The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-06-12

rade in front of some 10000
people Art Rose was prob
ably the proudest person pres
ent. II Art couldn't have COPIED
the race, his heart was cheered
by the next best thing a
horse that gamely ran great
race every foot of the way,
against odds which its fighting
heart could not surmount.
From a point IS miles west
Of Nurnberg, Pfc. Art. l..
Charbeneau writes to his folks
in Mount Clemens to report
an extra five points on his
army discharge total, which is
now los points. The addi-
tiOnal Is for a cluster to the
Bronze Star "a second award)
y. which Art explains away
as "f0r a little something that
happened over near Hurtgen
Forest" He may be sailing for
home late this month
but what Happens after that
has not been revealed to him.
A NIGHT BLOOMING cereus
at the property of Miss Lillian
burst, lat Barbara street., has
attracted much attention in
Mount Clemens. During the first
few nights q pm. to 7 ann 100
people came to view 1.-The
beauty of the handiwork of
God" and the Baptist Church
choir, the burst family informs
us, appeared and sang: I'm the
Garden" The plant formerly be-
longed to Mrs. William Miller,
of SO Washington avenue, and
Mrs. burst has had it for a year.
Bill Ellis, of 3643 Moran
avenue, Harrison Township
phone 1885 "a war
veteran who returned Grip
pied from the South Pacific,
finally has opened his own
workshop at his parents
property and pilots him.
self in a wheelchair down a
ramp to the building where
all his hopes and ambitions
are conferred. It's an interest
Ing place. packed with teeIs,
raw materials and some at
tractiye finished pro d u cts
a real triumph for the
boy given up as hopeless
case" by naval doctors after a
Jap bombing attack on his
ship near Bougainville.
ORA j. FUTILE and his
wife, of the Dixie Highway,
near Anchorville, marked their
golden we d d ing anniversary
Sunday with nearly 100 neigh
bors as their guests. There had
been one stipulation on the part
Of the Turtles that no one
bring gifts But they could
mt say much when someone
presented Mrs. futile with some
gold dust and Mr.. futile
with a package of Old Gold
cigarettes.
Lawrence Medium, fresh
In town from the countryside
near Grand Rapids, reports
that tobacco and meat for
which we form lines down
this way, are reasonably plen-
tiful in that area so we
imagine he won't be staying
here long. Inciderflly, Rod.
A. Waterbury, former Mount
Clemens merchant and news
paper employe, is enjoying
life on his farm and still
favOrs EdgewOrth and Bud
weiser over all other gifts Of
mother nature.
ART MURPHY. who used to
be USO Director here, is back
on the job during the absence
of Jerry McIntee, who is on va
cation. Murphy wants to know If
there are any servicemen in this
district who would be willing to
work on an hourly basis sketch
ing GIs who care to sit for their
portraits while visiting Mount
Clemens. Although Murphy did
not mention civilian artists
we presume he'd be interested
in hearing from the class. The
phone is 1921.
Mount Clemens High School
library has attracted many
students to vie wits exhibit Of
war souvenirs, tied in with
the 18th War Loan drive at the
school. II includes japanese
and German weapons, Dutch
clogs and dozens Of varied ar
ticles from war areas
Joseph Gallagher, of MOser
Place, the engineer who plan
ned and designed the attrac-
tive Grotto at st. Joseph SAM
tarium property, is leaving
shortly for Cadillac, Mich.