The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-21

Caney, American ambassador 10
Brazil, Is now slated to receive
President Roosevelts nomination
as the first u. S. ambassador to lib
Grated France. Caffery, a career
diplomat from Lafayette, La, Ie-
turned this week from his post 1T
Rio de Janeiro and is consulting
with State Department officials.
NEW YORK-AP-Japan is con-
fronted with a serious shortage
OF fuel for both industrial and do
mestic use this winter as a result
of a slump in the production of
firewood and charcoal. the Tokyo
radio indicated in a broadcast re-
ported today by United States gov
eminent monitors.
STOCKHOLM-AP- The news
paper Aftontidningen said yester-
day II was understood an Allied
control commission under Russian
General Sjdanov had arrived at
Helsinki to begin administering
the terms by which Finland obtain
ed an armistice with Russia.
. LONDON-AP- Stanislaw Mi
kolajczyk, premier of the Polish
government in exile, has sent
message of thanks to President
Roosevelt for the supplies flown
by American bombers to partisans
fighting the Nazis inside Warsaw,
IL was Announced today
STOCKHOLM-AP- The after
noon newspaper Yya Dagligt AL
lehanda, founded in 1867 and the
oldest newspaper in Scandinavia.
has announced it would cease pub
LEGATION Oct. Is. 1t will be re-
placed by a new daily, the Glib
Kvaellens Nyheter, sponsored by
/ the publishers of the morning news
paper, Dagens Nyheter, the an
nouncement said.
LONDON-AP-A Berlin broad
cast. quoting "a dispatch from Lis
bon, asserted today that Prime
Minister Churchill was en- route to
Moscow from his Quebec meeting
with President Roosevelt.
LONDON-AP-P Press dispatch
es from Brussels today declared
Belgian parliament had voted last
night to install Prince Charles as
regent Of Belgium in the absence
OF his brother, King Leopold, now
prisoner OF the Germans. The
; prince will be sworn in today, the
dispatches said.
SEATTLE. Wash. ms Two
trainmen were dead and five lay
injured today as the result of
head.on collision between two To-
cal freight trains near Little Rock,
Wash, about Is miles south Of
Olympia. The wreck, the third
railroad accident in western Wash
ington in three days, occurred on
single track northern Pacific line
from the Puget Sound area to Grays
Harbor.
HOLLYWOOD-lNS- Complete
rest for Film Magnate Louis b.
Mayer was ordered today follow
ing discovery of a blood clot in
one OF his lungs. Specialists ex-
pressed confidence that the clot
would be absorbed, but as a pre-
caution against serious develop
ments his personal physician or
dered that the film executive see
no visitors for five days.
NEW YORK ms The New
York State Federation Of Labor,
largest Empire state ALL body
with a membership OF a million
and a half for the first time in
many years was on record today
as not endorsing Sen. Robert F.
Wagner, Democrat, for reelection.
NEW YORK INS-A program
designed TO enforce fair prices"
for Christmas toys was outlined
today by the New York Office OF
Price Administration. The prob
lem will be especially compllcat-
ed this year it was pointed out,
because of the large number of
new lines" making their appear
ance.
WASHINGTON 49, ms - Spot
light of the Senate war Investigate
ing Committee was turned today
on the pots-and-pans and assert
ed merchandise business OF Irving
Wexler, alias Waxey Gordon OF
New York, which members said
was founded on big-scale purchas-
es OF surplus war property Wex-
Ter was subpoenaed to appear be-
fore the committee today. Also
scheduled TO testify is Mayor Flo.
relic LaGuardia OF New York, who
called the committees attention
TO operations OF Wexler and his
associates.
v. s. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan Scattered
showers early tonight. Friday fair,
cooler.
Highest temperature yesterday
SO: lowest last night 6S.
Highest temperature one year
ago today 81; lowest a..
Highest temperature this date In
last II years 20 in 1895; lowest 35
IN 1875.
The sun sets today at 1892 and
rises Friday at 7:1s
The moon set today az 9.51 r.
N. and rises Friday at 1902 D. m.