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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 13, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fun Oil I lentil Jan. 3 Sugar—29 I) ......5 lbs. Shoes—Airplane I (RU 3) Indefly Shoes—18 (Rook I)—Indefinitely THE MT PLEASANT NEWS CANNID GOODS A. R. C . ( rem Bk I) expire D?c. 21 X. V. Z Bin? (Bk. 2) e\p re Nov. 21 Meats, Butter, Lard, etc. G, II, .I Brown iBk.3) expire Der, I NOL. LXXI, No. 267SAH KOAY, NOY. 13, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA With County Men And Women In The Service Ni a acidic A/I Leland ( Olson, 171. 21 6 A C II J q in 15 44-C M r- ced, Leland ha. entered his basic training. IM K' un , N br 2nd 1.1. Glen Mr-< abe, co-; dot on cl Mi Harry McCabe, Mi Paa ant I O’* a, ha.- finished hi., training at the ArniAir Base at K. carney. Neb; ., and has received hi wing' He ha. been in servi e since CX' 14, 1142 Pi N w looi* l*vt Darrel VV Donnotiy 37078184 C C 5 th Bn lith Trig R' it, Camp Fa limn Texas, Pv Dounolh . iffered a knee injury and is in a ho .spital at Camp Fannin. Pi N* a amir* Pvt Dale R Anderson. :>7*.70i 7f» Ani » x Sci vice, Co. A AKI C F i t Knox K US Ai my. Dale will have a o r ndav Nov 20 War Pacific Increases Ne a address: Car xten.se n. 33 rn O B Ii 8 Ar 2fid Ll Gordon I) Ba Defen e Cia ty. Bn I C, C mp Big Waste Paper C ampaign Planned New York A nation wide campaign lo collect waste paper lor the war effort will be undertaken soon by the country's newspapers. Linwood I. Noyes, president of the American Newspaper Publishers' association. said recently the drive was requested bv Donald M Nelson, war prdooction chairman who in a telegram to Noyes, asserted that a raw material shortage threatened to bog down war production Farmers Urged to Share Shipments They’ll Do It Every Time - - - c*ouaty/HiLgave his OATH HE'D TAKE THI MISSUS SHOPPING TG DAV put he Simply couldn't miss the football BROADCAST I spout r think adp once in YOUR Ur E OU'P TPY TO KEEP A PEO'1'* SE yOU KNOW I ‘ YOU SAID Olin HELP t/r p!-K Ol,T A ftXCCJAT T«fe AFTER-v NOON' AW,BUT HONEY'THIS IS THE BIG GAME OF the VEAR I GOTTA LISTEN TO IT I I A GOT A BET ON THE AGGIES./ I SEE, irs STARTING NOW' Total of 65 Japanese Warships Sunk or Damaged This Month AT CENTER, rf2ADAl T7I/V/ \ 'GCCTX L' ' ma' Hew River, N C t pl. ( aril Keg isle k, J. It* . ’n ai. ; th* lr lit ti* daughter Don- Mae. of Midland, Texa arc vlouting at the horn* ol Mr Register parents, M and Mi - Guy Sinikm south of Mi. Pl-a ant Mrs. Register and Doris truck i ilia- Par met every when- kno w transportation I scarce and t c lion will get worse' bri re it gel > any better Producer of livest ck are face,: with a particularly serious truck prob-lem a the peak hipping season le ones its climax in December and January. The supply of new trucks is dwindling; operator, are finding it increasing! * ffii WIDOW OF SOLDIER WHO SELECTED ‘THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER’ DIES Jap* Clari To Have Kit Nine U.S. Ships iii Solomons Mae a;13 return to I • xa and Attempts to Board Train At Fairfield While Drunk Fairfield. Iowa Paul Melton, who ga.( in home as Ottumwa caused a slight Delay in a (.’ B <v Q ;u * n~* . train here late Wednesday afternoon Meltin who is crippled, attempted to th* pa ‘liger depot. Tile fart that inboard the tram as it pull***) awa', from was gloriously c.runk made his plight dangerous as lf clung to the n ar of the engine.. lit I ton ’a ill no doubt have a little time to tiling over his mistakes, since he ans fined SKM) and costs in Justice enure or 30 days and nights in the Jefferson county ut ll H* appeared before Justice qf the Peace J. R Peters yesterday morning after he was arrested Thursday afternoon by chiel of police John Clarridge. James W. Bates, 82, Taken bv Death Mr Jame W Bat* 82 prominent retired farmer, died at his country Lorn* in Merlon t ) a reship at 8.15 p. rn Fi iday. He had been in failing health for many months. He I- .a:a/, d b’* hts w.ie |nd two children. Mr. Harold Hulme and B- r-nard Bates, b th living on farms near by. Al.o surviving is one brother. Isaac Bates, of Mt. Pleasant FURO)al service will be held at Finley c impel at 2 p. m.. Monday. The bod will be taken from the Crane funeral home to the Bates re id* nee Sunday, morning. Captain Huttig Now Major Huttig Ii is now Major John N. Huttig, United States Army Air Corps, according to word received today by Dr. Stanley B Niles, president of Iowa Wesleyan College. Major Huttig, commanding officer of the 82nd College Training Detachment at Iowa Wesleyan College, has been here some months Tile message received by Dr. Niles I rom the Adjutant General’s office in Washington, D C., stated that “In rec-cgnition of his fine service. Captain Jobn N. Huttig has been advanced to the rank of Major. parts; and exp . a need drivers are being absorbed mere rapidly by the armed force P .bise spirited men in the live lock Industry have recommended a program rn each OLT District designed to relieve the pressure of truck her1 age by extending the usefulne of each truck without adding to its mileage requirements. The sucres of th*-/* plan.* depend. i jxjn t. e full coop ration of all live-tcck producer Y?*u ran help b: 1 Build a cr.ut* to pf* d F-.idmg 'n your f arm 2 Have y ur livestock ready to load when the trucker arrives 3 C.til ’.our trucKer a* lad ten da> or two weeks in advance of the time you expect to hip 4 Cooperate -Aith your trucker on part-load hipments and he will be able to move more livestock in less tune 5 When you cancel .-hipping arrangements, let your trucker know as soon as you hav** decided not to market your live lock. Observing these recommendations which have b*-en made by your Arca Livestock Trail port a lion Advisory committee will help you k**ep livestock moving to market in an orderly manner and assure availability of necessary truck service to move your livestock. 1 Remember- Production without trails portation L a orthless. ll you have a particular livestock trucking problem. ta.. ,n y ;ur USDA Wax Board Oh airman a- he is a member of your county committee. Henry County Hits High Mark in Third War Loan Purchases in County I 74 of Quota; Percentage Highest of Any Adjoining County I ...ur* r♦•leased today by E A. Hay* of this city District Director of the Third War Loan Drive, shows that Henry County, as usual, did an outstanding job in purchasing Bonds for Freedom" during September and Oc-U ber in the Third War Loan Cam ps ign. Henry County citizens and institu-’ lo: , purchased at total of $1,226,293.00 worth of bonds, as against a quota of $70' 100.00 or 174'2 ol the quota assigned In the ale ol “E” bonds, the ones to be paid lo years hence, the county selling tor 75 cents or. the face value, purchased bonds amounting to $369 -243.00, as against a quota of S403.100.00. I oi 92 % of the ouota a -signed. A cord mg to Mr. Hayes this county had the highest percentage of quota (I any county adjoining Henry county. Slot Machine Operators Names Listed In Report EX'S Moines. la. INS)—The Internal Revenue Office of low,! today released a list of 1,164 names of owners of coin operated gaming devices who have paid a $100 federal tax on at least one machine. The list compares with 1.833 who paid the tax last year. The ast includes the Henry County Veterans Club and the Mt Peasant Golf md Count iv Club ot Mt Pleasant. FIRE DOES SLIGHT DAMAGE THIS AFTERNOON Chicago. (INS*—Mrs. Agne- Younger. 43 widow cf the army sergeant whc chose the body to represent the unknown soldier, died today in Memorial ho- ital. She had be*-n in ill health sine"1 th? death of her husband. Sgt Edward 7 Younger several months ago. She I; survived by two children, a daughter and an 18-ye sr-old son, Jack, who is stationed at the Camp Lewis army po:. rn Washington. It was or; Or? 24 1921 In Chai n -Sur-Mame that Younger was pick'd out of the 50th infantry in France to ‘"lect a dead oi lier as a -err bol to honor all Americans who made the supreme sacrifice in the first world war. Younger was taken to a little chapel in the city hall in the French town Four caskets, containing th** bodle of unidentified s Idlers, were in the chapel. Younger walked around the ca kefcs, then .'elected one. and placed a wreath on it. Services for Mrs. Younger will be held tomorrow morning. The body Will be sent later to Aril:.c n cemetery in Wa hington to re>t beside that cf her husband, who is buried in the shadow of the tomb of the unknown soldier. Burlington Million Dollar Airport Now On Display SOUTHEAST IOWA PRESS WOMEN MEET SUNDAY Burlington. la. (INS)—Bur mgtcn's new million dollar airport today and tomorrow is the scene *: a huge aa -.‘how sponsored by the city and the chamber of commerce. Bomber and pursuit plane ire L -mg displayed along with a German glider and bomb' and other captured flying equipment. Guc.'t at the show .*> Capt. Jack Bode, an airforce hero from Minne ola who is said to have participated in 180 flying mis-ions in the southwest Pacific, CHRISTIAN AID MEETS WITH MRS. FENN } Th - November meeting of the Christi. n Ladies .Aid wa- held at Me home I rd M; - Milo F un Thursday. In the absence of the president. Mrs Cora Upton presided at the business meeting. Ar this time he members ••'t-d I. end $5 CD to the Orphan's Home in St Lo o and to give $5 00 to the fund for aged ministers and to I old a Christmas party and luncheon at the home cf Mrr A L. Spraker the second Thor day in December. A short program, in observance of Armistice Day. was pr sauted. It consisted of readings by Mr Fred Traut and Mrs. Cora Pitzer. Mr.- Cora Upton read a splendid paper on ’ Peace," sent by Mr Mal non Harshharger of Florida. The hostess served refreshments of ice cream, cake and coffee. Fire at the Norton residence, 518 N. Main street, caused some damage to the roof when the shingles caught file from sparks from a chimney. A I ke alarm from thi- residence twas turned rn a few months ago. iENTERTAIN FOR MRS. BUSBEE Fairfield will be host to the Southeast Iowa district of Iowa Press Women Sunday, November 14. The headquarters for Hie meeting is the Elizabeth McElhinnev House and a luncheon will be served there at one o clock ANCIENT ROME IS GOAL OF HARD-FIGHTING ALLIES MRS. BARRY PRESENTS GROUP OF PUPILS IN PIANO RECITAL &&• Ww No Mrs. Ev ret! Barry presented a group cf her pupils in a pi mo recital at hoi home this afternoon. Those taking part were: John Duttweiler. Miriam| Carroll. Mur I one Smith. Michael; Thornburgh, Harlan and Enolia Bain- 1 *-r. Miyn.i Stephens, Margaret and, Betty Jean Hill, James and Ncla Pros J BlJma Gartenkraut. Patricia Downey, •Margaret Furman, Jane Ann Sutton, Evelyn M Dowell, Judy Nelson. Howard and Janice R ive, Ramona Sodinl. Beverly Nihart, Nondace Anderson, Nancy Ross, Joan Mio Be th, Shit ley » cot', Joanne Moehle. Dons Ford, Delons Rich and Errol McKinley. I Miss Gertrude Puellcher Miss Gertrude Puelicher, Milwaukee. Wisconsin, national president of the National Federation of Press Women Inc. has been secured as guest speaker. Miss Puelicher is a newspaper columnist and writer, and has devoted much time to the war emergency work. Besides guests from various parts of the state, Fairfield has issued invitations to the Press Women in the ten counties in southeastern Iowa. Mr. Pleasant will be represented at this meeting. FOR ALLIED FORCES fighting a ruthless enemy through mud. mountains and rivers in northern Italy there’s more truth than poetry in the familiar quotation, “all roads lead to Rome. Above is a map of the Eternal City which hopes for an early deliveiance from Nazi tyranny when the Allies enter her gates. Utmost precautions have been taken to spare the historic and sacred sites of Rome during the bombing raids on the city's military objectives. Set apart in its own area, the Vatican City lies across the River Tiber. Ancient Rome, with its crumbling ruins, lies to the south. (International) Wuhimtrrn D. C < I VS >--The Amebean Pacific flee’ an'I th- expandin'; Allied Air forcer fa:-ned out today to strike smashing new blows again t the Japanese b'hine again recent enmny claims of imaginary vict rips in t e northern Solomons The latest setback to Japan was re-1 ported from General Douglas Ma -Arthurs headquarter Where Im announced that Allied carrier end Jan -base plane- had blasted 15 more J: panese war hips in another surprise a -sault on the enemy base at Rabaul. New Britain. This brought to » I* * t 65 the numb r of J ipan * warshi and supply ships sunk or crippled by American Naval forces md Allied airmen since t e first. < f this month Mrs J. Russell Weir, assis-eel by Mrs. .'ames Weir, entertained at an afternoon party complimentary to her sis-•jE-r Mrs Byron Buzbee of Corpus Christi, Texas, at her home Friday afternoon. 'Guests were former schoolmate.' and friends of Mrs. Buzbee Bridge was played with Mrs. Sam Ewart winning the prize for high score. Mrs. Harold Lamm received The consolation prize. Refreshments were Ibrved. Meanest Man or Woman Still Lives Here! Resident i cf the southwest part cf Mt. Pleasant have good reason to believe I. at the meanest man or woman. which ever the case might be. still lives. Recently there ha been an epidemic of poLoning of dogs and cats in this part of Mt. Pleasant. A number cf children s pets have died as a remit cf this particular kind of brutality If the person responsible is detected. he or she will find their popularity has reached the vanishing point Send Disloyal Japs to Aleutians, ( handler Japan Claims I. S. Damage London. Em (INS* — Japan, smart -ing under the defeat handed the Nipponese in a deva taring U. S.. ami I in Rabaul, issued wild new claim;; today of successes against the Allies while minimizing its own lo :es. a broadca-t of a Jap communique by * Tokyo radio claiming that nine warships of the attacking force were battered by Nipponese units auth ol Bougainville in the Solomons. Jap Planes B >mh Ninomea Washington, D C (INS The nr announced today thai 12 Japanese bombers raided the American ba e en Nancmea I land in toe Ellice or up the nig,.t of November ll. killing on man. wounding Un and causing some damage. Reds Break Last Nazi Line Before Poland New York, N Y * INS)— Premier Joseph Stalin today announced in a special order of the day that Russian troops have captured Zhitomir, breaking the last Nazi line of communication before the PolLrii border. German Troops Reported Evacuating Finland New York. N. Y. (INS) German troops were reported today to be evacuating Finland as the pressure drives grow more intense. Washing* rn. D. C. 'INS'—Sena Dr Albert. B Chandler. Kentucky Democrat of the Senate Military Affairs committee, said today that disloyal Japanese rioters in western internment camps should be transferred to .-pedal quarters in the Aleutian inlands. Chandler, who had headed an have tieation of the Japanese camp a year ago, warned that trouble would result from the “coddling'' of prisoners bv the War Relocation Authority under Director Dillon S. Myer. Chandler said an Aleutian camp could be built at relatively little cost and that Japs .-ont there would be I roe to do as they pleased and yet could cause no harm to this country. Fifth Army Drives Ahead In Italy Algiers. Africa. (INS'-The Fifth Army in Italy smashed out further gains today in the drive on the German winter line in t.;e wake of a fre-h assault by Allied destroyers rn N zt positions around the gulf of Ga eta Troops cf the Fifth Army defied enenv, resistance and bad weather to amas; out further gain.'. American units on the right wing os the Fifth pressed forward and seizer Filignano. The push into Filignano advance', the American^ six miles north of Venafro. MAY STORE GAME MOTHER OF LOCAL RESIDENT DIES AFTER SEASON CLOSE, Mrs. Mathilda Maxwell. 68, died at 1 50 p. rn.. Friday at her heme in Ft. Madison, after an illness of only a few hours. Surviving are two daughter.' and one : co. Mrs. Paul Jericho of Mt Pleasant. Mrs. Edwin Johnson of Burlington and Roy Maxwell of Ft. Madison. She Aa1- preceded in death by her husband severnl years ago. Mrs Maxwell had many friends here i~ sh? frequ ntly visited at the home cf her daughter. Funeral services will be held at the Presbyt* :ian church in Ft, Madison at 2 p. rn. Monday. DES MOINES SALESMAN KILLED IN AUTO CRASH Indianola. la.. <INS'—Howard D hue 40 rear old Des Moines sales* ' in todav v/as added to Iowa’s traffic fatality list after an automobile-truck crash south of Indianola last night. Ile was said to have crashed into the a lr rick driven bv Don Allen 4 '"-'nKrville. Iowa. possibly blinded ' • ,* Trills at the top of a hill. He nroufce to a hospital. Des Moines. la. (INS)—The Iov Conservation commission today ou lined to the successful hunter how I legally may put his game in storage help stretch out his meat points. The commission reminded the hun ers that the possession rules w*> among the earliest of game law ar have been enforced throughout ti United States for a long tune. Under the Iowa statute-, all garr must be disposed of within IO clays i the close of the season, unless a . pi cial permit is obtained. The conservation commission ;a that, because of the meat shortag and with a good supply of game th year, and increased use of cold sto age lockers, it will make every eft -to cooperate with hunters in issun permits for storage. The commission explained that may grant permits fur storage of a game except waterfowl until June ; of the following year. Permits may i issued for storage of migrators war fowl 45 days after the close of ti season. However, the amount of 5 ame lei ally snored in lockers may at no tin exceed the legal possession limit.

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