The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-01-06

NEW YORK ms - Matthew
VOL. vice president of the ALL and
chairman Of its postwar reconstruc-
ton committee, today characterized
a British trade union congress pro-
posal for a world labor conclave as
another attempt 10 smugsle the
Communists into an international
meeting through the cellar door"
SAN FRANCISCO-INS - The
death of DR.. Jean S. Tatlock. 20,
San Francisco physician and mem
Der of a family widely known in
University circles, was termed ZAP
parent suicide by drowning" by po-
lice today. Authorities undertook a
further investigation because OF
the unusual conditions surrounding
the reporting of the death.
MOSCOW-INS- A Stockholm
dispatch to the Soviet news agency
Tass today quoted reports from
Berlin as stating that Field Mar
shall Gerd Won Rundstedt will re-
main as commander Of German
troops in Western Europe.
NEW YORK-INS- New York's
critical coal shortage hit office
workers today in the Woolworth
building, for many years tallest
building in the world Ten OF the
skyscraper's "a elevators were
shut down temporarily as a coal
conservation measure. to insure
sufficient fuel for heating pur-
poses.
CHICAGO-INS- Mary Smith,
IA, suffering from osteomyelitis of
the pelvic bone in a Chicago hos
pital, was given an excellent
chance of recovery" today follow
ing a treatment with penicillin
The young girl is one of the few
civilians to have been granted use
of the new drug, most of the sup
ply of which is directed to Army
and Navy hospitals.
MIAMI. Fla.-1NS- Thirty six
airmen who will lead the aerial Of
fensive Of BraziPs first military
expeditionary force in history left
Miami today for the Army Air
Forces school OF applied tactics at
Orlando, Fla.
HOLLYWOOD ms Actress
Barbara Stanwyck, collapsing for
the second time within ten days
on motion picture set, was or
dered to bed today by her physi-
clan.
TRENTON. N. J.-INS-Gover-
nors of all states in the union re-
ceived copies today OF a plan
placed before the New Jersey state
legislature by Gov. Charles Edi-
son for the handling of absentee
ballotting by service men. Edison
suggested that the War and Navy
Departments distribute postal
cards t. service men OVERSEAS
which would be returned to the ad-
jutant general of each state. Such
procedure. he contended, would
reduce federal participation to a
minimum.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn.-AP-Miss
Minerva Tarbell. dean of Ameri-
can women writers, died today in
Bridgeport Hospital of pneumonia.
She was Sc years old. The auth
| or was admitted to the hospital
l Dec. q from her home in nearby
| Easton, where she lived with sis
| ter
WASHINGTON-AP- The War
Food Administration gave surprise
Endorsement today to legislation
that would set up a government
stamp plan to subsidize the gro
Gerry bills of low income families.
| The plan would provide for dis
| tribution of food stamps TO famil-
les of substandard incomes to in
sure them an adequate, basic diet.
| SYRACUSE, N. zap A IL
lyear old widow. who charged so
lcents a week above the Office of
Price Administrations rent cell
lings for an apartment, must pay
Isl, 500 to a tenant. Mrs. Mary Boo
lhino, OF nearby Baldwinsville, tes-
ltifying through an interpreter, was
ordered in State Supreme Court
Ito pay the amount to Morris X.
Ward. of CRANKY Center.
DETROIT. Mich.-After he had
written voluminous letters TO To-
ledo business men and officials,
stating that he intended to end his
life as a final act In a fight
against commercial gambling near
Toledo, George d. Wilcox, Detroit
and Birmingham advertising man,
was found dead in a Toledo hotel
room late Wednesday Frank G.
<reft, Lucas County coroner. said
Wilcox apparently had ended his
life by taking poison. A post
norton examination was to be
made today.
PHILADELPHIA -AP- More
han 5000 unionized employees of
'hiladelphia's Department Of Pub
ic Works went on strike today
an effort TO enforce their de-
nand for a 10 cent an hour wage
Increase. Workers involved in
he strike are members OF the
treet cleaning highways and wa
er bureau locals of the American
'ederation OF Labor.