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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - January 21, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news \ of. Sii no. 17 it. Pleasant Iowa sat Koay Eyen Ino Ian. 21, Omo these Days by George e. Sukolsky zionism jews in most Western countries particularly the United stalls Lave been disturbed by a speech Cir slivered by David Ben Gurion prime minister of Israel. Ben Gurion is ap-1 Nutly desperate that the jewish immigration to Israel has become reduced and that leadership jews from Western countries do not come at All i lad must now develop its a Ai by the simple process of birth rather than by Large scale mum ration upon which it has do i Pended. Israel As a nation responds to a i in ant it Hope of the jewish Pco-1 pie Oil in expressed Iii tin Bible. It is lie basis of the most interesting holy Days Iii the jewish re Tigon passover and the feast of the Macca bees. The modern zionist movement i founded by or. Theodor i , a viennese journalist at the Basic Congress in by sought to Stab i ii ii a jewish Hon lurid Ai Palestine. This was accomplished by the Balfour declaration in 1917 and by i a decision of the United nations in i 1947. Israel thus was established As a nation f those jews who chose to live there. Nevertheless a great Many jews in fact most jews a particularly in the Western countries while they contributed heavily to the development of Israel chose not to live there. Comparatively few american jew left this country for Israel. Thens is i ii old historic argument As to what a jew is. Ben Gurion j has for All practical purposes to establish it that a j w is one who migrates to Israel which is historically an untenable position the jews Are a religion the a people of i books who gave to Mankind both the cold and new testaments and who propounded and propagated the idea of one god a total being revealed the moral Law to masts. Jews differ from christians in the essential fact that the jews Beleve that the Messiah. The sax Ier cd Mankind. I it yet to Conte while christians believe that he has already appeared in flesh upon this Earth in the person of Jesus. A it a religion j in at in once posses d a Central Temple built by Solomon in Jerusalem which was conducted by in Ord of priests. In due Cour it the Temple was defiled and finally destroyed since then jews Haxe had no priests but have depended for their religious sanctions upon rabbis who arc teachers and preachers Judaism having no Senate approves new Cabinet Kistner fired by his firm woman embezzler put Money into company David Stewart former Fairfield athlete killed Quick action starting with Dean Rusk Ile i. Ii. Blur put her al l. Dressed it for antique car cd b Anni al dinner a seated from left Richard Smith Burlington Secretary de hitch president Kenneth so Helledy. New London Vin president Robert Ray be w London treasurer standing Lei Steward. Denmark James Bend let Burlington director Ross water director Don Wilson director and William satyr. Sheldon. Iowa. I big pm t d or id it it fish us if i is Gio it no ii in try m a i d i that admit i cd mull i in Ilion d cd a Are mrs by i. Cd r r More Money into la finn than $ i in Stock pure iia s we borrowed a lol of Money from a we men who a it i Chin hive a. Lot of Money Quot Harold k in j or. Aid f lie it to revolt 1 to ret a i and i vi.1 or to Northern al Cle p burlier had told newsmen mrs Geiger 5ft, was the company s largest stockholder. But runner and other officials of the Livest irk feed conc in had d in i run so sons on whether mrs. I i re had Pound i As much a. $1 million Iii ii in into norther ii biochemical. Mis. admission that to embezzled More than $2 million from her father s Bank did not i include an explanation of xxiv re Tho Money went. She maintained hoi silence in the Woodbury county jail at Sioux cite go Renjus to or i i South. Fore in to it d his hand to banking. Pivot lot ired or Malga Ai d h % it 81, Btu lit r the in Homo mrs. In caught r Alo c a. To j Hull ii b a in an Exielu Ive int re jew thick tory yellow stucco or. In Tod Jav hop d Hor Quot win Tell Tho truth about Money xxx it both to and or i Buha of. Aid they dirt not i no v a1 at i in or Quot baby could have dour with tile Money or Why she took it. Mrs. Geiger s confession of embezzling $2,126,895.10 a xxx As a worse blow than a death in the family Quot i i Xen on. Kiel a you can und a Balli i Tho family. A but something like tin. Xxx can Neve r got Civ r c. C. Warhurst taken i in deat h 81. K1 Terr 34, a i cd by nor Lenin a tilth be i d of Din Rte in. Last night a Iii a More a ban 24 hours alter it a i pleaded guilt v in Warhurst. . Shortly to memorial authorized Sale of Nebra. A the braid son for it.-, action by Clarence Charles dbl f iday at 10 50 aft being admitted Hospital Tho son of i Boinus a. And Alice Clark Wai burst. To was bom inc. Learned that hrs 21, 1880 in Wappinger Falls. A y. 1958 to tile in j he had or Nihi of. Pleasant for 74 in years since coming Here As n child. Or was married on in 5 �?Tu2 id t in Des Moines to Mary Olson. Accuri irs rave no r kit. Faire ii i. Tox a Trad David Stewart. 1ft a freshman student at Idle University of Iowa was killed Friday when his car xxx a bit by a Burlington Railroad passenger train litre. Police said Stewart xxx to was alone in his car apparently ired to mop tin w hide. But skidded into the Jinai ii of the crack no Bra a Zephyr the train and car collided nearly Headon. Tho train was slowing Down to in Ike a ship at tile Fairfield depot Only four blocks away but still dragged tile car about a Block and a half. There arc no signal lights at the inter eel Ion Stewart son of or. And mrs Weston Stewart. Faut id is survived by iii1 parents and a sister. Stewart graduated from fair of eld High school last year where he xxx As an athlete. Id Quarter backed tile football team and played guard in basketball he played num Crous games against my pleasant. Kennedy starts with conferences John , w Lutish. Osti vies ii of the Bast a from Lector. I rank Deakin Middletown mrs. Sex Rick Danville mrs. Buri e i Haworth mrs. William a ter mrs. R. W. Shellabarger mrs. Of. C. West Burlington and mrs. Hamilton Williams. Antique car club recalls humorous incidents at fifth annual banquet mrs. Mae thornes taken by death Central organization broke up into the Southeast Iowa antique car Many sect at Dif lorent turns. It club held their fifth annual ban would serve no purpose to go into All quest in the form of a love in Buffet of them now. Suffice it that in the supper at the Wesleyan student United states from rigid to free Union on wednesday evening. Ale tile hassle in the orthodox the there were 123 pre 11. Fox the Che Conser alive and the Reform. The zionist movie edit Pilot to the establishment of Israel gained its strength from the orthodox and the conservative. After Israel Eva established Many Reform jews decided that Israel would be Good for the refugees from Hitler and supported the Effort financially the so called ethnological exx is from a jewish standpoint a Mon-1 Mer. Tin p Ison rejects Judaism As a religion because he abhors religion. But he regards himself As a jew by race which is historical eth i no logical nonsense. The j is Are not a race having assimilated with Many Peoples. Anthropological measurements of thousands of jews failed to produce a racial pattern the y mend is. The Benjamin its the Bene Israel of India the fun Lashas Are racially not Akin to the jews of Lithuania or of Poland or Sweden. In the United states Many younger j is Olio have abandoned their religion regard themselves As ethnological jews and express an Affinity for Israel because of racial heritage. The Bible and talmud and All jewish tradition however Are antagonistic to them because from the beginning the jews Are not Helms d As a separate race but Are the offspring of Abraham who was a chaldean coming from the City of or. From earliest times. Jews intermarried xxx la their neighbors. Zionism add to this intensely complicated picture the third c lenient National in Winch it becomes increasingly Cid i cult for Western jews to accept because dual nationality is offensive to most decent folks Wile Behn g to the country of their birth or adoption Vith single Loyal v and unswerving Fidelity. Ben Gurion Hurt the cause of Israel by raising the Issue that Good j is Are those who Migrate to Israel the jewish thought or the subject is that Good jews Are those who Bell pc m god and live by the moral Law Winch god gave to masts and the prophets for All men to have. Copyright. 1961, King features a Nodi Catoc inc Casion with 52 in costume de Ratch served As master of ceremonies for the evening the officers and their wives xxx re seated at the head table which was decorated xxx till a Beautiful Floral Centrepiece. On each of the Centrepiece stood stencilled j antique car c Lub emblems on xxx a1 t nit bases these Ware made the very Able hands of Bill Sator. I the other tables were decorated with various antique articles Sacii As of Lee Grinders k Orosi be lamps Candle makers Etc. De Kin ii introduced guests from poor a Cedar rapids and other neighbouring towns. Antique car calendars wore Given to each number present As souvenirs of the occasion. Door prize s were awarded to Joe Hook of Brighton Iowa and Ralph Cramer of Yates City. Illinois prizes for those in costume were von by Lloyd Petrie n. My pleasant. Ralph Cramer. Yates City Illinois Bill i Higgins. Of pleasant Jean Smith Burlington and Ralph of my pleasant during the year when the club has made Tours to other towns Many humorous incidents have occurred the commuter took advantage of these incidents and presented a a helpful prizes to some of it members to assist them their future Tours. These prizes included Iron on patches for Ross Waters who has not y to mastered Riding the High wheeled a Needle and the and to Clinton of xxx Man of Burlington who had tin mister urn of having the top of his 1914 Chalmers blown off a tire a Felling kit to d it k Smith of Burlington who started out on tour with four spare tires and ended up with All of them Flat Gene Olson of Rome received a bottle of windex and some k icebox so that he can keep his Supply of antique windshields clean Haling xxx in went to Bill Vanbrussel who almost had a serious Accident on a his Way to a picnic in it. Madison j a seems that a big tire came Oft i of a so nut Railer and roiled into. His car fortunately the Semi missed Bill and Bomi to a Box of i no Doz pills Wen the appropriate by j prize tor Kenneth St celled \ of a London who Farmed All night one night in order to go on a tour to Monmouth iu., with tile club the following Day. Well a Kenny Quot made tire tour but alter we arrived in Monmouth he stay awake to enjoy the Fellowship of other antique car enthusiasts. The Las prize went to Ray Miner of it. Madison xxx to had his 1909 Maxwell Saieh is a Beauty on a trailer he was hauling. Ray looked mrs mite homa. 79, of new London Dud Friday at 3 of pm at mercy Hospital in Burlington where she had been a patient for Over six week she a. The daughter of Frank and Mary Cox Coe j x. Born March 29, i Obi in new i Ondon. She was married february 8. 1909 in Burlington to Charles Daniel i Henna who preceded her Iii death on january 29, 1951 she was in be i of to Quot Church. A jct so Quot is survive d by a son Ber Thomas of new London and a i brother. Homer Coole y of morning j Sun one sister and a Bro her pre id a ceased her. I i fun Tai services will to sunday i at 2 30 p in at attic Chapel Cylc with the Rev Harvey g. Quandt officiating interment will be in Jagger cemetery at Danville friends May Call at. The Elliott Chapel saturday evening he had Iken top cling some sue. Move a now i suppose they Xxiii hand my a who a Broom Quot he when told by up of his firing kist new i d question. About exact a How much Moi or Geiger put into Northern a we old her Ouk p per that did not go through the Bank a he Aid runner said he referred to a Trade acceptance Northern had Allig r Ady Cash in tire Sheldon National Bank. Which wa.-, closed tuesday fallowing mrs. Geiger s arrest the com-1 failed to Myk Quot it. Payroll of j $8,000 to $10,000 Friday but a company. Poke Man Aid employ a definitely would by paid the Ebay Kistner. Hid lie was Busy Money to meet the payroll when he was tired. He a. Not invited to the be a re in Quot Ting at which he got his walking a tiers. Who survives him. H was associated at out tune Xii ii the Farmers and merchants Bank and for Many years with both he by. Erlton and Harlan hotels. He was a member of the Federated Hurt a. Funeral a in ices will be at 2 pm monday a1 the writ cookes fun Ner ii Home with the Rev. H. Rus in j ,., arid or. Owen Wilson of a Fici atm. Interment xviii be in Forest Home cd met cry. Washington up it president Kennedy who Reie rated his inauguration until 3 30 a.m., began his first Day in the White House today by arriving at his office More or less on time and getting a visit from president Harry s. Truman. The new chief executive had called a period staff conference for 9 . Lait it was late in getting under Way As members collected in a Large room next to Kennedy a office. Washing on upi1 a the s note acted swiftly today on president Kennedy s Cabinet nominations in rapid order it approved Dean Rusk As Secretary of state and c Douglas Dillon astr car by secret a re and took up the Otlmor eight Cabinet Nomina Lorn one by one. Rusk and Dillon won confirmation by voice vote in that order. After speeches of Praise for both my from republicans As Well As democrats. Robert s. M Namara. Former Ford motor co. President then was approved a also by Vona veto a a1 a Erse a Secretary. No votes were heard. Sen. w. Fut right chairman of the Senate be re4 am reset cons committee comment a on rusks hcs a n a Befi re the comm Hee a. I said tile nation Quot Quot a rest assured the he affairs f the state de pith not or in competent and worthy Kenn Quot by s of the to Cabinet of leers a us of Alai of. Steven on to be u s ambassador to the United nations were formally submitted to the Senate Friday within an hour after Kennedy of the presidential oath. However various Senate committers previously had held hearings on the nominations and approved them. Chester Funk of new Condon Dies two Simpson students Are held in jail Kennedy wearing a dark Blue suit and tie. smiling and looked Bright a or admitted photographers to his office tor the first pictures of him at the White Indianola Iowa up a two fre Linum students at Simpson col House desk. As the photographers or in by vat were bring shooed out later he Drew hts left hand a Rass his brow Shook his head slightly and turned lits attention to a on his Dak. org to a i her. W. P Bill Iverson who headed the ii a it it Ion for a half cd \ Aid jeered it safely through the Dot , reflected that i 81 a i. Would in p Lorn Lorn making a new tart a if i were Only go. Lei make bin k every in on told up Iverson a slice. Jill druggist or lege Herr were bring held in the Warren county jail today on charges of breaking and entering. Clifford Nei Tel 19, Belle Plaine and Richard Richter 18. Englewood n. J., were held when they could not Post $2,500 Bond after tory were arraigned Friday in Justice court and bound Over to the grand jury. A sheriff c j. Richards said the pair a. Untested tuesday and admitted breaking into Hon Negev s farm Fler Virr store last month and taking $240. Total use of Hospital shows increase in year Back to discover that although the j Toner was still Conner al to i i i r. Ear. The Maxwell was coming Down i fuck l s t i la Mhz the Street under its of att a steam Riv into a t Lien Tore. Bill safer r to ml�?~t�?~1 a cell. A a miniature Load by uric i _ the evening was made Complete j by. Overal very Nice Organ so Lee Lions presented by 13-year old Leon Foster of a re a it. Pleasant. Leon was the second prize i w inner this past year in the state farm Bureau contest in 1 Des Moines. I i on j tire club xxx ill Long remember a wonderful time. Thanks to tin preparations made by the commit the in charge with Bill and Helm a ter As chairmen. Others on the committee were Burnell and j Helm a xxx Orth. Ralph and Mam Aret Shellabarger. Lester and Ruth Beek Frank and Edythe Deakin Hamilton and Florence Williams and Merle and Louise Smith the Henry county Cretin Union will hold that annual meeting on wednesday Jan. 25, at the vow Hall in it pleasant starting at 12 o clock noon. A Chili div r will be served to members and families and inter a std persons the business meeting xviii follow. Won t hotel inaugural a find for Lincoln event Washington up marriage licenses issued frigid air r or Iii Fri a �?�,., no to three marriage licenses have issued at the clerk s Offu. They want to Harlan William Graff. 20. Bright in and Marvel Ray m Ken in 19, it Plasant local temperatures affected by the Strong Northwest wind that Felt like it out of Medicine hat. Ronald John Robins n. 20, Bright dropped to a chill six below z to confess ton and Nancy to Ritchie. 23, it. Tho Federal weather Bureau Thermo still Hopes pleasant 22, and b us of Wilbur Franklin Brown. Karen sue Angstead 18, new Loudon. Meter Here Friday night rep. Fred a Jowa Etc a a Cebird today he was licked on his pro Kizal to save president Kennedy s $150,000 in aug al Staiti for a March 4 a it run of Abraham Lincoln s first inaugural. Wrecking err is v. Til go to work on the stand monday before Schwengel s Bill introduced earlier this v. Cd. Can win even preliminary e is iteration. Howe ver Schwengel one of con leading Lincoln historians to see a Centennial anniversary replay of Tim 1861 in aug fewer persons required Mio cry Kes of the Henry com memorial Hospital the pa., year than in the preceding year the annual report presented by administrator dem Cook dig closed. I thus it Appeal thai there was in s sickness in 1960 than in 1959. At any rate there was less Revere Quot la. That required Mon. On the other hand the Jse sons j who were in the Hospital stayed j longer on the average and As a i result the l Tai patient of service was greater than in the Quot preceding year tile increase Xmas in the length of slay of the medical patients. I Here were lower surgical a Lieut and their average length of stay identical with tin i Recti ii y a the no Rube i of b hic bom a tile Hospital in 1960 was eight. I. S than in 1959 320 and 328. Minor 507 528 meals served patients 33.209 35,862 employees 4,327 9,752 guests 938 663 total 38,717 46.277 Revenue from i or vices to a Chester Funk 82, of new London died Friday of the Shelton nursing Homo where he had been residing for 15 months. Or. Funk was bom on nov. 24, 1873 at Yarmouth the sen of Lena ret he pier and Peter Funk. He was married on Jan. 30. 1901 at it. Pleasant., to Elsa Jane lip. The couple Farmed in the Yarmouth Vicinity retiring to new London 20 years ago or. Funk was a of the Shinar Cumberland presbyterian Church. Surviving Are mrs. Funk and Tho i following children Raymond t. Funk of Yarmouth. Mrs. Mildred Rice and mrs. Edith h inner of Danville mrs Frances Stafford of Sperry and Kenneth Funk of Burtington seven grandchildren and Washington up i i firm it to mrs. Esther Smith of Dent John f kennedy5 inaugural it Union it orc Lara Lanc Irum it Shepf ii a. Based today Ner pc hip new London mrs. Flossie Chris Nai of and around the world a of 5jpc�r 0j it. Pleasant mrs. Neche Kung Tow Hope that s Bree of Burlington and mrs. Final win ran in prevented. Grace Miller of Mediapolis also sur democratic and Republican fad Vive Cis praised die eloquent address one daughter and one son two As the Best since Lincoln. Maters and two Brothers priced d Cia. Sic. Inspiring. Nonpolitical him in death. A in pm approach to the Lor funeral Semi does will be monday cig i i by of. 2.30 . At the Elliott Chapel. Let i i ruler Nikita Khz cd a the Rev. John o. Wollin pastor of Cher sent a congratulatory in is j or Praise for Kennedy speech Church will of compar Lons Ofano of statistics for the two years the a warming siriday trend is predict d Lur ural ceremony Capitol steeps. And address on the in patients i960 1959 medical 1.035 1.142 surgical 206 331 obstetrical 351 356 total 1.652 1.829 a tin t Cia x medical 9.686 8.787 surgical i 738 2,048 obstetrical 1.604 1,638 total 13.028 12,473 operations performed major 161 195 tipi Ita considerably higher to <1 $296,597 $268,261 that and other operating Revenue totalled 298.278 270 930 operating it pm Nurs were higher too. But be t As much higher us the increase in Revenue. Total 377,027 356,764 net loss 78.718 85.834 a o a i Lien there xxx Ltd Revenue from taxes tot d 53.033 11361 thu i Box Quot for taxes made a and Oiler Revenue included with the above for taxes made a total of 58.335 48.236 and left a net loss of 20.113 37.597 total outstanding in Bonds and intr ret to be paid Between nov and 1975 is $361,394. He Spital endowment funds from gifts Are invested and bringing in interest. These funds total $60,804. These included the Ralph f. Geeseka. Floyd Beauchamp Joseph Vantiger Catherine skip ton. Virginia Chambers Mcclure Kelly and Flora Geeseka bequests. Sage exon., ing hope1 tor a a Radi Eal improvement in of russian american relations. Soviet ambassador Mikhail Menshikov termed the Srkoch Quot a turning cuban Premier fide Castro Ming an end to the threat lie had seen of an american invasion i Aid the. Perch a at. Least offered Din Quot Ca it i to gave tentatively accepted Kennedy s plea that the world by Gin anew its quest for jux a acc. Form r i Oden Dwight d. Eisenhower said his successor inaugural address a very sex pc Idem Harry s. Truman called it Quot jul t what the people should hear and live up he in pleasant Presbyl Rian Fiji at. Interment will Grove cemetery. Friends May Call at the Elliott Chapel sunday afternoon and evening. Question Man in wife a death assistant manager of by Vee promoted it has been announced by Dwight Vredenburg president of he a e food Ste res that Carl Burrell has been promoted to manager of the Hyver Stere a Lamoni. He is presently assistant manager of the it. Pleasant he a e. He will be moving to Lamoni about f b. I. Carl has been an employee of by ice f r eight years. He is married and has two sons Ages 4 and 6 years. ,11 oth a personnel changes were announced Ashy Vee will soon open two new stores in Des Moines. Dos Moines up i detectives Here were questioning a Man today in connection with the stabbing of his 32-year-old wife. Mrs Patricia Reeves the Mother of eight children was found in the backyard at Lier Home Here Lake Friday night. Polk county Coroner Del j Luka said she had been killed by multiple Stab wounds. Memorial Hospital notes admitted Friday c. C. Warhurst mix pet Mickey i Loren Mcneese Fred Smith dismissed Friday mrs. Harry Rugg Andrew j. Burns to Burin Etc n admitted saturday mrs. Joe Martin dismissed saturday the baby daughter r of or and mrs. James Pend la mrs Bobby Thomas a it baby girl i Charles Spangler of Winfield

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