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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - May 13, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news fair these Days by George a Sokolsky the letter writers Many Are surprised at the voluminous correspondence of the russians these Days tins is nothing new Stalin and Roosevelt earned on an extensive correspondence. Many of the letters arc published tor the years Between 1941 and 1945. It is interesting in View of the bitterness of the Kremlin toward the United states that Stalin wrote Roosevelt on november 4, 1941 Quot your decision or president to Grant the soviet Union an interest free loan to the value of $1,000,-000,000 to meet deliveries of munitions and raw materials to the soviet Union is accepted by the soviet government with Heartfelt gratitude As vital Aid to the soviet Union in its tremendous and onerous struggle against our common enemy bloody Hitler ism a a a a a Teg vol. 80, no. 11 3 my. Gift Asa it Iowa Hedw Liv Keno my 1.1, 1058 by Carrier St per week �re11my recreation trip of Fairfield group to Skunk River at Oakland Mills ends in youth s drowning a recreation trip on a Beautiful Spring Day in Honor of a Young Fairfield Man Home on leave from the air Foret ended in tragedy at Oakland Mills monday afternoon. Five fair fielders had come to the River area primarily on a fishing expedition tor Larry Rhoads of the air Force some of them had come a year ago when he was Home and decided to do the same thing again this year. As three of the men began fishing below the dam. Two others i the younger members of the party j entered the water under the Bridge above the dam one of the two Homer Angstead 18, Low leu Hus come Ranton Cook 16. A Friend the drowning occurred at 3 30 and the body was recovered two hours later at 5 30. That Heartfelt gratitude did not let eng remain in russian memory by february 18, 1942 Stalin is More pushing and More demanding As for instance this letter. "1 have received your message about us. Arms and deliveries in january and february. I stress that it is now we Hen the Peoples attempts were being made to find of the soviet Union and their they had decided to swim across the River Young Cook said As he sat on the River Bank not taking his Eves off the boats from which army arc bending their energies to throw the Hitler troops Back by a tenacious offensive that u. S. Deliveries including tanks and aircraft. Are essential for our common cause and our further however when we rame through with another billion dollars it was received with Quot sincere gratitude a it is interesting to note in this the body. Starry eyed and appear i entry dazed by the Shock of what had happened he told in Short sentences what had taken place i less than half Way across the River he said Angstead called that he did t believe he could make it. They turned Back Ang Stead was having trouble. He grasped Cook s trunks and they moved along a Short distance then Angstead s hand slipped away. Cook swam on to Shore a it i \ i i tragedy a the of Horner . In f Airfield was removed from a boat at Oak land Mills by officers. From left they Are it officer Harold Dovenspike patrolman Donald Platt it pleasant patrolman Petr Hall Fairfield Deputy Sherill Kollert Nicholson kneeling on Dak and Short Iff Russell Van Tuyl. Ida correspondence How Roosevelt tries j distance of about 35 feet. To to jockey Stalin into a three Man Summit conference and How adroitly stain Dodges. He cannot leave the soviet Union because events Green boat. He was nearly exhausted he said he thought he might take the boat to save his pal he saw him go Down come Are so pressing he does not in up once and than dl8appear i Ain 1942, invited the president or the president Churchill to visit him in Moscow. Also when Roosevelt offered to Send planes to Siberia Stalin countered with the proposal that the planes go to Nome Alaska where russian pilots would take Over Roosevelt wanted to Send a he said. The boat was tied and there were no oars. Cook ran along inc River eastward about 500 feet to below the dam where the other three were fishing and told them that Ang Jeriean and British planes and had drowned. The three fish Crews to the caucasus Stalin eng. Rhoads. Dale Cline a brother turned this Down he said i in Law of Angstead and Roy a a feature of the soviet air ton. Rushed to the scene and Cline Force is that we have More than then drove across the Bridge to enough pilots suffer from a shortage of Stalin was willing to take planes and machinery he wanted no american personnel in Siberia or Russia. Note this on january 13. 1943 the Oakland Mills store to report the drowning to the sheriff s office. I sheriff Russell Van Tuyl Deputy j Robert Nicholson. Highway patrol j Man Don Platt and City officer j Harold Dovenspike were soon at the scene and with the assistance of volunteers began dragging the Quot As to sending bomber units to the far East i have already pointed j Iver. in my previous messages that about five o clock. Or Dean what we need is not air Force j Felsh who is experienced in skin drag lines and honks were use <1 a men working from boats in la Quot search of the Skunk River water under the Bridge for two hours before the body was Lound. Ernest Mcdowell Walter Gray and Roger Ford were in the boat to the left. Irrol Spence who later from ibis boat i Oca led the Iroda had not joined the group when inc picture Aken in the other boat were patrolman plate standing and Harold Dovenspike. The View i for on it the Dock on the South Side of lire River. Patrolman Pete Hall of Fairfield. After the arrival of Coroner Hugh Dauner. Who was called after the victim had Ixo in removed from the units planes without pilots diving arrived on his rubber wat01 the body was taken to the because we have More than enough suit and oxygen tanks and went pilots of our own. Secondly we into the River at 5 15 because of need your help in the Way of air i the mud Bottom he had trouble Craft not in the far East where the moving along the Bottom of the a state of War i River. He was gradually working upstream and Likely would have been in the immediate area where the body was found within a few minutes. User is not in on the soviet German front i v Here tie need for aircraft Aid is particular la great. Quot i was rather surprised at your proposal that general Bradley should inspect russian military objectives in the far East and elsewhere in the it should he perfectly obvious that Only russians can inspect russian Mill. objectives just As u. S. Mili. Tary objectives can be inspected by none americans. There should be no unc Larity in this matter. Quot concerning general Marshall s visit to tiie . I must say i am not quite Clear about his Mission kindly advise me of the Pur j pose of the visit so that i can consider the matter Wuth full understanding and reply it would seem that this letter should have indicated to president Roosevelt that Stalin was not an ally was fighting his own War in his own Way in total disregard of his so called allies who had already done so much for him _ and his country. However. Roose j the count soup veil persisted in his efforts toward Souther Stern Trai riders Assoc building his grand Alliance. The letters provide one amazing Dew to russian policy it is All Lake and no give. Stalin accepts everything he gives nothing. He makes not a single Concession he is prepared to accept anything that is lying around Loose. Crane funeral Home Here and later to the Hoskins funeral Home at Fairfield. The spot where the body was found was about 35 feet from Shore and a similar distance Al it voc the Bridge. The location wus almost exactly the same distance from Shore hat Cook had estimated Lull was upstream farther than he n added he hid thought the 1o< t Ion was und i the Bridge. The depth of the wat i was about 10 . Officers and volunteers used two drag lines and several poles and lines with weighted Hooks. It was one of the latter being used by Carrol Spence. 18. It pleasant that attached to Angstead a trunks and brought him to the surface. Spence was working from a boat with Ernest Mcdowell Roger Ford and Walter Gray. A boat operated by Dovenspike Cal Ilonia mis Dale c Luu and from which patrolman Platt was pulling a drag line moved ton mrs Donald Simons and alongside and they assisted in get Rush alls it Adad of i an held Ting the body into their boat. The a As word spread of the drowning body was taken to Shore just be a Large crowd including relatives Lowr the Bridge and wrapped in a from Fairfield gathered alone the Blanket by Dovenspike Platt and River Bank to watch the search. The drowning victim is survived by his Mother who resides m California. His father Edward a aim Stead of Fairfield and a brother and Sisters Delmar Angstead in mrs. James Hoskins. Mrs. Maurice old Trail riders to meet Here action will be hosts to other clubs of the area sunday May 18 at Mcmillan Park. The Trail ride is scheduled to leave at 10 of clock to be followed in the afternoon by the horse show which will Start a one of clock. In Case of ram that ride and How will be held the following Static May 25. There Wall be a food stand on tie grounds to serve those who do no care to bring their own lunch clubs from the Burlington fan Field it Madison Washington and it pleasant areas will participate the Normal daily average temperature in Honolulu is 75.2. Die de an i Rish adj i i weight Brit before placing i mouthpiece my disappearing und t the water in the search for the drowning victim Rhi was the Fust Quot be of pm Uit it a equipment in an a e a a n att Mot that n. A t of those a it Quot i sent. At the scene had wit Al w Ood e. Friend of Salem Dies Elwood k Friend 81, who was born August 15. 1878 in Kansas died at his Home May 11, in Salem he had been m poor heal i Foi one. Far Iff Gnu in and much correspondence passed Between Stalin and Roosevelt on the polish question. As one reads these letters now it is Clear that Stalin had no intention of permitting a free Poland to come into existence. Long before the War was Over Stalin showed not Only his Cloven hooves his hellish horns. These two volumes of letters edited by the commission for the publication of diplomatic documents of the russian foreign office Are Well Worth Reading. Copyright. 1958. King features Syndicate inc. N o m i n a i i 0 n i. L a n k Iris Queen Sii Ituk age 16-21 resident of Henry count name mail to chamber of Commerce before saturday May 21, 1958 1921 Bay i d e d she iving ird f air a daughter ii Nam of Lincoln. Y ill for two weeks Ltd in the Barbel years and the a it in it farm d a a m Cutler july survives. Are the following lend of it. Peas Kat amp Ryn Aster Nebr. One brother Jesse r Friend of Salem one sister mrs. Addie Huxley of Chicago two Iran icons and three granddaughters and several nieces and nephews. A or. Friend was preceded in death by one daughter Bertha Pangborn two Brothers and one sister funeral service will be held in the Waterman funeral Home at Salem thursday at 2 . The Rev Jay Waterman pastor of the a Lemo. Has it if us county Vernon accept a i county rom the jail a it a e degree Ming the years in Marshall baby of to arrived Here to a l eld Man for t m a i n my Bureau kid in. Brower who resigned to similar position in k>.,.ut Bailey was g adorned i Niven sity Olmi Suri in Ith a Bac Hilpi of in agriculture prior to l diversify he served 1 the Navy. He has been to pm a tor t. f Arm Bureau federation sir. Feb 10. The Baileys have w a daughters. Marsha Jean 3. Mid Bondi to 2. The family is looking f or u Resl Dence location in it pit t ant congregational Church in Salem. Ill officiate will be in East a it meter at Salem. New attack on Nixon prosecution near Hill o i s ase t Liat be demand Nixon 8e fro felled i iting ten. Inti Secretary to slate John duped landed today hat venezuelan an i 111&Quot 11 ii Quot i Quot i v Lee pm Ideal m in Ltd and lit. Party i anti . Mob jeers in Caracas 11nip i 111 1 lit ill in Vii m ill t Lila Del Neli Ilahi i irks either s today i incas Hanun ered away at prosecution j witnesses on Wyeth cd the 19 year old murder de Pendant s rect Iotis to . Slayma were not Quot Aid and unusual both the will Merit Burnopp and detective i eur off he Lunger came in for Cross examination by defense attorney 1 Clement Gaug Hari a the prosecution neared the end of its a in the first degree my idea 11 i plans ate underway Foi the an Vaughan to k w is interpreted mini ins show two committees Invof to Back the led haired and Are hard at work with plans to in lied Slayer pit of Quot Innon ant j make this an outstanding Spring by re i of insanity Quot event May 28th is the Day set i to Ittoli Ney asked Hen the show w ill la held at the Luigi t n Markwe Ever told him Braze ton hotel dining room from l he killed them All in self a tense pm i Quot 7 pm gentiles will he re a no eel i piled i believe he a tved lot judging from 8 30 a m to will select Queen i Ris show on Mav 28 did is i a a i 1 let an t nun 1 1 it Tell Lei did he <1 is Mien e held Lien Gau Etian Chicken House Burns heavy loss in fire at new London new tin i Quot i bet it n Silhi Ilid t 400 Chick is Wei cd a it death As lire det Royed a Large com Nier Cial Chicken House owned by Herbert Williams one offer noon the Blaze Midi cover Ltd i at i 10 the spread quickly and the 100 foot Long building was 1� cled in 29 minute. I ii new London fire department Loughl the fire. The Chicken hous i us a ted be Trind Williams House which is loaded at tin went end Quot i nigh was 34 Mam Stre t the to net was not damaged by the Fin no one 1 Ashi me at Tik Williams Iasi Dence when the fire occurred origin of the fire was t known Moke from the Blaze was seen As far away its i ant Hailey named to f. H. Position 10 30 am the mis chaises w opel of much asked infill judge tie show at two o clock she a ill give a talk on Wlms Ukuk Mathei Evet Tell a a Good 11 is specimen. At 3 you he committed an i Maturel sex 1 pm a a Silver Tea will be held on the act with anyone after they were j Mezzanine at the dead is hoped that fits gardens in to he Dean five n poll it i at one my pleasant and the surrounding time he did n Community will be in most favor Able stages of Bloom tor a tout of Iris gardens a chamber of Commerce commit tic is taking an Active part m promoting it pleasant As the Iris City if Iowa this Yem an Iris Queen will be named the selection will be made by ballot which is published elsewhere ill tills Issue mrs Arthur Rommel and mrs Lester Schuerman Are co chairmen i this Yeai they Are being assisted j by mrs a Leuthold mrs Wal 1 Ham Hoaglin mis e. J Olson and mrs venal House also assisting will be mrs Verne Wright Junior past president of the woman s club and mis Baron Crane chairman l ii i lie 1959 Iris show All who live in the i pleasant �t11-a Are cordially invited to exhibit m Manuel new administrator it their irises in this annual event if the hem county memorial Hospital began his new duties at the Hospital monday. He remit la completed ins Hospital administration internship at it Luke s Hospital Milwaukee wis. Recently his wife. Joann and their 18 months old daughter Christine Are remaining in Minneapolis Minn the family a Home until Ljutic 16 when they will join or Manuel Here in the meantime he is seeking a suitable Home sheriff Karnopp not Quot a the stand and or shown a photograph showing a bawled statement Oil tie Wall of the Gering Neumil. Tin defense introduced it to the court and ,uned the writing was done by St us weather saying or kill nine a Ope ail men Quot and Quot card kill two All girls 1 be if ii i i i Ann Fugate. 14 year old Friend of Starkweather who accompanied him on a two tale rampage Iti which 1.1 persons were slam new administrator 01 Hospital Here riots mount in libation Beirut. <in8> riot and tension mounted throughout Lebanon today with reports of land and sea invasions by aimed groups from and Syria Damascus and Cairo radios kept urging the lebanese to overthrow the pro Western government of president Camille Chamoun. Police fired Over the Heads of rioters near the u. 8. Embassy and broke up what could have been an attempt to storm the embassy government informant said lie government met to consider a formal complaint to the United nations alleging the riots were fomented by foreign elements Egypt and Syria who have merged into the United Arab Republic were not mentioned elements from those countries obviously were blamed. Government sources said 27 men were arrested trying to land at various Points along the coast in boats stated previously $5�0oo was left of 1hgoji with arms. These reportedly came from the egyptian held Gaza strip Between Egypt and Israel. Other bequests in Lark will tin will of Rebec a Clark which has beep admitted to pro Bat at i lie courthouse included event i provisions not mentioned m in earlier report concerning the a ill w Inch left the new London consolidated school District tin bulk of her Large estate a uni of $5,000 was left to tire Burlington protestant hospitals a mutation and $500 to Clarence Uhlenb k of new London As t he new London methodist Church $500 to Chi Burge cemetery association of new London $500 each to Frank r me Lei i and Robert fat e met Hll i of new London and the rest to the school District. The urn left to the school Dis Irit has been estimated Between $126,000 and $200,000 to Draff 10,000 men in july Caracas. A 1n8 vice president Richard m Nixon was stoned a on and jeered Teal a by a an anti. A s. Mob which injured Mem be of Nixon a party broke the window of his car and destroyed 1 and venezuelan flags any one of the dozens of huge Iofik thrown at the vice president car could have killed or badly Hurt him it lie had been Riding in an open Auto both he and mrs Nixon were unhurt by then ordeal bit Nixon was visibly angry. Pc Gezue Lau police and soldiers did Little to protect the visiting americans we they arrived on the last Stop of their a Good will Quot tour. A a a 0 i lie mob threw gravel and p at Nixon and his wife As they let the plane at. Marquetia Airport ii usual official speeches were Impo Sibli in the Airport tumult the party then climbed in their and ran it Gauntlet of Rock and flying Glass to the High which took them to downtown Caracas. On Sucre Street in the capita i the crowd hurled hundreds of stones at the motorcade All two windows in Nixon a Caddle were broken and the flags of the . And Venezuela torn from their staffs venezuelan foreign my Alstein o. Car Garcia Vei Tinl who was Riding with Nixon was taken to a to Pital with h lip Nixon s aide col Vernon Walters also in the vice Presl dental car got a Mouthful of broken Glass mrs Nixon car was not attack i the last a Trio in the procession was battered by stones and Fly 1 or Glass Nixon s Secretary Rosemary Woods narrowly escaped severe cuts from the Glass secret Serviceman Henry Roberts was hit on the head by a Rock and Hii the new men and aides were struck by stones or spit this a a a the worst reception by far on Nixon s eight nation Quot Good will Quot tour. Carat Enos who have a Long history of rioting said it a the worst Ever Given a visitor not a cheer was heard for Nixon of the authorities who said earlier they had taken every pre caution to guard Nixon so Phi i helpless police and soldiers did h tie More than stand by. 0 of the Wert chiefly youths from the poorer Hill sections around Caracas the signs they bore and the slogans they chanted were interpreted As evidence the were communist inspired As they were in Lima. Peru last thursday. Buses and trucks were forced into a hardly coincidental traffic Jam 111 tiie Center of the City. Sign a such As a a Down with atomic we and tests Quot were right of tin Kremlin manual. The vice president s battered cat moved slowly through the turbulent capital toward the pantheon shrine of Venezuela s heroes where he was to Lay a Wreath on the Tomb of Liberator Simon Bolivar some 5.009 students armed with stones and clubs and waving anti a. S. Banners sat on the Steps of the Church like Structure ready t it go on a rampage when the vie president arrived. Mrs. Hisel Dies at Fairfield Washington. Ins the defense department issued a draft Call today for into the army during july local boy Hurt in fall Rodney hummed Small son of induction of 10.000 men a i and mrs. Glen hummed. Hos mrs Leonard Hisel 58, of fair to increased enlistments is 1,000 Field died at the Jefferson county i less than originally planned Hospital monday. She suffered a the june and july draft cads Are stroke at the Home of her Daugh i 3,000 less than those for february ter mrs a1 Sporkman of West j March april and May. Point sunday mrs. Hisel was a a Pentagon spokesman attributed sister in Law of mrs. Harold knew the increase 111 enlistments to the Lei of this City. Military pay raise approved by funeral arrangement have not j Congress and the unemployment yet been made. A situation. Pital Avenue suffered a Large Gash the selective service quota is the j on the left Side of his head above ame As that for june due the ear when he fed from his rocking horse at his Home monday at 8 30 . The Accident occurred on the screened in porch at the hummed Home. Tie boy who is about three years old. Was rushed to memorial Hospital with police escort. Three clamps were required to close the wound. After treatment he was taken Home by his parents

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