Mt Pleasant News, The (Newspaper) - May 10, 1947, Mt Pleasant, Iowa Friday Friday sight 41 at noun Saturday THE Mtf PLEASANT NEWS Weather fur In west and increasing cloudiness In east portion tonight showers Sunday No Ill MT PLEASANT IOWA SATURDAY EVENING MAY 10 1917 By Carrier per week TCv Mail HO HAP NEWS BEHIND THE NEWS BIT Contributed by King Mtt Reproduction In whole or la pvt forbidden Grandma Held fn Arsenic Plot frail kindly faced great-grandmother ter 77 described as a God fearing church going today was in- by a Wayne county grand Jury on charges of attempting to murder her and granddaughter by putting arsenic in their milk Her alleged victims had stood by ANS have been getting a bad and no one seems to know why The delay in congressional ment of their program bestirred j cUm yet there has been no criticism of their program Their union reform went through the house overwhelmingly 3 to 1 and opposition mustered only 17 votes Tuesday 1 to 6 to delay the senate Their tax reduction and economy programs are popular and are nearing final passage Yet it is sary Mr Truman whose associates i her and taken her into their home lo live after she was acquitted last October of a charge of murdering her great-grandson Donald Martin 3 with arsenic poisoned milk Two charged the worn and wrinkled farm woman with ad- ministering arsenic with intent to kill and murder to Mrs Mary ton 47 and her daughter recently a high school queen contestant Back in Same Cell Mrs Winter's bond set at but she remained in jail where she has been held since her arrest April 30 She is ill the same cell where she imperturbably sat in a rocking chair for nearly four months lost year until freed after trial in the Martin boy's death Ally W Mills who announced the return of the ments said the defendant would be arraigned May 20 before Circuit Judge J Caswell Crebs Conviction oh present charge against her carries a statutory ishment of from one to 14 years im- prisonment Measure threaten a veto of these measures now currently reported to be increasingly popular in- the Several republican senators talking over this political phenomena at n senate restaurant lunch the other day reached some surprising conclusions TICE WASHINGTON NEWSPAPER reporters ons said are all members of a the American Newspaper Guild and can hardly avoid slanting their hews to the union side and against the republicans No diabolical plotting was seen in The ers are human When a attacks or lo one of privileges of their organization naturally they might think tills is much bigger than a speech by a senator advocating union This is where their hearts lie Thus congress is or more on the other side the contest looks like a proposition in the press and on the radio with tile union opposition getting a little the better of the play Another reason was advanced The republicans have trying to lay groundwork for the return of the country to a peacetime basis whereas the nation has been for many years perhaps on a basis Mr Roosevelt kept something going every minute and something more sensational the next minute First it was war in politics groups and classes nnd finally war on the battlefield Against such a constant i ferment on a hurry-up background the republicans look slower than they are and the impatient press has been needling them they agreed A THIRD REASON was suggested Some forth clippings Irom their papers indicating the political action pressure groups were engaged in a planned batter undercover campaign to add to confusion and actively promote for Mr Truman and berate the republicans The work of ally bitter smear artists was not noticeable for the time since election in the usual paper columns containing letters to the editor Excessive attacks with un- reasonable accusations against any re- publican Taft especially or any re- publican action frequently appeared and indicated many editors must be unwary of the nature of the contest going on here The senators concluded they as re- They'll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Ratio IPF MER S MORE v SIGH NOW PLAV 1 SPENT ON SIX TAKE MV OH AMD DO you ME HAD THEN THE SCORE sY READER THAT UPPER DRIVES A THE GUV HE'S OWNS HALF OF THIS JOINT AMD A COUPLE OF LAUNDRIES NOT MARRIED OR SHED Be INS THE DOUGH THE THE JOHN WON'T CARFARE HOME WATCHING A BROTHER CHUMP GO FOR THE VIA THE ROUTE TO HARRy MADISON SQ N V Wide Variety of Events On IWC Calendar Groups Meet W S of church met Florence Lee Wednesday 23 members and one were ent Mrs Edgar Conard INFORMAL MAY DANCE AT GOLF CLUB An informal May will be held the Wednesday May 14 at Golf and with Mrs Country club Doc Lawson at his afternoon electric organ will furnish the music LUNCHEON AND The new charge that Mrs Winter poisoned her relatives was filed had charge of the perio a chemical analysis of a m India BRIDGE AT GOLF CLUB nen from Marjorie Burton showed 2 of a grain of arsenic had caused her merits were served by the committee of Mrs Viola Trueblood Mrs Florence become violently from Trueblood Mrs Florence Lee Mrs ng her home about three Belle Morrison Mrs Edna Hartley and weeks ago Six Oilier Deaths Probed Mills said suffered illness afler drinking milk from same bottle a few hours before A com Mrs Grace Brunswig The W S C S of the Methodist I Beaux Arts Ball Successful Event The first Beaux Arts costume ball held at the Iowa Wesleyan gym by Kappi Pi honorary art fraternity was a successful event with a large ber of students and several from town participating Decorations were outstanding Art students under Prof Carl Mrs Wilfred Hoaglin won high score and Mrs B E Seeley second j had done work Paris ana high at the bridge games held after carnival scenes were featured while held their meeting at the 1 Wednesday members and 2 visitors were the luncheon at the Mt Pleasant Golf and Country club Friday afternoon A short business meeting was held BRIDGE Winter was signed by plaint against Mrs IThe Program on The Women of the ed by her son-in-law was by Mrs Carolyn of MEETS Mrs Janus O'Connor entertained overhead a low ceiling had been vided by the use of paper strips from balcony lo balcony During intermission Jack langio was Master of Ceremonies of floor show Those on the floor show program included Colleen playing two original piano Gerald Burton husband and father of Refreshments were served by the Friday Bridge club Friday boogie numbers Gordon Rhodes sang he alleged victims Mrs Winter submitted quietly to ar- rest on the new poisoning charge but declared she couldn't see how body could even such a Six deaths in Mrs Winter's in the last 25 years were in- by authorities following the poisoning of little Donald who was ound to have 4.5 grains of arsenic n his stomach Bodies of three vere exhumed and analyses showed traces of arsenic in bodies of Iwo but no charges were filed in these J O and Mrs Short jning Bridge was played at three Mrs Luella Sharp of Mt Pleasant j tables and Mrs William Alvine Anniversary and I Oot Plenty of Dean was a guest of Mrs Mary VanDorin ceived high score Mrs Robert Frances Moser gave a tap dance Wednesday second and Mrs Leo Kennedy followed by a reading The Face Ion and Mrs Merrill Hoelzen publicans were with a MEDICAL MISSIONARY WILL CONDUCT SERIES OF MEETINGS HERE Dr Mine Ross Brawner M D who is now in Des Moines in connection with the National Christian Teaching political action venture which did not Mission will hold a series of meetings public here at the Church of the Open Bible Dr Brawner head of the Bible training school for the Church or tne Open Bible in Melbourne Australia has been a medical missionary in the South Pacific for nearly years Home now on furlough who is 70 years old expects to return to the mission field Mrs Fern Heading and son of Refreshments were served the Barroom by Jack sas Mo arrived Thursday tor the close of the evening Guests were Mrs Joe Virden Mrs j Later in the evening outstanding Lenart Bergdahl Mrs Basil costumes were chosen First prize was awarded to the couple Pete and Joy Habel Second prize was awarded to the couple Andrew Kraus and Irene Mauley Judges in the contest Dr J W Tail Mrs Ida and Mr ano Mrs C R Atwell Guest of honor was Mrs E Lines a visit with her sister and family Mr and Mrs Elmer Lamb The regular meeting of the Salem Woman's club was held in their rooms Thursday afternoon The rooms had been redecorated and the members occasion KAY OLSON KITCHEN SHOWER meeting in the morning for this pose followed by a noon luncheon 16 members were present and reports Miss Kay Olson was honored at a kitchen shower Friday evening at the C Van Brussel home with Mrs Robert were given on the County convention Lichtenheld of this by Mesdames Ann May Garretson Almeta Simkin Ruth city and Mrs wera Mrs Hazel Hine Prof Royce Chambers of Ft Madison as and Mrs H L Wilkey Mrs Paul i man and Edna Walz The program A hostesses McCoid and Mrs K C McCoid consisted of papers Sunrise Service in Nature's Cathedrals by Miss Frances Mosher Scenic Spots of by Mrs Mabel Johnson and Iowa The Garden Spot of America by Mrs Shellman appear on ths surface in speeches -or statements and they I wondered what to do about it They remembered that the CIO political groups aid not go out of business are still spending sums in the millions for of the but are quieter about They were inclined to lay their troubles their difficulty of an unsatisfactory press to tills source rather tlian to Mr Truman or Hie democratic although naturally the crats would they could ANNE WRIGHT MORRIS MARRIED IN GEORGIA Amie Wright Morris daughter of Mrs Clark Morris and Jacob Boris Berlin son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Berlin of New York were married Saturday afternoon April nl St Mark's Episcopal church SANSOUCI LUNCHEON TUESDAY musical game emphasizing musical heard at weddings was played The guests then enjoyed the open her variety of lovely and useful gifts At the close of the evening the hostesses served delicious ments TWO WILLS ARE ADMITTED TO PROBATE Commencement events at Iowa leyan feature a of en- and addresses this year Opening the series of events is the play Out 31 is crowded with business sessions and social affairs Sunday June 1 is baccalaureate Sunday with dent Stanley B Niles giving the mon and commencement on Monday will feature a famous Wesleyan Dr Edward Ident elect of Iliff School of Theology Denver Colo J The schedule of May 29 Week Piny His Night May Business Meeting Trustee Business Meeting Closing Chapel Speaker Rev Ar- thur P Keast Superintendent District Trustee Luncheon Alumni Tea Alumni Banquet Dance June Service at Chapel Speaker President Stanley B Niles Pan Hellenic Tea Mrs Prank home Fraternity Meetings Sorority lings Class Meetings Phil Banquet Harlan Hotel ft Chi Phi silon Banquet Hershey Hall June at Chapel Speaker Dr Edward R president-elect Iliff School of ology Denver Colo Action Late Next Week Is Expected Washington D C hope of passing its labor before late next week but was confident of turning back a democratic effort lo replace the ure with a milder version Senator Murray democrat of Minn and ten other democrats blasted GOP hopes of sending the to conference for a compromise with the harsher house measure Monday or Tuesday by the last minute introduction of a substitute Their move came after the senate adopted without a record vote an amendment unions with communist officers The action came oni an amendment already in the house offered by Senator McLellan democrat of Ar- kansas Call For Renewal Of Korean Talks Moscow Russia Soviet Union called today for a renewal of talks on the basis of an ex- change last year between the American and Soviet commanders in that area The communist newspaper Pravda said the commanders had reached an agreement that would permit the resumption of the allied joint Found On Charge In Wife's Death Ottumwa la jury of eight women and four today found Arthur Tarr 54 farm hand and ing house worker guity of slaughter in connection with tho death of his wife last December 20th The jury returned the verdict at a m after being out since p m yesterday Tarr was accused of fatally cutting Ills wife Nettie 38 in- his room over a local tavern He was indicted for first degree murder efforts to form visional Korean democratic ment Taken by Death It was reported thai Soviel foreign Molotov had reminded tary of State Marshall of this ment in a letter lasl Wednesday In the stale ment said n lengthy Soviet note on the Korean issue had been received and was being studied The commission has nol mel since a year ago Thursday when United William Wellman resident wesl of Ml Pleasant died Friday ing at Memorial hospital Several relatives survive including Isabelle Wellman a daughter employed in Mb Pleasant Funeral services will be held at the Cookes Funeral Home Sunday after- noon at Burial will he in Forest Home cemetery ENROLL KINDERGARTEN PUPILS FOR NEXT FALL TRAVEL CLUB The closing meeting of Travel Club The April and May committees of OFFICERS Souci were hostesses to the bers and a few guests at a one o'clock I luncheon at the home of Mrs Charles Dyall members year Qn J E The the luncheon buffet style and then stated at small tables which were attractive with Mrs spring flowers A short business meeting im held Mrs w E carter the president conversation Hostesses were Florence s- E- Lines J E in the United Stales Iwo weeks wedding trip to Mass They will spend the summer at REGISTER Eighth grade pupils from to help such a cause of publicanism along A FOURTH REASON they their own organization Un- questionably pressures are afoot to get Uio old isolationist versus inter- fight going among the re- publicans although both sides of that question actually arc obsolete ally no issue of isolation or tion is Wo are In Europe up to our necks or higher Our chosen frontier Is not the Line as Mr ones said now Greece and Turkey which arc much The frontier was chosen nearly unanimously and Yet visible efforts are being made to a Interventionist wing vaguely ft wing on Issue which Is not wedge la being driven tho current publicity Elizabeth mother some groups on tlw assumption that the foundation level and Mrs Belittle opened tho meeting and the following during which the club voted to donate were elected for the coming to the American Cancer drive Mrs Wilson Ervin afternoon was spent James S Hanaphy left his estate to James C Jones and Laura Katherine Jones by the terms of his will ad- mitted lo probate at the courthouse here Friday Parents are asked by Mt Pleasant school officials to enroll kindergarten States and Soviet representatives pupils for next fall now in order came hopelessly deadlocked over the j plans for the class next fall may be procedure for consulting made Already -15 have been registered Other's should be enrolled by either telephoning the superintendent's of- fice or contacting one of the grade school House Votes vice-president Mrs M j secretary nnd treasurer Mrs Charles The will made Jan 23 1947 vided that his estate should go to his wife if she survived him However she passed away a few weeks ago and vision was made that in event of her estate go to the Jones The court set forth thai will by Birdie Glashine Margarel Ford and George O Van Allen revoked the will of 1938 which gave the to his wife without further provision Will Scharlz lefl her estate as the terms of her will made in 1934 and witnessed by S W Washington D C INS Only a few final details remained ironed PRIZES TO MOTHERS AT BASEBALL GAME At the Goats baseball Woods Hole Cape Cod Mass nnd of Ulc nt September will return to hl h school N Y where the groom will resume his studies at college rural ML the famous and on to Yellowstone for next a constant series of the the Schantz and Wilbur Schantz were named executrix and executor of the will out by congress today before thc Greco-Turkish aid is sent to the white house for President Truman s game here Sunday afternoon prizes signature probably early next week will be awarded to the oldest mother The senate will receive thc present and to the youngest mother passed by the house 287 to 107 present Monday and decide whether to accept The VFW team will appear in the minor changes made in the new uniforms measure which the upper j chamber approved 08 to 23 on April Marriage 22nd Senate acceptance of the house amendments would send the to the white house without further delay Otherwise a conference committee A marriage license was Issued at the courthouse Saturday to Charles Gentil 72 and Mrs Frances R 68 bolh of Mt Pleasant would work out a compromise which A fl would be submitted lo senate 22 house for final approval tne T Any who failed to register should fuli lnc the and Supl C A Collrell at an early sublime NOW 142 MILLION population of were shown by Charles Decker who United Stales Thursday was The republican senators did nolj Mr nnd Mrs John Ewart and delighted the members with his al 142 million by J C Capt know the solution for their ily cf Cedar and Mr and Mrs and humorous descriptions of director of the bureau of census tho group In order plans may be made Colored portraying tho la somehow less completely for union bus routes next fall reform than oilier group breath-taking beauty of Ihls region lies but considered luncheon awl family of the places shown The figure was reached he said on highly successful for discovering will spend Mothers Day with Mrs Delicious refreshments were served census samplings nnd shows a rapid what the current publicity Elizabeth mother of John by the hostesses assisted by Mrs increase over tiie 131 million Van Allen tion In 1940 TODAY'S MARKETS Chicago 111 lop steady cahes 100 steady good and choice steers steady medium I choice lambs for Cattle I Hogs Sheep I LOCAL MARKETS Sweet No 1 No 2 Heavy Leghorn Olson 23 both of Ml Pleasant Fined Long was fined nnd costs In the court of Mayor J W Moxley recently after Long allegedly struck Allie Hndson and knocked him down HOSPITAL NOTES Mr nnd Mrs R F or are the parents of n daughter Friday Admitted Friday Mrs Elmer of Salem nnd J T Dismissed Friday was Mrs Paul Strohman was admitted Snt- and Mrs Clyde were dismissed Friday
