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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

bron after having completed over
hauling their Waco UPF biplane on
which they have been working most
OF the summer, have received the
inspectors okeh on their work. and
have been making several short
cross country hops.
Both Jean aud Annette Jacox,
Belleville, procured their airmens
identifcations at the C.A.A. ONCE
in Dearborn Monday.
Cliff Bennett, a member OF Cadet
Flyers, was accompanied by Donald
Gridley in flying 10 Dearborn Mon
day TO procure his airman's identi-
hcation.
Several airmen, who are duck
hunting enthusiasts, find IL very
helpful to locate otherwise hard 20
find duck ponds ON the air.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05
Wings

AT YPslLANTI. AIRPORT
Max Murdoch is the latest Ypsi.
lantian TO start logging solo flying
time after making his first solo
sight at the Ypsilanu Airport sun
lay morning.
Margot Stuber has assumed the
duties OF bookkeeper and steno-
Erapher at the Ypsilanti Airport.
replacing Wilma Sipperly.
Leona Walters, Ypsilanti. mem.
Der OF the Civil Air Patrol, has
Joined the Cadet Flyers flying club
and IL taking dual instruction.
Wally Franklin and Robert He
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05
SUPPORT WILLKIE

Grand Rapids, Oct. SAP
Adopting a resolution declaring
the campaigns OF both presidential
candidates as too puerile for us
to stomach" the Grand Rapids
Crackpot Club, Inc, a fun organ.
ization OF 40 business men. voted
Tuesday to wear Willkie buttons
until after the election.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

and killed Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Rozema Sept. II. Last week a
coroner's Jury had returned a YER
dict OF deaths by unavoidable
accident" In the case.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

dren's Hospital OF Michigan. Mrs.
Martha Mugglebers, who operates
a boarding house where the boy
stayed near Marine City, Mich.
said he fell against a high chair.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

old Charles Dalton will be con-
Quoted in Wayne County next Tues
day. The boy died OF head injuries
a week and a half ago at the Chill.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05
INQUEST SCHEDULED

Detroit. Oct. 5-AP-At the re.
quest OF Prosecutor Fred W
George, Jr., OF ST. Clair County, the
inquest into the death of four year
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05
WARRANT ISSUED

Fremont. Oct. 5--AP-A warrant
charging negligent homicide was
issued Tuesday against Harvey Van
Hemert, driver OF car that struck
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

Other air passengers at this time
OF year like TO devote their airline
looking over the brightly colored
wooded spots and vivid sumach
which covers the hills In this vi.
Gritty. In flying o-e gets a diff
ferent perspective and wide view OF
colors for miles around, making a
beautifully multi-colored covering
for the earth whereas earthbound
one gets a much more limited view
OF the fall coloring.
For the second year in success
sion, the Milan High School Is offer
ing it's students a course in aero
nautics as an elective. The course
is under the direction OF Mr.. Brai-
nerd, Industrial arts teacher, and
is proving TO be one OF the most
enthusiastically received courses al
the school The course includes
aerodynamics, navigation. meteor
ology, aircraft maintenance, and so
forth.
Nineteen students are enrolled
In Mr.. Brainerd's class and they
enjoyed a visit to the Ypsilanti Air
port Sunday morning in order TO
get first hand information regard
ing power planes, gliders, towing
and performance. Jack Murphy
and Joel Prescott gave demonstra.
tons and rides in the gliders. and
Don Gridley explained the power
planes to them.
The class hopes TO be able TO
take flight instruction in both glid.
ers End power planes later on as
they progress in their studies.
Frank Hale flew to Lansing Sun.
day in his "airchild cabin plane to
look over ships which are being
offered for sale to civilians. He
was accompanied by Ray Deck.
c. Ekstrom made n cross coun.
try trip to Krist Port and returned
in the Taylorcraft this week.
Charles Gault and Worden Geer
have passed their written examina.
ton for their private pilots H.
censes.
Robert Marshall Cranson. Ypsi-
lanti, and Forest William Drafty,
New Boston, have made their solo
fights at McEnnan Airport this
week.
Kenneth Swick received his
horsepower rating on the Blue
Tail" Friday at Ford Airport, Dear
born, from Inspector Buckler. Mr..
Swick started flying with Mr.. Nc
Ennan in 1870. He received nis
private license in October, 1941.
and in July of 1913. he went TO
Avon Park, Fla, to instruct on an
Army program. He received his
commercial and instructors rating
on a Stearman there. He now
holds a 0 to 800 H. P. rating.
Richard Forestal and Delbert
Pom flew to Pontiac tuesday on
Mr.. Forestal's dual cross country
hop. Wednesday Mr.. Pom took
Richard Barnard TO Pontiac for his
dual cross country hop.
NJ. Deckard flew in from TRAN
gle on his way TO Adrian Sunday
for his cross country hop.
Speed Nelson few his Luscombe
in from Ann Arbor Saturday.
DIN Ring flew his Taylorcraft
and Clare Copeland flew his Funk
to Mid-City, O., Sunday.
Worden Geer visited at the Aer-
onca factory in Middletown, o., and
flew one Of the Aeroncas this week.
Arnie B. williams, Ypsilanti, Is
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

Worden Geer visited at the Aer-
onca factory in Middletown, o., and
flew one Of the Aeroncas this week.
Arnie B. williams, Ypsilanti, Is
a new student at McEnnan Airport.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

Speed Nelson few his Luscomb'
in from Ann Arbor Saturday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

DIN Ring flew his Taylorcraft
and Clare Copeland flew his Funk
to Mid-City, O., Sunday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-10-05

NJ. Deckard flew in from TRAN
gle on his way TO Adrian Sunday
for his cross country hop.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Argentine
Stands Firm
Solution Distont
in Pro Axis Stond

BUENOS AIRES, July q -
R- An assertion by Argentine
Foreign Minister Gen. Orlando
Peluffo that his country is re-
solved to continue her present
course of conduct, which the
United States has criticized Of
ficially as "pro Axis, dimmed
hopes today of an immediate So
luction of the Argentine diplo-
matte crisis.
Peluffo made his assertion in
an international radio broadcast,
delivered last night in the pres
ence of President Gen. Edelmiro
Farrell. 1t came at about the
same time the United States re-
leased a memorandum to all
united and associated nations
accusing Argentina of desert
ing the Allied cause" and rec
ommending that she be isolated
automatically.
Peluffo, summing up the atti-
tude OF his government, de-
clared:
I'm face of the concrete sit
See ARGENTINE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Dutch East Indies Gateway Smashed
Parkway
Project
Pushed

Action by the Huron Clinton
Parkway authority to construct
a mile-long beach at a point
starting two miles south of Point
Huron in Macomb County was
seen today when George w. Nc
Cordic, engineer-director of the
program, stated that operations
might begin before the war ends.
Findings of the jury which re-
Gently returned . verdict of
need and made awards to the
extent of $102, 900 for condem-
nation of lands along the Clin-
ton River and Lake Huron,
made possible this move.
Permission has been asked of
the United States Engineer Of
flee of the War Department 20
dredge this mile-long strip off
shore and to place the dredged
material onshore as fill-in ma
terial at Port Huron.
Permission seemed likely to
be granted since dredging does
not require any great supply Of
manpower. Fulfillment of this
project is in accordance with
the broad scope of the plans
laid down by the Parkway au-
thority.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27

AsAssouIt
Is Described

One of two girl complainants
in the case now before Circuit
Court, where four men, one
from Roseville and three from
Detroit face charges in an al
legged criminal assault, beating
and robbery on two Detroit war
workers, tainted yesterday in
court during the hearing of the
case.
The girl tainted following
questioning of defendant An
thony r. Gallo, Detroit, during
which he testified that Andrew
Conte of Roseville said he had
picked her up" once before.
During the questioning Gallo
also stated that the girls were
not forced into the car, but
were "helped" into the auto.
The present status of the trial
being held before visiting Judge
George Des Jardins, in which
Andrew Conte, 10, 1888 IL
Mile road, Roseville; Anthony
r. Gallo, 5000 Mount Clair street,
Detroit; Anthony Gallo, ID, 6617
Mount Clair street, Detroit; and
Carmen Detraponi, 20, 1881
French road, Detroit, were
charged with criminal assault
on two Detroit women.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
GRATEFUL
French Fishing
Crews Garner
Catches Again
-GRANDCAMP-, NORMANDY.

GRANDCAMP, NORMANDY,
July 27-(P-A little fleet of
fishing boats from this village
churned out into the English
Channel early today for the first
time in four months.
For the first time in four years
the fisherman found they could
keep their entire catch of mack
eral, shrimp and lobster to eat
or sell instead of having to share
it with the Germans.
"Im very grateful to the Amer
cans" said the village mayor.
"This is magnificent"
The Allied Supreme Com
mand was anxious to have fish
ing resumed to restore the eco.
nomic life in the fishing COM
munities and prevent the slaugh-
tering of Normandy beef. In de-
sired to conserve this beef for
other French areas suffering de-
ficient food supply. 1t was also
anxious to obtain fish for mill
tary and civilian use.
The Germans had stopped all
coast fishing in April.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27

ROME, July 81 (P)- The
battle for Florence, last big
Italian City in German hands
south of the Gothic line, flared
to a new fury today with the
Eighth Army smashing fierce
German counter-attacks eight
miles from the heart of the his
toric town.
At the same time indications
grew that the ancient city Of
Pisa would become major bat
tie ground. The Germans were
observed erecting barricades in
the main street north of the
Arno river and setting up ma
chine gun posts. 1t was officially
reported the enemy was using
the famous leaning tower as
we'll as church steeples for OBJ
servation posts.
The Germans continued to
fight bitterly in the horseshoe
bend east of Pisa their only
stronghold on the south side OF
the Arno Fifth Army front.
The last pockets of Nazi re-
See ITALY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
USMust Have
Pacific Isles
Scion Asserts

WASHINGTON, July 27-tR
Chairman May (D-Ky) of
the House Military Committee
declared today Me United States
with the cooperation of all our
Allies" must control "the future
use Of all the islands of the Pa
cific."
He decried pre-war isolation.
ism end said Pacific control Is
the molly way to destroy Japa-
nese dreams of future conquests.
May commented that lit looks
like a race to me as to which
will fall first-Japan or Ger
many" and without claiming
access to any extraordinary war
department information, he pre-
dicted Germany will collapse
by December /.
In q statement reviewing the
Pacific war, he said:
There must be created some
See ISLES-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
East Detroit
School Grant
Made byFWA

EAST DETROIT-With the
aid of a Federal Works Admin.
istration grant approved this
week for half of the required
funds, a new elementary school
and six-room addition to the
Grant School will be construct
ed at total cost of $4,000.
The grant was made public by
FWA officials in the announce
ment that $99,5OO had been al
located to the Board of Educa-
ton to be matched by an equal
amount of city taxation funds.
The grant by the government
is an emergency one to relieve
serious crowding in East Detroit
schools.
The school board must now
seek permission from the State
Department of Public Instruc-
ton for a bond issue which will
be submitted to the voters at an
early date.
The elementary school is
planned for construction on the
West side of East Detroit in
what is known as Erin and War
rem fractional district number
See SCHOOL-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
AAF Terror
Attacks Open
Widespread Areo
Of Europe Blasted
BY AUSTIN BEALMEAR

LONDON, -July-27-R9-
American Liberators attacked
Belgian military targets in the
Brussels and Client areas today
and Berlin said other u. S.
bomber formations from Italy
made a terror attack" on the
Hungarian capital of Budapest
amid great air battles.
Lowered clouds and squalls
tons in Normandy. During the
night, British heavies bombed
the rail center of Givors-Baden,
IL miles south of Lyon in
southeast France. Mosquitoes
kept Hamburg awake, bombed
other German targets for the
fourth night running and har-
assed troop movements in Nor
mandy.
to ESQ Liberators, with an
equal escort of fighters, struck
in Belgium in the same general
area where Thunderbolts late
yesterday hurled high explos-
ives and incendiaries on dozens
of rail targets. Brussels and
Client are rail bottlenecks lead
ing from Germany to Norman
dy.,
Great fires were left licking
at Givors-Baden last night in
the concentrated attack pressed
into a quarter hour.
Six heavy bombers were lost
in the thrust that carried the
Raj fleet across France TO a
point about 80 miles southwest
of Lake Geneva, and immedi-
ately north of an area which
had been under attack by Ital-
ian based Allied bombers fire.
quently last month.
Givors-Badan is a distributing
point for rail traffic moving
north and west to Paris and the
Normandy front, as well as
south to German defenses on
the French Mediterranean
coast.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Clever Trap
Blasts Tanks
Cunning Strotesy
Shelters Assault

ON THE ORNE RIVER
FRONT IN NORMANDY, July
27-R)-Without lifting a fin
ger-but with cheers-British
frontline troops watched heavy
German counterattack as it was
smashed and scattered in the or
chards below Verriers.
Here is the story of what hap
pened in this strange episode Of
modern warfare:
Across No Mans Land late
yesterday German infantry, sup
ported by upwards of so tanks,
was seen forming for an as
sault in the Raquancourt sector.
The British gave no inkling
they were aware of the Nazi
plan, and instead of laying
See TRAP-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
AIarm-puIIing
Woman Fined
$50 by Justice

Latest arrest in the false fire
alarm nuisance that has tor
mented fire and police depart
ments for more than a year was
made early today by 1t. Har-
vey Hammond and Patrolman
Wright Of the police depart
ment.
She was Mrs. Ardith Keller,
20, of 90 South Walnut. Ar
raigned before Justice Frank E.
Jeanette in Justice court she
pleaded guilty, and was sent
enced to 80 days in Jail, on
failure to pay $50 fine.
The fine was paid at 2 p. m.
today and she was released.
At 2.40 a. m. q false alarm
was turned in at Maple street
and South avenue. Residents
See ALARM-Page z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Dewey Maps
Dixie Tours
Plan Strotssy
with Gov. Bricksv

ALBANY. N. Y, July 27-(R
Governors Thomas Z. Dew
ey of New York and John w.
Bricker of Ohio toiled over Z
Republican version Of q potiti.
cal flying bombt oday, with In
dications that first attacks
would be aimed at Democrats
strongholds on the fringes at
Dixie and in the Middle West.
Plating the curves for Z bar.
rage expected to get under way
early next month, the Republi-
can presidential and vice-presi-
Dental nominees were reported
in agreement that the COP
ought to carry q vigorous gen
eral campaign not only to the
so-called border states but
should bid strongly for labor
support at the same time.
Dewey, the No. ] man, will
put part Of this strategy In e.
rect next week when he jour.
neys to politically-doubtful
Missouri for q conference with
the other Is Republican COVER
nors at st. Louis, where Robert
E. flanagan, Democratic ma
tional chairman, used to be the
opposition organization leader.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27

"Over the top by 20 per
cent" is the gratifying Fifth
War Loan report today from
Ralph Clark, county chairman
who stated that grand total of
Sc, 800, 393.75 of all types of
bonds had been purchased in
Macomb County. The total quo
ia was $5,195, 900.
This total may be boosted
further. "We have not had a
report from firms and corpora
tons in Detroit who have sold
to Macomb county residents and
for whom we receive credit"
he stated. "When that report is
in I feel confident that we will
have gone over and far beyond
our quota"
OF this grand total, however,
it was bonds other than "E"
type that did the trick. Working
with a quota of $2,095.000,actu-
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Navy Hits
Fortress
of Sebdnq
BY J. b. KRUGER
Associated Press War Editor


Allied warships and planes,
suddenly reappearing in the In
dian Ocean, have demolished the
harbor works at Sabang, key
Japanese fortress guarding the
rich stolen islands of the Dutch
East Indies and Singapore,
Southeast Asia headquarters dis
closed today.
Adm. Lord Louis Mountbatten,
confirming yesterdays Toky o
broadcast, said a 35-minute at
tack Tuesday by battleships,
cruisers, destroyers and carrier
aircraft silenced shore batteries,
sunk a freighter, wrecked two
jetties, wreck workshops
and Wharves and left the target
area aflame. The Japanese had
claimed little damage.
Three thousand miles east
ward on Guam and Tinian,
American warrirs - including a
grim 5000 healed of wounds
suffered on Saipan - relent-
lessly clsed in on japanese gar
risons bereft of all outside aid.
The Marines and doughboys held
the northern quarter of Tinian
and its 4,500-foot Ushi airfield,
rated one of the best in the Pa
cific.
On Guam to the south they
See SEBANG-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
NO QUARTER
Nazis Threaten
to Kill FIJI
Parachufisfs

LONDON, July az (P -
Charging that the ranks of the
French forces of the interior
were made up of American, Bri-
fish and DeGaullists dropped by
parachute, the Germans reiter-
ated today that members of the
FIJI would not be regarded as
regular soldiers, and they threat
ened to shoot any captured re-
CARELESS of nationality.
The Nazi-controlled Paris ra-
dio broadcast this threat, declar-
ing:
THE so-called regular forces
OF General Koenig cit. Gen
See NAZIS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
BY GLADWIN HILL

SUPREME HEADQUARTERS
A L LIED ExPEDITIONARY
FORCE. July 27-(R)-A pow
erful American Armored often.
sive crashed more than two
miles deeper today through Ger
man lines at the center of the
battle-flamed. 40-miie US. front
in France. seized Canisy below
st. Lo and drove beyond.
This deepening crash through
the middle-picking up more
than seven miles in two days
and supported by fighter planes
which alone wrecked or dama2-
ed 70 Nazi tanks yesterday
threatened to turn the enemy's
whole Western flank between
Periers and y.essay.
Twin tank drives speared
ahead. One captured Canisy
two miles below st. Gilles ,,n
the st. Lo-Coutances road. An
other to the West pushed . mile
South of Marigny. just above
that strategic lateral highway.
But on the British Canadian
flank in Normandy. thu Ger
mans hit with tanks. artillery
and mortar fire. They recan-
tured Esquay, seven miles
Southwest Of Caen. and blood.
soaked hills liz and 113. head.
quarter and field reports said.
Due south of Caen. the British
Second Army held on to Yer
rieres. smashing enemy count
erattacks.
Lt.-Gen. Omar N. Bradley's
American First Army battle
See NORMANDY-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
US. Casualty
List Revealed:
$4,000 Dead

WASHINGTON, July ~ -
R - Fierce fighting in two
-hemispheres pushed the
battle casualties of the United
States past the $1,000 mark.
with more than $4,000 dead.
The cost in men in this war
now exceeds the 278,828 total
for World War 1.
The overall total Is compila-
ton of official Army and Navy
files, plus later figures which
have been announced from the
fighting in Normandy. Saipan
and Guam and Air Forces losses.
Here is how the casualty lists
now stand: N
Army reported through July
6 and covering casualties up TO
about three weeks earlier
See DEATHS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27

$50 with the quota given as
$979,0O0.
In all other types of bonds a
total of 81 ,467 ,995 were sold
from quota of $2,121, 900,
more than doubling the set
amount.
With a report on E Bond sales
yet to come from Mount Glenn
ems residents working in De-
troit plants under payroll deduc-
ton plans, Mount Clemens may
yet 60 over the top on its quota
of $475, 900 in E Bonds. This De-
troit credit is estimated at $780,
600 and will not quite cover
d e + lett of $4,000. Martin
Schwartz is chairman of the
Mount Clemens Fifth War Loan
Bond Drive.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27

sioner William c. Harper and
engineers who have been retain
ed to prepare . file Of technical
data on which an intelligent
and comprehensive appeal" for
lower rates viii be based, &C.
cording to the drain official.
State Senator Ivan A. John
ston, counsel for the interceptor
district. and Charles A. Retxlaft,
Of East Detroit, representing the
communities served, are now
shaping up . strong appeal
against the $43 per million rate
adjustment. the Drain Commits
sioner and attorneys have en-
See DRAlN-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Interceptor Cost 81 500
in First Week Operation

Compiling complete technical
data on the Lakeshore Intercep-
tor to back Macomb County's
appeal for a lower rate from
the Wayne County Disposal
Plant, the Drain Office revealed
Wednesday that in the first
week of full operation of the in.
terceptor the meters registered
a flow of 36.5 million gallons,
and the weeks approximate
cost for sewage treatment was
s1,569.50.
The data-wnich incidentally
is almost exactly similar TO the
estimates given months ago -
was compiled by Drain Commits.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Mocomb Joins in Detroit
Areo Super-Airport Plans

Board Of Aeronautics, as sug-
gested by the State Board at
their meeting in the Rackham
building, Detroit with P. X.
McWethy. representing Macomb
county.
Maj. S. B. Steere, director of
the board, told aviation planners
that the research Enthusiastically
appropriated by the state leg
islature-will include $4,000
allotted for the southeastern
metropolitan area as a whole.
plus S2,345 to Macomb, $23.825
to Wayne. and S4,615 to Oak
See MACOMB-Pase 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-27
Argue Airport
As Necessity
Detroit Launches
Condemnation PIeo

Arguments OF necessity were
being heard today by the Ia
person jury hearing the City OF
Detroits suit to condemn a
mile square area in Warren
township for purposes of a post
war air site.
The actual court trial got un-
der way today after the jury
had spent Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week in first-hand
examination of the territory in