The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-06

Gerhard Schroeder, will not have
TO chronicle its untimely end. The
official German news agency said
today that Schroeder died fighting
at the head OF his men near St.
Lo."
CHUNGKING-AP-Donald NJ.
Nelson, head of the U. s. War Pro.
duction Board, and Mai. Gen. Pat.
rick Hurley, arrived in Chungking
today accompanied by Gen. Joseph
w. Stilwell.
WASHINGTON-INS- Congress.
sional and Selective Service sourc-
es indicated today that the draft
may continue to take $4,000 TO
100000 men a month for some time
after the defeat OF Germany.
LONDON-INS- Public tele-
phone service between Britain and
all parts of Ireland, discontinued
last April Ito prevent leakage OF
vital information" has been re-
sumed today.
STOCKHOLM - AP - Sweden
will bar its frontiers TO war Grim.
inals and return to their own coun-
tries for justice any who "slip
through Gustav Moeller, minister
of social affairs, declared in
speech, Our policy has been to
keep our frontiers open for refu-
gees" said Moeller "but 1t should
not be concluded that Sweden will
be open, or is prepared to grant
asylum, to those who by their &C
tions have defied the conscience
OF the civilized world or betrayed
their own country
PITTSBURGH, Pa.-UP- Four
teen West Virginia and Kentucky
mines, employing 1929 men and
producing 26,500 tons OF coal daily.
were closed today because OF
strikes. Supervisory employees vo;-
ed the walkouts last night in an ef-
fort to force recognition OF their
union.
LONDON-AP-As London en-
joyed a Quiet night-the fifth in
row broken only by one brief flur-
ry OF flying bombs early Tuesday
the Germans limited they would
turn their wi" robots against AL
lied armies on the continent now
that most of the buzz bomb coast
has been lost.
SALT LAKE CITY-AP-Thirty-
three members of the "Fundamen-
talist" cult must stand trial Sept
is on charges of conspiring to- vio-
late Utah laws which prohibit poly
samous marriages. District Judge
NJ. j. Bronson set the trial date yes
terday after denying defense mo-
tions to quash the complaint and to
suppress the evidence obtained in
a three-state roundup last March
7.
INTERNATIONALLY petition
from the Michigan Department Of
American Legion asking that the
next constructed battleship he
named the "U.S.S. Michigan" was
presented today to the House by
Rep. Rabaut (D-Mich.) mo capital
ship OF the L. s. Navy bears the
name Michigan said Rabaut In
q statement. 1T is only proper that
the state should be so honored, be-
cause Michigan's contribution to
the war effort both In war materials
and personnel has been enormous"
LONDON-AP-A robot bomb
struck the home OF Queen Wilhel-
nina but she escaped injury. One
OF the house staff was killed and
damage was so great that the Dutch
ruler moved to another residence
about rs miles away.
SAN FRANCISCO UP-Carey
Smith Conner, a leader OF the Vet
Grams OF Foreign Wars, was fatal
" shot Tuesday by another VIEW
leader as he was seated on the ros-
trum as guest of honor at small
meeting OF Post 81, police report
ed.
WASHINGTON UP-The first
major break In homefront rationing
restrictions came today when War
Mobilization Director James f.
Byrnes announced that II food
items will be permanently removed
from the ration list on Sept. II.
Housewives will be able to buy ra-
tion.free all varieties OF jam, j"lly
and fruit butter; and the following
canned items soup, asparagus,
peas, corn, mixed vegetables, baked
beans, fresh lima beans. tomato
paste, tomato pulp. tomato PURGE,
pumpkin, squash, and baby food.
wASHINGTON-AP- Upwards
OF 1000 four-engine heavy bomb
ers came from American factories
in the first eight months OF the
year. Brushing aside the secrecy
OF heavy bomber output, the War
Production Board disclosed today
that production reached 1000
month in May, 1943, exceeded 1900
by January. 1914. and has been at
a rate OF 1900 month since June.
PORTLAND, Mich.-AP- Floyd
Keefer. 40, a prominent Ionia Coun-
" farmer, was killed and his wife
and son were seriously injured IN
a head-on collision near here Tues
day night on US-16.
u. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Upper and Lower Michigan-Fair
tonight and Thursday; cooler to-
night, and continued cool Thurs