The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-04-27
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PRATTVILLE. Ala. -AP- A
heavy cloudburst here last night
forced several hundred residents
Of a cotton mill village on the out
skirts Of town TO flee their homes.
suddenly flooded by water five 10
ten feet deep.
NEW YORK-AP- Bernard NJ
Bsruch has donated sl,l00,000 for
promotion OF physical medicine, "
especially for treatment OF return
ing war veterans, and says that If
It works out. | am prepared to put
most OF my fortune into i'll be-
lieve in II. Physical medicine
makes use OF messages. water,
light, heat, cold. electricity, occu-
pational pursuits. exercises: mus
cular manipulations and various
mechanical devices in the diagnos
Is and treatment OF diseases.
HONOLULU-AP- Charles A.
Lindbergh is studying reports OF
aircraft equipment performance
in the Pacific war theater His ar
rival in Ha ali as a civilian repre-
sentative OF an American aircraft
manufacturer was disclosed yes
terday.
WASHINGTON-AP- Members
r a House .iaval Subcommittee
that recommended outright acqui-
sition OF Western Hemisphere
bases lease from the British served
notice today that Prime Minister
Churchills rejection OF the idea
was a little more than disappoint-
ing. 1T wouldn't be fair to have
them eventually gain possession
OF strong bases that we're made
strong by American money" said
Rep. Hess (R-O.D a member of the
group.
KENOSHA, Wis.-AP- Oscar
Ulysses Jerk, 65 year old million
sire engineer.inventor. and Miss
Adele Z.rk. "a year old war plant
clerk, were married last night,
eliminating a two weeks romance
which started through correspond
ence between the two because Of
a similarity in their names.
EBEC-AP - The Quebec
Provincial Legislature, by vote OF
55-4, expressed yesterday its ''un-
Welding disapproval" of any move
TO send conscripted Canadians
overseas.
TOLEDO, O.-AP-Artificial gas
service was restored to CONNER
cial consumers OF the Ohio Fuel
Gas Co. today as the utility report
ed probably 80 per cent OF its
$50 service and production work
ers returned to their jobs, ending
a three-day work stoppage
LANSING-AP - Representa-
tiyes of tht State Conservation De
partment and the Huron-Clinton
Metropolitan Parkway Authority
planned a conference in the latter's
Detroit office today to agree on a
division of effort between the two
agencies In developing southeast.
ern Michigan recreational areas.
WASHINGTON AP - In the
first u weeks Of the new muster
ing-out payment law, the Army has
paid $685., 800 to 3,345 honorably dis
charged personnel or their survi-
yors. War Secretary Stimson an
nounced today.
LONDON-AP 49, A number of
persons were killed last night when
a German raiders high explosive
bomb hit the underground shelter
in which about so adults and chill
dren had sought haven at a south
coast town.
INTERNATIONALLY further
reduction in the number Of officer
candidate schools was announced
toda~ by Secretary OF War Slim
son as result OF diminishing
Army requirements for junior Of
ficers. or the original % schools
in the United States, no more than
will be in operation by fall. said
Stimson. while of the four schools
established overseas. that in Aus
tralia is the only one now func.
tioning
ADRIAN. Mich APP Two
small children. among the six per-
sons burned yesterday in a fire that
destroyed the interior Of the Clar-
ence Crandall home, died at
hospital here today They were
Hazel Crandall, eight, and her sis
ter. Viola. four. Their mother.
Mrs Dorothy Crandall.-39 was re
ported IN critical condition today.
ASHINGTON-AP- Under
program announced by the War
Food Administration, milk produc-
ers in Michigan will receive a sub
sidy OF 50 cents a 100 pounds OF
whole milk during the next four
months and 60 cents a hundred
r. m September through March.
Both figures represent minimum
rates for the country as a whole.
wASHINGTON-AP- Henry r.
Steffens. representing the Mich.
gan Taxpayers Association, voiced
objection before the House Roads
Committee yesterday TO proposed
federal grants in the 100000. 900
postwar highway authorization
bill. Stenens told the committee