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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - March 18, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVAI,II) RATION STAMPS Sugar ll - Feb. 1-Mar. 15 (Baith stamp, Three pounds) Coffee 25 - Feb. 8-Mar. 21 (Each stamp, I pound) THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VAMO RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I - - - Until Mar. 2fi Fuel Oil 5 - - - Until Sept. .30 (Each stamp, ll gallons) Gasoline No. 1-Jan. 21-Mar.21 VOL. EXXI, No. 05IHI RSO AY, MAR. 18, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA THE, By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Peat,urea 8yn* citrate, Inc., Reproduction In PuU oi •ii P i rf Strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON' — THE HA LL-Bl it- Ti N-IIATC ll-IIH I. resolution is a t - : of the senate, American pinion and Hu: ,ia (particular.. it J< e Statin> on the Roosevelt r an international army to the pest-wai world. It also deep d< me.-tic pc.litical deton-Xtxibilities coming as it did just iv-out of the fourth term I r>-or public lie .si plan conli < carri* ating after idea Non h a the * pubis f lull* th been exp Fee the fiat th tour senate sponsors foreign affairs leaden in a in the democratic or re-r? e Ostensibly th** resin' n presented as their ,t and certainly they did e a ids but the bas e prettier *■ of Mr. Roosevelt as brough his Assistant State Voiles, and otherwise from Russians GoForwafd Toward Smolensk Scrap Drive In County Soon Thev’H Ro It Every Time - - - James O’Connor Attends District Meeting AS ti ie sec rv is being T0J lerally told.these aId' a* ne' urr f*d to Bali, anew re publi tin s<* na tor lr orn Mimic- id hi interested t "10 Diner new-t< mer* But behind B.til I* Gov, Stas-•en cf Minn i v>t a, who f in t appointedhim at d tin *r. not him ril“Cted. andbehind St IS en is We ode ll Willki*- whoha? e apres M*d scmewh al the sameV IC* W' How Ohio’s repui >ii can SenatorBurtoninto st is nequite clear.< xc« plhr ay Ba ll approachedhim aheir minds OO axseed Itjust to hap’ , u this pu bii c coalescing<iCUI!* ti at about the .ll w that thefi urth term tryout brolly lit Oisio’s Gov.Bn k* intr > the presid •Ii tiai pictureWith 8 * n a ti »r Tafts old lf How ei s whoHenry county residents now should be looking for more scrap iron, A nc'A drive to collect scrap is to be announced Mion and Henry ooun’y'o quota for the first six months has been set at 933 tons. James O'Connor, the county salvage <airman, attended a district salvage meeting at Burling on, learned details of the Hew program and also information regarding the needs for additional -crap. Mr. Barnacle of the *ate salvage division, D* Moines, was present to discuss the program Motion pictures of Tcrap collection and irs importance were shown. It was pomred out that the collection of scrap i last fall has kept the steel plants in peration during the wniter. The collection of the 933 tons in HA-HA* GET A LOAD \ OF THIS "CONGRESS- ) MAN MOVES TO PAV / ELECTRIC COMPANIES \ POR LOSS OP REVENUE \ DUE TO BLACKOUTS.'' J HO HOf TWI KOS DON’T LOOK SO DARK POR OH,OH! THE opp CE He MUST THINK WE COMMENTATOR IS ON £anT READ •• OR E LSE THE BEAM ACAIN ** I JjSf he UKES TO HEAR His WISH I KNEW HOW TO OWN VOICE-I GUESS , HIS WIFE DOES ALL i THE BROADCASTING Appreciate Response of Local Red Cross Dial him out of v This FIRM' lr Red Cl ors is t p-r*; well as in di .- possible O'Connor said today. Em- Soviets Regain Initiative On Donets Line Tile work of the predated at home tint lands Fie rn Ob plan Sam C Cowan, Jrv medical officer for the detachment at Iowa Wesleyan, the county Red Cross chairman. W. A. Russell, h s received the fallowing letter: Mardi 16, 1913 ML I !c sant Chapter American Red Cross, MI. Pleasant, Iowa. A tent ion: Mr. Russell, Dear Mr. Russell; I .should Uke to express the thanks of Captain Hrbeit. myself, and the officers and men of the 82nd Col- j L3C0 for the ! prisoners and war supplies. At the same time battle front Capture 32 Inhabited Localities Near Smolensk Moscow. Russia. (JHS) — Russian annie advancing on the central front toward Smolensk wr.e reported today o have occupied scores of additional ajl I inhabited localities, killing more than Nazis and seizing numerous lege Training Detachment splendid help given our contingent since their arrival. patches revealed that the Soviets have of tin and wire. H* expects to get the organisation set up soon and make the collection beton* farmers are even busier than now with Spring farm work. He expel s to have a complete county oiganization with workers in we dissolve and go hon e? Shall we every township. It is obvious that practice appeasement again? What such an organization will be needed shall we do with the gangster nations What Shall We Do W ith Victory? Chinese Speaker Here Asks What ••hall vu do w ith victors ? Shall ii the quota to be met Ilk* intert tat to noticed 0 I worlds, otherwise in- Local Institute of W.C.T.U. Held GKM It \I LY EVERYONE can un- lerst ort h Uie real or *d it i dor: {Kill wni acy wool uOilcan . ch h cl be .ade I t Hoi 11 tin sa J* envisioned by niak«- Mr. Roc; dispensibte against it.) On the olh would expect pos a I tc better when they know al them Tile origin of Mr. Roosevelt has suc-ug two republican sen-i test for the proposal is fourth term candi-bascd. One senate re-not particularly iso-thc kind of world the resolution would sevelt s re-election “in-That Is why he will be I local inky lute of the WCTU held an all cay faceting Wednesday ten o'clock, at tile home of Mrs. Ola Jericho. Mrs Win Kitch, local airector, presided Mrs Laura For man was in charge of the devotions with 'he topic of of the future Those were .'me rd the questions left with his audience at th*- close of the address bv Col M Thomas TchOU in the Ipwa Wesieyan chapel Wednesday evening The famous Chinese speaker made earnest plea for world peace that will continue and not send our children into war r democratic hand, you uch a semi-official prolate from foreign relations dally, no in international Third and Fourth World Wars Col Tchou said there was danger morning in getting away from the objective in Prayer.'** discussing the mechanics cf the or-, The morning session was given over to ganization. His emphasis was on reports of the departmental secre- whether our children shall fight a (aries. Mrs. Fred Wilson gave the third world war and whether a fourth noonday prayer. A co-operative din- would wipe out civilization. aer was enjoyed by all those present.1 Col. Tchou speaking here in a r* I The afternoon cession was opened turn engagement was popular with his ; with an inspirational Bible lesson and audience just as he was on the pre what he had '.-bort address by Mrs. cony listened intently to say. Japan Getting Stronger He warned that Japan is getting stronger and that if we allow Japan another I’; years she would become limost impregnable. He pleaded for equipment tor China aud said that if China had the equipment, “we would Le in Tokyo with you very soon. ’ Japan has captured or destroyed three-fourths cf Chinas modern in-du ti i«.-» and has rendered 60 million Chinese homeless, “but tonight China rem in* undefeated- remains free as a na'ion.* Col. Tchou said. Al the close of his address, opjxjr-tunity wa.-, given f^r the asking of questions of which there were many asked and answered. He was introduced by E A. Hayes on behalf of the Kiwanis and Rotary clubs, sponsors of the number and Supt, C A. Cottrell presided at the question period. Tickets for the address should be retained as they will admit to the Iowa AVERAGE OLD AGE i CHECK WAS $22.23 i Des Moines. Iowa (INS)—Iowa old [ age assistance recipients in February numbered 54.971 and received an average cf $22.23 each, the state department of social welfare reported today. The total dispersed was $1,331,747 )0 Cid age assistance numbers of recipients. total received and average payments by counties included: Henry. 475. $10,584.30. $22.28; Jefferson 434. $9,477.10, $21.84 The nfi,mary was wholly unpre- "gained he initiative on the Donets ..area ii: the wav of personal equip- river line southeast cf Kharkov, in- i .t ,,-hir.h lenri fileting casualties on the enemy and men! and these small items which lend ° t , iuu|fl*inn of ait. taking a number of “favorable pcsi- themselvfc.s to the alleviation oi ats- We could D°ns« -j <*.*»•»>»« An official communique said that net have hoped for a more generous ,v , , crnrri. ri ii. Tr uih cf Belyi. 80 miles northeast of response than that accorded us. it , , , * t i„ the pivotal German s ronghold at has been a genuine pleasuie to work ° u rh cl,,,,, cl .pi. Smolensk , Soviet forces continuing in a community which shows r.uch * ° I , , . . , . , nanar their successful offensive captured 32 ! whole hearted cooperation and gener- * ^ inhabited localities, oiitv as that demonstrated by the peo- I In another sector a battalion of pie of Mf Peasant. * .. „ enemy infantry was routed and more Please pass this on to Hie various J J . ., , hail 400 killed and wounded Nazis , units w hich contributed. , . , , j t were left on the oattlefield. ! With kindest personal regards, I am, Sincerely, | Sam C. Cowan. Jr TLrpp Xxi* Sllhs Captain. Medical Corps 1 nree AX1S ‘5UDS omforts caused by illness Sunk in North Atlantic Salvage Rally In Iowa This Spring L ne on, Eng. (11*3»—-At least three axis submarines have been sunk and mat y others damaged in a three day sea-air convoy battle in the north Atlantic. an admiralty announcement •De* Moille.,. la. ilNSi-County sal- loday Car Stolen Here; Found at Fairfield vago chairmen and their committers are completing plans for special salvage rally day-s this spring in everv Iowa town. Herbert C. Plagman, executive secretary of the salvage division. Iowa WPB office, said. All schools, stores and busine:.. A car belonging to Cyril Thoma was stolen from the south side of the houses will close for lh; day and ev- ^ an(j square here Wednesday night and was eiyme will go all-out for scrap coUec- Fairfield Inter in the. ti°n" P^sman declared. I In many towns, business concerns Night officers here saw the car. a «*» »*»«< ■stan’Ps “ 1935 Ford V-8. start out without “»«> townspeople for special salves- The battle occurred la^t month when submarine wolf packs descended on the convoy, which did not escape without losses. The admiralty described the action as “one of the greatest ba’ties of the winter between naval escorts of a con recovered evening. at Bombing Raids On Sub Base at Kiska chairman Connally, not from two com-! Bowsie Colline, vious appearance. The civilians fill- * county secretary All were pleased to ing most of the lower auditorium and Wesleyan musical progiam which will have Mrs. Jeambey sing “My Prayer." the soldiers filling all of the first bal- be given on the evening of April 14. Rev Jeambey gave an outstanding 1 ” -- ------ , address and also .showed many pie- LEAVES ESTATE TO putatively ut skilled affairs tike Senators Hatch and Hill ture;t the effects of in tem- Everyone on the inside knows Cou' pCrance which is abroad in the world natty does not have a real heart- tQday hankering for the ideas expressed in ; A m&s. profltabie $ay was enjoyed by th*- eigh’een ladies present. Guests BROTHERS, SISTERS were Mn and Mrs Bessie Collins, Mrs. Grav of Salem Christopher Schmidt of Winfield in a will made Jan. 29. 1943, left his es-Baine> tate to his sisters and brothers by the ! terms cf his will admitted to probate — this week. The sisters and brothers KRIEGER APPOINTED are: Mrs. Lena Champman. Clarksville, _____Ga.. George Schmidt, Winfield. Joe MT. UNION POSTMASTER Schmidt. Winfield, Mrs. Gertrude Roc- - key. Hedrick, Elsie Stewart. Washing- the resolution But this does not explain why floor leader Barkley happened to be uninformed. Apparently everyore just forgot him. These facts will not hell) the resolution but, of course*, the main administration purpose: are served by the Ball-Burton j republican leadership. I Mc: e important than these political j origins are the international impli- ( cations. Stalin has been painfully I vague about his ideas of the post-* s war world His vagueness cannot but , have worried Eden, the British foreign . minister and Mi j chased Hie building housing the past-. wmlld uke to know where ^“!offlce and drug st0re from C. B Cor-; as a Mild ev lyon.. states I Th(:-V als0 hHve l)urcha-se(1 Mr- ! about is acquiring the Baltic states, i a piece oi Finland, Bessarabia, etc.. This resolution would call Stalin into I an international conference to make j himself plain. It also.contains a final . phrase which will be of s[>ecial inter- i Demand Removal of Ceiling On Corn Washington. D. C. (INS)—Representatives of farmers from all sections of the nation today demanded that congress remove price restrictions on cern to avert a drastic food shortage. The farmers’ spokesmen, testified before a senate agriculture committee. lights, flashed a flashlight at the ffIor machine and saw the lights go on. Da “ th<- <*** Wl11 vaiy' Mi Union—-Laurel Krieger has been ton and Clara Schmidt. Chicago. WTit--ppointed postmaster at Mi, Union. nesses to the signature were Harry Ollie has served as acting postmaster and william Carden. since July I. 1912, the date of C. B. I --- ' mV‘ anti'MrT'Krieger have par- Kuhll and OtherS Lose Citizenship New York —(INS)—The American Cornic, retired postmaster has cj jacnsnip of Fritz Kuhn, former lead- The machine had not been reported P*a&mai* abided, stolen at that time, however. ____~ ~ ~ Ten minutes later, Themas discov- ENTERS TRAINING ered that his car was gone and report- * ed the theft to officers. Marshal Jam* I Jamison and Sheriff Manning Cline went to Fairfield this afternoon to make an investigation. LUTHERANS PLAN DINNER FOR CADETS .als-, pleaded lor immediate action on . Iow> After the a bill which would release 100.000 coliereSation will mee- bushels of wheat now held by the commodity credit corporation. The i elf ase of the w heat would ease the cm shortage. Comic’s stock of drugs. Mr. bien in business at this site for 25 cr of the German-American bund and that of ten other leaders was nullified today by a federal judge following a long hearing. All had acquired citi- 'at to Moscow, advising that -member I a -united nations military force ■ Is nations should commit themselves to ; going to apply force on the world. 2enship by naturalization. o territorial aggrandizement. , Who will have the upper hand in it? Kuhn, who is in prison on a charge of TM* last one is a big word and their, Will we keep a bigger air force? Or stealing* Bund funds, and the ten S bs mid to be a question whether it any at all? Some senators are already others will probably be sent to cpu-1S el” Stalin's modest claims. I saying the resolution is a concealed centration camps for the duration of TECHNIC ALLY ALSO, the rcsolu-: British plan to maintain the empire {he ^ar vvi uId clear the international | as it fe. by keeping a balance of-- one of tile clouds which j power in Europe. WHI small nation* CApT> HERBERT TO JOHN MCCARTY SUFFERS HIP FRACTURE IN FALL New London — Relatives received vord Monday that John McCarty, who s being cared for at Hie Holt nursing home in Mt. Pleasant, fell from his ted breaking his hip. He is recovering from a broken ann sustained in % fall down stairs. Mrs. McCarty also at the Holt home, enjoys seeing lier f I lends. The local Lutheran congregation in the city is having a cadet-congregational “get-acquainted" dinner for its 30 Lutheran cadets in training at services the congregation will mee* for the dinner in the congregation’s home on Broadway. In the services Sunday the Daughters of Union Veterans will present an American flag to the congregation. Washington. D. C. (INS)—The navy disclosed today that the Japanese submarine base at Kiska is one of the principal targets of America’s intensified serial offensives in the Aleutians AT FORT DES MOINES as it reported three more United __States bombing attacks against the Mi.‘ Anna Marie Mertens. daughter enemy in that area. of Mr and Mrs. Ed Mertens, left this The second successful day of terrific wxek for Des Moines to enter training bomb ng attacks on Kiska was mark-111 the WA AC. Miss Mertens, formerly ed by an aeiial dogfight between 8 popjoyed here at the Ben Franklin United States Lightning fignte. planes store had been employed as assistant and 8 Jap planes in the Kiska area in clerk and cashier at the Hotel Burling- which two and possiblly four enem\ ton the last two years. Her brother aircraft were shot down. United Colp. Frederick J. Mertens is stationed S'a es losses were not reported but at Camp Shelby; anc her brother, were believed to be light. Paul. will be inducted soon and^a The submarine base was mentioned third brother. Henry J. Mertens, is em- by the navy in three separate reports ployed at a defense plant at Savannah, of bombing mids that occurred March Ga. LIQUOR STORE SALES DROP IN IOWA 16th. the day after six smashing assaults had been made in the same area. OVER 209 ATTEND Yanks Capture Town of Gafsa Allied Headquarter.' in North Africa tier horizon of SPEAK AT NEW LONDON New London Journal — A service hinders Roosevelt anti Churchill in consider this a truly democratic way dealing with .stalin. Chian* Kai-Shek I of -live and let live" or an Implant! r a he, - namely the world know!- pion of force upon their necks by the , ,, fh_ tI c upnate will have a 1 US-Britain-Russia and China jointly? V 1 lf Mr * Roosevelt can wring I Vice President Wallace will no doubt of community-wide interest is being final siy. if Mr. Roosevelt can ... ^ u.., **nh,.mh mr a prior committment from the sen-1 ate, his dealing hand will#be greatly strengthened. But whether the senate will want to make any such btu id committments as the resolution contemplates is extremely doubtful. It is safe to say at once ^FISTER SEED STORE IS OPENED HERE find some answers to the last question planned at the Methodist church for in his south American tour, although next Sunday evening, Match 21. at his friends say there is no connection 7:45. Captain Herbert, who Is in between the resolution and his trip charge of the Air Cadets of Mt. Pleas- which was planned long ago. There ant, will speak. Ail parents and wives is certainly one connection it will of service men are being invited as tho resolu- * get Mr. Wallace and his embarrassing special guests. Captain Herbert \viil non will not come out of Ute senate I,to some Democrats, speeches out of be accompanied by Lieutenant Mason lcrdsn relet,on* commute as it stands | the country tor the beginning of a and **veral °t the Cadets. rvt- crnn while some complaint has‘.world debate which the senate foreign It is hCDed that many local ci been made that it contains too many J relations committee is now to start — will find it possible to attend In this rrrtic ulars the ultimate complaint is ’ by Roosevelt direction through the wgy New London can extend and show bkt Iv *o be that it is net sufficiently Ball-Burton (Wlttkie) republican aus- their loyalty to the men of this tank Printer Hybrid Seei company is opening a store in the former G. A. Hallowell store, location at North Main and Henry streets. The store will ser-i vicf* as headquarters for the Iowa and Missouri division. A complete stock of corn and planter plates will be carried through the season. Arthur Anderson Is in charge. DC' Moines. Iowa (INS) — Galtonagc cf Iowa state liquor stores was off QT AI PHONXIK XIIPPFR Sharply last month, in comparison to ALrnunOUO aurrc.IV Febrilary ol 1943 according to a re- .INS)—In t lightning advance of port today by the Iowa state liquor mc.e than 31) miles, crack American i control commission. fie! i troops today captured the central Gallcnage was 147,153 last month. Tunisian town of Gafsa and swept on compared with 197.412 in the same toward El Guettar. desert oasis southwest of Sencd on the main railway Money volumes was up slightly over pne port. the preceding month — $1,328,583.03 Gafsa was taken without opposition in February compared to $1,253,620.03 as f ield M rsnal Erwin Rommel's in January. t loops cie ired oui when the Unitow Sales i v stores for February and states lorces moved forward. Latest dispat hes said the Americans F i i t Id. 59,721.83, $9,211.35. \VtH\ taken the town of Lala be --------------- yond tnt Isa and welt* moving swiftly g in.I Ll Guettar I rom the latter point, the Amen- STOLEN CAR brought i To FFA Position, I Lj;; (;...... nor,hward TO MT. PLEASANT - j C hi Ilion cf Gafsa was announced _ I Omaha, Nebr. (INS*— Nelson G. « an official communique from Gen- The car belonging to Glen McMul- Kraschel, foimer democratic governor.. . ,, DVi .^u D Eisenhower's head- Over two hundred #persons attend! i the chicken and noodle supper ai St. Alphonsin church hall Wednc day evening. The supper was served by tile members of the March circle with monlh ci 194 Mrs. Harry Smith and Miss Bernadin? ; Pan!her as leaders. Cards were played after supper. Mrs. Emery Burket won the first prize in contract. Mrs. J. J. Fitzpatrick held high score in the auction bridge JaMbtry. respectively, included: games, Mrs. Robert Vandersnick in the pitch games, and L. W. Kceley in pinochle. Kraschel Named Nebr. (INS)— Nelson G. Kraschel, foimer democratic governor jen of New London stolen there Tues- of Iowa, today held the appointment qVnt *rs. day night was brought tc Mt Pleasant from near Hillsboro. Tile car struck a telephone pole 'lid damaged one side of the machine In I-A specific. For instance what Kind of pices. in the armed forces of our country. Reported Missing Iowa City. Iowa—(INS 1— Lieut.*j.g.) Balker Pelzer, son of Professor and Mrs. Louis Pelzer of Iowa City, today was reported missing on an airplane! - flight from a Los Angeles, California Robert William MeKim ha I 1 ; base, according to a message received j classified in 1-A, the local Select iv* by his paren s. Service office lepoind toda as general agent for the Omaha Farm | An American armored combat team Credit Administration. 1 pushed into Oaf a after Mitchell me- ------- id; mn ’combers and fighter pl»nes had navcd the way with heavy bombing and strafing enemy transports and troops within the town and along nearby reads. Reconnaissance planes obser/rd -a mv forces hurriedly evacuating the i zwn. Driver’s License Suspended Officers have been notified that Get rge Harmison's diivcr’s license has been suspended indefinitely. Harmiscn had appeared in ccuH here recently sn a speedin^ charge.

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