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The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Owners Seek
10 Name Gar
Long Proceeding
Moy Soon End

CLEVELAND, O., April "a
P) - Owners of the Major
Leagues Is baseball teams were
to lock themselves in a Hotel
Cleveland room today and. if
some of them have their way,
they will stay there until they
select a successor to the late
Kenesaw Mountain Lands as
high Commissioner of the sport.
If they succeed in agreeing on
someone to handle the $4,000
year job, they will have taken
just one day less than five
months TO make the choice.
AS the time for the meeting
approached there were almost
as many persons mentioned in
lobby gossip as there were mag
mates at the conference.
Procedure for the days ses-
sions was this:
A four-man committee-Don
Barnes of the st. Louis Browns,
Alva Bradley of the Cleveland
Indians, Phil Wrigley of the
Chicago Cubs and Sam Breadon
of the st. Louis Cardinals
which has been considering
long list of possible choices
was IN meet first. They have
been attempting to agree on a
recommendation to the member
ship and that's what they hoped
to do in this final session.
Two hours later the commit
tee was to join the full group
from the American and National
Leagues and if IL votes from a
possible Is can be mustered for
one man, the commissioner will
be chosen.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Titans Shutout
728th NAP Team
of River Rouqe

DETROIT, April "a - R -
Two University of Detroit hurl-
ers combined in a no-hit no-run
performance yesterday to give
the Titans an ID to 0 victory
over the 728th military police
baseball team from River Rouge.
Walt Kelly pitched hitless
ball for the first eight innings
and Ken Roeser carried on his
record in the ninth.
Only two MP's reached first,
one on interference by the De-
troit catcher and another on a
walk. The Titans meanwhile
bounced on three pitchers for %
hits.
The Titans were slated to play
by Romulus air base today.
r. RI MP's 900 900 O00-O o S
U. of Det. 2O2 1O7 24x-18 % 1
Gorsh, Schinoback, Vigilanti
and Garrison: Kelly, Roeser and
Pendergrass, Davis.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Spencer Stages
Comeback but
is outpointed

DETROIT, April "a (R -
Leon Spencer of Detroit made
an outstanding comeback after
being floored five times In the
first round. but the decision in
the l0-round main event last
night at Arcadia still went TO
Charley Smith of Newark, N.
j., at 1854, Spencer carried a
two-pound Of weight advantage.
Cheered on by local followers.
Spencer came back strong in the
middle rounds and might have
won the fight II he had taken
the last two rounds.
In other bouts on the card
that attracted 1857 fans and
gross gate of $3,170, Pete Bolos,
124, Detroit, outpointed Kuku
Ortiz, l22. Mexico City (6); Pat
Zaccano, 143, Detroit, knocked
out Leonard Washington, 146,
Detroit (2); Gene Boland, 142,
Detroit, outpointed Willie Ed
monds, lat, Grand Rapids az;
and George Baca, LAB, Detroit.
decisioned Marvin Woods, LA,
Detroit (4).
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Lutheran
Bowling
Meet Set

The Mems Club of Trinity
Lutheran Church, Mount Glenn
ems, will sponsor their fourth
Bowling Tournament the week
end of May 5 and 6. This tourn-
ament is a Goodfellowship
Tournament and all proceeds
will be at a later date desig-
mated by the Trinity Mems Club
to some worthy cause.
1t will again be held at the
Mount Clemens Recreation on
Croker Boulevard. On Satur-
day, May S, at IL noon the tour
nament will be started with spe-
cial matches and mixed teams.
In the evening five man teams
will be scheduled with contin-
uous bowling until IL p. m. On
Sunday the alleys will again
open at noon with teams from
most Mems clubs in Macomb
County taking part. Several
teams from Detroit have also
been scheduled.
Plans are under way for a
special match game between the
five highest average bowlers of
the Mount Clemens club bowl
ing against a picked team from
the Detroit Lutheran Bowling
Association.
Arnold Rockensuess has been
chosen as Tournament chairman
along with Harvey Krause,
Mount Clemens club chairman,
and Conrad Ratzow head the
committee for re S ervations
which close April 20.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24

According to Recreation Di-
rector Bernard Ballantine, 10
senior and seven junior aggre-
cations already have signified
their intentions of playing this
season. Last year only Ia Senior
and Junior teams were fielded
AS a result of cold weather
and rain during the forepart If
this month, the season probably
will not start until May Ia. Only
a few teams have been able to
hold workouts since being or
ganized.
At tonight's meeting mana
gers will adopt the rules and
regulations which will govern
play for the season. The draw
ing for the opening game also
will be held.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24

FORT WAYNE, Ind U.D -
When j. G.. Birkmier was sus-
pended of his gasoline rations
for going hunting in his car in
Michigan, he told Robert H.
Joseph, special OPA hearing
commissioner, 81 hope to do
business with you very soon,"
and handed him his card, read
ing, 81. G.. Birkmier & Sons,
ausoleums, monuments, and
markers"
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Managers
Hold Meet
Tonight
Season Opener
Is Expected
to be Nay IA

Final plans for the launching
of the 1915 softball season IN
Mount Clemens will be laid to-
night when managers Of senior
and junior league teams con-
vene at the fire department
club rooms on Market street.
All managers planning to enter
a team in either the senior or
junior circuit are asked to be
present at p. m.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Bowlins's
Hi-Hitters

DOROTHY ULLRICH - 500
(210). Ladies' Fri. Night League.
BERNICE WISSNER - 486.
Ladies' Minor League.
JOE CORNISH - SIS (224)
Holy Name League.
ED McCREARY - 500 (219-
20D. Civic League.
GEORGE ALWARDT - ST.
(223). Lutheran League.
BONNIE MEEKER-454. Wo-
mems Novice League.
JESS ALU - 500. Hous e
League.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
700 Eat Buffalo

ADRIAN, Mich. - (R - The
lure of good red buffalo meat
or perhaps just of meat -
brought 700 Lenawee county
sportsmen to a banquet here at
which two buffaloes, shipped to
Michigan from Oklahoma, were
the main course.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Mount Clemens sOftball

Mount Clemens SOftball
teams today were asked to re-
frain from using Covered
Wagon diamond either for
practise or for games. The re-
quest was made by the De-
partment of Recreation, which
has prepared the field for
use by Mount Clemens High
Schools baseball team. The
field will be available for
softball early in June, when
the Bathers complete their
schedule.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Army Didn't Forget Him

ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo.-WH
mother Of James Whalen,
a Rock Springs youth who is
with the armed forces overseas,
recently received letter from
him saying that he had been
promoted to private first class
on one day. The next day, his
birthday, he was given a second
promotion-to sergeant.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
SoffbaII
Notes

Denmarsh is seeking a game
with any team for Friday at
6:45 p. m, at st. Mary's Stad-
ium and anyone interested in
such a workout is asked to
phone Walter Ostrom at 9608.
Whether or not game is ar
ranged, the team will practise
at that time.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24

Lawson Beardslee, of Hubarth
g. Schott has called practises for
tonight and Thursday at 6:45
p. M, at St. Mary's Stadium. A
good turnout is requested
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24

1t Is possible for bee to lift
and carry 25.5 times its own
W light.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Service Dept.

PFC Eddie ouck son Of Leo the Penn State boxing COACH
hos been returned to this country for disqualification. He
severely burned whe oil stove exploded in his fox hole
the western front Julie Koean New Haven, Conn.,. light
weight who has boxed professionally for turned
up recently in exhibition at Sampson Naval Training
Center smoker Rioht back where most fighters start
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24

The White five game winning streak SO tor hos tons
+ono about the Browns record at the start or
last season But back 1884 the ST. Louis Moroons won
20 straight to start the Union Association season. ana
in 1908 the New York Hehanders did well early in the SEQ
son thot Ernest Bernard later American leo9ue president
coed them the fostet organized They prompt
proved by losing fast ho by June 80 they were
-; Iost nIace and had new noanooer Ex-Mayor Jimmy
Woker will tok the New York Boxing Writers todoy on the
IS yeors Of boxing under the Wolker Low Coach OF the
u Of Minnesota tennis team is Phil Brain.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Sports Roundup
sv HUGH FULLERTON. JR.

NEW YORK. April "a - tAP) Baseoo'' mas us PROD.
La, - hot 70 do about returning servceren but the guys
Who we're frozen on tn farm war Jobs and men 'no
possible to play port Of the season ore giving me cup
T heodoche NoturoIly managers don want to drop
.; oood nove 70 make room for who noy not be
&C oood ond three man Temporarily inoetive list doesn
Give them much room for experimenting mere q COM
give NC" 90 oc,eoee this LIST Meanwhile the three
AZ circuits have their rule which permits them 70 CORY
-, service men who aren't counted in the player OF SOL
g ts mil IS DAYS after they play their first game
ore don't hove 70 worrv about salary limits OF course
and also con try out eight poyers but the lower leagues VINO
need these men the have to count them as soon as ne
40 on the payroll And who ever heard or Dali player
Who didn't want be on the poyroll'
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-04-24
Rank Fauoritism

Navy announcement Of O coming 9o't noten 0e'ween
the Norfolk Naval Operating Bose and Comp Potnok Teny
lists the teams this way: ~ nj,
g. - Capt l. P. TreodweI, It. Conndr W. A. Park
err It. Jig, c. NJ Parker Chief Specialist Pou Runyon' for
nner National P G. A. champion; Chief Spec!ost 'onn
ODonne and Specolst Chonder Harper international 4ba''
champion. 49,. -. r.,
Roker L. John Fortunate Corp Joseph Fortunate metro.
nolton New York pro- Pvt Eddie Oliver former uncrowned
open champion Wonder whot kind Of golf guy has TO
shoot to hit the top Of the LIST
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
Washington To Receive DeCaulle In Prewar Style

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-P)- The Capital prepared to put on a prewar style reception for the wis. iting chief of state of the DeGaulle provisional government.
 The President of France, ac- companied by nearly score of aides is scheduled to arrive by place at one pm. PVT to get ac- quainted with President Truman to start the crammed schedule which is expected to keep him in United States at least week.
 The general will be guest at White House reception thirty min utes after his arrival tonight and will hold the place of honor at the Presidential state dinner. He plans a side trip to Hyde Park to visit President Roosevelt's grave. He also hopes to visit American in dustrial plants in New York and Chicago.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
THREE TEXAS BOXERS ON ARMY SQUAD

WEST POINT, N. Y.-P - Texas has more representatives on Army's 23-man boxing squad than any other state. Three U. S.. Military Academy boxers hail from the Lone Star state.
 Hal Fitzpatrick, six-one light heavyweight weighing 175 pounds, is from Austin; Bill McGlothin, l55-pounder, from Corsicana, and Robert Daniel, 127-pounder, from Longvemo.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
Surrender Plane Runs Off Runway Into Ditch

MANILA, Aug. 21-One of the two Jap surrender planes ran off the runway into the ditch on Ie Shima while preparing to takeoff on its return to Tokyo. No one was injured. It. Gen. Kawabe ar rived in Tokyo on the second plane. The first plane was ground ed at Ie Shima overnight and pro- ceeded to Tokyo the next morn ing.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
AIRLINES
PAN AMERICAN AIRWAYS

Arriving on schedule Monday evening the Pan American plane brought the following passengers from Seattle: Virgil Baker, Mar tha Offenbacker, S. Y. Wong, Irene Jackson, Mary Didby and daughter Joan, Judith Melon. From Moses Point were Roy Bradley, Lena Charles, Oswald Moses and Ed Kimoktoaf.
 Departing passengers were Charlotte Patterson and daughter Frances, Joe Hey, Don Wilson, William King and Carl A. John son.
 No flying for Alaska Airlines nor Wien Airlines.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
SANDY MAZEN INJURED BY TEAR GAS BOMB

Sandy Mazen, oldest son of MT. and Mrs. s. David Mazen who has been employed by the USED. was accidentally injured when a tear gas bomb exploded. He is in the Army hospital with blistered face. Ii has not been determined whether any injury has been done to his eyes.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
Russian Troops. On Kuriles

LONDON, Aug. 22- (P A Russian communique tonight said Russian troops had landed on Shumushu, northernmost island in the Kuriles. Soviet airborne troops also landed at Port Arthur and Dairen on the southern tip of Manchuria.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
Coast Guard On Peacetinne Basis In Ten Months

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-(P- The Coast Guard has announced it has begun its discharge pro- gram of returning the service to peacetime basis within ten months.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
L. E. OST VISITING DAUGHTERS IN NOME

L. E. Ost, well known Council ite is visiting in town with his daughters, Mrs. Earl Towner and Mrs. McIvor, and is getting better acquainted with his several grandchildren.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22
3,5OO.OOO Radio Sets This Year

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22-(R- The War Production Board has announced that it estimates three and half million new radio sets may reach the markets by the years end.
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22

Why did you ever leave your last post?"
 Illness"
 What sort of illness?" My co got sick of me"
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22

Legal Blanks at The Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1945-08-22

TYPICA Anna Buzon, a native of Scranton, Pa, selected as the nations typical war work CT, stands beside her machine in the CascO plant at Bridgeport, CCnn., where she turns out fuses for mOrtars and oil bombs for
 the Pacific war.
Evening star., 1945-06-23
Admiral Wilson's Son Killed
In Plane Crash in Florida
Native of District
Saw Service Both
In Atlantic, Pacific

From Yesterdays Late Edition. J
1t. Russell Wilson, jr., U. s. NJ,
son OF Vice Admiral and Mrs. Rus
sell Wilson, lot Hesketh street,
Chevy Chase, Nd, was killed in an
airplane crash at Green Cove
Springs, Fla. yesterday. the Navy
announced today. His father, who
is deputy commander in chief Of
the United States Fleet, was for
merly superintendent Of the Naval
Academy.
1t. Wilson, at the time Of his
death, was an air combat instructor
at Lee Field. Fla.
His wife, who has returned to
Washington, was the former Miss
Jacoba Meier Ranneft, daughter
of Rear Admiral j. E. Meier Ran
neft, naval attache ut the Neither
lands Embassy. They were mar
ried In December, l942. Two sis.
ters also live in Washington. One
is the wife of Comdr. Robert H
Rice, and the other the wife oi
1t. Comdr. T. D. Cunningham.
1t. Wilson, who was born in this
city in 1919, attended various
schools in the United States and
abroad before he entered the Naval
! Academy. While : midshipman hi
Evening star., 1945-06-23
Congress Heights RoIIy
SeIIs>$7,0 900 in Bonds

Series Z War Bonds totaling ST.
900 were sold last night at 4 bond
rally in Congress Heights, sponsored
by the New Moon, community news
paper published by James A. Lemon,
15-year-old high school student, and
the Congress Heights Citizens Asso-
citation.
About 800 persons attended the
rally, held at the Congress Heights
School auditorium. An auction of
captured war eQuipment-rifles. hell
NETS and csnteens from Germany
and Italy-accounted for a large
percentage Of the sales. Tickets to
the July { celebration at the WASH
ington Monument were given for
80 purchases and tickets to. board
the captured German U-boat went
with S25 bonds.
Evening star., 1945-06-23
Gen. Eisenhower Denies
Committing Death Verdict
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
ABILENE. Kans., June 2S.-Gen
Dwight D. Eisenhower yesterday de-
MED . report by Representative
Celler, Democrat. New York, that he
had commuted to life Imprisonment
death sentence imposed on a
Brooklyn private for disobeying the
command of an Army captain.
Mr.. Celler. who said In Washing
ton that he would seek further re-
view OF the case, said the death SEN
tence given Pvt. Samuel Rosenblum
%, had been confirmed by Gen
Eisenhower, but commuted by him
to life imprisonment at hard labor
and dishonorable discharge
Gen. Eisenhower said that he had
asked specifically that any action in
the case be deferred until his return
to Europe.
Mr.. Celler's story, published in the
Paris edition of Stars and Stripes
brought a statement earlier yester-
day from the provost marshars Of
flee in Paris in which q spokesman
said, I'VE have no record to show
that Gen. Eisenhower has taken any
action in the case" but added that
the story was very embarrassing
to the supreme command. Tht
spokesman declined to disclose de-
tails of the case saying it had moi
come up for review.
Evening star., 1945-06-23
British Using New Class
|0f 8,000-Ton Cruiser
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 23.-The British
Navy is using q new class Of light
cruiser known rs the Swiftsure,
one Of which already is in action in
the Pacific, the Admiralty an
nounced yesterday.
Two ships Of the new class have
been commissioned so far-the HMS
Swiftsure under Capt. p. v. Nc.
Laughlin, now In the Pacific, and
the HMS Ontario, which was a gift
from the British government to the
Dominion OF Canada, the announce
ment said.
Tho new cruisers have 4 dis
placement of 5000 tons and were de-
signed for = speed of 81 knots. Arm
ament includes nine 6-inch guns in
triple turrets, ten 4-inch anti-air-
craft guns. and six torpedoes in
triple tubes.
The new ship is larger and faster
than some other types of British
hight cruisers.
Evening star., 1945-06-23
British Deny Persecution
Of SIoyenes in Carinthia
Ry the Associated Press.

BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, June %
The British Embassy declared in
statement today that charges in
the Yugoslav press that reign OF
terror was being carried out against
Slovenes in British occupied Carin-
thia, were without foundation and
were being based on false informa
ton"
The Allied Military Government
In Carinthia Is as anxious as the
Yugoslavs. to wipe out NaN inf1u-
ence there and to abolish the idea
Of pan-Germanism," the statement
said
Answering specific charges that
the British administration in that
area of Austria had arrested numer-
Gus Slovenes known for their anti
Fascist convictions, the statement
said that of the 1872 arrests made in
Carinthia up to June on security
grounds all but So were officials un-
der the Nazi regime and only six
were Yugoslavs. All the Yugoslavs
had been employed by the Germans
1t was explained, -...-
Evening star., 1945-06-23
More Of lupe ve|ez's s
Mementos Auctioned
By the Associated Press.

0y tne Associated press.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, June q
The mementos of Lupe Valez were
auctioned in her luxurious garden
yesterday, ranging from s57, 800
worth OF jewels and furs to dust
mops, pancake turner's and potato
mashers.
Mrs. Buck Jones, widow of the
cowboy movie actor, bought two
diamond bracelets for l5,40O. Ezio
PIMA, the opera singer, made 4 top
bid Of $3.50 for a giant square-cut
diamond ring.
Nearly 400 bidders or onlookers
three-quarters of them women
gatheled on the lawn behind the
Spanish-type mansion where Lupe
the fiery Mexican film star, killed
herself December IA. The home
and furnishings were auctioned
Thursday.
A chinchilla cape sold for 81 500
sable coat for $500 and its
matching sable muff for 5000.
Evening star., 1945-06-23

ranking officers being fiown from
Europe for a welcome home" cee-
bration in Pittsburgh Monday.
Gep. Reokord commanded the 29th
Division OF Maryland. Virginia and
District Guardsmen for eight years
until January, 1912. when he was
transferred to headquarters OF the
Sd Corps Area in Baltimore. The
following May he was named COM
manding general Of the redesignated
Sd Corps Command.
Few National Guard or regular
Army officers are better known In
Washington. At Fort George 9
Meade, Md, ne headed the 29til
Division at the start of the re-
armament program. trained it to q
high state OF efnciency. and COM
manded it through its period OF
Federal induction:
Age prevented Gau. ReSkord from
remaining with the Division when
it went overseas. --------
For his services as chief OF the 80
Corps Area, Gen Reckord was
awarded the Oak Leaf Cluster to
the Distinguished Service Medal,
which he had won as commander
OF the l15th Infantry in, France
during the World War. ,..s. -.
Evening star., 1945-06-23
Mrs. Gertrude 5. Scott
Dies in Erie lPa.l Home

Mrs. Gertrude Gardner Scott, "a
native Of the District, died Mon-'
day at her home In Erie, Pa, where
she has, lived for the past 20 years.
Mrs. Scott was the daughter or
the late Maj. and Mrs. Charles Ts,
Garner. Maj. Gardner, who served
IN the Civil War, Is buried In Ar
lington Cemetery. A graduate uf,
Gardeh Hospital School of Nursinss !.
MRS. Scott was the widow Of VIA:
liam S. Scott. She leaves two sisI;
tiers, Miss S. Alny Gardner, 1921.
Massachusetts, avenue NV. and
Miss Helen w. Gardner of Calls
1ornia. Funeral services and burial
were held in Erie. u