The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-08-24

ficials disclosed today. The manu-
facturers Of the fighter said a Few
pliofilm jacket now protects the en-
tire assembled plane from damag-
ing weather when 1t Is shipped to
the battle fronts. Formerly the
planes were coated with grease.
CHICAGO INS-Sale OF the
S,000-room Stevens Hotel. known as
The worlds largest, now appears
likely" Army officials reported
today. When the army gave up the
hotel as a technical training school
for the Army Air Corps recently,
doubts were expressed that private
parties could be interested in its
purchase because Of its size.
NEW YORK-INS-The two
weeks old campaign Of the News
paper Pulpwood Committee to pro-
duce an additional 100000 cords
OF pulpwood this year, is already
getting results. Walter NJ. Dear,
chairman of the committee, an
nounced today.
ELIZABETHTOWN, n. Y.-INS
The death of Albion James Wad-
hams, vice president and manager
OF the development and research
division of International Nickel
Company, on Sunday, was announc-
ed here today. Wadhams, who was
IS, was a resident of New York but
was vacationing at his summer
home near Elizabethtown. Two
daughters and two sons survive
him..
AMERICAN AIR FORCE HEAD
QUARTERS in China-(Delayed)
-INS-The most dramatic, hard
est-won American air victory in
China was disclosed today with o.
fetal announcement that unescort-
ed Liberator hombers which blast
ed the Hankow waterfront Satur-
day shot down 35 OF an intercept
ing force of more than so new-type
ZeroS.
CHICAGO-INS-Ben S. Fisher,
Washington, d. c., attorney, was
indicted today al grand consul ina.
tional president) OF the Sigma Chi
fraternity. He succeeds DR.. Will
liam B. Kicks of Nashville, Tenn.
HOLLYWOOD ms - Arthur
Farnsworth. 80, husband OF Screen
Actress Bette Davis. was reported
in a critical condition at Holly
wood Hospital today suffering from
a possible skull fracture received
in a fall on Hollywood Blvd. Farms,
worth, an aviation company official
and former flyer, was found I'M
conscious on the sidewalk. Ply
sicians were unable TO explain
how the accident occurred.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Broth
ers Circus was in town today, but
It arrived hours late because OF
war time traffic jams and every
body had to pitch in to get equip
ment and inimals unloaded and
things in shape for the opening
performance. The helpers inclui-
ed star acrobats, who distinguish
ed themselves in their unaccustom-
ed tasks, clowns, bareback riders
and even the press agents, some
OF whom were doing their first lick
OF manual labor in years.
LONDON-INS-If the Wanted
new German "secret weapon is the
rocket bomb fired from Nazi inter
cepting planes during the recent
American Flying Fortress raid on
Regensburg it is a flop, the London
Daily Mail declared today.
NEW YORK INS-Rigid gov
eminent control OF italian newspa-
pers reminiscent OF the Mussolini
regime was announced today in a
Rome radio broadcast recorded by
Owl.
BARCELONA. Spain-UP The
Rev. Edmond Clancy, a diplomatic
courier for the papal secretariat OF
state. said today that German
troops were continuing to arrive In
Rome despite Premier Marshal Pie
tro Badoglio's designation of the
Italian capital as an open city.
NEW YORK-INS-A Berne ra-
dio commentator today scoffed at
a plea from Bulgaria that the AL
lies accept declaration OF Budapest
as an open city. The Swiss broad
caster, heard by CHS, said 1t was
unlikely that the Allies would
agree to spare the city.
STOCKHOLM - ms - The
American bombing OF the Ploesti
oil field forced Romania to suspend
all oil exports. according to a state
ment today by Niculescu Buzesti,
chief Of the Romanian foreign de-
partment's commercial bureau.
CONVICTION, Ky.-INS - Au-
burn-haired, 16-year-old Jo-Ann
Kiger was free under a $4,000
bond today after waving prelim-
mary hearing into charges that
she murdered her father, Carl c.
Kiger. 40. Covington's vice-mayor,
and her six-year-old brother, Jerry.
The surprise move followed a con-
ference between Prosecutor Ray.
mond Vincent and defense counsel
Sawyer Smith, and eliminated the
need for preliminary hearing
which had been scheduled for this
afternoon.
CHUNGKING-UP - The Chi
nese Central News Agency said to.
day that Admiral Mineichi Koga,
successor to the late Admiral
Isorol<u Yamamnto az commander