The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-06-14

HOLLYWOOD -AP- Although
Mai. Clark Gable was back in CT
william clothes today after % months
in the uniform OF the Army Air
Forces, he is still working for the
Army. An official OF the 43 year
old actors studio said that an
air training film would keep Gable
busy until midsummer He added
that Gable had no immediate plans
for a return TO the screen.
MADRlD-AP- Joaquin Alvar'
ex Quintero. generally recognized
as one OF SPANS foremost modern
playwrights, died today at his home
in Madrid after a lengthy illness.
He was 70.
BOISE. Idaho-AP-Glen H. Tay.
Tor, one time Idaho cowpuncher and
later a radio entertainer. jumped
ahead today in the race for the
Democratic senatorial nomination
in the Idaho primary as Sen. D.
Worth Clark trailed in third place.
SPRINGFIELD, Mass.-AP-Po-
lice Chief Raymond P. Gallagher
said today that a Is year old boy
had confessed TO the fatal shoot.
ing of Schoolmate Carolyn Ben
nett, IA, because she had been go
ing out with other boys. Gala
CHER identified the youth as Will
liam Roach, whose uncle S. Ever.
EFT Cook. is assistant principal at
Forest Park Junior High School
where both youngsters studied.
WASHINGTON-AP- The des.
fgnated price for red sour cherries
for canning and cold packing will
be S155 ton. the War Food Ad-
ministration and the Office OF Price
Administration notified growers
and professors Tuesday. The an
nouncement is intended to en-.
courage Gamers TO meet the
heavy requirements Of the armed
forces.
CLEV ELAND, DAP Opera
ton of a new regional Issuance
and verification center for ration
stamps will be started here Satur-
day by the Office of Price Admin.
istration. Main functions of the
"anti-black market laboratory will
be to verify all types of ration
stamps collected by the 2,4OO ra.
ton banks OF the region; to is
sue B and C ration coupons for
supplemental gasoline; to distrib-
ute all forms and work sheets re-
quired by local boards,
PATTERSON FIELD, O.-AP-
It's now Maj Walter (Spike)
Briggs, Jr., of the Army Air Forces.
The former vice president of the
Detroit Tigers received the promo
ton at this base where he is chief
of the armament branch. Briggs is
80 years old.
LONDON-AP-Prime Minister
Winston Churchill today secured a
postponement of full-dress debate
In commons on the controversial
issue OF Brfish-American relations
with the French Committee OF Ma,
tional Liberation, Parrying a de-
mand for a showdown with the
assertion sit would do more harm
than good now"
NEW YORK-AP- The overseas
branch OF the Office of War Infor-
announced that a world
wide radio program marking the
third anniversary of the United
Nations Flag Day will be broad |
cast today from to 4:30 p. m,
EWT.
SALT LAKE CITY-INS-Three |
members of Utah's Polygamous
Fundamentalist Cult were faced |
with federal complaints today for
attempting to obstruct |
justice by intimidation OF govern
ment witnesses in the recent Mann
Act violation trial. The three
are Rula X. Broadbent, 40; Mrs.
Edna Christensen, alias Edna Zit-
ting, AZ; and David Brigham Darg-
er, SO.
NEW YORK-INS Funeral
services will be conducted tomor-
row at st. Patrick's Cathedral for
Lady Decies, widow of
Lord Decies. Irish peer, and long
a leader OF New York, Newport
and Paris society. Lady Decies,
who was IS, died in a New York
hotel where she was the guest OF
her son. John Vinton Dahlgren.
NEWARK. y. J.-INS- John
Yurka, Al, formerly of Lawrence,
Mass. was under arrest today on
,harge of concealing his service
With the German army in World
Var II. although he was among
-epatriated Americans brought
lone on the Gripsholm in March. =.
Samuel X. Mckee, chief of the
TBI in New Jersey. said Yurka
allied to disclose the fact that he
lad been an anti-aircraft gunner
n the German army when he filled
tut a QUESTIONABLE on the Grip
holm.
YOUNGSTOWN. Pa.-INS- An
appraisal of the estate OF Joseph E.
disclosed today that the
ate financier. patron OF the arts
nd turf devotee left a total OF
4,420.S17 Widener died last Oct.
s at Lynnwood Hall, his home at
Ilkins Park. Pa. His son and
Peter A. B. Widener End.
nd Mrs. Aksel Wichheld. we're
famed in the will as principal