The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-12-31
Aug. 6-The Red Cross blood

Aug. 6-The Red Cross blood
bank attracted All donors.
Aug. 1O-The tin can collec-
ton netted 80 tons in the city.
Aug. 17-State High way
Commissioner Charles M. Zieg-
Ter was feted at a dinner here
during a trunk line inspection
trip.
Aug. 20-Frank Ullrich was
elected to the presidency of the
Old Crowd at its 63rd annual
reunion.
Aug. 24-Two female bus
drivers added a touch of the
gentIer seN>to the Mount Glenn
ens-Detroit Greyhound run.
Aug. 26-Lieut. Ernest J.
Sierens, Jr., q, son of Mrs. Ma
dar Van Holleneck and the late
commissioner, Ernie Sierens,
was reported lost on bombing
mission over Germany.
Sept. 6-The courts martial
of Col. William Colman was
launched at Selfridge Field. A
mental lapse formed the basis
of defense.
Sept. l4-State Senator Ivan
A. Johnston was elected to the
rank Of grand vice-chancellor al
the annual knights of Pythias
convention.
Sept. 15-Public indication
rose after Col. Colman's convic-
ton resulted only in the sem
tence that he be denoted from
his temporary colonelcy 10 the
rank of captain, the only perm
anent rank he held at the time
of the court martial.
Sept. ia Macomb County
research engineer, Walter Jo-
seph Abt, IS, Of Ray Township,
was rounded up by the F B.I., as
a member of the notorious
Counties" Grace Buchanan-Di-
need Nazi spy ring.
Sept. 2l-Lieut. Col. Charles
c. White, Selfridge executive
officer, was convicted on six
counts of violation of Army reg
ulations and dismissed from the
Army.
Sept. 28-Msjor George A.
Hartford, Selfridge intelligence
officer, was tried by court
martial for embezzlement and
dismissed from the Army Sept.
80.
Sept. 30-Macomb County
was sued for approximately So
100000 principal and interest
on minor drain debts incurred
since 1928, not including the
Nine Mile and other large pro-
jects.
Oct. THE county's quota of
S4,386,000 IN the third war loan
drive was achieved, with Mount
Clemens exceeding it S quota of
81 100000.
Oct. 5-The Mount Clemens
Savings Bank paid off S208,604
in dividends TO 5000 holders OF
trust participation certificates.
Oct. l2-The Board of Super
vISors took no action on Sheriff
Theuts appeal for more depu-
ties, and the sheriff placed re-
sponSlbility for damage to life
and property in the board S
hands.
Oct. l5-Lieut. Col. Melvin
McNickle. 30, is a German pris-
oner of war. his twin brother,
Lieut.. Col. Marvin, in England,
reported.
Oct. l8-Joseph Baldwin, 40,
Van Dyke war worker, was fat
ally injured when struck by
hit-run car on Van Dyke. "a
week later, Boyd MACPHERSON.
Al, oil company executive, was
arrested in the killing, and his
case is still being heard in JUS
tlce court.)
Oct. 2l-One hundred priests
and 1000 psrishioners joined in
celebrating the centennial OF
St. Peters Catholic church.
Oct. 28-Otto Nickel was
elected president of the Kiwanis
Club.
Nov. 4-Robert Harrison and
Edmund Under, newcomers TO
L political field, were elected
commissioners in, ST. Clair
Shores when reform group be-
came active in village affairs.
Nov. stanton T. Red"
Welsh, as, former Shores Off
cisl and one-time state repre-
sentative, died suddenly after a
brief illness.
Nov. 9-After reviewing the
Selfridge court martial decision,
the War Department revealed
that, Capt" Colman had been
retired.
Nov. 1l-Former Gov. Alex
j, Groesbeck was retained by
Macomb County as defense
counsel in % new drain suits.
Nov. 14-Howard Hatzen-
buhler, 81 one-time prominent
in local sports and radio
ham since his seven-year-ill-
ness, died as a result of the in
juries which had incapacitated