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Hospital Plant Abs, APO SO, c/o
postmaster, New York, NJ. Y.

ltOSpltal RANT 4ljJ, AbO %, GO
postmaster, New York, NJ. Y.
William G. Porter, Jr., son Of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM G.. Porter, Raven
Heights, who was commissioned a
second lieutenant in the Quarter
master Corps at graduation exercises
at Camp Lee, Virginia, on March 2nd,
reported for duty at Cheyenne, Wy
oming, ON March 10, after enjoying
a furlough with his parents
Pfc Henry c. Reichert, whose wife
lives at 1913 Pennsylvania avenue, is
a member of the 983rd Ordnance
Depot Company, now serving in Bel
GUM, Pfc. Reiohert wears the Bronze
Star and his company has been
officially commended for their work
during the Normandy invasion. The
letter Of commentator, signed by
Brigadier General Grower, com
manding the Brittany Base, reads as
follows:
1T is The desire of the Command
ing General TO commend the officers
and men of the 003rd Ordnance
Depot Company for the prompt ac-
ton and spirit of service, demon
strated in the preparation Of arma-
ment and vehicles and the manning
OF these vehicles, in a time Of emer-
gency.
This accomplishing acceptance
and performance of arduous duty by
the 933rd Ordnance Depot Company,
conforms to the highest standards of
the Army of the United States"
Pfc. Reichert, who before enter
ing the Service in April, 1913, was
employed by l.. II. Miner and Fair
child's as sheetmetal worker, left
for overseas duty in September, 1043.
In a recent letter TO his wife, he
wrote that the Belgian people were
so happy to have the American
soldiers there, that they go to all
manner of trouble to do things for
them. Although food is extremely
hard to get and what there is, is
terribly high eggs sell for 80 cents
EACH, they manage to provide APP
petizing meals, which they invite the
boys to share with them. One OF
their favorite dishes is picked mac
kerel and shoe string potatoes
Another thing he mentioned, was
that there is very little coal, the Bel
gian people getting il doled out to
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-15

SOMEWHERE IN THE PACIFIC Delayed
"A new note of Allied welcome for Amer
leans invading the Philippines was revealed
In dispatch from an American pilot, ac-
cording to 1t, Miburn McCarty, Jr. Marine
Corps public relations officer.
The pilot described how lac was making
run down a road ON Leyte Island looking
for Jap trucks. Instead he saw Philippine
girl walking along the road.
"She must have recognized the American
plane right away" reported the pilot, "be-
cause she began jumping up and down like
a gIeeful little girl.
Then she got so excited she ripped off her
SKIRT and waved u At me as I buzzed past"
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-15
Time To Protest

Mother think I'll write to
General Marshall about the untidy
officers of our army.
Daughter What makes you say
that7
Mother Junior writes me that
this Is the fifth time he's been de-
tailed to clean up the officers mess.
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day period of this violent action, the
outfits service battery hauled up
425 tons of ammunition for the
steaming howitzers.
The battalion went into action
again at Loiano, for several months
chief target Of German artillery.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-15
Would Act Both Ways

Sergeant, posting sentry and after
giving him instruetion-Now, don't
forget, if anything moves, you shoot.
Sentry-Yes, and if anything
shoots, ! move.
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Pvt Roy w. Lowry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Lowry, 1876 Guilford ave
nue., who has been in the Service
five months, has completed his basic
training (Armored Division) at Fort
Knox, Kentucky, and has now been
transferred to Fort Meade On com
pletion of his stay at Fort Knox, he
was home on furlough, reporting to
his new base on Tuesday. Before
entering the Service he was an en-
ployee of c. F. Funk, tailor.
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OUR CITIZENS IN UNIFORM

Washington County and who
n.uiLLL Animal Lnrrns
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Everybody kids Sober Hosklns
about his name. OF course, they
allow that it's appropriate. Sober
never drinks anything stronger
than a glass Of beer And a
harder worker in the fields there
never was.
"shuCks," says sober's dad.
1--WE named Sober Sober just
because he looked that way
when he was born. Like we
called his sister Gay and his
other sister Prissy.' And IT'S had
It's effect on all Of EN-" he adds
I'm spirit. Grissy is tAe old
Id in the EIoslsins famlIg.)
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Pfc. Arthur r. Alter. son of Mrs.
Nellie b. Alter, 524 Chestnut street
is a member of the veteran l33rd
Field Artillery Battalion OF the seth
Texas" Division fighting in France
On February 18th, i945 the t33rd
Field Artillery Battalion celebrated
its 365th actual combat day by firing
shell after shell into German terri
tory on attacks. counterattacks, NOR
tars, and personnel. On January II,
1945 they celebrated firing their
250,000th shell in combat The bat
talon has been overseas % months.
The 133rd Field Artillery Battalion
fired its first shot in combat while
crashing the gates of Hitler's Euro
pean Fortress on the hostile beaches
of Paestum, Italy, September 9th,
1943 The first baptism of fire was
bitter but short ending with the
never TO be forgotten capture of
Altaville Later on, under hardships
never exceeded came the successes
of GAMING. SUMMACRO Mt.
MAGGIORE, MT. LUNGO, ST PIE
TRIO, and ST VITTORE. Then came
the gallant effort on the RAPIDO
and CASSlNO despite bitter winter
weather and most adverse condit-
ions. After brief rest, this attil-
lery battalion opened fire in the
Minturno and Gargliano River Sec
tors. Next the Anzio Beachhead felt
the weight of shells at the Velletri
breakthrough, where this battalion
received division citation for their
exceptional performance in soften
ing stubborn enemy defenses III a
week of brillians maneuvers and re-
lentless assaults on one position and
another, Rocca Di Papa had fallen
and 5000 enemy captured. The
stronghold of the enemy defense was
broken, paving the way for the his
toric capture of Rome, the first
European Capital to be recovered
from Nazi occupation, The artillery
pressed on, each battalion carrying
battalion of infantry on its We
hicles Finally the 10th German
Army was destroyed and the rem
nants driven in disorder across the
Arno.
The 36th Texas Division spear
headed its second amphibious assault
on the French Rivera, playing a ma
jor part in the destruction of the
Nineteenth German Army at Monte
limar and in driving on to the north,
where it was cited for its action in
driving across the Vosges Mountains
into Alsace. Now fighting along the
Rhine River Valley, the seth Texas"
Division has taken over twenty
thousand prisoners in France alone.
TO date l Distinguished Service
Cross, S Legion of Merits, 20 Silver
Stars, 4 Soldier Medals, So Bronze
Stars, 5 Bronze Star Clusters, Air
Medals, 8 Air Medal Clusters, and 81
Division Concentration for Meri-
torious Conduct have been awarded
the 133rd Field Artillery alone.
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Pfc. Claude G. Minnich, whose
wife resides at 214 Hager street, has
arrived safely in England. Before
entering the Service Claude was en-
ployed by the Potomac Edison Co.
and was active in Boy Scout work,
being Commissioner of the Washington
County District.
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-15
From where ! sit ...M Joe Marsh
How Sober Hoskins
Got His Name

From where / sit, there may
be something In what Sober's
dad says. Naming children after
virtues is a fine old American
custom. Look at the names Of
our pioneers and pilgrims: Faith,
Plous, Charity, Hope, Ernest.
Maybe we should use such
names more often. And one I'd
like TO add Is "Tolerance." If we
all had Tolerance for "A middle
name, and lived mp TO 1t, we'd
have a better, happier world.
@e M~'e
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With The Fifth Army, Italy SGT.
William y. Zeller, son Of Mrs Il. M.
Zeller, 2B4 South Potomac street, is
member of the 403rd Field Artill-
cry Battalion, which smashed
wealth of German installations re-
Gently in the path of Fifth Army
doughboys who took mountain
overlooking the 20 Valley in Italy.
All their l55-millimeter howitzers
pumping shells at Mt. Grande con
tinuously for nine hours on two con
secutive DAYS The artiIlerymen blew
up a German ammunition dump,
knocked out two antitank guns. n
self-propelled gun and 105- milf
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Here is news of the three sons of
Mr.. and Mrs Carl K. Nigh, 200 North
Cannon avenue-Carl, Charles and
Harold.
Cpl. Carl K, has been two years in
the Service. He is stationed at pres
ent at Fort Dix, N. j., but writes his
parents that he expects to be moved
soon.
Charles R., an Aviation Machinist
Mate nc in the Navy, is stationed
at Pensacola, Fla
Pvt. Harold R., who will have been
two years in the Service tomorrow, is
in hospital in England, recovering
from frozen feet, received while in
action in Belgium. Harold, who in
cidentially will have a birthday on
March 26th, writes home that he is
getting along OK and is now able
to walk on one foot. Commenting
on his experiences overseas, he
summed it all up in these terse
words: Il am still boy, but I've
seen enough to make me an old
man."
Like most of the other lads con-
fined to hospital, he is hungry for
letters, so why not take a. few min
utes and drop him a line. Here is
his address: Pvt. Harold r. Nigh,
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-15

them in bucketfuls. The price is
terribly high, too, working out at
about 500 ton
Henry closed his letter by asking
his wife to send a dress for an eight
year old girl, at whose home he has
been often entertained
The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1945-03-15

An Eighth Air Force Fighter sta
ton, England Promotion Of William
H. Sayles, son of Mr. and Mrs. Will
lam II Sayles, 715 NJ Locust ST.,
from Corporal to Sergeant, has been
announced by Brigadier General
Jesse Auton, Commanding General
of the 65th Fighter Wing.
Sgt. Sayles is a radio operator with
the wing. He came overseas to serve
with the 9Th Air Force % months
ago.
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No ordinary tank, this captured
by Allied troops, 1t had undergone a
faee-lifting by specialists of the 45th
Ordnance Company, then operating
on the IT, S. Seventh Army Alsace
front, These combat ordnance men
first had anchored controls SO that.
driverless, the tank would pursue a
course dead ahead. They had welded
long steel "feeler" to its stubby
snout, for snagging mine decorating
trip wires. They had delivered their
completed handiwork TO the desig
mated spot, heading il towards Ger
many. Doughboys took over from
there.
The robot-tank is one of many
ingenious appropriations made
workable by the 45th Ordnance
Company, a medium maintenance
unit now supporting 1t. Gen. Jacob
l.. Devers' 9Th Army Group. But
like other outfits of its type, the 45th
prides itself principally on the speed
of the repair technique that keeps
the 1855 laundering, the NILS ping
ing, vehicles moving, and even Army
time-pieces ticking,
In ~ months of overseas service,
the 45th Ordnance Company has set
up shop in England, Africa for the
Tunisian campaign, Italy, and now
France.
Mrs Floyd Il. Hancock has just re-
ceived word from her husband, TIA
Floyd T.. Hancock, that he has ar
rived safely in France He was pre-
viously stationed somewhere in Eng
land.
Sgt Hancock, better known as
Red, is a graduate of Hagerstown
High School, Class Of AZ, and was
employed by Pangborn Corporation
as a mechanical craftsman. lie has
been in the Army since June 10th
1913.
While in the States he was stat
Toned at Camp Rucker, Ala, where
Mrs. Hancock was able to make her
residence close by.
He is now serving as Horizontal
Control Operator in the Field Artil-
lery. His address may be obtained
by phoning his wife at 1747.
Pfc. Charles Kay, son of Mrs Pearl
Kay, 24l North Locust street, now
based in Burma, has really covered
a lot of territory in the two years he
has been overseas, Judging from a
package his mother recently re-
ceived from him,
1t contained several pictures taken
in Burma Cone showed him on an
elephant) and money from Italy,
India and China. Also included was
some Japanese money that Charles
had relieved Jap of
AT present at rest camp in India,
Pfc. Kay is a member of a Mechan-
ical Engineers company in Burma
that helped to build the Burma
Road (Stilwell Road. He spent sew
eral months in the wilds of the jung
lie, but writes his mother that it is not
quite so bad at his present base. Be
fore entering the Service two-and-a-
half years ago, he was employed by
the Hagerstown Shoe &, Logging Co.
Pvt. Roy w. Lowry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. c. Lowry, 1875 Guilford ave
nue., who has been in the Service
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CHINA AIR SERVICE COM
MAND GROUP-Sgt. Willis E..
Brewbaker, 81, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. M. Brewbaker, FOG f. Hillcrest
I'd, Hagerstown, has reported for
duty as a Signal Corps radio repair
specialist in the China Air Service
Command. The organization of
which Brewbaker is a member is
responsible for maintenance and re-
pair of combat aircraft in Mai. Gen.
G. l.. Chennaults Fourteenth Air
Force.
Sergeant Brewbaker, graduate
of Hagerstown High school, COM
pleted two years at Virginia Poly
technic institute, Blacksburg, before
joining the Army Air Forces in
March, l943. He completed his basic
training at Atlantic City, N. j., in
May of the same year. After serv-
ing in various Signal Corps units in
the United States, he embarked for
overseas duty in January 1914. The
regiment was on duty for year
with an air cargo service unit in
India before joining his present cr-
ganization in China.
Cpl. William B. Deeds, of Funks-
town, S/Sgt. Nevin H. Fiery, of
Smithsburg, and Cpl. Wilbur f.
Snyder, whose home is at 1915 Pope
avenue, are members of the 45th
Ordnance Company, attached to the
9th Army Group, and here is an il
lustration of what that outfit is do
ing.
The Krauts were amazed when a
lone, Swastika-marked tank lum-
bered from Allied lines toward
barbed ENGAGEMENTS fronting their
position. Mud and stone, wood and
wire doomed skyward with a rumble
of explosions as the monster
crunched into the booby-trap barrier,
clearing a path for American infan-
trymen.
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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-11
Coal Conservation
Order is Issued

WASHINGTON, Jan. IL %,
The American people reached
for red flannels and extra blank
cts today after James F. ByrncS
issued an appeal that appeared
likely TO leave the country cold.
Without exception, the war
mobilizer requested last night
that temperatures in all homes
and public buildings be held TO
SO degrees.
That was only one of the
ways he proposed TO save coal,
meet an impending shortage of
the fuel and avoid its rationing.
He made compliance voluntary.
On the mandatory side, he or
dered imposition of a"brown-
out" The War Production Board
was instructed TO issue orders
banning all Illuminated outdoor
advertising and any ornamental
or display lighting which uses
coal generated electricity.
And Byrncs told the Office
of Defense transportation to
See COAL-Page 2
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Japs in Malaga Feel Wrath
of laundering Super-Forts
Mindoro invasions.

WASHINGTON, Jan. LIE
Super fortresses Numbered
across the Bay of Bengal today
to hammer japanese military in
stallations on the Malay PENN
sula.
The India-ncsted BIOS of Ma
jor Gen. Curtis + Lcmay's Goth
bomber command struck boldly
by daylight. Size of the attack
ing force and its specific targets
we're not announced in a tcrse
goth Air Force communique.
Singapore. wrested from the
British in 1912 and repeatedly
Inverted into Japan's major Nav
al stronghold in the Malay
Dutch East Indies area, prob
ably was the target.
Some SO Superfortresses lash
cd Singapore dry docks and
repair basins last November 5.
flying what the Doth Air Force
described as the longest daylight
mission ever recorded for mill
tary planes. A japanese ship,
the largest dry dock and other
vital points we're hit.
This former bulWark of Brit
ish sea power on the tip of the
Malay peninsula is likewise a
transit point for Nipponese re-
Inducements to the oil-rich In
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-11
Reds, Nazis
in Grim Clash
Foes Strike
Toward Danube
BY EDDY GILMORE

MOSCOW, Jan. IL - (R) -
The battle for Hungary enter
cd what apparel to be the final
stage today, with the Germans
making an all-out effort to
reach the collapsing Nazi garri-
son in Budapest before being
outflanked by the westward
Russian advance north of the
Danube.
From inside the devastated
capital, three-fourths of which
is now in Russian hands, the
Red Star correspondent reported
Hungarian soldiers have bolted
and surrendered in such great
numbers that the Nazis have
broken all Hungarian units and
attached them in company num-
bers to German regiments.
Repeated German counterat-
lacks northwest of Budapest
have been smashed and Soviet
forces threatening to cut the
Nazi left flank have driven to
within a mile and one quarter
of komarom, the Soviet COM
munique disclosed.
Other front line reports said
rail traffic out of Komarom, a
communications hub on the
Danube 40 miles northwest Of
See HUNGARY-Page 2
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Col. X. j. Gregg
Died on Bataan

Colonel Kirtfey j, Gregg, COM
manding officer Of the 18th Pur-
suit Group, of Selfridge Field,
which was rushed to the Pacific
Theater of war year before
Pearl Harbor's sneak attack
died during the Death Marcn
Of Bataan," his wife, now res
ident of San Antonio, Texas, has
been officially informed.
The War Department recently
notified Mrs. Katherine Gregg
that "a determination of death
as of May 8, 1912 has been made
in the case of Colonel Kirtley j.
Gregg"
In a letter received here by
Mrs. Sadie Geren. whose hus-
band. Sergt. Doak Geren was
last heard of at Mariveles Hospi-
See COL. GREGG-Page 2
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1t Was Nice
for a While

ROMEO - Cigarettes paid for
but undelivered; drinks enjoy
ably consumed in generous guam
titles, but not paid for; uphol-
stering work paid for but not
done and a $500 loan to start a
business that apparently was not
started are the principal allega-
tons listed by the Prosecutor S
Office against newlyssettled
Romeo businessman charged
with larceny by conversion.
The defendant is Fredwin
Carr, AZ, of 223 East Washington
avenue. Romeo. He denied his
guilt on that charge before
Justice Frank +. Jeanette, in
Mount Clemens, Wednesday
Examination was set for Jan.
II. at 10 a. m, and Carr was
jailed in default of $4,000 bond.
According to Chief Assistant
Prosecutor Fred Van Fleteran,
Carr came to Romeo from De-
troit about four or five months
ago. An upholsterer by trade,
the former Detroit man allegedly
borrowed 5000 from a Romeo
man to assist him in opening a
business in this village, Van
Fleteren said. He made only a
vague promise to pay, and did
not return the money, ii is
alleged. Carr then rented a
house from Mrs Alma Shoe
See BUSINESS-Page 2
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British Press
Thanks Yanks
Soys Americans
Soved Antwerp

LONDON, Jan. IL - up -
The London Daily Express pub-
lished today under the headline
Thanks, Yanks' a dispatch
from one of its Western Front
correspondents declaring the
Germans might have captured
Antwerp and caught the British
Second Army in a fatal trap if
the Americans had not held
Bastogne.
The dispatch, cabled by Allen
Moorhead, said: =
Everything at one moment
depended upon the Americans
holding Bastogne. Had they lost
it, there was a reasonable chance
Of the Germans sweeping on 10
the coast and taking Antwerp,
which would have meant the en-
circlement Of the British armies.
There would have been no
escape route by sea this time.
But Gen. Bradley and his Ameri-
cans hung on somehow.
Nov that full reports are
coming iN the are saying in
British headquarters that Bas-
togne compares in Importance
with Ell Alamein (the turning
point of the North African cam
paign) in its effect upon the war.
1T is bigger battle than we
knew about-perhaps one of the
greatest American efforts of the
WAR
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-11
Drinking Common

BAY CITY, Mich, Jan. IL
(P-Shirley Jean bruce. on trial
with another Owosso girl on a
charge Of aiding two German
war prisoners to escape last July.
testified in Federal Court today
that drinking was common
practise in the canning plant
where she worked and where
the prisoners were assigned on
a work detail.
Civilian employees and soldiers
acting as guards for the prison
ers of war participated in the
drinking, she said.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-11
FRED HENk NAMED
AppOintScOutC Commissioner
NIX NAMED

Officers and committees of the
-AIacomb District, Clinton Valley
Council of Boy Scouts were APP
pointed this week by district
president Guy Verkler, who was
elected to his second successive
term in office.
The organization meeting was
we'll attended. and the principal
action of Verkler was to appoint
red Henk. of Mount Clemens,
veteran scout leader, as county
commissioned of Boy Scouts.
Three new members were
elected to the district council:
Harry Regen, George Burdette
and William Miller.
A special wastcpapcr commit
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tee 10 back the urgent wartime
need for salvage paper was
named by Verkler. Chairman
Ralph Randolph will be assisted
by Clarence Barck.
The following important COM
mittees of the Macomb District
were named:
Organization and Extension:
Jerry Servo, chairman; Russell
Stark, Reed Powers. A. j. Ben
nett and Ralph Randolph.
Activities: Martin G.. Schwartz,
chairman; Henry Hipkins, Ralph
Bennett. l.. Wade Fast and Nick
Papajohn.
Leadership Training: Emory
See SCOUTS-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-11
LEAGUES RECOMMENDATION REJECTED
Board Spurns School Election Reforms

lection of politics into school az
fairs il candidates were to be
nominated by petition.
The board presidents state
ment was challenged by men,
-bcrs of the League who declared
that, in all fairness, candidates
should be known to the electors
in advance Of annual school
meetings so that their respective
qualifications might be properly
See SCHOOLS-Page 3
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-01-11
Conflicting
Milk Surveys
Face Public
Agriculture Dept.
Inspector Declares
Supply Is Safe

Deploring as "scaremonger-
ing" charges made on Dec. l3
by Charles Gotta, of the Michi-
gan Department of Health, con-
corning Mount Clemens milk
supply, John A. Coughlin, in
spector for the State Depart
ment of Agriculture. last night
submitted TO the city commits
sion survey which. he said,
proves the city's milk supply
to be perfectly safe"
Gotta, highly trained expert
employed by the Department of
Health had told city commits
sioners last month that condi-
tons in Mount Clemens are
right for the outbreak of an
epidemic. He had cited made
quacies of city and state agricul-
ture inspections both of diaries
and of farm milk supply sources
and had vigorously recommend
ed the training and employment
of a qualified city milk inspec-
tor.
OPPOSITE REPORTS
Last nights report by Cough
lin, however, was in diametric
opposition to that submitted by
Gotta and cited recent checkups
on the city's milk supply con-
Quoted by him in association
with Joseph Miller, Mount
See MILK-Pagc 2