The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-08-12

OF Brig. Gen. theodore Roosevelt,
eldest son OF the late President,
who died OF heart ailment while
leading his troops in Normandy.
July IL, disclosed today that he
had left the bulk OF his estate to
his wife. No value for the estate
was given except the formal esti-
mate OF "over $4,000 in real estate
and personal property.
WILDWOOD. n. j. ms =
Flames destroyed an entire block OF
business houses and summer resi-
dences in the heart OF Wildwood's
boardwalk section today, bringing
an estimated loss Of half a million
dollars.
MOSCOW -AP- The wailing
OF $4,000 mourners swelled over
Lublin as the Polish committee of
National Liberation carried out
huge mass for the victims who
died in the Nazi determination
camp there, Soviet dispatches from
that city said today.
NEWHALL, Calif-AP-A ser
les OF explosions at Newhall Re-
filming Co. near here early today
ignited two tanks containing g.
100000 gallons of crude oil. start
ing a brush fire that forced the
evacuation OF more than 20 fam.
lilies in the vicinity. Two employ
es burned on the face and body.
were taken to the Newhall hospital
LANSING-AP- The pendulum
OF new cases OF infantile paralysis
swung back to Wayne County to.
day, the state health department.
reported. OF 10 new cases report
ed, eight were in Wayne County.
One was in East Detroit, four in
Detroit, and one each in High
land Park, Crosse Pointe and Dear
born. Two new cases were report
ed in Genesee County.
SPOKANE, Wash. -AP- The
right OF an automobile dealer To
demand a used car as part payment
in the purchase of another ma
chine is questioned by the Office
of Price Administration In a suit
filed in federal district court to-
day. Elmer Johnston, district en-
forcement attorney for the OPA.
said he understood the SUIT was
the first Of its kind.
MADRID-AP- Escaped prison
ers of war and foreign laborers
have begun guerrilla warfare in
side Germany, the German press
revealed today in a dispatch from
Nazi Correspondent Werner Giles
who wrote from "in the mountains
of southern Germany"
WASHINGTON --AP- A CON-
plant that the Army followed An
irregular course" in banning the
showing of the movie Wilson" to
overseas troops was raised today
In the midst OF efforts to modify
anti-political propaganda restric-
tons Of the soldier voting law. Sen
ator Chandler (D-Ky.) said he had
asked War Secretary Stimson to
investigate reports that members
OF an Army review board turned
thumbs down on the picture be.
fore 1t was submitted to them by
Twentieth Century-Fox.
DEARBORN-AP- Final argu-
ments in the assault and battery
case against DR.. Eugene c. Keyes.
Michigan lieutenant-governor, will
be presented Monday when :he cesc
will be resumed before Judge
George A. Belding, in municipal
court here.
LANSING 49, AP- Edward ].
Fry, Democratic nominee for gov.
ernor, today appointed Walter C.
Averill, Jr., new chairman of the
Democratic State Central Commit
tee, as his campaign manager to
quiet reports that leadership of the
gubernatorial campaign was to be
divided
ISTANBUL- AP - Delayed
Romanian political leaders under
peasant party chief Juliu Manu-
have formed a provisional peace
government, according to iaforma-
ton obtained today from source
in close contact with Bucharest.
NEW ORLEANS-AP- A new
type rescue boat, sturdy enough to
be dropped from plane by para
chute from high attitudes has been
developed by Higgins Industries.
Inc, OF New Orleans, and officials
said several hundred" are being
rushed to completion.
LONDON-AP-Flying bomb at.
tacks on London and the southern
counties increased from midnight
until after dawn today, with the as.
saults in the south heavier than
they have been for some time
Some OF the robots appeared to be
coming in from a new route over
the French coast from behind Bou.
logne.
LoNDON-AP-The German ra.
dio said today that Nazi patrol
boats sank one British motor tor.
pedo boat and damaged several 9th.
ers In a morning clash in the Eng.
lish Channel. There was no Allied
confirmation.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Upper and Lower Michigan-Fair
tonight and Sunday. Cooler tonight
Highest temperature yesterday