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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

Abating With
air Weather

(By the Associated Press
\ forecast OF fair weather bright
cned the outlook today In six
southern states where rivers. swol-
len by early thaws and heavy
rains. have inundated lowlands
and forced more than a score of
families from their homes
Meanwhile flash floods in the
Midwest were suhsiding over
flowing Of the ChaGrIn and Rocky
Rivers caused the evacuation of 20
families in cleveland. Eight per.
sons were evacuated at Cincinnati
during flood OF rhc Little Miami
Ohio tributary.
A flashing windsturm swept east
central Alabama--oue Of the states
in the southern food arca-late
yesterday. destroying or damac
ing ad Oxen houses at Religion and
causing lesser property damage at
Alexander city
The seasons heaviest snowfall
26.l7 inches in the Red Oak area ---
co cred sections Of Iowa South
eastern Nebraska had as much as
Il inches Heavy SHOWS also cover
cd Missouri. Kansas, Minnesota
Wisconsin and Michigan.
Elsewhere in the nation normal
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Five, One Half Millions Trapped
in Doomed German Capital

increased by refugees was under
attack j. months The citizens.
old and young turned out for de-.
Tense Of their city. a host died y
hunger and other priyation. apart
from the great number who were
killed in battle or by lombard
ment'
Lacks Fortitude
Berlin lacks the fortitude Of Len
ingrad and won't hold out for any
thin Ike T. months Granberg
believes the Russians viii bring thu
capital 20 its knees in siE 10 eight
weeks but an eternity ~ he'll can
be compressed into even that brief
time
Berlin has no claim 20 immunity
as an open city u IS fortified
and crammed with military ohlsc-
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lives Not only is D. the greatest
railway center iu the heart of the
continent. but b. has vast war
industries. Hitler has signalcd his
intention 10 defend the capital 10
bloody fuish and o bloody fin.
is. Do will have.
The city already is -uffr ing from
shortage Of food heat electricity
and other necessities The ml1iri-
pal service are going tJ pot. The
-0uu'rys transportation system is
So disursani1eG that these things
can't Do rcmediod
Those are precisely the cpndi.
tinus which breed disease. and du
ugly development already Is rr-
ported ny mo Moscow radio which
says that fyrhus has hro.aH one Boo
Berlin and g. causing many deaths
daily Tyuhls long has been ono
n tho s.ourges OF armies in east
era Europe. and from time io time
has reached westward II its clutch
ing hand is on Berlin then terror
is loose.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Who is Daphne? Read
Her Story in Press

Who is Daphne? Dign'Icd
and distinguished Or dainty
and disturbing Is her lie TO
be one OF memories Of London.
Paris and Naples or ono Of
Main street with old friends
and perhaps new ones Daphne
may not believe in mental to-
lepathy Yet as she comes 10
know steve Bronner she some.
times ponders the thought.
Romantic Masquerade by
Marie Blizzard is the fascinating
story Of Daphne "A widow AZ
25-+nd her now life. II will
start Saturday IN this paper
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
inal Round
Scheduled in
House Fight

Washington, Feb. 23-IP-- The
House awaited the final round bell
today to see who would emerge vic
torious in the bloodless, nearly
blOwless main event between Reps.
John f. Rankin. D.. Miss, and
Frank f. Hook. d.. Mich
Seconds for the shaggy-haired, g.
year-old Rankin, who weighs in at
145 pounds, were trying to muster
a majority vote to pass resolu-
ton censuring HOOK. Their charge.
that Hook, the 52-year.old. 1886
pound former wrestler, lumberjacE,
and miner. used abusive language
in House debate against Rankin.
Exactly what that language was
remained debatable. But it was GER
tain that the wholly unscheduled
battle in the House yesterday was
touched off by Rankin's charge
that Hook. who was elected with
the help of the Congress Of In
dustrial Organizations, was Com
munist.
Official records showed that
Hook retaliated by calling Rankin
q liar" But there is divergence OF
opinion as to what kind of liar.
There followed what might have
drawn a good house at Madison
Square Garden: Rankin moved in
on Hook. removed the stocky Mich
igander's glasses and swung at
him. Hook threw his arms around
Rankin. who tugged and pulled at
his opponents hair until colleagues
separated them.
From Hooks corner came dec
laration OF war by Rep. John Les
inski. chairman OF the Michigan
Democratic delegation. He said
that if a resolution to censure Hook
were introduced. he would counter
with similar action against Ran
kin
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Operetta Successfully Given
by Students at High School

"Thc Forest Prince an opcretta
in three acts was very successfully
prcsCBled Thursday evening by the
Npsilanti High School chorus. I'M
der the direction Of Roland l..
Schafcr. Accompanying, were Mrs.
Roland Schafer and the high school
orchestra. under the direction of
Leland NJ Randall Miss Mary
Lee Tucker was student director
The east included: Tatiana.
Princess Of Russia, held for ran
som by CossackS. Ellen Camp;
Sonia, bluff, hearty, hut friendly
Cossack girl. Lois Wentland; Val
Law, the young, handsome chief of
the Cossacks. Richard Playwright:
Ivan, Cossack. n great Joker Carl
Willoughby.
Tatiana's Ladics-in.waiting. Phyl-
lis Warrington and Elizabeth
Southern; llytch, a Cosack. next
IN rank under Naslav. Richard
Wild; Mother Nanya. an old wo-
man OF the Cossacks tribe. later
NaSlav's foster mother, Mary Dyer /:
Tsar Mikhail. the aged ruler Of
Russia, William Hickman: Prince
Dmitri. prospective husband Of Ia
tiana, general of the Russian arm
les. coward, George Baker; Jester
at the Tsar's Court. Arthur Kram-
or
fossacks and soldiers Robert
Spencer, Robert Chapelle Richard
Schafer, William Houck. James
Woltcr. Arlic Rramau. Richard
Wagner. Robert Wagner Kenneth
Fry, Ray Block. Kenneth Tate.
Charles Lurkins. Frank Thicker.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Six Will Retire
From University

Ann Arbor Mich. Feb 20 six
faculty members whose service at
the University OF Michigan totals
POS years will start their final
years leave OF absence before re-
tircment on Feb. "a All OF tho
men have reached the official re.
tirement age OF 20
They are Or. Edward II. Krass.
dean Of the College Of Literature.
Science and the Arts. DIR. Harley
A. Haynes. director OF University
Hospital. Clinton G. Carey. assist.
ant professor OF geology and sur
ycying. Campbell Bonner, profes.
sor OF Greek. Vincent G. Poor. as
sOciate professor Of mathematics
and DR.. Morris = Palmer, profess
sOr Of English
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millions therefore must stay put
in their ruins
Think OF five and one half
million barriraded. bewildered and
bomb-dulled inhabitants encirCled
and untold numbers doomed 10
death by violence. hunger or dis
ease unless Hitler the Hun sur
renders Well. Berlin has Dr. cont
ing to her for her hands are red
with the blood Of Leninerad. stall
ingrad. Warsaw and many others.
Heroic Leningrad gave us a pre-
view OF trials which now may be
visited on the Nazi capital The
Hitlerite siege OF Leniugrad was
a record.brcaker in itself Tor this
was the biggest city ever 10 under
20 such a long assault Tho norm
al population Of 100000 greatly
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

strike by the Italy
based u. S. 18th Air Force.
During the night Raj
Mosquitoes kept up the blis-
tering offensive bombing
Berlin for the third success
sive night and hitting many
other German detectives.
1t. Gen. George S. Pat
tons tanks and infantry
men ripped new holes in
the northern edge Of the Industrial
Saar II pace 80 swift that a front
line tank officer said It looks like
the payoft" At the same time Red
Army troops masscd on an arr
from 50 TO 30 miles east and south.
east Of Berlin for stroke heralded
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Repatrlates
Still on Ship

Jersey City. y. j. Feb. 23-lNS
More than 500 repatriated T.. $.
civilians remained aboard the ex-
change liner Gripsholm today as
fedora! authorities went ahead with
inycstiga ton OF the background Of
the passengers.
At a late hour last night only l2i
had left the vessel. including fif-
teen who were taken to Ellis Is.
land immigration station for furth.
er erilling and a man described as
d mental case who was transferred
to Jersey City Medical Center's
psychopathic ward
Five Of the 622 repatriates left
the ship on wednesday. in addition
TO 463 wounded American soldiers.
o group Of Canadian soldiers and
46 merchant scameu.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
u. S. Flag Waves From Suribachi
Offensive Started Say NaZis
on
Iuo lima
Heavy

tEy Associated PrCss)
American Marines captured the
Suribachi volcano fortress on the
southern tip of Two Jima today.
eliminating fire from the rear on
other Yanks fighting two heavy
Japanese counterattacks in the ex-
posed center of the island.
Adm. Chester W. Nimitz said it
was not clear how marines Jared
against the two heavy counteras,
saults on Two. Only one appeared
TO have been beaten back with the
aid of heavy naval and artillery
barrages.
In the Philippines infantrymen
OF the American division, veterans
of Bougainyille. invaded Capul Is
land. The little island off the south
ern tip of Luzon controls the sea
route through San Bernardino
Strait from Manila to the Pacific
coast of the United States.
The Japanese counteroffensiyes
on Two were launched yesterday
afternoon, nearly 81 hours after
Marine casualties had risen to
5,372. That figure, covering only the
first IS hours of the invasion of
the airbase island $50 miles south
of Tokyo. is by far the heaviest
tor a comparable period of the Pa
cific war.
Losses Heavy
Marine casualties included 64t
killed. $50 missing, 416S wounded,
The % hour Tarawa battle claimed
a little over 5000 Marine casual
ties. More than $4,000 Americans
we're killed or wounded in nearly a
month of fighting for Saipan. Am
orleans are still killing Japanes9
on Saipan and other Marianas is
lands where B.29s are based. The
cath negro) regiment recently
fought a pitched battle with $50
japanese on Saipan. Last Saturday
was the first day In seven months
that no enemy soldiers were killej
on Guam.
The Japanese cabinet met today
to hear an obviously unfavorable
war report. In preparation for this
session the war ministry has twice
shaken up its ranking generals In
the last three days.
Tokyo broadcast unconfirmed
claims that a total Of % American
Warships have been sunk or heay-
ilv damaged off Two Jima. An i'm
see PACIFIC-Page 5
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Neryl Thayer, Joseph Suky. Rich
ard Swopc, and Robert Click
CosSack girls Grcta Adolph,
Beatrice Bennett Mary Lon Clause.
Donna Mae Crawford. Vivian DO
lano. Dolores Dixon. Patricia Du-
guild, Joyce Flagg. Phyllis CASTER.
Virginia LeBar. Celia Lewis. Bcryi
Marble. Dorothy MaShott. Dolores
Midkiff. Helen MillspauEh Betty
MaruShak Gwendolyn Myers, Ruth
Parker. Mary j. Raymond, Patty
Lou Richards. Eunicc Ryan. Villa
Smith, Ards Sparrow, Bernice
Swancy. Elizabeth Taylor. Rose
Marie Throop. Louise TowuSley.
Ollie Washington. Joan Weber,
See Page ,
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Title to Fresh Air
Camp Given u. of M.

Ann Arbor. Mich, Feb. Gap
Title to the property of the Uni
versity Fresh Air Camp on Patter-
son Lake has been turned over ia
the University Of Michigan by the
Virginia r. Ives association. the
executive board of the camp an
nounced today.
The board also announced the
gift by Col Edwin S. George Of
Birmingham of a 100 acre trait
located between the camps present
40 acres and the 1000 acre Edwin
S. George reserve operated by
the University as a natural his
tory laboratory.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Mattresses Make
Way For Veterans

Windsor ont Feb. - ms r.
Beverage rooms throughout the
city were ordered today TO fire
their Mattresses 10 provide Jobs for
Windsor war veterans unable TO
find employment
The Ontario liquor control board.
which issued the order effective
next Monday dictates. among other
things. whom a tavern may hire
Dismissal notices were sent 10 be-
tween SO and 100 mattresses.
The soldiers establishment
bureau requested the action after
pointing out that tavern work
would nor be- heavy labor for
wounded soldiers
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
U. S. WEATHER FORECAST

Lower Michigan. Cloudy with
snow flurries and little colder to-
night. Saturday. partly cloudy and
a little warmer.
Highest temperature Thursday
80: lowest 30.
Highest temperature one year ago
today. ~: lowest. SO.
Highest temperature this date in
last - years. So IN 1919: lowest Is
IN 1889
The sun sets today at 7:ij p. m.
and rises Saturday az Sis a. m.
The moon rises today at i:e2 p.
m. and sets Saturday az 7:13 a m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Russian Armies
Also Read y to
Join I'm Drive
Huge Waves of Planes Spread
Over Reich Today After
Gigantic Assault


Berlin said today that Gen. Eisenhower had launched
his long expected about offensive in the wake Of 48hour
batterng by air of Nazi communications centers
In the east too, massive Russian armies pictured
IS ready for the final blows of the European
New and huge waves Of bOmbcrs sped Germany to-
day, given rest after yesterdays gigantic assault the
greatest air attack in history. German radios warned Of
formations coming in from the northwest and said n
other armada streaming Austria suggesting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Congress Today

,Ev Associated PressD
Senate
In recess until Monday
Foreign Relations COMMITTEES
votes on Us Mexican water trea.
ty GO a. m, EWTD
House
Decides action DON Rankin hooh
fist fight (noon).
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Flashes of
Late News

NEW YORK lNS-The Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph
Company is experimenting with
micro waves very short waves.
for possible use as alternative or
supplemental to telephone and tel
eyision transmission wires and ca
bles. President Walter 5. Clifford
disclosed today.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

LANSlNG-AP - Governor
Kelly today appointed Roscoe
o. 5onisteel, Ann Arbor lawyer,
10 the State Board Of Law ES-
aminers succeeding John D.
Voelker Of Ishpeming, who has
resigned. Bonisteel was recon-
mended unanimously by the
State Supreme Court for the
appointment. Kelly said. He
will serve until June 30. 1916.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
AUCTION CALENDAR

SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 24-t:oo
o'clock sharp, at 97o5 whitaker
3D., miles south Of Ypsilanti, or
~ miles North Of Whitaker or
= mile South OF Lincoln School.
Erwin A. Kreaoer. Proprietor.
Earl Wright. Auetioneer: Ormie
Vcdder, Clerk. Adv. 223
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Seek Repeal

Lansing. Feb. Gap Court tes-
timony that brides were paid lcgis-
laters to smooth the way for adop-
ton OF a 1899 statute forbidding
so.called unethical advertising by
dentists had a sequel today in pre-
paration Of a bill in the house or
representative to repeal the sta
tute.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

MONTENIDEO ms Uruguay,
one of the last few nations hitherto
not at war with the Axis. entered
the war on the side of the Allies
today. President Juan Jose Anne
zaga signed the formal declaration
of war against Germany and Japan
after the passage of decree which
also authorized the country's ad-
herence to the United Nations
pact.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23
Hooper Story
to Jury May
be Revealed

Lansing. Feb. 93-AP-Details
OF the confession the Carr grand
jury says it received from Senator
Warren G. Hooper before gunner
took his life may yet become pub
lie property under terms of a
bill adopted by the house yesterday
and sent to the senate
The action was taken over pro-
tests ~ Rep. Elton r. Eaton Ply
mouth Republican, who asserted
that the bill was amended into its
present form for no other purpose
than to open up records Of the
grand jury for some purpose"
He. argued that premature pub
licity OF such confession might
handicap the grand jury in bring
ing wrongdoers to Justice.
Rep. James b. Stanley piloted the
bill to adoption by % to 3 vote. and
the house ordered the measure To
become Immediately effective IL
the senate approves il.
Lansing, Feb. % Alp For the
third consecutive legislative SEES
sion the much publicized anti
branch banking bill was ready
again for a vote in the senate to-
day. but sponsors were relunctant
to put it TO showdown until they
were sure Of the outcome.
The introduccr. Senator otto
W Bishop, Alpena Republican.
SHE'D off Thursday after a last
minute move to bring u 10 a vote at
once He was warned IT will need
% votes TO pass and decided to
rc.check his forces first
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

NEW YORK-GNS- American
Airlines announced today that
flight No. nine, bound from Wash.
ington to Nashville, Tenn. was
overdue The plane carried 10
passengers and three crew mem
bers. The plane left LaGuardia
field at 9:39 y. m. EWT last night
and left Washington at 12:15 a. IN.
today. 1t was last reported over
Pulaski. Va. by radio directly on
course at 2:05 a. m.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

BRIDGEPORT. Conn.-INS- Re
suits of a WLB poll at the Pratt
Whitney division plant Of United
Aircraft revealed today an over
whelming sentiment against ClO
affiilation. only 554 employees voted
for clio bargaining representation,
against 1885 favoring the AFL and
4,239 votes for no union represen-
tation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

WASHINGTON - ms - The
WPB acted today to avert another
natural gas shortage in the Appa.
lachian area by granting a high
priority for construction OF two
pipeline projects in the Southwest
by Nov I. 1915. at an estimated
cost OF T2 million dollars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

AS The MARINES battle out Japs on TWO Jma anu
r6 within $50 miles Tokyo clearing OF Manila pay Tor
American ships the pattern OF wo"y on
observers consider the thrust
p from o lima map, to be the quick way
insist that after smash to the south
emma coast and the occupation Indicated on large map
action in will be the that can be taken
against islands and the mainland Dy planes 0peSs
from Two in the island group.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

NEW BEDFORD, Mass.--lNS-
The War Manpower Commission
stuck grimly to the task of apply
Ing New England's first labor draft
in New Bedford today although
every one of 80 workers interview
ed refused to give up his employ
ment for a job in a tire cord plant.
The VINO seeks to channel 2S9
workers into the two high priority
plants, taking most of them from
textile mills.
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See EUROPE Page S
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

WASHINGTON-AP-The AL
and CIO said today they will urge
President Roosevelt to override the
advice Of War Labor Board public
members against lifting present
wage ceilings. CIO President
Philip Murray and four active men,
bers and alternates representing
the AFL on the board criticized
the finding Of the public members.
emphasizing they would carry their
fight to crack the Little Steel
wage formula direct to Mr.. Roose-
Welt.
SAN QUENTIN, Calif.-AP-Al-
fred .Cavazos. 50, convict shot in an
attempted prison break yesterday,
died on the operating table at the
prison hospital while surgeon
was removing bullet which had
entered his intestines.
WASHINGTON-AP-- The War
Manpower Commission said today
lot of the inquiries it's getting
about midnight closing OF night
spots may have to go unanswered
beyond the first time the curfew
tolls. we are trying hard to get
policy statement out before
the curfew goes into effect next
Monday midnight but the more
we get into this matter Of possible
exemptions, the more complicated
it becomes spokesman for the
agency said.
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See WEATHER Page ;
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

CHICAGO-AP - An escaped
convict who had been serving 80 to
90 years in Michigan for kidnap-
ping and armed robbery was sought
today in connection with the hotel
bathtub death of Mrs. Blanche Zim-
norman Chief OF Detectives Wal
ter Storms announced. Storms
identified the man as Joseph Med
ley. 43, alias J. II. Gardner. The
captain said five witnesses had
positively identified" Medley from
pictures as the man who rented the
hotel room in which the woman's
body was found Feb. IS.
PHILADELPHIA ms - The
Navy today announced plans for
the construction OF five capital
ships-four heavy cruisers and a
large carrier-in the Philadelphia
area.
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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1945-02-23

see PACIFIC-Page 5
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Speed Victory
Buy More Bonds
Salvage Pspet
Evening star., 1945-08-26
IEngagenze1lts announced

| Georgetown University when he en-
tered the service. He is at present
stationed at the New Castle Army
Airbase at Wilmington, Del.
Miss McCadden is an employe OF
the editorial staff of the United
States Armed Forces Institute.
From Annapolis comes the an
nouncement of Capt. and Mrs. G.
w. Brashears of the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Patricia
Brashears, to 1t. q. g. Albert P.
Hulten, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
w. Hulten of Oakland, Calf.
An early fall wedding is planned.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Crisp of Los
Gatos, Calf, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Miss
Nancy Crisp, to Pfc. David B. Kits,
son of Rear Admiral and Mrs. w.
A. Kits of this city.
Pvt. Kits has returned from
duty in Hawaii, New Guinea and
the Philippines and now is on leave
from Mcclure General Hospital in
Richmond. The engagement was
announced on the West Coast while
he was visiting Miss Crisp and her
family in Los Gatos.
The engagement Of Miss Rebecca
Maxine Rusher to Corpl. Lorain M
Barrick is announced by her par