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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Palmetto Hotel
Purchased For
Negro Occupancy

The Palmetto apartment hotel,
John r and Hancock streets. which
has been under federal trustee
ship for the past year. was sold
this week TO unknown purchasers
for sos 900. -
II has been rumored that Negro
families will occupy the hosiery
which at one time was one OF De-
troits most exclusive apartment
hotels.
Lewis Daniels represented the
purchasers before Federal Judge
Ernest O'Brien who previously had
turned down S375.000 from group
who asked for deferred payments
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Citizen Loses
$35 To Thugs

A warrant naming Thomas Lee
Hill. 30. $3.50 Woodrow and two
John Does. was issued this week
charging Hill and the two other
unidentified men with robbery un-
armed.
Ellis wathan. 50. 6l40 Vinewood.
told police that the trio had
mugged him and taken SIS from
his person.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

reports from Flint : group Of
Negro school chnnren were re-
turning from school on the eve
ming Of March Is, and when the
white youth passed them. some
one kicked him.
THINKING THAT Thomas Bill.
ingsley of 1907 Campau had kicked
him. Ockerman began TO hit him
During the scuffle. Ockerman was
stabbed in the abdomen.
Billingsley in q statement "a
police. said that he was not so
sure as 10 what had happened
but that during the fight. someone
placed a sharp object in his hand
He declared that he held the object
in his left hand and as Ocker-
man rushed in TO hit him again, he
cut himself on the weapon.
The police. who had been expect
ing racial trouble al the Lowell
school. we're on the job and imme-
diatcly picked up two suspects,
a--s ---. 20 ---
-C.. STARRING n.,.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

turned in an unsatisfactory show
ing in combat.
what particularly angered
liberals who have been fighting
to get Negroes out Of the labor
battaiions was Gibson's bland
declaration that Negro troops 50
often melt away" In the face Of
the enemy.
REPORTS Of Gibson's attack on
the s2nd Division were published in
the New York Times. New York
Herald Tribune and Chicago Sun.
The Times account was by War
Correspondent Milton Breaker. who
recently leveled an attack at the
Negro press for overrlaying the
deeds OF the 92nd.
Braeker quoted Gibson as con-
eeding that certain units had en-
gagged. in GioSon's words. in more
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Stabbing OF White Youth
Starts Week OF Tension

The citizens and law enforce
mcnt officers OF Flint we're on edge
last week as racial tension swept
the town.
II all started when Robert Ock-
erman. (whitel. IL. was stabbed
by a young l4-year-old Negro
school boy from the Lowell Jun
Tor high school. According to
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Hit-Run Truck Strikes
Car OF Mrs. Willis Ward

A hit and run driver brousht
tragedy TO three families uhcn
the car driven by Mrs Chnktofxe
Alma Ward. 30, Ford Employunont
Office employee. OF $50 HpNcnt
street. was side-swiped eay1y Eoo
Sunday morning near East women
avenue and Moran streets.
In the car with Mrs. Ward 49,
Mrs. Maggie Bugs, IS. -
Alger street. and Mrs. Doris -
hams. Of go Boston BoulevsfG
80
THE THREE WOMEN were ~
turning from a meeting Of the1E
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Dubois Observer
AT San Francisco

NEW YORK-Dr. w. f. B. Du-
Bofs. director OF special research
for the NAACP. and long a stu
dent OF colonies, particularly Az
rican affairs. was named March IL
by the NAACP board Of directors
10 be an observer for the NAACP
at the United Nations conference
opening April Is in San Francisco,
California.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
Seek Fugitive In
WOman's Death

According to word received here
from Sheriff Charles Trap Of Lee
County. Mss, William Riley
Green is wanted for the Staying
Of a woman in nupelo. Miss. on
Jan, 10. 1874 t\l}
The name 81 the woman Who
died four months after she WAS
assaulted was not disclosed By
local pQlles allthAritAAa
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

asmuch as something had to be
done he felt that 1t would be wise
TO make a start in lakewood.
Councilman William Rogsll
Charles Z. DoraiS, Fred Castator,
William Comstock and John Lodge,
voting against the site, suggested q
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

bridge club at the home OF Mrs
Alva Carol. 45l6 Seminole street
when the accident occurred.
According TO police, an uuiden-
titled truck driver going east on
Warren avenue. in he left center
of the street, side swiped a cab
driven by Leon Sigman, 1886 Buens
Vista. and then side sYiped the
automobile driven by Mrs. Ward.
Il The truck driver failed TO stop
md as yet has not been sppre-
hended.
q. Mias Hazel PaSSin. 1892 Holden
md nalph Devine. 1885 Clover
lawn lssengers IN the cab. were
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

he got out OF
the death car
in a half-naked
state and began
a scuffle with
the officer who
tried 10 arrest
him.
Ca re in z
-, aA1W AAusn
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
3yf<y
in o -doped~
condition when

the street at an excessive rate of
speed. the fatal car struck a Stude-
baker. Mercury. Ford and Lincoln
Zephyr before il lurched 10 an
abrupt halt across the sidewalk,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
SAILOR DRIVES
ONTO SIDEWALK,
CRUST HING GIRL
Strikes Five Other Cars,
Injuries Three People
In Mad Drive

Reckless driving resulted in an
other tragedy last Thursday when
2l-year-old woman was killed
as she left the war plant where
she was working. Three other
persons. including ts'p sailors. were
Injuries, 4. Z u 80
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
ARMY SMASHES
old POLICY Q|,E;
DIVIDED
First Negro Troe
Whites In
A break in the Urn

A break in the Un1o
army's traditional policy Z
CATION has occurred &c.,
press reports from -
Theatre Of war. VI a.
Stars and Strip - 3G11y
Negroes md whit0 are now light
Ing side ~ side IN the same outfits
in-noth the fst and 7th armies.
This Is the flrss time since the
War Of 1872 hat Ncgrs soldiers
have fought shoulder - shoulder
with white treopS They also
fought with white soldiers In the
war against Ens1and In i77e.
THE MxTUnB "a races in uni
fed command IN the present con-
sdict was rpa0N &ckze repeated re-
frGrnR - 49, -
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
ARMY DROPS jim CROW
Marva Sues Joe For Divorce
Correspondents
Crack Dowr On
Old Jim Crow
BY CHARLES LOEB
(NNPA War Corresponient)

MANILA, March l9-(By Wire
less)--The watchful eye OF Guy
Richards. New York Daily News
correspondent, stymied old Jim
Crow who had worked his way
into q cafe on Manilas scattered
Azcarraga avenue. Richards spot
ted a neatly printed red. white and
blue sign over the cafes door
reading: WE CATER TO WHITE
SERVICE MEN ONLY
Richards. Billy Rowe of the Pitts
purgh Courier, and 1 went TO the
shop where the proprietress, Mar
6lrteta velp1s he Filipino bar
- 1en1ell(3o David "a -
R 80 Len Oy, tSad "
< y /. - noxn had com
~ ID ~
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

bone, and txfenslve fht6fl ) Is
juries. She was carried to Receiv-
ing hospital where she was In
coma until Monday evening.
Injuries and shock necessitated
mW-See HTT-RUN. page 4
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

RAYNE SAID his client had
reached a property settlement
without consulting any lawyers.
sJoe's attorney. Joseph Clayton. said
..the champion was expected In
town soon to accept the summons.
He's now stationed at Cam p
ShankS. NY.
This is the second divorce action
instituted by Mrs. Louis. the first
one having ended in reconcilia-
ton in l94l.
When asked II a second recon-
citation might be brought about,
Payne said he was hopeful.
Joe and Marva were married a
couple of days before the Louis
Baer fight in New York in Septem-
Der. 1885. He had met the charm
ing Marva at a party in Chicago
in the fall of 1894.
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M See KILLED. page 4
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Dgsee HOUSING. page Z
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~See PAc. page Z
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24
CHARGES LOUIS
DESERTED HER
TWO YEARS AGO
Her Second Divorce Bill
Filed This Week
In Chicago

CHICAGO - Charging her ia
nous husband with desertion. Mrs.
Msrva Trotter Louis filed divorce
action against Sgt Joe Louis In
Superior court here Tuesday, <
The suit prepared by Aarqa e.
Payne. attorney, was bnraSht y =
Jo4rs legal name ~ Daxxo & ( r
charges Joe deserted his wf1a o.
tober 2. IDS. He hss ben ~ -
eruy sinoe lo11 q d I, . II i
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uGSee WORKERS. page Z
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

A I'll IL 5usGa $3.50
lleked nl0ex tAe thousands of ap-
'bcants Who had been working a
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

~ See CAPTAIN, page Z
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1945-03-24

~ See GIBSON. page 4
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W-ses AKarY. page {
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Wsee sTABBING. par. Z
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Against

The arguments against the ex-
listing form of commission gov
eminent in Mount Clemens ap-
pear to be predicated upon the
fact that a city manager would,
through exhaustive training in
public affairs, be able to provide
more economical conduct Of the
city's business.
Such a presumption is not ne
cessarily true.
After all the final control OF
affairs, even with city man.
ager. will rest in the hands of
the commi sion which has the
power to hire or fire him. He
would, necessarily, be subject to
the wishes of the commission
and powerless to institute pro-
grams not authorized by them.
SEE ADDED EXPENSE
The calibrc of the commission
itself will determine the course
of public affairs. The city man.
ager, so far as this writer can
see, would merely provide an
added burden ESTIMATED at
from $4,000 to $4,000 annual
ly) for the taxpayers.
While it is true that a man
See CON-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

The imposing structure. one Of
but three fire proof, modern
business buildings in the down.
town area. was built in 1880 by
Otto Misch, Detroit contractor,
for Mrs. Frances N. Price, then
publisher of the Daily Leader.
In 1912, however, the Michigan
Life company obtained title to
the building which has remained
in its control until today.
The Levine brothers, who have
formed a new holding company
known as The Emsee Realty
Corporation, said today that they
contemplate extensive improve
ments in the service rendered to
occupants of the structure and
that a high standard of modern
operation is contemplated in
which emphasis will be placed
upon maintenance problems.
DR.. Levine, a dentist, lives at
10 Lodewyck avenue while his
partner in the new business ven
ture, Abraham S., who is asso-
ciated with the Harry Levine &
Sons salvage and coal business,
lives at $50 S. Wilson boulevard.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
SGT. RAYMOND KENT DECORATED
Rescue Comrades from Flaming Death

For the rescue of unconscious
trapped comrades, overcome in
a dense jungle flooded by high
octane gasoline, Tech. Sgt. Ray
mond L. Kent. we'll known for
mer sportsman Of Mount Glenn
ems, has been awarded the Sol
dicr's Medal for heroism.
Word of their sons act has
been received from official
sources by Mr.. and Mrs. l.. {.
Kent, of 3245 Groesbcck High
way, where Sgt. Kents sister,
Trudy. also resides.
The excerpt from the original
order citing Kent for the Sol
dier's Medal makes thrilling
reading. Even the official Ian
guage in which il is couched
fails TO discount the pcrilous
nature of the task for which
Kent was decorated:
"A break in the fuel pipe
supplying high-octane gasoline
to USAAF i'm Burma flooded an
area OF dense jungle and trap
ped some enlisted men.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Utica Mayor
Would Like to
Quit But Cant

UTICA-A confused and puz-
zled man these days is Matthew
j. Rettmliler, tailoring merchant
Of this town.
Not that the tailoring trade
isn't good, but the business Of
being not being mayor is
Mats biggest problem right
now.
1t all started months ago when
Mayor Matt, a bit tired of the
honor and burden of being Uti-
cas- chief executive for three
years, called aside the city clerk,
Alger d. Weier, handed him a
choice cigar and put the propo-
sition up to him this way:
How would you like TO be
mayor, Al? You've worked hard
for the city as appointive clerk
See MAYOR-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
For

The Manager Plan OF city gov
eminent is new to many people
here.
Its organization is easy TO un-
derstand. The people elect five
representative citizens. Their job
is to determine policy. They have
a trained. full-time manager to
conduct the city as business.
If this man fails to satisfy the
people and their elected repre-
sentatives. that he is Ineffective
ly administering the city's az
fairs. he is dismissed. Good Civil
Service for the employees is in
the interests of the city, the man.
ager and the employees.
The value of the Manager Plan
has been shown in many COM
munities. 1t is now in operation
in more than 600 cities. The
number is steadily increasing.
Michigan has more than so cities
now operating under the Man.
ager Plan. There are IL cities in
Michigan using the commission
type of government. The Man.
ager Plan is no radical, untried
experiment.
You are asked to suspend
See PRO-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Gunn,an, n,
Held for FbI
Admits Theft
Of Automobile

A tale Of armed robbery, car
theft and finally sale of the
stolen car-ip-a southern state
was being probed today by sher-
ifs officers and agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation.
as they questioned a 2l-year-old
Van Dyke man arrested Wednes-
day.
A report made out by Chief
Deputy Cornelius Gudenau. Jr..
and Deputy Richard DeKetelaere
states that tip was received
from a citizen that Alfred (Bud)
Hollatz, of 1881 Maxwell avenue.
Van Dyke, was carrying a gun.
Deputy Sheriff Floyd Beard was
assigned TO arrest Hollatz. but
no gun was found in his posses
sion.
On subsequent questioning at
the sheriffs office by Gudenau
and DeKetelaere, Hollatz admit
ted that he and another man had
See SUSPECT-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

of the men who has been over
come by the highly-concentrat-
ed inflammable and poisonous
fumes, and without thought OF
their own safety and at the risk
of their lives carried bodies
through pools of gasoline and
through spray from the rup-
tured pipe line to safe area,
here artificial respiration
could be performed and medical
aid obtained"
Sgt. Kent has been in the
armed forces three years and
six months, and overseas %
months in the CHI. theatre of
war. After enlistment, he was
stationed at Selfridge Field with
a fighter group.
On overseas service. Kent has
been with the Burma in
Burma. Banshees" a crack fight
er group of the 10th USAAF,
stationed somewhere in Burma,
under command of Maj. Gen.
Davidson.
See RESCUE-Page IL
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Safe.(fa(kers
Rip Door from
Center Line Vault

CENTER LINE - Burglars
who attracted the attention Of
at least one nearby observer.
but cody ignored the danger OF
police interference, early today
forced theAlarge safc=ip=a bus
mess place and escaped with
$500 in cash. They neglected to
take SAB in silver.
The safe-cracking-done in n
style conforming TO that OF pre-
vious safe cases in Warren
Township took place at the
G.. A. Grissom Motor Sales.
2565f Van Dyke avenue, at To-
Mile road.
The burglars daring was H.
Illustrated when a waitress in a
nearby restaurant told police
that around 6 a. m, she noticed
all the lights in the auto sales
rooms, the repair shop and the
large outside floodlights go on,
flooding the area with bright
ness despite the F deral
See SAFE-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Big.3 Reach
Full Accord
Agreement Dims
Germon Hopes

LONDON, Feb. 8-(P)-An-
nouncement tn at the big
Three" have reached speedy
complete agreement" on mill
tary prosecution of the war to-
day doomed Nazi hopes that a
disagreement among Roosevelt,
Churchill and Stain might delay
or upset the total defeat of the
Reich.
This was reflected in the de-
fensive tone taken by Berlin
propagandists in broadcasts to
embattled German troops nine
hours after it was announced
officially that the historic con-
See BIG-3-Page 2
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GET DETAILS
Reveal Gloomy Food Facts

butter, shortening. canned mixed
fruits and pineapple juice.
Supplies of staples, such as
potatoes, flour, continued to be
in ample supply" the depart
ment said. Sugar stocks improv-
ed slightly.
But canned salmon, while in
better supply than in Decem-
Der, was still one OF the scare
est foods. as So per cent of the
grocers had none for sale"
Supplies of fresh meats varied
greatly with stores in large cities
of the Rocky Mountain area hay-
ing "thc best stocked mca'
counters in the nation
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Nazis Claim
Great Allied
Drive Planned
Cologne ond Phins
Said to be Gools
Of New Offensive
BY JAMES NJ. LONG

PARIS, Feb. 8 - (P - The
American First Army drove
clear through the last barriers
of the double Siegfried Line Is
miles southeast of Aachen to-
day, captured bloody Schmidt
and neared the Roer river dams
and reservoirs which had been
a major factor in checkmating
the Western Front offensive last
November.
(The German communique
said preparations for the big
Allied attack continue along the
Roer." The enemy said major
offensive was imminent with
Cologne, the Rhine and indus
trial Ruhr as detectives. Amer
lean troops outside Duercn are
20 miles from Cologne. Cap
ture of the dams might prove
the starting signal for the on
slaught.)
REACH RESERVOIR
The largest of the dams, the
985-foot thick SchWammenauel,
is Just over two miles from
Schmidt A combat team of the
18th Division reached the north
ern bank of its vast reservoir.
The dam system is capable Of
sending an l8-foot wall Of water
down the 36 miles of the Roer
to redmond.
Third Army soldiers poured
through another breach in the
West Wall farther south to
within mile and a quarter Of
Pruem.
attacks -onAfhe =American
First Army in the Roer headwa-
tiers area and the American
Third Army in the Eifel Noun
tains gained the proportions Of
a major offensive.
The 18th lightning Division
drove into the anchor bastion
of Schmidt last night and had
virtually cleaned it out by day
break. Nearby Kommerscheidt
was occupied.
Is MILE PENETRATION
The 3l0th regiment, COM
manded by Col. Earl M. Miner,
See WEST WALL-Page IA
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Supervisors
Meet Feb. IA
Annexation Issues
on Order Of Business

The next meeting of the
Board of Supervisors of Ma
comb county will be held on
Wednesday, February IA, at
1890 am. on the ninth floor OF
the county building in Mount
Clemens.
Principal item Of business
scheduled to come before the
county board will be the ap-
proval Of petitions asking for
the annexation by East Detroit
Of two sections of land in War
rem Townships plan on which
voters in both areas will ballot.
The supervisors will also dis
cuss plans concerning the pro-
posed new county hospital, and
hear a report from Supervisor
Earl Tallman, OF Warren Town.
ship, regarding the possibilities
of federal aid for this health
unit.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Killed i'm Action

Sgt. Roy Dubay, who was re-
ported missing in action in a
War Department telegram re-
ceivcd Tuesday by his wife,
Doris, was killed in action in the
European theatre of operations,
a later telegram stated.
He had been missing in action
since Jan. l. In service for 20
See CASUALTY-Page 2
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
Cheats Death
on Flaming
us. Tanker

A 17-year-old merchant sea-
man from Mount Clemens 10
alive today because he is .
strong swimmer. Shipping out
on his first trip for the Merch-
ant Marine on the tanker
Springhill, which was rammed
in New York harbor. Monday
by an incoming vessel, the youth
leaped into the icy waters,
escaping the explosion which
blasted two ships into splinters,
touching off 10000 barrels Of
high octane gasoline. Navy men
and New York police list IL
men killed. 122 injured and q
still missing.
Treated for minor burns and
frozen hands and later released
was John Boos, son q Mrs.
Margaret Boos, ASA Jefferson
avenue. He telephoned his
mother Tuesday night to tell her
of his escape. Only the fact that
the disaster occurred in the har-
Dor sayed him, he said, since hts
duties as assistant cook would
keep him below decks after
leaving the harbor. He jumped
into the water as the tanker
Springhill was rammcd by tht
incoming Liberty ship. and
swan 800 yards away before
the explosion occurred, and
flames spread to q nearby Nor.
wegian vessel, the vivi. loaded
with Diesel oil. =
Boos left January II for New
York for hts first ocean Trip.
after . summers experienee n
the Maritime Services % ~ I
Great Lakes. 3:
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08

LONDON, Feb. 8 - (R -
The Moscow radio Said today the
oder line has been pierced and
Berlin in panic is. witnessing the
crumbling of the last obstacle in
its forefield."
A prior broadcast by an Amer.
lean chain commentator said
Marshal Stalin's capital was
hourly expecting an official an
nouncement that the First White
Russian Army had SIN a h e d
across the river in force. "signi-
flying the complete breakdown OF
the Oder line"
SWEEPING GAINS '
Berlin accounts said the Rus
slams had hammered out seven
bridgeheads on the Berlin front,
one of them 80 miles northeast
of the capital. and dozen 9TH
ers along 1875 miles of the river
from Ratibor in Silesia to Gruen-
berg, so m lies southeast OF
Frankfurt.
The Moscow radio said Helm
rich Himmler had massed IS
troops in the capital. Roads south
and west Of Berlin were report
ed damned with the traffic Of
refugees in flight.
While Marshal Stain had not
confirmed the breaking OF the
Oder line on the Berlin front,
Soviet advices said Marshal
Gregory Zhukov's massed artil.
lery was pounding at the weak.
est link of the capitals defense.
the low western bank Of the
Oder between Kuestrin and Stet-
tin. where it runs northeast o.
Berlin. ~
Berlin said one bridgehcad
was at Goeritz, 5h miles south
See BERkfN-Fage
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-08
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 Up

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 Up
- Housewives, who know first
hand all about the shortage OF
certain foods, were given some
of the gloomy details today.
The Labor Department report
ed that in mid January more
than a third Of independent re-
tail grocery stores in 56 large
cities had no beef. pork loins,
lamb. mutton or hams. More than
half the stores were complete.
ly out" of bacon and veal, the
departments survey showed.
Also off the shelves in more
than q third Of the stores were