The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-25

TO the IS soldiers repatriated on
the Gripsholm last week, the Army
reported today. The payments were
made within four hours after the
men arrived at Halloran General
Hospital, March 5, the Army said.
Largest amount was a check for
$4,000 which went to a lieutenant.
NEW YORK-INS - Signifying
their desire to serve in the nations
armed forces, l65 inmates OF New
York City's prison on R!kers Island
paraded for Mavnr LaGuardia.
shouldering wooden guns they made
themselves. They looked good"
said the mayor. II wish they could
have. marched as straight before
they got here as they did today"
HOLLYWOOD-INS-Mrs. Betty
Mae Ritz held a divorce today from
comedian Harry Ritz after charging
that the wacky screen portrayals
OF the Ritz brothers were. carried
over into their home life.
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn.-INS -
The Republicans OF Minnesota are
so confident today OF carrying the
state against President Roosevelt
In November that they are concen-
trating on making their favorite
son, Lieut.. Comdr. Harold S. Stas-
sen, the COP standard-bearer.
NEW YORK-INS - Defense
Counsel Edward V. Broderick had
two days recess today in which TO
marshal new evidence that Wayne
Lonergan is innocent OF the first
degree murde rcharge on which the
state hopes TO bring him to the cleo.
trio chair. Accused OF the brutal
Staying Of his attractive heiress
wife. Patsy, Lonergan's alleged
confession OF the murder has been
under constant attock by Broderick
as he sought to prove II was in
duced by physical and psychological
threats.
SPRINGFIELD, Tll.-AP-School
children of Illinois today present
ed TO the state historical library
Lincoln's pen copy OF his Gettys-
burg address. Bound with Il was
Edward Everett's copy of the or
alton Everett delivered that day,
and a letter from Robert T. Lin
coin, the Presidents son, attest
ing to the genuineness of his faith
er's manuscript.
NEW YORK-AP-The British
radio said that, according to re
liable reports, German troops have
landed on the Aaland islands in
the Baltic Sea midway between
Finland and Sweden.
LONDON-AP- A Polish tele-
graph dispatch from Polish army
headquarters in Italy said Gen.
Kazimierz Sosnkowski,. command
er in chief of Poland's armed
forces, arrived there today to in
spect the Polish corps at the front.
WASHINGTON, d. CAP Lo-
well Mellett, gray haired veteran
behind the New Deal scenes, quit
his $4,000 a year job as admin.
istrative assistant to President
Roosevelt today to become a news
paper columnist.
WASHINGTON. D. g. -AP-
President Roosevelt today nomi.
mated Thomas Parran of New York
TO be surgeon general Of the Unit
ed States public health service for
another term of four years.
ANkARA. Turkey-AP-The Ru
manian legation here confirmed TO.
day that Germany has occupied Ru-
mania. An official said he had only
the briefest information. A strong
possibility existed that the Ruman-
ian legation in Turkey. or at least
many Rumanian officials, will re-
fuse TO continue to function in
view of the occupation.
CONVICTION. Ky. - Lewis r.
Kimbrey, Fort Thomas, Ky, an
nounced his candidacy today for
the Republican nomination for
the 5th district congressional
seat held by Brent Spencer. Demo.
crat. Matt J. Herold Jr., another
Fort Thomas Republican is ex-
pected to announce his candidacy
shortly.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-AP-The
public will pay from l to 4 cents
more beginning April l for liquor
sold by the drink, the Office of
Price Administration said today in
authorizing bars, hotels, and res
taurants 10 add the increased fed
eral excise tax to present maxi.
mum prices.
WASHINGTON. d. c. -AP-
ISoiNNhb NoOStNtll, saying tlaI
hundreds of thousands OF Jews
face death as a result of Hitlers
strangle hold on the Balkans, call
ed on the peoples of those coun-
tries and the Germans themselves
today to hide intended victims from
the Nazi executioners.
LONDON-AP-The south York
shire coal field strike spread today
to 2S pits and involved 10000 min
ers in a walkout. Mine owners
and strikers representatives are
to meet Monday to discuss govern
ment wage rate awards-the same
awards which led to the week-long
strike early this month in South
Wales and Monmouthshire.