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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - May 2, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. 83, no. 103 it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening a 2, 1%1 is warmer in Ese Days bands to present concert try George e. Sokolsky the by a question fester i. Bowman chairman of the school Board of Petersburg,1 Virginia asked a very interesting question a while Russia has caused us embarrassment by Bank Holdup at Biggsville the beginners band under the putting into orbit direction of c. W. Ferris and the the first sputnik and hurling Man Junior High band with Milo Sorden safely into space these outstand a a conductor will present a concert my accomplishments should not this it tuesday evening. May 2, at overwhelm or discourage us. But eight o clock at the Cottrell gym-1 in our fright Over these event Haslum. Should we tear our Constitution beginners band personnel asunder and totally change our Barbara Manlove Linda Cas american Way of life must the in Grove Pamela Barnes Phyllis div dual become a Small Pawn in Steifel Ann Sommermeyer Ronnie the big hand of the state?.&Quot Benge Rickman me the Issue raised Here is whether Linda Shepp Garry do vol Don our representative Republic can Campbell Carolyn Moore. Carolyn survive the pressure of science Alvine Rita Ross Robert Wiese and technology and International poll Joe Mumme clarinets tics. The answer to this question will be determined by history. Penny Longstreth Janet Register Teresa Mcallister and Ellen Grove already a vast change has of flutes curved in the Structure of amen Susie Potter. Janet Logan lots can life by the rapid shift from Johnson Jennifer stocks Danny the compromises of a represent Watkins Bob Lofgren. And Kimber Tive Republic to a democracy by by Duffy cornets pressure groups j Barbara Bigler Vicki Biggs most americans Are not conscious i Diana woodsman Charlotte som of this alteration in the Struc-1 mar Flold. Dennis Mccabe. Duane Ture of american ova in mint or Wiley Ronnie Yolk and Gariy May Fellowship Day foreign students to speak cease fire in effect in one area of Laos in Imon for the Vientiane Laos up the j pro Westons Royal laotian army and the communist rebels put a cease fire into effect on my front and hoped to broaden the peace move to All other fronts in this Jungle kingdom s civil War today. Foreign Hee rotary Chao Sapsai Sana told a news conference that the guns vie silenced along the Road to Luang prs bang in the Van Vieng area at 5 30 . York trombones. Christie Bell and Kathy Natl Honor two firemen a the new London Volant or fire department recently honoured their chief and assistant chief both of whom Are retiring from the Force. Jesse Davey right had been a fireman for 27 years and chief for the past la. William Wellington was with the department for 35 years and had been assistant chief for la years. They retired As of april i. A dinner was served to firemen their wives members of the town i Council and mayor and their wives. Gifts were presented to the Rytir ing officers. New officers were elected a follows chief Frank Goody assistant chiefs Curtis Miller and Eldon Williamson president Dean Elk voc vice president Gary Blanc a Sec it re a Wesley i Peter son. Two new firemen were added to the Force to replace the two retiring John Willey and Kenneth Mosier in government or How rapid it has been. In fact the word democracy is used to describe the american form of gov a to sax phone Nora Scaiff Tenor eminent despite the impediments saxophone Jim Cash mellophone of the Constitution which were Tobert Grove Virginia Stearns and designed to prevent us from Beju Tevz a Swanson percussion coming a democracy More and Junior High band personnel More institutions come into sex Carolyn Pale it Ruth Deliela Isth fico which establish democratic sorry to ij0ns� Linda Roth Mary forms mostly consisting of pres lamp0, Sharon Manlove to sure groups which Means that de sessions Laverne Johnson Mary visions Are made not by Delibera a or Marlene Mal tin Pat motive action but As responses to in Murrey Judy Simkin Dick Nich mediate popular demands. Is Ann Garrett Mary do Marr Virginia Motoo. Kay Mctee those who Hope to keep the Donna Goddard. Marius Woepking United states a representative re Ellen House Jean Kitch Janet Public Otten advocate specific Willis. Frank Davey Russell Curtis measures which eliminate tile Carol Davis Nesbitt Nanc Cheeks and balances designed to Brombaugh Christy Nau David prevent us from becoming a de Brown Marvin Helphrey Betty Moor Acy. A younger generation so Agar. Burton Shelabarger. Karen j Henry county s United state toting reports from us a person grows up which has never known Mckim Mark Hansen. Mark Zick department of apiculture Cine r net in so called Federal fixed that we Are not a democracy or Foose Susie Gibson clarinets. Of it nay piano a committee met stations using simulated reports who can define a democracy. Dell Magnuson oboe Leon from 1 00 . To 5 00 . In the deported in Advance at the ask they respond to the word As Foster Bassoon Jan is Devol Diane ask office in it. Pleasant to test office and practice Reading the though it were a Mark of political Long Maiden Smith Janet Cas development of its program for coded my. Ages. Superiority. They Are not taught Tore sue Townsend Kathy Weir. Production and management at school what they should know Linda Ruble flutes. The churches free and sible. That is the theme annual May Fellowship Day sponsored by the local chapter of the United Church women in my pleasant to be held it the presbyterian Church on May 5, at 2 00 monday <5 30 a in. Monday cd it. 1 he said the officers of doth the program will be followed by a Tea at which a Silver offering will be taken. The Public is invited and All Church women Are urged to j attend 1 May Fellowship Day is an annual Observance sponsored by United i Church women a general depart in id of the National Council of Cape canaveral up a i or churches. The my pleasant Chap s Deiy Mot it at. D postponement of j tor is one of More than 2.200 local today s scheduled astronaut flight and state councils of United was of course a let Down for cd not sides who arranged this cease fire were to meet again later today to broaden the truce to the rest of the Battle zone. And end hostilities he mild they also hoped to a Date for a conference to Settle the nation s political conflicts. Earlier pro communist Pat hot lao troops had been reported advancing into Northwest Laos in Defiance of cease fire proposals by the major Powers and the pro Western government Lone Bandit gets $2,700 at noon hour Start Over on plans for Shepard a first space hop the weather. It was allowed to exert Renwick. 45. Its influence for one reason a the safety of Lim astronaut Alan b. Shepard. His a backup Quot ready to go it any county committee plans emergency food program Church women taking part in this cry Boris concerned but it was year s Observance. A disaster or even a setback a your theme Points up our re sport the people who took the letdown Sivility not Only As individuals but with the most aplomb were those As a Christian group. The respond running the show a they knew bed bitty and the Freedom of the How natural and to be expected it Chun ties Are matters of nation really was wide concern a said mrs Clarence project Mercury the u. S. Plan Graben the president of the local pm a Man in orbit and study ,11 Glenn jr., a combat and Speed Chaffer and Chapman of the Mav what let opens to Tun and How be Thor from new Concord Ohio. Fellowship Day. A we hopi through reacts is a Long Range program that our study of this problem we will has been under Way 2 i years. It j be Able to develop a clearer under has progressed through Many preps Anding of the Rob of the churl luminary stages to the verge of a Biggsville 111. Up a a Bandit with a sawed off Shotgun today held vip the first state Bink of Biggsville of an estimated $2,700 Only to be captured some 15 Miles Southwest of Here by authorities. Illinois state police chief William h. Morris in Springfield said he w As informed the gunman was captured near Lomax 111., about to Miles Southeast of Burlington Iowa near the Mississippi River j Lomax is some 15 Miles Southwest of Biggsville. Both communities Are in Henderson county. Tulve Holdup occurred shortly after noon when Only two pm i Jil Oyes were in the Bank. Two. Others had gone to lunch. That must be right before the final o o a Quot go Quot can be spoken in the Bank at the time of the the detail that Wasny to right to Holdup were Teller Russell Liston Day was a non con reliable one a 21, and assistant cashier Rachel is in the Community and . Stone a the i inst manned space Tho High Light of our afternoon t flight program will be the two featured speakers foreign students. Oliver that this Milestone was not Musi la. From Kenya Africa and achieved on today s first sched Don Kim. From Korea they will hied try should not particularly Tell about churches in their own Surprise or disappoint anybody namely that no government on the j Tom Weir. Nancy Deal Way Burnt let chairman Richard l Thuma. Pitted during the a Alert a countries also comparing each least of All those who Are close filial activity in tins phase of to Ltd other.-, together with Thoro of the enough to the situation to know the in Case of an emergency commit Alert was an exercise report com. United states it or a Keg it closer i hundreds upon hundreds of details Stone had not Boon refuelled again. A the walked in the front door and turned sideways a bit and then pulled out this sawed off Shotgun a Liston said. A the came up to me and threw me a Brown thing should happen to disqualify paper bag and Caid .<thi5 in a Shepard is Marine la. Col. John stick up too while listen stuffed the bag unofficial but usually we Ell to with Money the Bandit grew More formed sources had indicated first nervous and demanded a hurry up that Glenn was the alternate but my trigger Finger is getting then had said the nod had gone to itchy a according to the Teller. Virgil i. Grissom 35, air Force i j Liston said the Bandit then lot from Mitchell ind. J grabbed the bag said a thank after today a postponement Nasa you and fled. Tile Teller said he confirmed that Shepard wits no. I saw the Man run to a parked car but said Glenn would be the Back and Speed off. Up on thursday. I he also said the Bandit Over offends said the shot could be j looked other Money in the Teller s undertaken thursday if the Weathi Cage in his hurry to flee or is right or Friday if the red a face of the Earth is a democracy Wasson. Randy Van Brussel Richland that no such government could Ard Kyle Dee Moore Rosalie Mill flourish under conditions j or Warren Woepking John Hile our problem then is whether we Man Man Mccabe. Gary Lemas can under the pressure of events ter. John Gray Phil stocks Terry and reported. Member. Of toe county comma. Us a emergency tee Thuma Are Helen Nettee at ame.-. Moore Deputy chairman repro a setting the agricultural a Tabieza Home. Of i. Pleasant. Mailed to the chairman of the state. A music will be provided by inn flux of planning com ror decorating craves j f Horn i Roo re a Artmont of Iowa a _ the music department of Wesleyan College. Thuma said the comm ii in will cont Une to be a representative Ross Lois Erhart John moureau., a a a t moot from tune to time on Call at Quot i 1 it son and conservation service Leo cum Viiu Vinic on eau Ai Republic with the freedoms guar Charlotte Smith Dennis Deal Vick anted by the Constitution. Hugh Linda Metcalf Duane Kitch the greatest luxury of american Tommy Owen Dennis Coberly. Life has been the extensive liberties Alan Kurland. Mary Mcgorden of the individual his right to Sheila Schroeder Helen Schlatter form the pattern of his own life Paul Swan Diane Zilman Dean to hold to his own views and to King Linda Rukgaber and Debbie pursue them into action taking Dickson Cornet personal responsibility for his con j Carol Traut. Grace Galer Rob duct it has been this which sex Rort Seager. Paul Lewis Mello Plains the individual Independence phones Charlotte Myers Nadir no record of Turley representing the soil con. Abc office in it. Pleasant to conservation service and Jack Cowan t nut is development of local plans i representing the Farmers Home let a Suring continuity of essential l pan won Miloc administration Doc production and management 1 Ulii Pivo the meeting hire Friday a. To Wai also old it r activities a a. ,., i i including i it est and d1 Cave control Dos m Ine its i 11 i he three part of a nationwide Alert in Winch uu1. L <-4 of uni. On Crons and animal radiological Iowa liquor control co in in county agricultural planning com a mittens took part simultaneously Nion Boring and rehabilitation of throughout the nation. Consider artificial wreaths this committee charged of the us a state t from governmental authority the Kyle. Tim Wehr. Randy n,>pon.sib.ilt v of Fem Mobili orators subjection of government to the Linda Cornick. Melvin Helphrey Lauon Tonnin. A sure continuity emergency planning committee of essential functions related to Are Marvin a. Anderson. Iowa a o said today they do not have record oils Etc emergency credit Rural of free liquor samples supplied by fire Protection Rural education and distillers. With information. The commissioner. Failed to com ply with an order from gov. Norman a Elbe to make an accounting writing of the Choice of the people and the vast Ann Cornick Evelyn Collora and rapid development of the priv saxophone.agrlculuu.,. In a vent of a club be Suu att1 facilities or production and i Becky Stevenson bul Wikel,.fensf. Emergency Quot in an emergency h. Mendel stat. Conserva Onist in a letter to the Republican University chairman Frank samples. Representatives of patriotic group. In the i. Pleasant area met monday evening at the american legion Hall Here and started formulating plans for this years of liquor m Vanc of memorial Day. Atner Ilean to Gion commander Earl ii Proctor pre.,id d. Also presents problem.,. A lengthy discussion regal Ding Man Der Welcher followed f the matter and com j Proctor appointed Lee Edwin Traut and Mary cold night for Early May distribution Tenor saxophone tan Carter. P will become a county agricultural of the soil conservation service governor the Demix a tic control in this or Viva anti her a l i a a it n 1,r Donna Johnson a do Fonh Deputy chairman i g e Blake cd liquor commis Ion said that can All this survive another War Sara Hunting baritones Tim my than a _ or porn the for to Are l a a a a a. T 1 re Ltd Quot to Coo Cli Tidi s Moines agricultural of even the in part uni for . Kerry Housh a . a Una a a a st., i. Be vice can american Industry survive theron Wiley a priv Klong in pin Wuey apartment of agric Altun agent. Moines restrictions put upon it during Rill Kyle Judy Megorden Nark ,.,. 15111 Jun Ltd Oran claim a the coun a and maintain Liaison service War can american Industry sur a it Ood Nan shorts Darla on Irv. A Ait co uan onsets Uaria Hornick with representatives of local gov Moines. Tom sate Dalton Gray Christy ,.nt who have i. Pon Sanhty , Ginny Wehrie Danny pen-f0r civil defense activities it is to Rod trombones. A which would following memorial Day Iii. T Vive the requirements of overbuilding of Industrial establishments Lor War preparation and then the reduction of the use of such plants and equipment during a period Between War.-,? is it possible for the United slates to act w Ith efficient Speed j percussion in an emergency president de Gaulle was Able to handle a very difficult situation in four Days the United states has not even been Able to formulate a workable Cuba policy in two years. Are we too Over organized for Swift action Are there too Many committees boards departments to be Coll Ide put chairman or the committee is Charles Haggar of Des agricultural marketing James Croghan of Des commodity stabilisation Maurice Soults Iowa state cooperative Extension develop plans which would be service Fred a Morgan Des necessary in event of emergency. Moines Farmers Home admin Stra Pickard. Thuma said the county ask lion and Glen h. Deitschman of Debbie Jones Manzell Ford Robert office in it pleasant is the sup ame.-, fore.-1 sen be. Don Cosgrove Tom Wehr. Pork office for the committee this a a office handles secretarial mailing suffers broken Marilyn burrough.-. Darrel Turner Bill Wil on Larry a no attorney general. Had Ever year Eon. Idea at Ion was Given by advised the commission that its Mem bars of the committee to Pur accounting procedure. Were in chasing some Type of artificial adequate a for that a record of free Wreath or Pray of Flowers to do liquor samples i required orate the Graves of some 6->0 to 700 11 Hinry Colin y War dead these would to placed on memorial Day. Puked up following the Holiday and stored for lire in successive years a by up Bijou Liechty As a committee to in-1 very Canadian air sent the Vest Gate further the Purchase of Mercury tumbling to record or flow ers for wreaths. The commit-1 record equalling lows for the Date teens findings will be reported at in in a Early today. A be next meeting of the 1961 my a the temperature dropped to 24 Morial Day planning committee on a Spencer an All time record for monday evening May 15th, at 7 30 May 2. . At the legion Hall. J the readings of 26 at Cedar rapids and 32 at Ottumwa equalled voluntary contributions Are need the record for the Date. In Des cd to help finance this project and Moines the Mercury hit 31, Only each patriotic organization is asked on degree above the All time Mark. To please give consideration to the a. O 0 matter. Checks for this purpose my May be made payable to the me degrees Morial Day planning committee amounts of water and sent to the a rotary treasurer j Baths. Billie Turley sgt. Frank Miller of j the average Date of the last 32 the army reserves pledged $25 degree freeze in the Henry county during the meeting Winch starts Anta april 26. Off the fund. I southerly winds and Wanner a temperatures were due to move into pleasant had a Low of 31 and ice froze in Small such As Bird Calendar it. Pleasant comme my schools Roy Craig Row Rcd that a num-1> r of hic Small american Fla that Are used to decorate Veteran s grave Are in need of replacement. If funds allow these will Bel Western Iowa during the afternoon and spread Over tile remainder of the state tonight and wednesday. Four fined in j. P. Court four fines have b in levied in the court of Justice George Means. The new London cooperative was fined $20 and costs with $15 suspended on a truck overweight suited does Congress hold up the i charge. The firm raised the class of president or does information License. Max Heater was driving the come up to the top too slowly. Truck when the ticket was issued. So that a president of the United j Eugene e. Christener route 3, paid Stales is inadequately informed $i0 and casts on an improper pass and distribution services for the i committee and is the committee s meeting place. The emergency planning committee. In joining the Alf it at 1 00 . Came into the Alert toward the close of what was called the a in i creased readiness Quot exercise of phae i. Which began last wed Nesda y. Nose in Allision ing charge. Wayne Ciscley. College student was fined $10 and costs for driving a ear with 1960 Illinois until the action taken no longer serves certainly neither president Eisenhower nor president Kennedy was properly and swiftly informed regarding Castro. How Long does it take for an ambassador. Report to move from his embassy through channels until it Roach the president and what Highway patrol. Happens ii there is a conflict of i a a a a a View Between an ambassador and a i which needs bringing Cia operative tighter operating during the Friday Alert the local committee investigated the adequacy of it. Support office Case of enc Geney. It set up the of succession to the chairmanship naming Helen Moore As vice plates. Lois Bead Champion neb., cab a Don Wolfe As successor was fined $10 and casts with $4 suspended for driving a car with 1960 plat s on it. The charges were filed by the if both chairman and vice chairman were unable to serve Berch Buffington As r. It a Limar. Jose f Jackson and Edna Casanova a Ala maters together into the comr not t then reviewed the effectiveness ii program , o be u.--. Cd b the. Cars drive n by Harold g Miller Springfield 111., and Alan r Caldwell my pleasant collided in the 400 Block of North main Street of 5 05 . Monday. Miller received a broken Nash in the Accident. According to the police report Miller was driving North in a 1957 Plymouth and attempted to Tun in into a drive when the northbound Caldwell car collided with the Plymouth from behind. 1910 Pontiac was considerably damaged the Miller Auto was Damag d slightly. Caldwell was charged with failure to have his car under control and fined $5 and costs by mayor Wade mail the. Twins die few hours after birth this country Ever finds that it can 1 in y Aen culture or l r. E Boa d president Kennedy gallantly As not move that it is being de Ana Sui in and past a ask p. Fumes full responsibility for the i treated by incompetence and slow-1 including its of Tofoi the twin daughters of or. And cuban fiasco. But such gallantry \ Ness. It Wil undoubtedly be due of attack determining food sup mrs. Mer Williams born monday is neither Correct nor necessary. Whereas the president is responsible for the entire executive Branch of government obviously no Man can manage All the departments boards bureaus and and mini rations of a sprawling in to the fact that having developed plies in relation to requires ins evening at Burlington Hospital died an unmanageable bureaucracy and obtaining necessary non food tuesday May 2. Aft r living Only during world War ii. Nothing has requisite. A few hours. Mrs. Williams was the been done to reorganize it and to an attack Quot exec pro followed the former Ruth Coe. Make it suitable for Swift decisions a increased readiness at about 3 001 grandparents who survive Are and action. during this period Thuma it mrs. Belle Coe of it. Pleasant and a copyright. 1961, King features i said the committee practice re or. And mrs. Paul Williams of Cal properly organized government Syndicate inc a viewing radiological reports Moni fornia. May 2 Junior Ali yrs and begun tier s hand concert May i and 5 kindergarten Roundup. May a gift. Madison relays May it it declamatory contest at Keokuk. May 8 achievement tests May j triangular meet i Airfield May 0 thru to Art of Hibl to Ion in Eltred gym. May 11 senior play matinee. May 12 Rob Tweedy Assembly senior class play District track meet May put s Nior Pla it District track meet May 1 awards Assembly May it High school Spring it on Cert May to semester tests conference track meet it. Mad son Mav 20 Southeast 6 Golf meet. Prom. May 21 May 22 semester tests May i last Day of school. Commencement. May 2g state track meet. May 27 state track a and 4 a. The Laten is of Tho Spring season ordered during th1 past several years earning a shortage of Frosh Flowers has made it difficult for the committee to find sufficient Flowers for the making of the ovral Hundred wreaths. It has been the i custom to make the wreaths the j evening of May 29th, store them i overnight and them Illy th1 morning of May 30th. Keeping the Flowers fresh overnight Erbe vetoes county Homes Bill final plans for the Parade and services will be completed at the next meeting of the committee on May 15th. I a a a. J Des Moines up a gov. Group represented at the in it Norman a. Erbe today vetoed a my were american legion port Bill which would have exempted no. 58 and its ladies auxiliary county Homes from meeting the . Post no. 2561 and its ladies same standards As privately oper Aux diary army Reserve and re emitter and boy scouts. Ated nursing Homes. In his third veto of the legislative session Erbe said he Felt that persons staying in county Homes a Are entitled to the same Protection from fire and dangerous conditions As Are those who reside in private nursing Homes he said atty. Gen. Evan l Hult Man had told him the Bill not Only exempted county Homes from the need for a License but also excluded them from a Many safeguards Ai d requirements a. Former Salem resident Dies blocks St Kmet a v Large portion of a soft Maple fell without warning across West Henry Street near Saunders school blocking the Street and taking Down Power lines. The pole at the left mrs George wat the form r Maria Mash r of Salem dad at in r Home in fates Center. A a on tuesday May 2. Funeral services will be in vat Center thursday with interment there also. Survivors include two Sisters it Salim mrs Eva Barton and mrs. Was broken it will be noticed. Fortunately there were neither cars Clar Barton and oth it r rein i inner pedestrians at the Point when the huge limb crashed. The Loca i lion is in front of the Walker Montgomery residence. In this area and a brother Amo Mosher of new Mexico

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