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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - August 25, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky most names come to people from their ancestors and represent the continuity of heredity. It is Normal for one to be proud of his inheritance unless his ancestors committed outrages against society. Sometimes men change their names because they Are ugly or have a miserable connotation in English or Are unpronounceable but the change let us say from a Lesczewski to Bancroft is a misrepresentation of personality. Of course if one lives in a Community where prejudice of All kinds prevails it might be regarded As advisable to americanize a name to avoid the a a stigma of european origin or if one wishes to join a Christian Church it May be preferable to be known As King rather than As Cohn. These Are questions of taste and 1 no person need suffer opprobrium for his taste nevertheless when one has a very distinguished an j vestry it does cause wonder when a name is abandoned Pew Ameri j can citizens have Cabinet mein i hers and ambassadors in their heritage. Yet the news was widely printed that Percy s. Straus jr., a lawyer of Houston Texas has changed his name and the names of All ins children. One explant Tion was that a son hoped to make a position for himself in the scientific world and apparently the name was regarded As a Handicap although Lewis l Strauss no i relation headed for Many years the atomic Energy commission and Albert Einstein became the greatest name i n the scientific j world Einstein could of course have changed his name to Smith but would he have gained greater f Mie As Smith Lazarus Straus came to the United states from Bavaria in 1854 and first settled in Talbotton,1 Georgia he founded a crockery business in Columbus Georgia. About a Century ago. After the i civil War. In 1866, Lazarus Strauss j came to new York where he entered the same business establishing what Are nowadays called concessions in department stores he also retained a separate crockery and glassware business known As l Straus a sons out of this grew the great department store known As Mary a and an interest in the Abraham a Straus department store in Brooklyn and subsequently a Chain of great businesses. Lazarus Straus had three sons Nathan Isidor and Oscar men of j unusual distinction. Nathan throughout his life was known As a j philanthropist a fighter for causes he it was who fought the Battle for the pasteurization of milk and won it to Nathan s heirs remained the original business which has be come Straus Duparquet inc., which outfitted the Galley of the j Quot Nautilus Isidor Straus was the outstanding merchant whose Genius built Macy s into the leading de-1 apartment store in the world too i Oscar went into Public life he was graduated from Columbia urn j verify and was a lawyer he was minister to Turkey and a member of the permanent court of arbitration at the Hague filling out the term of former president Harrison. To was reappointed to the Hague position by presidents Roosevelt Taft and Wilson. He served As a member of president Roosevelt Cabinet in the then comparatively new position of Secretary of Commerce and labor and ended his Public career As ambassador to Turkey. Oscar Straus was the author of a number of important books in Law and i 1 Plo Macy. The Straus Brothers have a1 j w ays been regarded As among those men in american jewry of whom All jews were most proud it was not their wealth that was so important As their very significant contributions to american life Isi Dor Straus created an entirely new concept of merchandising which Bas come Down to us today in the great efficiencies and savings of the Large department and Chain stores. Selling strictly for Cash he gave the purchaser interest on his Money to the tune of a six per cent. Saving and although Many found the notion quaint it was natural that he should have thought of it because he was a believer in sound Money and devoted himself to movements for economic stabilization Isidor was also a philanthropist and went in strongly for the americanization of the newer jewish immigrants. For Many years he was president of the educational Alliance a settlement House then devoted to this cause. Too j the Hesston. Texas Strauss will pow be known As Selden. Which is strictly their business but the new p count of their vet vol. 80. No. 200 it. Peasant. Iowa monday evening August 25, 1958 by Carrier 3w per week caution is urged in far East or. Chadwick will speak at August graduation Fairfield Man victim six die on Iowa roads sets women a record for Channel swim a exhausted danish american Channel swimmer Gieta Anderson of Long Beach Calif slides up onto the Beach at Dover England after swimming the English Channel from France t o England in exactly la hours. Her fantastic Pace enabled Ber to set an All time record for women swimmers of the Channel and to come within eight minutes of the fastest time Ever for the France to Englan cd mass swim. Or. J Raymond Chadwick president of Iowa Wesleyan College will give the address at the graduation tuesday morning in the Iowa Wesleyan College Chapel Twenty eight students will appear in Caps and gowns for the ceremony which culminates their College work the service begins at of a. In. And is open to the Public. Or John r Kapp registrar will present the degree candidates in the absence of the Dean of the College or. Harry e Jaques. Famous entomologist and professor i i emeritus at Iowa Wesleyan will j aet in the capacity of the registrar and pass the diplomas to the i i president. By Ipi at least six persons were killed in Highway traffic accidents during the weekend in Iowa while three iowans were killed in Accident in other Midwest states. Killed in Iowa accidents were George Magaran 70, Bettendorf. George Murray 16, Rural new ton. Mrs. James Lang 58, Rural Grinnell mrs. Elmer Brooks. Decorah Walter Donaldson 29. Fairfield. Mary sue Fox 16, Rural Oskaloosa. Liked City and old threshers wants pictures the deaths pushed the Iowa i he ollege chaplain or. Donald j Highway death toll for this year to final record of major legislation passed piano auditions for District Here on october 3 work of new Congress Cut out the Iowa music teachers elation us announcing student Asso piano United press International Washington up election bound members of the 85th con Gress hurried Home today but the work of the 86th already was Cut out. Both Senate democratic Leader Lyndon b Johnson and Senate auditions for the Southeast Dis Republican Leader William f. Met on october 3 at mount pleas a know land said in separate state Washington a up final record of major legislation of the second session of the 85th con j Gross Bills passed an 887-m lion Iollar space-age1 science education program aimed1 at meeting russian Progress. An outlay of $3.298.092,500 for foreign Aid. A record four year Extension of reciprocal Trade act with new Tariff negotiating authority for president Eisenhower. Statehood for Alaska. A record $39,600,000,000 defense j Junior High grades 7, 8. And 9stantial. Budget Pentagon reorganization and High school grades to. La. And however despite its record of and creation of new space Agency ,12 classifications. Each student Many accomplishments the a $5,500,000,000 Highway con will be allowed a maximum of ten Weay congressmen left behind striation authorization. Minutes to play any memorized Quot Hen they adjourned sine die at an increase of 7 per cent in 1 pieces appropriate for his age group social Security benefits starting and advancement with next february a checks the judge or Brynolf e. Lund Holm director school of music Ang ustate College Rock Island 111. Will give constructive criticism and rate the auditions Good excellent Superior or highly Superior. Merit certificates will be awarded to All who ant and Iowa City. Auditions will be held in the intermediate grades 4. 5, and 6> intents to United press International that the accomplishments of the 85th Congress were sub backed by higher payroll taxes effective Jan. I a Compromise farm Bill letting Basic crop Price supports hit 20-year lows but avoiding cutbacks in Ootton Rise planting. Pay raises for military postal and classified personnel in government 4 11 sunday morning a pile controversial Bills certain to faced again in january. H Bishop will offer a prayer and a Kapp will read the scripture. Herbert l. Jones director of Public relations will sing Quot How Lovely Are thy dwellings Quot by Samuel Liddle accompanied at the Organ by his wife. Mrs Jones will also be organist for the graduation ceremony. She we ill play Quot March of the priests Quot by Mendelssohn for the processional and a grand Choeur Quot by Dubois for the recessional the preludes will be Quot andante Cantabile Quot by Widor a pastorale Quot by Bach and a St. Annas fugue Quot by Bach. Tile subject of president Chadwick s address is Quot common professor d d Millspaugh and professor Dan g. Ruble will serve As marshals for the procession. Four traffic accidents reported 343, to less than at the same time last year. Magaran died Early today of injuries suffered when he was struck by a car sunday night at an intersection in Bettendorf he w As hit by a car driven by George Bell Bettendorf. James Frederick Ryan 55, Mason City was killed sunday night when his car hit a Concrete pier of a Railroad Bridge West of grand Meadow Minn. Too Bena Hay Mckillip. 3, fort Madison Iowa was killed saturday and her parents injured in a car truck collision near Streator 111 Delia smother was driving at the time of the Accident. Four other children escaped injury and the Driver of the truck was not Hurt. From l. C. Bullock. Santa Ana calif., the news has a request for papers with pictures and stories of the old settlers and threshers reunion. He writes in part a last year i attended the Midwest threshers reunion in your Fine City and i really mean Fine City a i saved All the news which had pictures and articles concerning the convention. Being unable to attend again this year i am writing to have you mail All the copies of the of pleasant news which have anything in pictures or articles about the convention. Quot i just can to get enough of those steam engines. I Hope to attend again in some future year i pleasant occupies a big Corner in my heart i was never there before last year. The sincere friendliness of All people will never be forgotten Quot did Cost of living Rise or fall u. S. Tells nationalists to go slow United press International new York up a did the Cost of living Rise or fall last month the government said it Rose by 0 2 per cent. The National Industrial conference Board a highly respected private research group said it fell by 0.1 per cent the department of labors Bureau of labor statistics started keeping tabs on the Cost of living in october 1919. The conference the other iowan killed in an Ard started in mid-j918. Receive one of the top three ratings. A District Winner in each Olas Sifi a $1,500,000,000 Rivers and liar cation will be selected to appear in Bors construction authorization i the state finals at Sioux City on Bill first enacted in several years. October la Randolph Ganz Well with a $1,100,000,000 appropriation. I known pianist., conductor teacher a $25,000-a-year pension plan for and lecturer of Chicago Illinois sex presidents. I will judge the state finals and name a postal rate increase �?�raising1 a state Winner in each classification first class postage to 4 cents air to appear on the convention pro mail to 7 cents and postcards to Gram of the Iowa musics teachers 3 cents. I association in Sioux City on octo raising the National debt ceiling Ber 12 and 13. To 288 billion dollars until next District chairman miss Betty june 30 and fixing the permanent Holstein Iowa a Wesleyan College ceiling at 283 billion thereafter. Mount pleasant is in charge of creation of now Federal Agency audition registration she will a Quot to bring both civilian and military assisted by miss Norma Cross de four traffic accidents have been reported at the local police station. At 7 15 p. In. Sunday a car driven by Don Doberich College student from Chicago ll., struck the parking on North White Street i North of the intersection with Courtland Avenue. A sign was knocked Over and a water valve pipe damaged. The front end of Doberich s 1949 Packard w a damaged an estimated $185 Doberich was driving East on Courtland when the Accident occurred police investigated the Accident and Doberich was charged with careless driving. He was ordered to one of the first will be hawaiian statehood. Congress shelved it this year without a vote. Others include the labor Reform Bill. School construction Aid a minerals subsidy program and additional housing legislation. Ail died in the House. Senate shelved legislation aimed at curbing the supreme court is certain to be revived. Demands unheeded by the leadership of cart monday afternoon both major parties this year will be made for income tax cuts. House and Senate members climaxed the Marathon finish ofea5t on Courtland and was stopped the 85th Congress by passing a iat the Stop Sien when a car driven Compromise $3,298,000,000 foreign Aid Money Bill. It brought the 1958 sessions total appropriations to $72,653,000,000 not quite 200, million dollars under the Iota requested b y president Eisen out of state mishap was Eugene Cook. 16, Des Moines who was i killed in a two car collision near a Fulton mo., sunday. I Donaldson was killed in fair Field saturday when the Motorbike he was Riding was struck by a car driven by Neal Whisler Brighton. Murray and mrs. Lang were killed and three others injured in a two car collision near Newton saturday night. Mrs Brooks was killed saturday and three others injured in a two car crash North of Decorah miss Fox was killed and five other teenagers injured sunday night when their car left a county Road 3 Miles Southeast of Oska pay a Fine of $25 and costs on the i charge in mayor Wade my Beth s an Accident occurred at the same intersection at 7 15 a in monday. Jerry Swan was driving by Linda Lanferman collided with the Swan car miss Lanferman was driving South on White and Toum ing West on Courtland when the Accident happened the 1955 Dodge Loosa officials said the car hit i Loose gravel and rolled Over two times throwing All the girls out and pinning miss Fox under it. Othel Ray Irvin Dies suddenly Othel Ray Irvin died suddenly at his Home 306 North Adams hawaiian statehood. Died Calendar in both houses. A labor Reform provisions carry out recommendations of Senate rackets committee. Approved by Senate died in House general income tax cuts. Democratic leaders agreed with president Eisenhower the Treasury could not stand such Revenue loss. A Mineral subsidies program. Passed by Senate but rejected by House. An omnibus housing Bill providing funds for slum clearance and College housing passed Senate but died in House a big democratic sponsored Community Public works Bill. Passed Senate died in House a five year. $1,500,000,000 Federal Aid to school construction Bill. Killed in House planes under unified traffic con. Pertinent of music. State University j Hower tool aimed at ending air collisions. Of Iowa Iowa City Iowa. J Bills killed or postponed officers of the Iowa music Kim Lanai said the second on teachers association Are Roberts on the 85th Congress had a. Larson. Coe College. Cedar to i rapids president Alvin Edgar Iowa state College Ames Vic president miss Olive Barker Cedar Falls soc a. And treasurer. Driven by Swan and owned by his i a Unda morning at six o clock father Stanley was damaged an Othel Irvin the son of Raymond and Luella Cantrell Irvin was i estimated $113 damaged an the Lanferman car Good Battle but he said Quot in general the democrats pressed for greater spending Quot and the republicans Quot were inst in men it Tai Quot in blocking it Johnson said the achievements j of the session were made through a Quot non partisan Effort Brough Forth because a the problems be j fore the american people Are non he said the Amer ii in Stephen a. Goss Burlington has i people demanded responsible gov-1 been charged by police Here with j eminent. The larceny of two hubcaps from a car owned by ted Bergstrom Olds j the theft occurred saturday night seek cause youth fined for stealing hubcaps spa. Was also damaged some. At 4 30 p in saturday driven by Alice Peterson Ville ore., collided with the a keel car of Melvin Smith on Poplar Street. The right Side of the Peterson car was damaged a truck and Wagon operated by Hazen Stipe was damaged about $100 when a Semi trailer outfit rolled Back into it at the it j born March a Rar i 111. On dec Canyon 15, 1900, at Cobden 4, 1951, he married Ruth Nadine Springer in it. Plea Sant who survives. Also surviving Are three Brothers ohs Irvin of Bonnie iii., Everett Irvin of Duqum 111., and Ralph Irvin of Tolono. Ill and three Sisters Beulah Goldsmith of Alta pass 111. Kathryn Miner of Anna 111, and Elsie Acklin of Cobden while the Bergstrom car was parked near the Temple theatre. A local Man reported to police he saw a youth take the hubcaps. Goss was traced to Burlington and arrested by police there. He was brought Here and admitted taking major Bills to limit supreme hubcaps be hid them at Burlington and revealed where. Pleasant Farmers Day at to a in. The Semi was unloading at the elevator when the brakes released causing it to Roll Back into Stipes truck. The Semi trailer is owned by Don Oberman. Danville and was driven by or Wagner of failure to orbit explorer v 4-h girls win fair awards Coop Satur-l1. One sister. Minnie and his parents preceded him. A prayer service will be held tuesday at i pm at the Weir cookes funeral Home final services will be held at Walker funeral Home in Alta pass 111, wednesday August 27 at 2 pm interment will be at. Alta pass cemetery. Since those Days there have been times when the indexes have agreed precisely. At other times they have disagreed widely. What accentuates the current difference is not so much the Gap of .2 of a percentage Point but the occurrence of the Gap at the Point where it Means either a Rise or a decline. Two different methods but Why should there be differences at All since both indexes seek to measure the same thing it s not because of errors or the size of the staffs of either organization although the government staff is larger experts say. Rather the reason involves different procedures for collecting information. Washington up a the United states is urging nationalist China against launching retaliatory attacks against the chinese reds on the Mainland even though the communists Are pounding the offshore Quemoy islands with air strikes and artillery. This was disclosed today by informed sources after the defense department ordered the . 7th Fleet to take a Normal precautionary defensive measures Quot in the Faue of red China s stepped up military activity. Too the White House also announced that the United states a is watching very closely the situation in the far president Eisenhower and Gen Nathan Twining chairman of the joint chiefs of staff conferred today but White House new s Secretary James c Hagerty declined to say whether they talked about the far Eastern situation. For four Days the chinese reds have poured artillery fire i into the nationalist held Quemoy Island group near the Mainland and about too Miles West of Formosa. Ooh planes of the 7th Fleet and the . Far East air forces Are staying at least 25 Miles from the red China coast to avoid hostilities with communist migs hitting the Quemoy. While the line has been observed for some time its enforcement underlines belief Here that the chinese communists Are using their guns for diplomatic reasons rather than As a prelude to invasion of the Quemoy islands. For this reason officials report privately the United states is urging Chiang Kai Shek not to let himself be provoked into striking Back at the China Mainland where the red air Force and artillery Are based. Eisenhower to go on vacation presi plan Washington. Up a Dent and mrs. Eisenhower tentatively to Fly to Newport a i thursday or Friday for their vacation the White House said today. They vacationed at the same site last fall. White House press Secretary James c. Hagerty said he had no idea How Long the vacation would last. He said that depended on Domestic and foreign developments. Chuckles in the news temperature dips to 41 local temperature dipped to a Cool 41 degrees sunday night causing local residents to dash across the room after turning off the air conditioner to turn up the thermostat. Tile temperature Rose rather rapidly during the morning and by noon was up to 70 degrees. Wind gusts brought the wave of Cool Northern air deep into the Central portion of the nation dropping temperatures an average of to to 20 degrees As far South As Arkansas and Oklahoma. One of the coolest readings in the country was a near freezing 38 degrees at Gransbury. Wis court jurisdiction in anti subvert Sivc and other Fields. Shelved in Senate. Home furnishings entries of Cape canaveral Fla. Up the army sifted through code Burlington police were notified data today in an Effort to deter Henry county a 4-h Iris received found the hubcaps and returned mine Why its dependable Jupiter six Blue ribbons at the 1958 Low it them Here. C rocket failed to put explorer v state fair Philip j Baird county i Goss was freed on $100 Bond into orbit. Extension director announced to posted by his father. Tho youth a Quot everyone was mystified.1�?T one Day. In addition the local entries peered in mayor Wade Mcbeth a source said of the sunday firing received five led ribbons and one court monday afternoon pleaded that apparently followed the form White ribbon. Jets collide five dead guilty and was lined $50 and costs Book up until the actual moment mete France up a two Royal Canadian air Force Jet fighters collided 1.500 feet above an Craf base Here today and one of them crashed on the All 4-h Home economics exhibits Hospital wins his Point Herrin. 111., up a Harold Triplett did t protest the $109 Fine when he was charged with Drunken driving but that 50-Cen? parking ticket was the last Straw Triplett was taken to the station in a squad car and a patrolman drove his car to City Hall the patrolman parked Hie car illegally and another policeman ticketed it. Triplett paid the $109 Fine bid loudly protested the ticket. It was cancelled Good thing he did no to Myrtle Beach s c up an unidentified swimmer Myrtle Beach sunday did t really need rescuing thank you the fire chief sent a life guard in a boat out after the swimmer when it was believed the in a n was too far out. The boat Sank and the Man and the life guard leisurely swam ashore together. Gets Wallet plus ticket Atlantic up a policeman base j f. Howard finally has located j strictly by Accident the owner of school head tosses two out Little Rock ark., up a Little Rock school supt Virgil t Blossom threw reporter Bryce Miller and photographer John Jenkins of United press International out of his office today i we As pretty rough and in a sorry for it Quot he told them later. Quot but i was under Miller and Jenkins saw negroes in blossoms waiting room and went in to ask Blossom whether they a r were frying to get into White schools. Firemen called the heavily instrumented satellite will remain on display in the was to have gone into the Groove educational buildings under the a apparently the trouble was in grandstand through sunday aug r one of the upper the source ust 31. Craf officials said five persons i a Wallet he found on a Down my sic maker Gloucester mass. A up Tolbert f. Cheek 70, is a Man Well regarded in h i s business which is organs and pianos. Ture in names will cause Many to forfeits Bond recall he three Brothers. Nathan _ Isidor and Oscar Straus w to were j Burlington a Leonard such Sterling americans. Ford 25, it. Pleasant has forfeit said Quot but it will be at least a Coy the Henry county 4-h girls j the other two were patients in Ning a Stop sign copyright 1958, King features eel a $16 Bond in municipal court or two before we ran find out what demonstration team Are competing the Hospital a one Story building and Learned Moss was the Syndicate inc Here on i speeding charge a opened a 1 tuesday Mcmin a q 30 a w i located near the runway. Of the Billfold. Were known dead and to injured. Officials said three of the dead were crewmen of the two jets. Town Street Howard stopped Samuel Lewis Moss or to charge him last firemen were called to the Russell Rawlings Home at 612 South Locust sunday evening. An overfilled Oil Heater was causing son Quot smoke but did not burst into flames. Citizens in Tampa Fla., Are required by a new ordinance to w Ith run-1 help police officers make an Ursa Hirday rest when a would be prisoner owner resists. Otherwise they fat aril of themselves

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