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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - February 4, 1943, Mount Pleasant, Iowa VALID RATION STAMPS VALID RATION STAMPS Sutfar ll - Feb. 1-Mar. 15 (Each stamp, Three pounds) Coffee (I lb.) - Jan. 4-Feb. 7 Game!im* No. I-Jan. 21 -Mar.21 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS Fuel Oil 3 - - - Until Feb. 20 (Each stamp, 11 gallons) Fuel Oil I - - - Until Apr. 12 Each stamp, ll gallons VOL. I WL No.: itTIII RS!)AY, FER. I, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Behinds the By- Paul Mallon y (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc, Reproduction in Full oi In Part Strictly Prohibited.) WASH INC) ION — THE SI KPKISI Churchill vi ;it to Turkey lias inspirer: some hope that Ankaia will immedi- ately fling lur ai mi and attack the Nazi-Greece. We could finnish til also formidable brees and Trans-Jordan Eventual fulfillment ful pr sjHTt is ceria sr. it will come I se me th ti guess If it .-ere im rn might not have gone brought ti-' no-me.1 i that always follow: ha; The Turks have bee with our cause especial cent accumulation of lea. but they are sr ;ll trier, furnishing nickel * war material.* There I they can do short of were no doubt the most rn on our in Bulgaria ow In urn aru lr .en 'n ll of ti Ch Hi n un Heavy Bombing by RAF at Hambur Semi-Finals In Tournament This Evening They’ll Do It Every Time — Panthers To Play Winfield; Olds vs. Pleasant Lawn Comity Tournament Scores Olds ."IX, Salem 17 PlraMnt Lawn 40, Mt. Union 23 Winfield 33, New London 20 VII. Pleasant 2". Wayland 21 Games Tonight 7:30 Olds vs. Pleasant l.iwn 8:45—Mi Pleasant vs. Winfield Consolaticn and Final gam's >;'*ur* day night Irving lo plug before him on all rnnu rped the size •cee and Rumania trial r h Mi Pleasant, Winfield. Olds and Pleasant Lawn remained in the Henry county tournament after the opening round games were played Wednesday afternoon and evening. The m* Pleasant-Wayland came pr? vid**d the most ’hnll.s and Wayland w.! ahead at one nine. 13 to 12 That was at the halfway mark A* the end cf the first quarter Mt. Pleasant led 7 to - and the score was tied at 18 all at th* end of the thin! period rl mover! away from New Tigers To Play At St. Ambrose Still Seeking First Win; (’bange In Lineup Soviet Armv Still Advances On East Front United Nations Continue With Successes i Wit Ie hp Victory hardens Would SuSDend Ration Board Men Meeting Feb.!) J • uor g^ores i Threaten To Resign For Duration it in the third quarter aft-b, rnH o:„. r)/)mt. 14 to 13 VV ill Start Drive To I tili/.O Available Space ttnm Whr i PT CO threate but hi The Iowa Wesleyan Tigers, still on the trail of their first conference vic-t:ry. take on the formidable St, Ambrose Bees Friday night at Davenport. The victory-hungry Tigers, while conceded only a slight chance of upsetting St. Ambrose, are long over-due for a London. England (INS)-The large win and despite the:r record of eon- German port of Hamburg was heavily secutive losses have strong offensive bombed during the night by a strong possibilities force of British planes, the air min- The Bees, the only team to conquer Lstry announced today. the champion Rodmen from Simpson. The RAp lost 16 bombers> indicat-th:s year, are unquestionably one of jn^ on tde basis of previous losses j the strongest teams in the Iowa ( on- a fGrce upwards* of 300 craft took J ference, and the recent addition of parp Jack Spencer, all tate guard rem! was second jn fiVC Daver.pcrt high school, hould mater- j cldys against Hamburg in the new serially strengthen their squad. Spencer. ^ jes 0j, amed bombardments aimed at a 6'3" lad, is a go'cl ball handier whose destroying submarine production, cent-height rn ikes him especially valuable ers in play off the backboard. j Hamburg was blasted last on Satur- The Tigers will tackle the Bees with- day jn wake 0f ^wo surprise day-out the help of one of their outstanding pght raids on Berlin, players. Kenny Diehl, flashy iorwnn! J was carrjed 0U[ jess than who ha*- been one cf th" high scorers 24 hours after a concentrated bcm-of the Wesleyan squad, was suspended bardment was made on submarine indefinitely this week bv Coach Rubl" building plants in the Rhineland city for an infraction cf ti nning rules 0f cclogne More submarines ara Lott, a reserve guard who has shewn produceci jn the Hamburg yards than considerable ability, was also suspend- any one piace jn Germany, ed indefinitely and several others were night assault followed daylight Cliiicize Red Tape And Lack of P*aced °n probation. raids by Ventura bombers against e half At the <*nd of the third cr 1 he score was 24 to 16. Win-, led at the end of Hip first period, I i Rural u,r program co p. a,, *><• jflovc Also To Reduce Alco- afternoon games. Olds h id leaders will meet Tuesday afternoon, j if fie GI NI HAI ROM MI I I a. lf ii* lutenn* U to rn -a U .?« an Do not lei yourself be surprised if he withdraws as he did from his la I three defensive positions, and seeks shelter closer to the larger Nazi forces in North Tunisia j Rommel piol>ablv lins only ab ut 50,000 troops led two-thirds of the strength generally attributed to him 1 The North Tunis Nazis had 75 000 un- ' The b x t J i v, i week - ’ Hi til * art cd a lr - I lids {3k * ferrying reinforcements in fast. H Olson These two Nazi African armies are r Huston probably no* strong enough to main- E Beal tam the long line * f more than 200 J. Huston . mile: from Bizerte to Mareth. Fur- Miller theimore, as long as Rommel is in r. Beal the Man th line, his rear ss exposed saltzman to a drive by our armies, which would | cut him off completely from his northward line o! supplier arid cause him Salem (17) to be surrounded in the desert. Shumaker The ex-her of Berlin may therefore c Parks . withdraw from the “Little Maginot L. Parks position and cont in ut his flight north- King ward to establish a defensive position McDowell around Stax, or even closer to Tunis. Glasford The confused Tunisian situation is. ; thi refore, not considered as danger-, ous for us, as you may h&ve thought.; The maps suggest our southern Hank is hanging in the air in the desert . Rommel, but his KHltrhm In I hr little trouble in defeating Salem Olds Feb. 9. at the club room in the Brazed bv quarters 8 to 6, 17 to 8 29 to 9 eiton hotel to discuss and make plans V B<> I wa, high scorer with 14 points for a garden program which will help for Olds in supplying fruit and vegetables not I mer of Pleasant Lawn scored 14 available on the grocer shelf. points and Kaighin. a teammate acor- Point rationing — a definite allot-cd 13, in the Pie ' -ant Lawn victory ment of 33 lbs of canned goods per a if \p tip,mn Tie latter ahold has person makes it. imperative that all a weak te tm this year, bu* Pleasant available space be utilized for Victory Lawn has ole cf the best teams in Gardens. the history of the school many ob- ' Block leaders in Mt. Pleasant with ‘vrvcrs '<* des<• 'Mrs. A. M Wettach and Everett Clov- A lame crowd saw the evening er as co-chairmen will meet rn the game In the afternoon there were evening Feb. 9 at the BHazelton hotel ll! paid admissions. to Plan garden work for Mi. Pleasant. Walter Hunt and John Van Syoc are additional town cooperators. Gee Decker. Iowa State college, will holic Content of Beer cores: FO FT PF....... 3 0 2............3 0 I.............. 6 2 I................3 I fc.....I I 00 0 3........0 0 216 6 9...............3 I 2................0 0 I................2 2 3.............0 0 4............... I I 2................0 I 06 5 12in every' back yard Miss Lillian Peckham, home eco-1 nomist will discuss • nutrition'’ and the part that a good garden can contribute. Floyd Gocdell, county extension director, because of his position is designated on the county director of the Victory Garden program and will be general chairman of the meeting. New War Ration Books Arrive Des Moines, Iowa < TNS>—A move to completely suspend operation of state owned liquor stores in Iowa for the duration and also for reduction of alcoholic content of beer to one-half of IV until the war is over, was made with the filing of two bills today in the lower house of the 50th general assembly. Authors of the bill are Elmer E C oper. republican of Corning and Henry Siefkas, r< oublican of Osceola Preambles to the bills point to America’s all out war effort and set forth that "People are being deprived of many necessities and luxuries of life. I “Liquor has no place as a necessity and Is manufactured largely from commodities that have real food value to man and beast “Alcoh:l can be used to manufacture I explosives and synthetic rubber.” The liquor bill would suspend the liquor control chapter of the Iowa code until 90 d ys after agreement w'ith enemy nations to cease hostilities. The bill would provide, however A to Mr. and that the liquor control commission would continue to function while the stores were closed. Space Davenport. la UNS) Declaring they are "disgusted with being hampered by red ape.” members of the Scott county Wa* Price and Ration Board at Davenport, today threatened to quit. In a st a'omen t made public by Harry M. Nabstedt, chairman cf the board, he and his fellow members charged that "bureaucrat red tape” as among o her things failed to provide adequate space in which o operate. According to Na bated t, th" regional OPA office in Chicago has consummated a lease with the receivership of In the opinion of many observers, rajivay objectives at Abbeville, in the Tigers are a touch bill club, in jyjortliern France, and the Nazi held fact one cf the best to wear the pin - airdrome at St. Omer. pie and w hite in recent years. How*- j These British bombers wrere support-ever, the type of ball being played ii ecj jn their operations by both British the iowa Conference this year is above spitfires and fighter planes of the average and nearly all the te ans are United states air force. Three Ger- better than last year. Ties in i 11 us— fighters were destroyed during Lated by the fact that Dubuque, run- course cf the attack. ner-up last year, has been able to win |__ only our conferee e victor' in five « * f A tries with a team that is changed very Armies little since inst season. Sweep Forward The next home game for the Tig- Moscow. Russia. GNS) — Soviet ers jus Wednesday. February IO when armies swept forward in a steady ad-they will be host to the Penn Rangers Vance today en the gateway city of from Oskaloosa. The Rangers recent- Rostov as German armies were re-4y defeated Wesleyan by the topheavy poi rd in fi ght across the northwest score of 62 to 33. Caucasus. -------------- ; The nearness of the city to the approaching Soviet forces was indicated in the text of the noon high command communique which men- - tioned Rostov specifically for the first Mt. Pleasant State Hospital owns a tlme since the drive tQ reUke the the Union Bank Building, in w'hich the board is located, for only a part of tile STATE HOSPITAL COW present space. | HEAVY PRODUCER Two members of the Council B’tifls ______ board resigned Wednesday ani indicated the office there might be closed ro.i(.tw.pri Holstein row which has just "‘T"v l“' '•*“"' ™ registeied Holstein cow which jut* Qil refining center was launched completed a record of 869 pounds of butterfat and 25.900 pounds of milk. Deeds Recorded For Town Properties This is nearly 5 times the production jUfpri VV 11 111) ITI If ll ll V ol the average dairy cow in the colin- UHd-IU IllIIIj try, says the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. Her official name is Mt. Pleasant posch Qllie Radium and she was 6 Taken By Death Deeds recorded at the court house today included: Alice and Harold D. Hollingsworth years 3 months of age when she be ld to attack by rxp weary army if opt ration now*. bani Iv fit for such an MI. I ni'*?! (23) Dot nutty Machesney Corn irk ..... Meyer ...... McKim ..... GLIB RUSSIAN COMMUNIQUES the last few days barely conceal the nck fact that the Red attack has slowed Garrels down, j Hitler has thrown reserves into the actions south of Rostov in order to rescue his armies from that pocket. At Leningrad also, the Russians were listable immediately to exploit the breach they made in the Nazi lines when they raised the seige. Thee control the railroad running into the city, but succeeded only in occupying a small patch of territory. About three weeks ago, the Red army j drive similarly slowed down, then ga- j them! strength to go on to unexpoct- j rd victories, stalin may have enough _ left to muster relentless pressure again. * Then, too, these drives must pause ct.ee in a while to mend railroads, re- j pair airfields, bridges and roads, and; re-establish * communications to supply j bases in the rear. Final annihilation of the Nazi army in front of Stalingrad will help the Red army immeasurably. The lost Nazi army there, at the edge of the j IVfc-pHoroio city, lay astride an important rail-; Lunge road line, and thus denied the Reds a J Walters main artery of supplies for their drive up to row. Pleas!ut Lawn (lOi ................fi Lader ...................5 , GippW* ................2 Wright ...................2 Miller ...................I ................I 0 Henry county's allotment of 18,000 war raToning books, No. 2, have ar-1 3 rived here and are stored in a vault 4 3 ad the courthouse. The books, w'hich I r will be good for canned vegetables b 2 and fruits on the point system, will be 0 0 issued during registration week Start- 0 I ing Feb. 22. 0 I - Lincoln Day Dinner Scheduled Mrs. John Stafford, M Union property. New* London.—Mrs. William Hully, 86, died at the home of her son, Fred Hully. northeast of New London today a' 1:30 a. rn . after an extended illness Marion Elizabeth, daughter of Amy gan her record. She was milked three times daily. Testing was done under !l(r. and Mrs. W. E Buchanan to the supervision of Hie It wa Slate coi- Mr. and Mrs. John E. Stafford. ML. lege of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts C:)cper Marchant and Frederick Mar Union property. Consid erat ion is . na The Holstein-* nesian Associate- ** given as $350 - of America. Paul O’Connor and others to Mr ----- and Mrs. Rene C. Cliffton property on ADVISES LATE PLANTING 17 .1 2 3 . .1 . .1 6 IO THORNBURG NAMED GRAIN SECRETARY A Lincoln Day dinner will be held at the Harlan hotel here on Lincoln's birthday. Feb. 12. E. C. McCoid, county Republican chairman, announced today. The dinner will be served at 6:30. The name of the speaker will be announced soon. West Clay $2,300. Consideration is given as IN CORN BORER AREAS A. F. OF L. WINS AT BURLINGTON PLANT Des Moines, la. (INS)—Or. Carl J. Drake, stale entomologist, today advised farmers in areas of heavy Euro- .. ,. , __ . c , ,■ ninn Mr. Hully died December 20. 193a. pean corn borer infestation to plan to chant, was born at Kent, Eng., Aug. 17. 1857, and with her parents came to the United States in 1872. The family settled at Toledo. Ohio One year later in 1873, she came to Pleasant Grove where she lived with an uncle On May 26, 1875, at Burlington, Iowa. she married William E. Hully. In 1905 he couple moved to New London Wilkerson ................2 i IO 1 \V»nf rid (33) Mi'on ...................1 R Van Vranken ..........2 Bedrock ..................3 T Van Vranken ..........4 Hornick ..................0 Linder ..................2 15 New London (20) Toff ............ Marshall ....... Grinsteid ..... . .2 , .0 . .0 0 C F Hayes, president of the West-4 em Grain and Feed Dealers associa-j tion, was in Des Moines Wednesday to GOVERNOR SENDS NAMES TO SENATE Des Moines, I wa GNS)—Governor eside at a meeting of the board of! B. B. Hickenlooner today sent to the 3 Pr n directors. Mark G. Thornburg, former Iowa j2 secretary of agriculture, was elected secretary cf the association, at the . meeting to succeed C Deadon Swan son. The association has appioximate- 0 ly 1,000 members throughout if wa. 3 0-------- 1 Pounds ____ 2 Messer .... Rich ....... IO Bogle ...... Anderson 4 2 3 Wayland (21) 2 R. Boshart . 5 r rhelhr; eel* 8 13 R (JIM H XL MACARTHUR’** PLAN Mt. Pleasant (27) for an air conquest cf the Pacific, air- Kr bdl ..................I (Continued from Page Two) Crttrell ..................2 >ut lr wa. j0 I I *13 2 2I 0 3O 0 Ill 5 18I I 4I 2 I2 I 4. 0 0 Ift 4 2 I 26 9 14senate for confirmation the appoint-• -<r pf i -stcr Gillette. Fostoria, democrat, to the state board of education and reappointment of two republican board members W. Earl Hall of Mason City and Richard H Plock of Burlington. Gillette will succeed T. W Keenan, Ohenandcah lawyer and democrat "(bose six year 'erin will expire July I Gillette, a farmer, is a former state senator and last year was democratic candidate for lieutenant-governor. Washington, D. C. — The national avoid early planting of corn, labor relations board announced on Thus, he said. they may escape first Wednesday that cert in vt ikers at general borers which come from eggs the Iowa ordnance plant at Burlington, laid by moths on tall, fast-growing la., have voted to join an A F of L c rn. On good productive or fertilize 1 affiliate, the International Asso<ii- soils, corn may be planted as late as tion of Machinists, Ledge 1010 May 15 to 20 and still mature a normal At the election held Jan. I', 187 of crop. Dr. Diake >aid. the 196 valid votes were cist for the The borer was found in eastern Iowa A. F .of L. group. last fall. Commercial damage to field Workers included in the affiliate ai" corn was negligible, but a tow tie.as tool and die makers. machTiisls, mill- cf sweet coni were damaged siightl . wrights, maintenance mechanics, ma- Dr. Drake said chine operators, welders, sheeting a I workers, blacksmiths, heat-treat oper- Car Fire ators. tool-crib employees and learners A ^ Jn m m(,t r (f the paul f)-. and helpers in those classifications. car as the machine was being driven along he south side of th" R. BLINN, HUSBAND OF smiui' caused a little excitement late ' ETHEL HUESTON, DIES he was a member of the Presbyterian chut ch at New London. Surviving are one son, Fred, and one daughter, Mrs. Annie Meyer, both of New London, one brother, Charted Marchant of Toledo. Ohio, two grandchildren and two great grandchildren Funeral services will be held at the Cumberland Presby erian church a* Pleasant Grove Saturday afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Rev James J. Britten, I* (stir rf the Presbyterian church in New? London will officiate. Interment will bf* in (he Pleasant. Grove cemetery. USE TAX COLLECTIONS TOTAL ONLY $9,279 J Mrs. Clarence C. Warhurst received — _ )a telegram today telling cf the death John Arnold Hale Farm Sold,°< he. aster* husband run*.:*. ’h dannge was done. Firemen took The Garretson Real Estate agency ,Btl ler, New Jersey, at ll 0 cl "k a of Mi Pleasant and the C. W. Swan morning. He had been 111 many asrrncv af Now london renort the sale months. He is survived by his wife, the au- '^d sr'ipv' to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Rossiter of I Totals ................ 6 4 Officials: Johansen and Samuelson. the ccm ng sea Dr - Moines. la GNS)—Use tax col-Lslims t wo per cent) on new motor one of the fire rucks to the scene v oh isles and railers for December, Mrs. Lawrence O Connor was driv- totaled only $9 279. it was reveal- Blinn which occurred at his home in ing the car when the sm0ke bt?gan t0 ed t day by the Iowa state tax com- 10.1 cut. milieu, I In Dect miler. IMI. collections were Car Damaged listed at $151.r:o. *he commission an- Max K luff man s car was damaged nounced. in an accident in which the car leR *> or tv collect:ens, as reported in the highway and went into a ditch, the county treasurers' report for De-Damage was confined mostly to the comber, 1942, included: Henry $28 73; front end cf the car, J.ff rson, $23 20. Mr. Blinn visited hert several year ago and made many friends her?. Hr •peke at the local Kl wands meeting.

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