davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1942-07-05

Wilson. Richard H.
Moreland. John A.
Mlers, John F.. Jr.
Nichols, Thomas U.
Colbert, Charlie H.
Suinks. William S.
Luttrell. Paul N.
Wheel. william B.
Saunders, Francis z,
Hardy. James K.
Rhoton. James Q.
Laycock. Albert F.
Welsh, William G,
Cockerille. Ralph l..
Davis, Henry w.
Cummins, Ralph L.
Baltimore. John w.
Castle, Walter F
Rutler, William w.
Poston. Emory L.
Payne. Thomas 3.
Bodine. Henry c.
Smith, Jacob
KEYS, Fred W.
Wilt. Theodore H.
Hemsley, James D.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
Steel Shortage
Cuts 0Ids Shifts

The OldSmobile plant I'm Ian
sing which is producing five TYPO.
of guns and shells. has been forced
to abandon IFS swing shift and cu
from a Sevcn-day week 10 a six
day week it was revealed TODAY
due 10 lack Of materials
Like other war plants In Tichi
gan, shortage of steel is hammer.
ing operations bur War Prodc.
ton Board officials have stated
this pinch will be of only short
duration.
Prospect Of a fve-day wcck ~
ODDS Is also seen by plant oN,cu-
tlveS. If tho material shortage con-
tinucS.
OldSmobile was ono of tho first
10 inaugurate the swing shift IN
the auto plants which were ION
verified TO war goods II has been
on a Seven-day week since last
January, and lis productions roc
ordS have been cited 10 rival ord
nance firms as a mark 10 shoot ~
OldS officials stated there Dad
been no layofS because of abar-
donlng the swing shift. hut 10 The
week should be cat to five davS. M
VIII cut the working force They
s te Il they were hopeful this
would not be necessary.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
AUSTRALIA FEARFUL

Anxiety over the enemy activity
increased throughout Australia.
Although no immediate threat
was foreSeen &c Port Moresby. the
japanese had again seized the in
itiative in ground fighting and
they had suddenly intensified their
aerial activities.
Darwin the big Allied North
Australian Coast base, was raided
twice last night by small enemy
plane forces, and a single flying
boat jcttiSoned its bombs. under
intensive anti-aircraft gun fire
outside Townsville, on the North
Australian Coast. which had It's
first raid Saturday night.
General MacAithur's planes
struck new. hard blow at the
enemy's Buna-Gona base on New
Guinea when dive bombers first
put into action last week. blew IN
an ammunition dump. Other
planes made two strong nigh,
raids on the Japanese base in the
kOepang area Of Tlmor Island. in
the northwestern Australian zone
and started fires with direct hits
on sirdrome buildings, barracks
and other installations.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28

Battle in Egypt

CAIRO. July IS tUP). Imperial
troops inflicted heavy casualties
on the AXIS in hand-to-hand fight.
ing on the northern end of the
desert and took substantial
number of prisoners, dispatches
said today
The enemy was staggered by
heavy blows inflicted by South
African. Australian and United
Kingdom troops driving from two
directions southwest of Fl Ala.
NON.
The South Africans and Eng
lish, attacking from the east and
The Australians driving south from
their positions around Tel FL Elsa
squeezed the AXIS troops in a
limited pincerS operation, United
Press staff correspondent Henry
GorreIl reported from the front.
Six and a half hours after the
limited offensive opened Sunday
night the enemy was IN retreat,
Gorroll said British artillery
opened the way for the infantry
that charged and engaged AXIS
forces IN hand-to-hand combat.
SappcrS cleared a path through
the enemy minefcld a few miles
south Of Fl Alamein.
The hattie on this northern.
coastal end of the Fl Alamein line
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
} Children Injured
Dragged IS Feet by Auto damned Under Porch
After Standing Car Is Rammed by Another

Dragged IS feet by an automo-
bile and damned underneath a
p rch at Gallagher avenue AND
East McNichols road three chill
dren are in ST Francis Hospital
today with serious. injuries
As a result Of the accident
police are holding Joseph Fontana
an ice cream company executive
on a reckless driving charge, al
though his car was not the one
which struck the children
Fontana 30 years old, OF 1920
Revere avenue. was driving west
on East McNichols when his car
hit the rear Of a standing automo-
bile, which had stopped TO allow
six children to cross Gallagher,
witnesses told police.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
laps 80 Miles
Nearer Moresby
BY BRYDO\ e. TANFS
Inlteh Press Stan Inrre.nnnhrnt

GENERAL VI a C a r T II L r s
HEADQUARTERS. Australia. July
%. 49, japanese patrols advanced
today through interior New
Guinea. apparently intent on es
tablishing at Kokoda, only s.
miles from the great Allied adj
vanced base at Port Moresby. on
the south coast opposite Aus.
tralia.
a communique issued at Gen
Douglas MacArthur's headquarterf
revealed that Allied patrols had
clashed with enemy forces at Oivi
only five miles from kokoda, IN
mid-New Guinea.
The Japanese. striking from
their base in the Buna-Gona area
Of Papua, had thus made now
advance of about 30 miles. Their
previous thrust from the Buna-
Coma area had carried them about
40 miles.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28

1874 Charest were crossing the
street with the others. but es.
capped injury
The automobile which struck
the children was driven by George
a. Belkowski. 81, of 1881 Filler
avenue He was not held.
Fontana told police he was driv-
ing at about . miles per hour
when Relkowski made a sudden
stop. However, several witnesses
estimated Fontanas speed at so
to % miles per hour. After the
crash his car stopped aboat 100
feet from the intersection, on Nc
Nichols.
A member Of the Italan-Amer-
lean civilian defense organization.
Fontana was on his way 10 collect
some pledged contributions for the
Red Cross, he told police.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
Continued on Page Four
NNuHIIhued on Page FouTJ
Auto Stamp DeadIine
At Midnight Friday

Although four days remain for
purchase Of automobile use tax
stamps Collector Of Internal Rove
nue. Giles kavanagh said today
that % per cent Of Michigan mo-
florists have paid the 81 fee. He
warned that owners who drive
after Friday midnight without dis
playing a stamp will be subject Ia
fine of S25 or 30-day jail sem
tence.
Stamps are beiE sold AT all
post offices. but after Friday they
Will he available only at the Offices
OF the internal revenue depart
meni.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
Clear AIeufidns
Of Japs-Dimond
They Peril Whole Pacific Coast,
Alaska, Congressman Says
BY COLE +. MORGAN
sneclal 10 THE DETROIT IIAIEs

WASHINGTON, July 8-Anthony Dimond
Alaskan territorial delegate to Congress- today ret
Grated his demand that the army and navy move ii
and clear the Aleutian Islands of the japanese
known to be occupying three and perhaps others OF
these land stepping stones across the Northern Pa
cific between the American mainland and Siberia
THE Japanese still hold Attu Kiska and Agattu Of
the Western Aeutan chain, and for all know here,
they may he holding Others Dimond said an inter
view.
II still think il is Sad mistake not to in and kick
them out and do The japanese, believed
many $4,000 according reliable reports
sent to the Meutans by the Toxic office for vacation
They there for serious business.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
HIT BY FORWARD CAR

The force Of the impact caused
the forward car TO Int three OF
the children. who were unable &c
get out Of the way The car
sweeping the children with it
crashed into the wooden porch al
the southwest corner of the in
tcrSection.
The children are:
Lille Jean Little. 10 of 1920
CharcSt avenue possible skull
fracture and injuries OF face and
body
Richard Bartosik. 10. of17127
ChareSt, chest and head injuries.
Joseph GrzywinSki, s. Of 171O2
CharcSt; broken left leg.
Three brothers. Raymond. Al
fred and Theodore Gielecki. of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28

TO the nation.
Davis, who has insisted that the
public be given all the news. good
or bad. so long as it does not re
veal information 10 the enemy.
would report periodically by radio
in his capacity as The government :
chief information officer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
Induction Rate
BeDoubIed

The draft boards are shifting
into high with inductions during
August to be virtually double
those Of the highest previous
months. Mai. Paul V. Engstrom
local sclective service head, an.
nounced today.
THE increased rate will he
maintained thereafter until fur
ther notice" he declared.
It's going to be hard for
some of the so-called tough
boards to meet quotas" Eng
strom said But the boards
have been instructed 10 use ut
most care in their selections and
there is no excuse for wrong
classifications. Either a man is
eligible or he's not"
PERSONNEL INCREASED
The personnel Of the Detroit
induction center has been in
creased 100 per cent to handle the
increased load according to 1t.
Col. Joseph L. Bachus, IN charge OF
enlistment and induction in this
area.
Rejecting the higher draft
quotas The navy announced that
todays cnlistmentS were the hcav-
lest IN SIX months.
Many men Join the navy when
they learn they are TO be drafted
soon.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
Boby Fireside Chots'
Elmer Davis, owl Chief, Plans Broadcasts
TO inform Public on War

WASHINGTON, July rs GNs)
-OWI Chief Elmer Davis. who
claShed with the army in an an.
successful effort to get fuller re-
ports Of the trial Of the eight Nazi
s7boteurs may soon return to the
air, his associates indicated today
in a series Of baby fireside chats
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
BOB TO Face Court
On BIaCkout Counts

Traffic court will be visited by
BOB persons charged with viola.
ton of Detroit'S June "a test
hlackout A board of review of tho
OCD reduced 10 300 the number
OF complaints from air raid war
dcns issued blackout night.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
$4,000 InradPrS

Information we have received
here from Alaska states that il
IL the general opinion in tho ter
ritory that the number OF Japa-
nese troops who thus far are
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
New Zealand General.
5 Others Lost in FIiqhi

WELLINGTON. y. Z. July IS
tINSl-Mai Gen O II. Mead Of
The New Zealand forces and five
other officers are missing on an
aircraft flight 1t was announced
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28

correspondent. who has gone
into the Aleutian situation quite
thoroughly, and who has written
and published some four or five
Informative articles on the Japa-
nese operations in that area. IL
quoted a. declaring that SiN
large japanese cruisers, five
smaller ones, nine cargo and
transport vessels and ten subma-
rines have been sighted from
the air In kiSka HarbOr.
The presence If these trans
port vessels at Kiska lends sub
sanitation 10 the estimates that
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28

THAT business il to establish
land-based airflclds and subma-
rine bases from which air and
sea craft can menace. not only
Alaska, hut the whole American
and Canadian Pacific seaboard.
and harssS and destroy shipping
over the Alaskan-Aieutian route
between this country and Rus
sian Siberia.
% Ann Nu..n. II o.S
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
L.ochbiIer.
Burczyk
Face Prison

Former district police inspectors
Wendell A Lochbilcr and Frank
J. Burczyk today faced prison
terms OF one 10 five years follow.
ing their jury conviction late yes
terday on charges Of conspiracy 10
obstruct Justice. They VIII be SEN
fenced August s.
Thus is written the final chap
ter on the largest mass criminal
indictment in Nlichigans history
which made 156 men defendants
on handbook conspiracy charges.
$4,000 GRAFT CHARGE
Lochbiler was accused Of accept
inng $4,000 in gambling payoffs
from 1886 10 1910 while serving as
Inspector Of the first precinct and
Of The west side district rcspcc-
lively.
The state charged that Burczyk
took S3l 600 in graft while east
side Inspector from December.
1886. to January, 1910.
The trial which closed ycster-
day was the last arising from the
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
TRIAL RECESSED

If the court rules unfavorably
on the appeal of the other priS-
oners. Dasch will he affected. too
II il decides to hear the habeas
corpus plea a petition probably
will be filed for DaSch
II the court decides the prison
ers should he granted access u
civil courts, II was learned. they
will be bound over for trial in tho
federal district court Such a de-
clsion would bring 10 an end the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
Ndzii P lanes
Land Tanks
Behind Lines
Reinforced Germans
Dive on Stalinerad.
Now 40 Miles Away
BY HENRY SHAPIRO
United Press StaF Corrrsoondgut

MOSCOW, July 28.-The Red
Army retreated today across the
nat steppes south of the Don
when reinforced German armies,
dropping air-borne .whippet tanks
behind the Russian lines, pushed
deeper into the Caucasus and sent
powerful forces smashing toward
Stalingrad.
The Axis reinforcements, includ-
ing II fresh divisions probably
100, 600 mem from Holland and
France. pounded at Red defenses
on 250-mile front in an offensive
aimed toward the key rail COM
Imunications of the Caucasus and
into the easternmost bend of the
Don River, only 40 miles from
Stalingrad.
THROUGH ROSToy
The enemy drives, pushed at
lhigi cost to overcome persistent
Russian counterattacks, were
headed through fallen Rostov on
the main rail line southwark to-
ward the Maikop oil area, across
the Don River near Tsimlyankaya
toward the Tikhoretsg- Stalingrad
Railroad and in the direction OF
Kalach, where the Don twists
closest 10 the Stalingrad indus
trial center.
"a Berlin communique claimed
the Axis front south of the Don
already threatening to cut the
Observation-Disclosures line-had
been expanded and that advance
forces were fighting both north
west and south of Kalach. The
Nazis did not say how close they
were to Kalach, however,
TANKS DESTROYED
From ltine dispatches said the
Red air force, bolstered by Ameri-
can-built bombers, was attacking
German columns and river cross
lngs and that Russian artillery had
taken a tremendous toll of enemy
dead on the banks of the Don.
The German whippet tanks
landed from big transport planes
behind the Russian lines on the
northern Caucasus front have been
destroyed by Russian guns, an
other dispatch said.
Gan Ankara report said Pre-
mier Josef V. Stain had gone
to Stalingrad 10 direct defense
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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERArt,Er.

The sun VII sst a. ass p m. to-day.
ana iise tomorrow a. 3 q a N
The moon wIH rise ~ a35 D m today.
and set tomorrow a. Is a.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
Extra Session
Of Tribunal
tomorrow
Only 7 Challenge
Roosevelt; Hint 9th
Is Federal Witness
BY FRED MULLEN
United Press stan Correspondent

WASHINGTON, July -. Tho
Supreme Court convenes in ar
unprecedented special session to-
morrow 10 receive petitions for
writS Of habeas corpus for seven
OF tho eight German Saboteurs
who have been on trial here be-
fore a military commission.
The eleventh-hour appeal by
counsel on behalf Of the prisoners,
IN effect constitutes a challenge OF
President Roosevelt's right-as ex-
pressed in a proclamation issued
when the military commission was
created 10 deny them access tc
civil courts.
The court will have 10 decide
first whether il has the power n
hear the saboteurs petitions. II il
decides affrmstvely. the court
then VIII weigh the merits of the
habpag rorr1tTU annual
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-07-28
RETURN TO CAPITAL

Supreme Court members scat
tered all over the country for
their summer recess-were flying
back 10 Washington for the special
meeting which Chief Justice Har-
Ian +. Stone announced last night
through the clerk OF the court.
II was understood that the
petitions would involve all the
prisoners except George John
DaSch leader of the four saboteurs
who landed from a German sub
marine on the Long Island shore.
He has been represented before
the commission by separate
counsel and is believed TO have
turned government witness.
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$4,000 GRAFT CHARGE

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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
BY PAUL HARRISON
NEA Service staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Sept. 15.-A
movie producer meets a rival:
Hello, Joe. Haven't seen you
around lately; where've YOU
Oh, sure; I've been pretty busy,
too. But | managed to catch the
preview Of your new picture. 1t
was absolutely terrific, Joe. A
very interesting job all around;
a great little picture. The aud
fence seemed to like it, too.
Il suppose the sales depart
ment made you use that title.
Mary on the Lam sounded kind
of corny. But the picture as
whole was swell, Joe.
"Of course that's murderous
house 10 preview in, especially
on Friday nights You always
get a bunch of high school kids.
Il think you did a great job
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
BY ROBERT RUARK

You poor guys who aren I
healthy enough to be an Off
Ger, but who qualify for limited
service in the draft, are now
permitted a slight recess for
loud whoops and the clicking
of heels. Because Army has just
flashed bright ray of hope,
aimed directly at the 2B select
i've service classification.
Until very recently, no mat
ter how much valuable expert
ence and intelligence m h t
seethe in one bullying Uranium.
if the owners eyes didn't meas
ure up to officer standards he
was out of luck so far as an
eventual commission was con-
cerned.
Selective service, however,
wasn't so squeamish. d r
boards snapped up the weak
eyed one, tabled him Limited
Service" and he was In the
Army. Although Joe Astigma-
tism might have been Einstein's
uncle, mentally, a sergeancy was
his ceiling, and not-so- giorI-
fled clerkship was his fate for
the duration.
But Army has just establish
ed three officer training schools,
shaped especially for the limit
ed service draftee. There the fell
lows who are not physically
qualified for combat, but who
are not sufficiently lame, halt
or blind for AZ, can 60 to
school and come out as commits
stoned officers, headed for ad-
ministrative Jobs. They Will
work as post adjutants or per-
sonnet officers, and likely will
seep. eventually, into non-com-
blatant jobs in all the various
service claSsificatlons.
Products of these schools -
which. by the way. are to start
classes Oct. at Grinnell Col
lege. Florida University a n d
North Dakota Agricultural Col
-lege will be designated as
"branch immaterial' officers,
which is to say they belong to
no specified section of the Army,
but are available for duty in
any administrative field which
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
SERIOUS SHORTAGE

NEW YORK -"Doughnut
dunking" is just a memory to
many American soldiers abroad.
Albert V. j. Dodd, managing
director of the British Doughnut
Company, 1t, said on arrival
from London yesterday that
British Ministry Of food restric-
tons on the use of dried milk
and fats made the baking Of
large quantities of doughnuts
impossible.
The American boys are clam
oring for doughnuts, he said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15

division of their honor cards plus
the adverse bid may prevent
them from finding their real
suit. If they get into hearts, the
North hand is we'll fixed for de-
Tense, and if the game is in no
trump, Sam said, Il can't do
anything about it," The diamond
suit provides an out if the spade
bid is doubled.
Here Stayman stole for three
diamonds a hand on which most
East-West pairs bid and made
four spades. He was down only
two tricks, undoubled.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
IMPASSABLE MOUNTAINS

Once more the japanese have taught US q lesson
about compIooency. In New Guinea they have DEM
onstroted again that the woy to win battles is to
forget about the things that cont be done" and to
ottenpt the impossible.
There is absolutely no evidence that United
Nations stroteests became coreless merely because
the Owen Stanley range considered almost inn
possible. So for os we know, generals did every
thing possible with the means available, TO keep the
Jops away from our naval bose at Port Moresby.
But here at home we we're told not to worry when
the little brown men landed July Il at Como Mis-
sion. They couldn't get through the Cop. But they
did get throueh-just as for nine months they have
been doing the impossible
Perhaps some other things aren't impossible,
either. Perhaps Henry Kaiser actually could build
those cargo planes we need SO badly.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
McKENNY ON
BRIDGE
BY WILLIAM T.. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Introducing Sam Stayman,
member of the world champion
ship Masters team-of-four win
ners. He was also a member of
the same New York Bridge
Whist Club team when they won
the national championship last
April.
Stayman likes to try out
tricky bids. Bidding a short ma
jor suit is one of his favorites.
Today's hand is an example of
his style. His opening spade bid
in such a situation is a harris
cade maneuver. In case the OPP
ponents have eight spades, .
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
UNCLE SAM, EMPLOYER

The United Stotes News reports thot as Of June
80 lost, the Executive Department Of the federo gov
eminent had 2,2O7754 men and women directly
on its poyroIIs, excluding members Of the orned
forces ond persons on relief.
Adding approximately four millions Of soldiers,
soiIors, morines etc, and SIS 600 employees Of the
stoes So 900 of the cities 335 900 Of the counties
plus reliefers and those who work for the legislative
ond Judicial branches, some nine millions get their
li~in9s directly out of the public treasury.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
. MIND YOUR
MANNERS

Test your knowledge of cor
rect social usage by answering
the following questions, then
checking against the authorita-
tive answers below:
|. If you make long dis
lance telephone call 10 Wash
ington. d. c.. or the Atlantic. Pa
cifiC. or Gulf Coast areas, should
YOU try to avoid calling at the
busiest hours?
.. If you are on a party line
should YOU be especially careful
not TO make unnecessary tele-
phone calls and to keep the ones
YOU do make as brief as pos
slble?
3. When putting in tele-
phone call is 1t good manners to
say. Hello. who is this
4 II someone calls and leaves
a number asking you TO call back
is II rude TO ignore the request?
What would you do if
You receive a wedding invi-
tation. but cannot attend the
wedding
ca Feel that since you are not
going TO the wedding YOU do not
need 10 send the bride a{pres-
ent9
(b) Send the bride a present,
anyhow?
Answers
| Yes.
.. Yes.
3. No. Ask for the person you
want.
4 Yes.
Better What Would You Do
solution-(b).
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1942-09-15
. FLASHES
OF.
LIFE .
BY the Associated Press
NOT WORRIED

EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.-When
Mrs. Margaret Ruthledge re-
ceived letter from the Veter-
ans Administration containing
information that her husband,
Robert B. Rutledge. was dead,
she didn't let it bother her.
She knew that her husband,
following the routine he had for
many years. would be home for
dinner as usual after his daily
duties as a salesman.
The Washington Bureau was
notified that Rutledge, So
year-old veteran Of the Spanish
American war, was very much
alive.