The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-04-09
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LAS VEGAS, Nev.-INS-Tom.
my Dorsey. the band leader. was
honeymooning today with Patricia
Dane OF the screen. They we're mar.
ried by justice OF the peace yes
terday after a trip from Hollywood.
The bride is IS and her real name
is Patricia Ann Burns. The mar
riage was the second for each.
KETCHIKAN, Alaska-lNS- A
wire overload was blamed today
for the fire that destroyed Ketchi-
kan Coast Guard laundry in which
three unidentified men lost their
lives. While exploding cleaning
fluid fed the flames that damaged
adjoining buildings, 2S other en-
ployes escaped from the fire by
lesping from the second story
window.
RENO, Nev.-INS- Disclosure
that Mrs. John jacobs ASter III,
the former Ellen Tuck French, has
established Nevada residence rpre-
sumably TO seek a divorce was
made today by her attorney, r.
Ze.ner Hawkins.
ALLIED HEADQUARTERS in
North Africa-INS- Twenty-Five
year old Major Levi R. Chase of
Cortland, n. V, who shot down
his ninth and tenth enemy planes
Wednesday, is now the king OF
American fighter pilots operating
on the central and northern Tuni-
sian front.
NEW NS-Distribution
had been started today OF 2,724,00Q
leaflets containing instructions te
civilians advising them what to
do in event of gas attack. Publ
cation of the pamphlet by the Civil
liam Defense Volunteer once was
made possible by contributions re.
ceived from New York City Saw.
ings banks.
CHICAGO-INS - A memorial
meeting of 1000 delegates of Chi
cago- iaboF-uHions- was-eH- record
today in protest against the execu-
ton by Soviet Russia OF Henryk
Ehrlich and Victor Alter, Polish.
Jewish labor leaders.
SPRINGFIELD. lll.-INS-- The
pardon application Of Osmund
Westgate, who escaped from the
prison farm at Joliet Penitentiary
more than Is years ago, then mar
ried and went straight" in New
York, will be heard in Springfield
next Tuesday 1t was announced
today.
ALBANY. Ore. -INS-Efforts TO
prove a motive in the Lower IS"
murder OF Mrs. Martha Virginia
James were made today as the pro
secution built its case against
Robert E. Lee Folkes, negro dining
car cook accused OF cutting the
pretty young Navy wife's throat
last Jan. %.
WASHINGTON ms - The
House Committee ont Small Bust
ness today summoned OPA Direc-
tor Prentiss Brown and Food Ad-
ministrator Chester Davis to tes-
tify on the "black market" in meat.
CHICAGO ms Society
friends of the marital-minded
Merry Fahrney. madcap medicine
heiress, who were only mildly sur
prised to hear she had married
a Swedish waiter in South Carolina.
took in stride today the report she
had obtained a divorce three weeks
later right here in Chicago. Nils
Kurt Holm. Swedish-born New
York waiter. said he had been OFF
cred $1,000 by a man named Carl
son in November, 1871. to marry
was performed in Cheraw, s. c.,
the fifth marriage in which Merry
was principal.
GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS, Australia-UP-Gen
Douglas Macarthur released the
following comment today on the
L. s. War Departments order bar
ring soldiers on active duty from
running for political office: Lets
get on with the war;
.LONDON-UP- A Swiss dis
patch said today the German and
Italian propaganda ministries have
ordered Axis newspapers to prepare
their readers for the defeat and
possible humiliation of their arm
les in Tunisia. Italian newspapers
we're reported to have responded
in some cases with editorial pleas
that the Italo-German forces make
a Eastman stand with the knowl
edge that "the fate Of Italy Is In
the balance
WASHINGTON UP Warn
ings that "pay-as-you-go tax delay
ieopardizes President Roosevelt''
sntiin,lation program conceded to
day with his call for congressiona
action toward siphoning off an es
tlmated s35,000,000 OF exces;
purchasing power. Mr.. Roosevelt
called on Congress for higher taxes
and upon the people for more saw
ing and less spending.
GEN. MACARTHUR'S HEAD
QUARTERS. AUSTRALIA-UP--
A Hudson bomber, scouting th'
south Dutch New Guinea coast, hi
three of string Of Japanese barge:
with bombs and set small escort
ing warship afire, a communiqut
said today.
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