The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-10-06
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JERSEY CITY-INS - Albert
Hoffman, OF the Hoffman Beverage
co. family. was free today from his
eX-wife actress and dancer Mitzi
Mayfair Hoffman. 46. was granted
divorce from Miss Mayfair in
chancery court yesterday after
charging desertion. Hoffman now
lives il East Orange. y. j., and
Miss Mayfair lives in Hollywood.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn., ms -
The first helicopter to fly success
fully in America was headed for
the Edison Institute at Dearborn.
Mich, today. Eugene +. Wilson.
yice-chairman and president ~
United Aircraft Corp. announced
that the historic machine would be
presented to the museum tomor-
row by Igor I. Sikorsky, its de-
signer.
NEW YORK-INS-Despite pre-
dictions of Secretary Harold l..
lckes 10 the contrary, Harry NJ.
Nawter. director OF the Bitumin-
Gus Coal Institute, assured today
that the industry's quota OF 600,-
100000 tons this year would be
met and possibly exceeded. Vaw-
ter said he merely was quoting
figures" when he declared that
Of
ent rate, added. TO coal already
mined probably would exceed the
goal by a million and half tons.
OSTON-INS-Wi William Green,
president OF the American Fedora
ton of Labor. today called on Con-
gress for quick passage of legisla-
ton broadening the Social Security
System because. he said. the w9r
in Europe may be over next sum
mer Green made his statement in
tht AFL's official publication. which
was distributed at the 6Srd annual
convention OF the Federation now
underway in Boston.
SIOUX FALLS s. D--INS=
The death of WAC End Lieut..
Naomi Kathleen Cheney, %, of
Jasper, Ala, believed to be muir
der victim, was investigated today
by officers of the Technical School,
Army Air Force Training Com
mand at Sioux Falls. Lieut.. Che
ney, an attractive brunette, was
found dead Under suspicious cir
cumstances" and there was levi
dence OF a struggle First Lieut..
Luther Evans OF the public rela-
tions office at the school declared
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES A. Nash,
S0-year-old Democratic chieftain,
was reported today to have "a
fighting chance" to recover from
pneumonia but still was gravely i'll
at the Columbus Memorial Hos
pital. The co-leader with Mayor
Edward ]. Kelly OF the Kelly-Nash
political organization emerged
from a coma yesterday afternoon
and since then has rallied in his
fight for life. He has been under an
oxygen tent since he was brought
to the hospital.
CHICAGO INS-Delinquency is
a constant menace to children who
are "part-time orphans" because
their parents work in war plants,
tie SIND National Safety Congress
in Chicago was told today. Beth
Afu1for f;a1d ons,,l4apt for tho L
$. Children's Bureau, estimated
that up to 100000 women with
children will have taken jobs by
the end of 1913 and 100000 chill
dren may have been "orphaned" for
part OF the day or night.
NEW YORK-INS - Burglars
ripped open a four-foot safe in an
uptown OPA office early today, and
made off with the richest haul in
OPA gasoline and food coupons yet
reported. The safe cracking. evil
IDENTIFY the work OF experts, Melted
loot valued at S225,000.
NEW YORK-INS-Opening ad
dresses were to be made today in
the trial Of eight men charged with
extortion in a motion picture union
labor racket. The trial. proceeding
before Judge John Bright. is in
connection with the activities OF
George f. Browne and Willie Bioff.
currently serving Jail terms for |
their part I'm the racket. The de- |
PENDANTS are accused OF having |
aided Brown and Bioff in the ex- |
tortion OF one million dollars o. |
more from movie producers and |
exhibitors by threatening strike
action.
BOSTON-INS- The L. s. s.
Richard P. Leary. destroyer, was
TO be launched today at the Boston
Navy Yard. Mrs. George X. Gro
ger of Wynnewood. Pa. grand
daughter of Rear Admiral r. p
Leary. for whom the vessel was
named, was to christen the ship.
DETROIT-INS-- The Clio won
a major victory in the Detroit pri-
mary election today when its can.
didate. Frank Fitzgerald, led
Mayor Edward Jeffries by almost
2 10 with 9754S votes polled as
against the mayors 59,945. Pohti-
cal reaction as a result OF the June
race riots was shown in tabulations