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Monitor Leader

Location

Mount Clemens, Michigan, United States of America

Date

May 23, 1944

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Yanks Spring Forward From Anzio Strike Ends

Chrysler Corp strike by Local 490 UAW CIO ends as 11,785 workers idle. Union leaders order return to work a day before a UAW CIO council hearing. War Labor Board had issued a return-to-work order that the rank and file had defied.

Detroit Chrysler Corp United Automobile Workers (Cio Uawcio R. J. Thomas Uaw-Cio International Executive Board George F. Addes WLB Thomas War Labor Board William H. Davis

Monsoon Slows Burma Push and Marcus Island Mission

Allied forces slow the Burma push on Myitkyina as monsoon rains hinder the offensive while Stilwell maintains pressure to link the Ledo Road to China. In the Pacific, Tokyo reports carrier attacks on Marcus Island despite Allied silence at Pearl Harbor. British forces halt Japanese attempts to disrupt lines in the Brahmaputra Valley and Assam-Bengal railway.

J. B. Krueger Associated Press Monsoon Burma Myitkyina Marcus Island Joseph W. Stilwell Stilwell Ledo China Pacific Fleet Pearl Harbor Tokyo Marcus Tn India Brahmaputra Assam-Bengal Southeast Asia

Men Women get into War Work Apply Mt Clemens Metal Products

Job ad notes recruitment for war work at Mt Clemens Metal Products. Mentions both men and women urged to apply, reflecting home front labor efforts during wartime.

Mt. Clemens Metal Products Ady Mt. Clemens Metal Mediately Priests Mercantile

Call 86 Men for Physical in Detroit May 29

A group of 86 men, including 28 transferees from other boards and five Japanese Americans, will report at the Broadway USO building in Detroit on Monday May 29 for pre induction physical examinations. Elliott N. Elkin leads the departing group.

Broadway Uso Detroit Elliott N. Elkin Military Academy Samuel Carl Pickey George Hodge Frank Masao Okura Parker Cole Simison Frank Mitchell Wyatt Carl August Weber Thomas Donald Grimes Albert Henry Friere Frank Stephen Ross William Joseph Mazia John LeRoy Miller Takeo Peter Ogawa Charles Otto Ludwig Raymond Fred Odendahl Verle T. Appleton Howard DeWayne Fridley Roy Earl Millar Lou Barger John Herman Palto James Catterall Felix Ray Gibbs Yoshio Kabata Edwin Hideto Fukuda Frank Porter Horner John Frederick McGraw Jacob Jan

Medal Honors Lost Macomb Sea Captain

The Mariner's Medal for valor in America's Merchant Fleet will be awarded posthumously tonight in Michigan to the late Capt. Howard Depp of Waldenburg. The award will be received by Capt. Depp's father, Robert Dopp, in a ceremony led by Lieut. (j.g.) B. C. Phillips from the Cleveland Regional Maritime Commission office.

America Michigan Howard Depp Waldenburg Dopp Robert Dopp J.g B. C. Phillips Cleveland Maritime Commission Macomb County

Macomb to Get 14 420 for Post War Roads

The State Highway Department allocated Post War Road Planning funds to Michigan counties totaling 1 000 000. Counties receive amounts based on population area and road mileage and must match 50 percent. Allocations listed include Alcona 6 772 Alger 7 707 and Macomb 14 420 with further figures on page 2.

Lansing State Highway Department Michigan State Administrative Board Alcona Alger

Invasion Tensions Rise as British Rail Suspends Schedules

London reports drastic cuts in main line trains strand thousands at stations as troops receive priority on limited services. German air scouts appear. four enemy planes shot down, while a Daily Express note on Stalag Luft III Mass murder fuels fury in Parliament.

London Britain Stockholm Daily Express Stalag Luft III House of Commons Anthony Eden German Peoples Courts Germany Svenska Dagbladet

Poppy Sales on Saturday Proclaimed by State and City

Gov Harry Kelly and Mount Clemens Mayor Donald Westen dorf declare Saturday as Poppy Day to aid disabled veterans widows and orphans and veterans posts. The Veterans of Foreign Wars and American Legion will sell poppies to support humanitarian relief for returned veterans and dependents. Citizens urged to wear poppies in honor of those facing battlefront dangers.

Harry Kelly Donald R. Westendorf Mount Clemens Veterans of Foreign Wars The American Legion Michigan

Plan World War II Memorial Service

A community memorial service for service men and women of the present war will be conducted by women's patriotic organizations at Mount Clemens High School on Wednesday night at 8 p.m. The event is under the Blue Star Mothers of America Mount Clemens Chapter No. 137 with participation from local churches. Rev Joseph Kennedy will deliver the memorial address. Rabbi Joseph E Krickstein will give the benediction and Rev Fr T F Shields will offer the invocation. A student choir directed by Miss Lois Harper will perform with a trio and accompanist Virginia McKeachie. State Representative How See MEMORIAL-Page 2.

Mount Clemens High School Blue Star Mothers of America Mount Clemens Joseph Kennedy Joseph E. Krickstein T. F. Shields Lois Harper Jean Smith Helen Tallmadge Virginia McKeachie

Allied Air Armada Pounds Nazi Europe in Daylong Assault

About 3,500 Allied planes bombed Hitler's Europe in a full day operation. More than 5,000 tons of explosives hit German airfields, freight yards, and other targets in dawn raids and night bombardments. Several air crews failed to return, including 3 bombers and 3 fighters from American daylight sorties.

London Hitler Europe Dortmund Brunswick Germany Epinal Chaumont

Court-Order Delays Burial of War Worker

Cir cuit Judge Alton H Noe held a temporary injunction restraining an undertaker from disposing of the body of George Mortimer Still pending further hearing. Isabelle Hoy of Traverse City seeks burial in Traverse City, while Bernice Still of Muskegon prefers Muskegon. A ruling on the dispute is expected.

Alton H. Noe Isabelle Hoy Traverse City Roy J. Kaul St. Clair Shores George Mortimer Still St. Joseph's Hospital Bernice Still Muskegon Noe

French Film Star Robbed by Masked Bandits

French film actress Danielle Darrieux and her husband Porfirio Rubirosa were robbed by masked bandits during a dinner at their villa in Haute Savoie Province. The incident was reported by the German News Agency and recorded by the Associated Press.

London Danielle Darrieux Haute Savoie DNB Associated Press Porfirio Rubirosa Vichy

Skull May Solve Riddle of the Headless Body

State Police pursue a skull found near Utica to match the headless corpse dumped near Joe Louis Spring Hill Farm on April 2. Dental work may identify the skull, with coroner William D. Clyne coordinating with State Crime Laboratory experts. The discovery, reported by Hamtramck youths, reveals two gunshot holes and suggests foul play rather than river injury.

Utica Joe Louis Spring Hill Farm State Crime Laboratory William D. Clyne Clinton River Romeo Hamtramck Henry Gaga Yeamans Fred Galiza Pulaski Warsaw Polish Park Louis Farm Lansing Lemoyne Snyder Clyne Victor H. Wolfson Mount Clemens Wolfson Snyder

Mount Clemens High School Bond Drive Reaches $30000

Mount Clemens High School aims to raise 110000 for war bonds and a C 47 ambulance plane for army use. The total bond sales to date exceed 30000 at about 15000 weekly as students solicit local investors. Alumni from 40 years back urged to contribute while honoring 400 local grads serving in the armed forces. Top sellers include Nunneley Donaldson Benke Mandell Schott Fiedler Field Weston Loeschke Papajohn Butler Gordenker Wisdom Schik.

Mount Clemens High School M.C.H.S

ACT GOES TO WHITE HOUSE Simplified Tax Legislation

Congress sent to the White House legislation simplifying the return process for 50 million income taxpayers. The bill, likely to be signed, would end the need for most Americans to compute a Federal income tax return and adjusts withholding to reflect actual tax liability starting next year.

Washington Congress White House House Senate

War Salesmen Wanted and Merchants Seek Applicants

Sparse classified lines indicate openings for men and women in wartime sales and mercantile work. Mt. Clemens area outlets list immediate positions and priestly mercantile connections for product roles.

Fifth Army drives in Italy trap German forces near Rome

The American Fifth Army pressed a bomber steeped assault from the Anzio beachhead and pushed toward Rome. Between 500 and 700 heavy bombers attacked targets within 50 miles of the capital as Lt. Gen. Mark W. Clark set up headquarters near Terracina. Allied leaders hailed the offensive as a major crush against German positions in Italy.

Terracina Rome Fifth Army Pontecorvo Liri Anzio Italy Hitler Line Pico Mark W. Clark Dent Lake Fogliano Littoria Harold Alexander Brendan Bracken Pontine Marshes

Reassessment Threat Lifted in Scavenger Sale Case

The U S Supreme Court ruled that buyers of scavenger sale properties avoid drain bond reassessments, preserving clear titles even where drain legality is not disputed. Kenneth C Keefe sued Earl L Clark in Oakland County with Hugh Francis and Alex J Groesbeck as special counsel, a decision aligning with Michigan litigation.

United States Supreme Court Hugo Black Hugh Francis Macomb Oakland County Supreme Court Kenneth C. Keefe Earl L. Clark Michigan Supreme Court Macomb County U. S. Supreme Court Michigan Francis Alex J. Groesbeck

Salespeople Wanted At Priess Mercantile Ad

Priess Mercantile seeks salespeople immediately. Apply now at Priess Mercantile for positions in sales and customer service.

Priess Mercantile

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