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Askov American., 1943-10-21

the following officers were elected:
President, Robert Dracy; vice presi-
dent, Kenneth Jorgenson; secretary,
Ada Miller; treasurer, Harold Noeld-
ner.
The club was very happy to well
come two new members, Richard and
Bernard Martinek and enjoyed hav-
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Martinek as guests.
The All mothers served the usual
delicious lunch.
While dishes were being washed
Mrs. Jones played some new games
with Alters and from the sound a
general good time was being had"
Askov American., 1943-10-21
Kerrick

Those twins are getting along fine.
We mean the Nee twins. Mother Nee
is also doing well and Frank is just
getting his feet on the ground. They
say he suffered terribly when they
came. Men always do, at first any
way. Somehow after the sixth or
tenth it don't seem so bad. Cheer
up Frank.
There is a new baby at the Bud
Peters home. It's girl they say
with mother and babe and father
all doing well.
Donald Larson went to Moose Lake
Saturday with Frank Nee and had
the stitches removed from his ear
The ear stayed on o. K. and Don
feels o. K. too.
A charivari party was held for
Sergeant and Mrs. Leonard Erickson
(nee Dorothy Dahlgren) at the Parker
Inn Tuesday night. Lots of fun re-
ported by everyone. Sergeant Erlck-
son returned to Camp Chaffee, Ark.
on Wednesday. Mr.. Erickson's home
is in Holyoke.
Frank Nee and Corinth spent Sun.
day at Moose Lake with the Other
three members of the family.
Joe Okronglis is doing some tim.
Der work now, getting out pulpwood
Wood prices are extra good these
days.
All the whoopers are back at schoo
now. The cought is over and everyone
is glad. It was something of siege
VIM. and Mrs. Southerton, formel
residents here but now of Minneap
oils, where he has defense job
were Sunday guests of friends II
Kerrick. They took in the affair a
the schoolhouse Saturday evening.
Don Hogan was in town for da.
last week. He left here for Detroi
where he is supposed to attend schoo
for a while and then will take VI
work for the government.
The w. P. Hogan family had get
together last Saturday and Sunda.
and everyone was there but the Ny
rud twins who were i'll and coul'
not come. Those present were Paul
who is in service at FIT. Leonar'
Wood. now home on furlough, AM
Mrs. Paul, Mrs. Lundberg and fam
lily of Duluth, Francis and Mrs. Foley
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly and Mr.. and Mrs
Adrain of Minneapolis, the Nyrud
of Willow River and the Sexton
from Kerrick. Paul will be in tn
territory for two weeks.
A wedding in Nickerson Monda
evening of this week united Mis-
Mildred Slower and Orien McDonal
who is now in service and home o
furlough. Both are well and fav
orably known here, having reside
in the territory for number of year
and are very well thought of. The
have the best wishes of many friend
You can hunt ruffed grouse no'
if you have gun, license, shells an
the ambition to get out. They are M
Askov American., 1943-10-21
Duquette

Mr.. Hull left for Duluth Monday
to enter hospital for medical care.
He has been in very poor health for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Berger and Mrs. Ellen
Anderson, Irene and Eva and Betty
Soens attended the Mcdonald Slower
wedding at the Lutheran church in
Nickerson Monday evening.
Mrs. Hedberg visited with Mrs
Anderson Monday afternoon.
Mrs. Alf Erickson spent Sunday
afternoon at the Edwin Johnson
home.
Askov American., 1943-10-21
When You And
l We're Younger
Twenty five Years Ago.
Items taken from the Askov American
of Is and IS years ago.
October "a, 1879

(OcIODer "a, lSlo)
Pine county went over the top in
the recent Fourth War Loan drive
just completed, over-subscribing in
the amount of about $4,000. The
number of individual subscribers in
the county totalled nearly 1000.
A. o. Johnson, the blacksmith at
Sandstone, received the news yester-
day that his son, who was stationed
at Fort Smelling, had died that day,
a victim of Spanish influenza.
Auditor w. H. Hamlin, who has
served as county auditor for the past
IL years and will retire the first of
the year, invited the county commits
Sioners to his home in Pine City Mon
day evening for a dinner. Mr.. Ham,
lin was presented with a gift of sill
verware, as token of appreciation.
Miss Mette Sorensen, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Sorensen of Askov,
left Saturday for Blair, Nebr., to at
tend school.
Jens Krag of Askov who lost his
barn in the Moose Lake fire did not
give up. He is already very near to
the completion of a new barn on his
place.
A girl arrived at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. MAIDS Nielsen of ASkoV
Wednesday of last week.
Ralph Ballantine, Theodore Holm
Strom and Warren Croisant, all o1
Markville, left this week for army
training camps. A farewell party was
given in their honor Sunday night al
the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Nash of Wilma
were called to Fillmore, N. D. Sunday
by the serious illness of their son
Webster.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Glienke of Viii.
ma were callers at Taopi, MINI.
Monday to attend the funeral of Mrs
Glienke's mother who passed away
there. after an illness of Severa
months.
Ray Fairchild and son, Harry wht
were both badly burned in the Moost
Lake fire last week passed away th'
first of the week, after great dea
of suffering. The funeral for Mrs
Fairchild and the baby was held Fri
day when many outsiders came t.
attend.
ALI Erickson of Duquette left fo
Pine City Tuesday to join the Pin
county contingent of draftees goin
to Camp Cody.
Harold and Allen Underhill of Rut
ledge motored to st. Paul Tuesday
Harold to take his second eXamina
ton for army service.
A party was given at the Gus
johnson home in Windemere Satur
day for Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Kinda
and family, who intend to leave 500
for Minneapolis, where they Wi
make their future home.
Askov American., 1943-10-21

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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
Baby Burglars
Give Selves up

Evanston. Ill. May 20-lNS-Tuo
amateur burglars found their ca
feers Unexpectedly interrupted to-
DAY.
Mrs Clarence KenVorthy. uhen
she returned from the theater with
her daughter. Doris. L.. heard this
shrill and frantic plea az she en-
tered the bathroom Of her apart.
ment
We surrender-ue confess -
dor shoot
In the bathroom she found Anna
May Gaines and her sister. Lorens
negroes. They hardly could have
been veterans IN their adopted pro.
fession for Anna is only eight aud
Loreua is four.
However. Mrs. kenporthy said
they bad given the apartment a
Workmsnlike ransackinz and taken
a coin collection valued at 500.
Mrs KeuWorthy held the BABY bur.
glars until the arrival OF police
when II vas disco cred her apart.
ment was the girls second port OF
call.
They first had visited the apart.
ment OF Mrs. Gertrude Mace 10 the
same building. There. police SAID.
they not only took a purse contain
ing 81. but also cooked a meal OF
eggs in the kitchen before traipsing
downstairs to the Kenwortby apart.
ment.
The baby burglars we're turned
over TO their parents pending In.
vestigation b. juvenile authorities.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
PLAYS Presented
in Lincoln School

Two plays, given by members OF
the eighth and tenth graders. were
presented by students Of the Lin.
roln High School in an assembly
Wednesday.
The hrst play vas Mellerdram.
mer'. by Gustafson, and was an.
nounced by Lila McFall Those
taking part were Mary Reeves.
reader. Jack Stoddard. Manuel Dell
Popolo. Ilene Laiiiu. Zingerella:
Shirley Saltz Maggie O'Brien; Har-
old Wright, Patrick. Oramel Rowe
and James Jones. curtains. Harriet
Dieter, horizon; Floyd Held, dark
ness. Helen Nemeth, and Mary
Murray, shadows: Eugene Ham.
mer. sun Harry Breining and An.
drew Gull, hours, and Anna Meta
stairs The play was presented
by eighth grade students
The play given by the tenth
grade was a comedy. Those taking
part were Russell VANITY. John;
Dorothy Uettit Mary; David Nine
shein, the hero; Beth Allison. the
heroine; Bruce Smalley, william;
Phyllis Hearl gunner; Nicholas
Sourant. director The play was
announced and manager by Verna
Lamkin
Miss Dorothy Carpenter directed
the plays
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
PLAN RIAckouT

Lansing, May 20-AP-The State
Office OF Civilian Defense. announC-
ing details for a practice blackout
May &c in eight south central coun-
ties, said today that the third test
of Michigan's new blue-red. blue.
white warning system will feature
another experiment in methods for
reducing 'sky-glow First blue
warning signal in the area. embrac-
ing Clinton. Shiawassee. Eaton,
lngham. Livingston, Jackson. Hills.
dale and Lenawee Counties. will
sound at 9:5S p. m. (EWT). begin.
ming a blackout that will last until
1910 p. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
Deaths
MRS. JENNIE o'sRIEN

Mrs. Jennie OBrien passed away
Wednesday afternoon at 6;45 She
was the daughter OF the late VII
liam and Mary Fosarty Common, Her
marriage to Daniel O'Brien took
place April IS. 1857. in Ypsilanti
Her husband died oct %, 1881
and her daughter Mrs Leo Salsska
tGertrude1 also preceded her in
death Jan 10, 1912 Mrs OBrien
livel all her married life in Angus
IA Township
Surviving Mrs O'Brien is her
son. Frank r q Brien. Detroit
her dauchter Mrs Ralph Lewright
tGenevieyel Ann Arbor, two
brothers. William Connor, Npsi.
Ianti John Conner Dearborn, AM
her sister Mrs Helen Conner.
Monroe
Mrs o Brien vas member OF
81 John the Baptist Catholic
Church
Rosary viii be At 5 o'clock Fri
day evening at the Z. Moore
Funeral Home Funeral services
will be at 1000 Saturday morning
IN ST John the Baptist Church.
and Father G Warren Peek, Ann
Arbor. will say the mass. Burial
will take place in St. John Gene.
terry
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
F at Man Falls,
Breaks No Bones

Chicago, May 20-lNS-Physi-
clans reported with amazement to-
day that Robert McDonalad SO,
who weighs 240 pounds, apparently
suffered no broken bones In his
10-story plunge from the l4th floor
OF the First National Bank Build
ing.
Mcdonald landed on a fourth
floor skylight and received numer'
Gus bruises and cuts, but 70 frac.
lures so far as X-rays revealed. The
physicians said he probably would
recover, which they described as
miracle"
Mcdonald leeped from a window
when officers came to arrest him on
a charge Of beating Milwaukee
hotel bill. He was secretary to
Washington Porter II, art collector
and former secretary Of the Amer
lean legation in Copenhagen. Porter
himself was arrested few days ago
in Jacksonville. Fla, on a similar
charge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
GEORGE NJ. GoooELL

Relatives here have received
word OF the sudden death, Tuesday
in Lansing of George NJ. Goodell.
formerly OF near Denton. He was
the son Of the late Mr. and Mrs
Scion Goodell.
After being graduated from the
Normal College. he taught for a
few years in district schools in this
vicinity then went to Lansing
whore for about A years be had
been president OF the Lansing Life
Insurance Agency.
He was married So years ago TO
Charlotte Goldsmith, Mooreville.
Surviving besides his widow are
two sisters, Mrs. Nora Holmes, this
city. and Mrs. Albert Staebler,
Frains Lake: two brothers. Harry
and Clifford. Ypsilanti Township;
four sons. Zelin. Ralph. Roy. Lam
sing. and George S, Birmingham,
eight grandchildren.
Mrs. Nora Holmes and daughter
Miss Ada. and Mrs Rote Holmes
expect TO attend the funeral in
Lansing. Friday at 100.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
NAMED MODERATOR

Grand Rapids. May 20-AP- Dr.
Carleton B. Miller. Battle Creek,
pastor OF First Congregational
Church, Wednesday was elected
moderator Of the Michigan Congre-
gational Christian Conference at
the 101st annual meeting. He sue.
ceeds Alex NJ. Meikle, Detroit.
Myron Stowel, Detroit. was named
assistant moderator and the fol-
lowing we're elected to the board of
trustees: the Rev. L. NJ. Isaacs.
Gaylord; Stanley Dole, Detroit;
Mrs. Keith Elliott, Battle Creek,
and Mrs. Frank D. Fitzgerald,
Grand Ledge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
MRS. JOHN L. RIDGE

MN . JOF1N - NtOSE
Milan. Mich May 2O-Mrs. John
l.. Ridge passed away at her home
Al $500 Arcona Rd. this morning af-
ter an illness Of about year She
was born Edith Irene Mangus. the
daughter of Soloman and Ellen
Mangus. at Litchfeld. April %,
1856. She married John l. Ridge.
Milan. October 10. 1908, and since
that time they had resided on a
farm east of Milan. with the eNcep-
ton of six years between 1886 and
1910. when they made their home
in Milan Mrs Ridge was a mem
Der of the Seybert Evangelical
Church.
She is survived by her usband,
three daughters, Mrs. Marguerite
Wardell and Mrs. Nelly Cleyenger,
Detroit and Mrs. Jean Lyon, Milan.
and a son. Ernest Ridge, Arcona
Rd. other survivors include her
mother. Mrs. Ellen Perkins, Spring
VILE. I'VE grandchildren, two sis
ters. and four brothers. Two sis
tiers and two brothers preceded
Mrs. Ridge in death.
Funeral services will be Sunday
afternoon at so from the Stevens
and Bush Funeral Home, in Milan,
with Rev. William Boetcher, OF
the Seybert Evangelical Church, Of
ficiating. Burial will be in Marble
Park. Milan. Friends may call at
the funeral home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
Hopwood Prizes 60
TO u. Of M. Students

Ann Arbor. Mich. Nav 2o-Prizo
money totaling $3.50 was divided
among IL University of Michigan
student writer's yesterday in tho
annual awarding OF the Hopwood
prizes for essays, fiction, drama and
poetry
Major awards Of $1,000 each went
10 Rosamond Edwards Haas a gra-
duate studrnt from Kalamazoo.
for her manuscript Of poems, De
lay is the Song and to Elizabeth
Ware, graduate student from
Springfield. Mo, for play. The
Wishful Taz'
Three major awards we're given
for fiction. including $500 to David
Harry Stevenson Of Ann Arbor.
$500 10 Naomi Agnes fitzpatrick Of
Haskell y j. and $500 10 Mrs
Nora 3 Johnston of Birmingham
Other winners. $3.50 to Marianne
Steif Finton OF Jackson for a minor
award in essay; 800 10 Peggy
Goodin. Button. Ind for a minor
fiction. award 800 to Rene Leilani
Kuhn Of New York for A minor ic.
ton award $3.50 TO William John
kehoe OF Spencerport. y Y. for a
minor fiction award 800 to Jean
netts Michael Haien OF Ann Arhor
for a minor poetry award and $3.50
70 Marcia 10 Ann Peterson OF Ann
ArbCr for a minor poetry award
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
Municipal Court

Lawrence Storkan, % limerick
81. pleaded guilty 10 the charge Of
reckless driving and vas fined S2j
Charged with disorderliness,
Theodore LaCross, Harry SMITH
and Willard J. Sisco. all OF 225
Deyo. shire Rd. we're fined $3.50
ca ard provision pas made for
payment
Fines for afiic violations we're
paid by the following Lindsey
Mayhock. and Raymond A OLone
~ Dundee. $40 each. and Simon Nc
kss. g. speeding Antonio Plckard.
g. s=sal Hrtt violation Willard
McfaGde1. $500, improper license.
Glenn Upton. -. speeding and over
time psrKin Fred smith. willow
Lodge. IS. stop violation and Mat
thlas Book. 81. improper passing
Total Of fines paid for minor o.
lenses pas &C..
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
Pick OF The Air Today

1880 Vernon Bartlett on Where
We Stand Today"
BLU: 05 Good Old Days;
100 Josef Stopak Concert,
$50 Johnny Long Band.
1890 Wings to Victory.
MBS-S:00 This is Our Enemy,
$50 Busy Mr.. Bingle:
9:15 Fight Night preyiew:
II 90 South American Serenade
Friday
NBC-l . m L. S Marine Band.
$50 Friday Matinee.
645 National Maritime Day, Lily
Pons and OTHERS.
CBS-l2 noon Kate Smith.
$50 p m Johnny Cart and Trio
$50 Are You a Genius Quiz
BLU a m Breakfast at Sar-
dis.
II 80 p. m Farm and Home Pro-
gram,
SIS My Story, drama
MBS-ll:3O a. m Unwilling Of bust
Of Gen. George {. Marshall;
230 p. m. Mutual Goes Calling;
$50 Themes and Variations.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
In The Sick Room

Emil PARE. who suffered a re-
lapse. returned TO ST Joseph Mercy
Hospital. Ann Arbor, Wednesday.
Theresa Marlene Cannon. aged
six. is reported i'll with humps.
Ingeborg Heesch has recovered
from an attack OF rheumatic fever,
but IS still IN bed with a heart
silment
Mrs. Carl Jorgensen. 203 2. For
est Ave. returned Saturday from
University Hospital. Ann Arbor'
where her infant daughter. Carol
Louise. was born April 90.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
National 5rosdeastins

National 5rosdeastins Company
RED NETWORK -WLW 700. WV
$50. WHAM 1850. WMAQ SO.
BLUE NETWORK-WXYZ 1870,
Columbia 5roadesstins Company
WJR 100. WBBM $50. NCKY 1880.
WFBM 1860. VICAR 1850. WBNS
1860, WOOD 1910.
BLUE NETWORk-WOWO 1880
Mutual Broadeasting Company
RED NETWORK WLW 100.
BLUE NETWORK - WLW 700,
CKLW 500. WJBK 1890.
WLW zoe. WGN 100.
Tonight
NBC-S go Fanny Brice Frank
Morgan,
$50 Henry AldrlCh.
900 Lum and Abner for Blns
Crosby.
9 80 Rudy Valles,
10 90 Garry Moore SHOW.
10 30 March of Time.
CBS-S 100 Ransom sherman.
900 Major Doves from Wash.
ington.
2 80 stage Door Canteen.
1000 First Line.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
CROP SHORT

Lansing May 2O-AP-Stat az
riCultural experts, asserting q
short 1912 crop Of Michigan po-
tstoes and not the war was pri
marlly sponsibls for the current
market shortage within the state.
predicted today that potato acre.
age IN Michigan will be stepped
up more than 20 per cent this
spring and that supplies available
for civilians would approach nor.
nal by next fall
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
JURY pELIsERATING

Detroit, May 2o-AP-Delibera-
ton was resumed today by a jury OF
eight men and four women in the
trial OF DR.. William F. Koch and
his brother. Louis, charged with
mislabeling products of the Koch
Laboratories, Inc. The jury was
locked up last night when it failed
to reach a decision after deliberat.
ing testimony for seven hours.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
Attu

EOLt4LuEA AlOAL q sc OANi
land OF the Aleutians. The enemy
description Of the fighting indicated
that the Americans we're scoring
big gains in the drive to wipe out
the Jap garrisons.
Victory Expected
In one engagement alone. Tokyo
conceded in an announcement, the
Nipponese suffered casualties run
ming TO more than Sc per cent OF
their forces.
Latest word to come from the
Japanese on the Attu battle was
given in a Tokyo radbo broadcast
recorded by the Federal Commun.
ications Commission. This broad
cast was in the English language
and was beamed TO the western
United states and Latin America.
The announcer read what was
said to be a delayed dispatch from
a Japanese army spondent on
Atiu-
In seeking 10 portray the severity
of the fighting the Japanese cor
respondent said in describing one
battle which forced Jap unit into
a rear position that there was not
a single man free OF some wound
The initial landing by American
forces at Holtz Bay. where assault
units were put ashore simultaneous
ly With a landing at Massacre Bay.
was preceded by steady, eight
ho bombardment" by aircraft, the
Jap correspondent related.
1t was said that United States
warships, with landing parties
aboard. appeared outside Holtz Bay
at 10 a. m. tlocal time) on May IL
MAY IL in the United States i'm
mediately alter the bombardment
vas concluded.
The L. S. surface force then
moved in, it was said. and fired
"salvo after salyo 10 wild effort
to blow the island out Of the sea.
The original landing at HoltZ Bay
said the Japs, indicating that the
initial assault was swiftly followed
ashore by additional troops. was
carried out by - or IS landing craft
under cover OF naval barrage.
rypical Jap claims OF enemy
losses were made at the start OF
tn Jap correspondents dispatch,
but as it continued 1t revealed the
severity OF the blow to Nipponese
occupation forces which set foot
on Attu early last June.
II was claimed that the Amer
leans lost more than tWo.thirds
o, their strength in the initial as
sault but despite this they forced
the Jap. nese 10 withdraw 10 new
positions.
A paragraph quoted from the text
OF the dispatch describing the brief
stand by the Japanese on an I'M
portant ridge said:
However, after, after continuous
warship and aircraft bombardment
their Othe Japanese) positions,
had resulted in their losing more
than two-thirds OF their strength.
OR commanding officer ordered
them to take up new positions IN
the ridges. This operation was I'M
uertaken at night ION May IA and
with enemy patrols on all sides
Shortly after ! a m. May IS, the
dispatch continued, word came
that our position in a ridge ea1. OF
Holtz Bay had been destroyed by
the combined bombardment OF air.
craft and warships. and later it was
learned that another body OF our
meu made a gallant death-defying
charge in an effort TO destroy the
enemy beachhead.'
The broadcast made clear that
this Jap effort TO smash the Amer.
lean beachhead was futile.
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Continued from Page One)-
sons we're driven from their homes
while at Vincennes. Ind. an en-
Urgency appeal was made for 10,
600 additional sandbags to bolster
the leaking levees along the Wa
bash River.
A large part OF the business dis
trict and the Pennsylvania Railroad
yards were under water at Logans-
port, Ind. while at Lafayette. Ind.
the Wabash River was two miles
, wide.
In the tri-state mining area OF
Missouri, Kansas and Oklahoma, so
lead and zinc mines, producing for
the war effort, were closed by high
water.
The highest food stage in cen
fury was forecast for streams in the
lower Missouri Valley. and Gov
Forrest Donnell ordered companies
of the Missouri militia modified
at Joplin, Neosho, Carthage, Au-
rora, Lama and Monett.
OFlllCdl lClIlkOlJ
All of the lower Missouri River
area from Usage east to the Missis-
sippi and the Mississippi lowlands
from st. Louis to Cairo, H.. were
considered critical territory by
Army engineers. Three deaths
were reported in the st. Louis area.
Swollen Lake of the Ozarks spill
ed water over the Bagnell Dam
into the lower Usage basin at the
rate of 9O,O00,00 gallons a minute,
according to the Kansas City
Weather Bureau. Five railroads
halted service into the Missouri
Ozark region, and the Katy sus-
pended all its schedules out OF
Kansas City.
S. d. Flora, government metoro-
logist at Topeka, Kan" forecast
THE most devastating food ever
known to crops along the Neosho
River in southeastern Kansas.
The Arkansas River, which caus-
ed widespread damage in Arkansas
and Oklahoma last week, overflow
ed its banks again and continued
to rise. threatening Ozark, Oar
danelle. Morrilton, Pine Bluff and
Little Rock in Arkansas.
Northeast Oklahoma battled
against the rising waters OF the
Arkansas. Verdigris and Grand
Rivers while at Tulsa the swollen
Bird Creek endangered the city
reservoir
An estimated million acres OF
farmland we're under water in
central Illinois More than 100
families we're evacuated at Perolt
III where workers fought fever
ishly to mend the leaking dixie ~
the Illinois River protecting the
Caterpillar Tractor Company war
plant.
Rising waters of the Illinois Riv-
or threatened the great earthen
seawall built after the disastrous
food OF 1927 to protect Beardstown,
M. Farmers drove their cattle to
high ground along the Sangamon
River Valley and prepared to eva
cuate their homes.
LeVees Break
A torrent OF water from breaks
in two levees below Chandleryille.
H.. spread over a wide area but
eased. somewhat. the pressure on
bikes protecting the town.
Hard hit Illinois towns we're Van
dalia. Mount Carmel, Carmi, New
Haven and bottom land in Jackson
County.
The worst food In 80 years spill.
ed over the area around Defiance.
o.. at the confluence OF the Mau-
NEE and Auglaize Rivers. Large
sections OF farm land were under
water as the Maumee flooded base
ments in West Toledo and halted
| highway traffic.
In Michigan many fields we're I'M
/ der water in the southern part OF
| the state. and fruit growers feared
/ The food would retsrd pollination
and endanger their crops
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-05-20
Births

Daughter To Mr. and Mrs Donal I
II dali 9Ol Auburndale. Tuesday
al Boyer Hospital. Weight. seven
pounds, five ounces
Son Born To NJ and Mrs. .Eu
gene Stencil. Romulus. Tuesday al
Boyer Hospital. Weight, seven
pounds. "a ounces