The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-03-20


for the invasion OF western Europe
was believed today to have been
nipped by the sinking Of six subma-
rines by British escort sloops-
the worst single defeat yet inflicted
on the Nazi U-boat fleet. Five
through and tumble little sloops of
the secret bird class" led by
Capt. F. J. Walker. Britain's ace
submarine killer, destroyed the
six U-boats on a 20-day Atlantic
patrol-slnking three of them
within 16-hours-the admiralty de-
clared.
=. NEW YORK-INS-A double fu-
neral was being planned today for
Charles Loeb, 5S, lawyer and his
father, Felix, 92, who committed
suicide in. the same hotel bathroom
where the son had hanged HIM
self five hours earlier. The elder
Loeb had told police he discovered
his son hanging from a shower rod
cafter hearing the water run for an
unduly long period. Father and son
Jointly occupied the hotel suite with
the sons kife, Clemence.
ON-INS-Boston police an
bounced today that John L. (L-
mey) Wilson. 2S-year-old father
of four months old baby, had con-
blessed his second murder in two
days. The second confession was
in the death OF Mrs. Mary |. Han
son, 49, whose nude body was found
in a vacant lot in South Boston a
month ago. Capt. Edward ]. Keat-
ing, chief of the Homicide Bureau,
sad yesterday that Wilson, a ma
tive Canadian, also had confessed
Ito the brutal strangulation-murder
OF s4-year-oh Catherine mckinley
OF Charleston.
PELLEFONTE, PAINS Mich
ael Music, As, former Altoona bar
Der, died in Pennsylvania electric
chair at Rockview today at 1882 a.
m, for Staying his estranged wife.
Music never saw the inside of the
'execution chamber. He entered the
room in limp condition supported
by two prison guards and went to
his death few minutes later with.
out opening his eyes.
PITTSBURGH-INS-The Grey
hound bus strike OF 400 that orig
MATED last week In Pittsburgh to-
day threatened to spread among
the company's $500 employees, and
paralyze all Greyhound operations
east OF the Mississippi River.
WASHINGTON OPA
moved today to assure plentiful pro-
duction of a product helping to win
the war in the Southwest Pacific
island Twist" chewing tobacco,
which Is needed to barter with ma.
tives. OPA removed price controls
from the h.ghly-flavored tobacco,
explaining that because of increased
costs, the two American firms
which make the tobacco are unable
to sell 1t at the existing maximums.
WASHINGTON-INS-The food
picture was brought into the draft
controversy today when the War
Food Administration emphasized
lltC kl cat hCSu vi AhdhROW0i kOl llt
1914 record program. In a special
report. the VIA said the nations
farms would require the equivalent
OF 2S7,600 men, each working $50
ten-hour days during the year II
production goals are to be met.
NEW YORK-AP-The Metropo-
Titan Opera fund campaign for
$500 900 has exceeded its goal with
contributions totaling y316,793,
George A. Sloan, president of the
Metropolitan Opera Association and
fund chairman announces. I'VE
hope the funds just contributed
will be adequate to meet the Metro
politan's needs until the war ends"
Sloan said.
STOCKHOLM-UP Finland
expects a complete breakdown in
her peace talks with Russia to be
followed by the United States
severance OF diplomatic relations
with the Helsinki government. The
Firms, in a note which should have
reached Moscow Friday, emphasiz-
ed that they wished to continue
negotiations, but at the same time
made clear they would not consent
to an armistice on the basis of
Russia's original proposals.
ALBANY, n. Y.-INS-vetera
political observers in New York
States capitol predicted today that
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey who still
insists he is not a candidate. will
become the Republican candidate
for president on the first ballot.
As the 1914 New York legislature
closed its session and deposited
hundreds OF bills on the governors
desk, a survey OF COP members
disclosed that they expect Dewey
to receive 30 OF New York's 80
delegate votes.
TAMPA, Fla.-INS Samuel
Emory Thoason. publisher OF the
Tampa Morning Tribune and Chi
cago Times. died in Tampa NUM-
cipal Hospital shortly after mid
night today. He observed his 6lst
birthday last Jan. "a. HIS widow
and a daughter. Mrs. lanes a
Griffin. Jr, were at his bedside
when death came.