The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-16
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MELBOURNE-AP- Aneta, Of
ficial Netherlands news agency. has
revealed that japanese authorities
in the Netherlands East Indies
have ordered all radio receivers in
the territory under their control
adjusted so that only japanese
broadcasts can be received.
DETROIT-AP-Th e5th annual
state convention OF the American
Legion opened Saturday with more
than 1000 veterans Of World War
attending, and their chief concern
was for the welfare of returning
veterans of World War II.
LANSING-AP - The defense
finance committee OF the State AID.
ministrative Board baked Friday
at allowing the University OF Michi-
gan $500 900 and Michigan State
College $234,000 from their ear
marked portions Of tho state war
chest. The committee approved
NJ. S. C.'s request for $275,590
10 finance war research projects
= and its accelerated summer curri-
cuia.
FISHKILL, n. Y.-INS-A first
degree murder indictment which
upon conviction carried a maximum
penalty OF death will be sought
against 13-year old Edwin Codarre,
charged with the attack-murder of
Elizabeth Voight, 10. The first
steps in sending the youth to the
chair will be taken today when
he is brought before Judge Ralph
kill.
MEXICO CITY-INS-Movie Ac-
tor Enroll Flynns denial that he
has married Nora Ellington of Los
Angeles was seconded today by
the lady herself, according to the
Mexico City newspaper Novedades
Acapulco correspondent.
NEW Notwithstanding the
Selective Service Administration of
being "unimaginative" Mayor F.
II. LaGuardia today maintained
that Washington draft officials have
failed TO grasp the situation" La
Guardia said that draft officials
are creating uncertainty in the
public mind because of their at.
tempts to be expedient rather than
efficient.
ING Sfota
old age pensions and other factors
have provided too much competi-
ton for the Boone County Poor
House and it will close its doors,
the county board OF supervisors al
nounced today. With most OF the
former inmates otherwise provided
for, only six remain at the poor
farm. too few to operate it. The
county will rent the place.
PHOENIX, Ariz.-UP-Authori-
ties said today that socially prom
inent Mrs. Gloria Gould Barker, 81,
who drowned yesterday in the
swimming pool of her spacious
home, apparently slipped at the
edge of the pool, struck her head
and fell into the water.
CHICAGO-INS- Word of the
death OF Albert Benbrook, famous
guard on the University of Michi.
gan football team in 1908. 1909 and
1910, was received in Chicags-to.
day. Benbrook died yesterday in
Dallas, Tex, where he had gone on
business for his firm. the American
Seating Company. by which he had
been employed as a salesman for
the last IL years He would have
been Sc years old Aug. "a.
LONDON-INS-Air raid ward
ems today dug among ruins OF work
ing-class homes to rescue civilians
trapped under debris,after German
planes carried out widespread raids
over southern England during the
night. Two coastal towns were at
tackled with high explosives In the
light of flares dropped by the enc
my planes.
LONDON-INS - The German
news agency D-Nb CldlIu6u IOudy
that a United States cruiser OF the
Brooklyn class was sunk by Nazi
U-boat off the north coast of Sicily.
The dispatch said the cruiser was
strongly escorted by destroyers.
DENVER-INS - Miss Gloria
Hatrick, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar B. Hatrick, of Larchmont, n.
Y, and Colorado Springs, Colo,
was to become the bride today of
Edward B. Mclean. OF Colorado
Springs. wealthy son of Mrs. Eva
lyn Walsh Mclean, of Washington,
D. c.
Observation-Disclosures
Roosevelt. after three days con-
versatlon with Prime Minister
Churchill. was back in Washington
today for a speedy review of the
war picture before going to Quebec.
Canada for the final phase OF key
Anglo-American war strategy plan
ming for the invasion OF Nazi Eur
ope.
CHICAGO-INS- Allied troops
everywhere are "ready and able
- nnhark unon Gas warfare IL the