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Newspaper
Monitor Leader
Location
Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1944
Page
1
Allied forces push through a breach in the Gustav Line at the south edge of the Liri valley pursuing disorganized German 71st Division remnants. Casualties remain lighter than expected as British armor masss near Cassino and Rome encirclement narrows.
Robert C. Havel ex sheriff of Macomb County announces as a Republican candidate for the office he held from 1937 to 1941. Havel 56 native of the county operates a Utica garage is married with five children and born in Mount Clemens. He pledges an efficient modern sheriff department noting two way radio and ambulance services were installed during his prior term. Democrats face a slate from scratch as filing nears closing with no incumbent candidates.
Judge A H Noe of Macomb County filed nominating petitions in Lansing for the non partisan circuit judge post he now holds. He is a UM Law School graduate and has served since Dec 31 1943 after Gov. Kelly appointed him to fill Judge Reid’s vacancy. Noe 42, married with son David, would serve Jan 1 1945 to Jan 1 1948 if elected and vows to adhere to the letter of the law.
Tokyo broadcasts claim Nipponese planes struck Suichwan 225 miles north northwest of Canton and called it an advance base for the American air force. The raid allegedly sank seven planes and set more than 38 ablaze though Allied confirmation is lacking.
Allied troops crush German defenses south of the Liri River in central Italy as the Gustav Line reduction turns into a battle of annihilation. Americans seize the mountain stronghold of Spigno while French forces wipe out two German regiments. Thousands more Germans surrender raising totals to about 3,000 as eight or more villages fall and a large flanking drive develops near Cassino.
A 69 year old Detroit man identified as Jacob Tilbiy was struck by a front wheel of a southbound milk freight truck at Gratiot and Ma comb street while crossing the southern crosswalk near the County Building. Coroner Howard V Groesbeck Jr taken charge. driver Walter Gales 55 of St Clair awaits statement as witnesses are sought.
Thomas McMaster, vice president and general manager of Arrow Distilleries in Detroit, is jailed in Ingham County awaiting sentence for contempt of court. Convicted for refusing to answer questions in Judge Carr’s grand jury probe into graft in state government. special prosecutor Kim Sigler led the charge. Julian Thompson, lobbyist for Michigan Association of Small Loan Companies and Household Finance Corp., Chicago, set for May 22 hearing on conspiracy charges with 13 co-defendants. Thompson surrendered yesterday and released on bond.
In Macomb County a raft capsize at an abandoned Trombley brickyard pit claimed the lives of two 16-year-old Van Dyke youths. Four other boys, aged 14, were with them. three survived and pulled one boy to safety. All five lacked swimming ability.
Alice L. Tucker the only woman to win a Macomb county office by election announces retirement from the Register of Deeds post effective January 1 1945 after a 12 year tenure beginning January 1 1933. She says she will leave without a political defeat and thanks voters for their support.
The Mount Clemens Harrison Clinton section announces a two day Sugar for Canning program opening Wednesday. The effort allows housewives to obtain certificates to buy sugar for canning at city polling booths and township halls. Office of Civilian Defense volunteers will process applications Thursday as well.
The State Stream Control Commission urged immediate court action to halt sewage pollution dumping by East Detroit and Warren Township into Lake St. Clair and the upper Detroit River. It named the polluted waters unsafe for public swimming and asked the attorney general to act at once and local health authorities to declare the area unfit for swimming. The order would affect St. Clair Shores and several Grosse Pointe communities and Detroit. The commission also pressed FHA to block further housing in southern Macomb County until pollution is addressed.
A 17 year old East Detroit youth Charles Jacques took a parked U S Army jeep for a ride on South Gratiot avenue near the Van Ross Hotel. He steered to the curb after a block and was arrested minutes later. Jacques awaits questioning by Provost Marshal investigators.
Pictures from London bases show British transports and landing craft massed for invasion calling the ships ready for the invasion. The captions in London newspapers indicate imminent strike plans and emphasize preparedness for a major assault.
A couple barely escaped a early morning fire destroying their single story home at 23028 Chambers near Nine Mile road. The blaze caused $1,500 in property loss $1,000 in furniture and $2,500 in war bonds. The Smarrs Charles 44 and Laura 54 occupied the house as tenants and were aided by local fire crews from East Detroit and Warren Township.
In Springfield on May 16 Rev Stanislaus Orlemanski, suspended by his bishop for an unauthorized flight to Moscow, is confined to his church rectory bed. Dr William Kotarski says the Polish American priest is very nervous and upset and on the verge of a complete physical and mental breakdown after meeting Premier Josef Stalin.
Tech Sgt Guy L Brown Jr was reported missing after a March 4 1944 RAF raid over Germany The family received a Washington telegram noting enemy broadcasts claim he is now a prisoner of war and that verification is underway He is from Mount Clemens and served as a deputy in the county clerk office with three brothers in uniform
Washington reports that 3,300 foremen in 13 Detroit area plants threaten to halt production of P-52 Mustang fighter planes. War officials consider presenting the issue to James F. Byrnes. strike centers on recognizing an independent union and may affect critical aviation output. Patterson notes the need to protect wartime manufacturing.
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