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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15
Romeo Retains
Dry Status

ROMEO - This Macomb
county village will remain dry
for at least another three years;
at least insofar as the sale of
liquor by the glass is concerned.
Twenty-Five more voters
registered opposition to legaliza-
ton of blythe glass sales than
did the 278 who favored it in
Thursdays special election on
the issue.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15
Reds Take City

LONDON, Oct. IS --tPl-- A
Reuters dispatch from Moscow
quoted the Communist organ
Pravda today as saying that vic
torious Rus Ian troops had
smashed their way across the
Dnieper River after capturing
the east bank city of Zaporezhe.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15
Heavy Raid


ALLIED HEADQUART E r s,
ALGIERS, Oct. Is Up Fly
ing Fortresses in heavy raid
smashed the important rail juno
ton at Terni so miles north of
Rome on the Germans main
supply and reinforcement route,
II was announced today.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15
The first Macomb County

The first Macomb County
casualty of the hunting season
today was Ray Loweray, OF
Route 1, Milford, Mich, who
was hit above the eve with a
small pellet while he was
hunting on Karl Nichels farm
on Anchor Bay Drive. He was
taken to st. Joseph's hospital
but was released after first
aid was administered.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15
Avid Hunters
Line Roadways
BIozing Guns
Usher in Season

Many a Mount Clemens resi-
dent was awakened early this
morning by tramping feet, bark
ing dogs, shouting men, and
blazing guns-that Is, those who
weren't out there with the rest of
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15
Lieut.. Col. Melvin McNickIe
Taken Prisoner by Germans
FanOusTWins
Separated by
Tide of War

Lieut.. Col. Melvin McNickle,
one Of the famous Flying Twins
who were stationed at Selfridge
Field Amy Air Base prior to
embarkation for overseas serv-
ice, has been wounded in action
and is now a prisoner of war in
Germany, fir e n d S in Mount
Clemens learned today.
The captive flier, whose iden-
teal twin, Major Marvin Nc
Nickle, long paced him in ev-
erything from military promo
tons to parachute landings, said
in a postcard to Mrs. Joseph
Frank, 108 Smith street: well.
as you see, my fighting days are
over for a while"
BROTHER GOING STRONG
He expressed enthusiasm for
the active service he had seen
and commented that his twin
brother Marvin lis still going
strong"
The 29-year-old twins were
stationed at Selfridge Field from
Aug. IA, 1899, until Jan. II
1912, when their squadrons were
dispatched on foreign service
They are the sons of Mrs
Blanche l.. McNickle, of Doland
South Dakota, and both are
graduates of the University OF
South Dakota.
During their service at the
nearby army airbase the Nc
Nickle twins attracted wide pub
licity because of their parable
records and made many fast
friends among the civilian as
we'll as the military populations
THE MESSAGE
Following is the text of the
message received by Mrs. Frank
from Col. McNickle yesterday:
Dear Folks:
well, as you see, my fight
ing days are over for a while
l really had fun while it lasted
and don't regret 4 minute Of
it. Am feeling fine now. l was
wounded a bit but am fine again
Marvin is still going strong,
hope. Will really welcome ths
end of the war as will all PEG.
pie 1 guess. Please give my hes,
to all the old gang. Write II you
have time. Best of everything,
As always,
MELVIN"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15
BY RICHARD ii. kASISCHKE

AT A u. s. BOMBER STA
TON IN BRITAIN, Oct. 15--(R
Shells from q German fighter
set the rear end OF the Fortress
Liberty Belle" sfire on the
Schweinfurt raid Thursday, but
tail-gunner Sgt. Louis G. Ions
way Of Oklahoma City, Okla,
beat it out with his bare hands
and then went back to the hot
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15

a student at Margrove College,
Detroit.
The new assistant prosecutor
is a graduate Of Mount Clemens
High school. He completed his
legal training at the University
of Notre Dame In June of this
year and was admitted to the bar
today by Circuit Judge Neil Z.
Reid.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15

EDITORS NOTE, The relieving
account OF yesterdays mammoth al
lied raid over schweinfurt, Germany.
based on an interview with returning
American fiiers. - written BY Rich.
ard ". KAsisehke, formally 81 the
Benton Harbcr News-Paliadium ana
the Detroit Associated Press staff. He
has been In Britain about . month";
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-10-15

Impartial Coverose
OF All Loeol News
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20

Stops
B Thugs

Three Negroes who had beaten
and robbed a white motorist were
arrested early today after an
other Negro held them at bay
with an automatic shotgun until
police arrived.
According to police, Clarence
Irons, 33. of 3701 Hamilton, was
driving on Watson between Has
tings and Rivard at 2:30 a. m.
when three Negroes stopped his
car, dragged him to the street,
beat him into unconsciousnesS
and robbed him of $40.
AS they started to flee, police
said, Isaac Thrasher, so. a Negro
living at ga Watson, ran from
his house with the shotgun and
halted them.
The three arrested and charged
with robbery are Ernest Jones,
80, OF $50 Erskine; Crank Brown,
80, no home, and Booker T. Cliff
ton, 1a.-of PSI st. Joseph.
Irons was taken TO Receiving
Hospital with skull injuries and
a fractured left forearm.
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miles northeast of Toxic.
The raid on Paramushiru,
Japan's Pearl Harbor" of
the northwest, was the first
Allied attack on the Japanese
empire proper since last years
raid on Toxic.
The navy said the raid oc-
Cured yesterday morning. APP
parently in good wea t h r
because "a number of fires were
observed"
I'm addition, japanese ships
In Paramushiru Straits were
bombed and n number of near
hits observed" the navy said.
Pararnushiru is one of Japan'S
most important north Pacific
bases and is at the end of a TOO
mile island chain that leads south
west toward Toxic. II is 765 miles
from u. s. held Attu.
A spokesman said there was evil
dence that a number of wooden
buildings ashore were blasted by
the American bombs in the first
announced raid in this portion Of
the japanese empire proper.
At the same time the navy an
nounced that on July Is several
Japanese planes harT1icsSiy
bombed" American-held Canton
Island. $50 nautical miles north
of u. S. Samoa in the South Pa
cific.
"No personnel casualties or
material damage was sus-
tanned" the navy emphasized
concerning the raid on Canton.
This was the second such "nui-
sance" raid on Canton, which is
an important island airfield step
ping stone along the supply route
from Hawaii to the Southern Sol
onions and Australia.
The raid on ParamuShiru was
the first against Japan's home
island chains since Mai. Gen.
James n. Doolittle's intrepid
army airmen took off from the
aircraft carrier Hornet April Is,
1912. to blast military detectives
in the vicinity of Toxic.
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Appeal to Homeland
Lay Down Your Arms I+aian-Americans Ask
Brothers in Europe; Times Aids Broadcast

The most spectacular radio series in history will
be launched today when IaanAmercans blessed with
liberties OF true democracy the air in final dramatic
appeal to their brothers and friends in nvasondoomed Italy
Every week until Italy out of the radio appeals
Americans OF Italian origin will flash the Atlantic urging
Italians
Lay down your and welcome the forces Of liberia
toni"
Italian americans from every walk worker
to high official will participate in the wordof-mouth appeal
directly into the very heart of the Italian home
Directed by the OWL in cooperation with Times
and other Hearst newspapers from program
will be sponsored by leading Italians country the
national Craftsmanship of Mayor LaGuadia Of New York
The showave talks originating in the editorial
the Hearst newspapers will be in the Italian tongue rejecting
the peace good will and of Italians United
States
The talks will be Transcribed for broadcast
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
Accidents Pale War,
Roosevelt Asserts

WASHINGTON. July 20 CUP)
In an appeal for more attention
to safety, President Roosevelt an
nounced last night that since
Pearl Harbor more Americans
have been killed and injured by
traffic and occupational accidents
than by the war.
War Manpowpr- Commissioner
Paul V. McNutt said the seventh
column-accidents caused by care
lessness-last year cost the coun-
try more than 400,000.000 man.
days, enough to supply an army
of 200 900 men.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
.DooIittIe Praised
For Rome Raid

ALLIED HQ. N. AFRICA. July
20 CUP)-Maj. Gen. James II.
Doolttle, who led the first bomb
ing raid on Toxic, was congratu-
lated today by 1t. Gen. Carl A.
Spaatz on the accurate and
devastating American raid on
Rome.
-Spaatzr commander of the Allied
air force in Northwest Africa. sent
ms congratulations TO Doolittle
and the strategic air force which
Doolittle heads.
Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur
w. Tedder, Allied air commander
in the Mediterranean area, also
extended his congratulations
Spaatz informed Doolittle.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
The Fronts Today

These are the War
Fronts:
NORTHUMBERLAND on
Rome "outstandingly success
full, Allies reveal; only five
planes lost as over 500 blasted
military obieetives. page IL
Italians under German off,
GERS in Sicily mutiny as re-
SistanCe fades before u. S.
Seventh Army in west; Emma,
vital Axis base in center Of
island. b elieve d captured.
page IL
RUSSIA-RedS take Ilinskoye
To threaten closing of ring
around Orel and in wide
sweeps liberate 1900 towns.
Page p
SOLOMONS - Allies wild g n
beachhead near Munda, bomb
Macassar, Celebes Island. in
2,000-mile flight. press often
sive on Salamana. page %
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
Aboard Fortress Over Rome:
Only Vital Spots
Hit by Raiders
By RICHARD TREGASKIS
International News Service Staff Writer

ABOARD A FLYING FORTRESS OVER ROME, July
10 Deayed-The bombs from American Flying Fortresses
Rome thudded down their target within rgidy
confined
The pilot Of my ship devou Catholic but he carried
out his job the Eternal City cheerfuy knowing the
degree of precision attained by bomber and confident
that religious ceners below would go unframed He is
Capt. Robert F. Elliott of Richmond, Cal.
Riding the of this Fortress in the second
which attacked the San Lorenzo railroad yardshe
center of transport Sicily watched the effect of the
bombs dropped in the designated area.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
Axis Fighters Timid

The sky ahead of smudged with black puffs
from anti-arcraft bursts the target but
of the bursts damaged planes and there
few enemy fighters which made extremely tmid passes
direction.
Coming in TO make over the target half hour
behind the first attacking could observe smoke
column while still far sea- at least 60 airline
miles from objective.
AS we drew closer easy to that the previous
bombers had successfully confined their missiles to the
Lorenzo freight yards missing the Vatican and three other
religious shrines within ve-mile radius Our bombs were
dropped with equal accuracy.
From the first test briefng for this misson-prepara-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
Hundreds Of WACs
Arrive in England

LONDON. July 20 GNS)-The
arrival of several hundred WACs
in England with a recent convoy
of reinforcement troops was re-
vealed today
The WACs will replace an
equivalent number of men in
headquarters and at field installa-
tions for combat duty.
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Dropped ST Bomb on Rome

ALLIED HQ., N. Africa. July
20 tUP)-Col. Sam Gormley of
Alhambra, Cal. piloted the plane
from which the first bomb was
dropped on Rome. II was an
nounced officially today. Col.
Gormley's Flying Fortress loosed
the bomb at lib a. m. (5:13,
Detroit tlmel.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
4 War Zones
Added in Italy

LONDON, July 20 (UP)-Inva.
sion-menaced Italy proclaimed p
more provinces war zones today
and Madrid dispatch reported
that Gen. Alfredo Guzzoni, Axis
commander in Sicily, had sent a
memorandum 10 King Victor En-.
manuel reporting that he cannot
Stave off Allied occupation of the
island much longer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
Cdtdnia Held
In 9Th Army
Strdng|eHo|d
American Advance
Threatens to Split
Island Defenders
By VIRGIL PINKLEY

ALLIED HQ., N. Africa, July
20 (UP)-The see-saw battis
for Catania ragged more bit.
terly than ever today, with the
British Eighth Army tightening
a stranglehold on the east coast
port, while an Allied com-
munique reported signs Of
mutiny among Italian troops
elsewhere in Sicily.
The u. S. Seventh Army
surged northward through the
middle of Sicily. closing in on
Emma and seeking to cut the
island in two. Reports indicated
that opposition in that sector
was crumbling to little more
than token resistance.
SEPARATE FIGHTING
But there was furious fighting
at Catania, where attack and
counterattack followed in rapid
succession and the Germans
threw paratroops into action as
infantry in their desperate efforts
to hold off the forces of Gen.
Montgomery at Catania and vest
ward around the Gerbini air.
dromes.
Gen. Guilo Cesare Gotti Porci.
mari. commanding the Saith Naples
Division, was capture d-the
fourth Italian divisional COM
manrer to be taken prisoner.
ESTABLISH BRIDGEHEADs
The main Axis elements in-
volved in the battle at Catania
were units of the Hermann Goer-
ing tank division. but German and
Italian forces operating as infan-
try also were taking part in the
eeaHtefattaeks against the Britt
ish.
The Eighth Army had estab-
lished a number of bridgeheads
north of the Simeto River, which
runs just south of Catania, and
Continued on Next Page, Col. ~
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Giraud Reaches London

LONDON, July 20 CUP)-Gen.
Henri Giraud arrived today from
Canada.
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Photos Show
Accuracy Of
Huge Attack
Rail Yards Devastated
Traffic Blocked; Blasts
Continue, Axis Says

ALLIED HQ.. n. Africa. July
20 CUP) - American precision
bombers smacked every ton OF
explosives squarely into the target
area in the attack on Rome yes.
terday. severely damaging vita
Axis rail hubs and hitting a stee
works and chemical plant.
Pictures OF the first raid OF
Mussolini's capital showed today
the accuracy of the aerial attack
RAIL YARDS BLASTED
Suffering only the lightest
losSs against week Italian defenses
the bombers scored so heavily on
the San Lorenzo railroad yards
that traffic was blocked through
that vital rail trans-shipment
point.
Fifty hits in the Littorio yards
caused a partial tieup there.
The yards were completely
destroyed" a u. S. Ninth Air
Force communique said in
Cairo.)
The pictures, taken only an
hour after the last of the 500
bombers and their escort of twin
engined Lightnings had flown over
Rome, testified to the care used
in the raid 10 avoid hitting re-
ligious or other cultural objects.
1876 DIE, SAYS ROME
(Axis announcements, admit
ting heavy damage in Rome.
said time bombs were still going
off. Rome radios estimate that
166 persons wer killd in IN
heavy assault compared with
1,200 killed during raids on Lon
don by half the, weight Of
bombsD
The aerial photographs showed
direct hits wrecking the San Lo-
reno raundhouses and the Lit
torio yards Quilted their whole
width of 400 yards and length of
two miles. with locomotive and
repair sheds shattered and the adj
ministration building burned.
During the entire raid no more
than 25 10 30 enemy fighters were
seen Only five Of the Allied air
craft from the Middle East and
Northwest African forces were
lost.
The San Lorenzo and Littoria
railway switchyards were hit the
hardest. but the Tabonelli Steel
Works, chemical plant and the
Rome airdromes also were dam
aged.
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ITALIAN TROOPS mU TINY
AGAINST NAz| OFFICERS
u. s. BOnlberS
Raid Japan's
Pearl HarbOF'

WASHINGTON, July 20 (INS)-The navy announced
today that formation of army Lberaor bombers attacked
the Japanese base Paramushiru Island only 200
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
The Weather
HOURLY TEMPERATURES

The sun VII set a. 2 .U2 p. m. today.
and rise Tomorrow a. Sis q. m.
The moon will rise ~ II % p. m.
to-day, and set tomorrow AZ IL 06 a. m,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20
NEW EVENING HOURS

Industrial National Bank Down
town Office. MONDAYS. 6 10 8.
Uptown Office and Branches,
FRIDAYS, 6 10 S.-Adv.
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And these the Strike

And these the Strike
Fronts:
BOSTON-The strike OF fisher
men in protest of OPA cell
ings on seafood continued. A
total OF 60 vessels remained
tied up at quays.
GARY. IND.-One hundred and
eighty members of the United
Steel Workers (CIO) walk
out at the Carnegie-Illinoi
Steel Corp. tin mill.
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Continued on Next Page, Col. 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20

You Can Get Gas
For q Vacation
There's q CATCH
Page II, Column 8
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-20

Continued on Next Page, Col. y
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-20
Thorpe Brings Down House

1t was a victory banquet for a
championship football team and
as beftted the occasion, the hall
was filled with champions.
Along with the guests Of honor
the Catholic Central city tithsts
sat Charles +. Gus Dorais.
Steve O'Neill. Ed McKeever. Jack
Adams, Johnny Hackett Central
coach and other less prominent
Sportsmen.
Mrs. Harry r. Kelly, the gov
ernor'S wife. and her sons were
City Controller, Charles
Oakman, superintendent of
Schools, Warren +. Bow and Super
of Catholic Schools, Rev.
c. r. Deadly added 10 the gather
ing.
These names are headlines Of
today hut IL was a name out Of
the past that rocked the room
with applause.
Jim Thorpe.
a generation that did not exist
when Jim was in his heyday with
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-20
SPORT
SHORT IS

Col Matt J. Vim says the Ken
lucky Derby will be run May l
even if only two horses go to the
post and the crowd does not exceed
a half dozen persons Says the
only thing that could stop the
Derby would be a government ban
on racing.
Joe DiMaggio is in Los Angeles
today, repeatedly ready TO enlist
in the army Air corps at nearby
Santa Ana Grover Cleveland
Alexander, oldtimc hurler. is con-
Sidering demanding a hearing on a
charge of diSorderly conduct which
cost him $50 for failing TO appear
before a Chicago court.
BY scoring 8 points against the
New York Rangers in two games
over the weekend. Bill Cowley of
Boston took the MIL scoring lead
with IA points, u of them goals
. Lorne Carr of Toronto is
second with Al.
Bill Tobin, president OF the
Blackhawks, announces no protest
will be made of the p tie the Red
Wings played in Chicago Sunday
. It's Just our hard luck the
lights didn't work" Tobin SAYS.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-20
CdIIura Tops
FeatherWeights

PROVIDENCE. r. T.. Jan. 70
GNS). - The rugged Canadian,
Jackie Callura, took the feather
weight boxing championship title
away from Pittsburgh Jackie Will
son last night in a 15-round bout
before 1000 fans in Rhode Island
Auditorium.
Callura, from Hamilton, Ont,
was 5 TO 4 underdog. but took
eight rounds by unanimous deci-
sion of the judges and referee.
Wilson took five rounds and two
were counted even.
The Canadian took a beating in
the infghting and landed only
about one-tenth of all the punches
thrown in the fight. Wilson climbed
all over him in the last part of
the fight, but Callura landed the
punches that told and the decision
was met with a roar Of approval
from the spectators.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-20

S25. 600 ahead OF last season In
receipts which gives you
an idea of the games surprising
wartime success Four Ran
gers are playing on the Ottawa
Commands. a Canadian service
team They are Neil and Mac
Colville. Alex Shibicky and Jim
Henry Chicago Blackhawks
haven't won a game in Olympia
stree March II, 1910 =. Eddie
Shore is cleaning up financially in
hockey at Buffalo, his teams home
since the army took over the
Springfield, Mass. rink One
scribe, recalling that Eddie WASH I
one 10 sheer at a nickel, reports
that in Buffalo the former big
league defense star fixes the
plumbing. scrapes the ice, works
in the ticket office and superviSeS
the coaching, which is done by Art
Chapman 1t is also reported
that Shore makes the players help
clear the ice and that he recently
punished young player by making
him stay in the house for a week
when he wasn't practicing or
PLAYING.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-20
BUCK NEWSOM CLOSES A BUSINESS

Johnny GotscC of the Chicago Blackhawks, says
has helped make hockey faster
The overtime born in the defensive OF hockey
oseg declared doomed big all outdoors The
goaie the whole Teams stalled along protecting
goal frequent Now with time out they
play hockey the waning minutes like two fighters at work
in the last Oundcauon To the winds And what thriller
il is"
Brave Johnny Brave But We. did used TO get kick
cut Raging Larry Aure and Goseg both
q short handed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-01-20
BY GEORGE r. VAN

Mike Peppe, Ohio States swim
ming coach. Is coming up TO Ann
Arbor next Saturday with an
aquatic poWerhouSe which he eX-
poets 10 turn back Matt Mann
University Of Michigan outfit II
should be the best dual meet of
the year.
It's the first Of a home-and-home
series. The Wolverines 90 10 Co
lumbus February 20.
The Buckeye boss has the best
balanced squad in five years and
it's no secret around the Big Ten
that Peppe would go without pay
Tor a year iNhe could beat a Mann
coached team The vociferouS
Michigan coach has watched his
boys give the Bucks some thor.
ough pastings in recent years and
Pcppe is pressing his thirst 20
WalIop Mann IN the latter'S own
back ward
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; ClCtOry bdNquet :.

the Carlisle Indians. stood as a
man. and paid tribute 10 the old
timer who has been called the
greatest football player that ever
lived.
That was all. Thorpe did not
speak other than TO say a polite
thanks"
The speeches ran in the only
permissible direction in these
troubled times. They treated of
the probable destinations Of the
boys a year from now
McKccvor, Notrc Dame back
field coach, gave them these words
of advice;
''The best thing J can tell you
Is TO stay on Offense."
He pointed out that they al
ready knew the value OF the word,
as witness their position as cham
pionS.
Tho banquet followed the super
lativc tone of the Shamrccks
brand Of football Every one was
there. The kids will phrase IL an.
other way
jim Thorpe was there.