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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 15, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS I ud Oil I ..........Until Jan. 3 Sugar—29 (Book 4) 5 lbs. Shoes—Airplane I (Bk 3) Indef’ly Shoes—IS (Book I)—I ade finitely THE MT PLEASANT NEWS CANNED GOODS A, B. C* Green (Bk 4> expire Dee. 23 X. Y. Z Blue Bk. 2) exp re Nov. 20 Mea1*. Butter, Lard, etc. G, II. J, K Brown (Bk 3) exploiter. I \ (JI.. LXXI, No. 2(»H MONDAY, NOV. lo, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA F.R. Requests Fund For World Relief nu. Se By Paul Mal ix)n • Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction in Pull or rn Part Strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON GENERAL IMPRESSION i that th* nation ha- now abandoned Isolationism through the 83 t i 5 na e ratification of Mr. Hulls Moscovc agreements. Neithes tire senate N,j'a Deal leader* nor the ex-isolationists think so. Certain sn >ng la a deal -erie tor? are auspu .ous even ol the size of the vole. They think (and --ay privately) that popular American earnestness and unanimity in demand for any reasonable action to make world peace a likely pro; pest hereafter drew. nearly all element- into support OI the generalities ai the Moscow agreements. When the time come.-, for definite action unde: those agreement.'' and when the boys come home, however, they fear th- possibility of another quick turn-ov« r of popular opinion, or. ai least, of isolationist viewpoint Say for instance the R i- Ians take P land, for whose prole lion technically, th" British de-c la I cd war on Germany- What'will be me popular post-war opinion of tins country? TIU' administration already is moving to A.ird off ttili prospect of any popular turnover such as followed the las? ^ar by doing everything it can to i ibiict/* Mr Huh • i< ■ e in Moscow anti promote immediate American sympathies toward Russia. Kiwanis Sale Bis Success They’ll Do It Every Time - - Total To Exceed $500; Will He I sod For Worthy Projects Oust try and find Wilbur when you WANT MIM. HE SPENDS LESS TIME AROUND THE HOUSE THAN A RICH RELATIVE "doesn’t she do ^ ANYTHING ELSE ALL DAV BUT HUNT POP THAT KID OF HEPS ? Total proceeds of the Kl war. is auction ah- held Saturday amounted to $488 A few additional cash donations are expected to bring the final total over $500 Tills is approximately double the ame tint rac ed in last year s sale, and will enable the Klwanis work or needy children and boys and girls activities to be of much greater benefit to the community The cern crib. which attracted much attention wa* filled to the top by gen-erous donations ‘rom tansies - The corn brought $90 A pig donate*! b% Jim Tweedy sold for $21.30. About 30 chickens, two guinea hens, four ducks, a goose, a turkey and eight rabbits, were auctioned off. A good crowd attendee the sale in front of the Pepsi-Cola plant Most all cf the articles .'/do well. Col O T Wilson wa* the auctioneer and kept things moving at a lively pace. Start Basketball At High School Five Letter Winner-* Anions Those Reporting: IF HE VAS MV KiDd’DKEEP \ HIM HOME! I’D ' SEW HIN! UP IN THE BLANKETS! But when hub®/ is home on shore-leave JUST TRV AND TALK. TU HIM FOR A minute WITHOUT WILBUR.-" AW, GEE "I WANNA HEAR ALL AB JOT k THE WAR. DID VOO ■ SINK ANV SUBS, POP? ( GOSH, TELL US ABOUT \ THE BATTLES VUU I WERE IN, POP I’D ' HAVENT YOO rather.TALK- TU POP THAN GO TO A WAR MOVIE, EVEN- 19 IL S. Men Get Football Awards Announcement of W inners Made At School Asks Con irress To Provide For U. S. Share ASKED DADDY \ N— J Oft *<- ic )A rn Sr f J * * 3i & al; rn I || s. dill I Iii" ^io* * **,$> Pleasant Lawn Boys Win Thriller Tobe trig I-Th* ti a bam Ap; CO! I! that bai w Ii ha oh (■ speed Mime ti Bt i Will DID CO NU UM LD ISOLATIONISTS ,k» Senator Nve Brook.' support & resolution cill]* ter na I tonal or g a n iza t ion ?%' es gave no indication ot of principle, parently, the promise of Senators all:* M<- Keiiar, Vandenberg, etc , each Senator could vote his conte when the treaty is brought enabled them to express hope nil danger cl commitment They an endless row of outs, in tile oology of the resolution which promised "a just and honorable peace,” Certain Republicans also were g ad to take this free popular ride a.so for one special reason in addition to any that may have been mentioned They think it wil. fake the wind out of Winkles campaigning .sails for the present. So tile situation is this; The administration is now campaigning to popularize Russia a.-> a -eal on the tentative uncertain, seeming senate internationalism I he isolationists are willing lo wait until they -g- what actually is done, what the post-war temperature of the f mtr\ will be concerning what is done, and particularly what the boys say when they get back. The official argument therefore is over for the duration—-but not ended. THE BRITISH XKE CHIMING IN here and there with the prevailing domestic effort to >an more Russia's wav The British commander in chief in the Near East <Sir Henry Maitland! rent a little-noticed message to General Mihaitovit-'h in Yugoslavia a few day* back. It did not question his heroic anti-Nazi efforts but suggested some sources close to him were more interested in fighting Ti lo Is paisans (not all of whom are communists) than in fighting Germans. This can be described definitely us a result of the Moscow conference. Basketball practice ’tried ai the high school tm afternoon with a urge turnout of boys interested making the -quad th^> season. Five ie’ter men are available this year They include Warren Ander t Howard Cottrell and Wayne K.oplen-•♦•i:.. ah senior C.ar en "re Pound.* and Eugene Arbuckle, juniors The Opening game of the sea mn ’* ill tx- played on Wednesday evening of next week on the home court. St. Paul’s of Burlington will be the oppon-en' The Little Six sea on gets under -way on December 3 at Fairfield and the first nome Little Six game will be played here the following week wiln Washington as the cppcnen: Game* at home: Nev 24 -St. Pauls, Burlington Dec IO—Washington Dec. 21—Ft Madison Dec St—Muscatine Jai! ll—Winfield Jan 14—Burlington Jan 21 -Fairfield Feb. I—Keokuk Feb 3. 4 5—County College Gym Feb 18—Ottumwa Game? away from home Dec. 3—Fairfield Dec 17—Keokuk Jan. 7—Ottumwa Jan. 25—New London Jan. 28—Wa llington Fed ll—Ft Madison Feb. 15—Muscatine Feb 25—Burlington Last Seconds Basket Decides Lame; Mt. I noin (*irD Win In a thiiiieo with the winning point' being made on a one-handed throw I rom way out with 5 seconds left to play, the P easant Lawn boys downed Mount Union 27 -26 Pleasant Lawn piled up a 20-6 lead in the first haji only to see the Mount Union boys come. back and ’ake them 20-7 in the second-half. With 40 seconds o go Mi Union forged ahead 26-25. Corm .< committee his fourth foul and left the came With five seconds left, Lauer threw a one* hander from way out that went in lr: the winning points Mt Union mis cd I all six chances for free throw.'. Mt. Union FO FT F Donnolly..............5 0 2 McChesney.............. I 0 0 Ccrmck ................. 6 0 4 Meyer .................. I 0 I McKim ........ 0 0 2 Taylor................0 0 Venghaus............ 0 0 TOTALS........... 13 0 TP ! IO | 2 12 1 Tournament at pleasant.Law FC* FT Lauer ................... 8 I Ford ............... 0 0 Glanzman........ 4 2 Carrels............... 0 0 Williams ............... 0 0 TOTALS........... 12 3 0 0 9 F I 0 I 3 0 5 0 0 0 I 26 TP j n oj IO 0 o! 27 GOV. BRICKER NOT TO SEEK RE-ELECTION Columbus, Ohio <INS> — Governor John W Bricker Coda- removed I.:: % self from the 1944 gubernatorial picture ny announcing that he weald not be a candidate for a fourth term but wrould concentrate his efforts on securing the Republican presidential nomination. With 14 girls seeing action for Mount Union, Pleasant Lawn was downed there by a core of 47->; The first team played less than three quarters and left the game with a 46-2 lead. Pleasant Lawn scored 3 field goals off the reserves. Bonnie Cornick and Barbara Wick “‘d.< ii had 18 points while Wanda Helphrey hit for IO. Mount Union FG FT F TP Cornick.............. 8 2 0 18 Wick .................... 9 0 2 18 He I pine.............. 5 0 2 IO Jones ...................0 I 0 I Waters ................. o o o o Be. Lauer 0 0 0 0 S. Lauer ...............0 0 0 0 N. Lauer ................0 0 2 0 TOTALS........... 22 3 6 47 Pleasant Lawn . FG FT F TP Gipple................I 0 0 2 Cluff ................. 0 0 0 0 Jennings................ 0 0 0 0 Walton ................. 2 2 I 6 Williams ................ 0 0 I 0 Mathew.-,...............0 0 2 0 TOTALS ........3 2 4 8 Wyman beys aud girls play at Mt. Union Tuesday night. Army Air Force rn Team (dining Nineteen Mt. Pleasant high school football men have been awarded letters for their participation during the season just closed. Announcement or the winners of the monograms was made at school today bv Coach Fred F astrand. E.ght of the men receiving the a-wards are seniors, five are juniors, five sophomores and one freshmen. Thc^e receiving the letters: Tackles: Robert Tacker.berg (fir.), Clare rice Pounds (Jr.*. Paul Strohman (Fr>. Ends: Howard Cottrell, Dave Frx-ter, Raymond Breazcak, all seniors. Guards: Bob ll gby «J: >, Dale Smith (Jr.), Wilbur Shirkey (Sr.), Bill Neese f Soph.). Centers: Cant. L*on Marshall (Sr.), Donald Miller (Soph.). Ba ks: dell Shelley (Jr.). Ralph Clawson 'Sr . Bill Donald »Jr . Allan Shook (Sr.), Dick Hill (Soph.) and Robert Scarf! (Soph.). Manager's award: Harold Bittie, i (Soph ). Ccun'v Mav Be Called Upon For I ^ of Income Will Interview Air-Wac Recruits From Henry County Des Mc me la. — A raveling Army Air Force team will visit Mt. Peasant on November 19 to interview and classily Air-Wac recruits from Henry’ county. Headquarters vt iii be at the post office. Levis G. Chaoman of Iowa Wesleyan allege is chai: ma nof the County Civilian WAC Recruiting committee. The Air Force team, headed by Captain Bruce S Colton of Washington, D. C.. includes Set. Roy L Reynolds of Hallsburg. Illinois, veteran of several major Pacific campaign'. Sgt. William A. Rich of Wilburton, Okla.. Who has been on foreign service with the Air Forces for three years. Staff Sgt. Robert James of Denver, formerly cf Des Moines and 1st Lt. Bethel Wilson. WAC, who have been on duty at air bases. All will return to their proper stations upon completion o ftheir Iowa tour of duty. The team will interview applicants selected by the Civilian Committee and WAC Recruiting officers, who appear qualified to replace soldiers in the offices. hangars, airdromes, control towers and weather observatories. Enlistment in the WAC is open to women citizens between the ages of 20 through 49. without dependents oi children under ll. Report Scrap In Out-of-Way Places Hunters Should Report Any Scrap They See If you knew of a pile of scrap irogi or of a few pieces, or an abandoned machine, or an old stove, call the Chamber of Commerce office, 432, before Thursday so that the iron may br picked up in Thursday's drive. The committee is specially interested in learning of scrap that may be lying alcng fence rows, in ditches or at some other cute of the way place. Quail hunters while watching carefully for a covey, should also keep an eye open for a covey cf -crap iron. Undoubtedly there's good iron lying around in fields that will help rnak. hunting equipment for the boys overseas. Report the scrap you know about to the Chamber of Commerce office. Wa-h ngtcn. l). C. 'INS) — President Roosevelt asked congress today to cna t leg!* alien authorising appropriat on to axe care of this country - part in the vast task of providing relief and rehabilitation fcr nations throughout tha worid that have been overrun by the Axis. The chief executive took the step in a special message to congress as representatives of forty-four United Nations were meeting at Atlantic Cit' to draw up a blueprint for international relief and rehabilitation. While reports from the meeting of tire international body have stated that the United States will be called upon to contribute at least one per cent of its entire national income to this relief project, the President refrained in his message today from asking a specific appropriation at this time. The President merely asked for enabling legislation and ;-aid that he would at a later date . end a further recommendation to Congress asking for a specific appropriation In Atlantic City where the UNRRA is holding its organization meeting there were reports that the administration would seek $5OO.C0C,0OD as its initial contribution to the International fund. Repulse Three Nazi Counter Attacks Algiers. Africa (INS)—American units on the Italian battle line have repulsed three fierce counterattacks by reinforced Nazi troops, inflict.ng heavy losses upon the enemy and taking many prisoners, it wa* revealed today. Decision In Favor of McC abes In ( ase Claim Allied Bombers Are Intercepted London. Eng. (INS) — 'Nazi propaganda) — Ten Allied bombers which twice attempted to bomb Gilbert Island were intercepted by Japanese naval units and one cf the bombers uas shot down, the Japanese official agency claimed today. The report said the attempted attack occurred Saturday. .lucite Rules In Controversy Over Drainage Tile ALLIED ARMIES MENACE GERMAN WINTER LINE MADIGAN PRAISES MESSER’S ABILITY THE Cl KHEM DETERIORATED CONDITION inside the European fortress was never better described than in a broadcast from Hungary, picked up by an official listening poU here. For those who have an ear for subtleties. it told the story completely. The broadcast, started off by saying a certain editorial Had appeared recently in a Turkish newspaper. This edi torial said Hungary had never wanted to get into the war. that her people for a coup!p of minutes He had a little Local persons interested in Joe Messer’s part en the University of Iowa football squad this season will be interested aho in a report on his season from Coach Slip Madigan in a letter received here. The University coach. f writes: ‘ Joe Messer had a little bad luck at the beginning of practice in September, when he sprained his ankle He rested rt for three or four weeks and injured it again. When he was just ready to go again, he was called to the service. Joe was a mighty fine boy and an excellent football prospect. I am sure that if he had not had this bad luck that he would ha\e been a member of our first team. I nut him in the Purdue game iii center just so that he could say that he was in a college ball game BIENNE! GERMANY HUNGARY Kl bad luck and made a bad pass, but I told him I didn't mind that, just so he | could have gotten to plav a little.” MARVEL AT SIZE OF 4-M0T0R BOMBER had never done much for the Axis any-way. They would be only too glad to get out of it and make peace. The Hungarians saw, however, what I the Geimarts had done to the Italians who acted upon a similar idea. In conclusion, the Hungarian broadcaster added: Henry county residents who saw the ‘We have nothing to add and nothing i exhibit cf modern United States bomb-to subtract from the Turkish editorial.’ ers alHj pursuit planes at Burlington ---- 'Saturday or Sunday expressed amaze- To Teach In Brazil meat at the great size of a four-motor Washington, la. — Maurice Brayton, bomber, who for several years was head of the While pictures and descriptive un* instrumental music department in the terial give an impression of the size ot Washington schools, directing the high these huge planes, a view OI one of heel band, has accepted a position as them, a B-24 Liberator, on the ground an instructor in the Pan American caused spectators who never before had Airways school at Sao Paulas. Brazil. ‘.seen one, to marvel at them. A decision in favor of the defendants. Clara E. McCabe and Harry McCabe, was given by Judge E. O. Newell Saturday in the damage action brought against the McCabes by F, G. Gilyeart. The couit granted the McCabes the right to maintain a tile from their property to an outlet on the plaintiff's land for the purpose of drainage and enjoined the plaintiff from interfering with or preventing the McCabes from .if ming out and repairing the outlet to the tile on Gilyeart’s fann. ‘Use shall be limited to water drainage, cellar and milkhouse drainage from the place south of the road and to washing, dish water and milkhouse overflow from the house north of the road. Gilyeart had sought $1200 damages anti an injunction against the McCabes in connection with the drainage tile. Russians Hammer Nearer Poland Moscow, Russia > INS) — Russian forces hammering their way steadily toward Poland, outer bulwark to the Reich, today threatened two important rail centers still in German hands. Front dispatches said that Red Army units already are within five miles of the Gomel-Rechitsa railway and but seven miles from the vital rail junction of Rechitsa itself. Cossack cavalrymen operating across the plains between the Kiev-Korestan railroad and the Pripet Marshes were reported threatening to cut off Kotos ten from the north. Koiosten. most important railway junction still held by the Germans east of the Polish border, stands but fifty-five miles from Poland. G1LLEN-M0NTR0SS WEDDING ANNOUNCED Men Classified In 1-A Here Men recenly classified in 1-A at the 3e!e tive Set vice office nave been listea an the oil ic e bulletin board. They allude: V.rgil E. Linder Cat I E. Boyd Arthur J Canby Scott PI Smith Louis H White Ario Elmore Anil';lineament is made of the wedding of M.s Shirley Claire Gill rn ct Chicago and Ensign Harold Mantra- >, cf Millersburg Iowa, which took place in Chicago October 28 Eivign Montrc s ha- nun) friend-, iii Mt. Plea ant. Hr1 graduated from I wa Wesleyan with the cia.* of '43. and on Cc:cb*r 28 from the U. S. naval reserves training school in Chicago. Suit Settled /’.EJ FIFTH AND EIGHTH ARMIES now face fi.e ».v / [ oui Is of the Wimer ti * ase L. a e i ny the Germans in Italy, Indications that they n ay crack it are seen in the rent .-ted demclh. cn bjfjthe Nazis of her bor works at Leghorn ar. I lese: ta ether north. Allied bombe, a have sui ti; ; . the i. I ca tr cations between French border and nou'. a IT’, as indicated on fibs (.....nr.:..);. IJ Army Mascot Injured cT;o; twice with a rifle, the 82d cobego training detachment’s mascot, Cfi "s,” a sinai! dot, was badly injured Sunday. The dog was treated and may re;o er, however A charge of firing a gun in the city without a mayor’s permit has been : I A y a resident near the college ; ins Hi cold McMillan. Settlement fids been mane in the suo on a note brought by Leota Wilson and Dais Scott against Henry M. Hild, Nellie J Hild, Eva Bartley. MJI ie Han-kammer and Eunice Hild here late last week Payment cf $1058.31 was made in connection with the action. Sgt. Paul Smith of Cimp Roberts. Calif., bas arrived in Mt. Pica-ant an a week's furlough aud visit with hi* father. Clarence Smith and other re biti’.es end friends.

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