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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 8, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky the democratic Victory men ale elected to Public office in the United states in this Century for three reasons one they Are handsome two they Are orators three they stand for something. Sometimes there is a combination of these qualities As in senator John Kennedy of Massachusetts or in vice president Nixon. In the recent Campaign very few of the candidates stood for any High philosophy of life. Most of them smoothed along either on their Good looks or their oratory but there is a reverse Side to that Coin namely that a political party a oppositely and cumulatively is expected to represent up nose and principle readily defined and understood. The Eisenhower administration has not been Able to formulate such a position during its six years of existence 1 except in the realm of foreign affairs where it has recently won some very significant victories a o o j Iii Domestic affairs it has not i arrested the inflation it has not reduced taxes it has not prevent d i the Cost of living from soaring it j has not protected american Indus 1 try from foreign invasion which is a menace to american employment j it Lias not understood the temper of the people which is important in a Republic. There is no evidence that Tho j democrats will do any better traditionally the de atle party i has been for cheap Money which is j inflation. Our present tax Structure was erected by democrats and the democrats have been historically Low Tariff some even favouring free Trade however it is customary in this i country for the people to turn on j a Unity in pow or when there is j dissatisfaction in the land. President Eisenhower s personal popularity is on the Wane he could no pull any part of his party alone j on his reputation As he did 1952 and 1956 vol. So no. 264 it. Pleasant Iowa saturday evening november 8, 19.18 by Carrier 30 per week by mail $7.50 per year quake rocks Illinois air Force n shoot ends in Heartbreak deeds recorded for properties he had no idea a Charte r flyer Robert c. Gable. 29. Is greeted by his wife and daughters a t grand rapids Mic upon his return after flying an armed Bandi t to Chicago. Police met his plane at Midway Airport in Chicago and arrested Walter Molenkamp who had robbed a filling station in the e Michigan City and attempted a getaway by chartering Gables plane. Efficient radio Liaison Between grand rapids and Chicago police f oiled his plot. Give views on reasons for democratic victories Washington up agr i Washington up a demo culture Secretary Era Taft Ben cratic National chairman Paul m. Son s aides today sought to picture Butler today interpreted tues the administration farm chief As a Day s election results As a revolt powerful political campaigner who against president Eisenhower s helped Stem a nationwide dem j economic policies and a voter Dent ratio tide in last tuesdays con i in and for new ones. Gressional elections. In a partial analysis of the election returns the aides pointed out that who invited Benson to Campaign National committee a a decision in their districts won be election l e announce when the com at Hie same time lie clearly implied that he wanted to remain Republican congressmen chairman of the democratic while Only four were Defeated. A Check of the 22 districts showed a number contained very few Farmers. The Victory of Nelson Rockefeller in new York state is due to Many private personal and local reasons and in no Way reflects any Exeen j in Tion to the National reaction Atte. Lost All. Nelson Rockefeller has not j sin farm Belt returns produced losses of Republican House scats such states As Iowa three Kansas two lost. Wisc on two lost Nebraska two taken a position on any Issue that lost and Colorado one lost. The might be called a National Republican position. He ran personally As though he belonged to no party and had no National associations and his election is a personal not a party Victory. Gop also failed to recapture farm Belt seats lost to democrats two years ago in Missouri. South Dakota Iowa and Kansas. Benson contends there was no evidence of a vote against his however it does raise the Issue farm policies. President Charles As to his availability for the1 Shuman of the american farm presidency in 1960 is his Persona Bleness greater than that of John Kennedy or Stuart Symington could he in i960 turn the trend Bureau federation added in a statement today that the congressional election a did not prove anything As far As government against a Republican party which j farm Price support policy is con grows increasingly identical with j the democratic party two years Shuman whose organization has will Tell much at any rate. Nelson j r0neraiiy backed Benson s drive Rockefeller now has a forum from j reduce Price support Levels and which to make himself a National production controls said Contra Mure. But so have Nixon. John Kennedy and Stuart Symington. And so for that matter has Lyndon Johnson who will now be Hie dominant figure in the Cong teas of diction in the results made it impossible to draw any general conclusions. The analysis prepared by Ben Mittee meets dec. 6. He said the deciding Factor in whether he stays or goes would be j his stand on the civil rights Issue. On which he has repeatedly insisted that the party must take a forthright position in support of supreme court de segregation decisions. In interpreting the democratic landslide Victory in the congressional elections Butler sought to reply to president Eisenhower a news conference remarks wednesday. The president said then that j he did not know what the voters j wanted if they were voting for j different policies than those of his administration. Butler told a news conference that 13 of the congressional Dis j tricks in which republicans lost i House seats would have been affected by the depressed area Bill vetoed by Eisenhower. He said republicans were unseated in 29 districts with Rural electrification cooperatives concerned Over administration policy to raise interest rates. Ile said there were nine such Cape canaveral. Fla., up a the air forces last assigned Moon shoot ended in heart break today when the rockets third stage failed to fire. The payload burned up Over Africa after travelling 7,500 Miles in 45 minutes. Made More crushing by a premature announcement that All three stages fired successfully the failure left the nation s immediate Hopes of probing the Moon squarely up to the army. O i o the army which has put up three satellites has two lunar shoots assigned using the Basic hardware of the Jupiter missile program. The first May come next month when juxtaposition of Earth and Moon again is favourable. Today Thor Able rocket topped by an 86.3-Pound payload wound up acting like an intercontinental ballistic missile. It attained a comparable Speed. 16,000 Miles an hour and an Altitude of 1,000 Miles. But an icbms has a nose Cone protected against the terrific heat encountered in re entry. The fibreglass Pioneer ii payload lacking such Protection burned to cinders in the atmosphere Over East Central Africa. The payloads Fate and the area where it burned up were determined by an analysis of world wide tracking information at the air forces space technology laboratories in California. Nearly i 50 bushels Hultquist wins county Corn contest five acre been an seven killed in Ohio crash Norwalk Ohio up a a head on crash on the Ohio Turnpike which was engineered to prevent such collisions snuffed out the lives of seven persons including a family of six. Just before Midnight Friday near Here. President gets limit of ducks Toledo. Ohio upi1 a president Eisenhower shot Down the Legal limit of ducks Early today and then headed for Seattle wash., where he will deliver a major speech monday. The president was up before Dawn to Battle the ducks in the Chilly marshes on the Lake enc shores. He shot Down three mallards and a Black Duck a All the Law allows any Hunter to take a in a Little More than two hours of Hunting. Winners in the Iowa Corn yield contest have bounced. Glenn Hultquist Winfield Rural has won the Honor of producing the ton yield of Corn in Henry county. Hultquist using a a single Cross a seed Corn and heavy Bertili Zer applications was Able to produce 149.9 bushels of no. 2 Corn per acre on his farm near Olds. This is outstanding for tins farm As four years ago when Hultquist took Over the farm the estimated yield was not More than 50 bushels per acre. Second place honors went to a Young Man from mount Wilbur Garrels with 134.7 bushels. This was accomplished with a a a regular hybrid and heavy fertilization. Third place honors went to another Winfield Farmer. Bernard Hultquist. Brother of Glenn Hultquist the county Winner. Bernard had 130.3 bushels per acre. Other county entries and their respective places and yields Are 4 Dewayne Garrels it. Pleasant i 125.99 j 5. Elvin Cornick it. Pleasant 121.82 i 6. Fricke Brothers it. Union 12140 i 7. Robert frisk 118.82 8. Leslie Anderson 118 80 9. Glenn Hookum 116.7 to Herman Anderson 115.46 Chrisinger Swedesburg. Winfield. It. Pleasant Winfield Winfield mount mount songs aides listed incumbent districts in which Urban renewal their districts. Many of these fainted by democrats would have were marginal aides top House members who won re-1 plan Quot a Quot held up because a1 the United states. Each generation i of Ecton it ter Camp Albred Lack of funds and that 27 districts produces its own Type of leadership and these men tit this generation. Senator Barry Coldwater who will not run for president will undoubtedly now become one of the dominant Republican personalities in the Senate. Been affected by the Community facilities loan Bill which died in Congress in the face of administration opposition. Butler also said the gop had serious trouble in 15 states in during the nest two years president Eisenhower will have a difficult. Tune. He will in effect be a lame Duck president. He cannot run for a third term because the districts said. A breakdown of the list showed seven of the districts had less than 5 per cent farm population. In the remaining 15 a a farm districts la incumbents had won their which there had been a drop in 1956 races by comfortable Majori from income. Ties. In four a farm Quot districts the1 Quot incumbents had won in 1956 with son campaigned and where gof cent or less of tile total i incumbents lost were All closely still taking applications at . Applications arc still being taken for the clerk Carrier position at the local Post office. They will be accepted up to nov. 24. Interested persons should make inquiry Al the local Post office for the necessary forms. 11. D. 108.1 12. Keith Mcallister Union 106 13. Roger Mcallister Union 105 14 John Woline Salem 103 15. Leonard Schweitzer. New London 99.73 the Corn yields Given were the bushels actually picked with a Corn picker. The yield contest was sponsored by the Iowa crop improvement association and in Henry county by the it. Pleasant Junior chamber of Commerce. The following deeds have been recorded at the courthouse. Jacob c re Hen Berger to Lorene Gruber property in Section ten of Jefferson township Manning j. Cline Gua Durn tor c. P Smith to Edgar a. Perdue property on North Adams Street Harold f. My let an executor to Edwin John on and Wile property on East Monroe Raymond d. Schlatter and wife to v w mennonite Church property on College Street. Florence j. Wesely and husband to Raymond o. Wymer and wife property on West la try l. Mcallister and wife to Thomas m Barton property on East Madison. Agues b Smith to c e. And Merrott b Smith it a1, property in sections 7, 17 and 18 of Baltimore township Donald c Wilson and wife to r. Evan Copley and wife property in Sheaffer addition Nora stages to Glenn Miller and wife property in Section 21 of township. R. W. electric to Union electric co., property in Salem. Maim Neff it a1, to Nettie Hinkle property in Wayland o in b. White and wife to e wok and wife. Property in Brentwood Heights. Karl de spam it a1, to Thomas m. Martin property in new London. Richard Kerr to Jesse and Grace a Ion quit claim deed. Property in Salem. Agnes e. Hoover it a1. To Mary e. Mccaw property in Winfield John t. Morrow and wife to w. E and Henrietta Taylor property on West Henry. Cora. Alice Pitzer it a1, to George f Swailes property in Section 28 of Center township. Ada Schenk to Clyde e Schenk property in Winfield Maude a. Dold to Elmer s. Werklund and wife property in Rome. C e. Connor and wife to Virgil Lane and wife property in Section ten of Trenton township Ben r Roth to Mary Roth quit claim deed property in Section one of Jefferson township. Emma c. Wenger to Dean and dons Mever. Quit claim deed property in Section ten of Jefferson township. James o Miller and wife to Dwight d Smith property in Trenton. Mildred l. Browdy to Ralph c Gea a and wife property in it. Union. I shocks Felt Over Lar a Midwest area producer arrested a Albert Freedman produced of to quiz show �?o21�?�, appeared at Elizabeth Street police station in j new York where he was booked on two charges of perjury. His grand jury indictment charges he know j singly lied when answering j questions As to whether he supplied questions and answers to contestants on his show before they appeared on the winners of Bonus Bucks Corner Stone service sunday at new Church pleads guilty to robbery 55 per Constitution now forbids it. He vote contested in 1956. All had 5 per will be dependent almost entirely upon democrats to get through any kind of legislation. A snarl will inevitably develop within the Republican party Between those who i will want Nixon to run for president and those who will manipulate the machine that Rockefeller will undoubtedly build to Advance his cause for that office. It was precisely such a conflict tha Defeated Wendell Willkie and Thomas e Dewey Dewey. Has. However so risen in stature since lie Lias been out of office that republicans who cannot accept any rile four districts in which Ben 1 cent or More farm population. Two Cascade men killed in crash Sheaffer group exceeds quota May apply for Holiday season work postmaster Wendell t. Smith. Taking applications from persons interested in working in the mail distribution through the Holiday season. Extra help Wall be added from dec. 13 to 24 Dubuque. Iowa up two Cascade men were killed Friday when the car in which they were Riding was struck broadside by i in or buttons of the employees totalled another car at the intersection of _ _ 2 a . 52 and Corrigan Road near one of the first reports of completion of a segment of the Community fund Campaign is most Gratifying. The report is from the Sheaffer Plant where the Contri fined in mayor s court Donald Adams Olds has be fined $10 and costs in mayor wan Mcbeth s court on a careless rim ing charge filed by City police Dos Moines up Linford r. Pitch 31 Omaha neb., pleaded guilty Friday in Federal court Here to charges of Bank and Post office robbery. I Fitch was arrested with two others Early this week in Nebraska and then brought Here. The other two Are still under investigation. Fitch was charged with being one of the men w to broke into the Mondamin savings Bank at Mondamin oct. 24. And into the state savings Bank at Fontanelle and the Fontanelle Post office oct 8. The Corner Stone laying service for the new Baptist Church will be held sunday morning nov. 9, at 10 30 a. In. The service will be held in conjunction with the regular morning worship service and will begin in the old Church. At about 11 20 a rn., the service will move to the new Church site for the Cornerstone laying. The principal speaker for this service will be or. James Webster president of the Iowa Baptist convelly Ion and pastor of the first Baptist Church of Muscatine. The Corner Stone which was engraved by Ca e memorials of i. Pleasant is cd from the same Bedford Indiana Limestone As is being used on the rest of the building. The Public is cordially invited to this service. Here. The victims were Joseph mens 143 per cent of the quota. There was too per cent participation of the employees. Suffers hip fracture form of Tho new Deal May turn 1 ter and James Davis 63, to him in i960 to save their party j Clarence Redman and Adrian a party cannot exist without Leader Hogan 40, both of Clinton were Grace Roberts was admitted to ship. Of those who favored Robert. Injured and hospitalized Here at memorial Hospital Friday after a. Taft few remain. The Eisen mercy Hospital. Bower element is now limited to second crop apples falling and breaking her hip authorities said Redman and Friday morning. Mrs. Edith Wil new Yolk state. Republicans May Hogan were in a car driven by pts found her on the floor of her find in Dewey a Prospect of a Redman which struck a car in Home and called the doctor a Citable leadership. Which Menster and Davis were this is indeed a queer picture Riding. The car was driven by but the 1958 election was a or Menster a son. David. 18 hide to i960 and must be regarded authorities were investigating As such. And needs to carefully for an analysis of trend of Public opinion in one of the few really free countries left on the face of the Earth. A few yellow transparent apples a studio t i the Accident for possible tiling of freshly picked were brought to the h e charges. News by Dwight messenger. Pick my yellow transparent apples is there Are More than 40.00j not unusual but picking them in franchised new car dealers in the november is and the fact that they copyright. 1958, King features j u. ,8. Pennsylvania has the most a it re second crop apples is even Syndicate. In i �?2.654�?and Nevada the least 87 More unusual in mayor s court Edwin Gholson. It. Pleasant has been fined $10 and costs in mayor Wade Mcbeth s court on an intoxication charge filed by City police memorial Hospital Noti s admired Friday mrs. Esther Hockett admitted saturday or s. Frank Monson mrs. Lovie Mcallister of it. Union Mike of Conner dismissed saturday John Kelly of Winfield Linda Venghaus of Winfield mrs. Robert Burden and baby b y Stanley Huston births Friday girl to or. And mrs. Marion a Anderson of Olds births saturday girl to or. And mrs. David i Gulley of Columbus turn Hor seven Duck Hunters fined fold Christmas seals for mailing Des Moines up a Federal judge himself a Duck Hunter Friday fined seven other Duck Hunters $10 each for not having plugs in their shotguns judge e. R hic Kin who said to has a a warm spot in his heart for men who will by Hunting equipment and sit for hours in a Duck Blind told the seven Hunters he thought their violations were not intentional he told them the Law requiring plugs which limit the capacity of the guns to three shells each was intended to prevent greedy Hull ers from taking too Many ducks the seven Hunters were William Allgood and Franklin Greenhalgh. Oskaloosa. Fred g Frye Des Moines Robert l. Renshaw Bouton Charles Jones Bloomfield Wray p. Bassett Moulton and 1 Glen Mccullough Corydon 1 it plea. Ant girl scouts from the seventh eighth and senior troops folded Christmas seals at the methodist Church saturday morning in preparation for the la Ary county tuberculosis association workshop which will be Brid at Tho Church wednesday nov. 12. At the workshop Volunteer workers will prepare Over 5,000 letters for mailing dec. 14. Tin Semi annual tuberculosis associations Board of directors meeting v ill be held in conjunction with the workshop. A luncheon will be served at noon. Results of the a Bonus Bucks drawing Friday evening were isl prize a mrs. Delmar Barton Salem 2nd prize mrs. Donald Nicholson Wayland 3rd prize Donna Rodgers Winfield. Mrs. Barton received $50 in a Bonus Bucks Quot for 1st prize As she was inside Harrison s 5c to $1.00 store at 8 00 . When the winners were announced. Mrs. Nicholson and Donna Rodgers would have received $25 in a Bonus Bucks each if they had been in one of the participating stores but As a Consolation prize each will receive $5 in a Bonus Bucks. Every Friday night at 8 00 . The three winners of tile a Bonus Bucks Quot arc announced inside each of the participating stores. You Mas be inside one of these stores and claim your a Bonus Bucks at the time the names Are announced. Next Friday november 14, there will be a total of $100 in Bonus Bucks. As an added attraction five 5 turkeys will be Given free at the same time that a Bonus Bucks Quot Are announced. Last night s winners of the five 5> turkeys were Jean Keefe 407 s. Jackson it mrs. Richard Dircks 501 e. Main Street new London mrs Higgins 407 s. Walnut it. Pleasant Frank Wesely route no. 2 it. Pleasant and Lillie e Berg from Swedesburg. These people tailed to claim their turkeys at the time of the drawing. Next Friday november 14, five 5� More Turkey will be Given free and winners will be announced at 8 00 . In the a Bonus Bucks Quot stores. You should make plans now to be in it. Pleasant every Friday night in Case you Are a Winner of either a Bonus Bucks Quot or turkeys next Friday night will be the last time turkeys Wall be Given along with Quot Bonus Bucks but. The big Turkey Day is coming. St. Louis to up a t ii e to earthquake in nearly to years sent Sharp tremors through the Southern half of Illinois and parts of Indiana Kentucky Ani Missouri Friday night. There wore no reports of Bajurny o damage but mayor Fred Hon do son of Herrin. Iii said a was knocked out of bed thousands of residents told police that the rumbles resembled everything from the sound of a Jet breaking the sound Barrier to that of a Large truck passing by. Shocks were Felt As far West As St. Louis mo., and As far East As Louisville ky., and scientists said the shaking occurred sporadically within a 125-mile radius of the Point of origin. Or. Rossil Henrich head of St. Louis University geophysics department said the quake was recorded on the school s Seismograph at a magnitude of 4 or 5. He characterized the quake As a very Sadden Jolt and said its magnitude was recorded on a scale on which a top earthquake would Register less than 9. The originating Point he said was somewhere in the general arca of the juncture of the Ohio and Wabash Rivers where the boundaries of Illinois Kentucky and Indiana touch. A series of three major faults underlying thus area Hon Rich said has caused quakes in tile past including a weak one in 1945. He said Friday nights quake was the most intense recorded since april 12, 1899. The first tremors were recorded at 8 41 p. In. A s. T. And lasted about five seconds in the originating area. Vibrations were Felt As Long As 14 minutes after the initial Shock. Sandra Fiete Speaks on trip to Russia Sandra Fiete Iowa Wesleyan coed w to went to Russia Spring to play basketball on the u. S team against the russians was the speaker at Alpha Theta religious society on the Iowa Wesleyan Campus thursday. She spoke on her experiences and told How they related to better understanding the meeting was at the Home or. And or. Warren Steinkraus. After the program a Busine. Meeting arranged for a deputation team to conduct a worship Servet at tile my mental health Institute. Those who will take par1 Are Penalope Cecil a Tuxen my. Flora Beaumont. Kampsville Wise. Cecilia Arnold. Cedar rapids Sharon Vincent Rockford 111 Paul Pennington Columbo. Junction and Fred , it hand caught drives tractor with feet the a Bonus backs of the it. Pleasant chamber of com a Mere announces that wednesday nov. 19, will be Turkey Day in it . Fifty turkeys have been purchased and will be Given Anay free at 2 30 . On that i Day. You must be present to claim i your Turkey at the time of the. Drawing. Each time you Are in Cue of the Quot Bonus Bucks stores be i sure and Register As the same tickets will be used in the drawing for turkeys. I Fairport Iowa up a Davis Buchele 46, Rural Fairport drove his tractor half a mile Friday with his feet after his hand became entangled in his Corn picker being towed by the tractor Buchele used his feet to Driva the tractor in Low sear while his hand was clamped in the picker near the elevator mechanism. Lee Wainscott jr., driving Aion a nearby Toad noticed Buchele and freed him by disassemble.? some of the gears on the com picker Buchele lost two fingers in the mishap and was reported in Good condition in a Hospital Here. Three additional workers listed grass fire cars delay trucks accepts resignation Washington up presided t Eisenhower today accepted the resignation of j. Ernest Wilkins As assistant Secretary of labor to International affairs and named George Cabot Lodge to firemen were called to extinguish a grass lire behind the John Short property South Ollie armory on South Walnut Street at 9 30 . I Friday. The Many cars at the scene j caused a Jam up and the second fire truck had trouble getting to the fire. Three names Are to be added to tile list of those assisting the i House to House Calls for the com j Trinity Chest fund drive they Are m mrs. Max deals area and Are mrs. John Mcdowell mrs. R Are Galer and mrs. Leo Brau. More than 55.000 accidental deaths in the u. S. Each year take place Iii such Public As highways and Parks. This is about three fifths of the nation s total Accident toll

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