The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-02
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NEW YORK-INS-The most
daring, trying and difficult" air
raid dril ever held today was in
q prospect for New Workers. Mayor
#. II. LaGuardia in his weekly ra-
dia broadcast warned OF the i'm
pending super" drill and urged
that all civilian protection workers
carry their equipment with them at
all times.
~ NEW YORK-INS-The German
propaganda agency DNB today re-
ported wreath from Adolf Hitler
was laid at the tomb Of Field Mar
shall Paul Won Hindenburg at Tan
nenburg Sunday. ninth university
OF the death OF the former German
president. The DNB radio dispatch
q was reported by L. S. government
monitors.
LONDON-INS-Of figures
today disclosed that during July,
Britain-based American Flying
Fortresses dumped $500 tons of
bombs on Nazi targets. shot down
- more than 500 German planes. prob
NSbly destroyed another $50 and
damaged at least 275 more in COM
bat.
WASHINGTON-INS-The WPB
today said that wool manufacturers
are sacrificing novelty to step up
production OF staple items in line
Atwith its program to make clothes
' rationing unnecessary. Materials
produced will be familiar, popular
and practical types, WPB said.
Observation-Disclosures Ken
meth S. Wherry's recent "one-round
bout" with a War Production Board
Official won the Nebraska Republi-
Aoan a host OF "anti-WPB" friends.
was disclosed today. A check Of
Wherrys mail revealed letters
from many indignant citizens
ing no high regard for WPB. hearth
ly congratulated the dynamic sena-
tor on his direct approach.
a LONDON-AP-The London Ex-
Tpress reported today in a dispatch
from Johannes urg that Marshal
Jan Christian SHUTS. premier of
the Union Of South Africa, plans
TO visit the United States shortly
probably IN September.
WASHINGTON-AP - Central
RAmericans are cultivating 22.756
acres OF abaca, source OF manila
fiber, but Vice Chairman William
/. Bait OF the War Production
Board (WPBl nevertheless declar-
ed today that the situation with
regard to hard fbers still is most
serious.
~. BERNE-INS - Unimpeachable
sources today declared all mem
bers OF former Italian Premier
Benuo Mussolini's family are under
arrest. including his father, wife,
and son-in-law, Count Galeazzo
Ciano. whose enormous fortune was
said to be under investigation.
3 NEW YORK-INS-The chief of
Tthe press department of the Japa-
nese high command stated that ia.
pan would be prepared to withdraw
her forces from the whole OF China
II an understanding were reached
withChungking, BIC reported to
day, quoting the German Transoce-
an News Agency.
HOLLAND. Mich.-INS-Solemn
requiem high mass will be held
he~e today for the Very Rev. DR..
John +. Fenlon, provincial OF the
Roman Catholic Society of St. Sui
pce in the United States. Father
Fenlon died suddenly Saturday
while visiting the home of his sis
ter who lives near Holland.
WASHINGTON - Up - The
WAACS will begin to become
WACS this week. The War Depart
ment announced today that swear.
in OF WAACS, who will abandon
the Auxiliary in their title to be
Acome the Womens Army Corps, will
begin Wednesday at the first WAC
training center at Fort Des Moines,
Iowa.
CAMDEN. y. up Nearly
$50 migrant negro farm workers be
gan work here today in the Camp
bell Soup Co., plant while Florida
officials threatened an investiga-
Ntion o. alleged labor piracy.
NEW YORK-INS-The stock
market started the new week IT.
regularly lower with a few issues
making a fractional recovery from
last weeks severe break. Losses
were generally fractional. Trading
~was moderately active.
LONDON INS-The Swedish
cabinet, presided over by King
Gustav, has decided to cancel the
agreement whereby German troops
are permitted TO cross Sweden en-
route 10 Norway, the London eve.
ming Standard reported from Stock
vaholm today.
WASH1NGTON-INS-The War
and Treasury Departments today
revealed that "Allied military cur