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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - July 22, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky the Security c Council the world could go Down to its final end while the Security Council of the United nations debates on the Virtues of this or that paragraph of the United nations charter. It must be pleasant to belong to such a delightful debating society in which men Are most courteous when they spit into each other s eyes. So Comrade Sobolev rises to make a prolonged speech which is translated into English and French. The afternoon has passed. American troops have landed in Turkey British troops have landed in Jordan Ben Gurion has had the russian ambassador in but the United nations translator drones his weary Way. The English translator of Sobolev s speech must have gone to elocution school. He is very Good at nuances at Little sarcasm. He might be an actor. He is better than Sobolev who As an orator is very bad indeed a nothing like Yshinsky who when he cursed the United states really put his heart in it. A Dau Hammarskjold the Secretary general of the United nations gets into the act. What he says is neither Here nor there because soviet Russia sent her top air Force general to plan a Campaign with Nasser Stop air Force general. Hammarskjold talks for the record. Someday a researcher will note that he had asserted the superiority of the United nations Over the United states. It May be so but we Are now moving troops and fleets and the Fate of nations hangs in the balance. Vol. 80, no. 171 it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening july 22, 1958 by f Arrier so per week by mall. <7,50 per year Mcdowell a Angus nearly 350 gather for inc clinic Jefferson county tax budget Down slightly show clip put first casualty a Soldie is stand guard Over the wreckage of a Navy plane near Beirut. The Pilot was killed instantly making him the first . Casualty in Lebanon. That crashed outstanding horse show opens fair u. S. Will go along on Summit meeting nearly 350 persons gathered Day morning on the Iowa Wesleyan crease it also Calls for College Campus for a science education clinic almost All were teachers or future teachers who Are concerned with stimulating students interest in science and relating it to everyday life. Those in attendance included Nancy Krieck Appleton Wise. Larry Mcmullin Brookfield. Ill Annac Gibbs Elmwood 111 Don Gibbs Moline 111. Orpha Hart Fairfield a while the proposed budget estimate for Jefferson county for 1959 shows a slight in a reduction in the amount to be raised by taxes. That is the first Bright spot in the budget figures being filed to Date by tax supported agencies in the county. The first three budget estimates called for an increase of nearly $50,000 Over figures listed in 1958 budgets. The amount to be raised by taxes is the important part of the Williamsfield 111 John a Porter budget estimate since it helps sat. Kansas City kans. J the tax rate for the county. Here i is where the Bright spot shows up in the county budget. Larry Wright has Reserve Champion Cecil Mcdowell 15, a Sophomore in it pleasant High school took top honors of tile Junior livestock show with an Angus Call at the Henry county fair tuesday morning. The Blocky 950 Pound calf Low to the ground and Well finished first won the Angus division in which there were three weight classes and then in the final Competition was put at the head of the Row for the grand championship honors. I Wallingford. Red Donna Bergstrom John Bloom Nile Buffington Larry Cammack Leo Hunting Gary i Johnson Billy Lane Terry Shull i Larry Youn Naan Patricia Young i Man. Incus lightweight Dudley pan a Koke first Don Carlson second. Blue David comte Larry Kel Loci William Mctee Larry White l Arry Youngman i red Mark Cammack Terry j Cornick f2>, Bill a Englehart Kenny Mcallister Eugene Prottsman Ger Ald Payne Fieri Payne. Unusual bequests in will maty Anne Swailes Ramona m. Kueneman Madge Boyd. Ainsworth Ruth Jenkins Rosalee Slater Dwight n. Hohl Carl Jean White. Edna j Hawkins Eunice m Beckett Lola m. Bradley Thelma j Beckett. Argyle Mary a. Jordan Batavia Mary m Yarnell Birmingham Donald m. Smith Helen Donald Laura i. Van Ness Edna Huff. Bonaparte Bashie Swick Lois m. Benda Dorothy Bagby Myra Peck Pearl Craff the can which was without a name until he appeared at the the amount to be asked for taxes show soon became a shorty Quot when in the 1959 budget estimate is i Cecil was asked for a name. Com $477,408, while the amount to be in from Kahoka to the Angus raised by taxes in the 1958 budget i weighed 550 pounds january i he was $478,365. Of $957. That is a reduction while the reduction in tax collections us Small it is a Welcome break from the continued increase which had been shown in the first so Sweden goes into a dither Sweden can be occupied by soviet an outstanding horse show Spon Russia and the swedes would pre sorted by the Henry county Saddle Fer that nothing by done to irritate the russians who would need Only an hour or two to move into Sweden from Finland. I once spent time up around Haparanta and Tornio where Sweden and Finland Are joined together. It is Bleak country up in the Artic. It would not take the russians Many hours to move troops by land As Well As by air planes into Sweden. So the swede in the United nations tried hard to postpone Dis club was presented at the Henry county fair monday night. A crowd of about 400 persons attended. Old Blue owned by Irvin Kin Meade. It Madison was a double Winner in the show winning the Western horse division of the childrens equitation class with Ronald Kinkeade the rider and the Stock horse stake class with Irvin Kinkeade. The rider. Washington up it a the White House said today the United states will go along ii others concerned want a Summit meet my at the United nations. The White House announcement j followed British acceptance of Nik Jita Khrushchev a proposal for a i Heads of state meeting on the Middle East provided the soviet Premier is willing to hold it with in the . Security Council. White House press Secretary James c. Hagerty said Quot if such a meeting were generally desired the United state. Bill would help accumulate Reserve funds Marjorie three budget estimates filed. Whitmore Leola Trabert Philip there Are two major reasons for i Spedrl. Brighton Melissa Roberts it the reduction in amount to be Brooklyn. J raised by taxes. First the balance 1 on hand for Jan. I 1959, is greater Alberta Roberts vile frets Thlin Tow Balany a on hand a hrs William Hedgepeth. Gary Dick. Of this yer. And second amount of income from other sources is expected to in 1959 than in 1958. By i i the tax writing House ways and Means committee approved today a Bill to permit the self employed to accumulate retire had taken on an even 400 pounds since that time or very close to two pounds a Day. He will be sold at the Sale this week. Mcdowell son of or. And mrs e. R. Mcdowell had a big Day in his third year of showing at the fair his shorthorn entry won the championship of shorthorn division also miss Edith l. Swanson mrs. Bernice k Griffin mrs. Anna g. Brush Edith Vermeer Kay Criner Marilyn m Van Osdol Ruth e Mer tens Mary Louise Greene Inez Twilla Bashira mrs. Mary Hussell Betty Askren Thresa Mecklenburg Marjorie Gorman. Clara Schiller Cash Lovell Riding horses owned we uld join in following this order by Rockwood farms of Cedar procedure. Cussion postpone meetings Post rapids was a double Winner As Pone life and reality. And the same chocolate sundae copped the three is True of the japanese who wanted gaited class and Dolly Madison the american troops removed from j five gaited class. Japan and now the japanese have Ralphene Ward of it. Pleasant to defend themselves from soviet Riding Rattler s lad won the West Russia and red China and the sub n pleasure class in which the aversive elements in Japan. It is a Field was reduced to 15 horses in Tough spot for Japan. What they afternoon judging. The final 15 really need is the Protection of the competed in the evening show. American occupation for Japan muss Ward Riding menards Dixie the greatest tragedy was the failure of the United states to defeat red China in Korea that tragedy was of course due to the Pentagon s antagonism toward general Douglas Macarthur and the mistaken Ridden by policies of president Truman who Ville Fine Belle placed third in the English pleasure class. Other class winners follow children s Pony class thunderbird. Linda Lowe Crawford harness. Small change did not understand that in the so driven by Keith Ellus English horse called United nations police action of children s equitation High noon we were fighting but red China. Not North Kona and now Japan must face reality too for if world War Iii should break out Over Lebanon and Iraq and the other tricks of Nasser Japan will be occupied As Sweden will be occupied. That is one of the cruel facts about wars they do i not remain within fixed margins. O a they spread world War i started a favorite of the crowd was Little Over the Balkans and spread to blonde Becky Ball of new London every Ocean world War ii started Riding Sparkey owned by Irvin Over Poland which was soon for Simmons of it Madison she took gotten As More significant targets fifth in the children s Pony class. Ridden by Janet Orr Columbus Junction. English pleasure Stonewall perfection Ridden by Lloyd Augustine Washington and Clover Leaf stake Wata Mason Ridden by Carroll Walters Waterloo. Lyn Robertson Riding Dawson Josie won the Farmer s race in which there were two heat races and a final. Were hit. We Are now in the Foothills of world War Iii the Start is Over Lebanon but Only occurred when a Nasser organized revolution hit Iraq also Turkey Jordan and Israel Are involved and Sweden and Japan Are literally scared. And so the debate drones on and on at the United nations Security Council. She also Rode in the childrens equitation Western division but did t place. Judge for the show was Eugene Oder of Macomb 111. Evening ringmaster. Glen Arthaud Winfield of to Roo n ringmaster. Lawrence Cady Danville announcer mrs. Janet Wilson it. Pleasant horse show chairman. Carl e. Mumme Danville president of the club horse show Secretary Richard Van sgt. Goddard tells of guards trip to amp Camp experiences and procedures this year at Camp Haven wis. Were related by sgt. Derrell Goddard of the local National guard unit at the Al wants meeting monday evening. He told of the weather problem this year and the crowded schedule at the Camp which caused a reversal in the procedure usually followed Over the two weeks in order to be Able to use the firing Range. The it pleasant unit won an excellent rating the Only one in the i battalion. There were very few superiors and also excellent were j rare. In amp the unit is rated on the same basis As regular army units. The unit did Well in the athletic program also he reported. The local unit now has 103 men and six officers. Induction of new recruits has not been permitted since May. The top number ordinarily is 120. There Are 15 or 16 on the waiting list. He expressed the appreciation of the staff for the Fine cooperation shown by local business men in permitting their employees to go to Camp. The it pleasant unit a a splendid record he pointed out and then stressed that a unit is no stronger than the support it receives at Home. Captain Derrald Martin commanding officer of the unit was a guest also. The club will have a family pie ment funds by paying lower in Al e Leyda Marie m. Reid come taxes than wage earners1 Grant Sheila Murphy and salaried workers. Body of Albia boy found in septic l Ank Albia. Iowa i up a the body of a two year old boy missing i since late monday w As found to Day in a septic tank near the Albia rendering co. Plant South-1 East of Here the boy. Nathan Allan Clemen Quot. One of eight children of or. Ana i mrs. Alvin Clemens had been the object of a night Long search since he failed to return Home for supper monday night. Florence Tyner Hulda Swanson i Laudeline d. Chilton Helen hunger elvers Sheagren mrs. Helen Mccormick mrs. Gladys Miller Helen Holsteen Scott mrs. Cleo Henry Burlington. Veneta Pierce Eva j. Cretcher Naomi Davis Betty Coleman Cantril Betty Isley Carlisle Deverne Osterfoss Cedar Louise Carter Lorraine Lehew Vernice Stagner Audrey Barile Mary Hanes Helen w. Schenck. Centerville mrs. Hortense l. Tisor mrs. Hazel e. Pine Virginia Kinney Helen Clark Marie Murray Patricia Bonnicksen Leona l. Schafer Columbus june Hospital tax budget is Down $10,000 the Reserve championship of the show went to a Hereford shown by Larry Wright son of or. And mrs Vern Wright. This calf had be greater j won the heavy weight division of i the Hereford show Wright also took other honors he showed the second place calf in the heavyweight division of the herefords and first and second place winners in the lightweight division. The show was generally acclaimed As a Good one. Calves were brought in rapidly As the judge worked through the show and the morning judging went through on schedule. The amount to be raised by taxation in the Henry county memorial hospitals proposed budget for the new year is about $10,000 under the amount raised by taxation for the current year. The amount in the proposed budget is $81,983 As compared to $92,-075 raised this year. The difference is largely accounted for in the amount to be raised in an emergency Levy. This ,. Year the amount was $26,900 for tier. Mrs. Margaret b sch citing i. A _ the new year the proposed amount the last will and testament of Julia Eva Freeman which has been admitted to probate at the courthouse has some unusual provisions in addition to Cash bequests. There is a provision for to acres of Timber land to go to the people of Scott township and of five acres of Timber land to the people of Marshall township in Louisa county for wild life refuges and picnic and camping grounds. There is also a provision for the women s club of Winfield bequeathing the Freeman House in Winfield for a club House. If the beneficiaries of these provisions Don t want to accept them the property will revert Back to the Esta the. The Freeman will also provides that a Niece Lucille Freeman Martin Sonora Cali gets a 240 acre farm in Section la of Scott township la Beta sorority $1,000 the methodist Church of Winfield $200 annually out of income on land owned by the estate and the rest going to Lucille Martin who was named executrix. The will was dated Jan. 17, 1949. Ten races at the fair wednesday Conesville Phyllis Lowe Norma Martin Sharon Newell. Mrs. Lois Stine Jones m. Alice White Wilma Mcallister Crawfordsville Alice l. Prehm Aliene m. Mumme Marion Pritchard mrs. Lemar Mapel Sylvia Drinkall Carl Moore Danville Dwaine Gooding Melvin Kriner deep River. Is $14,000. Tile amount for the general fund is increased about $500 and there i a tax decrease is Welcome news to taxpayers. Tuyl. Mrs. Lee Robertson and mrs will the Agenda be adopted and Ralph Ward worked at the awards 11?0 on August 4. A delegation of after that will a Resolution be table. Ribbon girls were Janice j about 15 will go to Galesburg ii adopted and will the Resolution Wright it. Pleasant Karen Wil-1 evening for a divisional meet be vetoed by either the United son. It pleasant Peggy Mumme in and 1,0 Back or. F. V Coles for Danville and Connie Ball new London. Mrs. Eleanor Jerryl it. Pleasant was the organist. Lyn Robertson and Carl Mumme presented the colors to open the evening show. The Yoder feeds Pony hitch owned and driven by Sam Rhoades the word. One. Tipton made a flying trip Down moment Allen the track in front of the grand states or soviet russia0 what difference docs it now really make hour after hour i listen on the radio As millions of others do. Occasionally there is an amusing interlude As when an n . Commentator spoke about the Cia being headed by one alien Dulles now what does the office of lieutenant governor this division of kiwanis. Russia vetoes Japan a Resolution mean at such a Dulles cannot be talked Down or stand humiliated by a baritone he Heads the first five places in each class Promise Resolution designed to in United nations up Russia today vetoed a japanese com there will be ten card for wednesday nights harness races at the Henry county fair since the 2 28 Pace had to by split into two divisions to accommodate All the horses entered. Some outstanding horses Are entered in the free for All Trot. There is Mary Long owned by mrs. Leo Baker Dakota City Iowa Bobbie Scott owned by Fred Chandler Chariton and eds Delight. Owned by Clifford ter Williger. Humboldt. Mamie a owned by or. And mrs Keith Carey Columbus Junction is one of the favourites in the 2 20 Pace Dunado owned by j l Tunis Waterloo and Clipper Brook owned by Richard Hohl West Liberty Are Good bets in the 2 24 Trot. Sally Prim a local horse owned by Raymond Payne is among the entries in the 2 28 Pace Odd division As is sir Wyn owned by Dale Ross it pleasant Lusty Gal owned by Bertha Keith is a possible High finisher in the even division of the 2 28 Pace. The first harness races at the j fair will be held tonight at 7 30 o clock the same starting time for wednesday s races. Beatrice Camp Esther Buck Shirley Avery Denmark mrs Dolma Smith mrs. Elfrieda Felt Lilas races on tile fetal mrs Florence s. Long Ruth bennies mrs. Ruth Hohl Mamie e. Wolf mrs. Lucille Bentler Glendolyne Smith Donnellson. A Nora Bratschi Exline Grace l Miller mrs. Kathryn b Schadt Druzilla Clark Leona f. Clarke. Blanche Hoffman Fairfield Opal Priebe mrs. Melba therme mrs. June Jiranek Margaret g. Crown Arietta Marsh Gladys Richardson Marjorie s. Ramey Blythe c Lam born mrs. Anna von Seggen Lela i Mae Boyer Farmington. Ralph Dobson Mary Tackaberry mls. Campbell 77, our intelligence services and is try follow with name of horse owner my to handle an extremely Dif and rider listed in that order ficut task with an Agency that can children a Pony class not. Mature quickly if the Cia is in Fine working condition in a generation. It will be a Success. It takes a Long time to make a Good spy. A copyright. 1958. King feature Syndicate inc i. Thunderbird Crawfordsville a Donnie Lowe. Linda Lowe Able the United states to withdraw its troops from Lebanon. The veto blocking the measure which called for expanding and strengthening the . Observer senator s son four others die in plane crash Margaret Hutchison Leona stamp son. Geraldine Fliege Marlette Valentine Vera b. Newell. Don Rhode Richard Dearing Margie Drummond Odetta steeples Darlene Baxter Colleen Donald Esther Rice Kathryn Newton Della a lev Clara Pyle Irma Stein. Fort Madison Joan Crafton. Mabel Kemp Grandview Jerry Lorimor Roger Abel Vera dorm. Hedrick mrs Ruth h. Hoaglin mrs Thelma Niece Hillsboro verb a Ropp Kalona. Edith m Reed Selma Bennett Marjorie Templeton in Cline Cummingham Doris Beggs Keokuk mrs. Helen rho Burn. Wan Eta Gwinnup mrs. Mary Bradfield Eula Huff. Mrs. Kula Riley Keosauqua Hazel m Thompson Letts Elton d Coleman. Libertyville. Mrs. Rachel Howell mrs Kathleen Bogner. Mrs. Edna m bog tier mrs. Margaret Rizor mrs Hazel Conway. Ark. It Upit four men including the 25-year-old son Lawrence mrs. Naomi Sasseen 2. Darcy Crockett Tom White group in Lebanon into an armed of sen John l. Mcclellan o f i Ethel Schwab Schaefer miss mar Crawfordsville a same Force to protect Tho a a territorial in Arkansas were killed about noon Garet Ann Graf. Lockridge mrs 3 Goldie a Judy Smith. Fairfield Teg Rity and ported Indra and Rodzaj in the crash of a twin engine Lenra Sauerterg. Luzerne june i torment services will be continued on Page 2 j of Lebanon Quot i plane in mile South of her i turn to ? please a Labelle. To at 3 00 pm. In the female class an Angus Heifer shown by Larry Williams won the championship and a beef cow shown by Clarence Cory the Reserve championship. Cory also showed a Blue ribbon cow and a red ribbon Heifer. J. Shroeder showed a Blue ribbon Heifer and to o red ribbon heifers and Ronnie Cornick showed a red ribbon Heller. In the shorthorn division Richard wonder sch showed the Champion. A Heifer and Eldon Waddle the Reserve a cow. Opt in the Junior cattle feeders Are increases for the insurance and j Competition a pen of Angus shown retirement funds. The amount for1 by it urk Buffington won the Bond retirement and interest is a championship ribbon and a pen of Little higher also. J herefords shown by Gary Ander a proposed budget providing for san the Reserve championship. Red ribbons were won by Eugene Prottsman with Angus Ann Woll and John Wolf each with Here Fords and a White ribbon was won by John Strothman with herefords. Too the placings in the baby beef show according to ribbons received shorthorn baby beef Cecil Mcdowell Champion Cheryl Nail Reserve Champion. Blue Dean Rodgers and Bobbie Linder. Red Ray Mctee. John Rockwell William Rockwell. Dick Wilkerson Richard Wonderlich. Herefords heavyweights Wright first. Larry Wright Blue Linda Hunting. I Rodgers Dean Rodgers i Young 2. I red Dennis Anderson do i Hunting Bobbie Linder Blaine i Rodgers. Steve sober. Larry Smith Dick Wilkerson Patricia Walling Ford. Herefords lightweight ii Arry Wright first. Larry Wright second Blue Terry Cornick and Steve j Seberg. 1 red Tommy Allen Carl Alvine j William Mctee. Dean Rodgers Larry Smith Jerry White. I White Bill Mcgohan Maurice Meade Larry Shull. John Strothman 2. Angus heavyweight. Larry Williams first. Vicki Bergstrom second. Blue Gary Marshall. Jack Shull Dick Wilkerson Larry Williams. Red Dennis Anderson �?~2�. Bummie Beauchamp. Gary v Johnson Billy Lane. Gary Olson Paul Roth Jim Shull Patricia Wallingford. Angus medium weight Cecil Mcdowell first and grand Champion of the show Larry Kellogg second. Blue Durk Buffington David Cornick Rande Mcallister Ronnie Marshall Larry Williams Patricia k lever Klover Booth wins the Booth of the Klever Klover 4-ii club was awarded the purple ribbon in the fading of the 4-h ii is Booths at the fair tuesday. Allol the Booths were in keeping with the theme of the year Home management. A picture Frame before and after was the title of their Booth showing Steps in making a Frame the raw Wood after it. Was sanded Atter Hie first and second Coats of lacquer my Atter waxing. The final step was the Frame Complete with picture and Glass ready to be Hung band will play at fair 2 nights the mount pleasant municipal band will play at the harness races event at the county fair tuesday and wednesday nights at 6 45 the band will not present its usual Friday night concert on the Square this week. Marine shot and killed Larry second. Blame Stanley taken by death mrs. Julia Ann Campbell 77, died at memorial Hospital tuesday at 4 a in following a four month illness. The daughter of Harry and deja bar ton Jackson she was born june 13, 1881 in Cherry Box to she has lived in it. Pleasant for the past 16 years and resided at 202 Marion St. At the tune of her death. Mrs Campbell was a member of the second Baptist Church. Surviving Are three children or Cleona Radshaw and mrs. Osceola Hichman both of Lagrange mo., and Malcolm Campbell of it. Pleasant. Two nieces Josephine Campbell and mrs. Trenton Johnson both of it. Pleasant. Also survive. Funeral services will be held in 30 a in thursday july 24, at the second Baptist Church with the Rev j s Beverly officiating. In held at Beirut. Lebanon it up a a . Marine was shot and killed today by one of his own buddies a the second american to die in Lebanon since . Troops landed last tuesday to try to save the country a Independence. The name of the Marine was withheld. He had left his own lines i Lay trip flare wires around his company perimeter near the Beij rut International Airport seven Miles from the City and was killed by a sentry when he failed to answer three challenges. The first american killed in Lebanon was Navy if in Richard Dieterich. 24, Evanston 111. Will admitted to probate the last will and testament of Cora a i avid has beet admitted to probate at the courthouse the Livix will provides that her Home property in it. ant go to her son. Lee Livi $1000 to son Vern Livix $100 to son. Zelma and $100 to his wife $100 to the Fust Baptist Church and the rest to Lee Luix. Who was named executor. The will was drawn up sept. 4, 1926. Iowan killed in Illinois mishap Wheaton 111 up Wilt trud Gaji. 69. Waterloo Iowa w fatally injured today in a a truck collusion on 68 thi Miles South of Hinsdale

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