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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - July 1, 1943, Mount Pleasant, Iowa VAMO RATION STAMPS VALID RATION STAMPS Sugar 13 - Through Aug. 15. Gasoline* No. ii Expire July Fuel OII 5.....,,ntl1 30 Cotfe 21 - Valid through July 21 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS N, P. Q I'up stomps expire Au?. 7 O red tamp Ju'y 4 - fu'y ll P red stamps expire July 31 She" Stamp 18 expires Ort. 31 THURSDAY, JI LY I, 1943 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA New Advances Made In Pacific Area By Paul Mallon • Distributed by King Feature* 8yn- ( dicate, Inc., Reproduction In Pull or •n Part Strictly Prohibited.) Two Killed In Plane Crash They’ll Do It Every Time - - - WASHINGTON — MANY STORIES are bring offered for Mr. Roosevelt's sudden Acceptance of the Chester Davis icsignat on, the most popular being drat bu- czars Byrnes and Vin- fowan and New York Man Victims at Ottumwa Walk into a store to BUY SOMETHING AMD ALL THE SALESMEN KNOCK EACH OTHER DOWN TO WAIT ON you — Ottumwa, Iowa —i INS*— Ensign son were displeased with little czar john A Estel. 29. of Waterloo. Iowa Dave seizure a1 20,OOO,OOO bushels of was felled instantly in a navy rain-corn ju t before the resignation an- jng plane crash today and Ensign Irwin noun;* mi nt Zimberg. 28 of Younkers, New York. This one cannot i*o- Ubly be true, as djfd 21/ hours later about 9:30 a rn. the Davis rf lgnaLnn letter wa • sub- b av captain Bradford Grow, air base mltted Jim* 16. nearly two week- be- vr mm a rider iaid. f a its acceptance. • Estel was the son of Edward S. Est el, This is one time when the ofilcially- secretary and manager of the Wa’f*r-furrushed exruse was probably the jqq dairy cattle congress, na tonally dominant consideration. In the latter grown livestock show, part oi M Mr Davis appeared be- A graduate of Iowa State college in fore the senate food committee and 1933 became a navy flight instruct-c pposed paying of food subsidies by Wi an-* reported to the Ottumwa base th government to process.rn. ann. about lo day- ago from ‘raining at partly a a result of his strong in* New Orleans, Louisiana fluence that pi whin house policy Zimberg at the station since April whs ultimately defeated in congress >Aas making a routine instrument flight Just tx-fore Mr Roosevelt, belatedly, required of instructors monthly and decided Davi had b- * n riglit when he *ras acting as safety pilo’, it was) wanted to resign two weeks before said. Ensign Esters father was enroute to Ottumwa this afternoon to take the Tv TA I body to Wa erloo for funeral .services JT U 1*1011 ITH and burial, station officers said. They reported that the deaths were’ the first fatalities in 28,000 hours of flight training flying in the 112 days he school has been in operation The crash occurred near Fremont, Iowa. A navy board is to investigate.' Both crash victims were unmarried.} Bl I THERE I> FAR MORE o it than that Davis is a farm bloc man cf long Muri ng, an American Farm Bureau If dr rats* n-Nati r.al Grange man, as distinct from the competitive and more Ie!tis Farm* rs Union His successor, the former congressman Marvin fbnes, 1 more of a Farmers Union man (less federation, less Orange* ♦ penally as he is flank'd at th controls bv tin* "little cabinet" crowd including Harry Hopkins, Ben Cc hen. Judge Rose man. as well a. Mr R f 1 vvIfs other self, James F Byrnes So in* >h:!! really signifies the pas- - in* of u s r itom a farm man .Courthouse Will Remain Open completely into the funds of the white New London Woman Reported Missing Officers Asked To Search For V.vss Anna Shields U. S. Captures Viriu Harbor Officers have been asked to assist w t i tne search for Miss Ann* Shields of New London missing since Sunday aiternocn. Miss Shields, forty years old had said she was cerning to Mt. Pleasant to look at shoes, according to hr r mother. Mrs Victor Shield.- of New I ndon. with whom she resided. H't mother had insisted that she could not buy shoes on Sunday, but the daughter said she wanted to ct me here ard look at them anyway. The last person to report seeing Miss Shields said she was walking westward out of New* London. M'ss Shields is described as five feet, five inches tall and weighing about 129 pounds. She has gray hair She was the New London corres- Shoot Down 65 Out of 110 Jap Planes Washington. D. C. (INS*—The navy announced today that American invasion forces have captured Viriu harbor on New Georgia Island and revealed that 65 cut of 110 counter attacking Japanese planes were shot down in a furious battle in the central Salomons. Capture of Viriu harbor only 3b mile- southeast of the Jap air base at Munda came after joint American forces had landed on Rendova Island cnlv five miles south of Munda. The air battle occurred on the afternote of June 30fh and when 110 Japanese planes attacking in waves attempted to drive back United States I pendent for the Burlington Hawkeye } naval forces dunng the landlng ac for several years and was active in Rendova that w'.rk However, she had become quite inactive recently and spent nearly all of her time with her mother earthquake in tokyo Meat Markets Nail Estate Left After Induction CAUSES disturbance Experience Rush To „e|atives Seventeen United States planes are repoi ted missing. In addison to the plane.-, American forces lost the transit ort McCawley which was damaged by planes and later sunk by a Japanese submarine. Extend Period as Reservist For Inductees 1 l ardy Drivers To Fake Exam M'*n who are induced into the armed forces under the Selective Service after July I will have 21 days at home after they are accepted at Camp Dodge j «ncy. a communication received at the Se- 1 London, England GNS*—Thousands of residents of T kyo rushed from their homes into the streets of the Japanese capital today when a strong earthquake shook the city according to a broadcast bv the Domci news ag- Heavy Demand. As Purchasers Spend Red Stamps Three Featherbeds Included In The Distribution Operations Proceed Successfully In Pacific lective Service office here Wednesday . mn J stated Business lo Suspend Recently the inductees have had 14 days furlough at home after they had ‘ passed their final examinations and j had been accepted for service. This ; Drivers of automobiles who fail to period as an enlisted reservist gives j Most Mt. Pleasant Stores Will renew their license by July 3 are re- * the men opportunity to adjust thru-! He C|((s(.d Mt. Pleasant meat market ooerat r.s I were ready for a rest today aftei ex- jejt es^a^e relatives and to th? I perier.cing one of the heaviest selling Lamberth cemetery association by the j days i« many months. 1 terms of his will admitted to probate at the courthouse here Wednesday. United Nations Headquarters in Australia — (INS)—General operations in Luke Nau, of Tipoecanoe township 1 fbe gigantic allied offensive against ’ the Japanese island bases north of Australia are proceeding successfully, a headquarters bulletin said tonight. The special night bulletin on the larg*-scale drive which already has resulted in occupation of two island On Saturday Evening house group You can see tins further in th° way Congressional interest and demand ff»r an over-all product ion-price single--.ad < ii*roller dwindled as .non as m'nd,d lhat th*>’ wlU ^ eoroP*»«« to b«“n*“ *«•"» ,nd m,k' “nal prep' DA.', M OI:.- It is likely to dwtn- '■ *' examinations (tore they can aration, for entering active duty. die more, bi cause the tarn, mot- would P™*»« “«™«* »«** lh« d“,e ' The additional tune will give mar-' Just as soon have two or three or more unsatisfactory little czars run- djiver I Holders of rid stamps good for pur- | chases of meat, buttei and cheese gQme rather unusual bequests were in- 1 rushed to stores Wednesday, the last cjuded MfinHilV I-I ill iHjIV day Tne RtamPs WPre g°,>: 0 - j Jo his niece, Mrs. Mary Mchler cf 8!0lJPh ea-st I New Guinea, landings I Ut ifiuiiuaij IlUIIxlclJ them. As a result the meat markets, Golden Colo. he lef* two featherbeds Ion two islands in the Solomons and most cf which had a fairly adequate and onc_haif of hls ^ clothing and j °'cupatk>n of Nassau Bay. New Gut- supply, were lined with customers ^ a grandnjpCe jgjyg frva Mav vh:ke Inea* said that a constant cover of al- 1 throughout the day Even with a good supply of several ct his ^ cIothing he left one feather bed and one-half, planes is protecting the kinds of meats, the markets could not occupation forces. He left $f90 each to a niece. Mac Business will be suspend^ gener- j fake care of a1! of the demand and to- j O'Connor cf Rome, a sister, Anna E ally in Mi Pleasant ninv *h* show as new, as one big unsatisfactory overlord. There is another significant underage Agriculture Secretary Wickard also next M' ndav, I daV tht meat counters and lockers Henry county motorists have o*en nea men. more 01 wnome aie| observance of Independence Iwere depleted of many kinds of meat. Gow rn applying for the new 1943-4t» likely to be inducted, more time *- • Demand for butter and lard and for licenses v and, consequently, in which to make the adjustments. iDa>’ *hich falIs on Sunday thls year‘ Demand there have been long lines waiting for j ----------- renewals at the court house the past # da> Annual Celebration It is conceded several hundred *dnv- Most retail stores and other busi-J canned mPHfs and canned fish was heavy. never g ? a1 rig with Dau although •• « ...... " A a (ti a ri IF 1_„U not reach the vs ar* in military service and in WHI*J ^ I IIC (lOll ClUU work elsewhere, but there are their differences did point of an open clash these were significant and real still wtio have I ness houses will be closed lor the day. J Some of the markets may be open for •a time in the morning The postoffice will be closed on Monday l o which is in contrast to j the procedure on the day following hundreds in the county ----- ----- „ . _ ..._,__ ___. . _ ... . . „ no attention to the notices of *'reworks and Concert After V, ITV rial Daj which also fell on Sun Federal Agencies Without Funds Carej. cf Denver. Colo., and a niece Nina Carey also of Denver. To the Lamberth Cemetery associ-ttion, he gave $200 piovided the association incorpcratfs within a year. If it does not. the money goes to the estate for distribution. The remainder of the estate was left to two nephews, E. W and Frank Hass. New Raids On Island of Sicily Allied Headquarter in North Africa ‘INS)—Devastating new raids on the European .stepping stone island of Sicily including a sizeable American Flying Fortress raid en the port of Pal-rrno were announced today. The new series of battering assault* paid licenses expiration Renewal clerks have been stationed in \arious county towns to facilitate license renewal issuance. The court hoice office in Mt. Pleas- f or ONE EXAMPLE, W^):ar*d h^s been building up the Ripple A committee, holding conventions around the country in a way which challenged, cr at least raised the eyebrows of the Farm Bureau federation, cooperation between the federation <and these tripple A committees including the vu^‘h *ul the neari.me extern 'n service, did not run high in brotherly love, but rather in a competitive spit it. The solid truth is Davis had an impossible job. No one could achieve any decree cf popular satisfaction, the food situation being what it must be this year. Any good production ex-pans* n program wc/uld have to have been started s x to twelve months ago in order to meet the obvious demands. Even with whole hearted, enthusi-astir- unity at the government con- Supper day this year. Mail will be dlspatch-1 ed and lock box patrons will be served — {as usual. The members of the Mt. Pea^-ai, j jqeWs not be published on Golf Club are looking forward to their! Mond Senate Fails To (lear F’or Appropriations Bill annual Fourth of July celebration on ant Witt be open for license renew als Monday> July 5th, Saturday evening until 9:00 p. m. The new licenses are a three-vear extension certificate. The fee is 75c and the certificate is merely attached During the day there will be gojf XTnmp Vjnw \fptTI croquet and bridge games and at 6:30 dlllv axvW lf Iv III EFVi c5 a covered dish suppci w,ll be se.ve » 1 . I? *) I loll I !l(r Infill l’/"l hp clubhouse. Members are asked to,*"** lltttUilIIIII^ IlUctlvI bring a generous covered dish, their j ! The will made April 23. 1941, and on Sicily just opposite the toe of the which named E. W Hass as executor Italian boot across the Straits of Mes- was witnessed by {Id H. Felgar and sina got underway with an attack on I Ben A. Galer. j Tuesday night by bombers cf the --- I northwest Africa air force on the Thumbs Down On MeS5ina f rry'rn “ L Carnival Company Sink Three, Possibly _More Axis Vessels Iowa City, iowa —GNS)—Declaring ; London, England —(INS)— British "senator Motlier. Tennessee demo- that tuch 0"p""»"ons "brin« noth-Lubmartnes have sunk three and pos-1 erat acting chaiiman v! the senat: ' lna m and t,ke everything away,-I itlv live axis vessels in operations “In , annronri&tions comm,Hee said. how-!MaVOr WUbur J TceterS ot l0Wd "alla'' thC ann0un- today maintained a thumbs-down pct-;eta today. Washington. D. C. —(INf5)—Three cabinet departments and 19 federal agencies today were Without funds because of the senate failure to clear all 1943-44 appropriations before last midnight. to the 1941 - .3 license which must be and any SUgar they will use.i Owing to the increased duties of the I aPPropriaGons committee presented at the time cf the renewal The committee wm furnish dessert j War Price and Ra*inning Board it was i ever- that hP wcuid t:y t0 arrangp in j icy on a proposal to have a carnival --and a beverage. .announced today by W K Rogers.} conference f:r use cf funds or seek lc> TWO COWS AT HOSPITAL MAKE GOOD RECORD I company in the Civil Air Patrol Fourth ; In the evening there will be fire- j Chairman o: the Board that he has; adoption of c nti ru g .cf July week end celebration in Iowa I . .... . , - 0111 f H Ari^irt cr tnt* trAaciirv tn PHnt H P works and a band concert. . named three additional members wh5 authorizing the treason to continue The committee in charge of the sup- pill serve on the F rod and Price Panels advancing funds for the agencies. per are Mr. and Mrs. John Lauger. Dr j if the Board, sti11 bo disposed of by final ac-, Brattleboro, Vt.—Two registered Hoi- and Mrs. F. M Edwards, Mr. and Mrs 1 Mrs Jasper G Dutton. Mrs. A M. tion after conference with the house Report U. S. Troops Moving Southward Landen, England GNS) — (Axis Pro-that had arrived early and started to ! uganda) —The Paris radio today quo- City. Sections of the carnival com pan;, stein-Fnesian cows in the talry herd of George Rochefort, Dr. ani M:s. M .. M Plea.*-ant State Hospital. Mt. Pleas- Munger. Mrs. George Crane, Mrs Hat-trolv. the ,ob would be nracticdlv im- ant. have recently completed official tie Chandler. Mr. and Mrs. Clifford possible at this late date, and. of production records of more than 700 Vance and Mr. and Mrs. Paul MeOo d. course, full unity on food has never pounds cf -‘■'''ttrifid, the H y tein-Fries- -—— exi t- ri here. ian Association of America announces. CADMCD I OCA! MAN The wh It danecrou problem is now The higher producer cf the two is Mf C^VDCD nipTI TD IT Q entering into a new phase of the tus- pleasant Silver Bow Porch wi h a re- IN NLW0FA1LK FIL I UlvLj sle between the white house and the cord of 770 pounds of butterfat and 22.- - farm bloc in congress, with the presi- 120 pounds of milk. This is more than A p;cture published by many daily dint sternly standing against any re- four times the production of the aver- newspapers this week showed a group ariju tment of prices, and congress age dairy cow in this nation. The re- of men testing a rubber life boat and Just as strongly gainst the only ap- cord was made in 365 days cy\ three equipment that might be used bv serv- 1 au nt alternative, the payment of milkings daily and at the age of C ice men who are forced to’abandon subsidies. years 9 months. ship at sea. Amcng tho^e on the life _ The o her high producer was Mt. boat was Harold Walter, son of Mr. IN THIS SITUATION, it is likely Pleasant Posch Clothilde with 720 and Mrs. Pliny Walter, former local that the administration, if finally pounds of butterfat and 21,837 pounds residents, and nephew of Will Camp-Galled on subsidies, will have to raise of milk, ma e in 365 "'ays on three tell. Walter was with the group to pi,cl somewhat to dispel the dis- milkings daily and at the age of 6 write the findings for the government. Wet ta ch and Mrs. Phil Kermeen arc are measures affecting the agriculture s . Une last night cjv j Air ' effect that United States troops are he new members of the Board making department, interior department, labor ap,rcl members immediately began!movin^ southward from northern Ire- set up stands left Iowa City in ted “neutral correspondents” to the For Raymond Cornicks a to a1 cf 12 members now* serving on department and 18 war agencies various panels. Mrs, Dutton will act as Chainman cf Dogs Kill 120 Pullets the Food and Price Panel while Mrs , Wettacli will be Community Service Member as w’ell as serving on the F ice and Food panel. “ ’ The work of the Board and the staff of employees Is al present the heavies since the ration r« prrg’ / stilted. New- fuel oil applications, new A book applications, transpoit rations and canning sugar applications are caning the staff to work from 12 to 16 hours a day. centi acting for other rides and games. land “mainly to the south of England.'' SAYS FORCES may expect Air Strength Over HEAVY FIGHTING New London Journal—Dogs g >t into a pen of pullets.at night and killed 120 pullets two mon Us old for ^Jrs. Raymond Cornick. Mrs. Cornicle said tracks indicated there were two dogs. , 1 u 1 tu « „i i.Gactorilv. secretary of war Henry L. While they have Hied, a cl im with J J Washington. D. C (INS*—Declaring that the new live-pronged majci ox • ir ive by Un 'cd States forces in th1 si uthw st Pacific was proceeding sai- He recently flew over Mt an army bomber and Campbell residence. Pleasant in circled the Shortage of Whiskey comagement on the farm and permit years 3 months, higher farm wages even at the risk ---——— ot further infiati n Will Interview Men Some truck drivers at a large de- . a J I CL fense project in rural southern Mary- Interested In deabees land are reported to be getting $100 , , inh which ' Warrant Officer H. J. Dickens will a wrrk for a seven-day job. wnicn means little farmimgton'on -Jway, July 6.“from HH* li(*uor contro1 commission revealed to-I th arca a mu at.on ahteh ha! 4 (o intc,.vicw anyone interested 6. dn'’ that « drousW ot, ™ 'n enlisting In the Seance, Age, for *" °f solution of these varied food difficul- ~alp between 17 and 50‘ Des Moines. Iowa GNS* Thn Iowa the county, Mrs. Cornick said would ra'her catch the dogs. Dogs have also molested .-ome chickens in New London recently. state’s 177 steres. The natrons must accent a substi- tics, but if tho administration ccuL** chjncry it WCuld do as much as seems tute of rum. brandy, gin or cordial one do something to provide farm labor at this late date to stimulate week out of four beginning this mortis and find materials for some new ma- currcnt product'on. the commission announced. REQUEST FOR SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION BLANK To: The Mt. Pleasant News Scholarship Chairman Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. Please send me one of the application forms for the scholarship award to Iowa Wesleyan college. I intend to compete for this award. I am a graduate of _ ------------ _______________high school with the class of------------ Name - _________ Address________________________________________ b Ll im on today >lso said that American faces now have reached the outer ring of Japanese defemes and that heavy fighting could be expected. Stimson al o confirmed that General Douglas MacArthur, the hero of the Philippines and the present commander in the south Pacific was directing *he comb'ned I md. sea and air war igainst the J..ps. HUENE PROPERTY ON EAST MONROE SOLD II Rra Es ate reports the sale of ‘he n ee mo fern bungalow located on East Clay street and owned by Earl Hue ne, to R A Du s cf Burlington Mr. Davis is in the employ of the C. B. A: Q. Ro houri he rf and i- buying *h*s property fa a home. Europe Increasing Washington d C GNS) -Secretary rf War Stimson reported today fhat America's total a i strength over Eu-roj>e is increasing while it was learned from other .sources that military leaders fear that Japan or G^rmanv nay attempt suicide air raids on the United State - in an attempt to force ' ’ck planes already sent to Europe for a defen ive air warfare. STEPHAN HOPES FOR PRESIDENTIAL CLEMENCY Milan, Michigan GNW* - Although ha last-few hours slowly passed by Max Stiphan today was hooeful that he would b° saved fr rn the gallows by presidential clemency The convicted German-borne traitor scheduled to die on the gallows here tomrrrow morning expressed this hope last night in a letter to his wile who is being held in a concentratlov camp in Texas.

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