The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-02-10
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LONDON-INS- British naval
units operating with the Yugo-
Slavs in Adriatic waters have sunk
four German vessels OF the Dali
matian coast, the Free Iugoslay
radio said today.
GONDON-UP-Prlme Min
lister Churchill will make
statement on the var and in
ternational situation In the
House of Commons soon, For
eion Secretary Anthony Eden
announced today. The statement
will be followed by q two-day
debate.
NEW YORK-INS-Funeral ser
vices We're to be. announced today
for Miss Sally Noble. 19-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
J. Noble. Noble is president of
the Blue Network. Miss Noble
died yesterday afternoon in Bronx
Vile, Hospital, few hours after
her father arrived from Los Ange-
les by plane. He was summoned
home from a West Coast business
conference when his daughters ILL.,
ness became Unexpectedly serious.
DETROlT-UP- Production
OF Diesel motors for army in
Vasion craft was halted today
by a strike OF 5000 employees
of the Detroit Diesel Engine
division of General Motors Corp.
MAMARONECK, n. Y.-INS -
An overdose of sleeping tablets
was blamed today for the death of
Kalya Pravitra, 36-year-old nephew
of former King Prajadhipok' of
Siam. Pravitra's wife, the former
Marie Scherff of Mamoraneck. said
her husband had been taking sleep
ing tablets for two years and wor.
ried continually over the fate OF
his Jap-oceupied native land, now
known as Thailand.
LONDON-INS - The 24-cent
meals served miners at Yorkshire
colliery canteen had the royal
stamp OF approval today. The min
ers. seventy of them, had as their
guests King George and Queen ELI
zabeth. who ate heartily of roast
beef, brussels sprouts, boiled pota-
toes, steamer pudding and coffee.
NEW YORK-lNS--' The War
Food Administration. whose stock
piling OF huge quantities OF butter
resulted in considerable criticism
from the trade, admitted today
that 215.557 pounds had to be sold
hastily to civilian industrial buy
ers because deterioration. A
VIA official said the butter sold
was high test when bought by the
government but while in storage
had fallen below the standard for
table use. The VIA had prev
iously reported that such losses
were unlikely.
NEW YORK-INS-Reports of
Allied bomber pilots were quoted
today to indicate the possibility
that the japanese have evacuated
Madang. important enemy base on
New Guinea's northern coast. The
report came from the Melbourne
radio, relaying a broadcast from
Gordon Williams, its correspondent
in New Guinea.
. CAIRO-lNS- Princess Mary
Theresa, of Pless. one OF Europe's
reigning beauties a generation ago,
has been tortured to death by the
Nazi Gestapo at her castle In Sill
esia, her son learned today.
BOSTON-lNS - Kenneth b.
Backman. New England OPA direc-
tor. declared today that a recent
influx OF counterfeit ration coupons
may be an act OF Japan in waging
economic warfare against the Unit
ed States.
LONDON-INS-A German diplo-
mat and his wife, who disappeared
mysteriously from Istanbul Mon
day. were reported today some
where in Allied territory. The Daily
Express said they had gone to Is
tanbul to sound out Britain about
certain peace proposals. In dis
patch from the Turkish metropo-
lis, the London newspaper identi-
fled them as DR.. Eric Vermehren
and his wife. the Countess Eliza
beth. said to be a cousin OF Franz
Won Papen, the German ambassador
TO Turkey.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ross,
sergeant in the Marines and one
of the heroes OF Guadalcanal, was
doomed. today by Chicago Demo
Gratis for the at.large
nomination in the April IL primar-
les. --
CHICAGO-INS-A delay in the
new trial of Walter Otto Froehling,
uncle of Herbert Hans Haupt, exc
clted Nazi saboteur. appeared GER
tain today. Froehling suffered a
heart attack in Cook County Jail
where he was awaiting retrial, set
for March s. on a charge OF trea-
son. He was ordered transferred
to Marine Hospital after jail ply
sicians said he would have to be
confined in bed for 80 days.
MIAMI. Notwithstanding Of
the Navy Frank Knox was to re-
turn to Washington today after in
specting Guantanamo Naval Base
in Cuba.
HOLLYWOOD-INS- Ida Lupi.