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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Annual Dahlia Show
Starting Saturday
Four States, Ontario
Entering Exhibits

NEW BALTIMORE - This
city's fourth annual Dahlia
Show, sponsored by the New
Baltimore Dahlia Club, will be
staged in a riot Of color Satur-
day and Sunday at st. Mary's
High School Auditorium.
Topmost exhibitors from
Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illi-
nois and the Province of Ontario
will display their prize blooms,
and amateur as we'll as CONNER
cial growers have been invited
to participate.
Entries must be received not
later than 10 am, Saturday. The
show opens to the public at noon
See FLCWERS-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Aussies Crush
Jap MuiiIly
z3l Nip Prisoners
Killed in Comp

cANBERRA. Australia, Sept.
g. (R Prime Minister John
Curtin today placed the blame,
entirely on japanese war pris-
oners for the bloody Aug. 5th
mutiny in an Australian prison
camp. He said the japanese had
followed concerted plans for Z
suicidal combat with Australian
guards.
When the skirmish ended, Al
japanese were dead from gum
fire and suicide or were killed
by their fellow prisoners. On
hundred and eight were Wound
ed. Australian casualties were
light"
More than 900 japanese par.
ticipated. A number escaped
from the camp. but all were ~
captured. y
The Australian government.
said the Prime Minister, has fur.
nished q report Of the incident
to representatives Of the pro-
tecting power for transmisgion
to the japanese government.
A military court Of inquiry ~
ported conditions at the camp
fully accorded with internation-
al convention and the camp Aad
been inspected frequently ~.
Representatives Of the peptsetlne
power and the lnternatiooag
Red Cross. The Court rspoetoa
no complaints shout treatm6ne
: Bee SsUTNY-paes 8
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

A 41-year-old Van Dyke war
worker who this week confessed
the brutal murder of his wife
because he suspected her of be-
ing unfaithful, this afternoon
was sentenced to life imprison-
ment by Circuit Judge j. Russell
Holland, visiting judge on the
Macomb county bench.
The murderer, who will spend
the rest of his life behind bars,
is Virgil L. Manuel. His wife,
Edith, 33, was found blud-
geoned and hacked to death in
their house trailer at the rear of
1926 Republic avenue, Van
Dyke.
Manuel took his sentence with
the calmnesS which has charac-
terized his attitude since his ar
rest Wednesday by Detroit po-
liceman as the war worker
sought to commit suicide from a
downtown building. N
In confessing his crime to
Prosecutor Wilbur F. Held, Man.
uel, an employe of the Bundy
Tubing mpany, Warren
Township, said he had repeated
ly warned his wife about drink
ing to excess and "trifling" with
his affections by her attitude to-
wards other men. He explained
that he had warned her he
would kill her if she continued.
Cold loodedly he explained
that she had failed to reform. So
he rose from their trailer bed
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
BAIL BONDSMAN CLEARED
Monkey Business in Court

do you know" Justice Par.
ent asked the girl-soldier,
whether monkeys actually
chatter"
Pvt. Sulimay, citing visits to
pubic ZOOS, said that IL was her
considered opinion that they
really do.
Defense Counsel Ivan A.
Johnston resolved the weighty
issue by concedine that ''mon-
keys probably do chatter" even
though the phrase had been APP
piled to the language Of his cli-
See BONDSMAN-Page 5
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

John Mitchell, Warren town
ship bail bondsman, was cleared
of disorderly conduct charges
Thursday afternoon by Justice
of the Peace Donald j. Parent
following an hour-long trial de-
voted, in part, to profound opin-
ions upon the habits of long
tailed monkeys.
An inquiry into the phonetic
utterances of anthropoids arose
when the court questioned the
use of the phrase "chattering
like a monkey" by Wac Pvt.
Betty Sulimay, of Selfridge
Field, a prosecution witness.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Strike Closes Willow Run Bomber Plant
Hammer Slayer
Gets Life Term

early Tuesday, crushed her skull
with a heavy mechanics ham,
mer while she slept and hacked
her throat with a butcher knife.
I'm willing to take whatever
penalty Michigan law provides
he told Held.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

Counsel for the City of De-
troit at noon today concluded
their testimony directed towards
legal condemnation of a mile
square section of land in War
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Ex-senator Reed
Dies i'm Athena

ALPENA, Mich, Sept. g. -(R)
- James A. Reed, 81, former
Missouri Senator, died today at
1890 pm. of bronchitis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

ern guardians of the Philippines,
were heavily bombed, for three
successive days. Axis reports
said four or five hundred car
rier planes hit Palau Wednes-
day and Thursday, while 800
attacked zap. The continued
intensity of the attacks, if true,
would indicate a possible prep
aration for invasion.
PREDICT INVASION
Other Axis radios broadcast
predictions of forthcoming u.
S. invasions of H a m h e a,
southern gateway to the Phil
ippines, and of the Philippines
themselves.
Southwest of Japan China
based Liberators sank three en-
envy freighters off Takao, For
mosa.
Previously the Pacific COM
mand announced bombing raids
in the Kuriles northeast of ia
pan, the second land-based strike
at Marcus to the southeast, and
on Two Island, $50 miles south
of Tokyo. ...
Carrier planes in strong force
and land-based Liberators from
the Southwest Pacific joined in
CO ordinated raids on Palau,
eastern gateway to the Philip
pines 600 miles from Davao. An
ammunition fuel dump was de-
stroyed, II small craft left in
flames, parked aircraft destroy
See PACIFIC-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
Patton Tanks
Fight Way Into
City Of Metz
Germans Offer
Stiff Resistance
to Allied Armies
By DWIGHT PITKIN

Associated Press War Editor
Allied forces assaulting out
posts Of the German west wall
on a 200-mile front in Eastern
Belgium and France have cross
ed the Albert canal and stormed
to the outskirts of the fortresses
Of Liege and Metz, 1t was dis
closed today.
The British Second Army
broke German defenses ut the
Albert canal, secondary de-
Tense before the west wall, and
1t. Gen. Courtney Hodges U. s.
First Army stabbed to the inn
mediate vicinity Of Liege with
in rs miles Of the Reich gateway
city of Aachen. The British and
Hodges forces apparently were
hitting toward strongholds near
the mouth of the Rhine along 4
direct path from the west to
Berlin. more than $50 milas
away.
SAVAGE DEFENSE
The Third army Of 1t Gen.
George S. Patton battled into
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
.flaaish AfulsIlal
.Delell1ea , 49,

MOSCOW . = -
night and w.
tons with out
representatives
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08
paIau and zap
Also Staggered
byU. ). Bombs
Possible Prelude
to Landings Seen in
Continued Assaults
BY LEONARD MILLMAN

NSsOCIdtCU TTtSS VdT E@u't0f
A powerful flight Of Super
fortresses raided the Japanese
arsenal in Manchuria today,
completing a circle of destruc-
ton blazed around the home is
lands of Nippon by American
bombers.
simultaneously Berlin radio
reported Palau and zap, east
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

Metz, only 20 miles from the
west wall. along the Mosells riv-'
er. In this sector the Germans
were offering the stiffest resist
ance since the breskthrough In
See FRANCE-Rage 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

BERN. Switzerland, SsDt. q
-R "a Swiss ce@mnn1G1o
said today that feur Anse1oaA
fighter planes had nsaehino-
gunned railroad stations %
belmont and Moutier n
Switzerland, wounding sevsn
persons.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-09-08

CHUNGKING, Sept. SIP
The American air base Of
Lingling has been lost to five
Japanese divisions pressing
forward in southern Human
Province, the Chinese COM
rand announced tonight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Senator Taft Is Regarded
AS Possible COP Nominee

capped general attention i'm discus
Sl"nS of the Pacific war has been the
sharp reduction .u the length of the
lullS between major Allied opera
tiOnS.
Recent development indicatc that
the periods between operations will
grow shorter IN The coming months
and that two or more may be launch
cd simultaneously bCCHtrsc of the
rapidly mounting strength of Amcri-
can land. sea and air forces.
After the Jap attack on Pearl
liarbor. tncrc was long wait before
The Americans gathered shirs and
men for the GuadalCannl invasion
IN August. 1872. i'nc nest major
move was in May. 1913. when the
Jdps got knocked off Attu and had
to abandon Wi>ka few months later.
The pace was Stepping I'D trcncu-
douSly beginning last November |
when United States forces landed on
BougaluvillC island in the Northern
Soiomuu~. EyCu while that bCachhcad
still was being enlarged slowly. Other
powerful units on November %
swept IN Ia the GilbCrts and cleaned
up 5000 Ups m four DAYS.
Then. m December. New Britain
island WAS invaded and q land drive
was started against the Jap base a'
Rabaul. \ little more than month
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Yanks Sink 81 Jap Vessels
In ; Weeks, Take EnitUetok
Northern Islands of
Japanese Homeland
Again Are Bombed

/ - D.:r. -,
:, iN''''l""i =
We, 'i'I llitfhOf. fcb. p
iAIDv.C apturr 81. EuiWrtni,
island by t. : .,.r,,. .r,,,.
rirb,iuu i, a., N, '"'',
I.,,,I -H"i Ail'tI! Is
lands. ana the bombing of Par
amuShlro and ShumuShu is
lands at the unrtb,,,, and ~
.J.n,n L..,,t ,Ln I... >''' WI
,a,I. r'i' ''P''iicHc aware
'"''"H 'ilal 'il" american "Iien-
"iNc III the Pacific WAS rolling
along.
A.i.,,i,.... ,.,.. g..
u,..,rd IT,. ,,.,.,, w.. N'''!''| re-
land !, ,h. ...m ''"t '-i''"''"N L.
western, nG,.,.r ,I w. AZ name Z" an"
br,r ,.,l.n" .,,., ''E H'I,N'ha'iH' had
ann,bn,. .m,.,, ,,,, ',,"' f"tEE island.
mrdrr.> L.,,.,. ''.,.',., y" "'t "'"''' Was
mG s,n.f,c: , ",,n'N "H american ar
Tho Ni.r,ro' .,i,.,.,,.. H.,
ed Fr.ni', -, az ''"I ia" rHP'Ul-
with t6r ,,l,i',, -, L. '''' "."yi' ana
,ruhhn,, r"', $500. w.. ' r,'it"T''N ur"pi'c
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22

y Soviet drive across these linz,
would trap German force probabIv
i1iE"r than the ten divisions rrc-
N.nH~!N cuCjrclcd and crushed IN tho
ChcrEasY pocket liO miles tn tbc
northwest. llcld dispatches mdlcatcd
ON tho northern end q, inc r,n,,,
'h" Russian War bulletin said. So.
wet forces captured the biz Gcrr,,,
o,A,,c Of Nh"lu. midway between
Lake linen aud N0vosuknlniii and
= numh"r Of other points. incI,idi,r
me town Of poddoryc. district con-
'cr "i the kalnin region % m,Ics
n'l invest Oi Ehrlm.
West of LAX" linen other pcd
army forces were driving ON p.kov
German communication base, from,
'h'r" directions. These forces v.crc
rf'di''d officially with capturing an
rr'Nlu"'cly TOO tons and Villages j.,
yesterdays advance. w
iNurth of pSkpv Soviet irn,rs lac,
were reported within 25 miles NJ tho
ci'y. but tUdav'S communicate al
not mention tho progress of tboso
uEilS. German broadcaSts recorded
by The Associated Press in London
acknowledged a Nazi retreat in Inc
hVi'h, ~ shorten German lines"I
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Measure For
Greedy, Not
Needy, Folk
Congress Will Try
10 Override Veto
Later in the Week

Washington. i'bc. 22-(Ap)
-Ir"S!dcnt Roosevelt tossed
the S2,3l5.U0O.O0O tax bill back
to Congress today with a veto
message in which he described
1t as "wholly ineffective" and a
relief measure mot for the
needy but for the greedy"
It! message 10 shc House, all
iva'' El'mDI!N@ with ta!J; of over
HunG the Veto, Mr.. Roosevelt SAID
the legislation Mas "rculctc win
provisions Wn.vu no: only afford
md"i'nN!o!v sp,r.a. privileges 10 ia
Eo.cG groups bat ST dangerous
prccrdculs ipr .nG future"
He said this tendency in it,
self was Sufficiently dangerous
1" counter the luss oi "a very
Inadequate sum" in additional
"r.cnnc. lie calculated the bill
would enrich ;Ec treasury Nv
less than .GG0.G0O.000 net Il
year.
The responsibility OF the Con-
G"rss of ;ac United States" The
president SaIU. ia - slpDlv Tho
government ui the United States
with adequate revenue for wartime
needs. 10 provide fiscal suppor, for
III" sterilization program. 10 hold
firm against the lIdc of spccia! uri-
Eilc&cs. and 10 achieve real sim
pIiciN for millions lU- small in
come taxpayers"
In the interest Of STRENGTH
CnInG the home front. in the i'll
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Knox Cautious Over
Undue Optimism Of
War With japanese


Wa~hinwtGu. Feb. oo-(Ap)
S,c,..,..,.,. - .b.. \...,.,. 1-,....
; '.''>
'tP"' I'u '"'laH me abstraction
oil " JapancSC vessels - the
last three weeks. hut warmed
"thnrn i n,tbinr i, iu.,ir,. INV.
o.,;,,,.,... '"'' :.
|0''i''"''H 81 any t"i III" 81
w" war VI ta'' EhG!!!c.
We haven't yet tested the
strength OF the Japanese" he said.
We are operating only IN the inter
mediate dr:,u>CS: We haven't Vet
entered the inner dc.cuscs of the
empire"
With UuGcrslcrr,arv .5an,,s Y
Fprtcst.I. CHARGED win prnGrcri,n
pronlcms. -, his Side Knnr sid ,,n-
due optimism results in = urndur-
tiou decline and declared ln5t n,a0-
ulactu.ne mast ne maintgincd a,
.nrl1. r.,,I,it,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22


Washington. Feb. 22.-WatCh stu
dinuS Bob" Taft, the senior senator
from ohio. as Il potential OZARK
horse for the presidential nOmina-
ton when the Republicans meet in
Chicago.
Taft has pledged himself 10 the
camp of Ohiu'S Governor John Brick
or who. at present. appears To- have
slight chance of Inc. ding the COP
ticket i'm November. Tho principal
object in BriCEcr'S way is New York
Governor Thomas f. Dewey. who APP
pears far out in front as tho likely
Republican standard bearer.
If BriCkCrS presidential drive
fiZ2lCs. Taft is ready 10 climb aboard
the Dewey bandw gun. but cOnscrva-
tive Republican forces already arc
narShalling Draft Taft campaign
tO be put on If. for any reason. Dewey
also is stopped. Despite TaftS pro-
tC,tatiOns that nc j., for BriCkCr nd
BriCkcr only. and then for the party
nominee. observers feel that nc will
welcome an opportunity 60 run.
His vOtc-gctting potcntialiticS. how
ever. arc in the dark. He cOncCdcdly
is one of the ablCst men in the Senate.
but some quarters question whether
he has political cit" They think nc
lacks tho human. personal appeal of
Dewey or Macarthur.
One significant fact which has es-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
No Surety
OF Peace In
1914 Seen
Says Hitler Has
300 Divisions Yet:
Big Three" Solid

London. Feb. ~ - tAP) -
Prime Minister Churchill i0id
the world today that Allied
bombing far beyond anything
yet "cmpI"ycd OF indeed mag
med would strike Germany in
every corner III prelude 10 the
llnal smashing by American
and British invasion armies of
Approximately equal" power.
The three great Allies still
stand ais lutcIy united" and
meme al the grnund ma -. good
1T Moscow or Tchrran" has
fCcn list despite diSquicting ar
t:cicS in tie Soviet press. the
British war leader asserted i'm a
confident but cautious war re-
view in C"mmonS.
Inc Allies stand united on ~.
pIH.S which make certain q victory
th'l may not bc So far away" ne
declared.
Churchill said he could mel
thcr guarantee that the war
would finish liz Europe this
wear. or extend into 1876. and
declared Hitler still Is in full
c1ntrGr' in Germany. with 800
divisions in his army.
Oihcr 1aig h:gh!ishtS of Church
MS iIrSl war review since the Tc-
hc!an ana Cairo conferences:
an oi!CnS!NrS: the United States
bomber force in Britain nov be
utnS tD cII.pls. ,Fst. .,,.,, .,... .....
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Ferguson Suggests Whisky
Outlook Be Re-Examined

Washington. Feb. % (NP) A
t-c%mninaiOn of the industrial al
,'n"l outlook with u view 10 dc
trimming whether small scale whs-
~ manufacturing may bC resumed
l"rhrlly was advocated today
It." senator Ferguson (Mich.. RI. Il
m"hh"r of the ScnatC's special lIQ-
"'' shortage investigating commit
Il ferguson said he would present
.''' suggestion Thursday at the
.'',tnliicc'S first meeting under the
,H,H'rmanship Of Senator McCarran
,N,N" d. who succeeded 10 the
r'S' alicr the death Of Senator Van
NuyS tnd.. D..
N'Dody on the committee wants
~ u,Fcrt any alcohol Ia the making
Va blended whisky unless it can be
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22

done without interfering with the
war program" he told q reporter.
However. il appears 10 be wise
step to sec iGSt what the alcohol
picture is ut the present time
The Michigan Republican said nc
thought the committee would seek
frSl-hHud information on the recent
negotiated Cuban sugar agreement
ia find out whether Il will alleviate
the alcohol shortage.
Ferguson said officials Of state
liquor monopoly systems have urg-
cd him to advocate INC new inquiry
in belief that some domestic alco-
hol production can be diverted for
use in blending whisky now being
Withdrawn from government ware
houses. Thus spreading the dwind-
LIS .uTF.y. -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Compromise
Soldier Vote
Bill Offered
Federal Ballot Bill
Gives States Right
To Accept Ballots

Washington, Feb. 22-lAP
The administration fashion
cd Il Statc-contrOllcd Federal
ballot bill today in an effort to
break Il congressional stalcmatc
over voting procedure for the
armed forces.
FISt reaction from the opposition
looked as Ii the tw" opposing camps
Federal Is. State ballutS-might
make trade at last.
~ concession To- States rights
advocates. Representative WorICy
CrCX.. D. offered tu swap away a
Federal waiver Of polltHX payments
and local registration as voting re-
uurcmCu'S IN exchange for a gen.
Cral distribution of u uniform Fed
Cral ballot 10 men and women over
Continued on Page Fivc)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
National Service
Act Will Probably
Be Campaign Issue
Sponsors Not Trying
10 Force Showdown
Prior to Elections

Washington, Feb. 22-(AP)
National service Legislation
wHS marked today for Il prcSi.
Dental campaign issue whcr
sponsors let it be known that
they will make no attempt 10
force 4 showdown in Congress
ON the subject bcfor the No
Vcmbnr elections.
Despite recent War and Navy
h'Ear!mcn: pressure for early
a!t'un. members sad the Senate
Military Committee probably
veal! delay Il test vote Tor scy-
GO! months.
t"Enn, sentiment within the
rN.m wee apparently is about three
.'.. "s..ilI the proposal.
". J. Nr'a,"r Austin (Nl.. r..
'.' I'd. 'u. authors OF the biz. said
b." ...l J., would no; bccumr the
...'.' . partisan debate. Senator
I.. '.'.t. r. said hc did not Sc.
... ..u!d fail t. become an is
3. "".u." of violent opposition by
".-t ,rd Labor.
!.rs.G'I, Roosevelt. in his onrn-
E- .'s 70 10 Congress January
j.. .r.. uacG enactment ol a natinn-
I. .''" law In prevent strikes.
- ." Hudcd that he would not
h.... s1" such proposal unless
"'"" ."S were passed t. keep
o."" nc cost of living. 10 share
go .N.N tn" burden of taxation. 10
h'.a '"" sterilization line and ,o
N'..'' undue profits.
-E'ss has not yet done any of
I'." ''ine> 10 his satisfaction and.
pres munlE. he would rot be in ia
= . ID. work draft legislation until
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Beachhead
Activity Is
Indecisiive
Fierce Local Attacks
Made by Allies, But
Positions Unchanged

h'iird Headquarters. Naples.
rh. ?2.-(AP-IIcavy artillery
"''riSrN aud small hut fierce in
'"h'rN clashes marked the fight
'"~ Yesterday i'm the Allied
nrhrhhcad below Rome where,
rum Army Officers said today.
savage american and British r.
issuance and their Counicr-at-
.i'h> definitely have beaten the
~ about drive To push the
A''ir> into the sea.
H'''Iirdn front line troop and the
~ ''H'ns fred everything they had
81 "iI" another AT two points vcs,r,.
"'t. nut neither side gained any
''.'Id and positions all along the
~, ''ih"dd remained u. they WcrC
IN" va, equally true after British
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
rOrrON FERTILIZER RESULTS

College Station. Raleigh. Feb. 22.-
Cotton fertilizers with high amounts
OF soluble salts have decreased
stands by 30 per cent md yields by
- percent m tests continued nov
for iw" years. report research men
OF the Agricultural Experiment; Sta
ton at State Collese.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22

Inc eastern Caroline islands.
capture O.. tu.wc'ok island. 5000
N"u- long. opens IN Cwidc srrIth
channel %! tho u'oll- lagoon. Whom
Parry island Is taken. the deep cast
en- ChHnmCI VIII hC rlrnr-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
Powerful Soviet Thrust
Made Into Krivoi Rog

London. Feb. 2!.-tAp)-To-
"'S herman communiuuc.
broadcast from Berlin. SAID
'cdNN house to- huu>c fighting is
raging i'll Krivoi Roc. Russian
iron ore center.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22
NHEA Z BkER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Partly cloudy and slightly
warmer tonight. Wednesday.
mostly cloudy and continued
warm.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22

Moscow, Feb. 22.-llrp-Thc
Hcd army pushed into The inner
"cicrScN ri Krivoi Eoc today i'm
thrust 80 powerful that il
seemed unlikely the Germans
would nc able Ia retain their grip
much longer OH this important
iron orc and communications
center i'm the Dnirpcr bend,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22

IN" l"II "' krivOj Erg. coming nn
l'p "I nc loss oi TIC manganese ccu-
i"r NJ Ni,i"rOl would constitute orr
W IN" hardest industrial rlp,y, tie
Mi war machine has suffered since
IN" beginning Of the Russian winter
Soviet communiQuc said tina,
hrSSlan troops had driven YESTERDAY
mi" The outskirts of the city. through
which ono of the two GCrman-hCld
railways runs west from the Dnicpcr
bend, The other line PARALLELS il
about 20 miles " the southeast.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-02-22

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Evening star., 1944-12-01
Temperature Falls to " Here;
Storm Sweeps Northern States

Washington got it's first real
touch of winter today, the ther-
mometer dropping to q degrees,
and the Weather Bureau warned
that it may go to Is tonight.
Cold and windy with some cloudi-
ness was the forecast for today.
while clear but cold weather was
promised for tomorrow's Army Navy
football game in Baltimore, with a
temperature in the middle 30s.
Other parts of the Nation were
hard hit by storm which swept
rapidly across the northern half of
the United States from the Rocky
Mountains to the Eastern seaboard.
High winds in New England rang
ing up to 80 miles an hour caused
property damage unofficially esti-
mated in the millions. Mountainous
seas lashed coastal areas from south
ern Rhode Island to Calais, Me.
Damage in some areas was reported
greater than in the September hur-
ricane.
Evening star., 1944-12-01
(See WESTERN FRONT, Page A-4.
Julian Smith 10 Head
Marines in Pacific
By the Associated Pres

By the Associated Press
Appointment of Maj. Gen. Julian
c. Smith as commanding general
of the Marine Department of the
Pacific, with headquarters in San
Francisco, was announced today.
The Marine Corps announcement
said Gen. Smith will assume COM
mand about December 5, relieving
Maj. Gen. j. c. Fagan, now in the
Mare Island (CalifD Naval Hospital.
Gen. Smith was in command of
the I'd Marine Division when it
launched the Central Pacific offen-
sive year ago with the assault on
Tarawa. in the Gilbert Islands. He
won the Distinguished Service Medal
for his part nj that invasion.
Recently he was commanding gen.
eral of expeditionary forces in the
Palau Islands.
Gen. Smith has been a marine
since 1909 when he was commits
stoned a second lieutenant and has
seen service in a number of for
eign posts. He was elevated to
major general in October, 1912,
when he was named commanding
general of the New River IN. c.
Fleet Marine Force Training School.
He became commanding general of
the I'd Division in the spring of
1943
His wife lives at 5 Edgewood ter
race, Belle Haven, Alexandria, Va.