The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-27

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MISUNDERSTANDING. Nan
cy Archibald Rogers, third wife Of
Author Cameron Rogers. died in
Emergency Hospital today OF in
iuries which lice said were suf-
fered in a plunge from a third floor
bathroom window of the couples
home.
BEAUMONT, Tex.-AP-An
explosion followed by fire in
gas plant at the Magnolia Re-
finery about 12:t5 a. m. today
caused heavy damage but the
sxtent Of personnel injuries
was undetermined an hour lat
er due TO the spread of the
flames. One man, fireman on
a switch engine, was taken to a
hospital for treatment Of burns
on hands and legs.
WASHINGTON-AP- President
Roosevelt, issuing his 1914 ARMS
tice Day proclamation, called upon
the people of the United States 20
rededicate themselves to the tasks
of winning this war and establish
ing an enduring peace.
GRAND RAPIDS-AP- Untitled
furniture industry orders at the
end OF September would carry the
average manufacturer through the
balance Of the year without accept
ing additional orders, according to
a report issued today by Seidman
and Seidman, official accountants
for the industry.
DETROIT-AP-Vice President
Henry A. Wallace cast his absentee
Iowa ballot today and at subse-
quent press conference smilingly
announced to a group of news men
that it had been a straight Demo
cratic ballot.
WICHITA FALLS, Texas-AP-
Fire attributed to an infra-red lamp
swept through a major unit OF the
Wichita Engineering Company war
plant last night and caused dam
age estimated by Houston Bolir,
president of the company, at more
than 100000.
SALT LAKE CITY-AP-Sa buro
KIDD. president Of the Japanese
American Citizens League, said
that he believed that West Coast
Japanese-Americans who have set
tied in the East will not want to
return after the war.
WASHINGTON-AP- Under
three year postwar rural electrifi.
cation program, proposed in pre-
liminary report, made public today
by the agricultural department, H.
800 customers in Michigan would
receive service.
DENVER APP Corp. and Mrs.
Horace Elgin Dodge III, are honey.
incoming today in a small three
room apartment. The affable young
heir to the Dodge motor fortune
and his college sweetheart, the for
mer Margery Gehman of Buffalo,
N. Y, were married last night In
a simple ceremony, without fuss or
frills. No relatives were present.
DETROIT-AP - A $4,000, 900
contract with the Briggs Manufac-
turing Co. for the production Fl
10000 Jettison fuel tanks for Army
aircraft has been cancelled, the
Arms Central Procurement Dis
trict announced today.
SAN FRANCISCO-INS - Al
though he supported Franklin d.
Roosevelt in two elections, A. p.
Gianni, California financier and
chairman of the board OF Bank of
America, will give his support to
Thomas f. Dewey in the November
Z election.
YWOOD-INS- Hedy La.
MARI laid plans today for temper
airy retirement from the screen
after one more picture. Her rea'
son: She is expecting baby about
tn middle of next June. The
child will be her first. In private
life the Austrian glamour star is
the wife of Actor John Loder, whom
she married in Nay, 1943.
NEW YORK-INS-Cos Pa
vldes. an intinerant dentist" who
toted $500 worth Of molar-probing
equipment around with him, today
was held in s 90 bail on charges of
illegally possessing a hypodermic
and novocaine solution.
WASHINGTON-INS- Collapse
of the third party movement as a
factor in the November : election
was emphasized today by political
observers in listing of congress
sional candidates by House Clerk
Scott Trimble. For the first time
in years there appeared to be al
most no possibility of enough third
party CdnuludltS DelHS tIetIeu W
the House to control the balance
OF power.
NEW IORK-INS- The first
snow of the year fell on New York
City today. Attended by biting
winds and grey skies, the snow
furry fell internationally through
out the morning.