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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 1, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news 5b5eji vol. 80, no. 180 these Days by George e. Sokolsky Charity is of the heart one of the grave problems that faces persons of Good will is How to give Charity in an Era of High taxes. Shall one give to the United Thia amalgamated that or shall one select some few particular charities to which one enjoys giving furthermore everybody has had the experience that he gives As much As he can afford to a federation of charities or United Community funds or United Hospital funds or something like that then he continues to receive requests from hundreds of organizations institutions just the same. I know a Man who is. According to my pocket Book a very big giver might be As much As $25,000 a throw. But he was told by one of these organizations that he did not give enough that it was expected that a Man of his wealth would give More to this particular Charity because the fellow who was doing the collecting said so. The heart funds do not go in for federations or United drives.,. A they Are on their own so Are polio expect Tiv slain in Ai to the body of Forrest Teel. 54-year-old of he cancer the main reason in Lilly amp co. Lies slumped in the car in which he was shot to death. The executive of the drug Manu doubt edly is that they get More factoring firm was slain while driving his White Cadillac near a restaurant in Indianapolis. . Money that Way enjoy a great police charged mrs Minnie b Connie Nicholas. 43 a Divorcee with the murder. She was hospitalized or Independence fund raising is thursday night after apparently trying to commit an expensive business a share of it goes to professionals on the theory that the labourer is entitled i to his share. But when one gives j to a Charity there is always the thought that the giver wants to be i sure that the institution gets his Money that it is not dissipated j n route. _ w a a. A v the w. A. Sheaffer pen co. Has dropped plans to go on a four Day Indianapolis. Up it police j work week in september company that the giver no longer has a j today charged a critically ill Dij president w a Sheaffer ii said sense of participation. He might be. Forcee with murder in the alleged thursday night. The announce it. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening aug. 1, 1958 by Carrier 36# per week by Ike urges m be i i no total assets of state Banks Over two billion i is Moines the total asset ? of state chartered Banks on june 23, 1958. Amounted to $2,128,751,078, expect Rea meeting to draw 4,000 hogs lost Hen Flash flood hits near Wayland Way Iani fat hogs Wen flood St Ruck 11 farm five Mil land new note delivered to Khrushchev the annual meeting of the 8, e it was announced today by super a Iowa cooperative electric Assoc intend eat of banking Joe ii or on. Nation tuesday August 5, is expect Stal. This total is the combined As de to bring a crowd of nearly 4,000 j operated h sets of 564 state chartered Banks patrons their families to me the heavy including 162 state Bank offices in Millan Park in it pleasant unless it t Creek t the hogs Drw Vav Iowa shows an increase of j the Rainy weather trend interferes $123,411,042 a 6.15 since june 6, 1957. I the deposits of the Banks on j june 23, 1958, were $1.932.352.108., an increase of $108,562,902 a 5.95 r. T included in the Deposit figures Are demand deposits of individuals j partnerships corporations of $1,058,304,633, an increase of $62,806,171 i when the Flash registration will beam at 9 am ,. J others were sweat the business meeting will open into Funk River Divorcee is charged in slaying my own feeling is that Charity is Over organized in this country Sheaffer pen drops plans for four Day week eleven in miss Rea contest Active in a drive or on a co love Triangle slaying of a wealthy Mittee but actually he does not businessman. Know what it is All about. For mrs. Mimic b Connie Nicholas instance what is the health foundation National 43. Was hospitalized thursday night after she apparently tried to com unusual interest is being shown promptly at 10 . With pres Frank j. Walz presiding president Walz manager Warner a. Russell will give their annual reports Sec. Charles Cowen will read the minutes of the last annual meeting August 6. 1957 treas. N k Hartley will give the financial flow t the los covered b report. 6.31time deposits of individuals partnerships corporations of $637,454,844, an increase of $67,310,387 a 11 80 de j reports of the nominating composite of the states att Divi a Mittee cell Mcgohan. Chem. Rex Sions $200,882,412, a decrease of Mill a Dale Keller. Kenneth Gil-$29,763,405 a 12 90. United states j part Ivo l Funt w. L Hollander government deposits $35,710,219, an j Hardin my is. Carroll Walz increase of $8,209,749 a 29.85. All Woje Given three directors these Deposit figures Are compared we Jagt elected with june 6, 1957 kill loan measure v \ Hington up a presi Eisenhower today asked k1 a Sychev to meet West Leac Kra face to face in the it nations Security Council to get with a indirect aggression just dependent states of the j Middle East. I i new note to the soviet pre a a president suggested that a meeting Start Quot on or about i 12�?� the same Date proposed by stain m new York or some where else but not Moscow. A if such a meeting is Arlt cd the president told k ush Chev t expect to attend us participate i Hope that v u would do the Washington a up House today killed a democratic a sponsored Bill that would have i provided two billion Loans for local anti a lie works projects. By a Roll rail Vot it Dollar m Loans discounts on Juno 23. A miss rur electrification the House a it fun d to it 1958, were $859,565,674, an increase candidates will be introduced to the Seasun As one sees the name it might. Mit suicide by swallowing drugs even look like a government de authorities were unable to question apartment or something set up by her. The Rockefeller or the Fords. Police said she left two info actually it is part of the United Mal wills a note threatening Community funds councils of suicide because of a shattered America. Its object is to distribute Romance with Forrest Teel 54. Funds for health research Etc. J executive vice president of he based on the needs of a the whole Lilly co. One of the nations largest pharmaceutical houses. It looks like another Gigantic a warrant for the divorcees a Money raising institution aimed to finance a great Many already sex rest was signed by police after an investigation. They said notes intent Money raising institutions left by mrs. Nicholas info they May All be Good but the j mation from friends indicated she question arises in my mind How j thought she was being replaced in Many cents of the Dollar i con j Teel s life by a younger woman tribute go to purposes for which in mrs. Nicholas was found in her believed i was giving the Money car parked near a secluded Creek How much goes into Money raising administration. The american heart association insists on going alone because it wants to be free to conduct its research without being bothered about a the whole the heart is a big enough problem for any group. Much has been done in heart surgery that is miraculous but this is a new Art skill requires intensive research. One of the most involved questions affecting the heart is cholesterol about which too Little is known. It will take very profound research world wide study to determine whether cholesterol is manufactured inside the body or is absorbed from food is heart disease principally a food disease like diabetes or Gall bladder failure this research should be continued intensified carried Forward to save lives. The Best though among heart men is that they would prefer to work in their own associations not to be absorbed by any United fund groups. J o o o Many men like to give their Charity Money in one Lump sum let it go at that. They do it for convenience or because they dislike being bothered by a Large number of collectors by receiving All sorts of begging letters but the fact remains that Many groups prefer to have less than to be controlled dominated by the High pressure executives of the United Community funds. The Bank. A Deputy sheriff who discovered mrs. Nicholas said at first he thought she was dead but then noticed tears on her face realized a dead people done to Teel a handsome businessman was found in his car Early thursday dying of gunshot wounds. Police begged Hun to name his assailant for 15 minutes but Teel died without telling. Ment was made at the regular monthly Council meeting Between elected employee representatives i be held tuesday August 5 at me members of the pen company Millan Park management. Or. Sheaffer said he Felt the full we Ork week would be possible be cause of a new sales plan developed by the company for the approaching fall Winter Selling season. A while we can never be absolutely certain of the Success of any particular plan in a Field As competitive As ours we do feel More optimistic for the months ahead Quot he told Council members. Ottumwa Sailor killed in rash Al Centro Calif. Up ii William a Noonan 27. Ottumwa Iowa Sailor was killed thursday when his car ran of i the Highway two Miles West of Here crashed into an eucalyptus tree. The Sailor was attached to the naval auxiliary air station at i Centra. He was Riding alone in the car. Girl killed by car driven by Wayland Man Iowa a City Iowa up ii Carol Ivonne Yoder 3. Rural Iowa City was killed instantly thursday night when she was struck by a car As she ran across the Highway in front of her Home. The Accident occurred on Iowa 1 about 11 Miles South of Here. The Driver of the car Jerry Lee Goodwin 22, Wayland a companion of his Robert Kauffman Wayland escaped injury. Authorities said the child the Wauchter of or mrs. Daniel Yoder was following her Grandfather across the Highway when the Accident happened. No charges had been filed against Goodwin thursday night. Probe break in of morning Sun Bank of $81,829,031 a 10.52- More than j amphitheatre crowd during the m the a miss Rural electrification reported june 6, 1957. Loans on morning session. Afterwards they contest which will be a part of the sealed Corn Oats Beans j will lunch with the judges annual meeting of the s. E. Iowa j amounted to $65,865,737, a decrease j cooperative electric association to j of $3,566,604 Over a year ago. The lunch will be served to All percentage of Loans discounts Southeast Iowa cooperative elec to total assets june 23, 1958. Was Trie association members their 40 38 in comparison with 38.9 j families on the grounds. The local a year ago. Cooperative has gained a wide the Banks held in Cash june 23. Jug pro a it i reputation for their tasty 1958. $334,669,985, an increase of j it speedily served lunch $22,338,171. In United states government obligations direct guaranteed. $646,080,175. A decrease of $7,367,268 from a year ago. Total Cash United states government securities on june 23. 1958, eleven Young ladies have already entered the contest others will be added prior to monday noon when the list will be completed. These girls have been leaders in their High schools participating in Many athletic dramatic musical activities their hobbies Are varied most interesting. Each girl will receive a simulated Pearl necklace for participating in the contest the five girls with the highest scores will win Westinghouse radios. The girls will be presented in bathing suits in the morning lunch with the judges at the Harlan hotel be presented during the afternoon in Street dresses at which time the winners will be announced. The girls who have entered the contest Are Barbara Benjamin. West Point Avis Boughner. Fairfield Shirley Boughner Fairfield Betty Burton Fairfield Mary Dunn. Batavia Norma Edgington West Point Kay Karlene Giese. Hillsboro Larita i Haffner Farmington Penny Kay Lee Fairfield Diane Peterson it pleasant Dorothy Kay Watson Stockport. Session pub of 187-173, consider the even though its democratic Backi i s had agreed to go along with amendments to water it Down. Were $1,046,615,897, an increase of i some a Early Birds a prizes will be Given for those who wish to avoid the Rush of late registration. Special movies will be provided both in the morning afternoon for the children they will be $11,404,299 1.10 compared with june 6. 1957. Bills payable re discounts on june 23. 1958. Were $300,000 compared with $555,000 a year ago. Cars sideswipe on gravel Road order sex convict Back to prison cars driven by Richard Nelson Winfield 2. William Vance. New London were involved in a Side swipe Accident on tin new London Winfield Road about three Miles North of new London at 8 20 . Friday. Nelson was travelling South Vance North. Nelson s father was Riding with his son at the time of the Accident. No one was injured sheriff Russell Van Tuyl who investigated estimated the damage it to Nelson s 1951 Ford would be More than the value of the a there was also damage to the left front Side of Vance a 1957 Chrysler says he probably was used to effect Long s defeat morning Sun the morning Sun Bank was broken into sometime tuesday night or wednesday morning. Entry was gained by breaking a window on the West Side of the Bank Evelyn Stodgell j postal clerk found the broken window about 6 45 . Wednesday. Fri state agents were investigating thursday. So far they have discovered nothing missing. Bomb attack in Beirut Given free Popcorn to make their program Complete. Dorothy Swan her electric Organ will furnish music throughout the Day. I the funniest Fanner in Arner Icay. Washington Iowa s Dave Liv Ingston will be the speaker of the j Day. His topic will be Quot missiles i fizzles farming. Livingston grew up in washing a ton Iowa spending All of his spare i time on the family farm at the out skirts of Washington. He spent three years in the army which in a erupted his High school education on the mexican Border in 1916 with the Rainbow division directly under general Macarthur during the of world War i. Alter graduating from Monmouth College Monmouth 111., in 1922, he served As a reporter on the Des Moines daily capital later As advertising manager worked tor the Meredith publishing co., in advertising merchandising sales promotion. Unable to stand the City any longer he moved Back to Linlithgow the family farm in Iowa in 1941. I he terse stiffly worded i Oie running Only 600 words was it Livi red in Moscow to soviet Deputy foreign minister n. S. Hev by . Ambassador Llew Ilyn Thompson. It prime minister Harold Stu Millan s similar message to a Rushe Hev thursday raised the put it. Ability that if a Summit meet Ine is held French Premier j diaries de Gaulle will not attend. De Gaulle proposed thursday j that the meeting be held in Geneva aug. 18 a outside the j United nations framework. 0 0 9 United nations Tupi a Britain today formally requested i special Security Council meeting on the Middle East on aug. 12 to be attended by Heads of postmaster general Arthur e j government. Summer i id has announced he is j a a Takac Stips to , further in hodsoi1 prove ments 111 the mail o n ice As j a the new postage rates became effective Friday. Or. Summer Field said he is issuing instructions in the postal bulletin to the nations postmasters to begin immediate surveys to determine whether 1. Essential window service to provide further mail 1 improvements Dies suddenly l. W. Ted Hopson 58, died Sud Only at his Home at 909 East Hendry St., thursday about 8 . He was the son of William Annie 111 j it Duvall Hopson. He was bom Jan past offices should be made Avail uary 8, 1900 at Morrilton Ark. Able Earhea of later in the Day j or Hopson has been a resident than now it. Pleasant for the past 33 2. There Are enough collections of mail daily from Street letter boxes As Well As from branches stations to insure maximum Speed on local deliveries the most efficient use of outgoing transportation for out of Tow to mail. The surveys Are to be completed in 90 Days postmasters Are be years. He worked for Many years As a Dairyman at the mental health Institute in recent years drove a taxicab for Vera Shafer. He was a member of the Moose Lodge. On oct. 18. 1926. He was married to the former Agnes Austin who survives him. He also is survived by one Daugh ing directed to submit requests for ter it mrs Dave Foster of it pleas u1�?~l�?T not eds a u a a dirt a ant three grandchildren one who Ai to Gie a lie i a pm possible brother it. E. Hopson of Muskogee consideration to such requests Al okla so. Consistent with funds available. Known As one of americans Best funeral services will be held Beirut. Lebanon up a wrists shattered Lebanon s ter Post j humorists he has travelled in All meanwhile hot noted the Post of a of the 48 states in Canada Mexico fice is already putting into effect i fifteen countries in Europe the several improvements coincident i Middle East to dispense his Good with that new rate which tarte humor. Friday. Aug. 1 other entertainment will be by enables the department to Forward Ici ent postage Des Moines url a former candidate for the Iowa Commerce commission said thursday he Quot probably was used to effect he chuckles in the news defeat of former commissioner j David Long in the 1954 election. Elmer Long Des Moines said polio people always raised their was asked to come out As a own Money finally Are Able j candidate during the election bid to report that polio May disappear then spent Only nine cents Dur As a plague due to the Salk vaccine the heart people would like of Rome up with a favourable report. So would the Carter researchers. But none of these medical groups a Are to be involved in fund drives vetch concern a the whole Man a a Ery disorderly term in sociology. They want to specialize to get results copyright 1958, King features Syndicate inc no to i i wheel tire stolen does no to or y1.i1 y him Galveston Tex. Up the City Council turned Down Harley Strong s application for fire Marshall despite the following qualifications a i married a fireman a daughter in Atlanta a. for 20 years my father in Law made me go to All the big shorts Are taboo Dayton Ohio it up a Short said 1 doubt if 1 a it another a shorts Are out at St Elizabeth. Brea. Des Moines t up Republic Hospital a i can gubernatorial candidate Wil a patients Are supposed to be negotiations Siam i Murray of Ames thus j quiet not become excited a a Day said he a can t make a Guaran spokesman explained. At standstill tee Quot to reduce property taxes he loves movies through an increased sales tax. J Montgomery. Ala. It up it Chicago a up a contract be one of Murray s main Campaign a bit of no the Campaign made Campaign trips in an Effort win. Can t guarantee tax reduction Dos Moines it up an a convict w to won a second Chance after escaping from prison because he led a a a clean life was ordered Back to prison today because lie was a a stupid enough to Aid an Escapee. The Iowa parole Board which Only two months ago decided to give Harold Plude 42 another election Calm Toriaz a wi5h a Fata the quoth Al we Kaye Faye Chance revoked his parole bomb attack apparently aimed at of by who will entertain with an Nul with n of ordered him returned to fort Speed Ink american troop with a pro drum guitar numbers. collect poor d drawl retirement of president the talented twins have appeared Camille Chamoun Ion Many radio to programs at least two persons were kill it Ith r fairs Cerebra 15 wounded by the heavy a i ,.nd Illinois bomb blast near Headquarters of a miss Rural electrification the lebanese army troops outside Manduit s will Parade in review be the rebel held Bast a Quarter of for. The. Stat a in the after Beirut. i my announcement will be simultaneously extremist rebels n a it the winners Many Fry Par pans t Etc. I modern equipment for collection a Mondi a at 10 . At the Crane handling i nub Ion of Nisi Pline Raj Home. The Rev. James Troxel pastor of the first Baptist Church will be in charge. Interment will be in Forest Home cemetery. The casket will not be opened after the funeral services. Friends May Call at the funeral Home at any time prior to the funeral services. Should friends desire to contrib Ute in or. Hopson s memory these gifts May be made to the heart fund. Memorials May be left at the hot exam i. M a postal a a Law Ane funeral Home. Will be installed wherever pox Sibl a i want the new postage rates which Are certainly Long overdue to signal the beginning of the greatest period of postal Progress in american postmaster general s u m m e r f i e 1 d commented. Madison state Penitentiary the Board said it was Quot reluctant to take the action against Plude married the father of two children but said it had a no other alternative in View of the seriousness of Plude s offence. Plude was arrested last tuesday night shortly after the Cap a the oth Many d the showered leaflets across the r pit Ture of Herbert Slater. 25, one Oscity demanding pullback of two prisoners who walked away _ american a new colonists a re from the Clive prison farm near j. Terence to the u. S. Marine1- an ,.,pm soldiers sent there at govern Mei he admitted sheltering Slater request to help maintain order it ten Otaw co prizes such Asj a automatic sauce Dios mixers clocks added to Lucky Reg . The it eliminates t lays of the old system a Short paid Oft turned to plus Tuler. Iowa legion convention will open sunday arrested on charge for a Day then driving him to Ames. Lie also gave Slater $20 to help him get further away a i know i was Plude Saab Salam head of the Reb it forces holed up in the Basta Quarter Here immediately disclaimed any responsibility for the two outbursts. Reports theft of articles from cat making record breaking flight m1 Yakima Wash. Up lines capt. Marion Pat Boling detection turned up got nations in segments of the farm1 taking a record breaking non i seven Park air car Dos Moines it annual convention american legion w sunday with almost Aires expected to at Roy i Pell St _ Unander from m so William a Gorden has re oppo. A o a it a t to City police the theft of of Clinton As d \ articles from her car Mander of the 40 amp on East Madison Street i the trait a a 1 Lawrence j. Haffarnan it. Pit i int was arrested by City police a the Southwest Corner of the Square at 10 35 pm thursday Oid charged with operating a n her vehicle while he was into i i Tud appeared in Mayer w Pic i Beth s court was re under $375 Bond the Casenas continued. Library about 4 45 service will but j ing on the Stait gov Hersche 1 Edward Driskell 709 e. Washing proposals has been to increase j Jimmy Mckinstry 11, when he implement Industry were Tempo Stop flight in a Light plane from ton. Has reported to City police the the sales tax from 2 to 3 per was reported missing after an rarely at a standstill today with theft of a wheel tire stolen cent in order to give additional All cartoon movie. The United Auto workers a recess from the trunk of his 1953 Dodge Aid to reduce lion to reduce police found him across the ing indefinitely Quot talks with in ter wednesday night. Property taxes i Street in another theater National Harv or in from the to. Thursday. Am Quot. The things taken were a red it Cap late from Marshall Field in address Manila. P. Passed Over Here at Chi it c u it Book a Billfold Nioni to 1 07 . . headed for i it. A Small amount of a. Pendleton. On67 air Miles Lomm. Mrs m Gordens drive s Matuk a the Southeast Heel a a hoc Quot Phi Ard. A the is in Maxheim com Kasper freed from prison d i Atlanta up segregationist 1 it in Kasper undaunted after months in prison walked a dryly out of the . Penitentiary x a announced he will keep up the racial Battle that landed a. In behind bars. H was released after eight Mouths of a one year sentence for contempt of a Federal judges anti. A on order in Tennessee

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