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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Wounded Vet
Pens Praise
of Red Cross

The Red Cross has been
wonderful 10 me and all the
boys over here, Aunt Edna. You
folks at home should back them
100 per cent?"
So wrote a Macomb County
soldier, an orphan, TO his aunt,
Mrs. r. F. O'Shaughnessy. OF
$50 jefferson avenue, in a recent
letter from Italy.
The writer. Pvt. Edward E.
Laurant wrote his missive from
a hospital bed, where he has
been cared for since he was
wounded1n action January 81.
I'm experiencing a thrill l
never thought Id know again.
except when wet get back home
the thrill of sleeping in
clean bed between snowy white
sheets, he wrote to Mrs.
O'Shaughnessy, who has been
his mother" for many years,
since Mrs. Laurant, widow,
died.
His letters are full Of the
Red Gross and what il is doing
for the boys right up on the
front lines, Mrs. O Shaughnessy
said.
IF people don't back the War
Fund Drive right to the limit,
it will be letting those boys
down." she pointed out.
In his letter, Pvt. Laurant re-
lated details of his convalescence
and said that he was up for re-
classification by the military
forces, due TO his wounds.
II only hope they let me go
back into action" he wrote, be
cause l have a big score 10 set
tle."
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Poultry Matters
to be Discussed

Baby chick problems and
poultry flock management will
be dicussed at two Macomb
County meetings on Wednesday,
under the sponsorship of Will
liam Murphy, County Agricul-
tural Agent.
The speaker will be Professor
F. N. Barrett, of the Poultry De-
partment, Michigan State Col
lege.
On Wednesday at 10 a. m,
Prof. Barrett will speak at the
Clinton Township Hall, on Nor
avian Drive, south of Cass ave-
nue., and at 2 p. m. q similar
talk will be given at the Roose-
Welt Civic Auditorium, Rich
mond.
With the spring chicken sea-
son fast approaching, a large at
tendance at these meetings is
urged.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Richmond Notes

RICHMOND - Mrs. L. w.
Youatt will entertain at her
home on Monday evening for
the members of the Richmond
Woman's club. Mrs. Glenn Quick
will entertain for the members
of the Richmond Study Club.
Mrs. Otto Porrett will entertain
for the members of the Diversity
club and Mrs Norma Hagen will
entertain for the members of the
Eta Zeta Pi club.
The members of the Rich
mond Lioness club are sponsor
ing a public card party at SHOW
ans in Muttonville on Friday
evening, March II.
The regular meeting of the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Bayoneted Soldier
Gets Rest Cure
Serst. George Wolf
10 hospitoIixed

CENTER LINE - Unscathed
in the invasion of Kiska and
having gone through the con-
quest of Kwajalein atoll with
out a scratch, a 24-year-old To-
cal soldier Is now recovering
from wounds suffered while he
was peacefully sitting in fox
hole minding his own business.
A soldier armed with a rifle and
bayonet tumbled in on top of
him.
The victim, Staff Sergt.
George w. Wolf. was slashed
across the face with the rifle
mans bayonet. The painful, but
not serious wound earned him a
vacation" in Hawaii, from
whose sunny sands he wrote his
family this week. But he ended
his letter by pointing out that
he Is readying his battle equip
ment for return to the South
west Pacific to join his COM
rades in the island-hopping
march to Tokyo.
Wolf Is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Wolf. of 5000
Kaltz street, Center Line, and
after graduation from st. Glenn
ents Catholic High School,
worked in his fathers hard
ware store. He has been in the
army close to tree years, and
has been overseas a year. His
recent, and only wound was
suffered Feb. 4, while he rest
ed on the 66-mile-long Kwaja-
lein atoll which he and his COM
rades wrested from the Japs a
few days before.
Another Wolf family member
is Corp. Donald Wolf, %, now
in army training in Oregon.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Does Constipation
Hang On?

When functional constipation symptoms hang
on. and make you feel miserable. nervous and
out of sorts, and you suffer from bad breath.
headaches. INDICATION and lack OF appetite
and your stomach feels crowded because OF gas
and bloat-get DR.. Peter Fahrneys time -tested
Alpen kauter. More than . laxative. it's also .
stomaehic tonic medicine compounded of IL OF
Natures own medicinal roots, herbs and bo-
tanicals. Take only % directed on label. Alpen
Krauter helps expel constitutions gas and
bloat and aids clogged up. sluggish bowels to
eliminate waste matter. Be wise. comfort your
stomach while relieving constipation. Be sure
70 get ALPEN kRAUTER today from any
Fahruey agency. such -:
Swan Pharmacy, Bannew Drug Co.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07

Richmond Lioness club will be
held tonight at Shovans in Nut
tonville. Hostesses will be Mrs.
Harvey Fordt and Mrs. Ben
Boldt.
The Mobile Blood Bank
brought to this community on
Tuesday. March 2 netted 800
pints Of blood. The bank was
sponsored by the local Council,
Knights of Columbus.
The new officers elected for
the members representing the
Evangelical, Methodist and Con-
gregational churches in this viii
lage for the annual World Day
Of Prayer to be held on the first
Friday Of Lent are az follows:
President, Mrs. Gordon Adams;
Vice-President, Mrs. l. W.. You?
att; secretary treasurer, Mrs.
Carl Haar.
Pvt. Joseph Bellhorn, who has
been in the army over two years
and who has seen active serv-
ice in the South Pacific area, has
received an honorable discharge
and arrived in Richmond this
week to be with his wife, the
former Gertrude Hebel. Bell.
horns parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Bellhorn who are spend
ing the winter in Florida and
who will arrive home the first
part Of April.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07

A total of 1853 youths age IL
years enlisted in the u. S. Navy
during February from Lower
Michigan, according to w. B.
Carr, local naval recruiter, who
refers TO the enlistment total
as a record for this age group.
Carr Is at the local Post Of
flee building on Fridays to in
terview recruits, and further in
formation may be obtained by
writing him at the U. S. Navy
Recruiting Station, 303 Federal
Building, Port Huron, Mich.
Carr points out that enlist
ments are open to youths of II
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Navy Gamers l7.Year Odds

until further notice, and those
who will graduate from high
school by June 30, 1914, will be
accepted and returned to their
homes to complete their pre-
graduation studies.
Othr 17-year-olds are enlisted
and sent to a training station
and if qualified, to a naval train
ing school. An urgent need ex-
lists for hospital and radio tech
nician grades. Applicants must
prove the date and place Of birth
and have parental permission to
enlist.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
BUCKLE DOWN, WINsOCKr

CHARLOTTE, N. CA SOL
der and his girl friend passed
some children playing football.
The soldier snapped for the
ball, 1t was tossed to him, and
he hurled a forward pass which
landed atop a twe-story build
ing.
He climbed to the roof with
the aid Of stepladder, Tipped
the children their ball. Then he
found he couldn't quite contact
the ladder.
While his girl waited, the fire
department came and rescued
him.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07

ARTISTS SUPREME Kathryn Grayson whose singing voice
delight we'll followers Of the and Jose
internationally famous together in MGMs
Thousands Cheer in Techncolor with
personality the MGM lot urb
his film debut the picture which the Jewel
Theatre respond
we'll fortissimo to Chopin and Tschaikowsky.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
Prouide Aid
on Intangible
Tax Returns

Free assistance 10 those sub
ject TO intangible tax payments
throughout Macomb County is
offered by Harvey c. Whetzel,
local account examiner, who
also maintains an office from
10 a. m, TO p, m. on Thursdays
in the registrars department of
the Probate Court, in the County
Building.
Whetzel today publishes list
Of public places in Macomb
County where he will offer
service 10 intangible taxpayers
of Mount Clemens, East Detroit,
Center Line, Warren, Romeo
and Utica.
Information and assistance
will be available as follows:
Mount Clemens, Friday,
March 10, Mount Clemens Saw
ings Bank, $50 a. m, to 3 p. m.
Mount Clemens, Tuesday
March IA, First National Bank.
East Detroit, Thursday March
Is, First State Bank, $50 a. M,
to 3 p. m.
Center Line, Friday March II,
the Community Bank, 10 a. m,
to 3 p. m.
Warren, Tuesday March 81,
the State Bank, 10 a. m, to 3 p.
m.
Romeo, Wednesday March %,
Romeo Savings Bank, 10 a. m,
to 3 p. m.
Mount Clemens, Friday March
"a, Mount Clemens Savings
Bank, 10 a. m, 10 p. m.
Utica, Tuesday March %,
First National Bank, 10 a. m. to
3 p. m.
Free assistance will be fur
nished taxpayers in the prepare
ton of 1913 intangible tax re-
turns, the filing deadline for
which is March 81, 1914. After
this date, interest and penalty
charges will be levied. Bank
accounts, cash on hand, mort
cages, land contracts, stocks,
bonds, building and loan invest
ments, matured annuities, &C
counts and notes receivable and
other similar investments are
taxable as intangible personal
property. Bank accounts and
building and loan investments
are exempt to the extent of So
600. All government bonds, in
Guiding War Bonds, are ex-
empt. Postal savings, however,
are taxable.
The taxes range from one
tenth of one per cent face value
on non-income producing in
tangibles, to six per cent for in
m e producing intangibles.
Each taxpayer is allowed a flat
$40 reduction from the total
amount of whatever tax Is due.
Businessmen and others may
obtain further information by
contracting Whetzel, phone
Mount Clemens 1860, or writing
to the Michigan Department of
Revenue, Intangible Tax Divi-
sion, 200 Tussing building, Lans-
ing.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
GOING, GOING-GONE

KILLINGLY, Conn.-An auc-
tioneer's advertisement, an
nouncing that livestock, plows.
tractors and such will be sold
tomorrow at John Kowal's farm,
concludes with his bit of infor-
nation:
"John leaves for the Army at
once after the sale"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07

DENVER-A police squad car
chased its quarry through
streams of traffic for seven
blocks. Finally the officers blew
their siren to bring all other
travellers to curbside halt so
they could overtake the fugitive.
The eXasperated policemen
lectured him for recklessness
and impounded his vehicle for
10 days.
He was l4-year-old boy on a
bike.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
BRIDAL SHOWER?

BINGHAMPTON, N. Y.-"But
this is only the beginning of
March," protested weatherman
Thomas E. Reed to a telephone
request for a July Ia forecast.
Eyes, l know" the girl explain
ed, "but that's the day I'm going
to be married"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07
De6auIIe lnspets
Frenth Italian Front

NEW YORK, March 7-(P-
Gen. Charles DeGaulle has re-
turned to Algiers after visiting
Italy to inspect French troops,
the British radio said today in
a broadcast recorded by u. s.
government monitors.
"He saw the positions they
captured recently and talked TO
officers and men," said the
broadcast.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-03-07

Since the war the shift OF pop
ulation in the United States has
been toward the west and the
south with a total population
shift of about two and a half
million persons.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
ATTENTION!
LORAIN SAXONS!
By Gust A. Binder

All Saxon parents who hav e
sons or daughter and Ladies who
have husbands in the Armed
Forces are hereby requested to
send their addresses to the Ger
man Club on East 10Th and Apple
Ave-, Lorain. Ohio. as soon as
possible because MANY OF Our
Saxon boys in the service have
asked for the addresses to enable
them to write each other ii
stationed nearby to visit each
other. Members come and let ur
do Our duty on the homefront and
support our boys and girls bv
complying with their wishes.
There will be a meeting for all
woh are interested in the cause
on Friday. October 20, at ! 80 2
m. in the Sachsenheim. Please
attend.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
ELLWOOD CITY
NEWS
BY Helen 'rhalgott

Ellwood City. Pa, Oct. l9-We e
Juniors all went bowling last
Wednesday evening and we all
had a gay time even tough we
did not know how to keep score
very well. Katie Paul certainly
knows how to make those strikes
and Sarah kast certainly knows
how to make the balls roll right
past the pins. How about getting
together and go bowling again
soon, girls.
Here is the good news we have
been waiting for! Yes, we are
having a Halloween dance on Sa-
turday. October %. The Sunrise
Serenaders are coming to play for
us from rine until:
They are going to play polkas
and popular pieces, so everybody
come masked or unmasked, and
we will all have a grand time.
The Senior Lodge was kind
enough to buy ping pong for us
so let us make good use of II
Thursday evening at 7:3O.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
u. S. DEPARTMENT
OF LABOR

Thirty Cleveland area firms paid
Sal ,OS3.55 to 1864 workers in
September for illegally withhold
ing back wages due under the pro-
visions of the Wage-Hour and
Public Contracts Acts. according
to a report issued today by Grace
G. Giascott. Ohio-Michigan re
ginal director of the Wage-Hour
and Public Contracts Divisions.
Department of Labor.
Six Ohio employers paid in
September penalties totalling &c.
900 for violating the child labor
provisions OF the Public Contracts
|Act.
The Public Contracts Act pro-
hibits employment Of minors un-
der 10 years in the production OF
goods manufactured under go.
vernment contracts. awarded in
excess of $1,000 and prohibits
girls working On such goods more
than eight hours a day. betweel,
10 p. m. and 6 a. m.
Miss Glascot reported at the
same time that 1881 Ohio work
ers were paid $H. .472.26 in back
wage payments during the month
Total payments in Ohio and
Michigan amounted to $3.50, ,40l SO
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
NEW CASTLE. PA.
NEWS
Bv Edith and Helen.

New Castle, Pa, Oct. l9-The
New Castle Juniors held their re-
gular monthly meeting last We'd
nesday night and found that, as
usual. if we wait long enough suf-
ficient members will show up SO
we can have our meeting.
Our club readily welcomed S.
Schuller as a new member, there
by putting the girls in the lead in
our membership drive. Here's
hoping you will stay with us for
long time to come, Sara. There
are still plenty of possible future
members. so let's all get busy,
gang! What about trying to get
some OF our former members &C
participate in our affairs?
The Sauerkraut Supper is just
around the corner so let's get
stated on selling our tickets. Re-
member, the one who sells the
most tickets will receive a prize.
We're counting on a big hungry
crowd. so devour our mothers
good cooking. so everyone. pitch
in and help with the work.
Plans are being. started for the
bowling tournament to be held
in our fair city. Although few
of our members practiced last
Sunday, it doesn't look like we
will be too much competition. A:
least, we can be generous hosts
and let Our guests win (ii we can
not.
1t is nice to see the Navy in
town again. pickles" Binder ar
rived home last week and from
| reports looks fine.
Flight officer Fred Schuster has
reported to the AAF Pilot School
at CORTLAND for his specialized
four-engine pilot training. keer
up the goo dwork. Fred.
After quiet week, the New
Castleites are anxious to cut u,
Youngstowns rugs this Saturday
SO be prepared to welcome US with
open arms, Youngstown!
Don't forget the next meeting
October Is. at 8 p. m. sharp.
- Please patronize our ad.
vertisers.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
This and That

Four new members were taken
i'll this past week: Walter Ulrich
Hilda Foust, Albert Kim. Ernest
Ninth and one einstatement
Helen Huber.
a box is being put up dowr
the club for Home Front news
articles. Ii there is something YOU
would like to have edited. please
drop it in.
Sgt. Walter Meiitschka was the
first to donate to our soldiers
fund. How about you: What is
Ernie Ninth so worried about
that might be put in the paper
Could it be that there is a certain
Saxon Miss who lives on Sharr
Street that he thinks is prett,
nice?
Glad to have few Youngs.
town Jrs. represented at our meet
ing. See you the 2lst. Rudy Be-
dendorfer and Walter Klein were
the only ones who could play the
flute in our version of "Ich bir
Elm Musikant."
Incidentally, we all had a nice
time at Kinn's last Friday. Die
you hear 10 Linder's rendition o
some OF the old time melodies
Did you see Helen Huber gc
round and round and round:
. Why the sudden interest in
socials: Our next one will be o,
November 4. ::...
The Honor Roll pictures art
ready. The committee is asked t,
meet Sunday, October p. at tn,
Club at ? o'clock.
Carl Kaiser is home on a 81
day furlough from Cuba. Glad t.
see you Carl.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
CANTON ECHO
By Marilyn Schriever

Canton, o., Oct. l9--The Can
ton Juniors being hostess to the
I. S. J. A. representatives has
brought back the old spirit and
most of the members are planning
to visit the next meeting in Co.
lumbus.
Ii only | had a camera! A
week ago Tuesday all the men,
bers were out working on Our
room. The girls were scrubbing
woodwork and the boys were
scrubbing the floor. That's a pref
ty big room when YOU come down
to scrubbing it. does everyone
agree: We we're glad to have
Dorothy Karas back with US.
Next Thursday. October 20, is
our Halloween Party. Remember
the fun we had at the last Halo
ween Party? Well, we expect to
have that much fun at this one
too. and maybe even more since
we decided we should dress this
time. Nothing ritzy. of course.
just anything that you can have
good time in.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
This is no Military Secret

! don't know whether or not il
is Republican promotional pro-
paganda, but I'm hearing a lot OF
talk about startin' to teach ABS
in school again the way they did
when grandfather wore short
pants. Maybe it's so that if you
don't know the AAA and all the
other outfits down to "and so
forth. you are just a taxpayer
and none too bright. 1t used to
be the Greek letters that counted.
Nobody knew what the letters
meant except that it was anothe,
fraternity or something to join
and have whale of time a.
papa's expense. Our Republican
friends nowadays claim we use
the English alphabet for outfits
run at Uncle Sans expense, and
they got it figured out that it
costs more money than it used to
cost papa under the Greeks and
nobody is havin' nearly as much
fun. Harry Schwarz.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
SALEM NEWS
Bv Sue Herman

Salem, Ohio, Oct. 19-The Jrs
have had a very busy week and
will continue, so for The rest OF
this year. We now have a reason
for working. Starting with the
Halo ween party to be held Oct
%, we are going to donate 500
of our profit over to a soldiers
fund. We all hope it will not have
to be used for any OF our boys
but it is for a great cause. Also we
are going to put up a box for
donations. so please help. not us
but them.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19

for the purpose of taking over mar
kets which have been in the hands Of
the Japanese textile industry hereto
fore.
Latin America has already made
much progress toward industrializa-
ton with our equipment. This effort
ON the part of our government Is tn
be broadened under Mr.. Nelson from,
all accounts.
DEVELOPMENTS in the Euro
- pean phase of the war that have
made it clear our government plan
ners were far too optimistic and their
predictions for We Day add greatly
to reconversion problems. The post
ponement does not allow cutbacks and
contract examinations in the volume
planned. The result is that revised
schedules which necessitate the ste,,
pins back of production more sud-
denly, the cancellation of more orders
at one time. which of course will, in.
tensify the reemploymapt difficulties
Delays in setting up the machinery
provided by Congress in the Surplu>
Property and Reconversion laws arc
not being accepted without criticism
Just now it appears that the whole
matter will be left until after election
THE replacement of War Mobiliza
1 ton Director Byrnes is anotI,er
problem that will face the adnliniStra-
ton after election. After being mac
the scapcgoat at Chicago. MIR. Rrvnr
was determined tn leave but he tinalia
agreed to remain until after election
Filling his shoes will not be easy IT,,
he has many friends on Capitol HI
ami has been great help in snlWt',
ing out the differences between Con
gres> and the Executive.
| EMPLOYERS will need to revam,,
IL their withholding tax activities ,n
adjust themselves to the new form,
and procedures under the law w!,iri
provides simplified income tax rctur;', ,
beginning the first of the wear. TIKI,
means changes in exemptions and
rates and vii, cali for ncw ccr:isi.
! Gates iron, employees.
SiebenbuÌˆrgisch-Amerikanisches Volksblatt. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1917-1971, 1944-10-19
CLEVELAND EAST
NEWS
By Dot Melzer

Cleveland. Ohio. Oct. l9-Last
Tuesday there were II girls that
came for bowling practice and the
majority OF them really sent that
old ball right down the middle
OF the alley for strikes and spares.
Our bowling night will be every
Tuesday evening and ii you are
interested come down and ioin
the fun. All those who wish to
attend call Ruth Geiger for inior-
nation as to time and place.
Tonight the East Club is hay
ing its monthly social and this
time cider and doughnuts will be
served to celebrate Halloween.
Our membership drive is under
way and from now on the club j.
full steam ahead for bigger and
better attendance at meeting and
singing and socials.
We wish to congratulate the
members of the Luther League o;
St. Johns for the fine job they
did in taking over English Ser
vice last Sunday. That was a
feat to be proud of and you all
did nobly.
Start now to plan on attending
the big annual concert of,the East
Juniors on Sunday. January q.
1o45. 1t may sound far away but
time really bies these days and the
know it.
concert will be here before YOU
Also don't forget the church
concert to be held next Sunday.
October 90. at St. Johns Luthern
Church.
There will be another council
meeting on the 10Th of November
at Columbus. On the 18th Ohio
State and Michigan will play q
football game in Columbus. Quite
few of the members will be go
ing down a day early to see thai
annual game. Ii you wish to go.
get in touch with Elsie krich to-
night. Arrangements will be made
for tickets and lodging. The
tickets will be $3.50. All the other
seats for the game are sold out
and these tickets are for reserved
seats. All those who wish to go
are invited to attend the council
meeting on Sunday.
Singing rehearsal will be held
Friday night. at 7 80. Be prompt
Our director has chosen some
very nice songs which must be
learned and learned we'll for the
St. Johns Church Concert on
October 10Th.