The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-09-02

PANLlNG, y. N.-lNS-The Rs
publican party today called upon
a 67-year-old former minister, Lieu
tenant-governor Joe Il. danley. as
it's political trail blazer in the drive
TO carry New York state next No
vember for Gov. Thomas f. Dewey,
COP presidential nominee.
WASHINGTON-INS- Congress
closed down the nations biggest po-
litical sounding board" for the
Labor Day week end today with
best congressional intelligence
forecasting campaign recess
starting Sept. 10. The political
temper OF House and Senate mem
bers and the tempo of their cleo
ton drum-beating indicated that
when Congress reconvenes Tues
day a fresh flood of vote-slanted
oratory will be loosed.
WASHINGTON IT'S - Sen.
Hiram Johnson (R) Calf, a power
full figure in the United States Sen
ate for q years, today observed
his 18th birthday.
Observation-Disclosures mill
tary authorities today closed the
border at Windsor to service pers-
onnel because OF the infantile para
lysis epidemic in Detroit and
Michigan. At the same time, DR..
John HOWE, Windsor, Ont, health
officer, appealed to parents in that
city to prevent their children from
entering the epidemic area.
LONDON-UP-A Belgian under
ground army nearly 1,000,000
Strong, was ordered into action to-
day as Allied armies approached or
crossed the Belgian border and
Nazi broadcasters acknowledged
that Brussels may fall this week
end.
WASHINGTON-AP - Because
of the shortage of heavy duty tires,
intercity and local bus companies
cannot provide more than minimum
service to Labor Day pleasure seek.
ers, ]. Monroe Johnson, director Of
the Office of Defense Transporta-
ton, said today. Scores Of buses
and hundreds of trucks" now are
idle, he said, because OF the short
age OF tires.
NANTICOKE, Pa.-INS-Penn
sylvania's anthracite fields wero
free OF strikes today for the first
time in more than two months In
the wake OF the end OF one-day
work stoppage by 700 miners EN-
ployed at the Bliss colliery at Nan.
ticoke, operated by the Glen Alden
Coal Company, worlds largest hard
coal producers.
CHICAGO INS-A plan OF the
National Association OF Broadcast
ers to provide servicemen with the
latest news from the home front
and their home towns was an
nounced today. Local stations in
1872 areas and communities will CO.
operate with the army in develop
ing a series of half-hour transcribed
programs OF music and home town
news. Necessary personnel and IA
cilities will be donated by NAB |
member stations.
McCOOK, Neb.-UP - Former
Sen. George w. Norris, 80, lost all |
consciousness Friday night and was
reported by his doctors to be in a
very critical condition" He suf- |
fered cerebral hemorrhage Tues.
day.
BASEL. Switzerland-AP- The
Geneva Tribune today reported a
German radio announcement that |
Hitler had stripped Reichsmarsha!
Hermann Goering OF his Air De-
tense command, and had entrusted |
that task to Nazi party chiefs. An
informant from Germany, the paper
said, confirmed reports that Goer.
ing was under house arrest at his
Karinhall estate.
STOCKHOLM-AP-The Finnish
parlimaent was called into session
today as reports here said FINLAND
is considering breaking relations
with Germany as a preliminary 10
negotiations for an armistice with
Russia. Originally the parliament
had been scheduled TO meet next
Wednesday. The official announce.
ment calling today's meeting said
the cabinet would report on the
political situation"
TOLEDO, O.-AP- Between $50
and 400 skilled employees OF the four
Auto Lite Co. plants in
Toledo were away from their Jobs
today in protest against alleged !
failure OF the company 10 pay bo.
muses. ordered by the War Labor
Board, Earl Streeter, Toledo secre.
larry OF the Mechanics Educa tional
Society OF America, said. Streeter
said the walkout was not precipitat.
ed by a strike OF 1000 MESA EN-.
'loyes OF two Cleveland, Ohio
Graphite Bronze Co. plants. and
added the Toledo dispute was a To-
al one.
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST
Lower Michigan-Clear and cool I
onight. Sunday increasing cloud. | ,