The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-21

supply CnleI, 10 nelp recruit anOln-
err 100000 workers for war plants
TO turn out the fighting tools need
&c in Europe and the Pacific.
CHUNGKING-AP - The first
WACS have arrived in China. They
are Capt. Elizabeth NJ. Lutte Of
Sheboygan, Wis, and LIST 1t. Flor
ence Bullitt of San Jose, Calf,
both assigned to secretariai work IN
Maj. Gen. Albert c. Wedemeyers
headquarters here. They reached
Chungking yesterday by plane.
RENO-AP- District Judge Viii.
liam Mcknight upholds, in effect.
tobacco heiress Doris Duke Srom-
wells contention that she was a
bona fde resident of Nevada when
she obtained her divorce here last
December. He yesterday held as
null and void a New Jersey court
ruling that neither Mrs. Cromwell
nor James II. r. Cromwell. one
time II. S. minister to Canada,
were actual Nevada residents at
the time.
LA PAZ, Bolivia-AP-The gov
eminent radio announced Monday
night that two army officers and
two civilians had been executed In
the city Of Oruro for an attempt to
overthrow the Villaroel regime.
The government declared the revolt
had been stamped out.
NEW YORK INS-A slight
timid-looking house painter who po.
lice say confessed to pouring kero.
sene and carbolic acid over his
wife. then setting her afire "be.
cause she aggravated him, was de-
scribed today as incredulous at his
own act as he was held on a Staying
charge. 81 must have been crazy.
Abrahma Gold, A, father OF four
children, was quoted as saying in
his alleged confession describing
how he set his wife ablaZe in the
bathroom of their home. then held
the door shut until her screams
nau uled down.
CHICAGO lNS-Thieves who
did not believe in signs made a
fair haul at the Firestone Tire and
Rubber Co. office Ql50 Wabash
Ave) in Chicago, william Palmer.
the retail sales manager. reported
today. Above safe In the office
was sign stating that the strong
box could be opened only by IN
armored truck company. This ap.
parently was challenge to the
safe-crackers' professional ability
They obtained $500 in currency
81 900 in checks and gasoline cou.
pons redeemable for $4,000 gallons.
BOSTON, Mass.-INS There
were indications today that Presi.
detn Roosevelt may be asked to
act In the nine-day-old holiday
OF truck drivers which now threat.
ems to force curtailment OF produc.
tion in war plants and other indus.
tries in the Boston area.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa ms -
One man was dead and seven OF
nine workmen injured were in a
serious condition today as a result
OF a flash explosion last night OF
refrigerating equipment aboard Q
warship under repair at the Phila.
delphia Navy Yard.
PHILADELPHIA AP-Friede.
lind Wagner, granddaughter OF
Richard Wagner. immortal German
composer, believes that the prob
lem of Germany is not so much one
for the militarist or the economist
as for the psychiatrist. Germany
must be either at your throat or
at your feet" she declared in a
talk before the Contemporary Club
last night.
LONDON INS-Old high silk
hats are fetching upwards of $40
in this fantastic capital. The de-
mand, which exceeds the supply
comes from morticians who want
to preserve the old English funer.
al tradition of having their assist
ants in high silk hats.
IS-AP-Maurice Paleologue
veteran French diplomat, and am.
bassador to Russia during World
War l, died today. He was a
French delegate to the peace con.
ference in January, 1920.
SAN FRANCISCO UP-A ma
tion-wide competitive sports pro
gram that will be eliminated with
national championship contests
was announced today by the U. s.
Army Air Forces through Brig.
Gen. James Z. Parker. command.
ing general OF the Fourth Air Force.
Championship playoffs in 1916 in
football. baseball, basketball, soft.
ball. volleyball and track are In.
cluded in the program. with the
probability also revealed that the
best two teams out Of the End, Ord
and 4th Air Forces and Randolph
Field would meet for a 1914 nation
al AAF football championship.
WASHINGTON AP-Action to
reverse recent price rises described
as small but disturbing, is expected
shortly, designed as an assurance
TO workers that living costs will
not overrun pay scales. Climaxing
a series OF Administration moves
all pointing to a decision to hold
on to the principle OF the Little
Steel" wage formula until after
We day. Price Administrator Ches-
ter Bowles called a news confer.
ence for this afternoon.
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