The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-11-24
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GRAND RAPIDS-INs - One
fireman was killed today when 4
fire swept through the Berkey and
Gay furniture factory next to the
Rowe Hotel. The fireman was Lew.
in Coleman. Al. who was killed
when wall OF the factory fell on
him while he was lighting the fire
No other hremen we're reported in
jured.
RoSEVlLLE, cal.-lNS
At least four persons were re-
ported killed and - others
were seriously injured today
when a Portland-bound Grey.
hound bus crashed into a pass
enger auto and topped over
into a ditch. The entire top OF
the bus was sheared of, strew-
ing passengers along the road
side like so many Walnuts,"
a witness declared.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS new
subway. which has been open only
since Oct. II, faced it's first person
al injury suit today. Mrs. Inez Lind
sey. 81, and her cousin, Mrs. Iris
Michels, SIS. want $4,000 each for
the injuries they claim they suf-
fered when they tumbled down an
escalator.
GlBBSTOWN, N. J.-lNS
One chemist was dead today
and two others nursed serious
injuries following two blasts
and fire which destroyed an
experimental laboratory at the
Gibbstown explosives plant Of
e. |. Du Point de Nemours &
Co. Firm officials Identified the
dead man as Robert S. Done,
rs, OF clarksboro, N. J. The
injured, blown from the build
lna by the force Of the explo-
sion, are A. NJ. Cavanauah, 29,
Of Woodbury.. and r. C. Woehr-
man, 20, Of Wenonah.
BARABOO, Wis.-INS-Frank
Beranek. AZ, was minus $25 and
pretty good job today because he
was observed smoking in building
containing 5000 pounds Of smoke
less powder in the plant OF Badger
Ordnance Works In Baraboo.
WASHINGTON-INS-Sen. Ger
aid Nye (R) n D., said today,
There isn't . ghost Of a chance"
that Wendell l.. Willkie will be
Nominated by the Republicans for
president in 1914. Long a foe of
Willkie,. Nye based his assertion
upon information gained on two out
of.city visits during which he saw
many Republican leaders.
RAPID CITY, S. D.-INS-Only
one flyer, q radio operator. was
injured when BIZ heavy bomber
crashed three miles east Of Box
Elder, S. D., shortly after taking
off on q routine fight, Army auth
critics announced today. The in
5ured flyer Is Sergt. Thomas G..
Scott. son OF Mrs. Mary Scott, $50
Borace St, Kalamazoo, Mich, who
wag reported recovering at the
Rapid City Army Base Hospital.
He suffered cuts and bruises.
z HOLLYWOOD-INS- Pat Starl-
ing, Miami, Fla, an 1S-year-old
beauty who was discovered" by
film producers on the cover OF
magazine, today was given a long
term contract. Because OF her
age, a superior court judge had to
grant formal approval.
ST. PAUL, Minn.-1NS-Support-
ers of Lieut.. Commander Harold
F.. Stassen, former Minnesota gov
4 ernor, for the Republican presi-,
II dental nomination, were believed
today to be organizing a drive for
convention votes on mo compro-
4 mise with any other candidate"
basis.
II HOLLYWOOD-INS- Charging
+ that her husbands frequent alb
sences from home annoyed her.
n Mrs. Virginia Thunderstorm today
D won an uncoDtested divorce from
Bruce Thunderstorm, motion picture
director.
NEW RK-INS-Funeral ser
vices were being planned today for
Samuel Parr Delatour. IS. pioneer
cattleman Of the Middle West, who
died yesterday.
TRENTON, n. J.-INS Political
observers speculatcd today that
Gov. Charles Edison OF New Jersey,
| Democrat. whose term expires Jan.
IS, might appoint himself to fill the
L. S. Senate vacancy caused by the
death Monday OF w. Warren Bar
bour. senator from New Jersey.
NEW YORK-INS-Former King
Carol OF Rumania intended princi-
pally 10 urge his countrymen to
GUST the Nazis from his homeland
in the radio speech which was
banned by censors yesterday, II was
learned from the ex-ruler's press
representatives.
4 LONDON-INS-The Italian Ven
/ etias division and Yugoslay parti-
san forces. fighting side by side.
have wiped out a Bulgarian bat
talon in fighting near Kremna, in
Serbia. "a free Yugoslav commun-
ique announced today.
NEW YORK-INS-Mayor F. II.
LaGuardia strongly advised high