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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-24

Dear Santa Claus:
/ am 8 years old. ] want q
real pony an da movie and cam
era and guitar. ! am a good boy.
Don't forget my brother, Rom
aid.
GERALD ALLOR
Dear Santa:
am a little girl six years old
and l would like to have you
bring me a doll, iron, pin ball
game, dress, sewing set, and a
book bag. Ard will you bring
a truck, doll, pull toys and a
rocking horse for my lit e
brother, Marvin, who is 10
months old. Don't forget the
candy and nuts.
Thank you and Merry Christ
mas.
LOIS MAE KUKUK
4063 North Ave.
Dear Santa:
am five years old. ! am
good girl. Please bring me some
candy and nuts, a ski suit and
petticoat, boots, blackboard and
a bike, long socks, bathrobe, doll
clothes, play store, pajamas.
Thank you,
JOYCE PELTIER
195 N. Broadway
Dear Santa:
am two years old. I would
like an automobile, train, roll
er skates, dump truck and
big teddy bear. Please bring me
some candy and nuts. have
tried real hard to be a good boy.
My name is,
RONALD SILK
81 Clair Ave.
Dear Santa:
would like a cross and
pair of bedroom slippers and a
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-24

bile and children had disappear
ed. The two oldest children were
found Nov. 10 in Los Angeles
Union depot. The six-weeks-old
infant was discovered abandon
ed in an automobile the next
day. They were unframed.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-24
Admits kidnapping
Of Three Children
CoIifovnio Women
Denies Hittins Mother

SAN DIEGO. Calf. Dec. "a
Up Mrs. Margaret Sharon
ODea Wallace, 26, admitted kid
naping Mrs. Inez Maclam's three
small children last Nov. II, but
denied she struck the 22-year-
old mother with rock and hurl-
ed her over a seaside cliff, Capt.
Blake Mason of the sheriffs Of
flee, said today.
Mrs. Wallace was arrested
yesterday at Huntington Park.
Held under $4,000 bail, she faces
charges of assault with intent to
commit murder and three counts
of child stealing.
II don't deny anything, ex-
cept the assault on her (Mrs. Ma
clam)." Mason quoted Mrs. Wal
lace. There's another angle you
know nothing about. It is so fan
tastic l know you won't believe
me, but I'll probably tell you"
The 90 : pound Mrs. Maclam
was found seriously injured at
the base of a cliff. Her automo-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-24

a great big doll with curls and a
high chair for her.. Please
bring me toy typewriter and a
box of Little Tots story books.
That is all for now.
Yours Truly.
SUSIE"
p. S. Don't forget the poor
children.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-24

all. Please don't forget the boys
that are on duty.
Thank you Santa.
Your Friend as ever
REID OLSZAK & JEAN
BENTLEY
p. S. We will leave a piece of
pie & a glass of milk if you
promise us you won't get your
whiskers dirty.
Love Jean & Reid
Dear Santa:
My name is Elma Hohf. l am 3
years old and / tried very hard
to be a good girl. / would like
you to bring me a doll, dishes,
iron, ironing board, washer,
book, candy, and nuts, and a
Christmas tree. Thank you.
ELMA HOHF.
"A Ahrens Street.
p. S. There will be a glass of
milk and some cookies on the
table for you.
Dear Santa:
My name is Myron Hohf. I am
6 years old and / tried very
hard to be a good boy. l would
like you to bring me an Army
truck, hightops, wooden socks,
roller skates, books, fire truck,
candy nuts and a Christmas tree.
Thank you.
MYRON HOHF
"A Ahrens Street.
p. S. There will be a glass
of milk an. some cookies on the
table for you. Also some carrots
on the porch for your raindeers.
=
Dear Santa Claus:
am a good girl and I am 3
years old. For Christmas / want
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-24
BUTTON PER CAPITA

Every person would have 1877
buttons il all the buttons made
in the United States in a year
were distributed equally among
the population.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-12-24

1t will be almost the some Merry American Christ
enjoyed often in the post. The house will be
filled with the scent Of good things cooking ond the
sound Of chiIdrens voices and though there will
be perhaps empty place at the dinner table it will
be with pride sadness that think Of those far
from home.
To the countless wishes thot come your way we
should like to add ours to wish you truly, Merry
Christmas, and Victorious New Yeor.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14
Nazis Claim New
StaIinqrad Gains

BERLIN, Sept. ID German
Broadcast Recorded BY UP in Lon
don)-The hig:- command announc-
ed today that German troops had
pierced the Russian Notifications
on the outskirts of Stalingrad and
had taken by storm a dominating
height northwest of the city.
cat Stalingrad," it admitted, "our
attacking troops face particularly
stiff resistance, including artillery
support"
The communique said the Soviets
lost 30 tanks in unsuccessful"
counterattacks and strong Luft-
waite formations attacked fresh
Soviet forces" east CT the Volga
and bombed airdromeS.
On the Don front, the high COM
mand said, German and Hungarian
troops in offensive operations re-
pulsed repeated Soviet counterat-
tacks. Russian attacks at Rzhev
in the Moscow area collapsed, the
communique said.
In the eastern Caucasus. German
troops repeatedly pierced Russian
positions at Terek, inflicting high
casualties"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14
BY WILLIAM b. DICKINSON

LONDON, Sept. 14-(UP)-Brit-
ish troops in Madagascar occupied
Maevatanana on the main road
from Majunga to Tananarive, the
capital, early yesterday morning,
while the column moving inland
from the southernmost landing at
Morondava is continuing success
fully, meeting little or no opposi-
ton" the war office announced in
a communicate today.
Maevatanana is almost 100 miles
inland frcm Majunga along the
BetSiboka river Oh the 240-mile
road to Madagascar capital of Tan
anarive.
From Macvatanana, the COM
munique said, British leading ele-
mentS are moving on Andreba.
This indicated that the forces
might be tanning out to cut OIL
the northern section of the island,
inasmuch as Andreba does not lie
on the road to Tananarive, but
is so miles inland from the east
coast on the only road connecting
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14
Reds Beatins Off
German Hordes

would not be long coming; the
| Nazi assault would soon collapse
from the weight of fearful casual
ties, or Stalingrad's gallant defend
ers would soon be fighting from
the ruined houses of their Soviet
verdun."
The last German gain was re-
ported in last midnight's Soviet
communique. On the southwestern
approach, the Russians had to give
up village. The Germans paid for
it: 5000 men, 40 tanks and "a trucks
loaded with automatic riflemen.
1t was the third Russian with
drawal on the Stalingrad front in
the SO hours prior to last mid
night. The two other retreats had
been on the southwestern and
western approaches.
FIGHTING ON DON
Heavy fighting flared up on the
west bank of the Don, south OF
Voronebzh. Vorenezh is on the
upper stretches of the Don, and was
the first city on the river that
the German legions reached in the
summer campaign. Front line dis
patches reported that the Hungar-
ians had lest 1000 men in two days
in fruitless attacks against Rus
sian bridgeheads.
A Hungarian division lost 5000
men-a third of its strength-the
first day it attacked. The second
day, the Hungarians lost 1000
more.
One hundred tanks supported the
enemy in his first attacks, but
failed to break Russian positions.
On the second day, AZ tanks OPEN
ed the attack on one sector, but
ran into a mine field, and many
of them were blown up. Soviet
artillery nailed those which man
aged to extricate themselves and
tried to scuttlc 70 the rear.
Forty tanks attacked on another
sector. Antitank guns knocked out
seven of them and drove back the
rest.
Nevertheless, the Hungarian in
fantry continued to attack. Then
the Russians took the initiative and
threw a bic force across to the
west bank to support units holding
important heights and villages
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14
British Advance
On Madagascar

northern points with the capital.
FLANKING MOVE
Madagascar's main mountain
range lies between Andreba and
Majunga on the west coast. Once
in Andreba, British forces could
move on Tananarive from the
northeast while troops landed in
Majunga and Morondava would
threaten the capital from northwest
and south respectively.
From the noithernmost landing
point, the communique said, "our
troops on the northwest coast are
making good progress southwark
from Ambanja."
Two roads run southwark down
the island from the naval base OF
Diego Suarez, original British foot
hold on Madagascar. One runs down
the west coast through Ambanja
and turns inland before Majunga,
cutting across the mountains to
Andreba and intersecting shortly
before that city with the east coast
road to Tananarive.
A communique from East Afri-
can British headquarters said AM
banja had been occupied Saturday
after slight opposition to the north
had been overcome. One of the
three British landings had been
made at the island of NOSy-Be
covering Ambanja harbor. The
ccmmunique did not indicate, how
ever, whether the forces occupying
Ambanja had come from Nosy-Be
or, as Vichy dispatches indicated,
$50 miles down the west coast from
Diego Suarez.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14
Italians Report
British Attempt to
Recapture Tobruk

LONDON, Sept. 14-(UP) - The
Italian high command revealed to-
day a British assault by sea and
air on the North African port of
Tobruk, scene of the epic stand
of British Imperials last year.
In communique thus far unsub-
stantiated by British sources, the
Italians said an unsuccessful at
tempt was made during the night
to land parachute troops at Tobruk
under the protection of naval YES
sells from which amphibious land
ings were attempted,
Official British quarters said
they had no knowledge of the re-
ported Tobruk assault
The landing attempt, completely
repulsed, the Italians claimed, by
the combined efforts of German
and Italian troops, cost the British
two warships of unspecified size.
BARRAGE LAID DOWN
Both ships were set afire, the
enemy ccmmunique said, and one of
them sank.
The landing attempt, the Italians
said, was started after a prolonged
barrage against the tabled siege
port by the guns of the British
war vessels. Then, under cover OF
the naval artillery, British planes
darted over the port and dropped
parachutistS. simultaneously, the
British sent troops ashore from the
ships, the communique said.
In the operations, the Italians
claimed, two British planes were
shct down, by German fighter
planes and another was brought
down by ground batteries.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14
BY NJ. S. HANDLER

MOSCOW, Sept. 14-(UP)-Rus-
slams, backed by massed artillery
are beating off German hordes al
Stalingrad" with bayonets, front
line dispatches said today. Fol
the first time in SO hours the
enemy failed to gain.
A dispatch to the Communist
party organ Pravda referred to
fighting at Stalingrad," and said
the Germans had been repulsed in
bitter hand-to- hand fighting on
one sector, where they had lost
1000 men, Previously, all dispatch
es had spoken of battles west,
southwest" or northwest" of Stall
ingrad.
CThe Germans claimed yesterday
that they had penetrated into the
southern part of StalingradD
BREAK THROUGH
The Soviet noon communique re-
ported fighting west and southwest
of Stalingrad and the vital Volga
river line, and said the Germans
had broken through on one south
western sector, but Russian tanks
had charged and restored the sit
uat!on.
West of Stalignrad, our troops
were engaged in defensive fighting
with enemy infantry and tanks" it
said. THE Hitlerites attacked one
position with 20 tanks and two
battalions of infantry. Soviet ar
tillery and tank busters destroyed
seven tanks and forced the re-
mainder to turn back. Enemy in
fantry was routed by Soviet at
tack, and left 200 dead on the bat
tlefield.
Southwest cf Stalingrad. our
troops continued intense fighting
with the enemy. on one sector,
the enemy succeeded in break
through to our positions. A Soviet
tank unit attacked the enemy and
restored the situation. Five Ger
man tanks, II ar...ored cars and
one company of infantry were de-
stroyed.'
GREATEST EFFORT
The German general attack, in
progress since last Wednesday
morning, probably was the great
est they had ever attempted, and
it was believed here that a decision
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14
HORSESHOE CHAMP

NEWPORT, KY, Sept. 14-tUP)-
Arner Lindquist, 46-year-old Swed-
ish-born engraver from Morgan
town, w. Va, held the National
A. A. u. horseshoe pitching champ
ionship today.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14

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Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-14

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

curry comb kind Of tire patented in 1917,
during the first World War, by Arthur Emil
Molin of Rockford, Illinois.
Mr.. Molin simply substituted stiff wire
brush ibers for the rubber of the tire. The
springiness Of the steel fbers was supposed
TO keep the car up off the road This might
have worked 25 years ago but you probably
couldn't get priorities on steel for this purpose
today
wheel with wooden rim was the inven-
ton of Charles Francis jenkins of Washing
ton, d. c., as far back as 1912, but what it
would do on hard modern roads is something
else again.
Going back still farther into the prehistory
Of a substitute for a rubber tire is the brain
child of one Reinhart Victor Wagner Of
London England who obtained u. S. patent
in 1910 for a wheel whose rim consisted of
flexible wooden sticks (like split bamboo
mounted endwise The ends of the bamboo
We're TO be covered with small connected
pieces Of steel that would take UP the wear
on the road.
Quite as ingenious was the 1927 patent Of
Dario Ferrari of Boston who attached string
of rubber balls to the rim of a wheel and
covered the whole collection of balls with
winding Of steel wire.
This list could be extended almost indef-
nitely However. all these inventors were
primarily concerned with an airless tire that
would be puncture- proof. Today the situation
is different. All anybody asks for is a tire,
puncture-proof or not
And that is why the government is now
exploring the Russian dandelion.
According TO Dr. Kolachov, the Russian
dandelion will grow in AZ out of the As States
in the Union over this vast area soil and
rainfall conditions equal those regions Of
Russia where the plant is now raised
Moreover. II is a most hardy perennial
plant which comes up each year. 1t will with
stand temperatures in Winter OF low az
40 degrees below zero, and return the next
Spring.
Cultivation Of the Russian dandehon re-
sembles that Of common garden vegetable
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

chow points out that in 1888 the y. s. S. r.
had 10000 acres Of dandeons in cultiva-
ton for rubber purposes. He adds:
at that time their plan was TO increase
this production to $500, 900 acres in order TO
meet stable portion of their own demands.
Certainly program Of this magnitude would
not be considered unless 1t has definitely
proved practical. If this is practical for Russia
in peacetime, it is certainly practical for the
United States now and in the future"
What can the farmer get out Of it?
After adding all the costs DR.. Kolachov
estimates that farmers ought TO obtain
profit of about Sc per acre for the crop.
If Sc per acre profit seems small to city
dweller let him realize that the farmer-over
the nation as a whole-receves only profit
of 27 cents an acre for growing corn. In
Illinois and in Iowa corn yields profit of 81
an acre.
What this all means is that potentially the
raising Of rubber bearing dandelions could be
as profitable as growing corn in the heart of
the corn belt No farmer would ask for more
than that, and if he can get it, he can thank
scientist A. ~ Bach who supervised the
research Of dandelion rubber in Russia.
Little is known about additional by-product
uses Of the dandelions after the rubber latex
has been squeezed out, but DR. Kolachov sug-
=
for its chemical content and proteins and that
the blossoms might be used for wine and the
green part of the plant cattle fodder.
With tires rationed as they are today most
of us would settle for the rubber alone.
DR.. Kolachov realizes that after the war
the importation of rubber will probably come
back and rubber will be cheap again. But
with home grown source Of rubber available
the price Of imported rubber could never rise
above the 80 cents a pound.
Moreover the nation could protect the
farmers raising dandelons for rubber, TO IN
sure that the United States would always
have the seeds needed for quick expansion
into enormous production in case any war OF
the future meant repetition Of what we are
going through today.
If the United States had about 500 900
pounds Of dandelion seeds in the ground. right
now, the rubber problem could be solved
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

Every pound of synthetic rubber that is
created by the magic of American chemistry
means just that much petroleum diverted
from high octane gasoline for bombing planes,
and alcohol and other chemicals from the
production of munitions
Moreover, the vast amount Of petroleum
which the United States is pumping from the
ground is irreplaccabe IL is our heritage
from the past and obviously We should make
the most of il.
There is no sense in being maudlin about
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

pushing this war 70 SUCCESSFUL conclusion.
But follow also the policy of meeting civil
ian needs of rubber from growing crops that
need only the soil and the sun and the rain
and a farmers care.
Rubber from dandelions appears to be one
Of the ways TO achieve this goal American
farmers could grow their own tires. as it were
OF course there are other ways 10 solve
the rubber problem as some OF the old patents,
taken from the musty archives of the Y. S.
Patent office illustrate
There is the ingenious hair brush" or
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

the conservation Of oil in a ma
ton at war Saving oil for a
rainy day is a good philosophy
but if this is not that rainy
day, then one viii never come.
Conservation of oil is fine in
peacetime and wasting il. then,
is a high crime against the flu
ture. But in wartime IT must
be used as needed.
Just the same this thinking
cannot be carried too far There
is no sense in using precious
oil TO make rubber for civilians
unless we have 20. Give the
armed forces everything they
need and convert oil into rub
Der or anything they must have.
Charge that up TO the cost of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

I'SS JVSI run :, arc
out of the picture
and rightly-for
the duration. But
there is a limit 20
how far rubber can
be taken from
workers in war
plants who have 20
drive from 10 10
20 miles each way,
each day TO their
jobs. Something
certainly will have
10 be done about
them. And some
thing will be done.
1t can be argued
that the synthetic
rubber program
can be expanded
still further, and
doubled and re-
doubled, 20 meet
vital civilian needs
also.
But in many
ways this is a
most shortsighted
policy, although it
,,,fnIN l. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

The Russian DandeIiOn Can
Be Cultivated Like Any
Garden Crop, but the Seeds
Blow Away Like Our Dan
delion's and Have to Be
Gathered Quickly With
Machines Like This.
like beets. It needs fer
tilizer and must be kept
free from weeds.
To get at the roots, where
the rubber is stored, deep
blowing is done in the Fall.
The roots are stored much
as are sugar beets in a
warehouse.
Processing to get the
rubber latex is not difficult.
The roots are crushed and
mixed with a 2co caustic
soda solution. The rubber
latex Of the plant Is OBJ
tanned by whirling the mix
ture in a centrifuge. Rubber
refining and processing
methods can be used after
this stage.
Arguing in favor Of his
Io~Iols1v, ,-,,Ik1- r. Kzfo
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

In considering the rubber shortage
for 1912 and 1943. experts estimate
that the urgent needs Of the armed
forces Of all the United Nations will
consume all output of the synthetic
rubber industry. They also point
out the United States is the only
nation whose production is great
enough TO supply the world.
Synthetic rubber plants, backed by
enormous appropriations from the
Federal Government. are springing up
all over the land. They VIII be turn
ing out a lot Of rubber, and good
rubber, before this year is ended
But-and this is the point most
civilians viii never see this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

rubber.
Eventually, something
will have 10 be done about
the civilian situation for
Americas way of living
and working is too closely
linked to the motor car 10
allow it 10 90 back to horse
and buggy days.
Sunday rides and sense
loss ioNri6ipr~ ara
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

An Overgrown
Russian Cousin
Of Our PeskY
A m e r C q n
Weed Evenfu-
ally May Solve
the Problem Of
How to Keep
Your Car Roll
ing So On NEW
Tires
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-19

~ By Am,L-ln - La. 80 l-an - n-..L-.a
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13

velopment of future Council activi- ties, Professor Friedrich said.
 "Our aim is to promote vigorous ly the democratic ideal by educa- ton, by positive propaganda, by a watchfulness that win stem subver- siye ideas before they have been swept into the stream of national thought" the professor declared.
 "Our program is designed pri- marily to help those leaders who to- day influence American thought = teachers, newspaper and magazine editors, radio commentators, h- brarians, and many others.
 With our country at war today, there is a vital need for the com plete national unity that can come only from 8 common belief in the democratic ideal" Professor Fried rich said, land it will be our goal here at the Council to make the New England States an inspiration for the nation in this respect"
 Professor Friedrich revealed that the various radio stations in New England which carry foreign lan- guage broadcasts would be offered help in developing anti-Fascist broadcasts. He also said that the Councils present radio series, "Is That So," would continue on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-05-13
ORCANSTS NAME
 FRANCIS CARLSON
First Baptist Church Musi- clan Elected State PrO-
 gram Chairlady

Hartford, May 13.-Glenn H. Smith was elected dean of the Hartford chapter, American Guild of Organists, at the annual dinner and meeting Monday evening at the John Cook House in Plainville.
 MT. Smith is organist and choir master at St. James church in West Hartford, where he has long been established as a teacher of piano.
 In addition to Mir. Smith as dean, the following were elected to of- flee: Sub-dean, Charles H. Taylor; secretary, Mrs. Raymond w. Case; treasurer, Miss Theresa DEsopo; membership chairman, Frederick Chapman; program chairman, Mrs. Frances B. Carlson of the First Bap- tist church, Waterbury; publicity chairman, Philip Treggor; librarian, Mrs. John c. Roberts.
 After the meeting, the assembled guild members and their guests were entertained with feats of magic performed by MT. and Mrs. William T. Preston of West Hart ford.