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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - January 26, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sujjar IO - Dec. IO-Jan. 31 (Each .stamp. Three pounds) Coffee (I lh.) - Jan. t-Feb. 7 Gasoline No. I-.Ian. 21-Mar.21 THE MT Pl. LIA SANT NEWS VALU) RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil 2 - - - Until Jan. 26 (Each stamp, IO gallons) Fuel Oil 3 - - - Until Feb. 20 (Each stamp, ll gallons) VOL. EXXI, No 21 TI EHD A V, JAN. 20, 1913 MT. PUE VS A NT, IOWA Red Army Surrounds ForceofGermans THE by Paul Mali,on (Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc., Reproduction In Full or In Par* Strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON — THE DOMESTIC RADICALS and their liberal friend.1, who se counsel has largely guided this country for the past. IO years, are becoming confused They do not seem to know where they are going in this war world, or m the next, after the peace For instance they long pestered Mr. Roosevelt about temporizing with Vichy, cf ten pretending it wa1 no* Mr Roosevelt but the state department which was responsible for the expedient. When the reprobate Harlan was allowed bv General Eisenhower to help as fight Nazis m Tunisia, their pestering* rose to a brick They wished Darlan out < and when fate, pres urn ab iv help of the Nazis or Frene: obligated them with Darla I nation, they sow the res ia1 policy in the confusion of F sties in North Africa It ?: detrimental to our cause if the way with th* of the; »nch pol >ved ver More Subsidies For Iowa Farmers They’ll Do It Every l ime - -'TTT Also Planning Enlist Rig “Land Army" feed peas, sweet s will iv pre rs is .planned immedia cly ,e production of special oil soybeans, flax, hums, peanuts Our Get Darlan an because he dei • would not a .social man charged of victory'. He mast hi stical observei of all hues ge common — t p« Im. prefer! and green raj Eisenhower now the worse Pe wanted someone w b*' obeyed. The g< I reformer but a -d with the resp* ?roo ton mn ubilit’ ;e kn *n, Pre ill pol- I m ■h pol Washington, D C -Emergency achoo was taken Monday to boost food production by greatly increased subsidies to midwest farmers and the enlisting of a ’‘land army" of 3.500,000 farm workers. The specula program is expected ultimately to cost approximately 500 million dollars An additional subsidy of IOO mil* :i- n ti to m< and feed war crops- dried peas. grain soh >ot a toes. Milk to Follow. be followed by another 'ram for farmers of a simian* to increase milk production will require a no-her big congres-rtation. I Agriculture Claude R minced the plan to ask in additional IOO million >r aition to offer acreage gmg from $12 to $30 for hic*ion of ‘he special w*ar M rn (tower OommisMon-McNutl announced a short ais to recruit 3,500.000 y and g farms. ask congress for an a* least 75 million "Th£ N/iORt. bkS VERBEMlA WAS > ^ ,*0!° OOH, MOTHER, IM SURE 'Xht (OOPE NOT MUCH W] tSN " c Sniff ) IVE CAixiHT Xf OF AN ACTRESS, . A^OLD. I DC NT THWK J VER BEN (A MOTHER'S j I SHOULD GG TO P.E.O. Officers Convene Here A VERBENA, MOTHER^ f Wise TO ALL YOUR <, [ TO SCHOOL And examination 1 atonal a pproScore .aryWit* kart I anicong res. » fordollar » PPrpavilion increase d prcrops. Wield er Paul V Ine Gel trode P. Torn Minn., chairman dees cl the P. !•' ave of Mer of ‘he be O. education- Throw Circle of Steel Around Resisting Nazis the national offices a1 fund, is hen this week. Next week the trustf ply board will be in ® and Wednesday Mi.-*. Yas.de B. Shafer, chairman. San Antonio. Texas, and Mrs. Katherine Jacob OI Washington. D. C.. plan to attend. Mrs. Martha Ashcroft of P yette, Idaho. who served here for several months executive secretary, will be unable to attend the meeting as she has recently accepted a position with the army engineers at a new air base being built at Mf. Home Idaho. or lit up- Stalin Exhorts Men To Drive ■IO., Tuesday, Enemy Out Woman Is Found Frozen at Keokuk METHODIST MEN TO 59th Anniversary i HEAR DR*w*T-SM,TH Observe Their fiOth Anniversary Observed By Wells I he w : r emery- ^ an(j >f TS. George I ye Honor- It Is expected Rv Relatives i DI v em IXJi in I It! SHING lf I MI/ VT I ON Great Demands. eps are part OS ar f. rill. that confusion willing Durian liberals to go for a week or military e&mpa luring Irom th* When Peyroutoi: came iii a few back, they went at it again, and even succeeded in stetting colutn and cc rn men talon confusing came But their policy Is clear enough in Itself They want no temporizing with anything Nazi, even in the second degree through Vichy. Vet their international u, IO had foil * dead caused ito meditaU so while El ;n was obvi r victory same hi ; it again, getting leal w .ll ive M: and Mrs George Fye 209 Swi ll Locust street,, celebrated their 59th wedding anniversary Sunday. Their eleven children came with well filled baskets for a cooperative dinner, occasion was also lie 9th anniv* Cern; or food by Ute a allies as well a domestic demand rmerg- p’annerl cost at the food meet the , m > t . , ,ned of Mr and Mrs. Lester Moul. Th sari the A*"*ine in advance of the 1943 grow ing St 8 eit Those in attendance were: Mr. ana Hrs. George Wallman and Laura Ruth of Yarmouth; Mr. and Mrs. Betis Derbyshire cf New London; Mr. and Mi Wilbur poggemiller of Morning Sun. me ut the I i Th he food administra'ion relieve the critical situa- hv Mr. and Mrs. Eaii Kellogg of Winfield, aF“do DV —- Wit f *■> ri Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Fye. Mr. and Herbert Fye, Mr. and Mrs. Theo-Union; Mr. and Mi Ed-Fye. Bloomfield; Mr. and Mrs the food producing ■ through a revision in draft ions which w ould allow defer- 1 of needed men on 50 per cent of <"“f *e' ; ins of the country* Couple Has Dinner at Home on Sat u relay Keokuk. Iowa —GNS rangement.s were being for Mi'S Della Smith, IxKly was f und ct th* Keokuk home yesterday Neighbors of the wot lived alone for many } to police that they bari for several days Of fie trig the leport. found ti Coroner Eh L. Kings woman apparently bec,., to the floor while the fire sometime S —Funeral ar-jlanned today whose frozen fie afb jr ut her moon. who had said ant tempting urday. rtec he i fell fix Moscow, Russia - ‘ INS»—Red army forces, swiftly fellowing up their military triumph which drove the Nazis from near Voronezh, today sui rounded a largo* force of Germans on that front and preceded to annihilate them when the enemy refused to surrender. Soviet tanks and Infantrymen threw a circle of steel around the stubbornly resisting Nazis and smashed at them from scleral direct!ens in a campaign to wipe the Voronezh area clear of the invaders. Increased pressure was brought to bear against the Germans following an order of that day to the Red army by Premier Joseph Stalin in which he exhorted his men to drive the enemy “beyond the limits of our country.' Anither Soviet unit operating on the Voronezh front captured an inhabited locality after destroying 18 dug outs and 9 pill boxe^ with which the Germans had fortified the town. The Russians smashed into the street:. of the town and killed 300 Geminis. Dr William T Si Mr, and Mrs. F. L Wells celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary, which occurred Saturday, with a noon dinn. i Sunday in their home on West Saunders street. Reverend Burker read the ceremony on the bride’s 23rd birthday in the heme of her father. John Li ruth, US Canaan township. Henry county Two of the wedding guests. Mrs. Ina Salad*, , Beaver Crossing. Wis, and Mrs Otto Riepe, a*tended the celebration Sunday. Their four children were present* Thaver, Kan.: Mrs. Fern Me- PRESBYTERIANS WILL HAVE CHURCH SUPPER British Occupy Coastal Town Cairo, Egypt GNS)- The British 8th arar/ advancing westward through THURSDAY EVENING u»y« iixls 1 ” - r"; “ have occupied First Methodist Church, Burlington. | Guy the January J haffy, north of Burlington; Mrs. li ma Broother-| Timmerman, Mf. Pleasant, and Mrs will be the speaker at meeting of the Meth dist was followed by an expansion Lr, ,, Moul'OI Wayland; Laura Fye of hood Wednesday •■•rung During thelzetta Witt*. Morning Sun. and also six Mt. Union and Miss Frances Fye at eight years Dr. Smith has served the production r-edi' program ut.- home< several relatives from Burling- Burlington congregation he has spok-d ceti lives show' no similar sensu iv - | v juicing be ween 200 and 2~5 million Hy to totalitarian ways The rights of the individual have ceased to draw radical or liberal support Their civil liberties un In is practically dormant and ignored by their press, the nation, new republic, and PM and orthodox liberal column. ' s Domestically, the\ favor regimentation. which ii essentially a fascist theory. Sonars of additional funds to food procurers so that they can increase their >rc duction. ton called during the afternoon. J. LEONARD BROWN PURCHASES FARM Garretson & Garretson, brokers, report the sale real estate of the 141 en several times in MI. Pleasant with I high acceptability. On his last ap-l pea ranee ,he reviewed the papular I book “Gone With the Wind” and there are still enthusiastic comments ! about it. His subject for Wednesday - ; evening is “God - Century.” The program at Rotary Monday eve- Martin Bruni, widely known a talk on the history or Burlington teacher of music, will ac- Rotary Hears Talk On Mental Diseases grandchildren. The regular quarterly church night supper and pron rn of the Presbyterian church will be held on Thursday evening cf this week at C ia. An interesting program has been prepared. The pastor will show pictures of interesting churches throughout tn * world, including Milan Cathedral. Westminster Abb',.. Riverside church. New York, Church of tile Nativity in Bethlehem etc. Following the showing if these pictures attendants will be given the opportunity of telling about the mos treating into Tunisia the coastal town of Zauia. 30 miles west ct captured Tripoli, the middle-east high command announced today. (Unofficial reports reaching London from Algiers by way of Madrid said some forward units of the 8th army had crossed the Tunisian border at three points to spearhead an attack against the “Little Maginoi” Ma re th line 65 miles inside of Tunisia/ Allied fighter-bombers, the communique from headquarters of General Sn* Harold R. L G Alexander said, maintained incessant attacks on retreating Classifications In Selective Service ‘interesting churches they have been units of the Afrika Korps on the J in or the most interesting church coastal road near the port of Zuara, i service*, they have trended. C5 miles west of Tripoli. I The public is invited to see these As the forces of Nazi General Field* ' pictures and attend this service which marshal Erwin Rommel were clearing will lake place about 7» in the up per part of the church. °U ,1‘ | acre farm of the Moses Kiger estate. They favor cen-!*110 ; ____ , i • j located near Glasgow, to J. Leona.d sor&hip and the suppression of en- ■ the fascist extent of sin- I HUK PRESS against criticism 1 Brown of the Cedar Creek neighbor , , in nr) jhood near Salem Mr. Brown will get guiariztng the national voice, in ap- i , . I possession March I. 1943. position to democratic principles. , ---- Similarly, their international policy tic ism Current classifications used by the Selective Service System are: ning was a tam on nam «• Burlington teacner oi shush;. w«i «v- jAvailable For or In Military Servi.e shock treatment for meiyal disease by Icotnpany Dr. Smith and entertain at j Class 1-A: Available for military aer- Dr Marcel Heiman cf the state bos-1 pjano and with humorous read- vice. pita! staff. Dr. Heiman was introduced;^ J Class I-A-O: Available for noncom- , by Dr. Adolph Soucek, superintendent j The dinner be served at 6:30. batant military service, conscient!ou- of the hospital, a Rotarian. j Chester Morgan, president of the objector. Dr. Heiman’s interesting talk was Brotherhocd. will preside at the pro- Class I-B: LOCAL MAN MARRIED AT BETHANY, MO. Bethany. Mo. — Lloyd Byron cf Mt. Formerly available for relative to the success of insulin shock ■ gram_ and Ben Galer will lead the limited military service. Class I-B-O: Formerly available for does not. champion democracy as theje!t> of tie individual. treatment, which has been in use lhejgroUp singing. I i last ten years. He told of the many j rp^e program arranged is of out-. noncombatant limited unitary se v ordnance plant ’deal *rneU lCKi * * of ” Government ' They I The authoritarianism the* abhor in |(>rownenb in the treatment since ■ standing merit and it is expected that, Class I-C: Member of land or na va ^ ^ of , « nt it for India but they never | Africa, they openly demand for them- J(, w&£ slarted. It has been success- the largest crOV,d of the current sea-J forces of United Sta es * I . ,____ ,i.. ahIk .r>Uanera Coiner that ! ,___ ;____ I “ ’ ’ ” ' menticn it in They do Shown at Kiwanis connection with Russia I the only ‘Change being that i m in many cases when given early' wiU attend or China They do not seem to know I thev want liberals in control of then enough It was also interesting to j --- what thev want to do with the Brit-'dictatorships Gearn that brain surgery is resorted p i G Film ' pmDir'e | In their contradictions and con- t0 in many cases at a minimum risk. jK6(l V TOSS F Hill They advocate freedom for India. I lust n they have apparently forfeited} Crane talked cn his recent KUt are orone to call anvone a fifth the dominance they once exercised ^ Texas wherc he had oppor- columnist who would advocate it for administration. Mr Roosevelt im not y ^ see the cotton Bowl game. Egypt Canada cr Australia . fellowed their counsels n the A mea Walter Gatewood Springdale, la., They advocate suppression of in-1 affairs, and it is doubtful that he will was & guest dividual riL'hts and regimentation to d° ^ mkt WALLACE who1 -- the United States to promote nation-| VIfor their TRUCK DRIVER Deferred by Reason of Occupation Class II-A: Man necessary in his civilian activity. Class II-B: Man necessaiy to the war production program. Class II-C: Man deferred by reason of his agricultural occupation or en- rp*!' Red Cross film. “Before thejdeavor. Doctor C BWS" recently bought bv the! Deferred by Reason of Dependency a1 unitv. but, at the same time, they i was . . , inconsistently start and lead a negrojviews in the admlnUtraiion^b beingj .ace revolt which promotes disunity; kept increasingly under maps and his, and bitterness bureau cf economic warfare is facing; Qmaha THEY' RIDE INTO RETIREMENT dismantling HELD ON CHARGE Nebraska —GNS'—Albert Gronau, 25-year-old Kiron, Iowa truck such Rooseveltian associates as joseph . Their is one way the liberals and drlver_ was held today by Omaha po-p Kennedy, on the ground that that their radical friends can become con- ,ice whlle Doughs ecunty attorney A meeting of tire inspectors of Henry county will be held this evening at eight o’clock in the hall over the M: Henry county chapter for use in the' Class III-A: Man deferred by reason pleasant oil Comp .my station at the -chools and at public gatherings was (of dependency. southwest corner oi the square. shown at the mer mg of the Kiwanis| Cia.* HI-B: Man deferred both by club Monday evening. | reason b* MANCHESTER BUILDING Some of ’he more important parts, Class III-C. Man da. ' 5 nCCTPOVCn RY FIRF of elementary firs; aid are shown in j reason of dependency and africa It ara. DESTROYED BY MKL the Acture which t an be used in First j occupation or endeavor. Md classes and al^> to give a large! Deferred for Miscellaneous Reasons Manchester, Iowa number of persons a general idea of) Class IV-A:Man deferred by reason W;i. estimated today st $7;>.000 in a out of Zuara, allied bombers scored a direct hit on an axis vessel in th* harbor. The planes operating from advanced bases in Libya ranged far west into Tunisia to blast the axis airdrome at Medinine. Important military objectives in the Pleasant. la., and Mrs. Olive Lawson vicinity cf Medinine adjacent to the of Osceola were married here Satur- \iareth line cf fortifications also were day. The Rev. J. W. Ward, pastor of attacked by allied bombers, the Methodist church, was the offic- Axis supply lines between the Haloing minister. ian Mediterranean island of Sicily and Mr. Byron is employed at the Iowa Tunisia were kept under constant aland Mrs. Byron has tack by apied air craft which bombed an old iOiks home at and machine-gunned vessels playing Osceola, la They plan t reside :n between the two points. Mt. Pleasant. ------ TIRE INSPECTORS Solomons A^ F^rce TO MEET TONIGHT io!““ Aa the arrival of Japanese aeri.il reinforcements in the Solomons, the navy announced today that a large force of enemy dive and^ twin-engined bombers and fighters, which were headed for Guadalcanal, were routed in a sky battle by United States planes. Four Nipp nese Zeroes vveif* shot down. Nr> United States planes were lost. This was the first powerful Japanese plane force reported in operation in the southern Solomons since early November. assistant Scout mas-! Class IV-C: Neutral aliens request- in tile Marichestet business district , , . , • inti N'i/i I sistent and clear away the clouds i£p»SQ Morgan prepared charges of} wha to do in case it accident or in-»of age r^,r'Zougr«Na'Siwh1ch 00.*^ them. If they want to manslaiwhu„. and leaving the scene Jury. I Class IV-B: Official deferred by law. D. J. Meggenbttr* budd.ng, landmark ills school of thought were only try-1* so sensitive against Naziism in the cf an accident against him in conine to avoid war at the very same second degree in Africa, they can also nection with the death early Monday tune these liberals were trying to avoid \ get sensitive about economic regimen- of ^ Arthur Rupp. 22. Omaha’s third it, and radicals, such as ist Browder, were calling it an imperialistic slaughter” and advocating, like Kennedy, that the United States remain out of it. Their proposals for the post-war Richard Burns, assistant acoutmas-1 vm»a lv-w. .......... * ....... Slate of Siege ter for Troop 28. was a guest at the ing relief from training and service Munches!n and Indepeii'i-nce in |\Jarsej||es meeting. Tile club gave a contribution and aliens not acceptable to the armed men fought the blaze and kept it from Uudon Englan the commun-! ta ti on and totalitarian ways in this t ffi casualty of 1943. to the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Geo. I forces. "pi'achi g - bi. deling the commun ' f.mmtry an(Un the rebt of the world. ^raffle ___ Slltton to start her savings, a custom. Class IV-D: Minister of religion or several per>«» were earned ^to.safe- They can esiicuse the dem-:eratic nr AYI MACDM I Ann of the club. Contributions also were J divinity student tv from tm tin flcxa o .a *•< system all the way through with its DEAN MAoUINLAUU .made to the infantile paralysis fund. Class IY-H: Man deferred because Ox s , , ti; k aiding individual rights, states rights, nation-j COMMISSIONED MAJOR j „ - „ an age group not acceptable for urinal lights. They can shun economic as - ■ Oftft I IN •tary service‘ ... well as political totalitarianism. Iowa City, la.—Dean Mason Ladd Of j ’ OATCUrDV Cl DL Availab,e for VVork ° 1 a 10,1,1 ,n wu.n, ^ r ' V.,ht f| They can shed their inconsistency the St a* e University of Iowa college of I HAlUrltKl rllvL. Int ta nee Ender Civilian Direr ion principles of the individua ights OI J by haltlng all of Hitler, law has been commissioned a major in1 West Liberty, Iowa GNS) Damage j class IV-E: Available for wnk . people or a sensitivity again «l hp 5tands for rot just his the judge adv0cate general's depart-J in the blaze which yesterday after- (national importance; conscientious ob- things totalitarian, such ast - | cruelty and the oppressions ment of the army and will leave Feb. I1 noon destroyed the Ashton Hatchery jector. play in connection with Dalian and, ronquests fcr active duty. President Virgil M.! was estimated today at about $60,000 ’ Class IV-E-LS: Formerly available Qlinnpr Afnca' r r f The advocates cf true democracy Hancher announced Monday. The fire, of unknown origin, destroyed for limited service in work of national I-HOLCOM DUpp THEY VISUALIZE wend s at s and j, g_______________, President Hancher said Prof. Percy three incubators and other equipment importance; conscientious objector Scout Circus Later The Seem circus origmallv planned for Bay Seoul week next month, will net be he’d until later in the month, local Seen officials announced today. i INC)—A state of iege. according to the N <zis, has been I reclaimed lr Marseilles where fighting was reported to have broken out yesterday between French civilians and German troops enforcing orders K evacuate 40.DOO residents of the port area. Bl^ze at Farm Home I Firemen went to the Tom Maher ‘farm southeast of Mt. Pleasant today, overed dish supper a fur a fire in tile attic of the house is™”- ~ ............ of Hitler than of freedom and lib- with then tactical assot mw*. ^ which was poitpolled la; t week will be appeared to br* getting out of control w .th Iglu ram age.

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