The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-07-25
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Hutton Grant alleges that Court
Observation-Disclosures once "exer.
cised an almost hypnotic influence
over her. and had her under such
domination that he believed he
could later acquire her fortune or
a substantial portion thereof" The
dime-store heiress filed suit yester-
day for sole custody OF their eight
year-old son, Lance, charging that
her former husband has treated
Lance harshly and unkindly, and
has, on divers occasions as
saulted him, knocked him down.
called him vile and opprobrious ep-
ithets in the presence and hearing
OF school companions and others"
LONDON-AP-A leader OF the
battered German armies In the
East, Field Marshal Gen. Walter
Won Model sent a message OF con-
gratulations to Hitler today on his
escape from assassination last
week-perhaps in tacit admission
that the Nazis at least temporari-
ly control the armed forces OF the
Reich.
observation-disclosures Kelly
today appointed DR.. Donald A. Kerr.
assistant professor of pathology
in the medical and dental schools
Of the University of Michigan, to
the state board OF examiners In
basic sciences succeeding DR..
Warren o. Nelson OF Detroit.
Kerr's term expires October %,
1945.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y.-INS-Tri-
butte by his neighbors had been
paid today to the late Brig. Gen.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., who died
of a heart attack in Normandy,
July IL. Final honors were be-
slowed in an Episcopalian memori-
al service. where many organiza-
tions in which he was interested
were represented. The Secretary
of War, Army Chief OF STAFF and
others were represented.
HOLLYWOOD-INS - Former
Screen Actress Lola Lane revealed
today she will file suit for divorce
from her third husband. Henry
Clay Durham, wealthy aircraft exc
cutive. They have been married
three years. Miss L mes first hus-
band was Lew Ayres, former actor
now a chaplain's assistant In New
Guinea. She later was married
TO Director Alexander Hall.
WASHINGTON AP-The rush
OF war events in Europe. possibly
presaging an earlier-than-expected
collapse of the Nazis. brought a
plea today from Senator Chavez, ID
NM) that Congress get back to work
on rehabilitation legislation. Chav-
ez proposed that Congress return
August / prepared to hold so days
OF full sessions before recessing fo-
the November elections.
LONDON APP Benito Musso-
lini observed the first anniversary
OF his fall from power by giving a
pep talk today to Fascist troops be-
ing trained by the Germans for &C
ton on the Italian front. Don't
feel anxiety about facing other Ital-
ians in the firing line," Mussolini
was quoted by the Berlin radio as
admonishing the trainees. He re-
turned to his headquarters follow
ing a visit with Adolf Hitler.
WASHINGTON-INS- Defense
lawyers in the mass sedition trial
prepared today to cross-examlne q
former German-American Bund Sec
rotary, following government evil
dence that in 1885 one OF the 70
defendants issued pamphlet hit
ting at allegiance Of Army officers
TO the President. The pamphlet,
bearing the name OF the allegedly
anti-Semitic Robert f. Edmondson,
quoted an anonymous Army Re-
serve officer as saying that officers
do not see how they would be
able to avoid obeylng a presidential
order giving instructions to put
down any Gentle counter-revolu-
ton against Communists"
WASHINGTON - ms - High
church officials said today that
Pope Plus was DESTROYS OF enter
tanning proposals to bring the war
TO an end. II was pointed out,
however. that such proposals must
be initiated formally by one OF the
be'ligerent governments. And
since the United Nations are
known not to have made any such
advances, the move must come from
the German ambassador to the
Holy See, Baron Ernst Won Weiz-
sacker.
WITH THE EIGHTH ARMY IN
Italy-AP-Eighth Army patrols
reported today that the town OF
Gubbio and the old monastery Of
Saint Ubaldo on Mount Ingu'no
behind the town had been cleared
OF the enemy. II was not disclosed
Immediately what had happened
to the 231 civilians who were being
held as hostages and threatened
with death by the Germans IL the
Allies attacked the monastery.
NEW YORK-INS--The picture
OF the civilian tire situation today.
as described by Harvev Firestons,
Jr.. is an abundancy in synthetic
rubber but a shortage In man
power. Firestone, president ~
thu tire and rubber firm bearing
his name. said that destruction OF
railroads in Europe put a heavy
burden on trucks and therefore &C.
centuated the demand for large
tires.
LONDON-AP-The cabinet OF
l. a..