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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 12, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky american foreign policy ii used to be said that the trouble with the United states was that it had no foreign policy. That i was Back in the Days when this country was accused of arrogant isolationism. Then in the adminis traction from Woodrow Wilson to i Dwight d. Eisenhower we became More and More concerned in the affairs of Europe Asia and Africa until we became world leaders and found ourselves supporting some nations while opposing others. The development of policy usually is based on self interest enlightened or otherwise. The Assumption of other nations is that a foreign policy is based on self interest. But the United states cannot have a foreign policy based on self interest because this country has no vital interests abroad. The Monroe doctrine for instance could be constructed As being somewhat concerned with self interest but John Hays Quot open door policy Quot was of greater value to great Britain than to the United state. When a nation attempts to base its foreign policy on Good will on i vol. 80, no. 189 it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening aug. 12, 1958 by Carrier 30c per week by mall 87.50 per year to withdraw part of . Force meet with governor about 34 new members for local chamber us Arab envoy reports a escorted by White House military moral postulates it arouses the aide col. Robert l. Schulz Rightor. Mostafa Kamel new United suspicions of other nations who do Arab Republic envoy to the u. S. Arrives at the Capitol to present his not quite understand the under credentials. After a 20-minute visit with president Eisenhower or. I detours have led tourists As lying calvinism of the american Kamel told reporters that president Eisenhower is determined to set Nuch As 30 Miles out of their Way Des Moines up a a nine member delegation representing businessmen along u. S. 34 in Southern Iowa met with gov. Her Schel c Loveless today to discuss ways to shorten detours on the Highway while it is being improved. Orval Myers Ottumwa the spokesman for the group said my Ait Liau Quot it seems the Highway has been torn up for several years now and it looks like it will be for several More Quot the Highway has been undergoing a Quot modernization Quot program for widening the Roadway and Bridges. Myers complained that some of the following businessmen Are i new members of the it. Pleasant 1 chamber of Commerce. Richard c Howe owner How shoe service Walter Smith owner Broadway Motel Bill Brown. Man age i Seifert s ladies ready to Wear and John Carter agent for equitable Lite insurance company of Iowa or Howe or. and or. Brown were assigned to con Loveless scoffs about demo split Point of View. Thus Max Freedman tie the Middle East crisis the Washington correspondent of the Quot Manchester guardian a raises a very interesting Point when he reported to his newspaper Quot at his news conference. President Eisenhower was asked a question which echoed the doubts and.-. A. Anxieties in Many minds. Was \ it i to us is there something fundamentally _ wrong with american foreign jul join by t that All policy Why were there so Many i ,.j realize Pete that Vou Fellows business people Are a doers behind Exchange student special guest at rotary picnic Agnita Rowan Exchange stud it it from the Netherlands was a explosions of anger or impatience.1 of or 0 a chamber of Commerce special guest at the Quot rotary club to bypass the construction area. A the Highway commission undoubtedly had a Good reason for the Long detours but it is in our interest to keep the detours As Short As possible a Myers a restaurant operator said the delegation which wanted to get Loveless ideas on Wrays to shorten detours represented Busi 1 Ness men from red Oak to mount pleasant along u. S. 34 Des Moines t up a gov. Herschel o. Loveless today scoffed at the idea that the Iowa democratic party s dire financial condition pointed up a split among the state democrats. Loveless in a statement said tact club members Leo Bragg and Quot the much publicized split in the Leo bran or. Carter to Robert democratic party is largely wish i till thinking on the part of Iowa tire chamber of Commerce in. Republicans any town is the Only organization monday Donald a Norberg. The representing All the business and new state democratic chairman professional people on the local i disclosed that the party was in state and National level. Join to debt and Many of the financial Day and be a Booster for it. Pleas records had disappeared when ant and the chamber of Commerce Long time party chairman Jake \ More Harlan left and Norberg a took Over. Loveless said a sure it is True that our party Treasury is depleted but then this is nothing a in shaping our party organi bus company moves to go out of business to join inc fact l l v a la Robert Evan Copley of Michigan state University will be a member of the Iowa Wesleyan College mus move obvious answer to charges United nations up a the United states announced today i withdrawing part of its forces from Lebanon because of material improvement in the internal Situa i i Thor Quot the move was an of Viou answer to soviet charges of . Aggression in the Middle eat. Thi withdrawal of a full Marine battalion of 1,700 men will take place wednesday As Russia attempts to it. Push its allegations a Ains the United states and Britain of a special session of the in faculty replacing prof. Frank United nations general Assembly Reedy who retired at the end of the past year or. Copley completed his was disappearing my degree in 1956 and a a Stu it it Dent in piano of Ernest v. Wolf. From which the sense of urgency mrs. Parrott nation. We Are doing what we have done in our administration of the i tote Povez it operating of Anuj i jes in so Many diverse places against the United states the president s reply As so often happens these have a big Job to do and that Vou Are working for the Good of our town As a whole. So 1 11 lend you Days was a mixture of Wisdom and my rapport by signing up As sunday night at 8 p m. Where the error he spoke in the Best Ameri-1 member but i just Haven t the Arthur Rommel family met her. Picnic for members and their families in Mcmillan Park monday night. Agnita arrived in Iowa City can tradition when he said that we amp participate in your Active cannot make ourselves the Boss a Jess a whether it be of a country in Afri a always glad to sign up a new Ca or anywhere else. We have got member Jerry May i just remind to be partners in Good Faith but 1 Roll however that the a a doers belie refused to admit that there bind our Community projects arc might be anything wrong in tile business men and women who Arr purposes of american policy and 1us As Busy As you Are. In fact he even hesitated to acknowledge is because their Lime is valuable Hoffa repeats Promise the Rommel also were among the rotary families present for the a a covered dish supper. Washington up a team agma spoke briefly telling the sters pent James r. Hoffa club members How very Happy she is to have the Opportunity to spend important defects in tile execution of that policy. A that they must use it so carefully a they realize that the hour or two they put in Carli week with the american leadership is in direct lamber committee of their Choice succession to British leadership. The collapse of the British Empire and of great Britain As a primary economic and military Power forced the United states into a position for which this country was unprepared by tradition and in will bring handsome returns in the form of better business conditions improved recreation facilities for our children higher educational standards inflow of new industries need i add More a so join us by All Means what a year in America and it. Pleasant William Van Brussel was introduced As a new member of rotary members of the committee for the evening were Emmett Barton. Glen Fankhauser and Dan Parker Teress. We lacked the trained men we nerd is you your brains your to take care of All the new Active Timp your Artive ties which world leadership re Pete Progress quire we lacked the pressing need speaking for your local to do All the things forced upon chamber of Commerce us. The american people were i. Neither proud of nor bothered about the new role in International eaves for Navy relations. Ithe reason for american popular i Marvin David Johanson Seaman apathy is that no self interest isl apprentice of the United states involved we Are not building an Navy Reserve left sunday evening Empire we seek no territory. We at too by plane from the burling have no aristocracy to Export As in Airport by Way of Ozark air governors and generals. We can in to Des Moines and from there invest our surplus capital in Conn to san Francisco by Way of United tries not under our control More air lines arriving at san Francis effectively than those under our co monday morning at 8 o clock control because of the tax factors. He will serve two years in the we Are not bound by linguistic Navy Reserve he is the son of ties or cultural associations. Most or and mrs David Johanson of of us speak English of one sort or Rural route 5, it pleasant. They another but we also have become together with his sister Doris and accustomed to the fifty or More Grandfather. J e Lindeen of languages and literature which Swedesburg accompanied him to our immigrant ancestors brought to Burlington to Sec him Board Tho this country More of our Popula-1 plane. Tion is of German than of British Marvin was a guest saturday origin. I noon at it. Pleasant of or. Fair 0 0 child who entertained him at a when there is no self interest an Steak dinner. He has been one of ideological position must prevail Marvn its instructors at the stir for when mans actions Are without Angton Navy Reserve cause they Are also without Pur in gunday August 3rd, his pose. What the United states has Grandfather. E Lindeen of consistently sought in its foreign Swedesburg was a dinner guest death takes William Drewer Ike to speak policy is a Road to peace. This honouring Marvin at the Home of country has never gamed an adj h s Parons and sister or. And in Burge cemetery Vantage from War. Except that we i mrs David Johanson and May Call at. The Chapel added some territory in the Indian wars most of the additions to our new of re City boasts a natural 9. Territory were by Purchase and Harbor bigger than the worlds consent rather than by War. Texas. Nix r1x largest harbours com-1 came into the Union neither Bya it Inci Purchase nor by War but by Access a a a a a. Sion of the Lone Star Republic Tives our foreign policy becomes a asserting that he is not afraid of anybody today rejected any suggestion that he is a controlled by Hoffa repeated his earlier Promise that a in due time action will be taken to rid bus sprawling Union of criminal elements. But he told the Senate rackets committee it will be done by adhering to the procedures of the teamsters Union Constitution. That in essence was Hoffa a reply to committee suggestions that he might be a a frightened a of the William i Drewer 76, of new criminal element or perhaps just London died at memorial Hospital a not Tough enough to get rid of August la at 8 15 pm. He had been them. Both those terms were used hospitalized two weeks and five by Robert f Kennedy chief com Smittee counsel. William Isaac Drewer. Son of Mary Jane Mccarty and Hezekiah Drewer was born North of new London Jan. 13, 1882. He was married at new London to Alta g # Schryer on oct 26, 1904 or. J a 4 Oti Drewer was a member of the first i Christian Church besides mrs. Drewer he is sur-1 Livre by a son Francis l. Drewer of Burlington and a daughter. J Grace Marie Martin of new London. He was predeceased by a son. J Wilbur Earl. He is also survived by five grand i children and the following Broth ers and Sisters. De Drewer. Mrs Anna Ritchey. Mrs. Nellie Holland Macmillan and Earl Drewer All of new London mrs. Jennie Kellner of Fairfield John Drewer of Knoxville and George Drewer of it pleasant. Funeral services will be held wednesday August 13 at 3 30 at the Elliott Chapel in new London with tin Rev l. Z. Patton pastor of first Christian Church in Burlington officiating. Ralph Meekey and William Eckey will sing two selections accompanied by Esther Wessel on the Organ. Bura will be Appeal heard against three Fairfield a the american out secrecy above bus lines serving Iowa and 27 Loveless said other states moved to go out of bus i iness today unless an immediate settlement is reached with striking Drivers. Bus service has been suspended since july i when 550 Drivers staged a Yiv a walkout for higher wages Sud i Vai till la it to 113 other benefits. Merton Ephraim Fairfield Gen an Appeal by the Stockport eral sales manager for american Board of education against the bus lines said the company will joint county boards of Henry Van present its plans for liquidation in Buren and Lee counties was death the United states was expected to up h vigorously the Western counter Campaign designed to guarantee peace in the critical mideastern Region. Washington a reported ready to present a till secret plan for Middle East economic development if the sex mrs. Bettie Parrott of Danville tip Ordinary session indicates a 95, died at 3 of a in. Tuesday at the constructive approach is possible lift the area out of its political Home of her daughter. Mrs. Milton Richey with w Horn she had made her Home for the past seven years Hettie Ann Parrott daughter of and economic chaos. Both Britain and the United states also were reported in favor Sarah Ann Damouth and William of a Strong u. N. Police Force to w Kelly was born june 8, 1863, at Danville. On december 23, 1886. She was married to Richard a. Parrott at Danville who preceded her in Federal court this week. J heard in Des Moines by the state the action would mean the loss department of Public instruction of bus service to Fairfield As Well on monday at 10 00 . This Appeal Wras made against As numerous other cities in Southern Iowa including it. Pleasant. The tin a county boards on the the company which does business basis that they had incorporated under the name of continental1 the Nixon and Leffler sub districts american trailways operates a in Harris township of Van Buren coast to coast network. Its service county into the new proposed Harmony Community school. This maintain peace in the Mideast. Jig Welcome for Nautilus school District will be composed of Hillsboro Farmington and Bona and their also extends from Billings mont., to Chattanooga Tenn. The striking Drivers Are affiliated with Al Cio International Asj Parte school districts Socia Tion of motor coach and. Service areas. Streetcar railway employees. The state department of Public Quot it is not a question of whether instruction represented by. C. The Union Askings Are right or Wright state superintendent of wrong a Ephraim said. A the Dif Public instruction Paul Johnston Ference lies in the company a Abd assistant superintendent and n. For Many years the couple lived on a farm 2f Miles West of Danville and raised their family there in 1946, they celebrated their 80th wedding anniversary. Her parents came to Iowa from new York Portland. England. Up state in 1846 by covered Wagon. The nuclear powered submarine mrs Parrott was a member of Nautilus Pride of the United the methodist Church at Danville states Navy glided into port in surviving Are the following Chil a Triumph today at the end of a Dren Rev. Eugene k Parrott of Trail blazing undersea journey West Grove mrs then Richey across the top of the world. Ity to e Hyland Legal advisor heard the the company underwent Bank arguments or. Scott Jordan attorney from Fairfield told the Board that in his opinion the Nixon and Leffler District was being incorporated into the Harmony school District bulletin Washington up a president Eisenhower plans to speak wednesday at the in. General Assembly session on the mid East crisis the White House said today. Returns to London rust by in 1954. It has operated under the jurisdiction of the Federal court since its reorganization. A notice received today by executive and supervisory personnel stated that Quot unless the Woik Stop-1 against their wishes. Or. Orvey Page is settled on or before aug Buck county attorney of Van 15, drastic action will be taken re-1 Buren county representing the spec Ting your i Van Buren county Board stated approximately 3,000 employees Are that he Felt that there was Good affected by the walkout All but planning in the District and that executive and supervisory employees tire evidence was not too Clear As mrs. Vada groins Ead and William r. Parrott All of Danville mrs. Ruth Aldrich of Waukee and mrs Della Jone of Newhall. Also sur As it Hove into View every ship in this Channel Harbor screamed a Welcome with sirens horns and whistles. Thousands of persons living Are 22 grandchildren and 30 cheered on Shore. Great grandchildren. One daughter i the arrival of the ship and its mrs. Bertha Mathews and 12 116 men who conquered the under Brothers and Sisters preceded Lier. Services will be held thursday St a secrets of the North pole overshadowed even the Home com have been Laid off since the strike began. It what the school patrons in the Nixon and Leffler District desired a company offer equal to a 12 a Charles Rupert county Supe taper cent wage increase has been i pendent of Lee county Theodore refused by the Drivers Union. London up a British prime minister Harold Macmillan returned today from a flying visit to Greece and Turkey where he held talks designed to Iron out differences Over Cyprus. Shaw named Des Moines up Eek. Shaw assistant publisher of the Newton daily news has been a a \ pointed Campaign news director for this evening tuesday from 7 to 1 the Republican state Central Coni-1 Cook county superintendent of Van Buren county and Joe Davis county superintendent of Henry county spoke briefly concerning the District. I Donald Bell new London at i Sornev told the state Board that in his opinion the Appellant did not qualify under the statutory definition of an aggrieved party. I. C. Wright adjourned the meet Taipei Formosa a Upp a Fligh big by thanking All interested teen Waves of communist chinese patrons for their cooperation and Jet fighters flew around and Over stated that a decision should a the nationalist chinese Island forthcoming within approximately group of Quemoy Toda it but did not two w weeks. Fire a shot or drop a single bomb. Red chinese planes Fly Over Quemoy islands August 14. Of 2 p m at Elliott tag of Princess Margaret after a Chapel in new London. The Rev Royal tour of Canada. Horace Ireland pastor of the lord Selkirk first lord of the methodist Church of Danville will. Admiralty and a gathering of officiate. Interment will be at Gold braided British admirals join pleasant Grove cemetery Southeast of . Ambassador John Hay of new London Whitney in a formal Welcome. Friends May Call at the Chapel i Whitney brought with him the presidential unit citation for each of the Nautilus crewmen and bags of mail and telegrams of congratulation. Special buses brought in britons from the Countryside to join the cheering along the Coal Dock of Portland naval base a British sub word has been received by Lyle Marne depot. Burroughs president of Tho mid a Quot ships display it it t a a a West old the hours no cd settlers bul a it we the biggest Welcome association that u k rum Nim in Aln Haft even american sent. Live anti to prod Seh Soneel of Cen a a since Worl i War a a a the first District will of Here to attend the annual reunion on saturday night sept 6. 7 to 9 p m wednesday. Rep. Schwengel to attend reunion c. E. Rhum s potatoes outdoing records Mastodon Tusk and tooth found near Farmington firemen to Start inspection Mittee. It was announced today plane overdue territories such As Cuba and tile moralistic one and can Only be firemen will Start their inspect Philippines we readily gave their in implemented satisfactorily by one non of the business District build dependence although it might have who applies the natural Law which Ulics wednesday night and Hope to been better for them had they re is usually limited in individuals to i have it completed by fire pre Maine within the United states i the affairs of nations. John Foster vent Ion week in october. Hie principal Market for the Dulles is superbly suited for this i a a. Produce of our farms and factories role and is disliked for it As Cany Pijpa acc Kopp remains the United states both nation was disliked for breaking up exports and imports being a Small saloons. Phase of our Economy. The domes-1 of course we Are partners in tic Market is so huge because of Good Faith Bur it remains difficult High wages and a High Standard for in american to understand of living among our people re Why one people should want to Quiring huge expenditures which in 1 govern one another or Why some the aggregate produce just under people should want to expand its $400,000.000, he of National income 1 Way Over the whole Earth. We 1 simply think that they Are crazy. As peace then is our motive and copyright. 1958 Kim features As we have no imperialistic object Syndicate inc property bulletin Tokyo up a a Japan esp Domestic airlines plane with 30 passengers and a Crew of three aboard was overdue Early today on a flight Frnnk Tokyo to Nagoya. The official Central news Agency reported. It. Cmdr. Ii w. Chellow spokes Man for the a s formosan de Fehse command noted that All u. S. Planes patrolling the Strait separating Formosa from the red held Mainland Are armed and under orders to fire Back if attacked Premier Chon Cheng said he believed the communists were preparing an attack Iowa twins join was Irish Cobbler of a toes Are our doing All past records according to it Way lands four score years old it teens who have seen or c e rhumb a potatoes Iii brought Farmington Iowa up a a seven foot Tusk of a Mastodon and a giant tooth weighing 102 a pounds was unearthed near Here or and mrs Richard g. Parker have purchased the late mrs. W f Kapp property at 308 North main St from atty and mrs. Harold Mcleran or Parker is the newly engaged head of he music department at Iowa Wesleyan College replacing or. David Price who resigned receives award Des Moines up two 18-year-old girls left Here for the wild Blue yonder Quot today the first Mcleran s store has received an pair of twins to enlist in the . A Law Ard of Merit Quot from the Flint women s air Force was from Daire corp for outstanding Cristo Iowa. Mer service. I Karla and Karen to bt1 cd Nipo the award is for meeting and ii. Iowa. Were sworn into the maintaining the standards of was by maj. Fred h Reiss Frigidaire service to the customers commander of air Force recruit of Mel Eranus the last 25 Vea big detachment Here takes fifth in proof Faul the wait i Ricca reputed fit Rmer Leader of a Chicago crime Syndicate testifies in Washington before the Senate rackets committee. Ricca invoked the fifth amendment to All questions about the Sale of his palatial summer Home to James a hot fax a internals Mal brotherhood of teamsters Union or about $150,000t bucket full of the biggest potatoes monday by workers of the Valley to it. Plea Vaut Monda and the Limestone gravel co. Tap of the fifteen Quot spuds the remains of the prehistoric weighed ? a a pounds which is tin animal were found about one mile largest size that or ilium has South of Here. A me foot Masto i eve seen in i a it pot 1 o Hie Don Tusk weighing 300 pounds was Vitato has three smaller append unearthed in about the same spot i Ages which Are about the size of. It to years ago. A Normal sized potatoes children in Des Moines within the bucket plus fifteen potato the past Tew Days have found weighted 20pounds and minus Mastodon Bones and a tooth along bucket the fifteen pc tees weighed Creek in suburban Des Moines. A total of 191 pounds. When or Rhum dug the Hill with the big 2 Pound potato none of the potatoes in the Hill weighed less than a Pound. Or. And mrs Rhum who had tile prolifically Blooming passion Flower Washington up a the Bill might Lead to new Bridge of immense length on their clothes Senate monday approved a Bill line last year found five blossoms which might Lead to construction of on the Plant sunday and six on a new Bridge across the Mississippi monday the passion Flower likes River Between. Clinton. Iowa and hot. Humid weather such As we Fulton Iii. Have been having and very Likely the proposed Bridge would refill continue to Bloom abundantly place one built in 1891

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