Big Guns Roar Sullenly on Italian Front
Allied forces beat back a series of German probes in the Carroceto ravines and near Cassino while American ships and air units engaged in shelling and bombing operations along the Adriatic coast and Rome area.
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Naples
Carroceto
Cassoino
Moletta
Anzioi
Marcigliano
Guidonia
Twelfth Airforce
Canino Field
Ancona
Italy
Adriatic
Mount Clemens to cancel unnecessary primary election
The Mount Clemens City Commission will cancel the planned primary election on Monday March 6 because only incumbent candidates filed petitions by Friday. The April election remains a formal vote with no opposition, and the charter revision question may be deferred to the State Primary in July if turnout is low.
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Mount Clemens
City Commission
Joseph H. Matthews
City
Former Local Man Wounded in Italy
The War Department notified relatives that Pvt. Bryan W. Summers, formerly of Mount Clemens, has been wounded in the Mediterranean theater, presumably in Italy. The sister Miss Ova N. Summers received the notice. she previously lived on Route 5, Mount Clemens, then Fraser, and now resides at 11840 Chelsea, Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Department
Bryan W. Summers
Mount Clemens
Mediterranean
Italy
Ova N. Summers
Route 5
Fraser
Chelsea
Detroit
Lone Officer Arrests Four in LaPointe Beer Theft
Four men arraigned on larceny from a building charges in Justice Jeannette court for a systematic beer theft at the LaPointe warehouse over three months. Henry Miller 17 pleaded guilty and was bound over. others pleaded not guilty. All remanded on $2,000 bonds after Patrolman Russell Girard traced a suspicious car behind the warehouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LaPointe
Frank E. Jeannette
Henry Miller
Cass Avenue
William R. Holmes
Community Drive
Jerome Milne
Maple Street
Howard E. Nagel
Mile Road
Clinton Township
Russell Girard
Boy Burglary Ring Exposed in County
Five youths aged 15 to 19 face circuit court trial over a seven burglary series in East Detroit Warren township. Juveniles await arraignment. three accomplices pleaded guilty and remain jailed on 2000 dollar bonds. Suspects include Frank Cipolla 18 Warren township. William Worden 19 Detroit. Hugh Dunseath 16 Warren township. Leonard Korlock 15 Warren township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit-Warren Township
Justice of the Peace
Frank E. Jeannette
Frank Cipolla
Couwlier
Warren Township
William Worden
Joseph Kment
Waltham
Detroit
Hugh Dunseath
Helle
Leonard Korlock
Prospect
Wil- See
Notorious safecracking ring nabbed by explosive trap
Three men charged with possession of burglar tools amid a nationwide safecracking ring probe. Fred Blackie Zanger aged 44 with no address Howard Bierbauer 42 of Taft Hotel Detroit and Joseph Murray 26 of 251 Adelaide Detroit were captured following an explosive kit trap.
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Fred “Blackie” Zanger
Howard Bierbauer
Taft Hotel
Detroit
Joseph Murray
Adelaide
See
Ice Break Up Earliest in Many a Year
The Clinton River freed of ice on February 26 marking the earliest break-up in years observers report. Grosse Pointe clerk N P Neff led a boat party from near the river mouth beyond Hacker Boat docks to celebrate the event. Previous early break-ups occurred March 1 and 15, with Feb 26 the earliest date Neff has recorded in years.
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Clinton River
N. P. Neff
Shore Drive
Grosse Pointe
Hacker Boat Company
Neff
Ration point reductions cut pork and beef values
The Office of Price Administration announced sharp reductions in pork and many beef cuts effective Sunday. Veal lamb mutton butter cheese lard and other fats remain unchanged through March. Spare ribs and most variety meats see lower values as canned and ready-to-eat items drop 1 to 4 points. The change follows surprising livestock marketing and lowers average pork points to 1.7 per pound.
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Washington
Office of Price Administration
OPA
Birth of Quints Reported in Dade County
TRENTON Ga Feb 29 J G Gray a local telephone operator said he received a report from Dade County officers that quintuplet boys were born to a farm woman near here last night This confirms a remarkable birth in the rural area and details are expected to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
J. G. Gray
Dade County
Reds Threaten German Grip on Vast Area
Moscow dispatch notes Red Army advances threaten all German positions in northwest Russia as forces near Pskov fire on the town and disrupt German transport. Night operations increase as cleanup squads clear wrecked roads and a Soviet breakthrough nears the Latvians, endangering Hitler’s northern plans.
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Moscow
Russia
Pskov
London
Toroshino
Luga
Red Star
M. M. Popov
Latvian
Hitler
Mae M Kenna Succumbs to Long Illness
Mary McKenna Collins known as Mae M Kenna a longtime Mount Clemens resident and informal power in local politics died Monday night at St Joseph hospital aged 63 Her alleged fortune from illicit business over 30 years is estimated between 75000 and 100000 with much of it reportedly tied to government assets See McKENNA-Page 2
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Mae McKenna
Mount Clemens
St. Joseph Hospital
Macomb County
Mae
Mary McKenna Collins
McKenna
Red Cross War Fund Drive Seeks Record County Support
The American Red Cross appeals nationwide for funds to aid service members and civilians behind enemy lines. Macomb County's quota is 135000, Mount Clemens must raise 15000 plus 50 percent over prior gifts, with Bruce Collins of Utica chairing the drive.
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Red Cross
Macomb County
Mount Clemens
Bruce Collins
Utica
See Drive
Miller Seeks a Second Term as Macomb County Treasurer
William G. Miller of Warren announces he will run on the Republican ticket to succeed himself as Macomb County treasurer in the July 11 primary. A long time public official, Miller has cut the treasurer office expenses by over $6,000 annually and holds multiple local posts including Warren township school board member and Macomb Republican League president. He and his wife live at 8092 Fisher Avenue Baseline.
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William G. Miller
Warren Township
Macomb
Miller
Bill
van Dyke
Fisher Avenue
Baseline
Township Board of Review
Republican Club
Macomb County
Republican League
Utica Marine Comes Home From Tarawa Wounds
Pfc. Jack C. Smith, 22, Utica Marine, home on convalescent leave after Tarawa. He refused discharge for head injuries and plans to return to combat in the Southwest Pacific. Medal count includes Purple Heart and a Presidential citation. He hopes examiners will approve his return to duty.
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United States Marine Corps
Guadalcanal
Tarawa
Pfc
Jack C. Smith
Utica Marine
Tarawa Beach
Naval Hospital, San Diego
Smith
Tokyo
Marine Smith
Harry E. Smith
Utica
Aaron Burr
Jacob F. Theut
Southwest
Pacific
Civil War Veteran Nears 100
William Dubay, a New Baltimore resident and the last Macomb County survivor of the Grand Army of the Republic, nears his 100th birthday on April 2 while living at the Marine Hospital. He recalls marching with Sherman’s 22nd Michigan Infantry as crowds cheered in Mount Clemens 84 years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Dubay
Mount Clemens
Philip T. Sherman
22Nd Michigan Infantry
Macomb County
Lincoln
Dubay
Baltimore
Marine Hospital
Grand Army of the Republic
Public Hearing Tonight on County Split
A public meeting in the County Building fifth floor courtroom will consider splitting Macomb County into two districts for the election of two State Representatives. The 8 p.m. session is called by the county Legislative Committee led by Adrian A Lingeman of St. Clair Shores.
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Macomb
Adrian A. Lingemann
St. Clair Shores
Raiders Boost War Bay to 611 Vessels
American submarines destroyed 14 more Japanese ships and Allied airmen dropped 370 tons of bombs on Rabaul and other targets in the South Pacific. Submarines have sunk or damaged 611 enemy vessels. 164 tons were aimed at Rabaul harbor with 200 planes in the air.
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Richard C. Bergholz
Associated Press
Navy
South Pacific
Japan
Rabaul
New Britain
Frank Knox
Arleigh T
Burke
Vern Haughland
Wewak
New Guinea
Sigler Raises Sandbag Issue In Graft Case
LANSING Feb 29 Kim Sigler special prosecutor injects into the graft conspiracy case the issue of sandbag bills. He charges four such bills were introduced in 1939 by Representatives Nagel Detroit Democrat and James D. Stanley Kalamazoo Republican though Stanley is not a defendant. Senate secretary Fred I Chase defines a bill as one aimed to harass a group with no real purpose. He reads the bills by number and subject to show they were dropped.
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Lansing
Kim Sigler
Ernest G. Nagel
Detroit
Sigler
Chase
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U. S
Anzio
Erin Township
Cornelius Gudeneau, Jr
Thomas Kaltenbach
Harley Ensign
Mae M’kenna
Red Cross Fund
War
Council of Social Agencies of
Metropolitan
W. G. Miller
Ping
Pearl Harbor
Guadacanal
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