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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 16, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. 83, no. 270mt. Pleasant thi Usi a evening nov. 16, i swi these Days by George Sokolsky ii. I Iii of a president i unlike a Monarch who hold it office by birth the president of the United states has to spend his first term politicking for the second. It is a wholesome Effort because it keeps him close to the people la cannot separate himself i rom the who chose him Alai will choose of no choose Hun Apalit. He it Annot hop to hear Only Praise of cannot it Speet that his visitors will Bow from the Waist Aud amen him though a condensation in a word no matter How hard his staff mad try to screen him from Tho. E who always know what is right and wrong the president my t a Ron Lane to time patiently Lisp i to the id it a of astr Ding and time wasting As this May seem it wholesome because tin Man ii. She White House dares not Isola Ltd him .1 from trends of Public opinion. A Ion. 1 As tins attitude toward the office of the president continue. W a ilk in to a it main a wholesome Republic. Naturally everybody Varn to Tell pre sift it a nned w h a t to do and How of do it. P chaps it is an inst a Quot in a reaction to his Lack of r. V hair perhaps j is his smile that encourages frankness. But he is never Likely to become an isolated person i. Ira , As has a a u the late of so mail presidents to Honor local Grinders football banquet set for nov. 30 is leaker Sam Rayburn Bies stunt presidents hit by conic Parah by the pre id ency the White How a a in become the Palace it a Monarch Bud the office of the i nil a t a it a personality who walk. On eggs As the chinese used to describe some mandarins the Irish mafia in president Kennedy s office docs not look like mandarin.-, nor does the be Anent sitting in a. Rocker. Cive tin appearance of one who be i pm that lie has a mandate from head in to a Over a he w a and Tiem Lou tin whip House is Mon cheerful than it used to be Althon it a has in no manner lost its gracious . Presi Lieut Roosevelt Gad the , a -1 Kun hat it was up riot other men i e sick Utip. Or item i to be locked that he a Parn ii should Nave been for o meat a position president Kennedy remains Jack a Cid we has a Job. It Cio Ana xxx it Quot it it i if is non he grows in partisan because the task of the Era requires a National rot a pal. In presided. Tills is risky u. Oui our try for a politician put it do make for a Cia or Unity in the face of the enemy. The Pun i posh Ion in tire Cabinet a Lei by republicans and non partisans because he obviously Gecks. A Iii. It trat Ion of Talent. A Perdu u we himself Aud ins brother Robert to do the politicking. How this will work on Over Tho it ii is to say because . Nan usually like to a t Hen id in the Hope that he a is. A both Sui it it to Tuc incumbent. Nevertheless a tins it nut it can be said that this is no a Polit sea. Cabinet. Til or. Id al us unusual in that he i. A philosophic historian literate deeply grounded in the tradition of his office profoundly nationalistic without objecting to nationalism in others. It is possible to grasp his program but i should imagine that it is not to mov him from a determined course he a Ceen criticism politely but not without angor if he senses injustice e. It was decided at the goal Tine Chil meeting wednesday night at the Rea that the Chil will have a football banquet for the local football players of Junior High High. Choel and College thursday nov. 30, at 6 30 p in. At a site to be announced in the past years the goal line club sponsored a banquet each Spring for All the local Athlon is by this year plan to have the one for the football player nov. 30 and one for the basketball and Spring ports athletes in the Spring Ai Riepe. President of the club appointed Roscoe Calloway head of tue food committee members of the committee Bob Evans. A b Coghlan. Merrill Kerr John to t. Jim Rose a Young Harry rain Howard Messer Max beavers and Ben Galen named to the committee to obtain a speaker for the event were Jack Darland and Evans goal line member May attend lie banquet by buying a ticket the Price has t been so yet the ticket. Will be passed out a the next meeting wednesday. Nov 22. At 7 30 i in All on the committee should be on hand. Iowa Wesleyan football Mach Jei y Lange Aid that the tigers play cd the a Bai of the season in the 14-12 loss to Dubuque in the final game of the season he was of the opinion that the team will be improved next year coach Bruce Vandever Chalmen cd on the it pleasant fresh Man sophomores undefeated Seasor and Aid that he thought the to played Fine football All season and should develop into top notch varsity Grinders. He showed funds of part o the last game with the it Madison underclassmen coach Bob Evans said that he was quit pleased i n the 40-7 win Over , 111 on the filial game. Quot the kids c line Back like champions after the loss to it Madison Quot Evans said. The did a Good Job All year and made up for their Lack of weight in desire anti determination Quot Evans showed the Lints of the Monmouth Gam coach Jack Garland gave a run Down on his inc Baske Ball team Mph Cage coach Bill Baldwin trussed the meeting due to prance rain exceeds two inches first snowfall of season through most of varying from drizzle to How brought a total of ii to it it Pica. Ant Vir-11 of the amount had fall n lit o clock a i Lim. Day morning. I i a Snow in hic Ca son fell i morning. At mid morning trn of at ire w dropping n i Lake full in it id Roll Chi a fast a. It hit Alo. The. I a a by Mist blow n a a winds appeared at times partly Frozen by quickly rest a to moving St of in left Blan-,-ni.w tip to inches deep v tin thursday while ram in the Eastern part of 1, a Ano mall cock pouring Gigli was. In Short lived Flash two students and the. Sch k�1 bus were. A Ken used when his bus Slid a Covo Redl new in Gravelled in Dada. Connie unwed into a ditch norms required medic 1 tor minor injuries. John my ii or of Rodt old a. To idling a a slow rate b i use of the Snow Coy at Ira. T Poi pen oms were in Wiir d when Desmo us a i i an at co trolley by Collid d with a car in the downtown a a the by. W it thrown out of control by the milt.,-i of lie a. Ii. Hit a steel lit hit pol and then Era. Lied into a build u g betwee nto my 35 a a Ger. Weir Briard a he bus it was snowing lightly a the t my although very ii or was on the a tee of in. Moi or. Which had reported Only bout an Inch of to. The a rave now disrupted Power my Telephone service in scattered Section a cracking tree limbs napped links however tile Snow was expected to end late in lie Day with Strong winds diminishing. Bright Sunshine replaced the mow in much of the Western part of the state As the storm moved East. Temperature were not a Pec cd to climb out of the 30 during the Day. Some 1.500 per on. Iii fort Dodge Chere about t. Inches of now fell and its Northern outskirts were without i it Ower for several Horn when lines broke similar Power failure plagued a he Omah Council Bluff area. Which Alo received four Inch. Of Snow. Christmas Basket club holds its first meeting tile i of Nice my of he can t Maba a a t club tot tin Erat a held at the court House at 2 p in a Mot Hai nov. I t. A ii 1 it a a Idem Miwa i Injo Dpi id dig to he e Organ in him w i e i Cut Ual plan were Mach la the needs for they a. There Walt he a Box a r. A Briix for Tov til it need be paining and the National Chi it a will pick them up and take flu Iii of the Arni v for r earn. Plea i Brin than pm in. O time will be t me to get tin in repaired in order to in Ltd children Happy Otho w e Thev would a t get Anc a Char Tina time if you know of in. A Poi on or Fain in in need in y air Orsar. To tion. Til a bake in May Beni i More Fin in. Christ a dinner no Ify the . Or Walter b phone 353 Gien it i a Erie tar tre,.mcr, i let lib a i a a fill 146 i a Trad of bringing inned goal each organization or Pilate Pei ohs an a keel to Dona Money instead tile next meeting will be dec la a 2 pm to plan for filling Baske and f and out who can i in ii cars of help at the armory or delivering \ radiation Dele tor site of students of. Part of tile space prob i a Ca Iii summer by two state univ or five Sui built detectors which anime it package it is being bolted to vibration . Equipment in a lie sit budding. Lou Frank. It. Madison loft and knit Clit pleasant worked under the direction of Sui physicist Janies a \ Ai. Al in Iii , building and testing tile spacecraft instruments. Council Grants permission for iep0 Gas rate increase another Chicago slaying thrill new satellites in orbit everybody wants to Tell the president of tiv United Stales How to run in. Office and All citizens have a right to do it As a matter of fact Only the president can know All Tim factors in a Given situation unfortunately he cannot Tell what he knows and in our kind of sock t a the Public is irritated when it is uninformed. Roosevelt had the gift of leadership and with Little Talent built himself into a generally beloved personality. What this country requires most at this moment in its history is potent moral leadership we need to restore a sense of patriotism in a word our at must Lead the people not read poll to discover where at a moment the Public want him to go. We need a Man of the stature of Lincoln who. In tile midst of War. Could say a with malice toward Jack Kennedy is Young enough and Alf Dontly Humble to move from politics to grandeur of spirit. It will be interesting to watch i Quot development. Copyright 1961, King feature Syndicate. Inc it w Iley reelected to Extension Council Kenneth Wiley. New London t in cd Quot new London township s it to the Henry county Extension Council last i. Gilt reports Kenneth Shelledy. Extension elect urn meeting chairman or Wiley is now serving As treasurer of the Henry county agricultural Extension Council. Sharon Lee. Girls 4-h county historian i t ported on her expert a incs at the Henry Des Moi be. Senior 4-h Camp last summer a pm no Solo a Londonderry air was pm cd by Beverly Myers Charlotte Myers reviewed highlights of the Nevi London lassies 4-h clubs activities during 1961 a demonstration shotting reverence to the Flag Quot was Given by Bob Lee and Randy Vansyoc of the Champion clippers. Tom Hook urn Marvin Helphrey gave reports on the activities of the Champion Clipper for 1961. A total of 24 persons attended new London township s Extension family night program and election meeting reports mrs Floyd Helphrey. Meeting Secretary refreshments were served by then it w London lassies and Champion clippers following the meeting Cape canaveral 1 itt three al Ammu t is i whizzing and Earth today indicated within ii a r allele May receive the first practical benefits from the billions of dollars it u s invested in Spac it exploration the to ale ruled to orbit within a w of it a period a in Day Herald d a Day Ahu met a i will Navy i a by artificial Quot lath communal he thro into itch boards in spam in. Warn himself of a Quot. With the help of a a spy in the sky Quot satellites. The mos immediate a Quot a t it. Pay off probably will come fix run a Joo Poulidt atom potty d a al Lite named transit 4-b. Which the Navy and ail i Cut pm it bit wit ii Mph a a a Back a Pas Etc. Name i tit \ a aboard a rocket from Cape canaveral clips. William t o Bryant of the Bureau of it i wrap is said that if to Ansu 4-b Doc. A Well. It will become a pan of Mankind to operational. Work next year a four Arsenite system to provide an All weather method for global navigation. Or. Pixler acting Hoad of inc new Challenge by Lightfoot Chicago up communist Leader Claude Lightfoot who won his six Yea struggle to stay out of prison today hurled a new Challenge at the Justice department. Lightfoot executive Secretary of the Illinois communist party said he does not intend to Register a an agent of a foreign Power. The registration was required by a new Law and government officials have said that communists who do not comply will be prosecuted Quot i have no intention of registering Quot Lightfoot Aid. Quot that will i a 1� u Ucol in coin1 City up t it it radiation detectors built it the University of went aboard one of three new satellites circling tile Earth today after being launched into orbit within a two hour period wednesday. The Geiger counter detectors which have a total weight of about two pounds were aboard tie 200-Pound to a a. A Clift e launched piggyback with transit re from Cape canaveral. Fla the aet Ecol similar to Hose used in previous space probes designed to measure protons and electrons Iii the inner radiation zone a one of the radiation bolts discovered through research i by prof. J an a a. Van Allen in a of the physics department. Start putting up Christmas lights or p us Vav r vice pres. My Dean of Loaa Wesley n. A a Mig p Aidon of the College Elf cd. Mimed Ait by tile Aura Uduc . Made today by Harold f Cloran it pleasant chairman of the executive commit of tile Board of trustees or. Pixler will serve while a committee is choosing a successor to or. J Raymond Chadwick who died. Nor 8 win on a business trip to new York at Wesleyan Nice 1958, or ruler a former la ii a a Memmer a of both mount Union College and tailor University prior to he served ten years As pastor in til method a Church being at Monroe n h. Salisbury. A. Gomel o pm i i. Pc a Hamilton Marv Sll Brookfield. Of Robert o anti Elkton o. He received tile a l Clago in al i zing College b d. It a a theological Seminary s t m from Harvard University and i d from Boston University hot Ila also studied at hic of Cincinnati. Or. Pixler is the am in a l umber of articles or. Philosophy and religion president Chadwick s admin lotion which saw the addition of major buildings and other Campus in proven pm was especially outstanding tor furthering of academic standards at Wesleyan. Dean Pixie took leadership for establishing Kell selectivity of students my tor raising faculty standards and strengthening the curriculum. Tour a est of a he Lov a Southern emmies company for permission Quot it Mcrray c local Gar racs. A. Granted by the it pea ant City Council at the meeting wednesday evening. Tire increase averages out at 114 per Emit. The Council had made a Minter ofter to the ise request . B t the company contended that the full amount requested should be granted after reviewing the matter further and making some i Vestiga on on supreme court rulings in other he in w Here rate increases had been requested the Council decided that pie la 4 pm cent increase was a jul amount figures on valuations of do properties and requirements for replacements entered no tic consideration a Quot Corn a red with those where the court had upheld Iller ase. William Evan. Eel it led Public accountant who had Mien the Council comparative figures on Casus of Gas in other. Miler cit.-. Vas consulted further relate to the leu valuation figure the rate , Tho firm sin a natural Gas has been available. Here will become effective on january i in other Busine. In Council adopted ordinances for Access control and parking for the new proposed relocated Highway 218 and the re of Perrem Highway 218 in the North part of town tile present Highway 218 will be resurfaced a. Far North a. Ainsworth Junction tile Council approved the plan and specifications fat rth new Elm Grove addition in the North part of a out on and rear Raker Street the Council approved the paying of he $575 Bill to the ism Winch took television i ire. Of tie sewer is pm in Shoalmier addition the Council Felt it was Money Well pent in trying to col pc tie sewer problem. Condition a fair struck by train Lockridge or. Lydia Smith. 79. Lockridge narrowly espied do i ii when she was struck the Nebraska Zephyr while a King across the c b. A q track i a tin depot crossing Here about 4 55 p m. Wednesday. I. it let cd a Ever injury and possible cracked ribs. Was taken to the Memoria Spital in it pleasant in an in dance called from it plea. Ant i be is listed in Lair Quot credit on. Apparently a he Ca. Abound to in i in Brusher mrs. Smith who a. On her Way Home and was walking South. She was thrown about 15 in. T into a ditch. Kennedy flies to West Oast I. Must Tell county attorney Chicago end \ plumb with a Long record a burglar w to shot gunned a Tad ii iron1 of his Home Early today Iii let to Gangland style assassination in Chicago in a year. Tile body of join. Hut Gat t a. Found sprawled half out of his 1956-Mode yellow and Black parked across the treet from b Home. He Dud Bern shot face with a 12-gauge Shotgun one charge struck him in tie Lef Boulder auf i. K and Hie to b. Charge int him in the my right thigh a Enggai. W a found by department ambulant Crew summoned by die victim blonde wife soph to. To. Aid lie a her ii band it rattled in a Ltd a a and thought him drunk t in Mei Het Uligan hoi Seei hot in an Alit Accident and filled traffic police who found the victim had been shot Des Moines Upit a a v Gen Evan Lull than ruled Tom that a Justice of the peace must inform his county attorney of All cases ing in irs court. I he ruling 11 contrary let l1 l tics of Many justices of hic peace in Hie state Wilbur n bump. Lie tor general in Hultman s office told newsmen. Hultman was not Avail ibo for comment if followed the ruling could mean More personal income for county attorneys in tile less populated counties since they get portions of All fines Iii cases in which they a appear Quot open House at Home in new area new minister at i anal lunch Quot vacancy Quot sign at county jail the rapid approach of tin Holiday season was Given fur the a emphasis wednesday As City workmen began placing the wiring Lithe Holiday a orations in the i iou Init District. Theres no one singing Quot to in the jail House now Quot not in the Henry county jail anyway tile jail was empty thursday for the first time Suice april of 1956 a the last prisoner being held had served his time and was released thursday morning. In april of 1960 there was Only one prisoner in jail for one week but business picked up Atter that. According to sheriff Russell Van Tull the most prisoners in jail at 1 Elk his Ting veal w a 12 Washington up president Kennedy left or Day for a k Lotical speaking trip to the far West where ii will also take a first hand look at military exercises demonstrating defense Rea Ltd Ess. The president departed by i a plane from Andrews air fore ease md., for a t hour my 40-minutes flight to Seattle. Wash. Los first Stop. Before leaving the White House by helicopter Kennedy Learned of the death of speaker Sam Ray Burn. Open House will by held at the now Ber Home a Block West of the Lincoln school on saturday and sunday streets have been opened in this arca and the new Home erected by builders. Inc considerable grading took place u the area before the opening of the new housing area was announced. Peace officers dinner the Rev Marshall by to Of Bur Wigum i Bee it a Pom cd to conduct services at the by John a m e chm he u. Mini a ar.? al will hold the on tic and third sundays of even month at 2 30 p in he al o elves the St John a m e Church a Burlington the appointment to tile a pleasant Church a Marie by Bishop Joseph Gomez at to e at Nual con i Ere Nee held in Peoria 111 to members of the Pica. Ant Church greatly appreciate the assistance of friends and Well wishers. Who helped financially Aud with other support for the restoration of the Church after a fire mrs Rose Well and Rev Smith n avg sent word of appreciation. Second Only to president in Power of a Anitam l to fed Hoiet in Iii am in a. By n w to Hep 11 a. To 1 Ltd a i u or i Hart any mat ii h ton Aud a a or Ovid Only to the pre Dei ill the put he a a irked cd to a to a of cancer 11 70 or Btu to died it 6 to a incl i or died in a ground al i it a of flip it. I Hospital to ilk Horn a town of Bonham near the a tidy nor lira i tcxa.-. Fir i in loved i come i comr 31 to me among his lifelong friends anti by i s i Dor a . I aal., sorrowfully Nanct Mcord ii old let d in a. Learn cd id a or Sam al a in had it anger even Lefoi a Dignoti Coni inn to was of it a i a kept. 27. Or fought Ain a Mig it a a a a c 1 a inn g time and Agal Lima to the Poi t of death on id rally. B it Ca is rally a weakti.o., run Vir v. Hope v in a nuni t e t 7 Arri i a i in flounced the speak i had in his ipp11 a it id Quirt in a who or a d it or or it Ion stopped i. Heart continued a brat Lor Lour Minuti there a no evident a of pain lines in Tho face he a retd As in sleep. The eau e Ticie til was a a Rah is of the breathing in us Ltd in his Centra i a i Idola turn i he re Pira Ai of the. Brain ceased to Ila Burn i Ait it Een. Member of hip a h Hon p rpprei.ent-Ivcj 4k or an. Lot Ger the a n any nth r in u Uthi Dory he was speak a 16 years More than Wice As Long a Henry Clay tire 19th Century r i,j., j who previously held the record a Spaker a in his last . Rayburn showed the amp stubborn tenacity that he had demon.1-ira�?Tcd durum ii i years in polities e, saturday Rusco said Quot or Sam a Iliad from of Days to live in lie it Imp so weak our i a the a of. Up tied in Rayburn Amil a the relatives Wera with inn a 11i end with Rayburn when he died yen his s. Ter or w a Thom-., of a Ila. Had mrs s e Bart a of Boul in. I. Nephew r. Tier t Bartley of Washington. D a. Who member of the Fedor. I Ion. Commission to o i poor Joyce 1 get for t of b it a a a and it a i oui Bop Adalla. And Buck Henson a care take it tie Rayburn farm. Tim of mine., three admired a my Aid. And or Rinser Ako wer in tie room Rayburn s Only other. Vol i by lir Dak Ray brn 70, Fedor lox., who was in reach tie to. Pm a i the body ail ii i j a e a Rayburn memorial Library a Bol Ham from 9 a in Friday no til 9 a tri saturday. John Holton. Rayburn s administrative assist anti Aid funeral services will b held a 1.30 n in saturday i Bhani s first Baptist Church Rayburn will be buried in the Ami plot in Willow wild denote r v. Judge George Van Allen. Sher it Russell Van Tush Justice George Means. Police officers Dick Droz Sud Eugene Thielbert and wives attended the Southeast peace officers dinner meeting in Ottumwa wednesday night Van Tuyl is president of the organization a Marshall Smith or. Washington up a pc Cran a Achill or. Democrat we. Whom president Kennedy a feuded Poi Ach Illy r to a do eur year appeared Slater Day to Lake com in Aud Quot a adm i Rati Force in he i s ii a of representatives All signs indicated tha i democrats in january will Clee their floor Leader. Rep John it Mccormack 69, As spot Ker it succeed 79-Yea old Sam Rayburn w to ii it of Cai a r today for a a mid Shatt Cuc t years Mccormack a served a Hind Rayburn a tile no 2 a in a Erat in the House Alth ugh Hota not the most popular Man it the . In univ Democrat. Feel a Corm ack a earned a fight to a he top past it Canso of his Long party Bervie and seniority. The administrations legislative program undoubtedly will suffer from the change in Leader Tup the House tar More conservative Thrift Days ban the Senate provides the limiting Barrier to the administration s legislation. No new speaker would have tile influence that Rayourn has wielded on behalf of he administration

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