The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-06

ported today that 1t received ap-
plicants for mortgage insurance to
cover approximately 1880 new
war worker dwelling units during
February, as compared with appli-
cations involving $3.50 units filed
in January.
Observation-Disclosures L. VIII
liams, regional administrator OF
the Office of Price Administration,
today addressed to Michigan school
teachers a message giving them
full credit" for a monumental
job for victory in handling the
registration for food rationing.
arrangements were being made to
day for state Senator Henry Tay-
lor Wickham, 93-year-old president
protein OF the Virginia state SEN
ate. Wickham, who died Friday,
was prominent in public affairs in
Virginia since 1879 and was a
friend of Gen. Robert L. Lee, who
presented him with his diploma
from Washington and Lee Universe
ty.
NEW YORK-INS- The Army
today was investigating the death
of Second Lieut.. Jack r. Lewis.
1909 Aidenall Ave, Cleveland, o..
who was killed Friday when his
plane crashed about two miles
south of Richmond. Va.
LONDON-INS - Archbishop
Francis j. Spellman has arrived
at Gibraltar enroute TO North
Africa, a Madrid report to the Daily
Mail stated today. While in Sc
Vile the Archbishop conferred with
the British ambassador.
VALLEJO, Cal.-UP- Marines
armed with submachine guns dis
persed a riotous crowd OF $50 negro
and white service men and some
civilians early today in Vallejo's
Barbary Coast area near the en-
trance to the Mare Island ferry.
SEATTLE up The Seattle
Post-Intelligencer said today that
enough coffee and butter TO give
each of the 4e0 residents of Nome,
Alaska, thousands OF pounds apiece
lonlad thnra natnhn- hu
III Civilian Reserve Food Supply
Office. The coffee and butter, the
paper said, were part of an unex-
pected and unneeded shipload Of
foodstuffs for which there was no
storage place in the community.
Much of the shipment, the article
said. already has spoiled on the
beach.
MEXICO CTTY-AP - Mexico
Citys 100000 race track, with
the grandstand built up the side
of a, mountain and the seven-fur-
long strip on the floor OF the valley
opens today with a program OF
six faces.
NEW YORK-AP - Melting
Soong, now Madame Chang Kai
shek and the first lady of China
is going back today to her alma
mater, Wellesley College. The
northumberland wife of the Chi
nese generalissimo is to address
the student body of her Massa
chusetts college Sunday. Her
speech is scheduled to be broad
cast,
WAWSHINGTON-INS- Declar
ing that I'VE are preparing to draft
too many men," Sen. Burton X
Wheeler (D) Mont, today planned
a fight for his bill to prevent the
induction Of married men with chill
dren. 1T would be a hollow vic
tory. indeed, II in order to wage
totalitarian war. we destroy that
which these foreign ideologies have
deliberately destroyed-the home
and family life" he said.
NEW YORK ms The high
cost in ration points OF canned ant
dried foods is the result of gov
eminent boarding as well as exces
sive buying by housewives. the
American Institute of Food Dis
tribution insisted today. Record
production in 1912 was sufficiently
large adequately to supply civilian
consumers until 1913 packs said
a report of the institute signed by
Gordon c. Corbaley, president.
Observation-Disclosures. Mel
vim Mas, ranking Republican or
the House Naval Affairs Commit
tee. today hailed the destruction o.
Jap armada off New Guinea as
proof of the need for "followup'
offensives in the Pacific and more
emphasis on land-based planes.
DETROIT-INS - Threohun
dred-pound George Moriarty, form
er Detroit Tiger manager anC
tough American League umpire
today charged his 100-pound wife
with extreme and repeated cruelty
in cross bill for divorce. Bis
George accused Mrs. Moriarty o.
forcing him to make his own bed
wash his own laundry, and prepare
his own meals.
SEATTLE, Wash.-INS-Boeini
aircraft workers of the Seattle anC
nearby Renton plants will meet to
morrow at huge mass demonstra
ton to protest the recent Al
cents an hour wage increase grant
ed them by the War Labor Board
The meeting, to be attended by