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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - December 11, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel oil I exp. Jan. 4, 2 exp. Feb. 9 Gasoline No. 9 Expires Jan 21 Sugar—29 (Book 4) expires Jan 15 Shoes—18 and Airplane I (Bk. 3) THE MT PLEASANT NEWS CANNED GOODS A, B, C, Green (Bk 4) expire Dec. 20 D, E, F Green (Bk 4) expire Jan. 20 Meats, Butter, Lard, etc. L, M, N, Brown (Bk 3i Expire Jan. I VOL. LXXI, No. 2H<* SATURDAY, DECEMBER ll, 1943 Bitter Fighting Ra aes On Russian Front By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Feature* Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction In Full or 'n Part Strictly Prohibited.* Parade Set For Monday They’ll Do It Every Time By Jimmy Hallo WASHINGTON—EXTRAORDINARILY BITTER attacks by Senator Joe Guffey upon his fellow . outlie: n democrats have raised curiosity as to what he Is up to. Guffey is an Ola huckster tor the special new deal line of goods, and when he tries to tear up ills own democratic paste without any apparent Will Mark Official Opening of War Chest Drive A parade through th*- Mt. Pleasant business district next Monday afternoon at 4 IO wili mark the official start of the War Chest drive in Henry county. Crabapple is A BUNDLE OF NERVES. HE -OV GETS THE OLO Jitters if a FEATHER FALLS IN THE FLAT ABOVE"- ^ (MEL LO, POLICE -THisli ' IS MIS CRABAPPLE P A6A;N**WHEN ARE / ' you GOING TO DO J SOMETHING ABOUT A, The PEOPLE UPSTAIRS^ hev're driving US CRAZY—J r~ n The 82r.d College Training Detach- j cause, H.l politicos naturally .suspect the band and the Boy Scouts will lead J left wing new deal boys downtown, parade which will end at the band- j stand in Central park where a very * brief program will be given. Two minute talks In behalf of the drive will be , given by County Chairman George Van i Alkn W A Russell, C A. Cottrell and j likely two or three others. While the drive may have started in some parts of the county, the Monday j afternoon event is the official opening, j EDITH SMYTH AND CHARLES WHITE ARE MARRIED AT WHITE HOME who usually furnish his material, have decided on a new course of action. The personal bitterness of his attack on Senator Bvrd and other south* eners is known to reflect the anguish of the white house new deal crow’d at their inability to get the soldier vote bill through congress They assumed the soldiers would vote for the Commander-in-Chief it the collection of ballots could be handled un<kr federal jurisdiction Bu1 now that it I- to be handled by the state * —with non-new deal democrats or republicans in control of practically ail states- -the blow is greater than people outside the political trade have appreciated. But Ureic is another reason. Coming up shortly in the senate will be the poll tax bill; an anti-lynching bill is in the offing and a supreme court j decision on the White primary in Tex- I as is imminent. The old war between the north and south within the democratic party, therefore, is coming up to a new series of battles, and Guffey—or rather the men behind hun- are laying the ground for it. mi NT ink Mi. TO OF FFR unreasonable accounting as to why this Is so. the attacks on Byrd merely will finnish more water on his political wheel in the south. The southerners have no Intention of surrendering, and will block all action of the Guffeyit.es The charge that they are in an • unholy alliance" with the republican Joe Pew Is only remote political banter. The basis of the Guffey charge is that the former Delaware Senator Townsend, as chairman of the republican senatorial campaign committee, woiked against the soldier bill. Townsend is more Dupont than Pew, and neither Bene Dupont nor Pierre has cooperated closely with Pew There is no evidence that they are in a working league on any subject, and probably mav be against each other on presidential candidates But to fight the democratic civil war a1! over again once or twice each ON ITALIAN FRONT year in the senate without result, has enabled the northern democrat in the Ber)m. Germany * INS >-—< B A very pretty wedding was solemnized Wedne la-, afternoon, Dee 8 at the home of Mr. Ruby White wh< n her son, CX ar! s wa1 rn arricci to M. Edith Smyth daughter of Mr. and Mn Walter Smyth • f Polo. Ill in the pre -ence of close relatives and a few friends. To wedding chimes the couple took their places before a beautifully lighted Chn-tm 1 ’roe where Rev C O Smit. N*ad the singe* ring ceremony The bnle wore a street length tire--. of powder blue, wearing a c orsage of. pink ro e buds The bridegroom wan attired iii a brown .suit and we re a I pink carnation boutonniere Mrs. White wore a bi.ick and white crepe dress and her cor-age was of pink carnations Following the ceremony Rev. and Mr Smith took moving p. eturea. af ie: which a wedding dinner wa. served. The dining room »:>- attractively operated with large yellow and white . c hrysan t n e rn urns. Those present were Mr and Mr-Cl aries White. Mrs Ruby White. B >b Iola and Jauni’a White Mrs. Maxine Funk MKS: Marjorie Metzger Rev. and Mi C O Smith. The couple will be at home to them friends at Streator. 111., where Mr White is at present employed with the C B A* Q Railroad company, pending his induction into the armed forces. WW-UOtot FOR TROUB.% LOOk, PAL ARE YOU7 THIS 6 A FREE I’M NOT A SOUR*Y\ COUNTRY’ NOBODY IS v \ A.TELLING ME WHERE to BABY IS Sick- ' v 1 IC YOU COULD JUST TOME IT DOWN A BIT- HEAD IN ' I’M A TAX" PAVER.—SEE?! Red Army Is Holding Called The Greatest Battle Since Stalingrad Moscow, Russia i INS > — Russian and German forces were locked in combat Asks Explanation Of Draft Program Chairman May Makes Charge Against Selective Service Washington, D C. INS)—House military Chairman Mav, democrat of Kentucky. charging that Selective Service has been "lying to Congress ' summoned Locals Win Thrilling Game Defeat Washington Team In League Battle President Holds Fourth Conference With County Alen And Women In The Service <* » . Wa. Nev ad*dre StL Leroy Sea’• ranch, Hdq. Btry 736 FA Bn,. Ft. Ord., Calif. • Change cf addn-- limy M. Rain? . Sl-c. Ships Co., U.S.NT.S. (Diesel), University cf Illinois, Urbana, 111, Ra Raymond Kriemr, inducted into the J along the Kiev culge today in what services a short time ago. is now in front line d snatches described as the i Camp Roberts. Calif. j greatest battle since Stalingrad. f*. j The Red army was holding en grimly i Edgewood Arsenal. Md -Tomorrrv in the face of repeated German court* coth officer'- from the Army M-*dic:il ’cr blows and at la t reports had wiped Corps and Naval Medical Officers will out a number of Nazi gains. complete tie I5th Medical Officers', In some instances, dispatches said Course of the Chemical Warfare Serv- Russian troops having used their last ice. The subjects studied during th** hand grenades in close fighting, ad-two w*eek course ranged from offensive vanced on the enemy with bare hands and defensive tactics oi gas warfare ta and actually strangled units of the foe. ! the prevention and treatment of gas - ! casualties. Among the officers taking th° course •jcas Est Lt Maurice W Vin Allen, 502 W. Washington street, Mf Pleasant, I Iowa. I Capt. Harold B try iud Mrs. Beer; returned to Eoise City, Idaho, Tuesday ! fellowing several days visit with rela- II Ives in Salem and community, mt Sink 5 U-Boats And Damage Three London, Eng. (INS)—Five U-boats have been destroyed and three damaged during a new series of engagements fought over a wide area of the No:th Atlantic and last.ag two days and nights, the British Admiralty and Air Ministry announced in a joining communique tonight. A strong concentration of probably twenty U-boats which had gathered Mr and Mrs. Walter Yargu.- of 8 i-lem received the announcement con- _ cerning their son, cpl. Dale Yargus, of in the Ne: th Atlantic to launch a major Meets (Jen. Eisenhower Near he Guard Sqd . who was approved to attack on Allied shinning was decisive- wear the Good Conduct Ribbon. He i ly defeated bv His Majesty’s ships and j member of the 1049 Guards Sqd., lo- aircraft working in close cooperation," caied at Fort Summer. N M the communique -aid. The .successful in action prevented the enemy from Mr. and Mrs Will L'gan cf Salem launching a concerted attack on tao Carthage The Mt i Washington. D. C. (INS)—The White House revealed today that President i Roosevelt has held a fourth war statal- ,eeeived the word that their son, Keith valuable convoys and 99 oer cent of Plea ant high basketball agy conference in North Africa, in the w Logan, s 2/c with tile Sea bee, the escorted nips reached harbor Major General Lewis Hershey today to men outfought and outplayed Wash- ruins of ancient Carthage, in prepara- haj5 ^en transferred from Camp Perry, safely.. explain how he olans to enforce the irgtcn here Friday night to down the tion for new and concerted blow, to Va t0 Camp Parke, Calif His new-- newly signed lathers’ deferment act Little Six opponent, 24 to 19. in a crush Germany in the coming months address fc Keith W Logan, S 2 :.\ C. The draft director r, meeting with thriller The chief executive is now enroute ■ B R D _ C. B M. U. -567, Camp Park. at a closed ses- Exciting AH Hie War. j home bv air The exact ime of lib shoemaker. Calif. Keith was drawn The battling of the two team.- and}arrival is undisclosed on ^e Kay Kayser broadcast from committee sion. member- "No'a that ) ie Lither draft bill is the close score kept the crowd in an The Carthage conference was held Camp Park Dec 1st. signed we are going to find out what uprear all the way. Except in touma-, between President Roosevelt and Gen- Ha Selective Service intends to do,” sa.d men! play, there have been few games eral Dwight Eisenhower, allied com- j Announcement has been made of th? on the local Hoot that have created mander-in-chief in North Alrica, and pri motion of Gerald S. Lauer from after breaking the back of Gunman de w ant mere excitement anc! suspense. There ; members of Eisenhower's land and an j*rs^ lieutenant to captain. Capt. Lauer tenses in he Dniepei loop bv captui Russians Capture Two Important Centers Moscow. Russia (INS'— Russian armored and infantry forces pushed across snow-driven plains toward the vital rail junction of Kirovograd today May. “There are a lot things we to know One of them is wily they are was never a dull moment from the staff. -aldim orders into southern states to start. The boys were battling under; It was disclosed for the first time that draft so many married men and so the basket, rushing in to Ce up the President Roosevelt had landed at Oran many single men in each quota. ball out on the floor and time aal when he first arrived in North Africa. “Selective Service has been lying to again three or more plaver- were down , - — Congress They are telling us one en the floor in the frenzied efforts to # thing and doing something also.” get control of the ball I J \\ IHS I HlHlIV One of Selective Service’s first moves While the Panthers led mo t of he , after the father draft deferment bill time, they had to c:me from beliing XjHrfl0(l ill llOIllC t ITC was signed yesterday by President to win the game. They were ahead 5, 4 at the end of the first quarter.! to REPORT PRESIDENT md 8 to 7 at the half, but fell bc- Roosevelt was to instruct local draft boards that existing deferment regulations should be “liberally construed hind 14 to 12 in ffie third peiiod. ; with respect to fathers. I Cherokee, la. (INS)— Patricia and Tells Congress of Deferment Plans Paul Gilbert, ten month old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Gilbert, died in Rally In Fourth. i» Cherokee hospital today from burns Shelley gcirfe back into the game suffered when their farm home was deader a rest, dropped in two field goals stroyed by fire. at the start of the fcurth to put Mt , Mary Korleski. 14, a neighbor girl, Plea.-ant ahead again and added an-, who carried the babies outside the official past to make special personal appeals Qerman wireless i— President Franklin to the votes of the liberal groups in D RlK5sevelt of the United States is their own communities CIO likes it • visiting Allied troops on the Italian * OIi/eicruicm I »«»• airer a short time later to make the home, was reported as recovering from ",' -n b This strategem, however, seems to have front. me^Oerman DNB news | G Hershey, d^ctar oT£- Mt Pleasant lead 18 to 15 Arbuckle , second degree burn., ^ Jefferson Barrack St. L e^°r ___ jleetive Service, advised Congress today tvrfz-vrvi r-w or-tax 1 tr- />t ttt r\ that in carrving out the new d.ait c,e WORLD SERVICE GULD ferment la. he is ordering local '»>«e paints to narrow the margin. MFFTS AT [PARSONAGE I boards for the first time to recognize .m-L. I a ai I niwv.uivju throws but wThen Cottrell came up co The World Service Guild of the First hardship” conditions and age fcioups • . _____ Baptist church spent a most enjoyable when inducting pre cutworn its effectiveness. The same old farce, therefore, likely b to be played through again without change- in the plot or ending, but with Mr. Guffey in a leading role that no one else seems to want. added another field goal to make it to 15. but Washington tossed in ee points to narrow* the margin. Both teams had missed many free a son of Mr. and Mrs. John A Lauer, ing the twin communications centers is an engineer in a combat battalion. Znemanka and Khuovka m Climaxing three days of bitter, often Ravmond Watson of the U.S. navy is hand to hand fighting, troops of the visiting his mother, Mrs. Bessie Wat- second Ukraine army wrested the two „on rail junctions from the Nazis street by street. The addreses of Sgt. Jack Flam of I heir capture, hailed bv Marshal New London is 759 Bomb. Sq , 459 Bomb Stalin in a triumphant order of the day, group (Ordo. Westover Fields, Mass. wa.s declared to have dislocated the Mrs Flam is in Westover Fields also, railroad system on which the Nazis relied to supply their troops fighting in Indianapolis, Ind.—A s William M the Dnieoer bend sector. It also fore-Carnahan. Mt. Pleasant, Iowa, now an shadowed imminent collapse of reaviation student at Butler University, maining German defense points in that Indianapolis, recently visited the local area. Service Men’s Center where he enjoyed To the northwest, however, the Red dancing and eating home cocked food army was forced to cive ground before Aviation Student Carnahan was rn- a powerful tank-paced Nazi counter- tationed offensive that has driven to within LOUI-, Mo, sixty miles west of the Ukraine capital before entering preliminary flight train of K ev. ing at Butler three months age. Fie - PROCLAMATION TO THE CITIZENS OF MT PLEAS- hopes to qualify as a pilot and has ten gea{ Down Bitter ‘-Pearl Harbor lhe free thr°w line for tries :n two oc' casions in the closing exciting min- m our City cf Mt. Pleasant. Many of our own boys are in the armed forces. I ANT. IOWA: On this the lith day cf December. I do hereby declare the period from WITH ALL THE THOUSANDS of evening at the parsonage December IO ' fathers. ... , rre7*he made'Ve’much needed* points Moncay- D^C(,n:b?r Ii the ouch Facia.-, words of explanation offered for the A Thankful Heart at Christmas ’ j Hershey disclosed he had instructed m ^ ^ 19 Donald added the Decen'ber 17 “ ^ar Che‘st casualties of the Marines, suffered at was the theme of the devotions con- local boards to use every possible , end**, Tarawa, it seems inconceivable that Quoted by Mrs Grace Atwood. Tho means to defer taking pre-Peail Hat- Good Passing the whole story yet has been told. when. program, in charge of Hazel Neff, was bor lathers as long as it is possible to ^ P}easant spectators were pleased nearly 4.000 men go down (1.026 killed) cleverly interwoven with the playlet get reasonable quotas for a substan- ^ thft panthers handled in an action like that, involving less -why the Chimes Rang.” Instead o‘ I tial part without taking them, than a division, say perhaps 12,000 tde usual gift exchange, the members Hershey told the committee he plan* men, it is impossible to stifle popular brought gifts for the primary depart- J ned to take fathers in -Inclement-, of inquisitiveness for further details. merit of the Sunday school. J age' as follows: first, pre-Pearl Hai- All the official explanations have Delicious refreshments were served. bor fathers up to aae 2-. and s< cond, those up to 25 years of age. Lours in the air to his credit. A AND P EMPLOYES TO GET ADDED PAY Nazi Counter-Attacks Algiers. Africa. UNS —Beating down bitter Nazi counter-attacks British Eighth army tree-:- plunged northward toward Peseara-Rome highway today after siezing the Moro river-bank town of San Leonardo and securing a been published—namely, that a wind by the hostesses., Mrs. M. C, Carsten-shift piled landing barges off-shore, and Mrs. Jesse Scarf!, and forced men to swim in under heavy Jap fire, and that resistance ashore was strong from cleverly placed Japanese positions. Yet some question must remain as to how the officers allowed the troops to get into such predicaments CRYSTAL REBEKAHS ELECT OFFICERS At the regular meeting oi Crystal Rebekah lodge on Thursday evening the business routine was carried cut in il.W.C. GIRLS TO PLAY DONNELLSON TEAM HERE The IWC girls’ basketball team will Taylor and Klopfenstein. the ball and passed it. While every man shared in the victory, Pete Arbuckle probably turned in the b-st all around performance. The game may have b“en the last tor Prebjl and Tanner of the Washington team as they report for induction into the arilled forces within a few- days. In the second team game Washington -* _ von. 15 to ll Mt. Pleasant players Robert M. Harper. District OPA Diver? Bittie, Kiighin, Searff, Hill. Me- rector, todav announced that consum-Beth, Mures. Wright, Marshall, S till, er5 mav give rationed foods as gifts, New Ycrk—Additional compensation know every citizen of our community totaling approximately $1,250,000 will be , t , , , will contribute largely of both time (listnb“ted to employes or The Great sccond bnd«eh«*d acrcss ,he nver and money and show our boys on the Atlanti • and Pacific Tea Company be- fighting fronts that we til the horn fo;,■ christmas, it was announced tociay front are back of them IOO percent. by John A. Hartford, president. Signed. H L Shoe k. AiI A&p employes throughout the Mayor of Mt. Pleasant. country with six months or more ser- --- - vice wm participate in the cash distribution. The company's employes wert voted similar compensation last year. Outline Plans For 4th VV ar Loan May Give Rationed Foods If Points Have Been Paid F lay Did the Japs have prior knowledge? charge of Mrs. Gladys Burns, the Nob. ’ Monfl4v W1,n uounei^un 0.0 WO know tho .stroll,gh o. the Jap Grand. The charter wa, draped^,., «on. I This promises to be a last and exciting position as we should? memory of the late sister. These and other questions probably Coffman. )hn nnnnPiKnn inns ai Election of officers was held and ; contest, as the Donnellson girls ai a success!ul season and will not be erased until final official reports are released from the war Mrs. Louise Young was chosen to bead Jo mg censorship ban. TAXI-CAB ROBBER WOUNDED IN GUN BATTLE I this organization for the ensuing term, a very capable team. The local squa -Others elected to office were: Vie* will be un against much stiller opposi-Grand, Chark tie Davis; recording sec- ticn than that furnished by Hie Parsons retary, Ebba K letary. Letha Boroff; treasurer, I Smith. Two Des; Future activities in the way of en Mt. Pleasant FO FT PFShelley. F ...... 5 0 3Arbuckle, F ...... 2 0 2I 4Anderson, G ..... . . . . G *> rn IDonald, G ....... .... I I 2Cottrell. F...... 0 2 IKlopfenstein, C .... 0 0 ITotals ........ .... 9 6 14provided thev have sui rendered ration TP points for them. I® Gifts of raticnad food may also be* 4 presented to religious charitable, civic *5 or municipal organizations who, in turn CONGRESS MAY FOREGO RECESS AT CHRISTMAS Representatives were present at a luncheon here Friday from six southeastern Iowa counties to heal an outline of plans fcr the foul th war lean c i .vc which w ill take place in January. V. L Clark sta’.e chairman, Roger Warm. deputy admin: trator, Mrs Harold Newcomb, state wemail'- chair-The possibility n an and L H. Evan, payr I allotment Washington. D. C that Congress will forego a Christmas chairman, all of D s Moines were pres-tccess for the first time in histerv (nt to discuss the drive. E. A Haye.> x mav u;vc them point-free to another arose todav as leaders cpenlv predicted 0{ Mt. Pleasant is chairman ^ consumer if the original purchaser of that- tbe present session will not end --- 3 the food has raid ration stamps for it. until December 31. 0 I_____ errneen* financial sec- gills last Wednesday, and ,will have to Washington Mabel go all out to win. The garFe will begin Tanner, F at 8:CO n. Bn Des Moines, la. (INS*— a nu r«»u»r »uuwv.> *»* j -- — | Moines detectives wounded and cap- tertainment were discussed and will b mred Earl Hoelscher, 23, of Claremore, announced later. Three candidates Okla., confessed taxi-cab driver robber, will be admitted by initiation at the early today after a gun battle. December 23 meeting Hoelscher was wounded in the leg Refreshments w*ere‘served by a ccm after he had opened fire on the detectives, blasting four holes in their car. chairman Marriage License Cr nil, F Frebyl, C .. Bostwick. G Box. G .. Longer..... Maxwell A marriage license was issued at the courthouse today to Neville Fowler, 21, Boileau .............. 0 inittee with Mrs. Orlena Rokey as the and Ann Edith Adkisson, 28. both of and a social time enjoyed.1 Wichita. Kansas. Totals ............ 7 Referee: Harberichter 3 I 3 I I 0 I I II 24 3 5 3 MARTIN-CUMINGS WEDDING THURSDAY WANT ADDRESSES OF MEN IN SERVICE WICKHAMS BUY FARM NEAR WINFIELD Wa-ne T. Garretson of the real estate firm cf Ga retscn and Garretson, re; orts the sale of the Carl Moehle Estate farm of 30 acres, located 2Ki Miss Edi’h Marin of Olds was united 2 in marriage with Mr. Fred Cumings ot Tile United Service W man arr mail 4 Wayland, at the Olds Ccngreg annal ing Christmas cards to men in lh- mile*- east oi Wink Id to Mr. aud Mrs. I parsonage, Thursday evening at 7:30 .service and would like addresses o J F WI kham of Winfield Lius I:n I The couple was unattended with Rev men from the county. The addre es is located on a gravel road, has REA. 0 Claude Hobson officiating. Mr. and may be telephoned either to Mrs. Mao and r* nicely improved Mr. and Mrs 19 Mrs. Cuming- will make their home in Canby, phone 193 black, or Mrs. War- Wickham purchased IL farm fcr th* r Olds. ^n Martin, phone 391 black md .111 take ne ssesa.on March 1st.

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