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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - July 12, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days i vol 80>n�-163 it. Pleasant Iowa s Vit Koa y evening july 12, 1958 Loeb v. Ashmore some fights Are private and the bystander had better stay away from them others Are Public fights that anybody can get into. Harry s. Ashmore is the executive editor of the a Arkansas Gazette and once upon a time was an Arch supporter of governor Oval Faubus of that state. Then lie became an opponent of Faubus and they battled Over the question of integration. Ashmore got a pulitzer prize out of the Little Rock fracas. William Loeb is the proprietor of a number of new England news by Carrier a per week by mail. $7,50 per year a 11success Story reviewed As Eshelman Home is dismantled by Pear Cochran Hunt new nose Cone found notes among the papers that current interest in it. Pleasant she has sorted sent by Way of centers in the dismantling of a crumbling seventeen room 19th Century mansion and the granddaughter of the original owner who is Here from Gary. Ind., to dispose of the contents and to direct the tearing Down of the Home. The Story of the Eshelman Home papers among them the a Manches on West Monroe St., is an Horatio ter Union his father was a1kpr Success Story of a fourteen Theodore Roosevelt s famous Sec Ype a old runaway lad from Penn rotary and his wife is the daughter Sylvania who made Good and pros of the founder of the Scripps until he was at one time said Howard newspaper Chain. He is a to 3e Southeast Iowa s richest Man crusader like Ashmore but for Reuben Eshelman merchant different causes and it is not Likely tailor dealer in ready made cloth that Loeb will Ever get a pulitzer ing. A cuts furnishing goods hats prize for his crusades. He is a con and of is Etc commenced business serval be in the nineteenth Century i1 pleasant in 1848 meaning for the word that is a Liberal which then was specific and meant the Extension and expansion of human liberties. Bill Loeb will take on any fight for human Liberty if it is not a phony. Those Are the two principals in this particular fight the Issue is consistency. It took Reuben 22 Days to travel by boat and stage to it pleasant there were Many indians Here when he came Here he worked for his brother who was engaged in the tailoring business and then returned to Pennsylvania for the next few years he was migratory in his habits travelling Back and Forth Between the East and the West Loeb wants to know Why if Ash the South and the North until 1857. More is such a Battler for integral when he again settled at it pleas Tion does to not practice this on and and engaged in the clothing his Quot Arkansas that is business. Like asking a Man who favors his was the oldest established owned by a Gay it. Pleasant citizen Equality for All human beings Why House in this line in the county he ports also state that the piano company sent three men Here to show How to use it. Messenger boys before the Days of the Telephone to invite guests to parties at the Home. The Eshelman family dates Back to revolutionary War Days Reu-1 bends maternal Grandfather having been a Soldier in that War. He was born in Union county pa., july to 1829, the son of John and Elizabeth Snavely Eshelman who also were born in Pennsylvania and whose families were descendants of the original German settlers. Too the Reuben Eshelman had six children four boys and two girls Franklin Reuben who died in 1875. Daniel Frederick also deceased Anna May Rauh mrs. Howard s Mother who died in 1940 her twin. Hattie Mabel who died at the age of 21 Reuben born in 1881 and also deceased and Ralph who is the Only remaining member of the family excepting mrs. Howard and her family since the death of her Uncle Fred on dec. 17. 1957. According to the album the twins were unusually Bright Anna May Rauh having been a pianist. Her Steinway grand piano bought in j new York City and shipped Here j was the very first grand piano he is so snobbish about the Mem states the Quot portrait and biography be ship of his country club con Cal album of Henry county Quot pub is stench is a rare and logical he listed in Chicago. May 1888. Man Quality and is not often prac the business flourished to such tired. For instance if a Man con an extent that Reuben Eshelman tributes heavily to some pro negro at one time owned a Chain of organisation does that mean that clothing stores in Fairfield. Combe wants his daughter to be mar ing. And Malvern and two or three lied to a negro or if he is a Cath other towns in Iowa according to Olic. To a protestant or a jew or a his pleasant moslem or vice versa All around i daughter mrs. Florence Rauh Howard of Gary ind., wife of the owner of a Chain of Heaters in the Chicago area. Her mothers piano and the wonderful paintings done by her aunt. Hattie who was recognized despite her youth by the Chicago Art Institute. Are among the choicest possessions left to mrs Howard Nice looking grand-1 probably the most prize though. Announce results of ask election new attempt to look into Goldfine records results of the annual ask Community elections which were conducted by mail rom june 27 through july 7 were announced this week by the Henry county ask office. A total of 511 ballots were cast in the various townships. This was 48 less than cast in last years ask elections in tile county. Newly elected chairmen and vice chairmen of the Community committees will serve As delegates and Washington up House i investigators refused to take Bernard Goldfiner a Quot no Quot lot an answer today and launched a new attempt to scrutinize tile textile Barons financial record Ai r Force launches a Thor c ape canaveral Fin. Up i he air Force successfully launched a Thor intermediate rang missile this morning and it was it was reported tha font fresh an attempt would be made to recover the nose Cone. The subpoenas were issued by chairman oven Harris i Aik of the House influence investigating subcommittee in an Effort to get to the Bottom of the Money Mani a Pullions about which Goldfine i steadfastly declined to testify members of the Harris sub alternate delegates to the county committee said they hoped the ase convention which will be held j on july 26 at the ask office in it pleasant the principal business of i the convention will be the election of a county Abc committee chair a Man. Vice chairman regular Mem i Ber and two alternate members i the one year term of All newly elected Thor climbed into a Clear starry sky at 1 36 Arn. E8.t, the air Forte described the launching As a a routine and said that Quot preliminary instrumentation reports indicated a Normal flight a officials said there would be no further statement but. Sources reported an attempt would be made to recover the nose Cone about 1,500 county and Community committee would vote unanimously committeemen will begin on August 1st. Millionaire Friend of White House aide Sherman Adams would have a change of heart and decide to j Miles Southeast of Cape canaveral answer their questions when he the Thor first stage of the appears again tuesday Thor Able Moon rocket now under several predicted that unites development was not believed to Goldmine took this course a re-1 contain living matter Mote possibility at Best the sub _ disk lev w i s a seated Ammu the dolls in the children s a Complete list of newly elected Community committeemen follows Baltimore Roy w. Dustman if a lie f Simmons Johnie l Lyons Harold r Tucker and Herbert l. Hahn. Canaan Walter h. Miller Gerald to recommend contempt proceedings against him sometime next week Loeb and Ashmore engaged in correspondence and in a recent letter dated june 20, 1958. Ashmore1 replied to i it Quot we do not at this time have any negro editorial employee on the Gazette although in the past we have had such employees on a part time basis there is no policy j prohibition against hiring negroes i but we see no particular need for one now and recognize that any his Friend director Vincent Minnelli in Hollywood Oscar be Anderson Wallace c Riepe Roger mrs. Howard supervised a Workman Friday who was removing the contents of the old barn on the Corner of the Eshelman lot despite her Cotton House dress she conveyed much of the graciousness and Charm that came from the rearing in her grandparents Home in the House where they played hosts to negro staff member would operate Lincoln relatives when they came under considerable restrictions due j Here to attend the wadding of Rob Ert Lincoln to Mary Harlan j Florence Rauh Howard lost her father when she was about one year old. While she was growing up in it pleasant and until she left Here in 1921 to be married the Eshelman Home with its Butternut Woodwork was one of about five such Homes in the City to have that Type of rare Woodwork the Eshelman Home built More than too years ago being the first such Home. It is thought that a Grove of Butternut in the area was used sex to the prevailing mores and customs of the Community. Quot of course we segregate negro obituary notices As we segregate advertisements in the classified i Section dealing with negro real estate. It has also Long been our policy and will continue to be to identify persons in All news stories by the prevailing Quot mores and customs of the Community always cover a multitude of prejudices. It is like the fellow who contributed senators w ill need to read about Bill heavily to Israel in the Hope that Lively for that purpose since the it would cover up his record of i Lorms wei0 built before the Days never employing jews it. Surely would seem that an Integrationist would employ at least one negro reporter just to show that he Means what he says but from a practical standpoint. It might be useful for an Integrationist in Little Rock to have a negro reporter in order to get the negro Side of tin Story however that is Ashmore a business and not mine modern liberals whether republicans or democrats do not have to be consistent be Cal toe modern Bora Lam ii oppor the Loop it and in 0,ltlc5 a a t intone and avoids general pm. Do pm frat. And on of the. Most of the laying of the Burlington Railroad. According to the Gold embossed album. Reuben Eshelman held Quot various local offices and was a Dimin from his Ward three terms in succession. He was one of tile directors of the St. I k and w r r. Is of present one of the directors of the National state Bank 18881, and has been president of the executive committee of the old settlers association and is at present he was a member is the massive bed with intricate headboard and Matching Marble top Dresser dating Back to the Days of Abraham Lincoln. Indicative of the wealth i hat i Reuben Eshelman once possessed. And of the bygone Era when houses j were rambling two and three Story mansions instead of one floor ranch j types is the manner in which hat j tie s paintings were framed in very Large heavily ornate Gold frames j she was quite versatile in her subject matter one study being of a nun. Another a Lovely lady bidding goodbye to her highwayman Lover a horses head the Christ child and a lady and a Lamb Etc. In his Day Reuben was the town s Leader and innovator of anything new the bathroom with a built in tin tub in the Eshelman Home was i the first in the town and it also was the first to be modernized. Reuben also was the first to have a Copper Cone shaped apparatus installed at the head of the tub in order that his family might have the advantages of hot water and heat. Florence Rauh Howard was a playmate of Ethel Van Hon Garretson of the Iowa Wesleyan College Public relations department and the smut banking comm her brother. Tom. Ethel grand-1 version of the measure i n father. T. J. Van Hon. Lived three goes to the House houses Down in the next Block from none with amendments Vav the Eshelman Home. Explained on the floor voice. Mrs. Howard has one son. Atty pro Val Hen came in ii Ore room of vain Bottom take Refuge following a family Row which resulted in his calling police and changing his Wile june with beating Hun with a shot and attempting to kill him with a scissors. Mio. Levant shown top1 with the bad Bov pianist in a happier Day said a the s a neurotic Man. Famous Foi nervous breakdowns. Too big for one woman so i be decided to enc him to the Hanze and Donald Gabeline enter Glenn p. Campbell Earl Huene Carl Moehle Chester c. Hanna and Hugh Rukgaber Jackson Homer t. Williams. J l. Loveless Levels blast Call off search for space mouse _ i Cape canaveral Fla up lbs Moines up gov i the search for Laska the Little Herschel c. Loveless leveling his j White space mouse was called off first out and out political blast of today by the air Force the election Campaign Friday j rho search for the mouse and Masher Frank Becker Ray Elmore night linked William Murray re a its space ship Tho nose Cone of a publican candidate for governor j Thor Able missile had been in deny firing on plane Meyer Harold Rixe Allen Rich j former gov. Leo a Hoegh. My Donnie Hertig. And Richard Mckim. I Jefferson Arthur Davison Don with the a High tax policies of j Progress since the missile firing on wednesday. An air Force announcement that the sea Reb was being called off did not discount the possibility that the mouse might still be alive out there in All that Ocean. Loveless said the Iowa re pub Washington up Mas senator will have to read the congressional record to discover detail of a $2,475,000,000 housing Bill that speedily cleared Tho Senate Friday in an amazing display of successful cloakroom tactics Only a handful of the Senate membership was on hand at the time even fewer of those present were aware of the pre arranged bipartisan Maneu vers. The Bill was designed to Spur slum clearance and Public Moscow up it the red army s Oili Cial newspaper red Star today denied that soviet fighters shot Down the u. S. Air Force transport which crash landed in soviet Armenia june 27. The United states Friday formally requested Russia punish the pilots of the soviet Jet fighters which attacked the unarmed transport after it strayed across the soviet Border red Star charged that the american airmen a claims that the plane was shot Down by two soviet let fighters showed Quot the american my provocateurs would like to cover up their own crimes against the Marion Ezra Martin Jack hous-1 lican party has told the Public ton Lloyd Brown Ralph Wickham i a their candidate for governor is College housing construction the Senate in Bing Bing Bice soviet Union by making fashion gave voice vote Appl it Val to a flock of amendment which chipped 475 million dollars from and Earl Zickefoose. New London Herman a Prehm Cecil h Mcgohan Howard s. 1 Burkey Ralston Lynn and Edward c. Coe. Salem j Herman Moeller. Hugh Breuer Louis j Rotter Byron r Church and John Woltner. Scott Plinnie a Lyman Walter Schwartz Robert Lloyd Wilbur Swan and Leslie Lowe. Tippecanoe Ray h Doan Ernest Frazer Fred l. Oldt Lawrence Cash and Willard Carden. Trenton Elmer w. Bencke Leslie Buck James Bates j Dugalne Hirschy and Elmer Wagler Wayne Paul Abrahamson Robert Zihlman Charles Cannon Dale Swenson and Vernon Seberg. A a Man for the times who will replace the a tired voices and rehashed policies of the a but Murray Iowa state College economics professor has Quot taken up where Hoegh left off or rather where Hoegh was relieved by the voters of Iowa a Loveless said. Quot there is nothing new in the program of higher taxes a love j _ less said. Quot it is the same old j Milwaukee wis. Up a the hash which the republicans have civil aeronautics administration Sci cd to the citizens of Iowa for today ordered a land and air search 18 Quot even the claim that higher sales taxes will relieve property search for lost plane owners is one of the oldest unkept promises in the Republican party a Well stocked closet of broken Campaign love j Field s. For a single engine private plane with four persons aboard which is Long overdue on a flight from Milwaukee to Des Moines Iowa. Quot we have to assume the a Caa spokesman at Gen Mitchell Register new motor vehicle s Ray Howard or. Of Wacker drive just off Michigan ave Chicago 111., and a two year old grand a doll a daughter. Nancy Howard. To the amended Bill which still carries a Price tag 885 million higher than asked by the adm Mist t at Ion. To ask for 30% More for expenses Des Moines up the Iowa Board of regents sticking to its plan to raise salaries of colleges teachers sharply derided Friday to ask the 1959 legislature for a re Rug ii he they from i 30 per cent More Money for Ope rat pleasant my expenses during the 1959-61 the follow g per ins and firms have registered motor Wiles in the county treasurer office. Where in add a s of per on or firms Caples Ashmore is not in favor of integrated obituaries or integrated advertising so what kind of integration does he believe in where it effects him or the business in which he engages tile negro question in the United states is too serious to be treated in so offhand a manner As Harry Ashmore. Pulitzer prize Winner As a crusader does it is easy to be Broad minded generally but it is Tough to apply it right at Home and that is what is so True about enterprising citizens Liberal and Public he was married at it. Pleasant. January to 1866 to miss Annie b Hilderbrand daughter of Michael Hilderbrand. A native of Pennsylvania. Mrs Howard recalls that her grandmother came to Iowa in a covered Wagon. She also remembers that her grandparents Home attracted Many political figures As Well As the towns socially prominent of that Era. Chuckles in the news by up i sources of inspirations Jackson miss. Upit an i announcement sent out Friday by the Mississippi methodist con i Ferencek a Young adult Assembly invited members to attend j it should have read court dismisses leu. I it it Ion cars Albert Atherine Moell John or Mary j Salem chevre-1 lid Iod. The regents approved a plan pc Richard dab Yourn Ford a ask the legislature for $85. I Larned Jay Wayland. Ford Macy j m5.312 for the two year period. Dale Wiggins Fri 4 Volkswagen j More than 30 per cent above the Harry Leo Conia in Bruet amount granted by the 1957 log Robert Francis Cia Violet Jam Islat Urb. Less said. Murray has based his Campaign on support of a sales tax increase from two per cent to three per cent he has said the extra Money would be Given to local communities in school aids so property taxes could be lowered Trade development committee to meet Avis lentil old. Vans All Buick the Harlan the reverend Cole family the to troops who lived in a1 Radical and religious pre Dispo a rep group the who Tings the go is great Des Moines Iowa up Gary Lee was slug 17, ha.-, requested that he be transferred from Anamosa menus reformatory where he is serving a 30-year sentence to fort Madison Penitentiary where his father uses the Van aliens the cranes Albert is serving a 15-year term after a hearing thursday and Friday in District court Mio Jud it William Wright ruled the petition in thim of Jay Canby i us Ion Hillman a Albert a leu against the farm George Clifford Wallingford ram cars cooperative both of new Lon tiler Eleanor Pontiac Cut it. Pontiac Don be dismissed trucks Glen wills n in the petition objected to Wayland. Ford Shah a the construction of a Buddie it Levroney j in Thomas near Lenz s property and claimed Chevrolet Kame Rex Mcdowell George la addition to the operating sex Aithur lenses the regents said they would ask for $29,060,100 in funds for the six institutions under the regents for the Roth. Two year period. M tors. Deeds recorded there will be a meeting of the i Trade development committee of i the it pleasant chamber of com Jocrce. Monday july 14. 1958 at i 12 00 noon in the Lincoln room of j the Harlan hotel. The Agenda Calls for discussion i of a promotion called a Bonus Bucko this is something new arum All retailers will wont to a in attendance at this meeting for fir Aid. The a a set up Headquarters for the search at the Rock county Airport near Janesville it had 15 platies airborne Hunting for the missing aircraft at mid morning. The air Force air Rescue service also joined the search along with state Highway police. The Iowa civil air patrol was standing by but was not ordered into the search immediately. The Pilot was identified As Lester Weber. San Francisco Calif. Believed with Weber were his one killed four injured it was in violation London ordinance. Of a new Ford Loreu Barden afield Chevrolet Johnson. Maquoketa Iowa up a four persons were in serious con hand information final plans Dizion Here today following i two be made on August Dollar Davs ear crash in. Rainstorm which scheduled for the 5th and 6th the claimed one life Rea picnic will be aug 5th tie j Mary to m camb Edge Lagrange farm Gadget show will be August in. A killed when a car drive 6th. Midwest old thresh Seh motile smashed in one Ember 3-6 ridiculous Day. Sen driven by Rex Goyette sit ions often what is involved is not a prejudice at All but what Ashmore Calls Quot mores and customs of the Community Quot which Are difficult to overcome As the sociologists in red China have discovered the fear of the evil Eye persists even among those who Are materialists and deny All human superstitions j Iowa Vve Slevan College but who went a Long As a referee i think Loeb has the want of school at Ferris i Middle of it and the Van hons among others and tether wanted were frequent guests at parties on1 As much time together As the spacious Lovely Lawn where possible. Japanese lanterns were Strung to Light the Yard for the festivals and ice Ream socials Foi l play on the Road King n c up this mrs. Howard who did not attend Chicken didst Cross the Road but better of the argument but then he dries not live in Little Rock Way Down the Friday the foul statute in Michigan remembers How escaped from a poultry Yard the High school crowd often rolled jumped on a truck and not de 20 copyright 1958. King features 1p carpets and danced in the Miles to Winston Salem perched Syndicate. Inc. Slower rooms of the rambling House. In the Axle. There was always activity always new Yolk the nations leading hired help always entertainment the Dairy Industry produces 19 Industrial state has twice As am j a Pulai living. Per cent of the Gross National in Many manufacturing establish come from agriculture Dairy prod ments As a it life Ria which ranks in late weeks since the death of acts account for 15 pc cent of second \ her Uncle Fred. Mrs Howard has total retail food sales i the following deeds have been recorded at the clerk s office in the courthouse. Pm n Smith referee to Norman j ,t Rebeck and wife property to be present or Send someone from m on new l Ondon Joseph g Rick i your store. 40, Cedar Ember 17th. Rapid an official of the wet these Are All important dates Fri stations retailers so make a special Effort i Init a and wife to Wayland consolidate i s Bool Protr Erv in Wayland eve i m Harvard to Melvin Rev a Karri and wife property in new i aul in Mabel a Chaney file. To , Ani i Dale and wife court of tier deed property in Mccoy a addition in West mount pleasant. And Wilbur g hummed and wife fined $.300 on of i charge George f Gay Lor has be n tend $300 and costs in District court on waver Tising department. D besides gov j to were jobs Mother mrs. Margaret Mccambridge her brother John 14 id a l a. Are. Unto a. 19 it Mccain Bridge suffered i ruptured spleen. John suffered facial and hip injuries and Roberta two broken legs Goyette had fractured us a fractal cd knee and a dislocated lip. Authorities said the crash occurred Headon on a curve on Iowa 8,024 tourists leave for Europe Siv Jum liners w a a total of 8.024 persons aboard ail tor Europe from a York City toe largest number of vessels sailing in a single Dav since world War ii. Visits Canada Victoria. B c up Princess Margaret started a month a and he was Given a 30 a. Ail j Long tour of Canada today after a sentence this sentence was sus 19-hour flight from London with Pended and he was paroled to Golf tournament Here to Russell h robs and wife proper an oms i charge until the turn. _ j. ,. 64 Durn g the rainstorm to in sect in 31 of Marion township 1s . Or is sentenced to hard a labor in the county jail for a per Miod not exceeding 90 Days j in addition i Drivers License i was suspended for four months golfers from a wide area Are in of pleasant Tov the Amateur tournament at the local Golf and stopovers in Vancouver and Goose sheriff Russell Van Tuy for that i co ii a to Cluj saturday my a n Bav Labrador. 1 period. Dav

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