the Jews"
NEW K-INS-Gustav vii.
!, helm Kaercher, AZ, who three years
ago paiaded in German Army Of
heials uniform in Berlin today was
held by the FBI as a dangerous
enemy alien. Kaercher. former
head OF the German-American Bund
in Staten Island. was released only
two months ago after serving %
months in Leavenworth in a con-
viction OF being an unregistered
Nazi agent.
HOLLYWOOD-INS-Joel kun.
perman. 7-year-old mathematics
wizard OF a kid radio quiz program.
today had court approval OF a
$4,000 per week contract with a
motion picture produce. The con-
! tract calls for one picture a year
for four years. with $1,000 raise
each succeeding year.
HOLLYWOOD - ms Stately
Helen O'Hara. 20. six.foot tall
screen actress. today announced
her engagement to Sergt. Maurice
Kelly. 81. former Broadway dancer.
, Miss O'Hara Is the daughter of
artist Henry Give.
HOLLYWOOD ms - Actress
Ann Sothern today was given ap-
proval to change her name from
Harriette Lake Hart to Ann Sothern
Sterling. A court decree. at the
same time, legalized the name OF
Robert Sterling for her husband,
born William John Hart. Sterling,
former screen actor, is now an
Army aviation cadet.
CHICAGO ms Scientists at
the University OF Illinois had a
grant OF $4,000 today to finance an
experiment by which they hope to
take penicillin apart chemically
and then reproduce it alphabetically.
GREENVILLE. S. GINS The
crash OF a medium bomber near
Tuliahoma, Tenn. in which the
entire crew OF six was killed was
Investigated today by board Of
officers. The plane which was
based at the Greenyille army air
base crashed Monday night. Among
the victims was Sergt Tristrum V.
Dodge. IS. radio-man-gunner, (moth-
er, Mrs Myrtle A. Dodge, % 3rd
ST. Johnson City, n. y.
WASHINGTON, D. C. - ms -
, A spokesman for John L. Lewis
United Dairy Farmers Union
UMW) today asserted that 1907
900 OF the nations dairymen have
been organized despite reports
that Lewis had dropped the scheme
as Improbable"
CLEVELAND-INS-A request for
!, strike vote among employees OF
the Cleveland Electric Illuminat-
ing Co., today was withdrawn by
the Clio Utility Workers Organic
ing Committee at the direct rec
ommendstion Of the national Of
fcials.
RADBURN, n. J.-INS-A IS
year-old girl, wife of an Army Of
fcer today was being held on
manslaughter charge following
the accidental bathtub drowning
Of her 10.months-old SON. She is
Mrs. Arlene Holman, formerly 81
Wichita Falls. Kans., wife OF Sec
ond Lieut.. Robert Holman. Jr., %,
of Bryant. Tex, now stationed at
the L. S. Army Air Base Pratt
Field, Kans.
LONDON-INS- The German
radio. in a broadcast heard by
Reuters news agency, said today
that a hundred Allied troops were
roaming the Calabrian Mountains"
at the southern tip of Italy. Yes.
terday Berlin asserted that an Al
lied landing attempt in this area
last Sunday by 400 troops had been
repulsed.
LONDON-INS-A German ra-
do broadcast said today that an
Italian official named Signor Ga
leazzi arrived in Lisbon yesterday
: by plane en- route to Washington
and is believed to he carrying a
private message from Pope Plus
XII to President Roosevelt"
AUCKLAND. New Zeland-INS
New Zealand's minister OF de-
tense, F. Jones. suggested to Mrs.
Eleanor Roosevelt today that
Prime Minister Churchill and
President Roosevelt hold their
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