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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - January 2, 1943, Mount Pleasant, Iowa THE MT PLEASANT NEWS Letter FromSAT!'BDAY, .JANUARY 2. 191! On Christmas Welcome Word From James Flickinger Russians Continue To Hammer Nazi Braced For Air Attack In Alaska They’ll Do It Every Time - - * James I- in king* ! , Mt Pleasant boy with Ult US toters in North Air; ■* is having many unu-ual expel unties He writes to his fa tiler, Leo FUckingei. iud lanuh interestingly abouv hr- expel lent cs and ob&erv tlions The letter of *Decembei ll tt'i* !he best Christmas g*;l of those n .nuii a; the Flu ginger home, the letter arriving on Christmas morning. Someplace iii AS nca Ixx ll 1942 I lear Daft auh Get'! alai ah my bathers I ain viriling this one page vi n tin understanding that by the good grace -of 0“<i and modern ma receive this by Christ rn fourth Christmas that av. ay I rom home. I ws a very merry one Ant tilings Bill and Prank every' want (•Cts I o|»l* s of New ’him /am *u Fighters In K iska Vicinity of 0UT, MR SNUGGER., j HES OME OP THE OLDEST CUSTOMERS WE VE GOT. Washington, L) C *IN3> Amt ! leat. •st on the mainland of Alaska town* i>: aced for a J ap attack foible appeal anc*- of zero float tits on K. Sa island in the lore* dav iOW iii type A Ie u t atren la us winch sh ft wrh the S flier h ho »v«. t Japanese w cep*, a cease!* it down three U S. lox-. of on Iv ole A GROSS ? Who does he TH'MK he is 71 The united STATES army?1 ONLY Six TD A CUSTOMER-I DOMT CARIE \ Who it is » y ( THIS IS r-7 WAR J V' This hav* <> WI he I Mean w I south Pa Jap ba a . Th"!e wa Olla ti \ earned the wa: | bombing attack^ J vigil through ail j oilier Yank fliers in the * ic carried out attacks on I in the Solomon islands I t i n in ground fighting on! na; Oi I jROSS ANI) WILSON I WEDDING AT MEDIAPOLIS mg fin*- and hope tit us I im tis ail 11 you f I w it -: I eld M s.v Olla one Ross. daugh.rn good berith I have received the • te r ( J Mr s E C ' Ross ol MediapolisMt Pleasant New 0 1 Qri 22 anti Oft jar id Co i*s ny ral R W Wilson son of D:29 and I mean to ti 1*11 VO! i I sure wa* I ;tnMJ M Wilson of Winfield.glad to get it Sn w- ere th e rest of the | VI •rf * rn arr l ed a ' the Immanuei Luth-boys even if it -va. over two months I »-ran <•'! tunM'diajxjlis at noonold J TI 1 -i rsd;11 ie bride was given iiiI have an invitatimi a Fr* nt h ; rn:nan u- 1 ;y her uncle Rev E F Bef*family to take Chn: stout 1 dinner w uh I t Reaf De Most; e; who ako officiatedthem and I sure h< >\)c' th a I I can -is I atie cere mony assisted by her pastor.they have a very be ■autifu ! apartment I ’ *r * *• Re v I R V Samuelson. The sin-lie is a mechanic has a wife and a J at e rn*! J Cf sr e mon v was used. Mr andlittle girl They are very nice and we I M rs M ax WU rill ol Burlington, broth-have a lot cf fun lr; /mg t< 3 undurst .nd 1 ; i*r a nder-m-I uw of the groom, w *-recacti other Remind nu 1 to nil you I rh e ti 11 enc iants about them when I see ft OU.,. I A' njml * J ie bridegroom is * t a -lait of Workti* >nodCamp Phillips KansasBut Whew HES A PARTY OF THE SECORD PART -OH, BOY* THATS DIFFERENT' Tm Anx TO C W. NEW VORK / ONLY ONE corm OF CUFFE E ?' And WE a customer here for i YEARS* EITHER I CET A second Cup or prom NOW ON I eat across ^ THE STREET1 Attack On Wake Only A Sample Niniilz Warns That I heres Mort* to Come ii I he ( r, H I 'IN5>- Nutter n served on Japan today that bimas eve raid on Wake Island only a ‘ample of things to come in* American campaign to drive the icier back to their home island mira! Chester Nimitz in New I day cerement!::- awarding d* coons to participants in the air &t-i on the enemy held Pacific ba.se lr.-el that 75.000 pounds of bombs been dropped on Japanese military dilations on the tiny Pacific base Claim More Gains Over j Wide Front Capture important Railway Center In One Area L Si I! ti: Beef Producers To Meet Jan. 5 Hex Heres lo rd To Speak Meeting Tuesday At More Men To Enter Army Group Will Go to Camp Dodge For Induction Car Into Ditch At Turn: Two Hurt Accident On Same Turn Days Ago Few 57 Register In County & Eghteen Year Olds of Sixth Registration Listed Don t get iiu* mg a big tune are ' 5 a olm Fifty-seven men who had reached their 18th birthday since the la-' registration, reported for the sixth t sa I Idea because we are < a lot of work winch is of a nature I can’t talk about but w* are working hard and the quicker this war feds over the belter we will all like it This place where we are is » beautiful town The people all ride bicycle* or horses and chi ridges Then* are hardly any cars, as gas Is so hard to get It feels like you hav** stepped bock into the past about 50 years to • **e so many horses and wagons I he climate here is somewhat bk* Florida and they have beautiful palm trees along the streets and boulevards The budding* are very modern I haven’t met any French girls yet. but give mc a little time and ITI get. me one yet Ila h * I haven't run into a s' ut from J ♦lie states that I know except a cow- * pie ol guys I was in the amu with :*r | Fort Leavenworth Sure was sur-prised to see tin iii, short on Paper lf you send me any ti line make it ‘ candy bars or chewing gum at cr.- r- . cites I trave bought soil!*’ lentil* t goods and will send their, a - *x>n a/1 I can find some paper to wrap them No paper here Oh yes can; FLOOD CLAIMS SIX LIVES IN OREGON Portland. Oregon * INS*—Flood wat-> r that caused a? least six deaths and wrought an estimated five million dollars damage in w< sera Oregon, surged ! down the Wilmette valley toward I new crests today as rescue workers continued their a.---cst a nee to residents I cf the area I Automobile traffic was at a virtual standstill due to high waters and highways bu rked by landslides | Harold Kerr .suffered a rather severe I facial injury and Jo* Young w as cut The Henry county men who will on the chin when the loung ^a. let, leave about the middle of next week j the road ai the corner neat the for Camp Dodge to ’ake their final Henry Rau.xcher farm northwest of examinations and to be inducted into, M Pleasant about four o’clock New _ the army if they pas . were announc- ; Year’s morning The accident was the registration in Henry county. Of the ed today. These men maku up the list * second at the turn w ithin a week, the number, three were registered for for the January' call under the Belee- Sammons car taking the same course other counties, leaving 54 available i in the fog a few days ago. for induction from this county. Regia- 1 Young, who was driving, said that ira*ion took place over the last three ! he realized that he would be unable to weeks at the Selective Service office. live Service 53—Maurice Lloyd Swan 60—D'Tbert Leon Flayhaity 82—Waller Wilson Edgard 219—Lester George Bird 494—Llcrvd Ma h Ion Burros 784—Joseph Reuben Hshelman 826—Arthur Richard Kottmann 807—Paul William Lowe 921—Alexander Dorsch S-1036—Leo Harold Summers 1134—Herber Franklin Stonehouse 1138—Warren Laird Brief el 1163--Lewis Albert Kittle 8*1233—Richard He Ivey Van Tuyl War time beef production will tx* the subject for dbau s on at a special meeting Tuesday, J..n 5. Rex Beresford, Veteran Animal Husbandman, from Iowa State College and well known to Henry County farmers, will j be the authority on the subject anti will discuss cattle feeding beef cattle outlook, feeder prices, etc.—I short presentation of the cattle grub situation-animal loss, general distribution , of the heel fly—control methods—and I why be concerned about i’ n w—will ; also be presented by the County Extension Director Goodell Noon luncheon will be served at the Harlan hotel dining room and the, meeting will follow promptly at 1:07 P. M Tickets are on s: de at Farm Bureau office, Henry County Savings Bank, Production Credit Association office and w th fanner cattle feeder M ow Fin i i IN mics continued fh dr r n i sive -n four fronts tcda„ neon-day communique winch reported the breaking up of numerous Counter attacks. Red army forces continued to forge ahead in the Stalingrad area, in the Cant. isus, on the middie Don and Moscow fronts. were reported iii headon the I .CJO mile battle capture yesterday of the key rail town west of within 90 miles of the Latvian border, and the Kalmuck provincial capital of Elista Red army to recs moved ahead d many points after scoring advances of 50 miles in Friday s fighting The storming of Velikie Luki bt oui at dawn yesterday with a hurricane cf artillery and mortar fire, followed by masses of infantry nd tanks. Soviet artillerymen pushing their guns forward in the path of their troop . silenced machine gun posts by direct fire Axis forces long retreat line follow j ne Velikie Luki, Mo; row and Bombers Deliver Heavy Blows Allied Headquarters in North Africa (INS)— H rti-hirmg light and heavy bombers from America’s grew ag aerial arsenal wert disclosed today in an official communique to have delivered fresh heavy blow*- tc axis communication's, Warthen es. and an airdr ome. BUSTER GLEASON BODY TO ARRIVE HERE S-1260— Bernard Smith ___ * 1319—William Aubrey McKasson The body of Ii ester Gleason, about j 1357—JR ex Austin Swan 13 year of atm will arrive in Mt. j 1373 Waldo Eugene Cox Pleasant at 3 23 Sunday morning from,Thomas Ira Freeman Steilcoon Washington. The btdy make the turn on the slippery road and decided it would be best to go straight ahead into the ditch. Assist- j ante was called, but Kerr had lost considerable blood before he could be I brought to the Memorial hospital. His nose was .smashed and he suffered a split in the roof of his mouth, j Graham Jeambey was called to go after them, but was delayed when he I was misdirected after getting near tile * scene of the accident. While he was I driving over that part of the county j in the early hours. Leo Jeambey was j called and went out and brought the J injured men to town. Fellowship Dinner Well Attended The annual N tv Year's Fellowship dinner at the First Methodist church Friday evening at -ix o'clock was well I. The ti d with I s. and th oft, rn elk cr spoke the feast scram wa V Steilcoon Washington. The lr-cly MH-toeryl Weaver Bamej A lii bt arecain * in* d here bv his moth- S-1471 Donald Marshall Oge I.... Mrs Gold a* Willey Gleason, and an S-1477-Donald John Wattmeter I 1481—Vernon peeves “Funeral -mea will be held ai the' ISO*-Carl Edwin *wn Crane funeral home Sundav afternoon s**575 ^e9nm*n. Dean Hostel .it 2 30 Interment will bt* in Forest j * :>86—Harold Tullis Barnes I 1628—Virgil E Campbell 10,770—harold Zane Ricks 11,041—(Marvin K Roth ' 11,083 — Max Eugene Schuennan FARM BUREAU MEETINGS 11.086-/-Marvin John Kitch _ j 11.087-L-Clarence Cliff Ord Stand ley Town hip Farnj Bureau program I 147,—Roerf Glen Duncan 'Transfer with „ _ you send me my watch? Insure it if Home cemeteiy. vyu can as I sure miss it If there lh , anything that you would like to have. WILL PLAN TOWNSHIP write and tell me. I will see what 11 can do for you J Tell Haney Zink Iud Jim Sodini I j said hello Is Sandy in the army yet? When you wrm to grandmother hoi ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ 3;3# p m t0 du. | Infauetion, her I give he: my love Also tea n program topics for disunion in i 2337—Walter Raymond Jackson (Trans Searceys I said hello and send them; .... K . .. . , , ,____A mv love also give Frank and Bill a big n” 1 ' t ,, inc in various tcwnsnips vv n. hutr for me and I hope to see you all! ... . nu^ "J , ... Stacey of Iowa State College will meet a i.ain some of these de vs soon. All f . . * w ith the group Wednesday and pre- my love. your loving son, Jim. ' committees will meet Wednesday, | reel to Henry Couivy Local Board for 1 1943 and outline the yearbook of meet- j feared from Moberly, Mo ,V love. you; place at the pre, Received aft*r Chrteunu.s a Wlerj^ ^ q{ mmmwMy meettngs He Dies at Winfield „f NOV. 16. »-rltt*n at tells OI the , — ^ ' ^„lttee5 m d.att- V*’hsirlpa If II.Pol,I tjeautiful ms,us on .ho «hW. {cr t0,nship „„ ,„„s, A HarK S It. Ildlgni could net be entirely appreciated be-. * _______ cause the moonlight favored the subs D CC I nr NIT slvould any approach. On Novc 21 he t * LII\lVli!«lv K ti dlls HPI I wrote that he had landed at a beauti- DIES IN COLORADO ful place and that the French seemed _ glad we are here," ’^he natives are al ways asking for cigarettes, gum and Paul Ingwerson, a former Henry’ _ _ _ ,coun’y resident, died recently at candy. The soldiers get 75 francs for j puei>j0> Qoio. The body, which will ar-1 a dollar, but there isn't much to buy,! ... , «un Hr. fair-Ii RUTHERFORD - WEST NUPTIALS AT CHURCH AT NEW LONDON j New London, la.— Maurita Ruther-! ford. daughter of Mrs D. O. Rutherford. became the bride of Ernest West. son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest L. West of Fort Madison, Thursday evening at 8 o clock at the Church of Christ. | ■ Burita and Anita Rutherford, nieces j of the bride, lighted the candles, while > Albert William, brother-in-law of the; bride, played nuptial music. He also j accompanied R. C. Eckcy, who sang, | "I Love You Truly” and "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Yourn Charms.” Rev. Frank W. Sutton, pas tor of the church read the single ring j ceremony. I The bride was given in marriage by | 'her brother, Lorraine Rutherford. She j , wore a wdiite satin bridal gown with ' sweetheart neckline and a finger tip veil. She carried an arm bouquet of pink roses. IWJntJeld—Charlo. E. Hat,IU. 76. well Her stater Mrs. Leona Witham, who! It bow n car Denier and cont, actor tiled served as matrcn-oJ-honor wore a blue floor length gown and also car- J ried pink roses. attend decora arui r< cast, a My Po Atte abb* p W c. She! P.ant Read with a Bax ic r Book Me" lr Cr. HUI vble.- were attractively the Christmas greens ie lighted red candles ►w light. Dr. J. Wes-Grace. . the following enjoy-s uiven: Cf ane from tile WSCS---Mrs, L. p'.iabarger. president lo solo—Virginia Ebert ding, Mr Pickwick's Experience in Cml Paper—Richard ady Review “Get Thee Ha vt/,iii Spence- Rev Bthitu, George i, BD ' Be tie: Tie That Binds— B nediction- Rev Ward. The January circle of which Mrs. W E Smith, Mrs. Melvin Talbott, and Mi Gifford Shuey are leaders, with t*Ar» ne albe In from each circle, had charge of the dinner. PRESIDENT ASSURES GIRAUD OF SUPPORT 10.()37—Roy Tavern Howard < Burlington. Iowa. Boardt. 11/303—Aaron Ji louie Stroup 'Fort (Madison. la., Board). (-- 0it his home here early Friday merci Aug. Besides his widow, two children survive, Chester W. Haight of Win- STARTING WORK ON PARALYSIS FUND tUn lr ve here Monday morning, will be tak-Infield antj Mrs, Bennet McCracken of ten to the Cookes Funeral home. Bur&l It New York Also seven grandchildren, i will be at Green Mound later in the I two great-grandchildren, two brothers, George and Frank Haight cf Win- Mrs. Sam Miller of Winfield is spending the week end in Mt. Pleasant, .starting the organization for the January campaign for the infantile paralysis fund. Mrs, Miller is chair- Marriage License Issued /, _ , I Robb of Washington. D. C . and Mrs A marriage license was issued Millie Eicher of Springdale. Ark. Thursday to Richard Lee Petersoiti Funeral services will be held at the 22 Burlington, and Arnelda Esther Presbyterian church in Winfield Sun-man of the Homy County Chapter of BJtchey. 30. New London. • <*» al 2:30 The Rev Maul,. National Foundation for Infantile I >'i0" L™°'' paf,or °‘ "Z » n J I officiate. Inti'imcnt will be in the Pl,ralysl5 1 Deed Recorded I , wln[iol<l c, Following the ceremony a reception was held at the home of Mrs. D O Rutherford, after which the couple left for a few days wedding trip. Tile groom is employed at the I.O.P. field, and three staters. Mrs. Nrilic where the bride is also with the Men-, Etcher of Winfield. Mrs. Blanche <*raphic department, and where both) will continue tor the present. For a j time they will make their home with* the bride's mother. WESLEYAN LOSES TO BURLINGTON TEAM The Iow’a Wesleyan basketball team Takes Oath of Office ! A deed from E. E. Shcnefelt and wipe' ” 7 _ was defeated 38 to 34 by a Burling- Ben ^ Ga lei- only new officer in I to Harold Bontrager and wife for Alo Last Day for Stamp Ll ton all star team at Burlington Fii the county to take the oath today, was!acres in Henry and Washington tfbirn- Sunday is the last day to use ration day afternoon. Coach Ruble gave all ..worn in as county aftwoTbv his ties was recorded at the court/house stamp No. 27 for coffee A new stamp of Iv., men opportunity to play in the Centerville grandfather, R. S .Calef. Thunsday. Consideration was/$13.750. is good starting next week. practice game. raruy. The registrants: Aivid Harold Anderson. Mt. Pleasant Eugene Raymond Baker, Winfield Wendell Arthur Ball. New London Warren Dwight Barney Mt. Pleasant Wendell Wright Barney. Mt Pier Marvin Martin Blesser, Wayland Everett Allen Boa I, ML Pleasant Raymond Kenneth Boug»*. Salem Harold Roa> Coghlan. New London Carles J. Chile, Mi. Pleasant Raymond Dante Culler. New London Orval Dale Dickey, New London Frederick Lee Fluke. Mt. Pleasant Forrest Edward Fountain. Mt Union Donald Leslie Frazer, Mt. Pleas int Joel Howard Garretson, Salem Raymond Alfred Gates, Mt. Pleas tit Robt. Kenneth Glanzman. Mt. Plea William Grimmer, Winfield James Wendell Heizer. West point Harold Chas. Hueh It, Mr Pleaser Stanley Max Hulme. Wayland John Miller Huston, Olds Ralph Henry Johnson. Mt. Pa at ii. Robert John Kotos. New London William Joseph Krabill, M: Pleasant Richard Flank McKim. Mt. Union Geo. Albert McKinney, New London William Eugene Morrow Wayland Wilmer Dorrel Nelson. Mi Pleasant Richard Allen Nihar. Mt. Pleasant Wm. David Olive Fremont Chas. Edwin Penniwill. Mt Plea.san’ Wendell Arthur Perkins. New London. Anthill DuWayne Peterson, M P Claude Franklin Rhum Lowell Dale Edward Richenbrrger. Way Lu Eldon Leroy Roth, Wayland * Neal Nicholas Roth. Mt. Plea.-ant Leonard Oscar Schweitzer, Danville Jesse Joseph Snakenbera. Nev Eon. Hugh T. Snyder, Winfield Edwin Dale Swar’zendnib r. Win!'. Dale Francis Teberg Mt. Pleasan Roger Floyd Thornton. Hillsboro Robt. Wm. Totemeifr. ML Union Merlin H. Tiuebinofl. Mt. Pleasant George William Tyner. Salem Lyle Burdette Van Vranken. Winflei.l Leland Leroy Vran Winkle, Salem Everett Waterhouse, Lockridge Thomas Franklin Willet, Winfield Albert Bernard Witte, jr. Salem Wendell Wayne Woodsman. Mt. Pl Max Leonard Wyse. Wayland James Fletcher Young. Mt. pleasant Or\ral Eugene Zickefoose. Mt Pleas. Transferring To Red Oak ll L. Glasgow, local express agent, L being transferred to Red Oak. He will bai PY YI Roosevelt had visited go 'here Monday after three years in Re 'ami Paten pi an Finglush hospital ML Pleasant. Ralph A. Friblev of on her i ’* ?•’ visit there. M^ Rouse. is serving here tempo- vc it .ria' rd that Dirk vis all ligh' : and in 1 good spirits.' Force Passage Through To Sea S mewfier*• in Nev Guinea ‘Via courier 'INS) Launching ail attack just before dawn this morning, combined American and New Britain forces forced a passage through to the sea in the area of Giropa point. County Men In The Service * * * The new addr* of Pvt.* Wall el I-Barquest is: 816th Chemical Co., Air Operations, Camp M< reed. California. rn Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Sammons received a cablegram from their s n, 8ft. Walter Sammons, who ii neA stationed in North Africa, rending Christmas and New Year Greetings to all the home folk Lorn Roost' tinned high Africa dav. a Ion. Eng. /ell has sei * INS' — President assurances of con-apport to Gen Henri Giraud. mrntssi lur for French Nor'h the Morocco radio reported to-rording to Ri liters. government of the United i.- happy to learn that von are the fight against the axis in he United Name ssage was re- Mr. and Mrs. Fred McCabe received wold this week from 'heir -on. S. Sgt. Richard McCabe, who has been stationed in Northern Ireland for tin-past year. He ha< peen transferred to a station in England and hopes to be able to get a furlough to visit relatives in Manchester. Fine some tune while there. M C be was the first of the several Hillsboro men who are --rationed in Ireland and England. rn Norm n Ii lunet on arrived Wad nos dav evening from Cam;) Bowle, Texas, I non with ie presider) » luive ‘-aid un a his Gal ’n i t. not cl. is IHS cly a var's . Albeit Hel-K til Krause Grand Murals. “ Y* lr. Ii :a\ e i nd me sis) * w: i i nee. give vcu en a great respon-sureri my govern-every possible as- HYO ( I I ! BK YI IONS. and Mrs C M. Herrick of Win dere married on Chris’ mas day, On the date of their 25th wed-anniven ary. December 23. 1942, their son, David Edwin, was married to Anc b i:. Huddle. Mi Alc • I 7 Ina I lf OM A letter a* pi en el Win!. lilt D Rouser el I IHS I I VOV ’ dressed :f> Mrs. Bet tv :set from Mrs. Frank-made Mrs. Paton very to spend a 19 day lurk v, fe, the I' riuer Mare and baby son, whom he belute, at New London ftr.'i fur’ uuh aftc ta service Hi- mother. Mr nielsen and sister, Mrs, ’lid son I irrv. a1 * Minn . ate expected here e ely next wee:: to spend part of the time with h rn at the Gabber: home. ta Willis Lee, 12 year old son OI Melvin Lee. has beep honorably discharged from the army at Camp Robinson. Ark-, and is expected here Sunday at his parents’ home. The Lees' youngest sen, Donald I ie wit. is a radio operator with the t ivy on the Pacific, has written his parent that he probably will no' be able to write them tor some 'hue us he was i.a-rriiT$| en a trip, MT. UriON GIRLS WIN; BOYS LOSE Th*- F'pep v boys d* bailed th** ML Union boys. 58 to 5, in their ba-ket-ba'l grime thin*wcek MI Union girls d*Teated the Sperry girls. 47 to 24

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