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Newspaper
Monitor Leader
Location
Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1944
Page
2
Testimony shows bills by Nagel on immunity in criminal trials conditional sales contracts and motor vehicle repossession were reported killed by the House Judiciary Committee. Chase did not clarify the fate of a bill to prevent deficiency judgments in chattel mortgage foreclosures.
Miller, seeking re-election, pledges to run the treasurer’s office on sound business principles. He notes reduced personnel and asserts a savings pass to taxpayers as a result.
A criminal warrant charging leaving the scene of an accident in which a person was fatally injured was to be issued for Thadeus Cibor, 34, of Puttygut road. Cibor, a Armada factory worker, struck William Bitters, 57, on North avenue near Elizabeth street at 10 30 p m, then drove two blocks before stopping. He surrendered two and a half hours later, saying his car failed and he returned to Mount Clemens to call his employers. Bitters died Sunday morning at St Joseph s hospital. He had lived in Macomb county all his life. Services were held at Will funeral home with burial in Richards cemetery, Richmond township. He is survived by three sisters.
Four lawmen recovered a hidden briefcase containing nitro glycerin a loaded revolver and safecracking tools after a 14 year old boy and his two younger brothers found it near a creek. A car thief group fled as deputies blocked the getaway. The case notes prior convictions for Zanger Murray Bierbauer and others.
Ice Neff, descendant of the 1857 Grosse Pointe settler, favors a long range program to clear and beautify the Clinton River. He argues locals underestimate the river and that improved boating access would boost scenic appeal and property values across the area. He notes the river’s enduring lineage and regional significance.
Neff advocates chartered boats and excursion steamers to run from the river mouth to Utica and back. He argues such trips could be enjoyable on Sundays or holidays when the lake is rough, stressing the need to beautify river banks and keep the river bed clear to protect passengers.
Dubay, a Michigan G A R veteran convalescing at the Marine Hospital Detroit, recounts fighting with his regiment in West Virginia and Virginia, capture at Chickamauga, and brutal confinement at Andersonville where three ounces of daily rations and Dead Man's Line guarded walls. He seeks mail from comrades and families of 1863 units.
A plan to split Macomb County into two districts along an east west axis prompts fears of a North Macomb rural bloc opposing a South Macomb urban labor leaning bloc. Opponents warn the division could breach long standing county unity and cause cross county legislative vote nullification in Lansing.
John E. Merrill chapter chairman and Robert I. Winslow local businessman drafted into service will lead the Red Cross drive in the city. Communities and townships across the county have already organized their War Fund drives.
Pfc. Smith, survivor of Tarawa’s brutal beach assault, describes the first wave’s slaughter, his lone survival in a platoon, and two days of digging in the sands under fire. He suffered head injuries and was evacuated to Pearl Harbor and a West Coast hospital, now on a 38 day furlough.
Milne a truck driver allegedly duplicated keys to a warehouse at 80 Court Street and helped others steal beer. Two cases were found by Girard near the doorway as the burglars tried to drive away. Police say more than 25 cases were taken in three months with about 15 recovered at Nagel’s home. preliminary pleas set for March 3.
Italy coast regions report explosion and large fire on docks. Along the Yugoslav coast schooners burned south of Split, and a 200 foot ship hit near Dubrovnik. Spitfires bomb five troop trains near Metkovic south of Split, causing heavy enemy casualties.
Prosecutor says the F. Held gang participated in a long string of night time break ins netting thousands in loot. Victims include Oliver Again and Thomas Hicks in East Detroit and James Trombly in Warren Township plus a gasoline station at Eight Mile and Schoenherr. All thefts since Feb 1. State Police Center Line detachment and East Detroit officers rounded them up.
Three juveniles intended to return to Battle Creek after stealing a car from a Battle Creek dealer. Police say the four youths, ages 13 and 16, drove toward Detroit with one member allegedly detouring to Canada. They were turned over to Battle Creek authorities after being found along Gratiot Avenue.
Dispatches report Russian forces making headway about 70 miles south of Pskov and imply German positions around Pskov are untenable.
No auxiliary police meeting will be held this week. Capt. Harald Krauseneck announced a meeting later and said an announcement will be issued at a future date.
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