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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - March 11, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALI)) RATION STAMPS Sutfar ll - Feb. I-Mar. 15 (Each stamp, Three pounds) Coffee 25 - Feb. 8-Mar. 21 (Each stamp, I pound) THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VOL. LXXI, No. 59 IIH K-OAY, MARCH ll, 1943 va un ration stamps Fuel Oil 4 * - - Until Mar. 2b Fuel Oil 5 - - - Until Sept. 30 l&ach stamp, ll gallons) Gasoline No. l-.Ian. 21-Mar.21 --- --.-J MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Soviets and Germans In Furious Battle THE a YPaul Mallon (Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc , Reproduction In Full or In Part Strictly Prohibited.) VV IglilNOTON — THIS MI C ll we know about Ambassador Standley's ae-cu cion that Stalin has placed down our billion and a half airt to Russia bef ct e his own people; Stand ey is an adult personal repre-s* ntative (j Mr Roosevelt, and all such know enough not to criticize a diplo-m dir ho*>t without word from the boss It i difficult for any observer here lo believe the old friend of the president would have dared to speak even th* simple !mibs he did without authority Of course, occasionally diplom-i cs requires n govnnment to offidal-lv deity wha? ll anoli ic mil v knows to >> 11 tje This n official be He brunt But iuch we know despite all th« and congressional efforts to md ■ moot ii over the incident: a blanca, Stalin was worse • ut He wa unrepresented, exp-ainen the vacuum he lilt a very j •* * uliar wa\ H* said rusy fighting. out all mention of American ii:- if leech to the world last ung R i m was carrying the the fighting alone. note important to skilled ruers in the diplomatic world nd .ill Stalin >, recent speech-taken file position that he is mg on Germany, that he has lion of destroying (»* rmany as or even (if rmuiy as a mill-,er -hut only Hitlerism. Stimson Tells of Casualties Losses Substantial On Both Sides In Air Unit at Iowa Wesleyan Washington, D. C. 'INS* Secretary War stuns*disposed today tha* n one week of heavy critical fighting in the Tunisian campaign more than 1,000 enemy soldiers were taken as prisoner.*- while the American losses! were 59 killed. HG wounded arid 2.007^ missing, ‘ Losses on both sides have been < ub-stantiai but probably we are in a feeler position to replace ours.*’ Stimson told his press conference. The err et ary made ne estimate of axis dead but he -aid that during; heavy fighting mat included the Amhran retreat and counter attacks. I,* OM') prisoneis were taken and over IOO tanks captor* d or destroyed.- He did add. however, that a cons cierable number of enemy toffees were killed or wounded. Win. K. McDonald Taken By Death , - who happen to be in th( William Ko gar McDonald, 85. jessed commissioned officers in away this tm ming at 2 45. at the William Holt home in Mi Pleasant, where he had teen cared for since last June. Light and Varied Program By Band Number- for Entertainment art* Listed Red Army Moves A head In One Sector I III si >wn f fa il* i MOM HW Vt IM»> haw I *-«<U of rn pa Ion. not only J iii»»ng uh ?: * American pen-I tie u may bf fighting for j me, and therefore might | different kind of peace than j per haps an earlier one y implf truthful reporting tht-e facts, non* of which tail me ct, although the official reac- J i .St iud’,* y‘s very limited .Mate- « ir-r* was a belting of the bush- j >s cl* mantling Standlcy ti* u born July 25. 1857, in New London, the son *>f Oliver and Anna Belle Alg*1** M* Donald On October 5, 1891, in New London. he wa; married to Glendora Watkins. H* pent his en* ire life as a fanner in Henry cour’y. After th*- death of hi* wile un March ll, 1934 he made his home with his son. William and family He has been bed-fast the past two j*ars Surviving cr twi) sons, William and McLaughlin of New-Jet James R Davis of Michiga the north field of th* bai b***n linitv * Capt Cap d I*, the pre-flight cadets at Iowa Wesleyan. Mt Pleasant residents college will bt seeing the soldiers marching to and from class rooms, mm are (from left* Sec Lieut J. M. Mason of Texas Sec Lieut. C. R. If rh*, of Mein* Sec. Lieut. Jack B Harris, of Florida and First Lieut, i C Ct wen, medical officer, is not shown. Part of the unit is shown on is VV* situ n , I, lid at m Germans Numerically Strong- ;or th** B r. 1 Variety program at the cr at Kharkov ugh bool. Friday regilt. Many types j - i must a1 selections and novelties are J Moscow, Russia (INS*— Red army .nil ldcd home of the feature aurae- for es moved steadily forward today oi i v,I I bo a pie* ole solo to band i in toe central front drive near Vyazma re. com pan anent, vibraharp selections, aland McLnsk but in the upper Donets t p dance act icy a guest artist from J ann the Russians were locked rn the ann.or high band, vocal selection:, t.th r de tens:* battles of copular character, various instru- 1 The Soviet high command admitted mental silos with piano accompany j in its noon communique that the Red men a du; < piano number, ana two jenny auth and west of Kharkov were duets. J fighting against numerically superior The band will also present some»German forces attempting to retake novel numbers as an organization with j Kharkov. chon twilling, a humorous reading to j D.&patches said that the Russians i and sound effects and a trombone had hel l the Germans to a standstill linear. All in all, selections have teen below Kh rkov for the last 12 hours j included in this program ?o meet the .n aine ut the fiercest engagements of I j ref* ■ en *., cf m ny groups of people the war. The at’asking Nazis were rc-J rfnd an evening * t fine enter taimnvnt ported to have lost 40 additional tanks I should be the result. in their furious thrust to smash the Following is the complete program Soviet defense: D ie- tor — C. A. Morgan —------- 'Fa- ie re, Yoder ... Th*' Batni Twelve FlfCS Oui Lii i; t , Bigel -• w The Birne r. I ex * I C a “Give Me On Dozen Roses,” Jur- Break Out in Trance , n, j3auci Londcin England —< INS*— Twelve Oboe Solo. ‘Brazil" lima Crendorlf firJS were reported to have broken out Solo, “Evening St cr, in the southwestern France today as Three Named To Road Commission [Vain Service Delayed Here Dies on Street I From Heart Attack Trombone _—, „ ----- , Wagner........... Frederick Crane ,hc - utjugated nation seethed with jsousaphone Scio, "Out On The onie.it. j Deep,” . . Martha Jen el The German controlled Vichy radio Vocal Solo, .to be announced* .... 'ad the 12 fircs brokl' out this moin’ ............................Wynona Smutz inS m the vicinity of Z a hors, south- Baritone Duet, I Dremt I Dwelt In western Fiance. i Marble Halls.” Balfe .............. 1 . Harold Bittie and William Ebert Turn Back “Through The Air," August Dam— Piccolo solo by Betty Wittmer and I .......................... The Band Sen. Sanford Zeigler, Jr., I airfield, Appointed 20 Cars Piled Up In Wreck of Burlington Freight Warren C. Ia>ng Stricken Here Suddenly i r>f*v Moines low , INS* G >v B ii Austin <f New London, one brother! u IV , , , HHkenloope* todav a po ii * a * i Mil’* n, < f New London, and one sister. ni 1 „ ,, ^ ... , olMt J Sanford Zeigler, Jr., Republican of M,v Anua \ I.e> ° * * Fa'rfield, Rav Emerson. Republican of m*\ , ,, a'. ! Creston and Republican state central Funeral services will be held Sat- v- in contr ret urn Whether Standby int urns is anim- * JKH ’ ii.* b rom pa i i -on with the fact r ” , ...... ,„„k frnn_ th ‘chairman Fred Gilbert of State Center tfte: noel. at tw o < .ode from me that he has thrown out into the open* a situation which must be met by M'Donald Funeral home Rev C O t0 lhe highway commission he three names Wed bound train service here was delayed many hairs as the result of a freight ti on wreck on the Burling-'on railroad 'mc at Lisle, Iii., Wednesday night. 'Somebody Else Is Taking My Place.” Mel ga n—Cathey Slaters and ............... The Band - French Horn Solo, “Ava Maria,** Warren C. Long. 64. dropped dr ad oil Gounod Barbara Auman the stree* about a block north of hi-. Tenor Saxaphone Solo. ‘Canzone home. 310 South Adams street, Wed-? Balanoid” Drigo Ada English Moscow and Washington fairly and honestly on the open table, Th** time | for pretending by both sides has long j i HickenlooDer sen' me wire names - -.....----- , — - , S’r oh I. pastes of the Methodist church * ma'ion alone U30 a m. was not expected through j ried about a year ago, and six chillo! which he was a member will offici-ito ^ f sena en * _ _ , „ntr (I V* ll 1T J I lir VV ft n Hit muv * t* I ** « ,^4 „ with the ieappomtment of H. C. Bea.d ate and burial will be in Burge certie-“ *Demccrat of Mt, Ajre to tne aepati tery i . \xt PAY FINES IN LOCAL Democrat of Mt. Ayre to the department of social wetfftre and Charles W Harness. Republican of Ottumwa a labor commissioner. JUSTICE OF PEACE COURT M#ti#n F#r N(,„ since passed. To let such seeds grow unnoticed \ under a plea that no questions should be asked concerning an ally, would only plant a real distrust which could I never be adjusted. Open questioning j brings answers and genuine understanding. The only thing remarkable abopt Standley’s views to me was their sug- nauo*w rm—r «**» ------ ^ g< urn that while Russia knows every- motcr truC|t Objectors In Coe Will Case thing going on in the United States L„w,, 0 Gould of Kansas City, Mo, Sought New Trial and has $1,500,000,000 of our planes. & fine of $15 and costs on a Sim-1 tanks, etc w** know nothing about ^ charge and 8iso paid a fine of $5 nesday afternoon at 3;55. He w*as ap- Dual Piano;;, Valse. Orensky ..... patently in good health but suddenly .. Betty Wittmer and Virginia Ebcr: suffered a heart attack. ‘ Comet Solo, “Cavalier,” Smith .... , He is survived by his wife, formerly ...................... Viola Sanders p.. sengei train No. IO due here at i Mrs. Nellie Sponberg, whom he mar- Vocal Selections, (to be announced) *.30 a rn. wa not expected through ; ried about a year ago, and six chil* ........................ The Nonette hem until after two o'clock this af-: bren by a former marriage, Virgil, and Old New York Medley,” Yoder Jap Air Force Washington, D. C. (INS*- The navy d scKsed today that the largest force of enemy planes seen in the Guadalcanal area for mouths was intercepted by U S. pilots and turned back with the destruction of four of the 22 raiders. During the sam*- period, America s growing Pacific an force struck at the Jap nese with attacks on four enemy bases in the central and northern Solomons and one assault on the Japanese held Ki.'ka in the Aleutians. Arthur W Hoselton of Cozard. Nebr., I paid a fine of $10 and costs in the J court of Justice of the Peace G. A. t Hallowell recently for .speeding with a French Troops which brings the Paul of Webster, Iowa. Mrs. Dorothy The Band Capture Tunisian Town morning mail from Chicago and is Kirkpatrick of North English, Cecil. "The Killing Of Dan McGrew.' nov- Allied Headquarters in North Africa scheduled to arrive here at 7:06 a. rn. I who is somewhere overseas. Curtis of elty by Galien .......... The Band (INS) —French troops under the lead- was not expected to arrive until after ! Washington, Iowa, and Mrs. Bernadine Alto Saxaphone Solo, ' Song Without ership of Jacques LeClerc today storm- hre* o'clock til. afternoon. Thompson of Columbus Junction. Words, Maveur ....... Patti Smith ed and captured the Tunisian town of Funeral service will be held at the Clarinet Solo. “Largo." Handel ---- Metalacu1. southwest ot Gafsa and 30 Cookes funeral home Friday morning ................... Darlene Adams miles north of Tozeur on the Chott at IO o'clock. The funeral cortege will Baritone & Clarinet Duet. “Celeste Djerid depression then go to Sigourney where services Aida." Verdi ...................... leaning up th* debris left in the I will be held at the Reynolds fuenrai Virginia Campbell and Louise Hunt wake of the freight wreck. Internation-j home at two o'clock. Interment will Vibraharp Solos, When The Lights A News Service reported. Twenty j be in a cemetery near by Sigourney. I Go On Again* and “Sleepy La ter noon. No. There was some westbound freight ‘ rvice, but evidently these were trains ; rfiade up west oi the wreck scene. Trial Overruled 1 R;iiIrnad sect! n hands today were what i gpmg on in Russia. | and cost$ for fanure to have a chauf- Stalin can easily prove that he is i {erlf> ycense * ‘ “ r~” ^ Emil Bass naid a fine of $2 and costs for failure to stop at a stop sign along the highway. not fig)ding a war for himself and will not expect a peace for himself by J his deeds in the immediate future— I including the sending of an authentic J representative to the coming Welles i A motion for a new trial made by the objectors in the Viola A. Coe will case was overruled by Juige E. O. New’ell in court here Wednesday. Also the objections and exceptions to the j Ins ructions were overruled. The lengthy jury trial in which ob- __here several mon hs ago. Later tho j Rome a few years sgo when cars start- | gaye ulks on dUfercnt subjects: Herb ........ —-....... I ne, Moines Iowa <INS>—Clarence M. objectors, who lost their case, sought j ed pinng up aud crisscrossed the tracks | Heatoni Herb Butu,r. john Huston an may ye! be gen- * . Iowa has teen a new trial and the attorneys for the | (autln„ heavy property damage and, Walter Ande,,,on gave a talk on lhe . because a number, « * a recresenUUve or the pub- objectors and for the proponcn'.s ar- del .vine railroad traffic. Thai acct- ^ Crow drlve Eric sanders, comble actually prefer lj (_ ^ R‘Mttonal committee to study the lnotlon fc('[ore Judw Newc11 dml also was without fatalities. • mander of the Henry County post gay. o oui s. | tho fruit and a* Burlington, ! t a talk “Bor the Good oi the Legion ,, Namprl To Study Conditions lections were made to the a:mi .mg of meting here on the post-war world. HldmtU IU oiuuj \,uuuuivu , I I r.m.Liu I ny] ii cf nr the will to probate, wa* held in court -I In Canning Industry n _af,imnhc () Tjltpr lhp THE MATTER is of far greater in>- ■ portance to us than may yet be generally appreciated of our own peopl Stalin’s purposes to ours. ! *IU u,i ,l ......."721 anH at Burlington. , , „ economic ccriditions in the nun ana, The longshoreman a bulletin of lhe , ^ cgnnlng Hlrt„stry „ was an. ' —- CIO, No JI). Issued Pebiuary 2. a San » Harold Chennall. in- V(ltP Indicates Francisco «ci u^n mating ad- " of ,he Iowa wage and V®W Wdltdieb UZ I**. '*_j Farmer Determents Mr. Jones related that all survivors > - fiom his torpedoed ship were picked MOST CONFUSING AS . ” j Washington. D. C. (INS) - The up by a Swedish vessel “whose crew-, Standley’s observations was the simu - _ ,.farm bloc» defeated administration seamen and officers were good rank taneous speech of Vice President forces in a test vote in the senate • rid filers’' (Red language for inter-1 In re. warning Americans they wou t(Xjay which 'indicated that virtually national Communists). Bro. Jones never attain post-war peace “it thpy|pll farmers would be deferred from cornu oiled the workers: doublecross Russia. draf^ ■ If the people want to win the peace,1 Stanley and Wallace seem to have ---------- political action on a broad front must the official shoe on opposite fee . ars left the tracks and were demolished ne r Lisle win lh is in the vicinity of Aurora. Railroad officials said the train was winked when a trestle collapsed. noire of the crewmen on the 70 car lumber train was hurt. The wreck, evidently one of the we r t freight wrecks on the Burling- i ter. in recent years in the amount of1 property damage, served to recall the j even more disastrous wreck west of 40 Attend County Legion Meeting goon,” .......... Georgia Del Clark Tap Dance Act.......... Jerry Linder I “Trcmbone Triumph:?,” Chenet*? .. ......................... The Band “Salutation,” Seitz with Batons and F ags ................. At the same time, patrol activity by allied forces in central Tunisia con- tblued In the n u them area west oi Sedjenane, an enemy attack was successfully rep irised. Heavy bombers at- Alcuina In tacked the airfield of El Mara ha near Tunis. Units of British General Sir Barnard L. Montgomery's e;ghth army contin-The Band ualiy harassed the forces of Nazi Gen-The regular monthly meeting of «Ur Singled Banner " Yoder cml Field-marshal Erwin Rommel Henry County Post of the American ........................ The Ban;l - «>e Ma nth Un- while to the Legion was held at Winfield, Tuesday Spotlight evening with 40 members present. I Dr. Tom McCabe was the speaker foi ‘‘ f< the evening. The following member ......Alanson Elgar A corrpanists: — Mrs. Cathey, Miss H (Howell, Betty Wittmer, Virginia Ebeit-, Mss. Crane and Suzanne Ward. northwest, patrols of the British army Allin McCoid were in contact with the Germans around the village of Sojenane. Will Commission Naval Air Base High Naval Officials To Attend Event at Ottumwa a talk, "For the Good ot the Legion James L. Martin, veteran of World War 2, joined the Winfield post. Refreshments were served after the • meeting. Next meeting cf Henry County Post will be held at New London. __ i DIVORCE GRANTED IN LOCAL COURT YOUTH ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT OF BLANKET mw im. , ...... . is the order Throop Will Leaves be gotten underway at once.” I Blit juggling of shoes is Then the bulletin concludes by say-j cf the day. Mis. Roosevelt ann in PrODCrtV to Dsiiclllcffi that fourth term talk should be cut rroptriy IO Ottumwa, Iowa (INS)—High ranking j William Clair Le.sengm wag grant) naval officers will be on hand to com- a divorce from Beulah Evelyn Lessen-mission ihe no* Ottumwa naval air Ber in district court here Wednesday base al ll a, rn. Saturday, it was re-’ He was granted custody of lh Iv. yea led todav bv Lieut. H F. Peck. base minor children. Lucille an i Roger an . Warns of Increasing Japanese Air Strength Washington, D C (INS)—despite aucce-cos by Gen. Douglas MacArthur^ air lorces in the battle of Bismark Sea, Secretary of War Stimson warned today that Japanese a;r strength is in-______ trcaiin; in the New Guinea are.) and Unit 74 of the United Service Worn- heavy raids may be expected in that en made another shipment of wool • icinity. blankets this week. The blankets were - sent to Camp Lee, Va. The following let er was received acknowledging receipt cf one of the blankets: Dear Unit. 74: I was given one (if your blankets and I want to thank you all for it. ! It sure is nice. More Coffee - Pound For Five Weeks mg: ■ Bro. Jones pointed out why the j■off. because iiLtllColn. Nebraska i INS' - The will Red army and Russian people were ate war effort. He, mends. Uke Sen public relations officer. Commander D D. Gurley will offic- also was given the household gro1’ tally assume command of the naval aw SOUTH JACKSON STREET station at that tune. Among the top nnADCDTV IQ Qfll Ti flight navy officers who will be in Ot- I RUiLK I i I?) DULL) tumwa tor the commission are Rear Vrl°i Mr,_, York who would of lite Flank D. Throop on file able to hand Hitler a licking was be-, a or ca . • .. today for probate in Lancaster County cause th. Russian workers own the not for U. worth.rn =court a. Lincoln bequeathed a., real means of production and did not have | not want said. .im I and personal property to his daughters ........, . profiteers to hinder limbed war pro-j the fourth term. Marjorie P Calhoun and Mrs Admiral John Downs, commander of P. J. Hurley A Son today report u duction." j AU the tuft £. been reming frem MfDonald. both of | thc nmth naval distent. Chicago, and -ie of the Donahue property on Soul:t The allegiance cl Bro.-Jones and his , such soulces which a a Lincoln. j Rear Admiral Elliott Buckmaster, chief Jackson siree* to Mrs. Julia Wilt- 1 sympathetic hearers, who now eager-Winced that despite what is,. oose- ^ Calhoun was nominated cs ad- Vf naval air primary training command, of this city. Mrs. wilson recently ; ■ ' Iv print his views, is obviously not pri- 1 veil said. she will not be *sp minlstratrix. Kansa City, Mo. her property to Mr. Frank Bion. a. marilv directed in this war toward any serious extent. Thrcop, publisher of the lincoln, Gov. B. B. Hickenlooper of Iowa also Mrs. Wilson gets immediate po: o j winning for our way of life. All thus seems to be con us on. ^ ^ ^ Pleasant, Iowa. | will attend, it was stated. of this property is it? ' \ Washington. L) C —< INS) —Federal Pi cp Administrator Prentiss Brown today boosted the nation's coffee ra-I am 17 years old and have bp^n in I tens IG per cent by announcing the he navy 6 months My rating is Iris- next * ff*o ration period would be cut pital apprentice I c, I am assigned to lr rn six to live weeks Stamp No. 26 the marine corps for duty. cm War R lion Book No. I will be I am from Lafayette. Louisiana. -'od between March 22 and April 25. I sure do thank the club lev the ‘he OPA sud today, b’anket th 1 to thh time one stamp had to I sure do need it as I get kind of ll t six weeks cold at night. My address is: Marry R Fishback. H A 1st Corps Medical Btu. Co. D. F. M. F. Camp Elliott, San Diego. California. Coffee imports for February have exceeded estimates by more than 20 I c p^r^ent •>. ding substantial amounts to • re -arsly depleted January inventor-i* s by approximately H5.0aQ.0h0 pounds, ■ Tv wn e*pl ired in announcing the •rarer se.

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