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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 6, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sugar 13 - Through August 15. Gasoline No. 7 Expires Sept. 21 Fuel OH 5 - - Until Sept. ;i0 Fuel OH 1 (new) until Jan. 3 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS N. P. Q blue stamps expire Aug. 7 R, S. T Blue Stamps expire Sept. 7 T. U, Rpd stamps expire August 31 Shoe Stamp 18 expires Oct. 31 VOL. LXXI, No. 1K2FRIDAY, AUGUST 191.) MT. PLEASANT, IOWA THE by PaULMaLLON Allied Troops Move Toward Messina (Distributed by King Feature# Syndicate. inc., Reproduction In Pull or In Part Strictly Prohibited.) New Folder About Town They’ll Do It Every Time — WASHINGTON SUPPOSITION of the man in the street here is that Germany will crack sometime before Christmas and, indeed, some expect to read the new the common Carries Pictures and Articles Printed by C. of C. A new folder with numerous pic- j 'ure.s and several descriptive and faces'h tirm !hc\ pick up a paper, but uaj articles about Mt. Pleasant has It Is not as simple as that. The necessities of military secrecy; Chamber of about stiategy, both on the Nazi side!distribution. The folder, which will be used Just be'*n printed by the Mt Pleasant Commerce for general and ours, have somewhat hindered at A the mailings in answer to inquiries abou* Mt. Pleasant, includes pictures of the clear popular understanding precise situation. Fhe German general staff now|cjty hall and fire station, courthouse, know the war l lo t I here can be ^ honor roll. Memorial hospital and no doubt of that m any military mind. %tate hosnital. band stand in Central Whatever Hrler nd tin Nazi politic- park. >cenes in Saunders and M'M lDn lan m.iv hone thi s are full', advised parks Mt Pleasant high school, low* tha <i< !<• t i. inevitable Wesleyan chapel. P. E O. Memorial Their strategy ha been to fight de- library and the public library, ter mined but hopeless delaying actions. Short articles written by Mt. Pleas-first m Tunisia, then in Sicily, possi- ant citizens include the following: M bly next acros northern Italy, and so Pleasant Historically, Ample Social on back Th< - actions are designed Life, Places for Fun. State Parks Near-to bring bout a limited defeat instead by, County and State Hospitals, Splen-oi unconditional .surrender. did public Schools and College Relig- I* is logical to expect ’hat they will jous Lifr U>w Tax Rate Livestock and attempt in th« end to throw them- Shipping Center, Briefs, and An Ideal 6ET7IN6 THE REWARD R5R A LOT Of E<TRA toil-Thevlldo it EVERy TIME — VEOMAN FCAmK 6CVLE, VERCMA,N JT selves Into our protective custody — and may even eventually invite a ~ to protect them against Bolshevism which they will falsely claim was all they were fighting anyway. HOPE, and apparen ■real* a popular de-in this countrj by the r of their last stand TIIU It ONLY purpose, is to < mand for peace determined ferv ie i taic« They have failed repeatedly vantages of a variety of soils and pro to get such a situation and will con- ducts. Residence Community ana Shopping Center. The latter article Is quoted here: "The geographical location of Mt _ Pleasant determines its status as the center of an agricultural community Reed Would Like To Enter Data It i situated at the edge of rolling lands 'o the south and west, and on the border of rich farm lands to the] Wants Information Flood Calls for Eleven 18 Year Old On Rainfall Report ^ Koad Re|)airs Boys Register In Weather Historv north and ea t. It thus has the ad- Many Culverts Undermined; Road Shoulder Washed Away Reach Draft Age During Month of Julv tine to fail but, as their only chance lies along that line, they must be expected to pursue it as long as they are able Our drategy. on the other hand, is Persons who measured 14 inches of . rain in the vicinity south of Winfield j after Monday night’s cl mdb t would t be doing a favor to the <■ mmunity ann ; to the federal weather bureau if they j Monday nights cloudburst in north would report tie :r nam- and the way j Henry county caused many washouts £dwald gylvanus Massey Its history reflects fhe'^e factors It may well claim to be an Weal rest dence commune v and shopping center. Its long recognized preeminence as *n which the measurement wa made { d '“s For the historical records on Iowa *"lch a school and college town is due to its to maintain the greatest passible mill- geographical situation, the character of tar*, pres >ure and hope for an internal German break The Roosevelt-Churchill scheme of war apparently calls for the devastation cf two or three more cities on the scale with which Hamburg was reduced to ruins, bring the break its citizens and the sturdy people who are tributa^ to it. All of these factors fortunately' concur in making it wha* it is, an Weal Iowa community center. It is as a residence town tha* Mt. Plea, ant really shines. I* is noted for That m ght pos ibly its handsome trees, parks, streets and horn* s. Very* few places in Iowa or Weather, Chari'> D. Reed. senior meteorologist of Des Moines, would like the data. According to a written report on the rain received by the* News from Winfield today, c nversation has it that several farmer, south rf Wm- the county and state roads will require much work with dirt movers to fill them properly. Eleven Henry county boys who attained their 18th birthday in July registered with the Selective Serv.ee during he month. Those registering: Mt. Pleasant. Donald Charles Byers, New London, Robert Claude. William Ivan Shull. Mt. Pleasant, cieek in the Winfield vicinity, part of Harold Llovd Wagner. New (he shculder for a distance of 300 feet Pau] Arbuck)e, Jr Mt Pleasant. »as washed away. There and in sev- Marvin A„red Keith, Wayland. *.ai uthei places much of the loose \jerie Guy Ball. New London. President Will Be Candidate Says Rep. Thomas Martin President Roosevelt will be a candidate next year, and again in 194TJ and again in 1952, Rep Thomas E Martin who spoke at a dinner in his hcnor at the Brazelton hotel Thursday evening, suggested. Later the first district congressman commented he’s not sure that President Roosevelt is i.ot running for president of the world and “I have OWI literature to back me up" Mr. Martin exhibited several booklets which have been printed at taxpayers' expense by the OWI and distributed in foreign lands. One was the widely publicized Victory magazine, beautifully illustrated and featuring a full page picture of the president in color. Another booklet exhibited was "John's Book" which also was criticized in congress. Congress Comes Back The session of congress in which the president’s veto of the anti-strike bill was overridden was the most tense Ren. Martin has witnessed with the exception cf the declarauovn-ol-wai session, he said congres. Fliers Blast Axis Shipping In Harbor Land Forces Within Fifty Miles of Key City Allied Headquarters in North Africa — <INS>- British. American and Canadian troops spurred bv the fall of Catania slashed northward and eastward into the enemy’s Dst Sicilian bridgehead today carrying to within some 50 miles of Messina itself The advancing American 7th army, a commun que issued at allied headquarters announced, occupied the junction town of Gagliano in the central sector of its front and drove along the island's northern coastal regions. An unofficial report from the front, placed the doughboys a mile and a half from San Frantelio, 12 miles east * cf San Stefano. At the same time, allied fliers blast ed axis troops and shipping around the The coming back of ferry port of Messina, last harbor re-into its role cf government maining to the enemy on Sicily. field reported the 14 inch measure-1 Gravel was swept off the road. At Big Elmo Glenn Anderson. New London Nc’nmg has ever been conquered by neighboring states can boast of such air bombardment in thr> war except pleasant surrounding-! and the char- ment, but tlvir names are not known. Harry Stehl had a halt hmht. measure out in tin open ,ind the measure was filled to within two inches of the the tu.. i land of PantcHeria. True act»*r of its people confirms the im- top. A three gallon jar at the Rev. also. Britain survived the blitz It would probably take years of bombard- Elbert Dougherty place was full and running over Measurements as to pression.s its material settings suggest. There Is very little crime or serious men? for us to reduc* every German disturbance, much comfort, a high dc- the exact depths of these vessels were city to ashes, but these comparisons gree of sociability and a friendly spirit not given. and prospects are not convincing which results in an ideal residence\ While “talk” in the vicinity place: point comm unity .” IIII TOTAL BOMB LOADS we have dropped on Hamburg are three or four time- as heavy as the greatest G* rman bomb load dropped on London. Approximately 2,300 tons hit Hamburg in a single raid, while the heaviest German load on London was 600 t 700 tons. Vice-President In Iowa City Today " the rainfall at 14 inches, the federal weather bureau canti t rely on that information alone but need.' verification from the person or persons who made the measurements and under hat circumstances and how they were made. creek, at the creek near Hickory Grove and at a couple of other places where highway 218 north crosses streams, i wa houts occurred demanding the attention of state highway workers. Scores cf washouts occurred on county roads. Culverts were undermined, holes cut into the roads at the edge of ditches and dirt carried away at the ends of bridges. Calls to the courthouse leportmg damage to roads came frequently Tuesday and Wednesday. Lex Harper Barnett, Hillsboro Billy Milton McCabe. New London Schooler To Speak Here Next Week has been one of the most spectacular! Canadian ground forces pushed to and most interesting developments of within two miles of Adrano, capture recent months in Washington | of which would shatter enemy com- Rep. Martin .-aid he was not opposed munications through that region, and to some sort of arrangement to help compel an even more rapid Nazi reprevent a recurrence of war, but "I treat. do want to control our own destiny." I ----- K.ptrt casualties German Line In Relative to the w’ar. he warned to « n * M r* II expect casualty lists that will shock ^OUth AUSSia May Collapse you more than any yet, but also had a Moscow. Russia —(INS>— The en-message of optimism about arms and tlre Gerraan line of fortifications in munitions production. south Russia was threatened with col- County Republican Chairman E. C. lapse todav as victorious Red ariftv McCcid presided, spoke briefly and in- forces smashed westward toward Bry-Lpndou- r&JMtofiftSl MrMartin and Mrs O W j»n&k from captured Otel and drove Anderson, vice-chairman. Mrs. An- forward into the Ukraine from occupied derson introduced Mrs. W F. Kelly of Belgorod, Washington, D C, former president The duai victory which turned a of the league of Republican Women in German summer offensive into a rout the District of Columbia. Mrs. Kelly, 0f Hitler’s forces and w*as announced a sister of Miss Martha McClure, na- jn a special communique and prompted tional Republican committeew’oman. jogpf stalin, marshal and premier, to spoke briefly and pointedly. issue an order of the day commending Miss McClure was then presented by his troops. Chairman McCoid and she in turn in- The Russian troops w*ho successfully troduced Mr. Martin. concluded the campaign against Orel fiie dinner was limited to sixty and surged westward toward Bryansk. Des Moines. Iow*a (INS)—New fireworks in the Farmers Union-Farm Bu- all seat- were taken Several came in after the dinner to hear the address. T. H. Miller Iowa City. Iowa <INS>—Vice-presi- ------ dent Henry A Wallace was scheduled y • J ¥ 1 to visit Iowa City today to confer with InjUrCu 111 *l HVRl MRS. FRANK ABRAHAM NAMED AS CHAPLAIN Taken By Death . Air Bm T H Miller died at his home on Our devastation, therefore, can be a group of Johnson county farmers in ^ computed roughly as four times as his quest for information on Iowa ag-. great as what happened to the British ricultural opinion. Battle; Discharged capitqi Our losses have been unofficially computed at about four percent, which not only makes the raids practical. but we can continue to take these losses day after day for months or “ * years because we have unlimited air F. R. Abandons resources. This U an air war. Less than 10 divisions of American troops have been - I of the American Legion auxiliary’, dc- Rep. Thomas E. Martin, Iowa City Electricians Mate 2 c-Dale Hod son partment of Iowa, Thursday to succeed republican, was slated for a talk to- arnved home Thursday night after a Mrs. Thomas H Tracey of Manchester, day before the Iowa City Masonic serv- year and four m0nths in he navy and Election and installation were con- ice group. participation in one big naval battle, eluding afternoon ceremonials of the (Colorful PIctUTCS 1 reau clashes over agricultural policies f appeared scheduled with Announce-; merit today by Farmers Union presi-j dent, Donald W. VanVleet that Harry j Schooler once regional AAA adminis- i trator, would make six addresses in Adams street this morning at ! Iowa next week. .five o’clock after a several months 111- ny QTATC ANYIIIADV VanVleet declared that Schooler nPSS- For many years Mr. Miller has *51 u I A 1 Ci AUAlLlAK 1 j *was ousted from the AAA last spring °pf‘ratecl the grocery store near the de- ’ i for accusing the Farm Bureau of try- P° * Sioux City. Iowa — Mrs. Roy M. Pell! imT tQ control the Triple A ' ! Surviving are his wife and the fol- of Marshalltown was elected president.' The meeting8 schedule includes: children. Mrs. Ethel Boken- Pleasant, Thursday afternoon, and ^arnP and Harold Miller of Chicago, Cedar Rapids, Friday night. (Mis. El>ie Rice, Des Moines and Mrs. _i Esther Pitcher of Mt. Pleasant One Three Russian rifle divisions w’hich were the fir^t to enter Orel today already were considerably west of th? city in hot pursuit of he fleeing German troops. At Munda Overwhelmed United Nations Headquarters in Australia —(INS)— After 37 days and nights of bitter struggle the United Nations won an air base within fighter plane striking distance of Rabaul today when the key Japanese airfield ar Munda on New Georgia Island was overwhelmed and all organized enemy lesistance ceased. An official communique issued bv J daughter. Mm. Edna Smith, preceded 0eneraI MacArthur ,old Mtf. He wras injured 111 that battle, which s'ate meeting. took place several months ago, and has Mrs. Leo W. Laird, Rockwell City, is been hospitalized in the southwest the new vice president. Mrs. M. Myrton Subsidies "" I^eport ^*ac^c anc* on we®^ coast since Skelley, Des Moine.'. was re-elected •hat time. He has been given an hon- secretary. Mrs. Roy L. Flanagan, Sil-orable discha:g< Rom the navy. ver City, is treasurer; Mrs. Frank Abra- Hodson was aboard a cruiser which ham. Mount Pleasant, chaplain and him in death. Iir i j Funeral service will be held at the W 111 LfC Shown Crane funeral home Sunday at 2:30 _________ p. m. Interment will be in Forest Home Colorful pictures on Mexico will be cemetery- shown on Saturday night in the park in actual front-line fighting, only five (under 75,000 men) in Sicily. Washington. D. C. —(INS)— Presi- ---------------- ----- _ _ It may be too much to say that we cimt Roosevelt was reliably reported to- was hit by torpedoes. As one of the Mrs. J. C. Geehan, Sioux City, histor- j ° t _ °. a\ ! ** ! have had more men in combat in the day to have abandoned the subsidy torpedoes came in and exploded, he jan. air than on land because a bomber method of holding down living costs was biown out through the hole, he District chairmen elected are Mrs. crew is composed of only 10 men. but and instead plans to a^k congress for states. He was in the water for an q r Anderson, Tipton, First district; j certainly as many men of the air fore- permission to guarantee American hour or an hour and one-half, he Mrs. c Q. Higbee, Clinton, second; 1 been involved if you count farmers minimum prices for their basic stateSi before he was picked up. crops. | ---- These pictures will be interesting both WHAT, NO FOUR-LEAF CLOVERS AMONG THEM ? ly of the great victory that climaxed a great offensive launched on June 30th which already has cost the Japanese heavily in .>hips and planes, as well as in previously-occupied territory. The Woodlark and Triobriand Islands, Rendova off ?he coast of New* Georgia and all but a few miles of the Lae-Salamaua area on the New* Guinea mere coast are now in allied hands. Munda capped the climax of victory’, es have ground crews. Revise State Persons who have blue stamps N, P, Deg Moines> Iowa _ The state taJi and Q in their possession are reminded eornn||Svjjon Thursday announced reor- that these stamps expire Saturday, ganiza{lon plaus which wiil speed up Mf)inef. but thp decision was left the handling of state income tax le— tbe executive committee turns and payments. August 7. at midnight. While most persons may have already spent the;,c stamps for canned fruits and vegetables, those who have not should do so Saturday. R. S and T blue stamps are now' valid and will not expire until September 7. Mrs. Joe Tres&ni. Waterloo, third; Mrs. j R C. Patrick, Mason City, fourth; Lor- ; etta Cusack, Creston, fifth. Cleve Lee- ! per, Rcdfield, sixth; Mrs. A. H. Bolt,. Woodbine, seventh; Mrs. Ralph Jacob- j son, Boone, eighth; and Mrs. A. H. Twillman, Ireton, ninth. Sentiment of the convention was for the 1944 convention to be held at Des to IT IS ALREADY APPARENT even Q BLUE STAMPS to the Gcrmans that they cannot hope -J-Q EXp1RE SATURDAY j InCOIlie TaX Plans to meet us on this air iront, or even ■ adequately defend themselves. Our pressure will increase, their resistance will diminish. But to say they will break this month or this year calls for calculation of an intern il Nazi factor we cannot possibly gauge accurately. Their known military strength in Russia suggest they might possibly stand another winter without retreat to Poland or even to the Dnieper. At__ any rate, all agree they can reasonably way. in either event, a blow on that be expected to stand on some line f10nt must take time for preparation. through the cold months on that east- All we can do is maintain the utmost eral "shori form, if your gross income Cy ern land front. pitch of war pressure/ through air is less than $3,000 a year. Hr. George Glocker, head of the de ll looks like a good time for us to bambarriments, by cautious and relent-; 3. Isn t going to mail you a state par ment of chemistry of the State invade the Balkans Bow that the Ital- less pursuance cf the Italian invasion income tax blank. University of Iow a, spoke at the con- ian garrison divisions are being with- and by maintenance of a constant The commission said reorganization vention banquet Wednesday night. His drawn to Italy, but we must first threat of a new second front upon the plans will send income tax payment subject was "I Lived in Japan.” He either reconquer Crete, or Turkey must northwestern European coast, and cheeks through the banks "in a mat- warned against underestimation declare war on our side to open the through the Balkans. ter of days instead of weeks." Japan as a foe. who have not been “south of the border.” The service men pictures from -- last w’eek will be repeated again for Persons who can never see the benefit of those who were not able than three leaves on clover should vis-to attend last Saturday nights pro- it the Melvin Talbott lawn on East for as soon as the air strip i* repaired gram. Henry. Mrs. Talbott found a plant the base can be used by fighter planes The regular Bible pictures on the Thursday evening that w*as in big pro- protecting huge bombers in assaults Life of Christ will be shown on Sun- duction of leaves. Mildred, the Tal- against Rabaul. pivot of all Japanese day night. These programs in the botts daughter, brought them to the offense and defense in the southwest-park are subject to the weather and News office this morning and pointed crn Pacific, in case of rain are just postponed one out that one stem bore seven leaves, --—— week. River Level Drops 2 Feet From Peak one had six. four had five leaves and one had three. The level of Skunk river water' Margaret S'anger of New York, writ-The commission decided that next er educator and a native of Man- >’ear Chester, la., was the principal speaker 1. Isn’t going to hold your check Thursday. “Citizens of Tomorrow," her, for state income tax payment for as ,subjcct, presented a working plan for which ’star’ed t0 fal1 Thursday after- long as two months before cashing it. readjustment in the home to meet noon atter reachin§ a flood sta^e that Burlington, low t 2. Will allow you to use a "short" "d,l She u "ed wU for Put thousands of acres of crop, unjer a, Dallts cit, ni income tax return, similar to the fed- adolescents as prevention of delinquen- Deed Given Mark R. and Nellie Brewster have given a deed to Clerqma Watkins for 0 property on West Clay 3 reet, a short distance east of White, W'ater continued to go down todav. The drop at. mid-afternoon from the peak was reported as two feet at Oakland Mills. (INS>— Officials nine miles south Burlington said today an inquest Weather Stops Second Rome Bombing I ondcn, England —(INS)— The allies were all prepared to bomb Rome again Wednesday night because of Italy's refusal to capi ulate to uncon-dit:°nal surrender demands but the ra’d was cancelled because of unfav-o:able w;eather, reports from Africa to London new ^papers .iaid today. Classified In 1-A Frank Richard Collins ha.' been of classified in 1-A under the Select n** Service. Cf ouniiii.iuu soiu wuai an mijmroi. , _ was planned in the death yesterday of KUSSian * TOOpS a two rear old child who rode his tri- On Road to Bryansk cycle onto a closed crossing and into London, England -GNS>— Russian the path of a Santa Fe railroad pass- troops today were reported ten miles engT train in Dallas Citv yesterday, beyond recaptured Orel on the road The boy, son of Mr. and Mrs. James leading to Bryansk, Reuter s news Hamm of Dallas City w*as killed in- agency 'aid tomgh’ in a Moscow distantly, - patch.

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