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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - April 3, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sugar 12 - Mch. 16-May 31 yTT^I^MT 'IM ^ (Each stamp, Five pounds) " ■ ^ ■—■ Coffee 26 - Mar. 22-Apr. 25 H H H (Each stamp, I pound) m ^ MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I - - - Until Apr. 12 Fuel Oil 5 - - - Until Sept. 30 (Each stamp, ll gallons) Gasoline 5 - Mar. 22-May 21 VOL. LXXI, No. 78SATURDAY, APR. 3, 1943 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Attempts To Clear Nine Nations To Phases of Local Attend Conference Rent Regulations Tin- government regulations control ling n uts now set rn to be well understood by nearly all the landlords and in.ants ii. this Ana according to C A Gabelirte, Acting Rent Director. H< Ai ver, there air rome mimndc -. landings which should b»- cleared up arid then* aie also .some recent amendments which Mr. Gabehne would like to announce aiel explain. sale of Property One general maunder tanning concerns the sale of proper y There is no r< strict u n bv the CPA on the alc Prehident Expected To Address Opening Session price of real e tate »> sale if the eviction ii involved. However, if to if move a tenant I to occupy the proper! icquired tile prop has 20 met pure on the term- or a ie nan is not purchaser plans cause he wishy.-luniM'lf and lit tv since October 1942. two requirements must I I Payment oi on*-third of ti base price must be made beforf certificate I s sued by Three moi alice of ti author izing he Aiea ll fhs must pal e certificate forced to va ‘vielion will bint Du et-tor. 2 after the i>su-lefore the ten- Wa-tm.gtnn. D. C. <INS> Final p;e|>ara if.ms were being ma <* today for the United Nations food confer ence which is expected to be held at Hot Spring Va.. April 27th Russia ann eight other of lie Unit' Nation.- have already accepted President Roosevelt's inv.tation to at end the conference on the subject of a . rid food production and dis ribution and the commercial and financial angles of such a program. President Roosevelt is expected to addn vs the opening session. The nations which so far have agreed to at end the meeting, in adit ion to Russia are Britain. China Australia, New Zealand. Panama Paraguay Uruguay, and the Dominican Republic. Four Flays Liven At Iowa Wesleyan am if our >ne-ac piay- Other Evictions Where a landlord owned a pr before October 20 1942 h*- may r the tenant when he wishes to * the promises hansel! by follow ii ope em Dr irtme IC fssf P raining ever, a 11-a -fin quired the re* and a w it an rem' •or rn t*.I i wing a tenai ny other reason, it the removal notice if winch removal is >py of the no? ice shall be sent to -lie Rent Office within one day A ten day notice is he shortest that may bi given on any grounds except for nonpayment of rent. In this case only e, three day notice is required Services and I ut future Essential services equipment and furniture mu vt :»*main unchanged a.-. long a a tenant I. in occupancy. Add-i? ion-* or subtractions may bf- made only with the consent of the tenant or in cer ain ca.vs of hardship and then only after a petition to the Rent Director i es uhs in approval of such change When a landlord Granges vices Hi duct ons 11tis - libs services, crease ii cc up . pc • vi ion n! a v * a 11It ob- K *** -* 014 ruction oHow - Tlid til■ th ii * Corn rad*is re formerstate* dent. It7 M. ti ted Friday night at th'- col-: by the Iowa Wesleyan i cf Speech* under the suit D. Waldo Braden. The ome-dies, were under the di-s udcnts, : play rn the program was ’ All" by Eleanor Star key.• Pleasant High school stu-< va directed by J'an Ogren. | lea ll!i'd • Her Lady", played Score Direct Hits On Jap Vessels They’ll Do It Every l ime - ah ! th I s is the y / PATTE CLM I WANT. \ I'LL TAKE A HAlP ( VAGO-NO,THREE-( EIGHTH^ OF AVARD \ WILL BE ENOUGH V TOR. NOW. look at Block- w BUSTER Pulling the a place apart ten to lr one shell want Y THAT DELIVERED’ f first she Blitzes) > ' E GOODS-THEN f IE'LL WANT A DISCOUNT BECAUSE i THE STUFF IS All/ - SOILED- Double Murder And Suicide Is Verdict Soldier Fat ally W ounds Two Women, Shoots Self I ii Double murder Okla. (INS ,.j,i triride w th< verdict of police o ay . f er investigating the death* ti I• women and a man in a Tulsa office building late yesterday. 'lh - victims were Austin Branseum, 'I, a I rmrr Tulsa county deputy sherif, Mr Gladys Echols, his former wife and Miss Neele Cone, her roommate, I cli U. S. Bombers In Attack On Enemy Ships Concentration In Southwest Pacific Uni el Nations Headquarters in Airaralia (INC)—- American Flying Fortresses and Liberator bombers heavily attacked a concentration of Japanese warships and cargo vessels ! off New Ireland, .scoring direct hits on ice r-aid Branseum. who joined and damaging near misses on sev- he rmy several months ago, returned eraj rafters, an official communique rn his f.st furlough Friday and went sai<;1 today o the oil company offices where Mrs.) bomb btts on two of the esti- hcls worked. An argument follow- mated 13 naval and merchant vessels d and when he threatened her with a were indicated by two large explosions. un. rn ran to Miss Cone’s office The seedier fellowed and shooting, authorities alleged. After fatally wounding the two wo-mrn. he fired one shot through his head. C min gar*-' O’Di-an, who falling un-1 influence of ’’Stevanski", a 1 played by Howard Ferrel. that she and her maid Anna.’ by Doris Ward, should bi Com- I ’in Strangely enough, this does i. to he maid aud after Ste-I projx'si ins -•share the wealth"' wealth bGn® Her Lady’: pearhsi Her Ix*dy al o decides it i tx Her to ii vert to their original stat FOR Retreats on Ban on Press At Food Parley WITH our BOYS in THE More Local Farms SERVICE rr s< j pi i • _j To Get Electricity For War Production one aboard a ship of 10.000 tons ar ; began another on a 6 000-ton ship. The latter when last observed was nettling by •he bow. The Japanese vessels, including destroyers, cruisers and an estimated 40.000 tons of merrtiant ships, were db poised aion; the coast of New Ireland of! the harbor of Kavieng. The assault, one of the biggest long range operations in he southwest Pa- - j cific theater by heavy Flying Fortress- athletic banquet was held es and Liberators was carried out at Banquet Held at M infield School V ct I LftK I plan i T wa direct ic! by I l:ot‘ dwelling urn is vaca may. of course, make any ie wi sh es sri furniture or nerts : (quired lo report such rc,-within ten days and where he antiaily increas'd J urn rf ureor lie may petition for an m-r< nt on that ground. Im Teased OnUpani v Rooming house owners who rent to an operating tenant may petition for a higher rent if then has been a substantial increase in the number of roomer since January I 1941 Th< same ground for adjustment also applies to landlords whose tenants sublet portions of the premises. Registration Ail persons who are collecting rent* for the firs’ time, for any type of dwelling unit, arc cautioned that every f '.ond play 4 A Pai tic M by W R Walk!-Duothv V'-nell Dick Buxton and Erma Jacobson played the rolls of two visitors a if party given at a lunatic a y!urn. Each thought the other was one of the mmaL make hem (eel at ea-e Tile res uh was amusing. ind<ed, and embarrassing when they each found the other wa* only playing”looney.” The third play. “References Recur (c. by May Belleville Brown was Washington, b C. — Under heavy tire in and out of the a dm mist ra-ition. President R xrovi t today wa I J engaged in a strategic retreat from his proposal to bar rn wdiaper report* 1 crs from the impending ailtid food conference and succeeding allied conferences en rehabilitation, finance'-. J ahd minerals of Luna-1 Three administration public rela-* lions spokesmen— Stephen I Earlv, White He use press secretary; Linier Davis, office of wsi information <h-rector, and Byron puce, director of censorship denied thai < dr tor* -had nd attempted to*bcen requested not to semi reporters to cerer the food meeting, which will open April 27. Tile quest! r s were prompted by t ie repoithat administration officials had advised editors not to send staff men to cover tho conference but to rely on Fa: aim? Idaho.—Charles W. fchr-hart, son of Samuel Ehrhart, 514 If mlin street, Mt. PU a ant, Iowa, is a new recruit to begin raining in one The LU at the school building Thursd y even- dUhk Thursday. mg Dr. H. C. Mayer, president of, . . Pa, ans col*, at Fairfield. aas th, Arti„ery poun<|8 ((-aker. Alo on the program was a )1- i Robert Johnson, short talks by Nazi Tank FoFCCS Coach Lon Hunter. Captains Keith Allied Headquarters in North Africa A greater number cf farms engaged of the camps at this Naval Training in livestock, dairy and poultry produc- Station recently. lion in this area are now eligible for H!-.iq:.• Malcolm Mason. Keith Kong- His training period will consist of a electric service as a result of the War afcl< and Lyic yin Vranken, and a solo thorough schooling in the Navy meth- Production Board’s recent lowering of b% Mayne Counter. Harold Davis was . today at Nazi tank forces charging up od* of seamanship/ discipline, phys!- the minimum number of animal unit mi,!er 0f ceremonies. The banquet I the Gafsa-Gabes road at the lower end cal fit net > and other factors that go required from ten to five, according to nv ,j uas serVed by FTA. cf the Tunisian battle zone and knock- 'INS)—American artillery in hill positions east cf El Guettar blasted away into the making of a good Navy man j Supt. Warner A Russell, of the S. E. JU | Iowa Cooperative Electric association Farragut, Idaho.— C harles Wayne The WPB and y s D partment of Sand el I, .>on of W. H Sandell, 610 E Agriculture, in announcing the rn a Maili St.. Los Gatos. Calif., has re-lflve animal unit minimum, said it will per cd fo this U. 8 Naval Training bring electric service Within the reach of small farms and is designed to increase food production. Forms eligible for service under WPB's liberalize-'? ->e directed by Helen Simons. In thi*, government handouts for news of the play Mary Kay WelL and Laura Nor- * parley. The request, according to re-Tis .portrayed two club women in the ^ ports, was circulated in a memoran-readmg loom of a public library seek- j durn for editors, approved by Davis and mg program material for their club.; Early. Elda Gabeline played ne part of the| Pretest by Editors Reported library attendant The audience j The advise to let the government found very amusing the amazing fund : handle news of the conference report- S ta ti on this week During the weeks lie is in training at Ijie natron located in the beautiful I a We coon’ iy of N'Kthern Idaho, he will be taught the fundamentals of ox seamanship and undergo intensive physical hardening. Wa Visiting with their parents. Mr. and Mr John Geiger, of Mt. Pleasant, and with relatives in Burlington are Eugene f eiger and Warren s. Geiger, both now -erviug wJh the United States navy. G> ne. who is a f .rmer employe at the Iowa Ordo nee plant, and a hospital apprentice, first class, enlisted last July He is now- on a 10-day leave The Junior Woman’s club held guest cd out of acticn. at the school building Thursday even-; The battle of American guns and im- The meeting was held in the as- Nazi armour raged near the junction ; emily nom The Woman’s Mission-; of the Oafsa-Gabes and Kebili roads ary society of the United Presbyterian as allied forces maintained heavy pa-chureh met Thursday afternoon at the j trot actions against the Germans and home cf Mrs Rose Rickey. 'Italians, over the entire front. fc-.t Ha?old Farr and wife of Fort Britain’s fest army in the north I rwis. Washington are spending his 12 pushed steadily eastward and over-vice connection regulations are those d furlough at the Leslie Farr home came axis opposition in a push toward {went. of town. Sgt. Farr is a member; Mate ur and the enemy held naval , of the field artillery. j base at Bizerte. ,lowed an extension up to 500 feet un- R^hard Underwood is now the pro-i Further progress of the first army Ider WPB regulations. Another animal ictor (;t wimpy’* Pantry Bernice forces was ann mired in a communi-unit is required for each additional IOO 'Nplson and Maxine Barwick i re em- que from headquarters of General feet. The maximum extension allowed _ i Dwight D. Eisenhower winch ss id that near existing rural power lines. A farm with five animal units is al- frora his duties at the naval hospital, I Mrs. Wayne, | edly drew violent reaction from editors, j Portsmouth. Va such unit mu. I be registered within vl8°rou-s n<xi" "‘f -^rs- C°ok. por rayed thirty' days. If a new tenant is obtained in a previously registered hous, of misinformation of portrayed by Mary Kay Wells and tnelwho feared an encroachment on the Hopping hat which accentuated the1 freedom of the American press. They ’ were reported to have said that by by Lsura Norris muzzling the pross and by ftrclng The fourth and last play ‘ Madam handouts into news columns the ador apartment, a “Change of Tenancy President ’ b' Wallace Action was di- j ministration would destroy the present rented by Helen Van Brussel, Any cooperation of the channels of infor-long suffering husband who has at- * mation with the government, if not tempted lo road the paper and at the1 throttle freedom of the pre*', same time carty on a conversation j Tile move to impose stricter censor* with his wife will appreciate the char- j ship on the press also was viewed w ith in congress. Members of R port". signed by he tenant, is to ne Alf d within five days. These registrations and report* should be submitted to the Area Rent Office, Farmers and Merchants Bank Building in Burling on. and anj one who has any questions on problems pertaining to rent control is urgently invited to get in touch with the Area Office. A represenative ol the Area Office is on hand at the College Gym in Mt. Pleasant. Iowa, every Wednesday afternoon from one to five for the convenience of the people In Mt. Pleasant and vicinity. DOROTHY LAMOUR WILL BE MARRIED acterization of Phillip Spangle given suspicion by Jack Ham. Any wife who has at- j congress were not only concerned with rompted to carry on a conversation the threat of government control of with her husband while he is hidden .news but also over violation :f the tra-behind the newspaper will appreciate j ditior.al American policy against secret and symathize with ’he characteriza•, treaties. tion of Victoria Spangle, given by Jan- ’ The position taken in many cloak-lce Grover. , room discussions was Hint secrecy in All of the plays were well done and international relations, execution of were enjoyed by the audience. I treaties behind closed doors, and im- I position cf heavy restrictions on the NEWS FROM HOME > press are as foreign to the American way of life as they are common among |nations this country is fighting to save 1 such freedoms. Washington. D C.—A breath of air \ ___ from his own main street—a letter I Warren hospital apprentice, second (Class, is having a 14-day leave from a naval hospital, Pensacola. Fla. Prior to his enlistment last August he was employed in the offices of the Na-tional Biscuit* company, in Burlington. Th;* is the first time that the broth-rs have seen each other since entering service. % rn Keith McAllister of Mt. Union has been ront from Jefferson Barracks, Mo., to Carbondale. 111. His new adores* is: Pvt. Keith R McAllister. A. A. F. 69th College Tng. Detach. S. I N. U.. Anthony Hall. Carbondale, IU. without special permission from WPB is 5,000 feet. I f Animal units are computed on the basis of livestock on hand and also on the year’s estimated production of livestock for market. Each of the following counts as one animal unit Livestock on hand - - one milk cow. IO head of cattle, other than milk cows and feeders. 30 breeding ewes, 3 brood sows, 75 laying hens, 40 turkev s or geese; estimated livestock produced er year for market - - 20 cattle in feed lot, 160 lambs in feed lot. 30 feeder pigs. 600 broiler chickens, 250 chickens not broilers. 125 turkeys or geese. ployed there. Dr L I Weis ot uu" * pre- 1 allied patrols were active en all fronts. idled at the fourth quarterly confer-1 The communique made ne mention once of the Methodist church which of the tank and artillery engagement v s held Sunday. Harry R salter, in the El Guettar sector, but front line Ralph Ar nholt and Joe Johnson were ispatches said that American assaults elected trustees* Ralph Beattie and to smash a Nazi counter attack there Uteri Snell were elected to the board still 'Ade in progress. cf stewards. Guy Deal wasw named lay ------— Ii Ider Weston Grape was named lav Army MoVfiS d*sate to the annual conference, with c. J-l Cnrw,r(l Eva Freeman as alternate The church JiCoUliy I urwaiu Moscow. Russia (INS’—The Red rmy’s of tensive in the Kuban territory of the west Caucasus moved stead- FORMER RESIDENT HERE TAKEN BY DEATH board voted to raise the ministers salary $100. Mr and Mrs. Joe Wilson will spend th- week end here with his mother. My ,odav »» ttu' h«h c“n" Mrs L M Wilson. They are enroute mand announced in a special combo San Pedr:. California‘to make their munhue that Its troop, had regatta* 185,328 square miles ;f territory in the Occupation of several more localities in the Kuban area was revealed ‘FLYER FATIGUE’ CURE Hollywood, Cal. (INS)—Dorothy La- _n_ mc ur, areng queen of the- mov ies, to- ^ ^ck home—can be as SEEKING DONATIONS FOR day confirmed per approaching marri- l>°tent fo a flyer as a whiff ct oxygen; age to irmy rapt William Ross How-I at high altitude In overcoming “flyer ard, III, member of a prominent Balli- [ fMiguo. more family. The marriage will be the second for both. ARSENAL BUSY ON POISON GAS - - -JUST IN CASE TRENTON AUCTION This is the view of Lt. Col. David! Donations are sought for the Red |B Dill, formerly of the Harvard uni* j Cross auction sale which will be to Herbie Kay. the orchestra leader. 890 MINERS IDLE Denver, Colo.—American troops may never have to resort to gas warfare—it all depends upon the axis—but the United States is ready if necessary. Johnny Doughboy's clothing is im pregnated with a secret material to proven: injurious burns from a sudden gas attack, and he is equipped with a topnotch mask. The chemical warfare .service backing * up troops with the latest gases and means of using them. Tins was disclosed during a visit of newspaper men to the Rocky Miss La mow. formerly was married VP!S!tv fatigue laboratory, and now j beld at the Brick hall at Trenton on associated with the aero-medical labo-! Monday evening, April 5, at eight ratory of Wright field. Dayton, Ohio. I o'clock Anything will br accepted [Mountain „Mn.L north of Denver ■Reports coining from the thea-1 and sold to the highest bidder. The 'erg of war,"' he writes in Air Forces, sale is sponsored bv the Legion Aux-AT ILLINOIS MINE the official magazine of the army ( diary, the U.S.W. and the W.S.C.S. of ______ air forces, ‘‘have led to a revision Trenton, Springfield, 111 (INS)—While 800 of ideas about flyer fatigue.” , ------------- miners in three Springfield coal shafts He said deficient oxygen used to I were idlp. officials of the Illinois Pro- be blamed, but the blame is coming, Big Egg gressive Miners Union made plans to- lo be placed now on “noise, glare, I _ clay to conduct a survey to determine and vibration: worries about a mis- j A goose egg at the Glen Graber if other mines contemplated closing sion; concern over relations with I place, northwest of Mt. Pleasant, at- over coal prices and wage agreements.* associates and superiors, and doubt j traded much attention recently. The President R.C. Solomon of the Pan- about how- things are going at j egg measured 12% inches in cireum- ther Creek Coal company announced heme. i terence the long way and 10% inches the shut down of the three Spring- And one of the most powerful cures the short way. It weighed nearly a field shafts for an indefinite period, he said,, is ‘‘good news from home.” pound. Word has been received of the death of Mrs Arthur Bradford Culh-son which occurred at Omaha. Neb Monday, March 29. Mrs. Culligan w i formerly Miss Ione Jane', daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Janes. Tho Jan? family were residents of Mt. Plea ant many years ago. Mr. Janes having operated a hardware .-'ore here, She w'as a granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs Henry Ambler. r Mr. and Mrs. Cullison are both graduates of Iowa Wesleyan college. Surviving are her husband, Ar thin Cullison, one son, William, who is in the army, stationed at For1 Sill. Okla.. and her mother, Mrs. w. A. Janes, of Colorado Springs, Colo. She was pre ceded in death bv her father. Rev. Tinberg To Be Chaplain For Legislature home. Wilson is in the navy and is being transferred from Arlington, Vir- successful rfinter campaign ginia to California. Mrs. Susie Thomas, who Ins spent ti the regular roon communique the winter months at the \\infield hotel, will return to her home at Olds on Saturday. SON REPORTED MISSING BACK IN SERVICE Mrs. Antonio Wallace of Burlington was happy today after receiving word from ‘he war department that her .-on, previously reported as missing in action, was back in service. Her son, Richard. 18. overseas since last December, left Burlington two years ago with a cavalry unit. The Germans stiffly resisted on the approaches to their locality but our gunners destroyed their block-houses with accurate fire” the communique • aid. Red army troops attacking another German held town under cover rf artiller broke into the enemy garrison and killed 300 Nazis. Although attacks were continued by both sides en the central front and in the Donets river battle area, they were only small scale actions and no important changes rock place during the r’cht, the high command said. HUNTING AND FISHING Double-Barreled Attack Against Sub LICENSES ON SALE London, F-ng. (IN-3)--A doubie- - barreled attack against German stib- All hunting and fishing licenses ex- marine bases on the coast of France. piled April I. New licenses are on sale was made during the night by RAP’ The Rev. Albert C. Tinberg. pastor at tiro County Recorder's office at the bombers which blasted U-boat pens at of the Evangelical Lutheran church of court he use and at Crane’s hardware both Lo; sen* and St. Nazaire, the air Swedesburg, will be chaplain for th store. rn nistry announced today. Iowa Legislature next Tues ay. -— - -- Ei.emj controlled waters wert min Th. Rev Mr -rinsers win go n, -t shattering Blows h> °Hther cra“ °' hr bombe‘ c"1" to the House, where he will deliver . mand. the opening prayer, and then to tiro At ferry I erin IIUll I w pl.* rn wen lie’cd a missing Senate which open* with -in invocn- Cairo, Egypt (INS*—Tao ..hatter- Additional formations of RAE1 tion about five minutes later. mg blows by albert heavy bombers planes were reported attacking the Representative Call Ander on o' against the ferry terminal at Messian, French coast in daylight Observer* --Swedesburg. and a member of th Sicily, were disclosed today in a mid- p. soothe a Finland said large force* Glenn Campbell, chairman cf the Swedesburg church, is serving hi* die-east communique. The first of the of air craft were operating across the •ocal U S.D A war board, announced first term in the House Sena ot H it*-1 two attacks was carried out Thurs- ch roo I and that heavy explosion.- today the discontinuation of rationing lait C. Foster, is likewise of the, day night Bomb bursts were seen in were hra* - f: rn the French side of Tiro first disclosure of what is going on there revealed that the plant Is employing the latest me’hods in producing mustard gas, lewisite, and chlorine. FENCING MATERIALS ARE NOW RELEASED cf all fencing materials. Swedesburg vicinity. J I the terminal area. the channel.

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