The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-09
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THE WEATHER: Tonight:
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OTTAWA-INs- Pilot oficer
Kenneth Roland Henry, 404 Stey-
ems ST.. Iowa Falls. Ia, died over
seas OF injuries sustained on ac-
tive service, Canadian Air Force
headquarters announced today.
MAYERSVILLE. Mass.-lNS -
". A. Bedgood. driver OF the truck
OF dynamite which collided with a
school bus last Tuesday resulting
in the death OF four children. was
charged with manslaughter today.
Four indictments returned By .he
Issequena County grand jury also
charged Bedgood with negligent
driving.
WASHINGTON-AP-- The Ad-
ministration's price control pro
gram drew the fire OF fresh attack
today from both Congress and
farm spokesman. Chairman Stea-
gall DALAI OF the House Bank.
ing Committee accused the Office
OF Price Administration (OPA) Of
violating the act he pushed through
creating that agency. On the other
hand. the national grange turned
a flat thumbs down on the Admin
istration's food subsidy idea where
by government money is used to
pay farmers what they want in or.
der to keep farm products at a low
price level.
TULSA, Okla-AP--A 80 year
old housepainter has been found
guilty of first degree murder, and
the chief witness against him was
his 10 year old son who gave his
dad a hug, stepped 10 the stand
in the district court and described
how his father stuck a knife into
his mothers throat. The boy. Jess
Bingham, ran to his father, Alfred
Bingham, charged with the murder
OF his estranged wife. Mary. and
put his arms around his neck and
wept But when he was called
to the witness stand yesterday he
gave his account of the Staying in
a clear, unhalting voice.
NEW YORK-AP-The Office OF
War Information reported today
the Nazi Transocean agency had
broadcast a dispatch that anti.
Jewish measures voided by the
government of Premier Pietro Ba-
doglio have been promulgated
anew by Benito Mussolini's ma
tional Fascist government"
LONDON -AP- An adequate
merchant marine Is vital neces-
sity TO Cheat Britain but British
ship owners are willing to coop
crate with the United States in
order that the postwar world will
have efficient and economic ship
ping services, according to the gen
eral council OF British shipping.
British ship owners. a statement
said yesterday, we're not shocked
by the recent assertion in London
OF Rear Admiral Howard l.. Wick.
cry OF the L. 6. Maritime Commits
sion that the United States has be
come a maritime nation and intend
ed to remain so with or without
the cooperation Of the British.
LONDON-AP-Two years ago
the Ministry of Food appealed to
British farmers to grow more
onions. Today. retailers complain
ed onions were so plentiful they
couldn't sell them and the minis
try announced that hereafter they
would be ration free.
BUENOS AIRES -AP- A cen
sus Of Argentina's population and
wealth was authorized today, the
first since 1914. The finance min
istry appropriated 100000 pesos
(about $210,00O) for the project,
expected to require a year.
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS, Colo
INS-A widespread search was UNI
derway today for two murder sus-
poets. who escaped from the coun-
ty Jail at Steamboat Springs after
beating Sheriff Ernest Todd TO
insensibility and locking him in
their cell. The two former Texas
brothers were being held in jail for
the torture-murder OF Elthelbert
Prudy. 56year-old sheepherder, last
Aug. s. Sheriff Todd said the two
were o. r. Thoronberry. 2S. and
Randel Thronberry. 26, of Cleburne,
Texas. They were scheduled to
come to trial next month during
the fall term Of court.
NASHVILLE, Tenn ms -
, Army trucks we're to be used today
to haul vital materials to and from
war plants in the Nashville area
as the strike OF more than 1,OU0
truck drivers in the Nashville dis
trict continued. Major L. j. Ben
nett of the Industrial Relations sec
ton OF the Army Air Forces said
he had authority from Washington
TO take steps to assure uninterrupt-
ed movement of needed materials,
included fabricated airplane parts,
among war plants in Tennessee.
NEW YORK-INS-Condition Of
Al Jolson, famous black-face come
dian who is suffering from virus
pneumonia was reported unchang-
al CARLY today His physicians Mt