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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - June 3, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news warmer these Days by Georg e. Sukolsky More orbiter dicta Thomas g. Dill of Middleport Massac Huset to writes evidently you had rather Fry than to speak to a russian. I have no abjection to your trying if that is your desire but i do object to your trying to get me Fried with sorry i do not want to Fry or tie tried any More Titan brother i Jill does but the difference Between us is that i do not wish to see him Fried. It would be an awful sight Dills trouble is that he Bein vex whatever Khrushchev tells him because he does not know Khrushchev has never seen him and cannot vote for or against him he does not have the Vinic sentiments concerning Eisenhower or Dulles also he must be a very self entered person he says have no reason to believe that the russians have any intention or desire to harm me. And i have no intention or desire to harm of course to n degree that us Correct they probably never heard of Dill of Middle Boro Massachusetts but they have heard of the United states of America. In fact. Khrushchev said that he will Bury us which is just a manner of speaking. Soviet Russia is arming for War and they fan Only be arming the Way they Are doing it to make War on the United states because there is nobody else that Sie to make War upon. Dill says that he has never seen Khrushchev a threats. I am sorry that Dills Reading is so Light and so Dull for Khrushchev threats Are very amusing at times exhibit a inc a deep sense of humor and a capacity to be Nasty while appearing to be Gay. Dill asks a a you write that Khrushchev threatens the United states in t a bonding language. I have never seen any of these threats but what if he does0 if he had surrounded of with military bases As we have surrounded his country i would be More apprehensive you Don t Trust j the russians Well they have never invaded this country As we invaded curiously enough we never invaded soviet Russia despite the supposition that the siberian expedition was an invasion of Russia by the United states. I happen to have been in Siberia and Manchuria during 1918 and 1919 and was quite familiar with All the phases of that invasion. Even historians sometimes miss the overtones of a Public event and Deal Only with the cold words of a document. What was happening in Siberia immediately after the revolution was that the japanese were moving in not Only to seize the chinese Eastern Railroad in Man vol. 80, no. 130 it. Pleasant Iowa Tiesi a Kyen i i Jone 3. 1058 Traeg iiiwrap1by Carrier in per week Uay Fiji jul pc of a she Murray and Mooty nominated i if i. # no a a a. Ijiro. 111 la in my a Dean Early to Vance nominated for senator head Dakota Rockwell and Metcalf named one supervisor c contest to convention primary winners Wesleyan la. Murray and Mooty win to con Iii v improvement Nicholas Falls near College Short in his Iowa Wesleyan Dean of the College or. Jack j Early resigned monday i accept the presidency it Dakota Wesleyan University. He will begin his new duties in Mitchell s. I sept i according to word received from him late monday. The 3j year old Dean Well known As a popular speaker joined the inc staff sept i. I so of his new appointment he stated Iii a Telephone conversation a a i am quite reluctant in leaving the administrative staff of Iowa Wesleyan College but it seems advisable in View cd the greater Challenge to Christian higher education at Dakota Wesleyan University i have enjoyed my two years at Iowa Wesleyan College and in the it pleasant Dakota Wesleyan is a four year Liberal arts College founded in is us. It a an enrolment of be i by Quot or Wrigt i Quot tween 600 and 700 and is the Only methodist College in the Dakotas. A we regret losing Dean Early at Iowa Wesleyan a George a. Morrell Ottumwa chairman of the inc Board of trustees stated a a but recognize that a Man of his Caliper is in demand. He has made an outstanding contribution by insisting upon a program of academic excellence which is in line with Wesleyan Over All development i am sure i speak for the Board of trustees in extending Best wishes Lor his Success a Iowa Wesleyan has tightened its admissions standards stringently under Dean Early a direction. Henry county republicans in three contests nominated John b Rockwell for state representative John Metcalf for i960 term supervisor and gave Raymond Baker a margin although he lacked the necessary vote to assure nomination for the 1959 term supervisor the 1959 term nominations will be decided in county convention Baker missed the nomination by Only seven votes in a three Way race he received 716 George d Smith received 696 and l. T. Harlan 653 Raker has served on the Board of supervisors in the past he was Defeated in the last election by Paul Rice Metcalf a present member of the Board outdistanced his three of he received r90 votes 253 More than his nearest opponent Wilbur hater i also a former supervisor. Clarence Reid was third with 343 and Melvin j Haberman fourth with 240 Metcalf will be opposed in the fall 1 election by Ralph Meade Democrat Rig All Day kids show it Bijl it n51# the merchants of it pleasant decided to show their appreciation for the wonderful business they have enjoyed by putting on an Allday show for your entertainment. Tile Trade development committee met monday at noon with Wes Holly of Woc in mid approved the All Day show which will be tuesday june 24 Holly will be contacting All retailers regarding the show within the next Lew Days. Vote less than four years ago a 11 it Villi i a \ or. J. Raymond Chadwick inc president commented on these improvements in a statement Quot it is with mixed feelings that we at Iowa Wesleyan College accept the resignation of Dean Jack j. Early. During the past two years Dean Early has rendered very significant service to Iowa Wesleyan College in the academic phase of our program. One of the outstanding aspects of his work has been the direction of our self study program which is proving to be very beneficial to the College. This study is still in Progress. We therefore Are very sorry to lose him particularly at this time. Quot on the other hand we cannot curls but also part of the trans do otherwise than rejoice with him siberian As far As Chita at the Border Between China and Russia stood Semenov at Chita were the czechs who were anti bolshevik at Ufa was the far Eastern Republic which the bolsheviks had organized to Deal with the japanese in Mongolia at one time the chinese service general Quot Little Quot Hsu tried to carve j out a kingdom at another time the mad bait Baron Ungern Sternberg set up his grotesque sadistic operation. Then there was Admiral Kolchak who was Over All of them. Tho american expeditionary Force stepped in to save the railroads for a prospective free Russia and from the japanese. As a matter of fact we americans who were in China Manchuria and Siberia were so violently anti japanese that it was expected that War would break out Between the United states and Japan at any moment one reason for holding the Washington conference in 1921-1922 was to prevent such a War. R in this signal Honor and challenging Opportunity which has come to him in the presidency of Dakota Wesleyan College. We shall miss him greatly but we wish for him and mrs. Early every Joy and happiness in this larger Field of f. U. President to speak Here there were numerous incidents Between the americans and japanese some of which were very amusing such As when a Friend of mine an american was asked by a japanese passport control officer in Manchuria what he was doing there he replied that he had Rome to sell the natives Battle axes this almost became a diplomatic incident. The worst incident was actually in tientsin when american soldiers of the 15th infantry entered a korean Brothel and beat up some japanese. This started a riot which lasted Many hours and in which Many were Hurt and much property destroyed. I lived All through the tientsin incident. If the United states Ever really invaded soviet Russia it was by the american Relief administration under Herbert Hoover which brought in bread and butter and Maurice of Reilly state Farmers Union president will speak at the monthly meeting of tile local Farmers Union next wednesday night. The meeting will begin at 8 00 . In the Rea building and will be one of the most important meetings of the local Farmers Union this year of Reilly will Confer with local president Chester j. Mills about assisting Lee county in an organization drive. Lee is unorganized at the present time. In the contest for state representative. John Rockwell Defeated Elmer r Meyer and Russell Beauchamp Rockwell ran two to one ahead of Meyer 1150 to 539 Beauchamp received 325 Rockwell win be running against e. N. Smith of new London in the fall election. Smith was unopposed on the democratic ticket. For slate senator from the Washington Henry District attorney Clifford m. Vance was Given a big margin in Henry county Over Charles Strothman sufficient to give Vance Over 500 margin in the two county total. The vote was As follows Vance St Man Henry county 1316 760 Washington co. 782 799 total 2098 1559 the county gave a Nice complimentary vote to the county Republican candidates who were without opposition. These were e. J Olson county auditor 1889 a h Hayward treasurer 1865 Harold j. Davis clerk 1882 Russell Van Tuyl sheriff 1975 Helen m. Virden recorder 1944 Charles Garretson attorney. 1740 Hugh Dallner Coroner 1890 for Hospital trustees Orville Allendc 1695, and Edgar Hartley 1477, both to be nominated. Rep. Fred Schwengel candidate for representative in Congress received 1810 votes in the county. On the democratic ballot the votes in the county for unopposed candidates were e n. Smith representative 346 Virgil Trabert senator 348 Thomas j. Dailey for representative in Congress 343 Robert l Hansen for county attorney. 302 and Ralph Meade for member of the Board of supervisors 1960 term 321. The vote in mondays primary was some 20 percent less than the vote in the primary in the county four years ago. Thus year about 2,100 republicans noted while about 2,500 voted four years ago. This year about 410 democrats voted compared to about 460 four years ago. Employer held not liable Mhz Des Moines Bud the Iowa supreme court today reversed a decision of a lower court and ruled i that an employer is not liable for unemployment Benet it payment s when the workers Are out on strike an earlier decision by Polk county judge Russell Jordan had held that the John Deere manufacturing co., did have to pay such benefits to a group of employees who refused to Cross a picket line because of threats by the strikers. Leaves estate to relatives William Mooty has the the the will of John sir Ken been admitted to probate at courthouse. According to the terms of will one half interest in real estate in Jefferson county and of real estate in Section 13 of Marion township Henry county was left to a daughter Ida Marie Siefken granddaughters Ruth Luth and Hazel Allen received one fourth in in the property Ida Marie Siefken was also left $4,000 and the granddaughter $2,000 each a daughter Esther Moore was left property in Hail cock county. 111. All were left Poi Sonal property with the daughter each receiving one thirds t h e granddaughters each one fourth it was stated in the will that property in new London had Berri deeded to Ida Marie Siefken who was named executrix. The will was drawn up nov 28. 1944 local men win steaks mayor Wade Millett a ii i chamber of Commerce Secretary Orville Kinworth will cat Steak. It. Pleasant warn fix be out the vote contest in Competition with Washington. I lie washing ton mayor and Secretary will pro vide the feed i. Pleasant had 892 Voles cast while w ishm ton h id 7.�k. Washington a 1950 census figure was larger than it pleasant s figure for that year. Titus ii is obvious that my pleasant had the higher percentage of voters oui Salisbury to he a schools at Cedar rapids Cedar rapids than w up intendant of school Hen will be a w. Salisbury 45, former Marion High school principal who now i superintendent it Galt Burg 111it was announced monday his salary will be $16,000 Home county republicans gave William 5 Murray a majority for governor Over William Nicholas and i w i Mooty a substantial margin oct in two opponents tin Hen j tenant governor. Imti e much mixed up race for Commerce i omm Sstoner John m mop was ahead and Dean Recd was far behind Foi second place t woot eight were to is Nom i hinted i in cd ii is is on the democratic ticket i Iward j Mcmanus out distanced Corbin Craw turd for Hen j tenant governor in county voting erne t i Olson led Neel f Hill Lei Secretary of agriculture and Don Wilson led William h Welch for i attorney general for Commerce commissioner Harold e Hughes i win High and Bernard j Martin i second the vote Republican Fen fiver Iau William h mum a. My w la Nicholas 961 i Nail Elta 11 f g live i Ooi w l Monty hh5, Jack Miller 609 Alan i St 415 Secretary Ltd i state Melvin Kyn Horst 1819 auditor Che it Akers. 1816 j Rea sure j m l Abraham son. 184 agriculture Clyde Spry 1h46 attorney Gentral Norman e be 1775 Commerce commission j ii it Uniek Shatik 377, Frank b Means. 339 Dean Reed 389. Herbert Reed. 326 John ropes 727 Lloyd it Smith 290 j c Tollman 229 j a tahitian 293 democratic. Govern Herschel Loveless 403. Lieutenant governor Edward j i Manns. 241, Corbin Crawford 146 Secretary of state Edith m Johnson 351 auditor j re Weddle. 343 treasure Harvey Montgomery is i manned announcement is made locally of a business transaction which will result in an important improvement in tilt Iowa Wesleyan Carn pm a i Paranee in the area adjacent to i the p k a memo Tai Library build i lug rav i aril has sold the buildings of tip West Side of main Street to tin College and the College has an agreement with the Burlington j Railroad to take Over the tract of i land on which the buildings Are located the Tinct will to land shaped to give a i Ayon thie View of i the Campus Kraut tuts enlarged and improved the Coal storage space at hts place Jot business on or East Side of the Street and will have his entire Coal i operation on the East Side where he has built new storage bins he has been operating part of his Coal business from the West Side College officials have announced that the three buildings Hod the Small office purchased from heart will be removed of torn Down and the Aren Given an attractive appearance the Clearing of the last buildings from tire area represents a program extending Back some 25 years Railroad official have Given their cooperation to make possible the improvement no change is being made in ii switch trucks through the area the College obtains pos session of the buildings Tilv i. 3rd attempt Des Moines up a the third attempt by a Mason City Turkey raise to Hatch a nomination tor governor of Iowa was ended today by n scholarly economist from Iowa Blate College. William Nicholas was Defeated in his but for the Republican nomination Foi governor by William g. Murray of Aims by an unofficial 25,000 votes. Murray the former Iowa state economics professor who has said he would be glad to leave Ute classroom behind chalked up 111,368 votes to Nicholas 86,115 with Only 29 precincts yet to report in Many respects it was an amazing outcome. Murray was a political Novice compared to the More than 49 year of experience in state politics the 65-year-old Nicholas toured the state with a collection of school Bells wot id movies and in Derat Anding conversation. But yet it was just not to be Nicholas conceded the nomination to Murray with slightly More than halt of the state s 2.486 precincts accounted for at that time Milroy had 68,603 votes to 51,967 for Nicholas in the unofficial returns. The economist will match his academic knowledge and handshaking ability with the political i savvy of democratic governor her ache Loveless in november. Loveless unopposed for renomination garnered 87,893 votes on the basis of incomplete returns an ileum Watington president in governor is customary Grant Wal urge Russia in a it i the privilege of running for a second term without opposition. Ike to urge Russia to agree to open talks Eisenhower note this week to agree to open scientific talk.�?T, june 24 on ways of policing an atomic test ban 349 agriculture finest Olson. 206 William Welch. 147 Commerce commissioner George Cutler 150 Harold Hughes 239 and Bernard Martin 207 Democrat in a re tort 3 e p a a in x o i a n a o 11 c t s x of x a 7 to 3 a a a a 3 c 2 to 5 l a i it 2 t of i h h a. In 2 r As if j re in a Al the rare for he Gap nomination for lieutenant governor often overlooked in the heat of the Republican gubernatorial nomination turned out to be closer than Many political observers expected. The final Winner unofficially was House speaker William Mooty of Grundy Center. Mooty beat out state sen Jack Miller of Sioux City a tax expert and state sen Alan Vest of Sac City Miller who trailed by More than 9,000 votes at. The moment finally conceded to Mooty shortly Atter Midnight. Miller had led by a slim margin in some Early returns Hen Vest was More than 1.000 votes behind Mooty when Miller conceded editor s note halt i airy i Idem of the Low i w. Lynn it alumni association and a. Friends in Idt 11.> ant pres Liege Baltimore. 21 7 14 17 19 29 17 17 too Canaan. 7 4 4 6 6 9 8 7 in the democratic race for lieu Conter. 13 4 9 to Roll Roll tenant governor the nomination Hillsboro. 19 3 6 7 to 7 4 7 went to Edward j. Mcmanus of in son. 12 3 8 8 9 7 7 6 Keokuk when Corwin Crawford of Jefferson. 29 20 9 23 26 26 22 24 Ainsworth conceded. Mcmanus held a i Ion. 8 3 5 8 6 r 7 6 a had of better than 12,000 at the Ward i 44 to 32 34 36 34 28 33 time. Ward ii. 28 7 18 27 26 22 23 21 a note of Harmony prevailed in Ward Iii 22 8 15 21 21 17 20 21 the statements of both the winning Ward in 46 15 39 40 43 38 31 38 and lasing candidates on both sides. New London corp 45 12 27 36 35 42 38 31 in i Concession la gov. Nicho new London twp. 17 to 8 15 15 17 15 14 Las said Romo. 12 i Roll Roll 9 la Quot i extend my sincerest congrats Salem. 21 3 15 21 16 19 13 18 lations to or Murray. I commend Scott. 20 la 9 18 18 18 14 19 him for his High degree of integrity Tippecanoe. 19 8 la 15 16 15 12 15 and Industry in his Trenton. 14 7 7 13 13 12 13 13 Nicholas also said he was sure Wayne. 15 to 4 13 13 13 la 9 Murray would Quot fulfil the conf totals. 493 146 241 343 348 346 302 321 Dence and Trust placed in him As unofficial tabulation of Henry county Vole by precincts correction in Accident Story in the Accident saturday afternoon one half mile South of the Salem stub on Highway 218. Mrs. Clair Morris of Cedar rapids driving a 1957 Ford started to pass a pick up pulled Back in and lost control of the car which collided with a 1957 Buick driven by Clarence Hagberg Springfield 111. Mrs. Morris was headed North and Hagberg South it was stated in the previous article that Haber started to pass lost control and his car collided with the Morris machine. This was not Correct. Republican e it it c j8 f a it h e 4 it 9 i. C 2k j i cd r. C is / a l 3 s is u co in it 3 a 5 c a. A i x is is pc j Ltd it f. Co 9 is w 5 15 n e 9 5 pc to 9 t c of a 4c e c e 9 i y u i. O o a a is a a of ? 1 k 3 2 s a t is h is a jul 2 3 .2 pc Board of supervisors 1960 term to in g 2 s % v in <4 i in a precinct meat for the starving. Copyright. 1958. King Syndicate features Baltimore. 18 9 16 8 2 24 8 18 5 6 13 17 16 19 22 27 22 22 7 6 la 7 to 0 Canaan. 57 77 42 60 17 115 58 72 33 37 56 123 121 122 132 127 114 125 66 33 32 51 29 la Center. 49 30 18 36 14 64 31 48 5 13 58 63 59 61 69 70 58 68 to 23 50 6 20 o Hillsboro. 15 39 17 18 5 42 13 29 6 12 23 40 39 42 43 44 49 39 3 41 4 i 13 4 Jackson. 21 25 4 30 3 2 20 24 i 13 28 38 37 39 43 43 49 39 la 13 24 4 12 0 Jefferson. 59 53 28 36 27 82 41 57 2 91 17 84 88 89 94 89 or 87 50 17 39 la 7 91 Marion. 33 42 22 30 16 60 35 39 la 17 45 69 67 67 68 71 65 69 22 15 35 12 18 5 Ward i119 80 53 97 43 173 54 149 16 35 138 191 185 190 193 183 168 186 5r 62 82 17 70 9 Ward ii. 130 46 47 91 29 163 35 139 17 22 135 172 168 165 176 167 154 169 54 70 46 22 52 6 Ward Iii. 55 55 39 58 9 98 22 89 la 17 79 195 105 198 114 111 95 108 46 32 36 6 40 3 Ward in. 137 69 40 121 27 175 49 149 19 37 138 180 182 187 188 188 167 186 69 68 58 la 69 9 new London corp. 61 105 49 47 50 140 74 105 43 52 53 154 149 150 166 159 138 142 59 48 54 68 86 6 new London twp. 71 37 41 45 la 96 67 so 37 28 42 99 99 92 105 99 75 98 28 36 43 18 51 0 Rome. To 5 3 la 2 Lull 7 2 4 13 15 35 12 14 13 la is i 9 8 3 2 3 Salem. 48 48 27 26 32 89 35 59 16 39 43 88 87 87 96 93 89 86 la 65 25 16 33 6 Scott. 87 116 75 63 50 pm of 84 115 66 53 79 181 180 181 185 186 174 179 108 34 to 54 57 33 Tippecanoe. 28 35 9 34 12 58 30 34 3 17 45 54 55 54 52 54 49 52 2 37 26 8 7 0 Trenton. 26 27 la 21 20 44 31 21 2 15 34 48 48 48 46 49 43 48 12 19 23 4 Roll wave. 95 81 68 53 46 162 62 112 27 40 111 168 165 169 169 171 159 172 102 25 49 24 51 41 totals. To 961 609 855 415 1810 760 1316 325 539 1150 1889 1865 1882 1975 1944 1740 1899 716 653 696 343 637 240 la 43 52 24 39 4 30 198 91 66 199 25 47 9 41 55 59 27 59 890 the Republican nominee for Murray issued a statement saying a it is difficult to find words to express the gratefulness and humility i feel at a time like this a he said he wanted to thank the voters who nominated him and declared he considered the vote a Quot Strong mandate to wage an aggressive Campaign and to present a positive program to voters in the fall. In the congressional races congressman h. R grass a it of Waterloo edged out Central committee vice chairman Enid Robinson of Waterloo by a narrow margin. Gross was the Only incumbent Republican in Congress to face opposition. He will meet Democrat William Micich in the fall. Milcich former mayor of Waterloo lost to grass in the last election. Firemen called firemen were called to the Schell apartments at 195 West Broad Street monday about 4 45 . But found no fire in the basement. It was thought that some wires might have been smoking

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