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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - March 27, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. 83, no. 72mt. Pleasant Iowa monday evening Mauch 27, Oku these Days by George e. Sokolsky Portugal the final result of world War ii will be the destruction of the treat empires of the lath and 19th centuries the dutch. French. British and portuguese empires a and the establishment of four new empires the soviet Universal state the marxist Sintic Empire the Portem Empire and the marxist latin american confederation. This is the trend in the year 1961. I that Portugal is placed in this ? May Surprise those who j do not realize that Portugal tile first of tile explorers retained a number of colonies and that whereas Portugal lost its greatest Colony. Brazil the ties Between the two countries have held firm. Portugal a colonial Empire developed As a result of the great explorations under Prince Henry the navigator 1394-1460. The portugese Empire started in 1415 when Ceuta a taken from tile moors thus establishing a european foothold on the Mainland of Africa in 1463, the portuguese captured Casablanca and in 1471. Tangier. Thus. Portugal became an african Power to go Back to Henry the navigator. Who was partly English on his Mother s Side he was general of the order of Christ a wealthy crusading order. He diverted its funds and its enthusiasms to science and exploration his work was monumental. The discovery of the azores brought Portugal farther Vert in the Atlantic. By the treaty of Alc Covas 1480 Portugal came into Possession of West Africa Guinea and the islands of the Atlantic Ocean too the portuguese throughout the 15th Century continued to explore the West african coast and move up the Rivers which they encountered. Portugal became Rich because of these discoveries and sent out land expeditions As Well hoping to find a land route to Ethiopia and to India by which thee could by pass the rapidly rising moslem. To was Vasco Daga a 1498 who finally moved on to India taking advantage of the prior holy week services the i. Pleasant ministerial As j striation has announced the Iol lowing schedule of services tor holy week and Good Friday. On monday 7 30 pm at the methodist Church or. George la More will be the speaker. Tuesday 7 30 . The Rev. James Troxel w ill Spiak at tile. Federated Church. Services will b held wed Day at 7 30 at the Baptist Church. With the of v. John Chase speaking on Maundy thursday each Church will hold holy communion services. Union Good Friday services will be held a. Tile presbyterian Church starting at noon with the schedule As follows 12 12 30 Rev. Gilbert Stout leading worship Rev. Carl Bret speaking 12 30 i Rev. Carl Bretz leading worship or. Own Wilson Peak ing i i 1 30 or. Owen Wilson Lead Jing worship Rev. H. Russell Jay speaking. 1 30 2 Rev. H. Russell Jay leading worship Rev. Paul r Shields speaking. 2 2 3u r v a. Shelds leading worship Rev. Glen speaking. 2 30-3 Rev Glen Richard leading worship Rev. Gilbert Stout speaking. Youth injured search for Law prohibiting i Seoi Booby traps hop for peaceful solution h. S. Declamation students win High percentage of is the i. Pm a ant Community. A a a a a a a High school declamation students Linda kit h i Linda Biggs i and who participated in the state Loretta Ros conte.-1 at Grinnell Friday i interpret five r Adian pop Sci and a tardily March 24 and 25, re Sara Star death takes mrs. Litzenberg or. Delta lit rub re 88, died at memorial Hospital about 8 o clock sunday morning. Tile daughter of the Rev. And mrs. W. E. Garmoe she was born Kennedy and Gromyko talk about Laos Washington up a presi i arc Linda hitch i Juno 21, 1872 in Henry county near Clcil Kennedy and soviet foreign turned Home saturday afternoon1 original oratory al aft bet ii a rile Trenton. J minister Andrei Gromyko discussed with one of the highest percentage of i on March 17. 1896 she was mar of winners if not the highest in radio speaking Linda Biggs ii Rind to Ben re. Who Precco the contest and Jean of on in i cd her in death on March 24. 1944. Tii Eie were 1,200 students a it pre j Public addles ran do she is survived by one son and renting Iro schools i. Pleasant ii i one daughter. Elmer Litzenberg of had 15 in tiles in declamation and ii w la by Noli d that Linda kit cd Lyons 111. And Myra Litzenberg of Don ten its and five . Each of won a division i rating in both f Chicago 111. These contestants was placed in a poetry and pros -. Private fun ral services for mrs. The laotian crisis for an hour today and then issued separate statements pressing Hope of a peaceful settlement. Gromyko said they discussed the possibility of a cease fire in War torn Laos. The White House said Kennedy separate division of Competition cat were driven by mrs. Dan Litzenberg will be held wednesday Quot continues to be hopeful that there proprietor was t glad to see her Back in look close and you can see mrs. Edna John 70, in the car explaining to a Duluth policeman How it took off backwards from a Park tag lot crossed four traffic lanes and backed right into the Plantation bar of the fifth Avenue hotel. Five persons suffered minor injuring and the establishment got it for upwards of $10,000 Worth. Another congressional re alignment proposed with around la to 14 other students Mcallister. Mrs Marvin Cornic k at to . At the r. K. Crane fun there was an average of Only one and or Evelyn Traut the dec aural Home the Rev. James Troxel third of the students in each cd 1 i Lamarion director. I pastor of first Baptist Church will s on receiving a i rating it is also the students were delighted to officiate. Considered a very High Honor to be Kenneth Blit in r and i Edd intern it will be in Forest Home participate in the state contest. Bowers former teachers in the my cemetery. After having won in the Home con plea. Ant i h school at an in the family will receive friends test preliminary Arri the District Normal gathering of the Bower. Tuesday evening at the r. K. Crane before receiving the Pri Liege of Home on thursday night in Grin funeral Home from 7 30 to 9. Participating in the state. Null. I contestants their Field., and rat a til i. one act play lugs Are As follows received a division la rating in the oratorical Mary Klodnycky i. A sat Competition. Members of the dramatic sue Cornick i and cart und r the direction of Roger Linda Scarff ii. Meeker were Steve Irlby sue Cor humorous Pat keel i. Carole j Nick Sara Stanley Tom Van Tuyl Dawson i and Becky Rommel i. And Ron Miller. Mary Klodnycky interpretative Reading poetry -.a., the student director Des Moines up authorities were searching today for a Law on the books which prohibit the use of Booby traps after a 15-year-old youth was critically wounded Early sunday from a blast from a a a Shotgun which had been Rigg. D to knowledge of other portuguese explorers he rounded the Cape of Good Hope and sailed on toward the Malabar coast of India. He was follow id in 1500 by Cabral who sailed with 13 ships to establish Trade Between Portugal and the East in 1557, they took the Island of Macao near hang Kong and Canton establishing a trading Center with China which still flourishes to this Day. In 1500, Cabral sailed to India by Way of the Cape verde islands. He landed in Brazil where he slayed to Days but took Possession of the country. Tile portuguese Field Brazil until 1322 when it became Independent Brazil remained spiritually related to Portugal the language of which continues to be spoken in that country. The portuguese acquired Goa in India which became the Center of their activities in that part of the world. Whens the British and the French have been forced out of India the portuguese remain in Possession of Goa which they have refused to give up. Tin portuguese have never regarded their african and Asiatic holdings As colonies. They have called them overseas provinces. The portuguese intermarried with the natives and lived comfortably among them. There has been no revolt against the portuguese in Macao or Goa but in Angola in Africa such a revolt is being stirred up. Fire at burglars at a cleaning establishment Here. Lawrence e. Jacobs or. Des Moines was s piously injured we n the gun discharge Polit said. His Light Lee was nearly severed by the blast and his heart stopped of ring momentarily after doctors tended to the wound. Physicians opened the boys Chest to Massage the heart and Start it beating again. Glen e. Pederson Des Moines owner of the National cleaners and dyers admitted to detective it. Paul Nossen til at he sawed off a portion of the doorway into which the Shotgun pellets had discharged. However pcs san said pets rec in was Quot evasive Quot about Many of the details of the Booby trap. Tin Jacobs youth who police said was on parole from the state training school for boys was charged with breaking and entering and a a hold order Quot was issued on him at i the Hospital. So far no charges have been filed against Pederson for allegedly setting up the Booby trap police said. Foes of longer trucks lose Des Moines up a a proposed re alignment of Iowa s Cong Cess i on a i districts aimed at stopping objections from the 3rd District was offer d today by the Republican state Central committee. The proposal has not been of-1< red As a Bill in either House As yet but Robert Tyson e executive Sec i i by to the Central committee said several gop leaders had praised the plan. I the plan was called supt nor to i wha ii would have Only 314,654 people. I the Central committee plan would have a variation of 81,513 i persons. The 2nd District would be the most populous with 442.406. While the 4th would have 360,893 people living in it. Olds play rates div. I. Mrs. Mccray Dies at Home of son floods rout families in North Iowa will be agreement Between the partus concerned which will permit a cessation of hostilities and a development of a Neutral and Independent too Gromyko told reporters he stated to Kennedy the position of soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev on a cease fire. Asked about Tho degree to which the cease fire question figured in the meeting White House press Secretary Pierre baling r said a the soviet foreign minister in heated that the soviet government is studying the British cease fire prop aft amp is and will Mak an answer to them in the very near Olds a a the twelve Pound Olds High school entry in the state speech contest at Grinnell last we k. Won a division i ii All plans offered so far ing in the saturday afternoon ses rep. Merwin Coad one of Iowa a to it democratic congressmen would by placed in the 5th District. The 5th District has the other on. Vot d out of the. Senate re Dis Democrat rep. Neal Smith. Dict inc committee last week because j the District by District changes population Range j included i 1st a lose Iowa county. It has a smaller Between the seven districts. The is Nate committee plan a1 j the populations of the proposed Sion. Three of the nine plays in that Section were so rated Verona Abrahamson in tile role of Kate was selected by the judges for individual achievement As an outstanding actor. She is a member of the senior class and is a top student scholastically. She has been a n outstanding participant in Winfield mrs Ila b. Mccray 92, cited saturday afternoon at tile Home of her son Waldo e. Mccray where she had lived for the past 19 years. She was tin daughter of Henry and Ruth Gordon born sept. 3, 1868 county. She was a methodist Church. By up Rivers filled out of their Banks in Northern Iowa today As heavy i i i Spring Rains sent More water Cas leading into streams already swollen j i by Tho rapid thaw of Snow. About 300 persons were evacuated from the Oak Park Section of charts City and Loval units of i Romko said he explained to Kennedy a certain considerations on the part of Khrushchev with regard to a truce in Laos today. Use of the word Quot considerations indicated Khrushchev May be attaching some strings to any russian acceptance of Britain a proposal for a cease fire a truce team and an International conference. The usually Clos a Mouth soviet foreign minister came from the conference room to the West exec Gusty winds mrs. Franklin 88, temperature drop taken by death had Lowed a variation of about 175.000 districts would be in the 1st, 386,-Ispecch throughout her High school 11 b. Tween the 3rd District 652 2nd, 442.406 3rd, 399,347 4th. I years. Which would be the largest with 360,893 5th. 386.244 6th, 407,217, Otter members of the cast Are 489.236 population and the 7th, and 7th, 374,778. Gary Marshall portraying sir Harry Sims Donna Cannon As lady Sims and Keith Rich As hic Butler. Tombes. Recently on March la. The play was presented by request to the drama class at Cornell College in i. Vernon. Tile actors were highly complimented by the class members for poise and sensitive interpretation of this Subtle English comedy. Gusty winds buffeted the South mrs. Laura a Franklin Eastern Iowa arca monday after in her sleep sunday noon breaking Down a few limbs March 26. At Henry county and moving some lighter objects. Mortal Hospital. The drone wilds swept colder air in to the area after sunday s Spring like 67. Rainfall amount d to 53 of an Inch in my pleasant sunday afternoon and night. Heaviest rainfall was reported at Bedford which had 1.85 inches. Temperatures in the 40 s and diminishing cloudiness Are predicted Lur tuesday. 88. Died morning mesh e was born december 21. 1372. I in Bremer county the daughter of William and soph run la Hopkins Riggs. She attended Iowa stat teachers College and for nearly 20 years held a responsible position i with the Toledo Bridge co. In Toledo Ohio. The National guard were called out Baze i mid was1 at Mason City to Aid civilian Volun in d Moines teen with operations Uva Quot a trans of the White number of the. Between 20 and 30 families were t0 make he statement on his talk a a pm Firven from their Homra a my a a a with the president which he de on March 24, 1890 she was mar City. I a a a ,. A a i scribed As interesting and Riecl in Burlington to Frank h. Mc-1 one Charles City police officer a a. 0 Gray. Or. Mccray died Jan. 17,said it was the a worst Hood to hit Kennedy was understood to be i the City since 1933.�?� firm in insisting that the soviets besides Bel son Waldo she is several highways were closed and help bring about a cease fire in. Survived by a Hal sister Cora others restricted to one Way traffic Laos As the first step in any Diplo while numerous Rural roads were i Matic settlement. Officials said a underwater or made impassable by halt in the fighting was the a yes mud. Zach myi r. Of Burlington five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Two sister also predeceased her. Funeral services will be thursday. Marsh 30, at 1 90 pm. At the at Charles try. The Cedar River reached 21 i feet this morning and Barton a Kasson fun ral Home in was a till rising. Immaculate con. Sencial precondition to the holding of an International conference on la As. Gromyko said he and the president agreed on the desirability of a a peaceful Quot settlement in Laos and Des Moines it up bitter foes of a proposal to permit the trucking Industry to increase the maximum i nth of Auto transports from 50 to 60 feet lost a determined will. W. Mel in Aii taken by death in 1914 she was married to Ludern c Franklin living then in Chicago until 1928, when they returned to Nashua she was a member of the first congregational Church there. Portugal no intention of bid in til to House not i a giving up any of its territory anywhere. Just As Cuba has been spreading its particular form of marxism throughout latin America so the left Wing congolese Are moving into Angola to drive title portuguese out. It is part of a Universal conspiracy to take Over All the weak spots of the Earth in the interest of marxism. Portugal will fight Back. It will fight for timor Macao. Got Angola for every Small Island it possesses its weapon will be to retire from the United nations which Means that it will withdraw from the defense Union. Leaving tile states without important bases. If the United states can afford to forego its strategic bases in Portugal and Spain then the portuguese attitude does not matter. If. On the other hand these bases Are Worth the enormous sums of the american taxpayers Money that has been expended on them then the american policy toward Portugal cannot be what it has been toward the Netherlands and great Britain we helped put the dutch out it Indonesia which is now favourable to soviet . We helped the lower chamber beat Down a motion to re refer the Bill to the Highway safety committee for further study the measure would apply Only to Semi trailer trucks used for transporting motor vehicles. Tin in asure. Introduced rep. George Paul a Brooklyn it Hud been sent to the House floor with the endorsement of both the motor vein ies and steering committees. Rip. David Stanley. Muscatine said More people a Marc going to be killed As the direct result of this Bill if we vet for it a he said Iowa s 18-Fect wide a cow paths Quot Are not adequate to accommodate longer trucks with safety. Another opponent of the Bill was rep. John Rockwell a it. Pleasant who said his township realized $7.0.0 in taxes Las year Horn the Burlington Railroad and that if the legislature continued to allow larger ticks to operate on the state s highways it will be making the railroads William Wallace Mclaran 69. I did at tile veterans administration Hospital in Iowa City sunday a March 26. The he was born in of pleasant from october la 1801, the son of John Home and Sarah Wallace Mcclaran. 1 Home on february 12. 1934. In Omaha neb., he was married to Olive Hanson who Surv Vos. He was a Veteran of world War i a retired City mail Carrier a member of the Christian Church and of Bob trib by american legion Post. His parents and five Brot liens and Sisters preceded him in death. Funeral services tor or. Mcclaran will be held thursday March 30 at 2 . At the Weir cookes funeral Home the Rev. Carl Bretz chaplain tor the mental health Institute will officiate. Interment will be in Forest Home Cem Etc to. The family will receive friends at the War cookes funeral Home tuesday evening. Those who wish to do so May contribute to a memorial fund. After the death of her husband in 1949 she came to join Hie peo ii Hilly at Sarah Porter Beckwith Home in it. Pleasant. Body will lie taken monday he r. K Crane funeral to Hie Chenoweth funeral in Nashua where services will be held. Interment will be in Hie family plot in Greenwood cemetery. Four Olds students won division i ratings in individual Competition at the state cont St on Friday March 24. They were Donna Cannon original oratory tik forgotten commandment Cheryl Morgan dramatic Anastasia a Donna Bergstrom oratorical. A my Street Quot and Connie faster interpretive r a Ding prose students receiving division ii ratings were All interpretive readers Var none r Myers poetry from Quot John Browns body Quot Chryl Morgan poetry poems by Walt Whitman and Jane Ingmanson prose. Quot please pass the the instructor for speech activities at Olds is mrs. Jacqueline Hunt quest. Participate in in s. Sports Day Winfield. Or. Chester e. Chandler caption parochial school located pastor of the presbyterian Church j Juet two blocks from the River in the development of a government will officiate j the inundated Oak Park Section interment will be in the Wapello was closed cemetery. I police said most of the Condan cred resident moved out sunday night and took Refuge with relatives friends or at the Odd fellow. Hall salvation army Headquarters and labor Union Hall. One die hard couple however remained in their water surrounded Dos Moines up a Bill j Home throughout the night but j w hich would boast the Road ase tax j finally gave up and were brought fund allocation to cities and towns out by boat this morning from the present 8 per cent to 13 . 18 and 218 were cloned in per ent was recommended for a i Charles City but traffic was re Sage today by the highways com-1 routed around the flood area. U s in it tee of the Iowa House. 16 Alo was cloned Jat West of would allocate 13% of Road fund there under a a policy of Gromyko told reporters a the president and i after our conversations express the Hope that possibilities will be found of settling the laotian question believe plane shot Down Washington a up a an american military transport plane the measure which was referred Emmetsburg and Iowa 17 was missing in Laos since thursday to tic steering committee repro-1 blocked by water South of emmets was apparently shot Down deep in cuts a possible Compromise be Burg. Communist held territory officials tween a measure endorsed by the j other highways closed included1 said today. Senate highways committee and the Iowa 14 North of Green . 69 at. Tile c47 transport plane with demand by municipalities for a 15 j the North Edge of Belmond and eight persons aboard belonged to per c it share in the $116 5 million . 18 just East of its Junction the office of the air attache at annual fund. With . 169. The american Tiane. Embassy in vier. Report county As whole to lose under Road plan final reminder of easter seals experts approval of $1.25 wage Bill put the French out of French indo Chii a. When a War is now being waged against red China. Do we know what Volt Are doing copyright. 1961. King features 8 indicate inc it Washington a up a labor Secretary Arthur j. Goldberg remained confident today that Congress would approve most of president Kennedy s $1.25 minimum wage Bill despite its initial defeat in the House. Goldberg described Kennedy s proposal As Quot moderate reasonable and sensible he predicted the Senate would approve it and Senate House conferees would accept it Over the $1.15 House _ a pareve Meas ure Lewis Dye Ottumwa has b s ii referring to the houses Rejch Sio and costs in Justice i Hon by one vote 186 to 185. Friday George Means court on a charge of of the Kenedy backed Bill Gold speeding in a restricted Zona Bergard Quot we have Loc a skirmish Swedesboro. The tick t was is but not i a will Henry county supervisors a t. H Rian Wilbur Bater Andes mar be Peke and county Engineer r. J. Nancy Hannum Patricia a Cai i Gibson met with senator Clifford Joe Holland. Jams pc risen. Jara j Yarme am representative John Mcgill toy. Robert i Waters andr0ckw Cli saturday to discuss of Helen Hallowell were in Iowa j of proposed Road use tax saturday tor the ii lbs Bool i a unfed in Button on the Henry sports Day sponsored by the stat University of Iowa county officials said received estimated fined on charge Cid by the Highway patrol. Each girl was Able to pick four activities from a Field which included trampoline Bowling Volley Ball stunts Tumble and apparatus. Folk and Square dancing modern dance open swimming synchronized swimming and diving. A trampoline clinic was an event of the morning with a Demon a Stratton Given by a representative of the Nelsen company. I they enjoyed luncheon at noon at the student Union and an afternoon Tea at the close of the Days schedule. Most of the schools in Southeast a he Battle i am confident j Iowa were represented at Hie Allwin Hie Battle Quot Day meeting. Serious concern was expressed by the local county officials Over reduction of this county s share of Road income by Over $127,000 yearly if the division of funds proposed by representatives of Iowa cities and. Towns is enacted into by the legislature. Hon of 50 to primary roads 35 to county secondary roads and 15 to cities and towns Henry county municipalities would gain approximately $33,879 annually but entire Henry county arca w lose about $93,520 each year. A by Down of the present 1960 50 -35-15% change Coppock $ 454 $ 504 $ 50 Hillsboro 1.418 1.800 cd cd n i it. Pleasant i i i 32,764 55.142 22.378 j it. Union 936 1.454 518 i i new London j 8.467 13,580 5,113 Olds i 1.048 1.560 512 Rome j 751 068 217 Salem i i 2,652 3,651 999. Wayland j 3.364 4,932 1.568 Winnic id 4.979 7,121 2,142 county roads i i 4 27.564 300,165 127,399 total $484,397 $390,877 93.520 a final reminder for contribute j Lions to the 1961 easter Seal Cam net pain was made today by mrs j ick oar land local easter Seal chairman. A the Baste r Seal Campaign clans officially on easter sunday april 2,�?� she said. Mrs a hand w Ould like to remind yen again that you May mail your gift to crippled children in 518 your own envelope addressing it to her at 101 Broad Street i. Pleasant. Endy1mon Maddix Dies at Hospital endymion Maddix. 87, dad monday March 27 about 7 a in a memorial Hospital where he had b in a path it for some time the body was taken to the helmet funeral Home at Fairfield Roy Maddix of i pleasant is a

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