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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - May 19, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sugar 12 - Expires May 31 (Each Stamp, Five pounds.) Gasoline 5 Expire May 21 Fuel Oil 5.....Until ®tpt. 30 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS ' o'fee 23 - Fvpi-e'i M v HO. E, F. G, H, red stamps expire May 31 I red stamp May 23 to May 31. G-H-J blue stamps expire May 31 VOL. LXXI, No. 116 WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1913 Pledges Aid of Britain Against Japs Conferences Not To Improve Health of The Mikado Flood Damage Extends O ver Wide Area School Exhibit Open To Public Thev’ll Do It Every Time - - - Wa; hlngtcfi. D. C. (INS) A solemn pledge that Qieat Bin n will wai;* war again t Japan Side by side with the United State:-, 'while th re i f.tr* ngth in our bodies and bloc'I flown in oui veir was given in a joint s« sion of i ngre-is tori ay by British Primi Minister Win. ton Churchill Churchill said the presence at the current (onfcrtnce with f*ra idem Rn sc veil of Field-marshal Sir Arch;-(11. comm nder-in-chief of h forces In India, was not to “improve the health of Hand Work Will Re Displayed Tonight and Thursday tr.11 W the Blit Intend? d the Mikado “ Dr dating that. Japan's cities h. “It is already that we should s mom* m bring a j.ow< i against home targ*ts of Japan." He pr mised that British airmen v.sil participate in th; attacks on Japan in h rmoniou accord of the supreme strategy of the war." the allies must lay tshes, Churchill saia. agreed by the house t the earlist possible * rone weight cf air Allied Planes Continue Attacks London. England -(INS* rquadtynns of allied planes d ( vi t tie Folk'-tone r* '.on * this aft*-;ncx n and headed Fiench city of B I ilogne on t vs, nurht attack. on enemy po» erful rotied high >f England toward the he heels of comm uni- Hand a rk of Ml. Plea ant pub; '’ .v hool students will be cn exhibit at the high schorl here tonight and on Thur day afternoon ;.nd evening. The exhibits are open to th* public and as m »ny persons as can are cordially invited to see the articles and display. Included in the exhibit this year are many articles of furniture and euip-1 m* nt made by the manual training, class* s. articles made by the home economics classes and work of.the art pupils cf the public schools. WITH OUR BOYS IN THE SERVICE Mr and Mrs, Maynard F*ndrr 1*T Sunday for Lukes Field. Ariz., when. J the r son Wendell Fender, will complete his training as a pilot with the air force. They will wait until he has Ms n* xt assignment before returning hrom which they expect will be In about 10 days. Most of the Time this Guy HAS HIS NOSE 0OEIED IN THE TRASHIEST MAGAZINES, THE law allows- f PERSONALLY, I THINK I THAT MORON BELONGS > IN THE PSYCHIATRIC \ WARD. THE STUF F HE But comes it VISITING QAyS, HIS BED IS CAMOUFLAGED UKE THE FIVE-FOOT SHELF Ter" John bocz, NORTHVlLLE.MiCH DEAR-DEAR JASON-ALWAYS CURLED UP WITH THE CLASSICS MAKING EVERY MINUTE, COUNT- ALWAYS TRYING TO IMPROVE; HIS MIND*" New London Man ffeavy Damage Reported Injured, ™ /. , — To Crons and To Property Rert Lee of V. S. Navy In A Hospital Ney. London. Iowa — The Roy Lee ’ mil v is at xiously awaiting further news * f their sen and brother, Bert Lc fireman 1-c with the tT S. navy m* where overseas. Saturday his w le and twe brothers received V-mail ;rom him. Estimate Million Acres Covered In Illinois By International :«>ws Service Destructive flood waters in a half dozen mid-west states today over-I he letter to hi.s wife was from the spreacj additional thousands cf acres oY farm land and drcve thousands of residents from their homes to shelter on higher ground. The destruction to growing crops and property was estimated at un- go.crnmcnt and stated that he is ih i hospital, sericualy wounded. Where he is was of course, not told. The same day, his brother, Kenneth, at Batavia and Ralph at New London received letters signed by himself, millions cf dollars. Weather s*at fig that he is in a hospital but. bureau officials termed the flood the i r* seriously wounded. MacArthur Supreme In Southwest Pacific Soon To Apply For Ration Book -‘5 Application Cards Tin * v« i: h straight day *>f the Ang-1<-Am* ri< an aerial ofiensive against continental Fur op** was ushered in by aulf madt by long range RAF fighters against axis communication and upply lines over a wide area. It: the eany morning hours heavy ♦ xp'o ions were heard in northern France indicating the non-stop offen r.ve wa being pu hed without even a momentary let-up. At least 20 axis trains were attacked dining 'he Sight a »ault, the air ministry disclosed. B it i h anti-air * r.«f‘ guns ucccv*-ful’y beat < il an early morning attempt by Nazi raiders to pierce the London defenses. M Hin M* Clrary, seaman 1-c with the ship t r« i or* at the Naval Letter Carriers Will Distribute A r Station at Corpus Christi. Tex., arrived here Monday to enjoy a 10 d y furlough with his parents. Mr. aiti Mr. Forr* t McClearv arid to attena commi ncement Wednesday evening when his sister, B*-tt> McCleary, will complete her course at high school. Teachers May Take Employment In Summer Months Find Army Uniform On Railroad Bridge worst in 12 years in the central states of Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Kansas. Oklahoma and Arkansas. In central Illinois an estimated million acres of land lay beneath the swirling waters spilled from a dozen rivers and tributaries. In Indiana An Advanced Base in the South where three lives iiave been lost and Pacific (INS) (Delayed)—The most property damage amounts t: millions solid conclusion that can be drawn of dollars, an estimated 20,000 persons f.om d sclosure of the conference be- have been driven from their homes Believed To Be Uniform Larold Hilenutn of twe*n Admiral William F Halsey, naval commander in the South Pacific, and Gen. Douglas MacArthur is that th** latter is now undeniably su- Coast guard officials predicted tin. highest flood since 1814 for the lower Missouri liver valley. Three rivers in northeast Oklahoma, prcme commander of all operations in the Arkansas. Verdigris, and Grand were on the rampage and had halted Ffc. Hoi ert Kiepe, stationed at Fort gill, Okla., is enjoying a 15 day furlough here with his parents. Mr and a,s follows. Mrs. Fr«d Riege and other relatives and friend * Des Moines, Iowa <INS)—The Des Manes office of war information said t day that low am will begin icceiving thfir application cards tomorrow for ration book No 3. The OWI announced the “time-table" for application cards and ration Des Moines, la <IN3>—Executive Secretary Arne < Samuelson of the - Iowa State Teachers association an- Burlington, Iowa ncunced today she had the answers to and Fort Madison. Iowa police today questions Iowa teachers have been reportedly were investigating the flnd- askirig about their status in temporary ing on the S nta Fe rafiroad bridge in summer employment. Fort Madison last night of an army Qen MacArthur always has been icom- ids tributary streams destroyed farm 5 he obtained information from the uniform believed tc be that of Gar Id mandei 0f offensive and defensive op- crops and cut off whole towns from the southwest Pacific, j Aigumrnts over the perils of a di- virtually all traffic in the region after NS*--Burlington command now should cease, de- forcing hundreds of families t: leave sp:te complications which existed in their homes. the past. 1° eastern Kansas and central Mis- Df.p te headquarter - insistence that souri, the ramuaging Osage river and 'aal war manpower commission on Hileman of Burlington. the regulations applicable to teachers who take summer Jobs with the inten- with the garments, their teaching The officers said thev found a note A new address ha for < ari< I! K. I imk. II is T Sgt Carroll K Funk, 3524th Ord. A. M. Co., C mp Beale, Marysville, California. Mr. and Mrs Clyde Wlson received a letter from their son. Harold Wilson, stat.ng that he has been promoted to Staff Sgt. He is going to school a lew weeks. His address is St. Sgt. Haro’d Wilson, SCV 1900. Piasidio 4. San Francisco, Calif. MM Moscow. Ru*>ia IN>S Ih<* *>at' 1 ^lie address of Pvt. Jaek Clarence between Russian and German forces Mahonpv Ls as f0uows, Medical -Det., Battle Near Sea Base Rages Without Letup May 2Cth to June 5th; Letter car-, rters will distr&ute application cards, tion ^ returning to I each go d for a single individaul or next faU pPen received an entire family regula*;ons *as of May 13) June 1st to June 10th: Consumers gamuelson reported as followrs: Will mail application caids to OPA j Teachers may take any kiivd of mail center. All low i card, will go to cUmmer employment and start work Chicago, Illinois immediately ms soon as their school June 20th (approximately> to July for the year are completed. 21.s? OPA mail centers will mail books g if the summer w’ork is classed as to applicants. “essential”, and pays a higher salary The effective date of the No. 3 ration book has not been announced. eratons in the area, observers here are the outside world. Water was more convinced that the recent all-Paciflc than five feet deep in mmy small conference In Washington, and possi- towns in the Osage valley. rhey reported tha Hileman s pai - the Casablanca conference, result-ents live in Burlmgton and that his ^ in R changp of command making wife resides at Farmington. Iowa Variety of Numbers On Band Program Gen MacArthur the big bass. ; When the Pacific commands were d* fined after Gen MacArthur was I summoned to Australia from the Philippines in March of 1942, he was OPA Cancels Grade Labeling The band lovers of Mt. Pleasant than the teacher's regular position, a will get the opportunity to hear a va- Horse 111 With Rabies Is Killed for possession of the Black S<*» naval base of Novor ssisk raged without let-up today as bitter new clashes occurred at two points cn the southern front and in the Leningrad region. Station Hospital. Fort Leonard Wood. ' Mo. Jack is ihe son of Pete Mahoney! of Mt Pleasant. Wayland, Iowa — Gilbert Roth had to kill one of his wcrk horses which Washington, D C. — The office cf placed in command of the southwest price administration announced Tues- Par fie, or the area west of the day it has canceled plans to requir, IGOlh Meridian. grade labeling of the 1943 pack oi Admiral Chester W. Nimitz was canned fruits and vegetables. “f‘atement of availab lity” must be riety of band selections at the formal piace i jn charge of the Pacific fleet Instead, OPA, said, price maximums obtained from the present employer, concert given by the Iowa Wesleyan and Admiral Halsey w*as named to will be based on grades, dealer invoices United States employment service lo- College Band, Thursday evening, 8:00 iun file‘show east of the 160th Mend- will show the grades cf merchandise. * al office, or the local or .fegional war p. m.t at the college chapel. Mr. ^an *p0 pes^ knowledge of observ- and some method will be provided manpower commi-sion. Richard Buxton, a trumpeter from Ev- ers no change in this setup has been consumers for ascertaining the grades. 3. Teachers neud not fear being anstcn. Illinois, will be the soloist. (announced, despite the press and radio but canners will not hive to print the “frozen” In their temporary essential The tentative program is as follows. ciam0r on the necessity for a single grade on the label cf the can itself, jobs. The war manpower commission GROUP I command. - ■ ... . . , , . wan s them to return to teaching in st'ir Spangled Banner Yoder-Key Headquarters’ observation that Gen * *'eraim ,1< wi i ra i an * . the fall. March, Kansas City St3r ... Liberate MacArthur has been in command A statement of availability will Sanctus.................... Palestrina Sjnce the start of the war was chal b<* required when the change is made Bohemian Girl Overture ...... Balfe lenee-d in repelling a new thrust against Ugh - «.|t j). Kinney, of Geiger Field, Wash, because of coming in close com * ‘from summer work back to teaching Theme from Piano Concerto in A cnlng Russian lines in the west Cau- *aying that he has been ill with it is thought a skunk may have bitten next faH tho teaching posilion pays Minor ....................... Greg Mr. and Mrs. Chas Kinney have re- his brother, Robert, and the veterin-Red army troop:> killed 100 Germans ccjVed word from their son, Sgt. Ever- arian are receiving the proper serum CEDAR RAPIDS CITED FOR FOURTH TIME Cedar Rapids. Ia.—A fourth army-navy “E“ pennant here will be awand- casus before . Novorossisk, the Soviet rheumatic fever and in a hospital. He the hcrse. high t mmand said at noon. Four boats loaded with Germans try-u g to cross the lower reaches of the Kuban river were sunk by Soviet fire. Part of Japs On Attu In Retreat a higher salary' than the teacher re- GROUP II ceivcd for the temporary work. Trumpet Solo, Annie Laurie A La 5 No “statement of availability” is Moderne .................. Leonard involv'd in signing contracts for next Mr. Richard Buxton year. The statements arc issued only March Miami .............. Fillmore . _ for an immediate change of jobs, and pavanne ................. Gould morning by tram to return to Camp l>ing „n its back in the fence, called pQt fm # to he undfrtalten old PcllIln help, and learned the hoof was badly or weeto In advance. is improving, however, and exjK*cts to - be dismissed fi :m the hospital soon. Lloyd Alliman had a horse get cut PH badly in the wire fence Tuesday. £ ke ‘ < pi. Harry Garmce home on fur* Rich* nbergrr was on his way to Wash- lough the last several days, left thus ington when he noticed the horse at 4 p. m., today. Elected to receive the “E" lapel Hood, Texas, where he is stationed. cut at the pastern joint. < pi. Mark E. Scott wrote his mother The navy here this uerk that Diik Jurgens, FUNERAL Washington, D. C. (INS* announced today that advanced pa- former well known band leader, is a trois of America’s converging invasion member cf the new platoon that, he is columns cn Attu have united and that row training, and says that he is very part of the Japanese forces are in re- much interested in the training and trt>at will no doubt make a gocd marine. Th* latest news on the battle of Cpl. Scott has been a drill instructor Attu indicated that the plight of the at the marine base in San Diego since Japanese was hopeless unless the ene- his enlistment last July, my high command sent in tlect units -- to support its ground forces. HAYES COMPANY One of the American columns is working inland from Holtz Bay uhile another from the south is mcving into the final battle area. HELD AT FREMONT Funeral service for Mullenix, former local resident, was held at Fremont, la., this afternoon. Mullenix was killed at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md. Regardless of the merits in the dispute, the fact is now apparent that future action m any manner will be ed t0 the Universal Engineering Corp with Gen MacArthurs full approval. One future objective is believed to be c-estruction of the Japanese base Pin* *»* the entire pe Dnnel were at Rahvul, New Gumea. Melvm D,‘vore- Ralph L»*our- Lod;?e Reference to "the fullest means at Vavra and LconaM Drew' P|ant "•»*- Kin* rtl-wel" tind "closest coordina- ery K-r.'ttre Pamm office aork-:. Skaters Waltz ............ Waltenfal ucn," made in Thursday's announce- «There is no reason. Miss Samuelson stars and Stripes Forever ---- Sousa ment 0f the Haley-MacArthur confer- explained, foi * laying signing con---—-— i nee, indicates that the new’ setup tracts for next fall now if the parties I) RocJcmc Ac mav be imiwtant to the first future are satisfied with their terms.) IVliao IVv 01^,110 rVS operation ’ rnurtknilGP Isinitnr Japanese reaction will determine the tra{nln* sta«on at Cedar p‘ns' ^ourinouse Jdiuiur scale of action rnmy win b pvt. ciinton Auxiliary Reaches and Mrs. Pauline Stallman, wife of a former Universal employe who is now in the armed forces. Lieut. Comm. Everett E. Pett*, commandant of the WAVES? naval - awakened sharply and forced to hit Leonard Ross, janitor at the court- |r)a,.jt hal'd. Allied action from two di will present the token lapel buttons A. W. Daniels, p.resident of the corporation, will v*ceive the "E" |-nt A comfort for the supply shelf school janitor and painter at Way- r) 171^ k illino ! was completed during the afternoon land- The change will take place at x ill J. 4 “111 WINS BOND AS PRIZE Announce Initiation The A. D. Hayes company has just i If)W } Alpha of sigma Phi Epsilon j was crmpk been named a winner in a nationwide announCes the formal initiation Tues- pt was gratifying to the members to the end cf the week Food for Freedom contest sponsored day May lg Q{ Donaid Marshall. Mt. j learn that the memberhip quota of by Purina Mills. St. Louis. Mo. The pjeasant Iowa Morrell Rubey, Nor- j lad year has award of a $100 war bond. Approxi- wajj<i conn . Merl Schillerstrom, Bur- mately 3,000 Purina merchants partic- ]*ngtcn ^r.d David Talmadge, Monroe, Membership Quota , _ . . ___________ _ house here, has tendered his resigns- rections possibiy aimed at New Brit-’ from Col. Max A. Brackett, com The American Legion auxiliary met tion in order to accept a position witn ajn> jg possib-lp. j mandant at the Savanna. Ill > oid at the hall Tuesday for its regular Bergh heating and plumbing firm at . I nance depot. The color guard of th covered rish dinner was Wayland. He will be succeeded by \T li/f Everett Monson of Wayland, fcrmei JN clILIG J\lRS8<H EC mcrting. A enjoyed at noon by the members pres Third Dam May Give Way ipated in the contest which covered a New York New York, N. Y. (INS)—A jhird Period of four months. dam in the industrial Ruhr valley ----- cf Germany, six miles south of the Serious Fighting breached Moehne reservoir dam ap- London. England <TNS» <Axis propears ready to give way at any mo- paganda)—ifhe Tokyo ladio in a Application Discussed Application for a temporary guardian in the case of Victorine Doan Ross came hue horn »Vf f Id Washington. D. C. — Massacre bay been filled. There are where he was fcimerly janitor of the at aoutheastem end of Attu Island, now- 176 members in the auxiliary. 1 school. mentioned in navy communiques as Mrs Clifford Chambers, chairman -------- < ne of tw? principal landing places of poppy sales this year, completed THREE FINED FOR rf United States troops in the drive ment. according td information re- |broadcast recorded bv Rrut*/’s ad- agajnst Kenneth L. Doan was dis missed bv Judge Paul H. McCoid on Tuesday after evidence had been heard. Fined on Charge ported today to the NBC correspond- mjtted today that the fighting on the rnt in London. Aleutian island of Attu is “remark* • — ably serious." New Blows In Mediterranean Allied Headquarters in Africa <INS> plans for this sale, May 29, and appointed tho following captain: Anna Mittenberger, Marie McCoy, Bessie MeClaran. Lois Mills Florence Dusen-berry. and Agnes Spry. It was planned to attend in a body, the union Memorial sei vice at the Methodist church Sunday. Mav 23. A cash contribution was voted to the Civil Air patrol. II I Pf AI CKHINf ^®ke the islands from the Japanese, ILLHiUAL rljtlmU act.ually was named for a massacre. Fickr ’ up by ga'.e wardens Huff jjanonaj Geographic society re- and Brn-n aloyg S unk river near thftt Cofisack fur hunters maas- the Fa I kner bridge Fuesday nigh*, ;>cred j- native Aleutians at the point. in 1745. soon after Russians began to move into the island area, s V shaped and formed Paped roints extending into the sea Will Not Hesitate To Bomb Rome Louden. Eng. (INS)- -Under-secre- Charles Bruggemeyer was fined $25 ! Loses 58 Turkeys Wayland. Iowa — Ivan Yoder lost 58 FISHING wardens Huff n ea Tuesday nigh three men were fined on illegal fish ing charges w'hen arraigned! before Justice of the Peace Jamess T. Whiting. The men were Ray H. Elmore. Ernest McDowell and Clifford Joy anri each paid a fine of $25 and cori Tho\ jv.ere accused of u ng ip nets. American Legion will raise the pennant. Van Veehten Shaffer, Cedar Rapids, will preside. APPRAISE RESULTS OF TEST BLACKOUT Des Moines. Iowa (INS*—Civilian defense officials of 29 Iowa counties today appraised results of a test blackout last night, the second within a week in the state The black-out covered the Waterloo, Mason City and Fort Dodge districts. Partition Action —Flying Fortresses and other allied tary of state for air, Captain Harold and costs in the court of Mayer H L. ’ of his turkeys large enough to be on A partition action has been filed tombing planes struck heavy new Balfour, today reiterated that Britain Shock this week on a speeding charge.1 range, presumably by a iox. At any with the clerk cf the court ty Perry par.i and the Island of Pantellcria, a will not hesitate to bomb Rome if the Bruggemeyer was accused of driving rat-- they were dead and scattered ever B. Th mson and Harvey L. Thomsen and Ho'tz Lav on the north side of ber 230 trailers. Two trailers are trails pan! an dthe Island of Pantelleria, a course of the war should render such 55 miles an hour on East Washing- a large territory by some animal that fgainst Myrtle C. Berteimen and)the island are separated by a ridge ported by one large truck -one towed, headquarters communique said today, action convenient and helpful. f°n strprf- h-d sucked the blood. ethers. jv.fih peaks : s*ng so 3.00 fret. the other carried. » The bay) by tooth Burlington Irailer Homes To Galveston Burlington.—Removal of the 375 trailer homes set up here the last two years for war workers and their families has begun. Nearby is a low flat point of land, j A caravan formed to transport the suitable for troop concentrations or j portable units to Galveston, Texas, for even tor n air field. Massacre bay 1 use a w’ar project there, will, num- Hecper and larger than most anchor-ages cn the south side of the island, , it is partly protected at its entrance, y io:ks and islets.

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