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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 2, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I .......... Until Jan. 3 Sugar—VS (Book I) 5 lbs, Shoe*—Airplane I (Bk 3) Indefiy Shoes—18 (Book I)—I nek* Ani tellyTHE MT PLEASANT NEWS CANNED GOODS A, B, C , Green 'Bk 4) expire Der. 3D X, V. Z Blue iBk. 2) exp re Nov. 20 Meats, Butter. Lard, etc. G, II Brown (Bk. 3) expire Dec. 4 VOL. LXXI, No. 257 THE By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Feature* 8yn dJcate. Inc , Reproduction In Pull o un Part Strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON — Al ONE POINT, the British certainly have not outstripped us in publicity. Few p opp- in (his country know that nearly three-fourths of the force which has been fighting on the Italian fr< nt an British, The Amel lean spotlight has been centered naturally, on our General Eisenhower, in command, and our General Mark Clark running the Fifth army. However, half of Clarks socalled American army is British, and, of cour e. the entire Eighth arm;, in action is British Our total force may be slightly more than one-fourth, however, as it is probable that the f ifth army is larger than the Eighth But while insisting upon realism regarding British superior publicity, world business acumen, and eagerness for empire world bases, it also is only fair to report realistically taal British casualties were larger than ours in Sicily .as well as Tunisia and Italy. This is important Jor another reason, It unpile, the bulk of our armies have been kept available for new or reinforcing actions. F. D. R. Orders Coal Miners Seized Fifth Army on Move in Italy German Defenses Cracked By U. S. and British Troops They’ll Do It Every Time - - Algiers, 'INS? In a spectacular move against the flank anchors of the, new German line running from the! vn t coast ’o the Venafro mountains 'he United State Filth army today} pierced through and threatened the Germans’ most formidable defenses south of Rome American troops shattered the German right flank anchor by storming the towering ridge of the Ma lese chain, therewith placing them-' selves in control of the upper eastern t Voltumo valley and the Isernia highway, The British of ‘he Fifth army stayed on the left flank and made an equally spectacular move by smashing the I German end of important positions on the Massieo ridge and capture of Casanova. This formidable barrier, apparently about to fail into Allied hands dominates ail aporoaohes from a radius of many miles Its fall would practically compel the enemies within to consider a general withdrawal to the Gorigiiano river. President Orders Coal Production To Start Wednesday Lieutenant Little Burlington, Makes Forced Landing Mines Taken by Government For Second Time ‘The following story was written by Sergeant Marion D Bailey of Atlanta. Ga., a marine co ps combat correspond on* .) Somewhere in the Southwest Pacific — (Delayed* — GNS) — First Lieut. J George B Little, 25. of Burlington, la., a Maline torpedo bomber pilot, sacs theres one thing he’ll know when he {goes heme after the war. “And that's how to make a forced landing on water at night in a shot-up!l5 Washington. D. C—President Roosevelt, confronted w.th another general coal trike Monday night seized the mines a second time and authorized Secretary of Interior Harold Ickes to conclude bargaining contracts wi’h thymine rs, subject to the war labor board (WLB >. Rejecting the course of waiting another day or more for the United Mine Workers leadership to ac', 'he president announced his order 2 hours and m.nutes after the union's policy Fleenor Dispersal Sale To Be Held On Thursday MOSCOW AGREEMENT W. C. Bouge, Former BLASTSJAP HOPES ^ M Is ——— | 7 Released from Jai! CONT IRMA- removed Marshal I from command of his and shipped him to the 1 na’undy has been hard* th< Swiss report ii no! Al nfORITATTVI HON ’is it Hitler ha von Kesselrii Italian force! Russian iron to find, but doubt true The change however, cannot imply that Hitler let down in Italy to plug the w idening holes in Ras sa I ruth is, Marshal Rommel encountered personal friction with Keheiring, an air corps general. Rommel probably en- Russian Troops Threaten Germans With Annihilation Moscow, Russia, (INS* — Thousands upon thousands of German and Rumanian troops today faced annih.la-tion or capture, cut ofl in the Crimea, or in danger oi entrapment by the jaws of % rapidly closing Soviet pincer in the Dnieper bend. Du vers Expected from 2(1 States. Offering Consists of IOO Head of Herefords Washington, (INS' -Highly authors'! ave diplomatic sources in Washing-tcn said today the Moscow agreement blasts any hopes Japan may hold of getting a compromise or a negotiated (ar Being Held by Sheriff; Pay Fine for Driving Without License One of the larges sales of pureb^d cattie to be held in Iowa this fail will be held at City View farm, just no: th Of Mi. Pleasant on Th im iv of tin week when Rey F)< ’nor will hold a dispersion sale of IOO head of choice The nazis and the Rumanian satellites were trapped in the Crimea when Hereford cattle. The sale will be- held the Red army cut their last avenue of a tent, apd ii is expected hat buy-escape by land with the capture of ^s {r rn as far as New- Hampshire will the Perekop be present. Breeders from 20 skates h Ukranian have Indicated they would be here to army burst the formidable Turkish bid r-n the offerings. wall and surged into the Crimea over The sale is headed bv the Herd Bv. I choral latter* which might th(. exaf,t route followed by the nazis Via Marcaido 10th and together with peace in the Pacific. Attention was called to the fact that under the Moscow pact the United States, Gnat Britain and China have solemnly sledged they will wage war against Japan unti that country surrenders unconditionally. This represents the first time that “»*»> » 1910 Buick automobile from I plane.” committee adjourned for the day wlth- • "I learned this little lesson,” Lieut.! out reaching a decision on sending the Lifie reported, “one night coming back j miners ba^k to work, from a strike over Kolombangara Wednesday Deadline “I knew I’d been hit by ack-ack j Virtually all production had ceased when I dumped my bombs, but I didn’t. is the president called on the nation’s know how badly until I had that hor- half-million miners to be at their post rib I experience cf hearing my motor Wednesday morning. skip “Coal must be mined,” the chief ex- “I not rnly had myself to think cc ut. ve declare d. “The enemy does not atom, but nay turret gunner and radio wait." gunner a1 o. I looked outside to see' Icke> immediately signed an order wha? the possibilities of a water land- seizing all coal mines producing 50 ing were .and everything was black as tons or more daily where a work stop-pitch. Trying to set a plane down in page has taken place cr is threatened, the ocean on a night like that, I knew.1 The presidents of the various coal would be almost suicidal. So I just companies affected by Ickes' order crossed mv fingers and prayed that I were designated as operating managers. could get back to the field. They we ie instructed to fly the Ameri- Willard C. Bouge a former resident of Salem was released from the county jail last evening when he had been held in connection with th* illegal re- “ln a lew minutes I knew it would van flag at the mine property and post be nrmosible. A water landing it notices of government possession of the would have to be. I told my gunners mines. in ViaTonette 2nd., top female in the By which Mr. Flee-price exceeding g I ne*-red Kesaeirings removal. Incidentally, *Uen, War jBect^I#* tfpettfcop and Armyanak on Stimson intimated the nazis migh. sn- isthmus And the Four! fer "a miiiuoy biwa- fen on the spilth Russian fiord ne cha not mean to suggest a bring peace Outside off; la I life here, wpjf^ trtey Invaded the Crimean penin- 21 other bulls, 24 cows with calves, 12 many have been hoping and pra.vmg fiuja ^ars a^ bred cows and 20 heifers will make up for such a decisive resu;* before Chrbt-j According to an official* communiqu* he offering. Included will be tile cow mas but no official comment has suggested such a pos*tt>ili y. Mondays fighting In the past 48 hours The Way Ranch sale - 1 the communique said more than 6.000 nor purchased at a THE WHOLE INTERNATIONAL Qerman officers and men and “vast $2000.00. pol)' e force notion chopped almost en- quantities” of material were captured. The sale wall be an outstanding tirely out of the senate debate. Even _____ New Dealing Senator Pepper, who only « ^ TI* I* a few months back, was talking about irges Junking oi a world tate and an international 4 4 Tk*l < army, did not bring up the first sub-, Ulfl iVUtOmODllGS ject and conceded that an internation-1 _____ al force was a matter of future discussion a long way off, This enabled critical Senator Van Nuys to say—and rightly—that ti* Connally resolution did not promise such a force. The idea seems thoroughly dead. Ohma has joined with the United States and Great Britain in a joint official declaration to apply the policy of ttBCOtiriitional surrender to Japan to stand by, then nosed the plane downward. .“The altimeter needle dropped slowly. I prayed it was right, because I the State of Tennessee. _ , . ..... didn’t like the thought of seeing fish to the information wired ° & According from the sheriff of Knoxville, Tennessee, Bogue had purchased the car on a conditional sales contract and had removed the car over the state line without the consent of the holder of the contract The seizure put into effect the criminal Dei.alnes of the war labor disputes act. These may be imposed upon anyone found guilty of encouraging an interruption of production. Juchre Newell Tells About New Rules of Procedure Judge E O. Newell was the guest speaker at the Rotary meeting follow-even t among Hereford breeders of the in3 the '.inner a* he Braselton hotel j entire canny. Mr. Keen or is retiring Monday evening. He spoke interest-, I rom the purebred cattle business an: ing Iv on ’.re applicability of the new* is disposing of his entire herd. swim past the cockpit while the altimeter said I still had a hundred feet to go. “I went down until I was 30 feet off the watei. Then I leveled off. lowered my landing flaps, and let the plane to make the break the blow. "When I felt the firsA bump I glanced at the altimeter. It said zero, and I blessed the man who made it. Washington, ti NS—H M. Faust, WRB salvage director, called today for the junking of many automobiles still being operated on highways because. he said, they are “unfit for ,>afe transportation ’ Ramsever, 68, Dies; Former Congressman Rotarians Hear Dulac I Th* cr is being held bv Sheriff <*™P ioot *«« «« “ About Court Rules |cllne and bf SOId by him to a tail hit.fmst rn order to bret local buyer and the funds remitted to the owner in Tennessess. Bogue paid a fine of $13.60 on the charge of operating a car without a license, the charge being filed by Sheriff Manning Cline. Bogue had been working in Tennessee and had endeavored to secure gasoline to go to New Orleans where he I had work. He was refused gasoline b*. j the local rationing board when it was I discovered that he did not have an a hypo-*H Allies Invade Bougainville In Bold Dash rules of procedure of . toe courts as they relate to the general public. He ii I us: rated his talk by citing th:tical jury case to show the saving in time under the new rules of procedure. ‘A” card on the automobile. “There was a second bump of the ^.a^airc( tail; then, with a splash, we were in. Immediately I began climbing out of my chute and out of the cockpit. But my gunners were ahead of me. They already had the life raft out and inflated by the time I stepped to the wing. “We paddled around that night for about five hours, finally reaching shore Allied Headquarters in the Southwest Pacify:*—American ground forces Empress Augusta bay in a i bold invasion of west-central Bougainville island at dawn Monday, 260 miles away from Japan's big key base of Ra-baul. Cognizant that this ufy move threatened to unhinge the entire Japanese position in the southwest Pacific and that the enemy must consider strong counter measures. Gen. Douglas Mac- TODAY’S MARKETS Washington, D. C.—Christian Wilton- I Faust said that the shortage of What is more likely to happen along mechanics ^as caused many drivers to ham Ramsever. 68. former Iowa this line w*as suggested in this column operate cars that are in need of seri- gressman, now a commissioner o* toe pulished Thursday. October 28. reveal- oa5 repairs These machines, he add- court of claims, died suddenly CHICAGO LIVESTOCK Chicago. 111. — HOGS. 25,000 including 12,000 direct; weak to IO cents low- 10 Richard Hill Passes Away In Burlington Hospital I t . . , , . .. „ Arthur said: at about one oclock in the morning, i * T „,5n 1 “If the Jap fleet comes out, I will welcome it. I will throw everything we Lieut. Little, a graduate cf Grinnell college, Grinnell. la., in 1940, and a former glass company employee at Burlington, enlisted Nov. 8, 1941. He received his wings Get. *23, 1942, at Corpus Christi, Texas. eves!- ous repai|*S- These machines, he add- court of claims, died suddenly in mg expectations that thL country will ^ should be junked after their usable Washington Monday after a ceiebial cr on weights 190 lbs. up, others have a 5-to-l ratio over the British parts are salvaged so that their metal hemorrhage, cents to 15 cents lower; good and J away at the end of the war, uould «serve a iar better purpose for Judge Ramseyer came to congress as choice 190 lbs. up. 14.15 to 14.45; prac- Such a navy should provide adequate the war.as hajf of a sheli or part of a a republican representative from tical top 14 45; few 14.50; 170-190 lbs., policing for our way of life, especially gun.. Bloomfield. la., in 1915 and served 13.C3 to 14.25; 150-170 lbs., 13.25 to as no other nation aside from the Bri-} Faust said that scrap shipments continuously until 1933. He was de- 13 <5, sows aiound IO cents lower, bulk tish can now* be assumed to hold or from automobile graveyards in Sep- CHESTER H. LUNDQUIST 1 NOW REPORTED KILLED FROM CHICAGO FACTORY teated in the primary election in 1932 geed and choice 300-550 lbs., 13.85 to in the intra-Republican contest which 14.10. resulted from the congressional redis- CATTLE: saleable 7,000; calves 1.000; tricting of that year. general market active and strong to 25 ----- cents higher ; most Iv IO to 15 cents up; NAVY TAKES EQUIPMENT stoockers and feeders, steady to strong; keep anything which might be tal.ed ^ember increased ll percent over Aug a navy beyond the cessation of hostil- ^ Automobile- wreckers bought 61, ities. We also will have an air force ggQ cars ^ september. superior beyond comparison, although,! _ of course, the Russians will have the largest land army Why create an international policing force when we already will have one ^ ^ afloat? This greatest sea strength in Word was received today by Mr. and Chicago, all history should itself enable us to Mrs. Oscar Lundquist of Winfield that stepped into a Chicago war plain today licai top welgbty sausage bulls 12.00 to -ii J2.25; vealers steady at 14.50 down. 111., (INS) The fed steers 13.50 to 16.25; top 16.65; fed heifers scarce; mixed offerings. 16.00; bulk, 13.00 to 15.50; cutter cows 8.25 Nayy down; good range cows to 12.50; prac- and removed all Navy-owned equip- assure fair world trade, use or negoti- their son, Chester H. Lundquist, 26. ate in return for British safety for has been killed in action when his merit and machineiy because the com- control of bases formerly exclusively plane, a Flying Fortress, was shot down pany is not fulfilling contracts so rap- British, and maintain our democratic , over Germany. Lundquist was the top as desired. principles ‘turret gunner in the ship. I T*16 sudc.cn action, unpiecedented in __| He had been reported missing in ac- ^ie Chicago area, was taken in the HEAVY MYSTERIOUS SHAKE-’ tion on August 12 but the word re- Ajax Engineering Company plant DOWN of lend-leaxe and economic ceived today was to the effect that he which was producing binoculars, sex- warfare buying bureaus by foreign had been killed. , tanks, and other navigation instru- econornic administrator Leo Crowley The flyer visited his parents and reb ments. apparently has several hidden angles, attves in the county in May, flying . 11A MMI JAH CVTFD -* because Mr., from Washington state to the east and F I Ht,L HAN ISL Al FN I C.K- SHEEP saleable, 5,OGO; lambs steady. Best native and western lambs 14.00 down, some held higher; yearlings, 111*0; slaughter ewes. 4 50 to 5.25. Saleable estimates for Wednesday: cattle, 12,000; hogs, 13.000; sheep. 5,000. Richard Hill, three month old son of Pvt. and Mrs. Jacob Hill, passed at eight oclock Monday evening at the Burlington Hospital as a result of a mastoid operation. The father is in the U. S. Army serving overseas and had never seen his son. Mrs. Hill is the former Betty White. The body of the baby is at the Cookes Funeral home pending funeral arrangements. nave against it.’’ This invasion of Bougainville, translating into ai*, naval and amphibious action strategv planned by Gen. Mac Arthur, Admiral Halsey and other high officials, moved the Allies 200 miles I Ap a I pi JTD riTTQ from the scene of their recent victories rrnrn ai a mi T/~)D CT A MID cen'!ai Solomons rtULKAL LIQUOR blAMr The attacking t e which achieved - lits initial landings with such surprise Des Moines, GNS* — Iowa this year that litUe opposition was encountered, has 2221 holders of federal liquor j thus t>ypassed Japanese positions on stamps according to a list of those pay- southern Bougainville and placed all ing tile liquor tax through the Office enemy fanes there in peril if they of Internal Revenue Collector E. S. Birmingham. The number is a decrease of 75 from last year’s peak of 2296 Largest permit buyer was the Iowa chose to remain. The Japanese positions on the Short-land islands, 15 miles south of Bougainville and on newly invaded Treasury and Choiseul islands also were by- Average Prices for Farm Products State Liquor Control Commission whirl passed obtained one for each of its 177 stores., The Americans gained their beach-> The $27.50 federal stamp protects' head about half way up the west coast the holder against federal prosecution f ot the largest Se lemon island, the last 15 Congress seems to like it. Crowley has the reputation of a receiver in bankruptcy for inefficient, wasteful, or mismanaged government bureaus. On the other hand. Mr. Roosevelt organizations) the prominent positions at then to England. Lundquist was a TAINS AT PARTY graduate of the Olds High school, | Ethel Hannum entertained a group -------of chikiim-i, fifteen in number, f oui generally a third hand in new deal re- second grade at Saunters school a Halloween party from three to LOCAL HOG MARKET <Krey Station) Market 10c lo we Top $13 70; 160 to 180 lbs., $13.10 to $13.50; 190 to 330 lbs., $13.60 to $13.70; packing sows $13 to $13,30. generally likes to reorganize bureaus to be occupied bv brain-truster Laugh- o’clock Saturday afternoon at her in popular disfavor before Congress (un Currie and Justice department's home en Not th Harrison sire > can get to investigating them. By | C:car Cox suggest the new deal is tak- After having a jolly t ine playing Changing personnel in advance, he ing even stronger control of the former games, refreshments cf ice cream, takes the political curse off congres- business man’s <Stettinius> agency, doughnuts, and hot chocolate were sional exposes. either in preparation for the coming served by Eihel’s mother, Mrs. R:bt. But, on the third hand, (there is election or what. Hannum. LOCAL MARKETS Eggs—39c Sweet Cream—52c. No. I cream -51c. No. 2 cream—50c. Heavy Hen.‘*--21c. Leghorn Hens—19c Heavy springs—23c Leg hears) springs—20c Cox—16c Unit Oct 1942 Corn ........ bu. $0 69 Wheat ....... bu. 1.06 Oats ......... bo. 42 Barley ....... bu 57 Rye .......... bu -56 Soybeans ..... bu. 1.55 Flaxseed ..... bu. 2 23 Hogs ........ cwt. 14 IO Beef Cattle .. cwt 13 10 Veal Calves . cwt 13 30 Sheep ...... cwt. 6.20 Lambs ...... cwt. 12 40 Milk Cows .. head 100.00 Horses ...... head 88 00 Mules ...... head 93.00 j Chicken- ..... lb. .177 I Eggs ........ doz. .326 ' Butterfat lb. 48 .Milk t whoip- I sale) cwt. 230 Wool ......... lb. ’.I Hay, Al (loose* ton 6 70 Ort. 15 1943 $0.94 I 35 .72 1.05 .98 I 83 2.81 14 IO 13.GO 13.40 5.90 12.70 12200 96.00 108.00 .220 .399 .52 2.55 .42 10.60 for liquor dealing but does not protect him from state charges of violation cf state laws or local ordinances. The only holder in Mt. Pleasant is the Henry County Veterans Club Des Moines led other cities with 255 stamps. Ottumwa had 74 and Burlington 68. one between the invaders and Rabaul. U. S. CRUISER SAVANNAH DAMAGED BY BOMB KNOX SAYS FLEET IS READY FOR JAPS Washington. D C. < INS)—Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox revealed to-da” that American Marines carried out •he invasion of Japanese-held Bougainville island in*the Solomons and also that the United Stales fleet is ready to fight the Japanese anywhere. Washington. D C. * INS)—The Navy disclosed today that the American light cruiser Savannah was damag'd by an enemy bomb off Salerno, Italy, and (hat “mate-ial damage and some casualties were sustained.” At the lame me the Navy released I ' iv rh: whirl! showed the damage and aho a number of dead ara we un rd on he c’leck of th* cruiser. “Crspite th damage th PLANE PRODUCTION IN OCTOBER AT NEW HIGH Washington. D. C. (INS)—Donald M. Nelson, chairman of the War Production Board, revealed today that aircraft production in October reached a new record of 8,362 planes—slightly Savannah higher than the rate of 100.000 planes a cont need to operate against t)lv year .-.et bv President Roosevelt shortly enemy effectively.** the Navy added. J tut r Pearl Harbor.

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