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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 25, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sugar 14 - Through October 31 Gasoline No. 7 Expires Sept. 21 Fuel OII 5 - - Until Sept. 30 Fuel Oil I (new) until Jan. 3 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VAMO RATION STAMPS R, S. T Blue Stamps expire Sept. 20 T.U.V.W Red Stamps expire Aug. 31 Shoe Stamp IM expires Oct. 31 VOL. LXXI, No. 198WEDNESDAY, AI G. 25, 1913 MT. PLEASANT. IOWA U S. Gives Much Assistance To Allies THE By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Features 8yu Pirate. Inc Reproduction In Pull 01 til Part Strictly Prohibited t__ WASHINGTON — THERE IS NOT tlie slightest evidence in the Russian military situation to suggest she could j consider a eparate peace- -or, indeed,' anything other than unconditional sui render. Tile fall 'I Kharkov has been explained in a very tired way by the Gcitnan as a withdrawal ‘‘according to til • n The tru’h is the city was th** la. ' key to the whole Nazi line of defense xTie city i self is probably in ruins -MUB!1 ■*' Large Crowd Sees Contest They’U Do It Every Time--- Teams of Horses In Pulling Exhibition A large crowd of interested .spectators, rn my of them coming from neighboring counties, watched the horse pulling exhibition at the Henry County Fair Tuesday evening. The afternoon show also drew many interested persons. A team owned bv Dale Bale of Pleasant Plain took first in the heavy prole.smU nal (lass; one owned by Claude VOL) OUGHT TO GET A LOOK AT THE NEW BLONDE NUMBER IN THE ACCOUNTING department-BUT NIFTY* GO ON, WALK THROUGH—VtXi can’t MISS HER. OH, BABY DOLL * CVlON, I’LL GO,TOO OH, OHf BIG TiGE AND LIVER UP ARE AT IT AGAIN PROBABLY DECIDING WHO THEV CAN DROP OFF THE RAV-ROLL’ THEY GO INTO MORE HUDDLES THAN THE POM PE R GIRLS' FUDGE TEAM—I BET THEV'RE still BEEFIN’ABOUT THE LITTLE ///A ERROR I MADE TUESDAY**;, Discuss Post-War Period at Quebec President Rejoices In Withdrawal of Japs from Kiska -they’re PROBABLY FIGURING OUT SOME WA/ TO DOCK US An'SAVE THE COMPANY A HALF-A* p, X BUCK A YEAR' THE WAV THEY LOOK FROM HERE J THEY MUST BE DISCUSSING A NEW FORMULA or somethin: rn and of little physical value, but IU MiUcr of M pleasant, fust in the acquisition by the Russians opens up hiniV anialeur; one owned by Herb Hannah of Ottumwa, first in the light a lateral behind-the line railroad from Moscow through Orel and Kursk to Kharkc v, a switching point which branches out rn all direction* to the south. Ttie Russians now no doubt will s’uke in a southwestern direction from Kharkov to threaten the long Nazi triangle running along the Black Sea to a tip at Taganrog. The Russians are in a position to cut off this sector. and the Germans, no doubt, will have to evacuate it. Th* ir policy all along he line lately has been to put up a .strong fight, holding strategic places as l(5ng as pos. ible but when faced with extlnc-* son ;. a tLev no i**nger fight for hopeless jM>.Mtions but withdraw to save rn* n. No Naz, have been trapped by the Russians this year. THI Si; MOSCOW diploma ic maneuvers are quite another thing (recall of Litvinofl po»(e tmg about a second front etc* The mystical Russian foreign policy always is designed primarily to keep everyone guessing When we drag out our crystal balls and try o read the meaning of any Mom ow rnoye nu w ar now or in peace later*, we are not apt *o get the right answer, but are only likely to confuse ourselves. Never forget this: 6talin never move^ In a direct line toward objectives. He can drop Lit-vinoff one day, pick him up the next, never people prole sional class and the Roy Walker team of New London received top monev in the light amateur class. The heavy professionals pulled 2,950 pounds and the heavy amateurs 2,750. The top weight in the professional and amateur light classifications was 2,850. Winners in the respective disisions. Heavy Professionals 1 Dale Bales. Pleasant Plain 2 Chester Nelson Batavia 3 Lester Charbonneau, Mediapolis 4 Walter U*try, Dallas City. 111. 5 Harold Humeston Brighton Heavy Amateurs 1 Claude Miller ML Pleasant 2 William Baker. Mt Pleasant 3 Delbert Kerr Salem Light Professionals I Herb Hannah, Ottumwa 2. I Idon Harrison Maxwell 3 Guy Holl md 4 Ben Tavlor and Clinton Harrison of Maxwell tied Light Amateurs I. Roy Walker, New London. Canaanette Girls Win First Place 8-23 Figuring out what WEIGHTY PROBLEMS THE STRAW BOSSES ARE DISCUSS!NG-THEV’LL DO IT EVERY TIME TLao* JO HERB GREASON, NEW VORK, N Y Ottawa. Ontario (INS)-—President Roosevelt disclosed today that the Quebec war conference, ended yesterday, discussed the post-war period, in detail* md the building of a world-aide peace based on democracy. Speaking on the steps cf the Can-adirn parliament the chief executive ‘rejoiced" in the withdrawal of the Jap garrison from the Aleutian island of Kiska. We have been told that the Japs never surrender." the president caid, ‘and their headlong retreat satisfies us just as well." Mr. Roosevelt declared that the con- F R Renorts on Lend-Lease Appeals To Axis Nations To Accept Surrender Washington, D. C (INS)—President Roosevelt today made a strong appeal to the people* of the axis nations to accept unconditional surrender to the allies, promising them oolitical freedom and economic security. The president .sounded this appeal as he reported tiiat United State* lpnd-lease aid has reached the staggering total of $13,973,339,000. The president reported that in July alone lend-lease had exceeded $1,000- 000,000 He declared that “lend-lease .fusions reached at Quebec between the supplies are hastening the day of fl unked States and Great Britain cannot be divulged now. But he added, “in due time we shall nal victory." Break-Down of Figures The break-down of the total figure communicate the secret information of showed that 5' ", of lend-lease aid is the Quebec conference to Germany, for the nations, 21'i for industrial pro-Italy and Japan. We shall communi- ducticns, 14^ for food and agriculture cate this information to our enemies products and the remaining IST? for in the only language their twisted shipping. At The Fair With County Men MEN GO TO minds ing.” seem capable of understand- Tonight 8 o'clock—Parade of champions in live. lock divis.ons. Society Hor e -how Thursday 0 a. rn—Baby bee! club auc ion. THEODORE FARMAN DIES AT IOWA CITY The remains of Thee dc rt Farraan, 77. of Burlington, who tied at the University hospital in Iowa City this morning were b: ought to the Cookes funeral home this afternoon. Mr. Farman was a native of Sweden He is a And Women In The Service CAMP DODGE Will Take Final Physical Exams For Armed Forces questing his assignment to the Air cousin of john Farman of Weal Clay Cor** After volunteering for indue street, Mt. Pleasan Wanda Helphrey and Dana May-Are Winners er and Care of Fabrics." Red ribbons for second place went to Jane Kauffman and Doloris Aidman of the Prairie Daughters who gave “Dolling Up" and to Phyllis OI-1 Wanda Helphrey and Dana Mayer explaining either move to his 0j canaan* ties club won fiist place as our statesmen must, bu* only blue ribbon in demonstrations by confusing the rest of Hie world while 4_jj at the Fait Tue-day after- he m*»v*-s in a zigzag line toward what noon. Their subject was “Identification he alone knows and wants. Our people have be*n worried for months that Russia would make a separate peace. much more worried than has been publicly admitted. Such a peace would be disastrous to our cur- 4^)n arKj Ruth Johnson of the Way-J rent prospects, might make a war of nefes *jio presented "Tale of a Shirt.”. 5 or IO year*, or even eventually lose Milltcent Olson and Esther Lindeen, it for us « the county master demonstration team —- presented "Drying and Brining of Till V KNOW ST ALIN is justly j?ruits and Vegetables” bu’ were not angry at the delay in the second front, jn t^e competition for he has told visiting statesmen we jn stvle show. Phyllis Olson won could well afford to lose a million men ^rst arKj Ruth John-on, second. Both in * futile stab at western Europe, be- are from Swedesburg. cau.se it would bring full collapse of —-- Germany on the Russian front, if not elsewhere. •But those who read the crystal ball, seeking sure answers to -mystical Russian diplomacy, can be sure only of one answer—that is what they are supposed to do, keep on guessing. No good defensive position now re- Placings In 4-H Livestock Show At County Fair Alfred Taylor Taken by Death AT CRANE CABIN Salem— The death of Alfred Taylor, 71, occuired in Mt. Pleasant this morning. The body was brought to the mains for them east of Tie Dnieper Stevens funeral home. Mr. Taylor. River. When they return to that, they gjown to everyone as “B<V”, wy* born will be nearly out of Russia in iowa on September 9. 1871. Surviv- Plenty of tune remains before winter ing js one daughter. Mrs. Paul Snyder for the Russians to effect this result 0f Abingdon. 111. He was preceded in Fighting ar01 ad Kharkov last %ear death by his wife several years ago. continued until December snows. Rus--- sian drives for Bryansk and Smolensk ROTARY MEETING may be hampered by weather before then, but the vital southern front is nowhere near closing. — —— _ The Rotary club met at the Crane THE EAGER MOVEMENT of Rua- cabin at Oakland Mills Monday eve- sian troops up to Kharkov showed no ning and enjoyed a chicken supper.; sign of weariness in men or material. There was no business meeting and no While we have no military observers program, but all took part in a social on the Russian front continuously time. C. F. Hayes put in a good word (trips *0 the front have bern allowed for the Henn County Fair and asked from time to time during the past those present to support it. Capt. Sam eight months!, authentic reports in- Cowan and Philip Halverson of Alta,. spire an expectation that there is iv relative of Virgil Wittmer. were guests. chance tha' the Russians will now Ralph Crane was chairman of the ar- pick up speed. They had to call in rangements. some reserves for the final Kharkov *“* action, but that was a minor matter, sellable to suppose Hitler has been Naturally, the German general staff working on the Russians. Russian ac-iecognizes that unless this speed is ceptance. however, is unthinkable be-bveken by resistance in last-stage cause it would mean perpetuation of fights at key points, the German cause the Nazi military regime in most of is hopeless. Naturally also.. the Nazis Europe and really only an armistice would turn to thinking of a separate before another attack in a year or peace either with Britain and the two by either party. United 8*ates on one hand, or with In view of the military situation, Russia on the other. Russia docs not need a breathing spell As no apparent separate peace pro- and cannot afford to grant one to posals have been made to us, it is rea- Germany. Dairy Heifer: Purebred Division 1—Dale Smith 2—Jim Baker Grade Guernsey 1st—Bernard Hultquist Purebred Guernsey, 3rd Year 1st—Jim Baker EWE AND LAMB (LUB Shropshire Ewe—I—Dale Smith Ram—I—Dale Smith Hampshire Ewe—I—Bob Wright 2—Harold Wright Ram—I. 2 B b Wright Cheviot Ewe—I, 2—Rosemary Huston 3, %—Ronald Huston Ram—I, 2—Ronald Huston 3, 4—Rosemary Huston. PUREBRED PIGS Duroc Jersey Gilts—I. 4. 5- Neil Rasmus 2, 3, 6—John Miller Boats I. 2. 3 -Neil Rasmus 4 -John Miller Litters—I—Neil Rasmus 2—John Miller Hampshire Gilts—I. 3, 4—James Felgar 2, 5, 6—Wm. Lauger Boars—I. 3. 4—James Felgar 2, 5, 6-Win. Lauger Litter—I—James Felgar 2—Wm. Lauger Berkshire Gilts—I. 2. 3. 4. 5, 6 Kenneth Miller Boar—I, 2, 3—Kenneth Miller Litters—I, 2— Kenneth Miller POULTRY—EUROPEAN BREEDS Cockerels Black Giants -I, 2—Robert Myers Leghorns—I. 2—Ned Rasmus Pullets % Black Giants—I, 2- Bob Myers Leghorns I. 2 Neil Rasmus Trio Black Giants—I—Bob Myers Leghorns—I Ned Rasmus American Breeds, Jersey White Giants Cockerels Jersey Giants—I, 3—Bob Myers 2- Dean Parks White Wyandottes—I—Darrel Parks Pullets Jersey Giants —I, 3—Bob Myers 2 Darrel Parks The Des Moines Army Aviation Cadet Examining Board today announces that Warren E. Rauseher, age 21, son I Henry county Selectees for August of Mr. and Mrs. H M. Rauseher of 005 left tilts morning far Camp Dodge E. Monroe street, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, j where they will have their final physics successfully qualified for train-j ical examinations and be inducted in-ing as an aviation cadet with the , to the armed forces if they pass. Tile army air forces. j men will have a three weeks furlough I A letter has been furnished him re- beginning active duty. They are: John Hadley Moore Darrell Mane Wilson Chester Alan Morgan Forrest Fred Burkhart Mason Wolcott Potter Edwin Leon Davidson Joe Frederick Nelson— (Trans, from I Macon, Mo.) Derrell Woodrow* Goddard—(Trans, from Burbank. Calif.) Ward Dean Bonser Keith Winston Logan Zion Thomas Messer Robert Stephen Brown David Stirred Thomas Robert Wades Norman Billy Gene Wellington • Robert Claude Sullivan non through his local draft board, he will be sent to a Basic Training Center for precessing. rn Friends here have received word , from William Swygard, former Wes- I leyan sti dent, saying that he is now ; in India Just a few weeks ago he was I statiosed at New Orleans. Word has also been received from Russell Fan-sher, who is in India. He is in active duty doing mechanical work behind the lines. Russell is the son of Rev. Guy J. Fansher formerly of Mt. Pleasant but now of Red Oak. TRUCK OPERATORS WITH CERTIFICATES MAY APPLY TO DISTRICT OFFICE President Roosevelt revealed that 17 out of every IOO bombers produced In the United States during the past year went to the allies. Also 25 out of every IOO fighter nlanes, 22 out of every IOO light tanks and 36 of ever. IOO medium tanks went to the United Na- _ Lons. Eligible truck operators who hold The chief executive promised th? t re rationing certificates but who are axis peoples that if thev will overthrow* unable to locate within their county their leadcis. the United Nat gas will the proper tires may apply to the Dav- see that are ted, that medicine enport Motor Transport District Office of the Office of Defense Transportation for assistance, the ODT announced today. This information will in turn be transmitted daily to the Office of the is provided for their sick and that they will be given a helping hand in the restoration of their countries in th? democratic way. Need Not Fear .“Except for the responsible fascist issuance. Rubber D rector. who will endeavor to faders, 'he per ole of the axis need not arrange for the proper redistribution tear unconditional surrender to the of tire? so that all the certificates can United Nations, the president declar-be honored as quickly as possible after ed *n his nth lend-lease report to congress. "The people of the axis controlled areas may be assured that when they agree to unconditional surrender that they will not be trading axis despotism _ for ruin under the United Nations. Word has been received that Eldon The goal of the United Nations is "Bud" Parker has been promoted to to nermit liberated peoples to create state supervisor for Kansas, in Amen- a free political life of their own choos-can Red Cross work He will be super- mg and to obtain economic security. visor over the field directors in all the ----- army and navy camps in the state. He A*4acL Objectives was transferred from San Antonio. * DI* In Berlin PARKER PROMOTED TO STATE SUPERVISOR j The following is the address of Dean 1 Rich, who enlisted in the coast guard lucently and who is now in California. L. Dean Rich, A S. TU, Training Unit No. 24. Barracks 39. U. S. Coast Guard Training Station, Government Island, Alameda. Calif. Word wa.-* received Monday from! William G. Jaques, who is with the Seabees, and who left recently from the east coast for overseas. The letter, written August I, was not postmarked until August 15. He stated that he was seeing lots of flying fish. •Ss New address: Ufo. James R. Pobanz, A S. N. 17070973, Pool Sqd.. Tyndall Field, Florida. He was transferred from Sheppard Field, Texas. James M. Green left this morning for San Diego. Calif., after enjoying a furlough and visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Green. He expects to be transferred to a new location j upon his return to camp. Dale Edward Waibel—Trans from Texas. Prior to taking up Red Cross Detroit. Mich.) SCOUT LEADERS AND BUSINESS MEN TO HAVE VACATION TRIP work Mr. Parker was coach at Iowa London, England (INS)—Fast, wood-Wesleyan college. Mrs. Parker and the en Mosquito "bombers of the RAF at-children are visiting her parents at tacked objectives in Berlin last night Winterset. and ta*d mines in enemy waters, the _ air ministry announced today in a brief communique which gave no details of the results of the latest raid on the Nazi capital. All of the raiders returned safely, th? ELLA CONE ESTATE PROPERTY IS SOLD HAVILAND BERRY FARM IS SOLD It was announced today by the Southeast iowa Council officials that1 H M HilJ- referee in partition, re- communique said. a week er d vacation camp w:uld be P°r s the sale of the nlce a11 modern When the Mosquito pilots soared in conducted at Camp Eastman, Septum- home of the late Ella Cone lo- over Berlin at 11:00 p. rn. fire, started ber 4 5. and 6 for scout leaders and cated ->ust off the city ^uare on South n the heavyweight attack Monday still any business men who would care to Jefferson street, to Miss Emma Jewett were blazing, the air ministry said attend °* ^ Pleasant Miss Jewett, who for Meanwhile it was disclosed that This is purely a recreational camp tbe several weeks has been con- American Flying Fortresses yesterday and the men may spend their time f,ned ° the Henry county hospital completed their “first" shuttle bomb-any way they care to The regular because °f an Injury sustained through jng mission of the war w-hen they at-camp activities such as: swimming, a fal1 at her home‘ hopcs to be able tacked an air craft assembly plant at boating, rifle range, archery, fishing. soon to en-*oy her newly Purchased Bordeaux in southwest France. Hying etc., will be available for those who home. « from bases in Africa. wish to participate. The cost of this camp is $2.50. which will cover all food and use of equipment. Each man attending must also P-acd crop w bring, besides his pe and clothes, points and red points from their ration books. Since this is open to any men who . . , . , ,, „ . , .. , . . . .. other shipping areas also have a light forcing retreating Germans to &ban« care to attend it is anticipated that ce. Ithaca, N Red Army’s Offensive PEACH CROP DECLINES Y. —(INS)— New York's -iii be but is per cent of Sweeps Westward ersonal bedding last year's Prof- M C. Bond of th® Moscow, Russia —(INS)— The Red lb of su ar and 4 blue state of Agriculture reported army's summer offensive swept west- today. Prices are expected to be high ward toward the Dnieper river today, Only Niagra County has more than a all along a blazing 450 mile front from few peaches on the trees, and most Bryansk to the lower Donets basm, Garretson and Garretson, real estate brokers report the sale of the Charles Haviland 6 acre berry farm to Mr. Lee Murray of New London, Iowa., The Haviland berry farm has been famous in this area for the last IO to 12 years, producing enormous quantities of small fruit and garden vegetables consumed in this community. The acreage is highly productive and Mr. Murray has not announced whether he will operate it as a berry cr dairy-farm He takes possession March 1st. many will take part in this week end camp. The men mav check in any time crop. don thousands of their dead and uu*e quantities of equipment A fcur-pronged drive from captured Kharkov crushed bitter German resistance which in the last 24 hours cost Deeds Recorded I Ralph Eshelman and Grace A. Esh-jelman have given a deed to Fannie ! Ogg for a property located at White White Wyandottes—I—Darrel Parks and Clay streets, according to records Make Attacks Along Saturday evening. Saturday night, af- £035^ of Italy ter supper late, or Sunday morning. Allied Headquarters in North Africa (he Nazis officers and men Church servicer will be held at the _ 1 iiqs»— America’s deadly Invaders nnd ( , fa camp Sunday morning and 1 ct ti 1 la 1 jiave ranged 120 miles above the strait campfire programs will be conducted. Messina to attack read and rail A* D ’J Any one who is interested should writ*1 jun (j011s at sapri. an allied commun- New Air Kdiu OR to Boys Scout Office 216 Eisfeld Bldg., jqUe announced today. Jsp Plane Base Burlington, Iowa, for further in forma-, At ^nne time. Mustang fighters united Nations Headquarters in U°n- made bold use of their dive bombing Australia 'INS)- A devastating new --------------facilities to score hits with 500 pound air raid en Wewak. key Jap air base DIVORCE GRANTED bombs on an enemy cruiser setting in New Guinea where more than 300 afire and blowing off the stern. el emv pl men were destroyed in four IN COURT TUESDAY j Meanwhile axis forces en the Italian raid, l*st night was announced today _____ ; mainland were concentrating on bv General Douglas MacArthur'* head- Glen Dale Hodscn was granted a cli- strengthening their defenses for the quarter vorce from Virginia Lee Linebcrry Hod* I expected allied invasion, having ap-j swarms of four-engined bombers son bv Judge E O. Newell in court! parcntlv given up boi'e of posing any escorted by Ion? range fighter planes. Trio ' at the county recorder's office today. Jersey Giants—I—Bob Myers Fannie Ogg has given a deed to * here Tuesday. She was granted the|scr.0“s chal c nae to allied aerial su- hurled 112 ten of bombs en the town 2—Dean Parks Francis and Goldie R Bollar for a New restoration of her maiden nam? of Vlr- \ re I cy after losing 150 planes in four ar a and supply *ast nation, near Ute White Wyandottes—I—Darrel Parks London property. 'ginia Lee Lineberry. d ‘ airdr me

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