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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-07
Annual Easter
Monday Party

THE ST. PETERS ALTAR
SOCIETY will hold their annual
Easter Monday Party in st.
Mary's gymnasium, Monday,
April 10, at 100 o'clock. The
Society asks all guests TO bring
their own cards. Following is
a partial list of reservations:
Mrs. Emmett Ballantine, Mrs.
Clarence Siebert, Mrs. E. Pingel,
Mrs. Eleanor Kerblewski, Mrs.
Elmore Lester.
Mrs. John Wellnitz, Mrs. NJ
j. Foley, Mrs. Perry Dubay.
Miss Kate Roskopp, Mrs. Helen
Goldwater, Mrs. Ernest Grant.
Mrs. Paul Benz, Mrs. Mabel
Roskopp, Mrs. Charles Inman,
Mrs. John Kroon, Mrs. John Ar
thur.
Mrs. William Diehl, Mrs. John
Henk, Mrs. Herman Miller, Mrs.
c. j. Sayles, Mrs. Hugh Foley,
Mrs. Arlo Higgs, Mrs. Franklin
Gatz, Mrs. S. Abramczk. Mrs.
j. st. Pierre, Mrs. Frank E Pei
tier and Mrs. Otto Nickel.
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With the Colors

s nc GERALD L. BROWN,
U. S. N. r., returned to Nor
folk, Virginia, after spending a
5-day leave with his father, Mar
shall f. Brown, of this city. His
brother, Az. M. M. &c Marshall
f. Brown, Jr., is now stationed
at Jacksonville, Florida.
S &c WILLIAM J. LACEY
is spending a Today leave from
Camp Peary, Virginia, with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Lacey, $50 Darlington Drive.
WORD has been received that
Norman j. Schalm, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Michael c. Schalm, has
completed a training course at
Texas A. & NJ, with a rating Of
ART. sc and has been as
signed to the Aviation Radio
Schools at Corpus Christi. Texas,
for advanced training in Radio
Electronics.
PFC. GERALD F. COPE
LAND has notified his parents Of
his safe arrival in England,
where he is serving with the
643rd Bomber Squadron Of the
Air Forces. He is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Claude F. Copeland,
former residents of this city, but
now of Dallas, Texas.
MR.. AND MRS. ALEX COT
ROMEO received word that their
son, Pvt. Frank Cotroneo, U. S.
Infantry, is stationed in North
Africa.
APPRENTICE SEAMAN and
Mrs. Darwin A. Dunkelberg, 40
Scott boulevard, are observing
their 5th wedding anniversary
today.
MRS. ELEANOR NORTH is
convaiescing az her home, 81
Ahrens street, after being a pa
tient at Selfridge Field Hos
pital for 5 weeks where she un-
derwent a major operation.
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GLAMOROUS FOODS is the
theme chosen for a talk at the
meeting of the local branch of
the Farm and Garden Associa-
ton Monday afternoon. Eliza
beth Linton, food editor of the
Pontiac Daily Press, will be the
speaker. D
The group will meet with Mrs.
Louis Sonnenberg, 1870 Miller
street, at 2:15 o'clock. Assisting
the hostess will be Mrs. Don Kill
by, Mrs. Herbert Reese and Mrs.
William Neville.
THELMA j. ULLRICH Is
spending the Easter Holidays
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Ullrich on Lodewyck
avenue. She was accompanied
by two of her classmates from
the University of Michigan.
MRS. SHELDON VOGT has
arrived at the home of her par
ents, DR.. and Mrs. G.. c. Moran.
She will remain there while her
husband, Sergt. Sheldon Vogt
is on overseas duty.
THE LINCOLN SCHOOL
PARENTS are invited to attend
a meeting at the school at 7:30
o'clock on Monday evening, to
hear a talk on clubbing by the
director Of Pontiac. All parents
whose boys are interested in
clubbing are invited to attend.
THE UNG WOMEN'S
AUXILIARY of Zion Evangeli-
cal Church will meet Tuesday
evening at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mrs. John II. HARDWOOD, 81
Washington avenue. The hostess
es are: Irene Holtz, chairman;
assistants, Mrs. Leonard Frei-
man and Mrs. Otto Engelbrecht.
MIR. AND MRS. CLARENCE
ROBERTSHAW left last Sunday
to make their home in Califor-
MIA.
MRS. EDNA BENNETT Of FL
gin, is a guest at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Schalm on Harper
avenue.
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Circle Plans
Spring Party

THE MARGARET BOTTOME
CIRCLE met yesterday after
noon at the Kings Daughters
Home with Mrs. Frank Ganten-
bein the hostess. Plans were
completed for their Spring par
~ for members and their hus-
bands, to be held Tuesday eve
ming, April IL, with dinner at
$50 o'clock at the King S
Daughters Home. Their rum
mage sale will be held April %,
in the Matthews building.
Mrs. Howard Groat, leader,
read the presidents message
from the Silver Cross magazine.
Mrs. Wayne Adair read a poem
Day Of Resurrection, another
poem "Resurgence' was read by
Mrs. Emma Rucker.
The next regular meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs.
Theodore DeGroot, 126 New
street, April 20.
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Utica Couple Wed
At Brides Home

MIR. AND MRS. PHILIP De-
BLOCK of Utica announce the
marriage of their daughter, Myr-
tie, to Sergt. John A. Lindquist,
Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Lindquist.
The cere ,>,>.-.. >5oS q}ace at
the home Of the brides parents,
March 10, with the Rev. Versile
D. Bentley officiating Serst-.
Lindquist has returned to his
duties at Camp Campbell, Ken
lucky.
THE MOUNT Gle NJ EN- S
Chapter 90 r A M. will meet
Tuesday, April IL, to honor
Past High Priest. Work will
start at o'clock Royal Arch
degree will be conferred on one
team. Special southern fried
chicken dinner will be served at
$50 o'clock. The Grand High
L llSSI VI NllSliiSdil, Sliil lCS w IL
hanson Of Trenton, will be a
guest. Royal Arch degree will
be conferred again on a team
of three in the evening by the
Past High Priest.
GLADYS BENNETT is recov-
ering at her home from a recent
operation she underwent at st.
Joseph hospital.
MIR. AND MRS. CHESTER
LINDEBORG will arrive from
Chicago tomorrow TO spend the
Easter holidays with Mrs. Lin
deborg's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Gastmeier.
MARION LINDEBORG was
among those who graduated
with the Nurses Aide class at st.
Joseph Hospital. Her name was
incorrectly printed as Mrs. Mar
tin Lindeborg.
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'OurYoungFolks Especially
Appropriate and 7 timely

issues raised by Mrs. Fisher de-
mand the attention of every
forward-looking American.
In reviewing "A Tree Grows
in Brooklyn" Mrs. Stewart pre-
faced her comments with a
brief biographical sketch of the
author, Betty Smith, pointing
out that the novel is biographi-
cal.
"A Tree Grows in Brooklyn"
is the story of of Francie Nolan
and her community - Brook
Ign, that made her. The char
acters are all finely and expertly
drawn from the practical re-
sourceful mother, Katie, the ir-
responsible, but beauty loving
Father, Johnny, the uneducated
grandmother with her world of
wisdom, who all contribute their
best qualities to the sensitive,
intelligent child, Francie. A
parallel is drawn between the
child of the tenements and the
tree of Heaven that often grows
lushly where no other green
thing can survive.
The story is poignantly writ
ten and has caught the spirit
of exciting childhood, rich in
the elements Of universal
achievement. "A Tree Grows in
Brooklyn" will be remembered
because within its pages the
characters are all humanity; the
good, the bad and the ridiculous
and those with the ability to
see and appreciate beauty in
its purest form.
William Kendall Clark
special feature writer of Station
w. w. J. Detroit, will be the
guest speaker on April 10th
when the members will meet
with their husbands and guests
at the home of Mrs. Wallace
Gerlach.
MRS. JOHN MORAN, with
her young son, John Dennis, left
to Join her husband, S nc John
Moran, who is stationed at
Grand Marais, Minnesota.
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Civic Chorus


PLANS ARE BEING MADE
by the Mount Clemens Civic
Chorus to present Gilbert e.
Sullivan's Trial by Jury" dur
ing the first part of June. Any
one interested in doing choral
work is invited to attend the
regular Civic Chorus meetings
on Tuesday evenings in the
Community Room of the High
School. Meetings start promptly
at 1880 o'clock and last one
hour.
Trial by Jury" is a compara-
tive short one act operetta. This
comedy by Gilbert & Sullivan
presents a good opportunity for
amateur talent Anyone inter-
ested or possessing any dramat-
ic or singing ability is invited to
join the Chorus.
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MRS. LUCILLE STEWART

MRS. LUCILLE STEWART
of the Mount Clemens High
School Faculty gave two inter-
esting book reviews at Group
III Child Study Club meeting
Wednesday evening at the home
of Mrs. Howard Whims, who
was assisted by Mrs. Henry Hen
nings and Mrs. George Folk
man.
The first book reviewed was
"Our Young Folks" by Dorothy
Garfield Fisher. When the war
is over, our young folks will
confront many problems that
existed prior TO l941 but which
have been relieved temporarily
by the war. These problems re-
suit chiefly from our failure
to change our ways of behaving
in all aspects of life as rapidly
as we have changed our ways
in making things.
This is the theme Of Mrs.
Fishers fascinating discussion
of the problems studied by the
American Youth Commission of
which she is a member.
To develop a sound character
child needs work experience
Just as much as sound body
needs vitamins. Because COM
mercial entertainment is with
in reach of every person who
has little money, youth is in
effect denied the opportunity to
engage in creative recreation in
the manner of his pre-industrial
ancestors. To correct this sit
uation, action on a nation wide
scale is necessary. The tradition
al school is not meeting the
situation satisfactorily.
Industry can remove most
of the drudgery and offers to
man the opportunity for rich,
full life. But unless we recognize
the existence of the problems
created by industrialism and set
about with resolute courage to
solve them, we must expect
that life will be dreary, dull and
monotonous for the vast major
ity Of people. These and other
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Beer-Kinq


KATHLEEN BEER, daughter
of Richard Beer of this city, be-
came the bride of William John
King, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Thorn
as King of Romeo, at a quiet
ceremony in the Grace Episco-
pal church on April 9th with the
Rev. George A. MerifielG read
ing the service at l o'clock.
The bride wore a brown CAB
ardine suit with lighter brown
accessories and corsage of vio-
lets and sweetheart roses. Daisy
Beer, was her sisters only at
tendant. She wore a green CAB
ardine suit with black Access
series and corsage of violets.
Edward T. King of Detroit, act
ed as best man for his brother.
Following the ceremony din
ner was held at the Ingleside
Inn for the bridal party. After
a short honeymoon Mr.. and
Mrs. King will live in Pontiac,
where Mr.. King is employed by
the Pontiac News.
THE LADIES' AID Of VALID
en- met at the home of Mrs.
John Oehlers, Jr., last week to
honor Mrs. John Oehlers, Sr.,
on her 85th birthday anniver-
sary. She is charter member Of
the aid, and is enjoying very
good health. A luncheon was
served at 1890 o'clock.
VERA TROMBLEY is much
improved after having been con-
fined to her bed for several
weeks.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-07
Grant School Parent
Teachers Meeting

WEDNESDAY MING,
April II, the Grant school will
hold their monthly Parent
Teachers meeting at 8 o'clock
There will be movies shown on
Conservation. One of these will
be in technicolor. These films
have been provided by the
Michigan Department Of Con-
servation. One of these will be
in technicolor. These films have
been provided by the Michigan
Department of Conservation
and are very interesting and
worthwhile. The public is cord
tally invited to attend.
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Congratulations

BERNARD A. PELTIER, Of
Port Huron formerly of this
city, who is observing his birth
day anniversary tomorrow.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-07

BERNARD A. PELTIER, of
Port Huron formerly of this
city, who is observing his birth
day anniversary tomorrow.
MIR. AND MRS. BERNARD
McINERNEY, who are quietly
observing their 9th wedding
anniversary on Easter Sunday at
their home on North avenue.
Their daughter, Betty Ann, is
celebrating her 18th birthday
anniversary today.
MIR. AND MRS. ARTHUR
PROSCH, on the arrival of a
daughter, Darlene Carol, April
5, at their home on South Broad
way.
MIR. AND MRS. FRED A.
VANNATTER of Detroit, (for-
mer Mount Clemens residents
celebrated their 40th wedding
anniversary recently. Celebrat-
ing with them were: Mrs. Emma
Ludwig, daughter and her two
children, Robert and Nancy; two
sons, Harry p. Vannatter and
Fred A. Vannatter, Jr. Another
daughter, Marie, is with her hus-
band, Lieut.. Robert c. Hamel in
New York, and was unable TO be
with her parents.
Births at st. Joseph's
MIR. AND MRS. ROBERT S.
PATTERSON, 5 Community
drive, a son, William Robert,
April 5.
MIR. AND MRS. FRANK A.
ROSSO, Romeo, a daughter,
April s.
MIR. AND MRS. WILLIE II.
TREUTER, 352 Finley, a son,
April s.
PVT. AND MRS. MARSEL
VanDAM, Roseville, a son, April
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Recent Bride
Honored at Dinner

THE MACOMB SCHOOL
TEACHERS honored their new
~ welded principal, Ru h
Moore McGhee, at dinner last
evening at the Van Ross Hotel.
The latter part of the evening
was spent at Margaret Briskey's
apartment, where the guest of
honor charmed her hosteSSeS by
telling their fortunes.
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10 Books Reviewed by Mrs. Stewart at Child Study Club Meeting
SONNET
Written in Holy Week In

I trdndcrcd in Sco1liettO'S green retreat.
The oranges each Ger hanging SprGV
Burned as bright lamps OF gold 10 shame the day;
Some startled bird 1Cith tCing and fleet
Made snOO OF all the bt0yyOBIS, ar UrV feet
Silrcr moons the pale ndrciSSi laY:
A nd the cured that Stredkcd the SirCr bay
Laughed l. the sum- and life seemed rery Slrect.
Outside the young boppricSt passed singing clear.
Jesus Of Mary has been slain,
O come aud tiU His SepUlChrf icith flOlrcrS.'
All God An, cod, those dear HClcHic hours
Had dr0icnCd all memory 81 I'M bitter pain,
The Cross the CrOrn. the soldiers, and the Spear.
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DETAIL FOR TO-DAY
Dog Tags

DOG TAGS are the Identification
tags issued to every soldier. There
are two, identical, and are worn
around the neck by means of
chain, string or an old shoelace.
To soldiers, they are known by
no other name than DOG TAGS.
And they are rarely removed,
some soldiers having had them on
since the day they were put there.
DOG TAGS have distinctive
jingle all their own, somewhat
like that coming from a pocket
full of counterfeit money. In
some posts DOG TAGS are SOL
dier's pass in and out of the gate.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-04-07

MIR. AND MRS. RALPH w.
CLARK of Moross avenue, an
nounce the engagement of their
daughter, Marilynn, to Lieut..
Henry B. Cube, U. S. A. A. c.,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo F.
Schoettle of Detroit. The we'd
ding will take place the early
part of May.
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Pauline BI,sen,eI

Mrs. Pauline w. Bluemel, 90,
died Saturday morning at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Anna
Zimmerman of 83 Robertson
street. Mrs. Bluemel, who had
been i'll for the last two years,
was born in Germany. Her late
husband, Reinhardt, died here
20 years ago. She was one of
the oldest members of the Trim
ity Evangelical Lutheran Church
here.
Surviving Mrs Bluemel are
four daughters, Mrs. thinner
man, Mrs. Marie Kluck of Five
Points, Mrs. Martha Ratzow of
Mount Clemens and Mrs. Emelie
Mallast of Mount Clemens; two
sons, August Ludtke and Otto
Bluemel of Mount Clemens; AZ
grandchildren and SO great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were under
the direction of the D. N. Coo
ley funeral home and were held
today at 100 p. m. at the home
on Robertson street and at 2
p. m. at the Trinity Evangelical
Lutheran church with the Rev.
Wilfred Junke officiating. Bur-
iai was in the family lot in the
Clinton Grove Cemetery.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1944-07-18

Edward j. Boyer, "a, died Sat-
urday morning at st. Joseph S
hospital after two weeks ILL
ness. Born in Saginaw. Boyer
was brought to Mount Clemens
with his parents at the age of
two, and had lived here ever
since. For the last seven years
he had worked at st. Joseph S
hospital.
Funeral services were held
Monday at $50 am. at the La
Croix Groesbeck funeral home
and at 10: am. at st. Peters
church with the Rev. r. Guillzet
officiating. Burial took place in
st. Peters cemetery.
Surviving Boyer are his wife
Mary, of Mount Clemens; two
sons, Ray and Archie of Mount
Clemens; one brother Gus of
Detroit; one sister. Mrs. Bell
Sears of Bellville; and two step
daughters, Mrs. F. E. Wiesen Of
Detroit and Mrs. John Packer
of Flint.
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Paul j. Rsltx

WARREN-Paul j. Ruiz, age
IS years, died Sunday at the
residence of his daughter, Mrs
Melva Sippel, following a brief
illness.
Mr.. Ruiz, whose wife. Anna,
predeceased him, had been a
resident of Warren for the past
25 years. and previously en-
gagged in farming. He had been
retired for several years.
Surviving are two children:
Russell w. Ruiz and Mrs. Sippel;
two grandchildren, Stanley and
Russell Ruiz, Jr., and three Sis
tiers, Mrs. Emma Liebau, Mrs.
Louise Lang and Mrs. Clara
Coughlin, OF Detroit.
The funeral was scheduled
for Wednesday with services at
2 pm, at the A. H. Peters fun
eral home. 12057 Gratiot, with
entombment at w h t e chapel
mausoleum.
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Clifford Miller

Funeral services for Clifford
l.. Miller who died at his home
1883 Voiland, Erin Township,
Sunday, will be held at $50
a. m. Thursday from the home,
and at 1000 a. m. from the Sac
red Heart Church, Roseville. Mr..
Clifford was 81 years old.
He is survived by his widow,
Marie Ann, Mrs. Marjorie Temp
lin a daughter of Mount Glenn
ems, Pvt. Clifford Jr, Pvt.
James, Pvt. Patrick, in the
armed services, and Leo, Tracy.
and Charles at home. One sister,
Mrs. James HOOK of Detroit
two brothers. Tracy Miller OF
Van Dyke, and Donald of De-
troit also survive him. There
are two grandchildren.
Burial will be in the family
lot in Sacred Heart Cemetery
Roseville. Roy j. Raul is ir
charge of funeral arrangements
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George El<er,,lais

ROSEVILLE - George Elzer7
man, age 68 years, died Monday
evening at the University Hos
pital, Ann Arbor, where he had
been a patient for ID days. Mr..
Elzerman had been in poor
health for some time.
The deceased man was a well
known farmer, having operated
farm at 1871 Martin road
for the past 81 years, He was
an active member of Trinity
Methodist Church. RoSeville.
Besides his widow, Ida, he is
survived by the following child
rem: Mrs. Robert Metcalf, Mrs.
William Cent?, Mrs. Harold
Dempsey and Mrs, Howard
Burns, of Roseville; Robert, of
East Detroit; Harvey, of Rose
vile, and Earl, of Fraser. There
are IL grandchildren; one great
grandchifd; a sister, Mrs. Lena
Morgan, of Detroit. and four
brothers, Samuel and John, of
Utica; William, of Plymouth
and Anthony of Center Line.
The funeral was set for Thurs
day at 2 p. m, with services a,
the William d. Clyne funeral
chapel conducted by Rev. M. l
Johnson, of Trinity Methodist
| Church.
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ed inward. Splintered doors lay
In the middle of living rooms;
glass shattered from frames was
strewn across beds; furniture
was wrecked. Frame houses had
twisted on their foundations and
some had buckled in the middle.
One wall of the Port Chicago
theatre had been torn off par
TALLY. All 1875 of the theatre
patrons were believed to have
escaped without injury.
The front end of a two-story
hotel sank inward dejectedly.
Every window was gone. Plaster
had fallen on the deserted desk
and it resembled the wind
blown relic of an abandoned
ghost town.
MOVE-IN WITH FRIENDS
Most residents moved in with
friends of hospitable household
ers in nearby towns where con-
cussion had shattered most plate
glass windows without causing
injury. Some wandered around
the town throughout the night.
A few slept in automobiles. Last
night Port Chicago was a nerv-
Gus town, with hundreds crunch
ing through heavy glass in the
streets, flashlighting their way
through total darkness.
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Albert "A. KapS

Death came suddenly early
Saturday at his Detroit home to
Albert A. Kaps, age IS, a form
er business man and pioneer
resident of Utica. He was found
dead by his daughter, having
passed away sometime during
the night.
Mr.. Kaps for many years con-
Quoted the Kaps' carriage works
and blacksmithing shops in
Utica buying the business from
his father, Joseph Kaps, in 1891
The elder Kaps established the
business here in 1864 it being
located at the Northwest corner
of Van Dyke and James streets.
The buildings, mere DESTROYED. IN
the disastrous fire of 1894 and
were never rebuilt.
Mr.. Kaps later went to Detroit
where he was engaged in the
undertaking business, his pres
ent establishment being at 1880
East Grand Blvd. During his
residence in Utica he was a
member of Trinity Lutheran
church.
He is survived by a son, Earl
and a daughter, Mrs. Pearl Hus-
er, eight grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren. There
is an only sister, Mrs. Frederick
Breitmeyer of Mount Clemens.
Another sister, Mrs. Emma
Barthel, died May Il of this
year.
Funeral services were held
Tuesday at 100 p. m. from the
Kaps & Matthews funeral home,
Detroit. and at 230 p. m. from
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Pacific
CONTINUED from Page ID

mood for peace on certain terms.
These reports said Ambassador
Ken Harada expressed to Pope
Plus Japan's readiness for
peace" under conditions recog-
nizing Japan's claims Ito ma
ton life and economy"
Tokyo radio followed with a
broadcast saying the report was
groundless, so absurd ii is not
worth the trouble to deny.
Tokyo conceded Saipans fall,
saying it belie"ed its entire gar
rison had been wiped out.
Among the slain, it broadcast,
were Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagu-
mo, supreme commander in the
Saipan area, and his chief aides,
1t. Gen. Yoshitsugu Saito and
Read Adm. Takahisa Tsujimura.
STAB REFUSED
In the Southwest Pacific Jap
anese trapped on New GUM
ca probed lightly into Allied po-
sitions and were turned back,
Gen. Douglas Macarthur an
nounced. The enemy force, es-
timated at some $4,000, is trying
apparently to break through en-
circling Allied troops near Ait
ape.
MacArthur's planes sank one
merchant vessel and damaged
four others in forays near Hal
mahera, big island west of New
Guinea and south of the Philip
pines. They hit zap island also,
depositing IS tons Of bombs and
wiping out eight Of l6 enemy
interceptors with loss Of two
big bombers.
In bitter fighting for Heng
yang, Chinese troops repulsed
increasingly heavy J a paneSe
forces trying to take this key
rail city in a drive to divide
China.
U. S. medium bombers sup
porting the Hengyang defend
ers started rs big fires in a
heavy raid on Changsha Japa-
nese-held city to the north of
Hengyang. It is a major supply
base for the enemy offensive.