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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-06-01
Calendar ofConi"g G"e"b


JUNIOR YOUNG LADIES sODALITY, Lawrence par
sh Of Utica party at Mount Clemens Aroma
EASTERN Zone Wather League rollcr-skatng party Mt
Clemens Arena. at to 80 p. m.
BEGINNERS CLASS in Theosophy,=n cubroomS, in Jewel
Theatre building, at p m
ROYAL NEGHBORS at the home Of Mrs Charles Rowland
80 Miller street 8 p. m.
BAPTIST &C Class at the home of Mrs Vernon Marson
selfridge Field, at p. m; members meet at church at
MOUNT CLEMENS Chapter 50 r. A. M, Royal Arch degree
in Masonic Temple, preceded by dinner at $50 m.
WESLEYAN LEAGUE at Methodist church, dinner 6 80
MOUNT CLEMENS Teachers Club, wcincr roast at Yves.
WEDNESDAY, JUNE2
OAR luncheon the home of Mrs B. " Nunncley South
Wilson boulevard at p. m.
PUBLIC DESSERT CARD PARTY at the Kings Daughters
PORT HURON DEANERY. Meow. quarterly meeting at sa.
GIRL t scoT S1 swM ING ExBToN at Mount Glenn
ems High school pool, at p. m
in st Mary's gymnasium. at m.
WCTU COUNTY CONVENTION, at the Methodist church
WESTMINSTER GUILD of the Presbyterian church picnic
at the home of Mrs j. A Normingon "a drive,
HERMAN XIX pTA at the school at Harper and Wolf road
DoRCAs SOCIETY Evangelical church. the parish
BIN JUNIOR sisTERHooD at the of Mrs Paul Lit
,,, yn ss2 p Scott boulevard e.l. at 30 p M
GAMES PARTY in nc hail. sponsored by Knights OF Column
VETERANS of Foreign Wars in Veterans ALL at s15pm
GAMES PARTY old Eagles hall North Broadway spon-
sored by FOE Ladies Auxiliary. at p. m
THURSDAY JUNE 3
DAUGHTERS OF ISABELLA, organization meeting &c
hall at p. m.
ROSE Louis he homo NJ Mrs ous
Yochum, Shook 80 p m
ST ANNES GUILD home Albert Olivier Broad
at p. m.
HOLLYHOCK CLUB Of st Louis parish the home OF Mrs
Alphonse Van Iollenbcck. North River al 2 D. m
MARARET BOTToME CIRCLE of Kings Daughters
home of Mrs David Rouleau Sc Ahrens street al . m
METROPOLITAN AUXILIARY, in John r. Murphy club
at 3 p.
WATCHFUL CIRCLE Of Kings Daughters home Of Mrs
r A. Hene. Market street, at 80 p. m.
LADIES' AID of Trinity Lutheran church. school az
GAMES PARTY Veterans hall, sponsored by VIEW Post
and Auxiliary. at 30 D m.
FRATERNAL ORDER of Eagles in Aerie hall. a D. m
CHEST CLINIC in Daughters Center TO 80
m.
RED CROSS SEWING UNIT Harrison Town hall 10 a M
to p. IN.
RED CROSS WORK Masonic Center Cadcttes in
Masonic Service Center. 100 y. m.
REBEkAH LODGE will hold initiation at o'clock in Bar
ron Hall.
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Beth Wkersons Marriage TO Aviation Cadet TATE Announced
New Council
Lists Officers

THE NEW STAR OF FREE
DOM Council of the Daughters
of America held elections FRI
day evening in the Knights of
Columbus hall. First officers
are Mrs. G. A. Young, senior
past councillor, Mrs. Emma Ra-
chow, associate junior past
councillor, Mrs. William Baker,
councillor; Mrs. John RachoW,
associate; Florence Rubin, con-
ductof;\, Blanche Hacker, war
den; MyEna Ostou, inside sem
tinel; Viola Rachow, outside
seminal, Dell Rubin, recording
secretary; Margaret Mckinney,
associate, Mrs. Robert Graham,
financial secretary; Dorothy
Bassett, associate; Mrs. Vincent
Towalski, treasurer; Mrs. Roy
Alguire, six months trustee ;
Mrs. Earl McKenny, Is months
trustee; Mrs. Esther Bliss, ID
months trustee.
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Choir Plans
Program

THE CHOIR Of the First
Methodist Church, under the di-
rection of Lois Harper, has been
rehearSlng dramatlZed bio
graphy based on the life OF Ste
phen Foster and his immortal
songs which Will be presented
by the choir al the Methodist
Church on Wednesday evening,
June 9. at 8.l5 O'Clock.
The dialogue and arrange
ments TO be presented are by
Kathryn Daniel, based on her
study of the book, stephen Eos
ter, Americas Troubadour' by
John Trosku Harvard.
Tickets are now being sold by
choir members.
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'C,iirlScoutNe;ws

INVESTITURE of 10 new
members of Girl Scout TROOP
Four will be held on Thursday
June 10. Mrs. Ray X. Stevens
announced today The meeting
originally planned for June ]
has been postponed because oi
weather conditions adverse &c
the on -of-door ceremonial, II
will take place at the home OF
Mrs Frank Van Dusen, l3O
MoroSs avenue, at 4 o'clock.
VIRGINIA PELTIER enter
tanned fifteen girls at a crystal
and linen shower on Friday
evening at her home honorlng
Jean Voiland, whose wedding
to Joseph J Fox will take place
at ST. Peters Catholic Church
Saturday morning, June ). The
table was attractively deCora-
ted with centerplece of pink
and white snaDdragons thanked
by burning white tapers in cry
stall candle holders.
MRS. DON SUDAN has re-
turned from Providence, r l.,
where she visited her husband
who has recently been promtocd
TO Seaman first class at Camp
FndlcOtt
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Fraser Cadet
Wed in Texas

NEWS has arrived Of the mar
rage Of Lucille Trice Drew.
daughter of Mrs. Roger A. Drew
OF Tampa, Fla, and Army Avi-
alton Cadet Norman Chase, son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Chase of
Fraser.
The wedding took place in the
First Christian Church in Corsi-
cana, Tex, where the bride
groom is stationed, on May 8.
Cadet and Mrs. Chase are living
at 61o West Fourth street, CorSi-
cana He expects TO receive his
wings in August.
MACOMB COUNTY w. c. T.
L. Will hold the county conven-
ton in the Methodist church to-
morrow morning beginning at
1890 o'clock Luncheon will be
served in the church dining
room. Reverend Alfred p. Lam
don will be the convention
speaker.
CARL KRAUSENECK, son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Krauseneck
and Forrest Blake, son Of For
rest Blake Of Market street, are
expected home tonight from
Georgia Military Academy, Col
lege Park, Ga, for their summer
vacation.
MR.. AND MRS. JESS MU-
MEA, Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Mumea
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ellie Mumea
visited relatives in Lima. O.,
over the Memorial Day week
end.
THE BIN SENIOR SISTER
HOOD will hold its bake sale
on Wednesday, June 2, at 2
O'Clock, at the New Glenwood
Hotel, 33 south Gratiot. The
card party scheduled to take
place at the same time has been
cancelled.
MRS. NJ. p. MOORE and
daughter Barbara have returned
from weeks visit in Fort
Wayne, Ind, where they were
the guests Of Captain Moore's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elvin G.
Moore.
MRS. PAUL GRAY Of Port
Huron and Mrs. George Mclean
OF Sarnia, Ont, have returned to
their homes after visit with
their sister. Mrs. Frank Blake of
High street.
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Congratulations,

MIR. AND MRS. EDWARD
s. BUCHANAN, 686 Mallast
who are observing their third
we'd d ing anniversary today.
They will be dinner guests this
evening of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
ROSsO.
HARVEY KRAUSE, 43 Nor
oss street who is quietly obServ-
ins his birthday anniversary to-
day.
MIR. AN ID MRS. EDWARD
DOUGHERTY, l40 II u b b r d
avenue announce the birth Of
a daughter, Judy Sharon, on
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New Club ay22 Ceremony ii Ohio
Meets Thursdayis Revealed Today

ALL CATHOLIC GIRLS and
women are urged 10 attend the
organization meeting OF the
local circle OF Daughters OF l>a-
bella, 70 be held ON Thursday,
June 3, az g o'clock M the
Knights of Columbus hal,
Al tins meeting VIII take
place the official institution OF
the circle, election Of officers
and appointments Of commit
tees, as planned al the first
meeting held May -
Mrs. Agnes Zcllcr of Detroit.
national director and organized
of the Daughters Of Isabella, is
in charge of the local circle $
formation. which VIII bring to
IS the number of Michigan
chapters. the first OF which cele-
brated its 20th anniversary on
Thursday M Detroit.
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Girl Scout Swimmers Set
for Exhibit 7 omouoW

THE GIRL SCOUT swimming
class conducted by Mrs. Her
bert Irish will hold It's final
meeting for the year tomorrow
at 4 o'clock in the Mount Glenn
ems High school pool.
Friends and mothers are in
vited TO attend the regular class
period tomorrow when the pup
lis will be given Red Cross be-
Ginner's tests. Strokes will be
demonstrated, as we'll as diving
and various stunts. Judy James,
a Girl Scout Mariner. has ably
assisted with the work all dur
ing the year.
Following is the list OF girls
who make up the swimming
class:
TROOP I. jeanne Galoraith,
Marilvn LINING IN. 7. ncy Rus
sell. Nancy William, Lorraine
Starkey. Ann McWethy, Joyce
Frohbcrg. Dolores Wade.
TROOP 4 Virginia Schlchtcl,
Patsy Schichtcl, Joann Ball,
Cora Lee Lyons, Earlinc Daniels,
Carol Murphy, Sally Murphy,
Cecilia Pclticr, Sharon Daniels,
Henrietta Mcmahon. Airline Kaz-
NOR Roeon,arv Noellcrt
Troop 5 Gloria Hohf June
Hohf. Gunhilde Iscnberg, Bcv-
erly MamroW.
TROOP 10: Beverly Spear,
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THE MARRIAGE OF Both VII
kcrSon and Army Aviation Ca
Diet Howard Belvcrd Tate son
Of Capt. AM Mrs Hugh A Tate.
IS announced today by her par
cntS. Mrs c Teats Wilkerson of
Mount Clemens. and Y. ".
WilkerSOn Of Detroit.
The wedding took place in
R~Venna. O Saturday morning
MAY %, with the bride in pow
der blue silk Jersey frock with
navy blue accessories Her
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IS Attend
Shrine Event

APPROXIMATELY rs per-
sons attended the ceremonial Of
Macomb County Shrine No. AZ
White Shrine OF Jerusalem on
Monday evening n Masonic
Temple.
During the evenings cere-
monies Mrs. Madclyn Douglas
Of Washington and Mrs Anna
Bentz Of Rosevillc, were init
ated Guests were present from
Detroit, Windsor, Port Huron
and Pontiac.
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X UEh the Color, X

CAPT. AND MRS JOSEPH
\ SCHER and children Law
renee and Marvin, have taken a
house IN New Haven, Conn az
88 Cold Spring, 10 spend the
Summer while Capt Schcr is
stationed there Mrs Morris
EdelSteIn, Mrs. ScherS mother,
is visiting with them for time.
CORP CHARLES SHORKEY
son of Mr. and Mrs FloN d
Shorkey. 50 Riverside drive has
been promoted 10 the rank OF
sergeant al Barlow, Fla
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Committee Closes
Hospital Gifts Drive

FINAL RETURNS on st. JOS
eph's hospital drive, as SUBJ
mitted by Mrs. Joseph NJ Cro-
man, Jr., advance gifts commit
tee chairman, indicate donations
from:
c H. r. Mackenzie. Schutt Furniture,
Consumers Power Swiss Dry Cleaners.
F.. + NunneleY. Macy r.. Watkins. Detroit
Edison. Hubarih and Schott. Ullrcn In
sursnce Company. and Dr. George r.
Moore.
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flower. we're gardenias. The
couple was unattended.
Mrs Tate was a 1912 grsdu-
ate Of Mount Clemens High
school and is now employed by
the Bell Telephone company in
Mount Clemens Her husband
attended Mount Clemens High
school while his father. now in
service ln India was stationed
az Sclfridgc Field He was
graduated from Orlando High
school Fla and was a civilian
employee az Seitridge before en-
teriDg service He is stationed
az Kent State University.
Mrs Tate wll i've IN Mount
Clemens until Cadet Tate re-
cclNcs ms comm ,,lon.
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Gray Ladies
Seek Aid

MRS. MILTON SICKLE
STEEL. chairman of Volunteer
Services for the Macomb County
Chapter, American Red Cross.
Will be in the chapter office on
Thursday. June 3, from II until
3 o'clock 10 take registrations OF
persons interested in Gray Lady
work at ST. Joseph $ Hospital.
The short course of instruc-
ton Is open to women from - TO
so years old and is followed by
- hours of probation work done
in the hospital.
\ minimum of so hours OF
service per year is reueSted
from those taking the course, the
time 10 be spent in either civil
ian or military hospitals.
The type Of work TO be done is
that of friendly bed side visit
inc. reading, writing letters. en-
PERTAINING children, receiving
patients and visitors, acting as
hoStcSscs. library work, and ar
ranging patients flowers
Women registering must be
willing 10 take certain morn
ing, afternoon, or full day each
week.
MIR. AND MRS. LYNDON
kaufman. and family, Of Detroit,
were guests yesterday of Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan B. Hubbard, VINO
are expecting their grandson,
John SnodgraSS, from Annapolis,
Md, tomorrow.
THIRD DECREE was admin
istered 10 Glenn latham and
Ellie Mumea al the meeting of
Macomb LC ige 10. l. 0 O. F..
Friday evening in Barron hall
Refreshments 70 ! ! o " G q the
meeting. Next meeting viii be
Friday, June 4
MIR. AND MRS. FRANCIS c.
GOODAR and daughter Joan.
accompanied by their house
guest. Barbara Purton. here
from Fort Wayne, Ind spent the
week end az the Goodar cottage
al Orchard Beach.
MRS AMOS CHASE or
Fraser was the week end guest
Of Mrs William X Churchy ard
over Sunday before she left for
a ten day visit with relatives
in Toronto, Ont.
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Meeting Moved

WESLEYAN LEAGUE Of
Methodist church which was
scheduled TO meet with Mrs. G..
Donald Smith at $40 o'clock
this evening has been moved 10
the Methodist church.
THE DONALDsoN SCHOOL
will hold building exhibit
Wednesday afternoon for the
teachers of the elementary
schools. The Donaldson Moth
er's club will serve tea. Mrs
r. II. Millar is chairman and
her assistants are Mrs. Clarence
Vernier, Mrs. Kendall Walton,
Mrs. Harold Snodgrass and Mrs.
Campbell Ward
THE HARRY OLLRICH Post
No 4. and Auxiliary wish to
thank all the carnations who
participated in the Memorial
Day parade and celebration.
GUESTS AT THE JOHN
TEWS home, Grand avenue, on
Sunday were John Pagel and
sons. Harold and Bruce, of
Sandusky, Mich.
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Room Displays Planned
for Carnival Friday

CHILDREN al Wilson school
are working with enthusiasm on
their room exhibits .or the sec
ond annual Carnival Night, TO be
held June 4 al the school from
7 10 9 o clock.
The committee in charge stat
ed today that children who at
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Patsy Moore, Marilyn Segram,
Marian Segram, Mary Spans
wick, Madelyn Barry, Charlotte
Fox, Delphine DuSS.
TROOP 10: Lois Merritt,
Gretchen Schultz, Bernice Benz,
Barbara Copeland.
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Sale Moved

LADIES AID Of Trinity Lu-
thcran Church Viii hold their
rummage sale in the Matthews
building instead Of the KrauSen-
eek building on Friday and SAT
urdav June and ).
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Births at st. Joseph S

MIR. AND MRS. WILLIAM
b NOEL, SOFA Groesbcck high
way, a son, Thomas Mark, on
May %.
PFC. AND MRS. LYNN A.
DeWITT violet WEDGE, a
daughter, Judy Margaret on
May 90 Pfc. Dewitt is station
ed at Los Angeles and Mrs. De-
Witt resides at 2l5 n. Broad
way.
MIR. AND MRS. FRANK KEN
BRICKS, l775 Trombley, Mount
Clemens, a daughter May 81.
MR.. AND MRS. ROBERT L.
BROSZ. Utica, Mich, daugh-
ter on May 81.
MIR. AND MRS. JOSEPH
KOSS, 1904 North street, War
rem, son. Martin Joseph, on
May 81.
MIR. AND MRS. HARRY F.
KONWINSKI 6305 RivervieW
Drive, Mt Clemens. a son, Den
mis- Peter on June |
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fnfIOR >o1F Ior reasons ~ se-
euritv and because of lack of space.
fun addresses Of those ma the armed
forces cannot he printed an this
column.
CAPT. AND MRS JOHN
PINGEL and baby lcf this
morning for Capt Pingcl ; new
post at Fort Sam Houston, Tex,
after a brief visit here with his
mother Mrs. George PinGel of
Lincoln avenue Mrs Pingcl 5
parents, Mr.. and Mrs Roy Hardy
of Lansing spent SUNDAY here
with Capt. and Mrs Pingcl who
have been living IN Baltimore.
Md.
PVT GEORGE J MARSACK,
Of Fort Knox. Ky IS visiting
his parents, Mr. and Mrs George
ID. MarSack, Dorothca avenue.
PFC. ALBERT + LIVING
STON, Of Camp lcWene New
River, y. c., has been gradu-
ated from the Infantry Weapons
course, Rifle Range Battalion.
and is now a qualified lnStruc-
tor.
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
RODNEY F HILBERT of the
Merchant Marines. son OF Mr..
and Mrs Lawrence HILBERT, 90
Rathbone street, arrived home
Sunday from overseas duty for
a 20-day furlough after which
time he reports back 10 his ship
in New York.
MRS. RUDY SCHNEIDER
has returned from a week ) stay
at Lincoln. Nebr, where her
husband. Pfc Schneider Is at
Airplane Mechanics School Ac-
cOmpanying her ON the trip was
Mrs Sam Schneider OF New
GlaruS, Wis.
PFC. WALLACE HELDT and
Pvt Norman Graft are spending
a Today Through with their
parents and friends in Utica.
They entered service in tcbru-
AIRY and are stationed at Camp
Edwards, Mass.
MIR. AND MRS. CLARENCE
CHARBFNFAJ returned last
night from Battle Greek where
they spent several days visiting
their son PVT Robert Charbcn-
eau, who is III IN Percy Jones
Hospital.
WORD HAS BEEN RECEIV-
Ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Vol
kenant that their son, Master
Sgt Harold Volkcnant, who is
stationed az the Topeka Army
Air Base has been promoted 10
Warrant Officer.
MASTER SGT WILLIAM
MELLISH, who Is stationed
somewhere n the East Coast,
returned 10 his duties Friday al
ter spending SeVCn-dav fur
louCh with his VIE and son
Ronnie. While here ST. and
Mrs. MellIsh visited the former ;
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
MelliSh al Joliet. H.
MRS. FRED A. FURTON has
returned from three weeks
visit with her Son-ln-laW and
daughter. Pvt and Mrs Glenn
enth Il. Frank, at Camp sutton.
y. c. Mrs. Frank IS remaining
with her husband until he fin
iShed training at that post.
TECH. SERGT. HAIR OLD
Steffens has safely arrived in
North Africa. according TO word
received by his parents. Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Steffens, 900 South
Broadway.
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tend the carnival must be ac-
companled by adults. and must
remain with them throughout
the evening.
The kindergarten class OF Mrs
Richard Morrison has built a
farmer : market. around which
all the art work OF the group is
being conferred.
A zoo unit has been completed
by Virginia Harvey's first grad
ers, who are now working on a
boat display.
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HATS AND SEA-HORSES

A display of hats made by the
children Will be a feature Of
Cathryn Randall's pupils of IA
and 2B grade, and they also
have special nature exhibit
featuring an aquarium which has
everything from tropical fish to
sea horses. all made by the chill
dren.
Community helpers form TIE
theme OF the exhibit of Mrs.
Herman Beck's "a and BIB stu
dents, with figures Of policemen.
firemen, soldiers, sailors and
marines displayed on a bulletin
board.
The development OF the eartn
is the basis Of a display of pic
lures made by llene Brunsor 5
room as an outgroWth of their
social studies work.
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room as an OutgrOWth of their
social studies work.
LOCAL TOUCH
Important American cities
and how they grew Will be de-
scribed in the display Of Mary
Jane Watts fourth graders. The
city Of Mount Clemens in minia-
ture VIII be of especial interest.
Mildred CruikShank $ ga pu-
pills have created a Mexican at
moSphcrc for their display, with
a Mexican market as the main
attraction. while an early Amer
lean display of antiques of in
tcrcst TO all ages. And the art
work : correlated with early
American settings and pictures
of gowns worn by presidents
wives.
MRS PAUL GUISLAIN
Joan Mckee, arrived Monday
from Washington, d c. to spend
a few days with her brother
and sister-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh d. Mckee, in Crosse
Pointe Woods Mrs. Guislain
will visit in Milwaukee with rel
a.ives enroute TO Los Angeles
Calf where her husband. for
merly at the Peruvian embassy
in Washington, will be an at.
tache of the Peruvian consulate
JOHNLYN BETH SHER
BECK. infant daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs John NJ Sherlock OF
Bay City. was Christened Sun
day morning at Grace Episcopal
Church, by Rev. George A
Mcrifield Due 10 the absence
OF Capt. Lester Sherlock and
Mrs Howard Tate. Duane Try
Loft and katrine Beer acted as
sponsors.
WILLIAM + KELLY return
cd last evening from New York
city and Bethesda, Md, in the
latter city he ard Mrs. Kelly
visited their daughter, Mrs.
Miles Mckee and Lieut. Mckee
and their family. Mrs. Kelly
Will remain another week.
CALLERS AT THE HOME OF
Mr.. and Mrs Harry V. Odle
yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs.
John n. Stalker and son. John.
Jr. Of Detroit Hester Stalker
and John MacGregor OF New
York City.
MISS ESTHER LANGLEY Of
Detroit and Mr. and Mrs Royce
Curtis of Worthwhile spent the
wccl end as the guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. LOUIS Heffron, 1865
Union Lake road.
MR. AND MRS. LEWIS
THOMPSON and children JOY
and Boyd, l1g Lincoln avenue,
spent the Memorial Day week :
end as guest Of relatives in
Mount Pleasant and Alma.
MRS. JAMES HUFSTEDLFR.
who has been patient al 81,
Josephs hospital for the past
five weeks is convalescing at her
home, 1870 Gallup avenue.
DIR. HERBERT II. LICHTIG,
has resumed his dentistry prac-
tse after an illness of several
months.
A. j PICKNAN leaves this
week for Seattle, Wash. and
British Columbia. and Will re-
turn about July !.
ARTHUR d. HIM. 234 En-
cid avenue. is patient at ST..
JoSephs hospital
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Saturday at Mt. Clemens Ma
ternity Home.
BORN TO MIR. AND MRS.
DAVID MILTON, 1913 Hubbard
avenue, son, David Milton, on
May q at home.
ALEX JARDINE of Rich
mond, Mich, whose birthday
anniversary is June 2.
Evening star., 1943-11-23
Congressional Medal
Given Col. Johnson
For PIoesti Raid Role
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
A UNITED STATES LIBERATOR
BOMBER STATION IN ENGLAND,
Nov. 23.-Col. Leon w. johnson, 80,
of Moline, Kans., who helped lead
the rooftop American Liberator
raid on Rumanias Ploesti oil re-
fineries on August l, was awarded
the Congressional Medal of Honor
yesterday by 1t. Gen. Jacob L.
Devers, commander of United States
forces in Europe.
Col. Johnson, now a combat wing
commander, formerly headed the
Flying Eightball" Liberator group
that has blasted Axis targets all
over the European continent, includ-
ing Germany, France, Norway, the
Low Countries, Italy, Austria and
Rumania.
Two other Congressional Medals
of Honor have been awarded here
during this war.
The first was awarded posthu-
mously to 1t. Jack Matthias of San
Angelo, Tex. Fortress bomber, and
the second went to Sergt. Maynard
H. Smith of Caro-, Mich, a Fortress
gunner.
Leadership Brilliant"
"By his gallant courage and bril-
liant leadership and superior flying
SKILL" said the citation, "Col. john
son so led his formation as to de-
stroy totally the important refining
plants and installations that were
the object of his mission.
"Col. Johnsons personal contri-
button to the success of this historic
raid and the conspicuous gallantry
in addition and intrepidity at the
risk of his life above and beyond
the call of duty demonstrated by
him on this occasion constitutes
such deed of valor and dis
tinguished service as has, during
our Nations history, formed the
finest traditions of our armed
! forces"
The Ploesti raid-a mission of i'm
mense strategic Importance which
yielded rich diviidends-rivals the
RAF attack on the great Mohne
Dam in Germany in dramatic quail
ity. The Ploesti raid was planned
and partly rehearsed in Britain
before the 9th Air Force crews few
Evening star., 1943-11-23

Col. johnson already holds the
DFC, Silver Star and Air Medal with
Oak Leaf cluster.
Born at Columbia, Mo-, he was
graduated from West Point in 1926
after attending Columbia and Mo-
line High Schools. He served in the
Philippines three years and at vari-
Gus home stations before he came
to England 16 months ago as chief
operations officer for 1t. Gen. Carl
Spaatz, commander in chief of air
forces in the European theater.
His wife and two daughters live
at Savannah, Ca, and his parents
at Moline, Kans.