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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - June 12, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. 83, no. 1.17 it. , Ign \. Monday evening Jine i ii i these Days i by George e. Sokolsky where do we stand it is Clear from president Ken Nedy s speech and from the Contin-1 used fighting in Laos that whatever president Kenn Civ and chairman Khrushchev said to each other was 1 introductory. Neither Side had pre pared itself for decision and no decisions Wop reached. Our president recognizes the continuing dangers that this country faces in tile presence of world communism it is impossible not to be realistic. The most comforting statement that he made concerning his visit with Khrushchev in Vienna is contained in these Caret Lilly chosen words soldiers leave bloody Trail of 7 murders Salt Lake City up a bloody Trail of seven murders was traced i today by two awol Soldi is As the told the Fri of a Rob kill and run crime spree that stretched t.hm-1 fourths of the Way across the unit cd states. Special agent Leonard Blaylock of the Fri said the teen agers claimed their first murder victims were two women at Jacksonville Quot i will t in you now that it was a Florida. The women had been Sui very sober two Days. There was no Cess fully playing a a dream Hunch Quot discourtesy no loss of tempers no a dog race track threats or ultimatums by either Side no advantage or Concession was Ither gained or Given. No major decision was planned or taken. I no spectacular Progress was either achieved or pretended. M w Parkview retirement Home a this new Brick building at the we St Edge of Wayland is the result of vision and Effort on tile part of Many persons in tile Wayland Vicinity. As a Home for older persons the building is our of the nil est in the area and is one of the very few that has Bren built for this purpose. The staff and the first residents of the new Home were announced Iii Hie news recently. The a month victim was an attractive 18-year-old hotel maid at Craig Colorado whom they apparently duped by saying they were Law officers on the Way to pick up a prisoner on the West coast. Further the president said Quot no new Aims were stated in Pri Vale that have not been stated in Public on either Side. Tho Gap Between us not in such a abort period materially reduced but at least the channels of communication were robbery was believed the major opened More motives in the crimes although of o o o flyers said the 18-year-old Colorado irl May have been raped. Stump pleads innocent in Des Moines slaying Des Moines upi1 Redcross swimming schedule Complete work on a Dallas deck Quot at . Bridge the Burlington Fri ii Road last week completed an Asphalt Quot blast dark Quot for the East bound track of the Skunk River Railroad Bridge six Miles West of Here in of l Highway 84 the or kit Lave of Ali it and Rock under the tie. To prevent corrosion of Bridge Ste i by Salt water from refrigerated cars sections were made on the River Bank then hoisted i the Brid by cd r Ricks. According to l c Ward bin Man in charge of the construction j total Cost of the ballast deck was about $150,000 thirty men have Bren working since april on the Job. Tile Railroad a b in repairing 1 and re inform contract let for new bus body Plant building for tin my to House the saw steel build a Quot a a Blue Bird bus construction company of my pleas body Plant and for the Coner to ant. Quot i my 1 1r,i by the Blue Bird the contractors have b in authored to order material and to 1 bulging Contrail for too Start work As soon As possible. 1 Hull g Haben i i o file Jack Sci under will Complete the i 1 1 Tibt a i product Corn grading of the site in the next Day a a Atlantic. The Structure or two the grading observers a a i Quot i a it Clear Span Root. Have noted extends Over a Consort a Quot Concrete a tall Cradle Sara of the tract beyond tire al i Eugene Smith actual location of the building. Two return from boys stale if and Mik a Dar the by i Fly fur about land nit up try it representatives seven years in Addison to putting at Hawkeye boys state Des Moines they plan to la w cd arrived Home saturday in the ballast deck local woman 105, taken by death a Phi Beta in Between the youth claimed to Kappa University graduate pleaded verify of Iowa. Stump has main-1 have killed a Man in Tennessee innocent today to a charge of Mur tamed that he was in Ottumwa Quot of 1 dub it or bed Cross i Wodei rid two in Illinois and another in Kan Der in the ambush slaying of his when the shooting occurred b fore in Rountr instruction at the i used a Sas in addition they confessed two form r girlfriends new Beau. J the horrified eyes of miss Leanna add another deck to the West bound track next y a evening Stet having a Quot wonderful turn and eating "lot,1 of file highlight of the according to divulge Quot was a speech by us r v. Robert assaults and six car thefts. The essence of our difficulties with soviet Russia is that neither the youths were Gerald r. York people understands the other. To 18. Jacksonville. Florida and James i saying he was a victim of Sircum soviet in. A our materialistic Capi Douglas Latham 19, Mauriceville Shine. Die not speak a his a Taoism is without historic meaning at Texas. The interstate career of a Alanm at before municipal court the present time to us their atheist crime they started on May 27 ended judge Howard Vav Brooks at 9 a in. Donald m. Stump. 21. Keokuk a Skultety. 21, Des Moines. Cut red the Pica through his at j she and stump met at police Torney. Preliminary hearing on the Headquarters late saturday and charge was set for 1 30 p. In. On miss Skultety identified her former june 26. I Boyfriend a. The gunman who fired a s Bedale starts Jim 19 and Young stump who has denied j three bullets at Point blink Range a amp it nines through july 28 any connection with the slaying into Dalys head and neck urn 9 09 t0 a 40 it. Pleasant Mon fired at her and missed. My two dragline the Bridge were Bein . Jut municipal Pool has been shipped to Burlington monday announced. About 1.000 boys and workers Arr now building sidewalks a a a immigrant spoke girls from it pleasant and sur along the sides of the Bridge and pounding towns will be receiving doing other final work. Tin instruction a tic materialism is without humane saturday at a Roadblock three Miles meaning. What we Call Faith they West of Grantsville. Utah Call superstition what we Call de Ere held on charges of interstate Moc racy. They Call monopoly transportation of a stolen car. Marxism is not Only a Complex of new ideas but a distortion of old ones. For the first time an american president stated the enormous differences Between the w Stern and communists mind in precise and accurate terminology 9 of to 9 40�?mt Day through saturday j 9 40 to 10 20�?winfield, monday the shooting occurred just Asda and thursday pleasant Lawn and by and miss Skultety stopped in it pleasant. Tuesday and Friday front of the Daly Home Here at Hillsboro and advanced swimmers they were b my held for the victim of1945 29th St 1 the gunman fled Ini wednesday and saturday. The shooting last Friday night i a Ltd but miss skulls try told Po-1 10 30 to 11 10�?Wayland. Monday j lice she recognized stump and said and thursday Olds and it. Pleas stump wearing a dark Green he had threatened to Quot get Quot Daly ant to Day and Friday new Lon he same time funeral services Wash and Wear Ivy league style for dating her. Don. Wednesday and saturday. Drowning toll up to 58 by up ii warm weather lured thou and of persons ? a the water during the week and and at Lea 58 drowned heavy toll in plane mishap Quot for the facts of the matter Are that till soviets Aud ourselves give wholly different meanings to suit. Sat quietly and without apparent emotion As his attorney j. Riley m Manus r Quested a preliminary hearing Mcmanus said he asked for the hearing Quot so we can see whether the state has a Case Quot. Brooks ordered stump held with Cairo Upit dutch Kim Bubo out Bond pending the hearing. Only the prop Electra carrying 29 passengers about 20 persons were in the court same words War. Peace democracy and 7 crewmen crashed and burned room when study made his a and popular will we have wholly while trying to land at Cairo air Pear t la c different views of right and wrong port today. A Kim spokesman said stump who hits declined to Dis or what is an internal affair and Quot about 16 persons Quot were rescued. Cuss the As with detectives since what is aggression. And above All the spokesman said the four eng a Bein returned Here saturday from we have wholly different concepts me plane Kim flight 825 from Ottumwa was questioned for about of where tin world is and where Rome hit a Hill in the Vicinity of an hour sunday. Police said he it is going. I the Airport As it was turning for its refused to confirm or deny any further president Kennedy said Landing approach just before Dawn i evident allegedly linking him with a we believe in a system of another Airliner crash d against the Friday night shooting of i National Freedom and Independence the same Hill several years ago. The i Cha cd Daly 22, Des Moines. He Khrushchev believes in an sex Pilot identified As copt. E Rey a february graduate of the uni pan ring and dynamic concept of nolds of Australia was reported to world communism. Be among the survivors. I j Quot and the question was whether Quot the plane was coming in for a j # j these two systems can Ever Hope to Normal Landing and was making a live in peace without permitting turn when it hit the Hill in the vie Gulf poll by la any loss of s purity or any denial of Unity of the Airport Quot the Kim ill Lii Del pc Lull i stumps father Maurice 54, Keo i 11 20 to 12 noon it. Union and Kuk denied that his son had b in it pleasant monday and thurs serious about miss Skultety and Day Salem and it pleasant tues said he dated her Only casually by and Friday new London wed while they were students at the in near May and saturday. I verify of Iowa. A miss Skull try transferred to Mulh Shidu Drake University heir in january i Quot a 1 flt Lii Zuima f and started dating Daly. Friends and relatives said they were considering wedding plans funeral for Daly was at 9 a in. Today in St. Augustin s Catholic Church with burial in Glendale cemetery. Hear or. Stunts Des Moines Upit Southern Iowa methodists were told today that in the a Dawn of the stump father who drove Here Tore space age Quot the it must not for a with his son when he was a sak0 or Ltd a a he a a pm o the i rained saturday retained j. A Ley orid "t0 in or any other Mcmanus As the Young mans de to Utica it in Reli Riou Phuros or tense attorney then returned Home 1w Quot 1,1 a fist Quot al sunday superintendent of the ottumwa1 i a District for them Tho dist Church was the speaker. Membership in Southern iowa1 a United International Survey showed n 1 ii Quot persons drowned in Penn Sylvania. Yen in new York each in Itti Nois and Ohio i of each in Texas and Indiana four in Louisiana three each in Iowa Aud mum sum two each in Idaho. New Mexico and Colorado and one Tach in Michigan and a Eosin four persons dad at Niagara fall out when their outboard Motorboat capsized. Minnie Augusta Beck 103 years old i t wednesday died at the Home of brr Niece mrs. Howard Bonser at 1 30 p in. Sunday june la. To the More than 750 High school sir va6 bpm june 1858 in i Friday evening about nation Langve Rin Germany the daughter a1 loyalty i of Carl Edward and Marie Schleier Devinc w i elected treasurer of a cock her parents four Brothers Prichard Cit and Garland clerk and two Iii tors preceded her in of French City during the mock to drab i i a a1 f it if Ion de Bastian of c St la survived by Many nieces Jbara jul and Bill Jackson of Anci be phew. Attn of Fin cd governor and miss Beck came to tire United i Lieut i.,tut governor states from Germany at the age of Quot there was sum thing to do All 15 years. She was employed in Chili turn Aid Garland of the Ca a Tov h Fow a ars and then a a to tin Day b Gan at 6, ended at roved to Burlington where she rein 15 Aud. Included if planned pro sided Vuth Tho Corlitt family. Tic in Gram each night and daily sports.1 in july of 1951 she came to it. Garland was a Mem Ber of Tho Sec pleasant living with her Niece mrs. Ond plice softball team and do Bonser at 501 West Saunders until ingot won an aau certificate for the time of Hor death Phi Teal fitness during participation funeral services will be held at in the ath lot program. 1 30 . Tuesday at the Weir boys states toured the Capitol cookes funeral Home. Finci p. For about an hour. A joint the Rev. James Troxel pastor of Quot session Quot of Tim boys stat a Senate first Baptist Church will officiate. And House was hold in the Legisla interment will be at Forest heme five chamber cemetery. Army Reserve of Camp Mccoy of three in court of mayor Mcbeth sen. Vance Speaks on legislature Tho Henry county Council of Tho Freedom of our friends Quot too i intimate la Ute conversation Between Kennedy and a Hrushchov came Down to a conflict of threats g Nutly Given on an historical basis in most polite terminology. Khrushchev believes in the eventual and inevitable Triumph of communism to believes that nothing can Stop the Quot Advance of communism and that he does not need wars As an Aid he believes that All the new nations of the Earth will be communistic on Tho other hand. K a Nedy takes the position spokesman said. Quot it partially caught ire and i John Wesley Pidgeon 90. Salem it is the third incident involving j Rural died sunday at 2 20 a in. A Kim plane in 13 Days. In Burlington Hospital he had a a been admitted late saturday after suspect arson in barn fire a Bani on an unoccupied farm owned by Wilbur Allee dry burned to Narm. Forty big lit officers and men of company a a a Quot 495th Engineer battalion it pleasant arrived at Camp Mccoy wis., yesterday and three cases were heard in mayor a paid rot two weeks of Active Republican women met at the har Wade Mcbeth a court Over the duty training j Lan hol for a 930 breakfast in week end. J tins morning Arter being dually j june 12th with 29 present the Donald w. Thomas. Washington welcomed to Camp Mccoy by the tables were attractive with bouquets was charged Early sunday morning National commander. Major 0f whip it a onh h1ll_ for methodist Church 2.842jby it my a King w bunk med Polis in Lorn. I,., re v. Waff. A l0 Laor. A a a a Ved hearing a Quot loops a or Brieto Byl ducted by m charts Strothman Harlan conference , told and was b a and Over a la the commander and his staff. President a troth in jury on a 300 Bond. Classes in camouflage and bar. A we a g a a a a b x Robert w Jackson. I pleasant Quot a were elven while Captain Leo a Rel Are Frfd Gilyeart and Rural Aas tined $10 and costs on a Turley project officer and pfc mrs. Frank Wright of the county the 121 boys and girls in summer school noon members of to family were Tho ground Early sunday morning the fir a settlers in the Salem there was circumstantial evidence that the fire May have been started by an arsonist. He group the total membership in Mea is now 141.997, head. The Rev or Walter m Selmer spec Ding charge. And Jerry l. Cain Des Moines conference it piea8anti $10 and costs on a treasurer reported members gave a charge of driving without a ii beginning june 5, the annual area. Funeral services will be held tuesday at 2 30 . At the Waterman funeral Home in Salem i Cord $6,320,834 causes la.-1 year. $339,659 ova r the to All Church an increase of previous year. Cense summer school is bring conducted j with the Rev. E. A. Mathews. It. Pleasant officiating. Burial will be the at the Junior High building. In the pa.-. Iowa Wesleyan col in South cemetery at Salem lege a. Cooj rated with the Public body is a the funeral Home yet All this does not mean that�?T"01001 in Ana be in this program in j practice teaching police received sunday morning which was seven a Call at 4 15 Elxnit the fire Miles Northwest cars damaged our nation and wrist and the free a order to make world n Only sit by. On the contrary we have an historic Opportunity to ii in these countries build their societies until they Are so experience available to College to dents this year however the College has tilt Cidad not to participate and the program is entirely sup Strong and broadly based that Only Jpn Rcd by the it peasant Coman outside invasion could topple Biu nity school them. And that threat we know can be stopped. Quot i can train and it quip their forces to resist communist supplied insurrections we can help develop he was born March 13, 1871 near Salem and resided there All his life. He was a retired Fanner. On november la. 1896, he married Eva Ayers who preceded Hun in death june 25, 1959. He was the last surviving member of tile 12-child family of William and. Of it. Pleasant but the barn had burned by that time. Sheriff Russell Van Tuyl was notified at 7 00 a m. And he and the state Deputy fire marshal investigated sunday hoist president from his plane this program will cover a period it Trueblood Pidgeon of six weeks and concerns itself primarily with strengthening skills in arithmetic and Reading. The Opportunity to participate is Avail-1 District i and of teacher evaluation achievement tests. I his parents wife and there is no charge for the pro daughters predeceased him. The Industrial and agricultural base. ,.,Able to All students in the on which new living standards can1. ,. In Grad its three through in on the be built. A we can encourage better administration and better life for the people Quot All this and More we can do because we have tile Tai it. And the resources to do it if we would Only use them and share too Lei us face tilt speech frankly it la a survived by two sons Del Ber. Bartlesville okla. And William of Salem one daughter mrs Winifred Clark Burlington four grandchildren and three great i grandchildren. According to Van Tuyl tire Marks by the Bara were identical to those by a nearby school House. The windows in the had been broken. When Allender arrived at his barn he noticed a Gate had been opened and neighbors reported seeing two car. Drive past during the time that the fire May have started. Washington up Dent Kennedy returned from a Brief Florida rest today and was hoisted from his air Force Jet by a cars driven by Robert e it Union and Frederick l old route 4, collided in the too Block of North main sunday at i p. In. Oldt was backing his car a 1950 Chevrolet from the co re we n Oards a vehicle a 1956 Ford collided with it. The right rear fender of or Ford was damaged and there was detail reviewed the welfare Active my a project site. Tuesdays instructions will in-1 mrs. Strothman introduced mrs. Elude map Reading Field Samta Clifford Vance and representative lion and motor marches. In the John Rockwell. Mrs. Frank Wright afternoon the battalion will move introduced the featured speaker to the Field and begin four Days of senator Clifford Vance who spoke i bivouac. The troops will be work-1 on a comments and observation of Oard it 011 do prisoner of War Stock the 1961 legislative Ade project during the time they Are he told the group that 25 states on bivouac. Named to local welfare office Power Back. Lift to protect i injured minor damage to the Chevrolet Many sevens in Hal Conner family guardian asked Earl Howell Spring graduate of Parson College has been hired for we k with the local social welfare must re District and of these Iowa is one of the seven to have accomplished this at tile present time. He also listed the varied businesses engaged in by members in these Nate and House. Senator Vance spoke of the Complete realignment of the Senate the first time in 80 years that anything like this has been done. Harold br1 Reton Jefferson county. Has filed a petition in District Henry office according to l. T. Harlan county now will be with Jefferson chairman of tin social welfare j county Board. Mrs. Howell who is current. I other in working at the Fairfield office annual two he was affiliated with tile methodist Church. A air Bill stage passage urged Washington was urged today up in Congress to pass a Bill Gram however transportation to and from school is the responsibility of the parents. There Are 121 boys and girls participating in tile program under the. Supervision of mrs. Hugh Hite. The is a warning to the american pee teacher Are or pie that w a not Only possible but a flood and mrs it Carolyn improbable in fact As things stand War May be inevitable because Nei i a be Elk o1 Bac it received excellent tiler Side can move from its ideology i col Craitor. From both parents and Cal Fease. It re is something novel in 1 students who recognize the Advant 1 which would help the nation handle recent american life. John Kennedy j344 of Opportunity to strength i growing air traffic both comm errs net a pragmatist he is an Ideal in fundamentals in the vital area Iai and private is who totally believes not Only Iii a adding and arithmetic the american concept of tile life of a a a. Man in Freedom but who also be j hives that it is his responsibility j and destiny to assure the survival i of this Way of life. Of this he says Quot i b a the responsibility of the presidency of the United states and it is my duty to make decisions that j no adviser and no ally can make for copyright 1961. King features Syndicate. Int Pool attendance Friday june 9 adults 22 students 73 children 375, for a total of 472. Saturday june to adults 13 students 101 children 390, for a total of 506. Sunday june la adults 87 students 168 children 518, for a total of 773. To a to a 3,370. Iowa City on St Iowa City Iowa up a Daylight saving time went into effect Here sunday. Other towns in the area Winch also set their clocks ahead an i hour were University Heights Tif a Fin Hills. Riverside and Coralville. A they will return to Standard time j sept a Mober i. Of the de mein s county no they Haw even children bom in seven year. These seven children who live in seven different cities hive Given the Conner.-, seven grandsons and seven granddaughter.-. What. The a of the oldest ? seven of topics touched on were session of the legislature court seeking guardianship for his and al fending Parsons will also brucellosis letters from cons Titu r Uncle Charles Giberson it. Picas work part tune in the local office j ants. And the Schaff pm an Fine number for ant. The petition asks that John while she attends Wesleyan. J in personal observations senator appointed temporary How la will begin work Here june Vance told of the opening of the he and mrs. How Ell plan to Nail nov. Aday session with prayer and that West Burlington. Iowa up i tile traditional Lucky seven is really a or. And mrs Hal Conner editors f Elga r he guardian until a Perm an it out can be appointed by the court. Mov Canaan . To meet at f. G. Mayer Home Canaan township farm Bureau will meet at the f. G. Mayer Home i thursday at 8 according to j Theodore Eckey. Twp. Director i an interesting program is being planned including a talk and pictures by mrs. Charles Canby. Coun Extension trainee a Don to women a chairman about her to Washington d c. With state farm Bureau women t Richard Thuma this stammer As along with the Mayers. Or. And an Extension trainee. Hillman mrs. Lewis Moul and mrs. Ixia student at Iowa state University Gipple will be hosts. Every one is 4mcc is Campus 4-h presided Welcome. I Dillman of Chariton is associated tour w Ith county Extension director j other two of our local Clergyman or. Gilbert Stout and or. Owen Wilson had served in this capacity. It was an inspiration to Jee the on Hundred and fifteen boy scouts on one Side of the gallery and to their Salute and to know that Young America is interested in seeing government in action. Iii closing senator Vance admonished All present to be proud of Iowa. The committee in charge of this Fine meeting mrs. Fred Abraham mrs Maude Frary. Miss Ethel Hunt mrs. Clyde Wilson or. Carrie Munger mrs. Walter Well tried mrs. Clifford Vance mrs flank Wright mrs. Emmett Carli and mis Charles Garretson return for co Mem emf in a former president of Iowa Wesleyan or. Stanley b. Niles and mrs. Niles left and the daughter of a former president of the College mrs Helen Schell Muir were among those who returned for the Iowa Wesleyan commencement recently. With them Are or j. Raymond Chadwick president and mrs. Chadwick. Bruhl appointed Burlington Iowa up the City Council Here today named Paul b. Bruhl 48. A member of the Burlington police Force Suvo 1939, us chief of police

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