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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 17, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I ........... Until Jan. 3 Sugar—29 'Hook I) .......5 lbs. Sh**1'*—Airplane I <Bk Ii) Indefiy Shoes—IK (Rook Ii—IndePlniteUy THE MT PLEASANT NEWS V R. C, Crem Bk Ii expire Dec. 20 T, V. Z Blue (Bk. 2) exp re Nov. 20 Mea's Butter. Lard, etc. G. II, J, K Brown (Bk3) expellee. 4 , OU. I,XXI, No. 270WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17, 1943 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Germans Throw Reserves Into Battle THE . By PaulMallon 3s* jia-mouted by King Features 8yn- lie t < Inc., Reproduction In Full or tx) PaM strictly Prohibited.’ WASHINGTON — THI. CH K STI ON now i- i. .'.v long the Nazis can take it on the Russian front, Rumblings Dr rn within Finland and Estonia suggest tthey are planning a-withdrawal at the north as was forced upon them The under ‘port d the is ions in I rn withdrawn ItlOtUi Hu rl rn tie Pie round telewhole Nazi si.fi 1150.000 earing that irations lo. I j are PVI- Nazi R i d miles and A* ttheoret-mu« h fewer R n ined to nm the ad The rn -cady frozen that is the ,elr mat nines I faster over e in-between n pedes them lave not been ufficimtly to anet* b it tenor at Riga come***©! the Ceiling Prices un Dressed Poultry Top on Dressed Turkeys l> 26c A Pound Holiday purchasers of turkevg and otiier fowl u. t .<• Quad-Citie Distr.ct . hculd be guided by the following facts. Row* 11 M. Mar pc i. district OPA director, announced today. 7 Ult KEYS Nt .v York diesed young turkeys, weighing under 18 lbs., of the be a or Grade A quality should sell for 52c per lb. or It ss Lower grades and heavier weighted lords will sell at lower than this price New York dressed poultry is poultry which lins been killed cled aud plucked pluck- r under I j : a > n oou.trv They’ll Do It Every Time - - -40-45 VvELL30 LONO, VA SVA ifs ASHAME TD TAKE THE GJE3' O- HO HOO. TO THE CLEANERS, EH, WALDO ? -ER- JUST MAKE bloops- v f that check oo I fo casm^ it was A pleasure A MR* 3looPER-A? :d bv the to MEET NOU. I hope .NEXT TIME YOU’RE IN TOWN WALDO BRlt YOU UP TO THE CLUB POR-REVENGE WAY, WHEN YOU GET BACK, PUT ME DOWD -OR — , !■ ' ’■ THE FIRST THING BLOOP -WILL DO WHEN HE GETS yvj WALDO SM BACK TO THE HOME, SHOULD’VE FRONT tS FIRE WALDO J / ENTERTAINED BV AIR. MAIL.*** J ^ ( THE BOSS AT SOME BINGO PARTY IF YOU ASK ME RINCX ACCIDENTS IN QUICK SUCCESSION w ithout i egard to the method cl mg or finishing, The b‘.st grade of drawn turk* la try is aesc ii has bt* the toil lead., ' hanks, c and entrails tdy removed w ie body cavity. mu.-1 bt* i ; «2 - the g.zzi leaned I lining, t for 62c per ibed as dressed p n drawn sn at cor wing requirement p windpipe < each bird rn aout contam it The shanks cl loved at the I f f each bit d removing the cb: cleaned gizzard, being included Ca: DUCKS—Ceiling price Group I and II stores a New Yorg tir*.-v-d 39c, slightly its in Group III GEF-dE~ Hf I.day geese ii: mtion each must I tent-, heart ii. Rome — Hew;-rd Ensminger, while on hi way to walk Sunday morning at the Iowa Ordnance Pl zn: had a very unusual accident. Wh.le he was driving near New London, a bunch of quail flew up at the car cracking the wfndshield. After stopping the car, he took hold of the door handle, which bloke and he sharp edge cut between two fingers, severing an artery He was taken to th*- Plant Hosp.tai and was net released until a .out eleven o’clock. Attempt To Stop Advance of Russians V/eather Hinders Cprations In Italy One Aged Man Dead After Fire three Other Person.* Durns Suffer Moscow, Russia < INS) — The Nazi high command today was throwing vast reserves into the Gome 1-Rechi sa-Hor-osten-Zhitomir section cf the batt e front in a frantic attempt to stem the surging Soviet drive toward the Pel sh front. The fall cf Korcsten. vital Xazi-held railway center, appeared near and a.ound this sector alone more than I GOC Germans were killed in Tuesday -? fighting. Moscow dunned. The Soviet Ukranian army advanced to W'ithin s.x miles of Kor: ten. The War Chest Plans Made Regional Official |Corn Yield of To Speak att. of ('. 112.9 Bushels Des Mo ncs. la. (INS* — One old-age pensioner was dead today and three thens, two of them also pension re- Germans threw in regrouped infantry cipier.ts, were burned, one seriously, af- units and tank forces in an effort to tor a recaning house fire in Des Moines restore their positions. 1s t night, fatally burned was Dennis Russian artillery opened up a heavy Goiman. 87. y ho died enroute to a hos- barrage against Ce. man fortifications pital. in the outskirts of Gomel. In a hospital with condition reported — ret.ou> we - M, Lulu Colburn, 84 suffering from .severe burns on hands, face, Weather Restricts and arms and from shock. Slightly in jured were Miss Lydia Lawson, 72, also Operations In Italy Algiers, Africa (INS; The British K re as follows: drawn 49c, and IV stores will be silling County Committee Meets; Drive In December Chicago Alan Will Come Bere Report on Ten Acre Yield In On December 9 r . r. County Given J ! New York dressed, and 52c iv I ll | < FVI I It (ie id Kl* lid W th* no goo leach Br in the r** lr non indeed . ; German pee They start© people for « cessible he a Behind sound f*u i mm ti.. -Litovsk Nazi army is vast Pi ipet s from Gomel I they cannot t/uunui ms un1 trly 20 ■ tine they mile a lb drawn, in the Quad-Cr les district. CHICK! NS—Broilers rem ie s and fryers, which have been previously flat prs * d in th*- Quad-Cities district, are I.ow selling at 44c a lb New York dr; ed and Sic a lb drawn. Overseas Men W ith Recruiting Team th their enu-d* morahza-more* i> already known longer concealed from the j by Berlin communiques. Monday preparing their vast further retreat and x lor es by entrapment At Coming To Absist With Air-Wa* Enlistments their oack a in DI Dnie w intl Bug. but it id defensive ceu**r defensive position her back, along the though this would mean here is the rive a A 111 r . * : ’ ‘it 11 A much beth -•ii! fu ter river Preliminary organization plans were made for the Henry County War Chest Drive at a meeting at the court room at the courthouse here Tuesday evening. The drive wsil open on Dec, I ana will be competed on or before Der‘. 24. Chairman George van Alen announced the county * goal is $14,100. From this figure it is obvious that Si and $2 giving will not meet the goal In so far a- possible people wok be requested to give a definite amount as a minimum. Officers, ( ommittees He also announced several of the officers and committees, a complete list cf which will be available soon. Among them will be Glenn Campbell and Floyd Goode.I as co-chairmen of the rural area. The executive committee present Tuesday evening included representa- Aruiouncement was made at the Chamber cf Commerce board of direc an old-age Derision recipient and Harry- .... , , , _ 6 y eighth army forces encaged the Ger- Cclburn, 63, who carried his injured , __. .. , . . . mans in eastern Italy m bitter patrol clashes today and captured some Nazi prisoners. . . . . . ,. Extremely bad weather continued to Miss Lawson, who has poor sight and .. . . . H . .. restrict military operations, espec.ally those of the Franco-American F.fth mother to the street. An eiUiteen-year-cld gel, Betty Lou Young, was credited with having saved is partially deaf. She tied a handkerchief around her face and dashed The Henry County Farm Bureau in thrcugh flames and smoke to the sec- 'or- meeting Tuesday evening that 1,11 j cooptation With the Iowa Corn and ond floor from which she dragged Miss i utstanding speaker had been obtained ; gman Grain Growers' Association, spon- Lawson to safely. The blaze originated sored the IO Acre Yield Contest in in a closet and swept through the hall Henry county this year. These entrants cf the rooming house army manning the western half of the trans-peninsular front. for the annual Chamber of Commerce dinner which will be held on Dec. 9, Walter B Soh lie per regional man- must a p. ^ meet certain minimum t rough t under control by firemen ager of the committee for economic de* j standards. There were nine entries in-- velopment, of Chicago, has consented.^ ccntest this year. The harvesting to come here to give the address. Mr., Cf l!zese plots has ju. t been completed. Rchliejer will speak on post war plan-. The ^ree higher yields were as fol-ning and work of the community for j s• tC( r- ml de'elf Pmem- j.,ed l Hultquist, Way ne Township— Th,, Des Mo..*- Chamber of & p(.r a„e Lloyd Rot!:, Jefferson Township — merce recently sent out information that he is the best speaker that can be c;taxed on post war planning. men of Od es'.i and rompleti-of Russian soil. The wide .n the south, and brough mountain to its .and ib Iv line to which the running would ex tern Riga through Brest-long th* Dnieper to the Thus Nazis pi tend rough! Litvcsk and Black sea. Can they get there without losing much of their army? Can they hold it is stationed at the air base at Pratt, if they do. The first question is un- Des Moines la.—Two veterans of overseas action are with the Air Force team which will visit Mount Pleasant FYidav to select Air Wacs from Henry county The team s headquarters will e in the Brazelton hotel. Sat Rov L Reynolds of Harrisburg. IIL, after recovering from a leg wound received a, Pearl Harbor, was rn action townetup. of the county at Midway, New Hebrides, the Solomons. New Guinea and the Fiji Islands. H is now ar. instructor in airplane mechanics at the Army Air Ba.-e, Amarillo, Texas. Sgt William A. Riel:, cf Wilburton, Okia, has spent most of his three years with the Air Forces overseas. He .,, . Dj(1u Chest, there will be only the cne ame sears four service ribbons Sgt. Rich • , _ THANKSGIVING DANCE AT GOLF CLUB NOV. 24 House Republicans Express Confidence Rep. Allen Contends Republicans W ould Carry 329 V otes The annual Thanksgiving dance will the ac.,.e tives from nearly all of the towns and be held at the Golf and Country club | _ Many of the Wednesday evening, Nov. 24 Dancing members of the executive committee will be from IO to I with a geed or- Mrs will also serve as the chairmen in their chestra furnishing the music. heme subdivision of the county. The committee in charge ^s^Mr^^anh Covers IT Agencies The Was Chest covers 17 agencies for which solicitations have been made m-dividualy in the passt. By the consolidation of the solicitation into the War 103.1 bu. per acre. Cai; Cartoon, Wayne Township — 105.53 bu per acre. The leva Corn and Small Grain Growers' Association awards a Master Cern Growers Medal to the entrants who produce IOO bushels or more to Edward Caldwell. Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Hayes. Mr. and Mr- ML L. Rich aid and Mr. and Mrs. Leo Lovett Washington, D. C. <INS>—House Republicans apneared more confident today than at any other time since 1940 that their presidential nominee can win next year. Representative Leo Allen. 111. Republican. declared that if the presidential election were held this month instead of next November, President Roosevelt would be defeated for a fourth term Further Damage before being. j0 Japanese Shipping Allied Headquarters in toe Southwest Pacific <INS)—The ceaseless campaign cf Allied airmen to destroy Japanese shipping in the southwest Pacific resulted today in the sinking of an 8,000 ton merchantman, the beaching of a second and the damaging of a third. Two direct hits from, mast height, scored in a skip bombing assault caused the 8,000 ton craft to s.nk immediately. The second was damaged. Meet at C. of C. To Start Scrap Hunt ALLIED AIR ASSAULTS WIDENED go a a that they annot make it. A RI TRI VT iv the most dang* rou? m lh in < operation. Napoleon, writing In in the same around in an ancient winter, will testify to that. The German- have done better than fair so lur. Bv m terns of ; binned counterattacks during withdrawals they have managed to escape disasters each year, except for the annual Red Cicss drive in the spring. Me t familiar to local residents rn the groin of agencies is the U. S. O. In Henry county, the Boy Scout drive wi I be a part of the War Chest solicitation. G. F Keeton o. Indianola, who has teen working with the War Chest drive in Iowa the last several weeks, was Kansas arable. Y* ur guess would be as Caph Bruce S Colton, of W ashing- s the most authoritative. Mine Is j ton, D. C., heac the team. A trus, rdice: in civilian life, he is now supply officer at Wendover Field, Utah. Staff Sgt. Robert Jones of Denver, formerly cf Des Moines, has been at Cuklev Field. Cd. 1st Lt. Bethel Wil- ^ ^ t „ .... wu present at the meeting and lias been son, WAC, als:: lias bien on duty with * _ ^ the Air Force. Air-Wacs will be assigned to air bases for numerous duties associated w ith fly-; The one inc* such as link trainers, control towers, she. -taged a few days back at Krivoi radio operating, parachute rigging, met- Rcg was strong enough to modify do- eorology. air craft dispatching, etc. in* atle miiltary belief that they were completely demoralized. It may have CHURCH IS FOUND asked to return here Dec. with the drive. I to assist CONSCIENCE BOTHERS; PAYS STATE 343 GUILTY OF INDICTMENT IN TRIAL SERIES Des Moines, la. (INS)—Stat*' Treasurer John Grimes disclosed today that he received in the ma.I a letter purportedly Bom a Fairfield. Iowa, resident who enclosed $40 which he wrote saved much of the Southern Nazi army from the pocket trap. Eddei ce also suggests they have reserves, and if they get their armies sat Iv tack behind a Riga-Dniester line, they can defend i: with possibly half as The church was found guilty of the! that he had “concealed" from the state many troops as they needed on the indictment as charged in the last oi ! while in business. Finnish-Ukratne line while deep in ^rjai series at the First Baptist; The sender of the ‘‘concealed" tax Rm st church Sunday evening. The church payment did not sign the Ie*, r. But never have they been so badly was tried en the following indictment; He explained. Grimes ^aid, that my shaken as on th? southern front. If The church in America has failed (I) I conscience has guided me to send you Rn s an power continues undiminished, to convince youth of its sincerity be- the amount concealed while .a ‘:u.ri- t.he Nazis cannot forever continue to cause it does not live up to its own ness." cav* themselves from disaster by mus- teachings, <2 * to keep up with the ----— Loring formidable counter attacks. The times, <3* to provide adequate training time for driving home the Russian vie- and opportunity for youth in Christian to: . should be at hand. leadership, <4> to convince youth of its Hand Injured In Wringer Winfield*--L na a Hail. 3 J >enr old of society, r. tv a lite cl Mr and Mrs. Donald Hall effectiveness, because it has nor applied its teachings to the international life DEPORTATION ORDER SERVED ON DE MARIGNY Trucks will carry’ owners and employes of Mt. Plea-ant steres Thurs day afternoon to various places in Mt. and a Republican would supplant him. pleasant and en the rural route- in Allen made pu:lic a table of estimates yle hunt for additional scrap iron in which he said were based on recent ^e county. Most stores will be closed election returns, those of a year ago, f0r the afternote, and information gained by Republicans The merchants and employes arc in the field to support his contention a,kpd to meet in front of the Cham_ that if elections were held today the j,er Commerce office on the east Republicans would carry 24 states with sjde of the square at one p. rn. to re-329 electoral votes, cr 63 more than a cejVe assignments, majority. Nation Eating Well Despite Shortages No Nutritional Crisis In Says Gunderson U.S. Chicago, 111. <INS> — wartime eating habits throi gh the eyes of science were re- The nation’s t a* observed Persons again are reminded that it will help greatly if they will report any old ircn and steel which they happen to know about. Call the Chamber of Commerce office, Phone 432, before noon Thursday Schedule Use of College Amplifier The times for use cf the new* ani-\iewed today before the Institute of plification equipment at the college was Medicine in Chicago. announced today. Dr Frank L. Gunderson of Washing- Each Monday mc ming at 7:50. ton, D. C., executive secretary of the hymns will b^ played in c tones b Food and Nutrition board of the Na- Mrs. L P. Ristine. This beautiful c*-t ions I Research Council, declared there rillon effect will bring a pleasant Otis ne nutritional crisis in the nation to- ginning to the new week to all within ciav and that there probably will be range of its music, none. Tuesday mornings at 10:55 o'clock a "In suite cf the many shortages of program of pipe -organ music will be certain foods the people of the United broadcast over the equipment by Dr. Hates as a whole have fared very well Bela Rosza. Tins will include the utriticnaly,” he said. Faces Charge After Patient’s Death Na^sou, Bahamas <INS> — A to. m d The Presbyterians and Baptists uni-! deportation order was served today u -received painful bruises Monday morn- leci for this last session of the Court of on Count Alfred de Mangily and hill!'* when her left hand and arm were Christian Living in the trial series, closest friend, the Marquis Georges de ( iuyht in the wringer en the washing A large attendance was present. Visdelou. Mr K ill. who recently left! Rev. E. L. Jeambey was the prase- The formal order followed a gofer. mnr lune. Virginia ees training, is stationed in • cuter and Rev. M. C. Cars.tensen, the ment letter “Inviting" the two men ; i Gunsel for the defense. leave the Bahamas. ALLIED BOMBING OF FORTRESS EUROPE accelerates as American heavy bombers based in the British Isles attack targets in Nazi-occupied Norway and airdromes in Greece after raiding Sotia, Bulgarian capital. Four-motored Liberators and twin-motored Mitchells blasted the Eleusis and Kalamaki airfields in Athens in support cf British and Italian troops battling the Germans in the Dodecanese islands. Reports from Turkey state that 2,000 Germans have been killed in four days of fighting with British and Italian troops on ta Dodecanese island of Lerna. (International) chapel prelude ani! pe tlude Gig *, piusic will be provided at the sam * hour on Thursday bv Wesleyan students as part of the assembly program Tuesday evening, the org rn musr of Dr. Roszi will b* heard across the campus at about 7:15. This will serve as a reminder to Mi. Pleasant Ic Ik o tune in at WSUI far e Wesley . Chapel Horn at 8:15. Everyone w.; » wishes to enjoy th? program in th.* Kankakee, 111. <INS» — Sam May- fc.'iry, Termer lumberjack and farmland, was to have a preliminary hear-■ : - od v i n charge that as an attendant at the Manteno state hospital he comfortably upholstered seat- at the f tally Leat or? of the insane patients, college chapel, is heirt.ly xrlcomf. .- ca -c d Themas Burek Mayberry, ii addition to the above regular prowl o denied the accusa ions against siam, chime- and organ music will be him. wa: held in the Kankakee county broadcast during the Chris mas season j; I after . mens aughter warrant was and a: Easter and commencement arx ii gainst h.m. tim*s.

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