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Newspaper
Monitor Leader
Location
Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1944
Page
1
London reports that more than 1,100 American bombers and long range fighters attacked Wilhelmshaven, Germany, in clear weather. The raid, the sixth in seven days by Britain based air forces, covered a 700 mile roundtrip and echoed prior daylight strikes on the port city and nearby western targets.
Dale Allen of Warren Township, an ex convict with a long criminal record, was arrested on a robbery charge and found with illegal gasoline coupons. He was linked to a 1938 Van Dyke hold-up and previously served time in Jackson, where he studied law and won a Supreme Court reversal. Allen was nabbed Tuesday with Bernice Grazanka in Detroit. deputies Ensign and others led the investigation.
Stalin reports first and second Ukrainian fronts joined to trap nine infantry and one tank division north of Zvenigorodka and Shpola during a 100 mile breakthrough. He says Smela rail center fell and gains reached up to 45 miles, as Lutsk and Rovno were acknowledged lost by Germany.
Detroit area graft inquiry continues as Circuit Judge Leland W. Carr's one man grand jury questions about five witnesses daily. The panel remains secret with no disclosure of its basis for warrants charging twenty legislators and six finance officials. Walter Stockfish of Hamtramck was ordered to Fort Sheridan to enter Army prison after arraignment.
Julius Klein Schmidt 67 of 110 Utica Road yesterday pleaded not guilty before Justice Donald J. Parent to assault to do great bodily harm less than murder. He is held in county jail in lieu of $2,500 bond with examination set for next Wednesday.
About 6,500 employees of General Motors Chevrolet Gear and Axle Division walked out today after union leaders urged a return to work. Picket lines appeared at plant gates as four of six factories halted axle assembly production for Army trucks and jeeps amid a dispute over production standards.
In a rare move Judge Fred George allowed 11 jurors to visit a seriously ill 12th juror in Utica to reach a verdict in the Clinton Huron Parkway Authority condemnation suit seeking 1000 parcels at Huron Pointe. Millar’s illness forced delays since November.
Price control attorney Clergue C. Schilling of the District Office of Price Administration spoke to Macomb county merchants at Mount Clemens high school. He said the price program has helped business, noting 1943 had near zero business failures and cost of living remained near eight months earlier, with OPA reducing inflation and speculation.
A 43 year old former Mount Clemens taxi driver Earl Touscany of 106 Jones Street pleaded guilty before Justice Frank E. Jennette to engaging in an illegal occupation and was fined 50 dollars. He admitted to Prosecutor Wilbur F. Held that he was in the policy racket alone.
Mount Clemens public schools exceeded their $60 000 quota for bonds and stamps by 850 bringing weekly investments to about 20 000. Lincoln and Macomb schools led with 18 000 combined, Lincoln at 10 375 40, high school 2297, Macomb 7944 60, others listed, total outlook near 100 000 as drive nears close.
U S Marines continue mop up on Roi and Namur Islands Kwajalein Atoll after a heavy naval bombardment. Japanese pillboxes and reinforced blockhouses crumble under sea strikes and ground assault. Inland resistance is sporadic as the Roi airstrip falls in four hours and enemy fighters retreat toward Namur.
EAST DETROIT Fire Chief August Zado faced questions after a blaze at Club Royale on Eight Mile Road. Eyewitnesses said 50 to 100 patrons were in the club when firefighters arrived, contradicting the chief’s denial that anyone but staff were present. The fire caused roof and second floor damage plus water damage to the first floor.
The Post-War Planning Committee met at the Board of Commerce offices with nearly all members present. Charles Doll Jr served as chairman as the group assigned tasks covering specific phases of a practical post-war program.
Mount Clemens Auxiliary Police will meet at the high school at 7 30 this evening Police Chief Arthur I Rosso said today.
Raymond Clapper, Washington columnist and political commentator, died in a plane crash while covering the invasion of the Marshalls in the Central Pacific. A Navy report notes the Pacific Fleet commander confirmed the loss of the plane carrying Mr. Clapper.
George Rivard, 70, a War ren Township horse dealer, was convicted in justice court of a second cruelty to animals charge. He was ordered by Justice Donald J. Parent to quit the horse business within a week, with a heavier sentence to be handed down next Thursday based on Rivard’s actions regarding the case.
Detroit physician Dr. Fred W. Thomas charged with espionage conspiracy faced cross examination as he sought to amend prior testimony. Prosecutor John W. Babcock pressed him on his 1933 joining and 1935 departure from the Friends of New Germany later Bund, and on timing of leaving. A Bund newspaper copy was shown, and Thomas admitted speaking at the meeting but contested the account. He also acknowledged sending a March 6 1941 money order to continue Bund press.
Center Line burglar Alex Dagastino, 33, with two prior break in convictions, was sentenced by Circuit Judge Fred W. George to five years probation with a waiver to join the Army. Prosecutor Fred Van Fleteren opposed the condition, but the court followed probation officer F. Scott Burke’s recommendation, noting a seven year gap since the last conviction and Dagastino’s marriage.
Allied forces advance on Kwajalein atoll after seizing key islets Roi Namur and most of Kwajalein. Marines mop up remnants as air bases and a four-runway strip enable new assaults against Japanese positions in the Marshall islands. Troop rotation plans announced alongside further advances in Madang and Ramu Valley signaling broader Pacific push.
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