The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-07-27

Britain in demanding the I'M
conditional surrender Of Italy.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- John SUIT
ton. noted English actor under
contract TO Goth Century Fox, and
Mrs, Sutton have come to the part
ing OF the ways. Married since
1888, Sutton disclosed today that
a property agreement had been
reached and that Mrs. Sutton. the
former Charlotte Barret, would file
soon for a divorce.
WASHINGTON -lNS-Sour.
ces close to President Roose-
Welt today said he was eIated
by the collapse Of Benito Mus
solinis Fascist regime in
Italy. The President is expect
ed TO comment on the italian
Developments at his press
conference this afternoon. II
is believed he will reiterate
the determination Of the Amer.
lean government to insist on
the unconditional surrender OF
Italy.
HARTFORD. Conn-lNS- Ches-
ter Bowles was on his way to
Washington today to assume his
new duties as general manager of
the Office OF Price Administration
after stating that he was definite
~ in favor of lifting the ban on
pleasure driving.
SAN NARINO, Cal ms A
bottle of his fayorite sunburn To-
ton was airmaied today to Lieut..
Gen. George S. Patton, Jr., some
where in Sicily" The colorful
American officers sister. Anne W.
Patton, received a V-mail letter
from Gen. Patton yesterday re-
questing the lotion for "a pair of
badly sunburned lips" The let
ter was sent last May Il from
Africa.
WASHINGTON Up One out
of nine Army officers overseas
was promoted during May and
June. compared with one out of
13 in the continental United
States. the War Department an
nounced today. This is in accord
ance with the policy of giving pro-
motion preference to overseas Of
ficers, the War Department said.
FRASERBURGH. Scotland UP
Lawrence l.. Tweedy. 81. chair
man OF the American Chamber of
Commerce in London since 1883.
died yesterday of a heart ailment
at the home of a friend.
NEW YORK-UP-A beer short
age, attributed to a scarcity OF
grains and intensified by ODT de-
livery restrictions and a lack of
bottles and barrels, has forced
brewers TO adopt their own ration
ing systems, it was revealed today
An official of the United States
Brewers Association said some
brewers are pro-rating supplies
among regular customers, and 9th.
are curtailing deliveries.
WASHINGTON-UP- Secretary
OF Navy Frank Knox said today he
believed that an attempt would be
made by the new Italian govern
ment to take Italy out of the war
lin the reasonably near future
CHICAGO-INS 49, The captain
and three crew members of the
Canadian tanker Bruce Hudson
were in critical condition today fol
lowing explosions and fire which
transformed them into human
torches and wrecked the ship.
Three other members Of the crew,
slightly burned, were given first aid.
Federal Bureau of Investigation
agents hurried to the scene, the
Phillips Petroleum Company docks
in East Chicago, Ind. few minutes
after the first blast set the ship
afire. and worked throughout the
night seeking the cause.
MARCH FIELD. Cal.-INS- A
military board was named today 10
Investigate the crash OF two heavy
bombers at March Field yesterday
which killed three Army filters.
March Fields public relations Of
flee announced t-e dead as Second
1t. Robert II. Mack. &c, OF Bristol
vile, o.; Second 1t. William W.
Walton. 30 Mifflintown, Pa, and
Corp. Merle L. Detwiler, q, Seville,
o.
PITTSBURGH-INS-A protract.
ed legal battle Ringing on the con
stitutionality of the new Smith
Connally anti-strike law was openly
anticipated today by Government
attorneys when the trial OF the 80
western Pennsylvania United Mine
Workers indicted for allegedly 70
menting W time work stoppages
gets under way in the fall.
ALLIANCE. O.-INS-A mother
and three OF her eight children
were dead today as a result Of
fire which destroyed their Alliance
home. Cause OF the blaze was I'M
determined. Mrs. Elizabeth NJ.
Baughman, 81, and the children,
Frances, 4, Jackie, s. ard Mary. ?.
were asleep on the second toJc
when the blaze was discovered.
WASHINGTON - ms -- wPB
Chairman Donald VI. Nelson today
called for a stimulation OF pulpwo0d
production to offset critical short
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