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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 18, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil 1 Until Jan. 3 Sugar—29 (Hook 4i . .5 II)'.. Shoes—Airplane 1 «VSk 3) Indcfly Shoos—IX (RcKik 1)—Irnb’HniU’Iiy THE MT PLEASANT NEWS B. C, ( reen Bk 4) expire Dec. 20 ,X, V. Z Blue (Bk. 2) e\p re Nov. 20 \I»*afs, Butter. Lard, etc. Cm, II, J, K Brown (Bk3) exphDec. 4 VOL. LXXI, No. 271I hi RSDAY, NOV. IK. 1943 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Russians Report Gains In Some Areas rruc lllD 1X ByPaul Mallon • i.u.'u iouteo by King Feature* Syn-ilcao I;. , Reproduction tn Full or tri Part Rfrlctlv Prohlbrt-ed U \S1IIM, J ON—I) I MOCRATK NA I 10NAL C HAIRMAN I ankWalkt: POINT VALUE OF FORK REDUCED They’ll Do It Every Time - - - Cut Value To Help Supply Move IF .‘,.6Sy UNDERSTOOD POP’S OPINION OF HIM BEFORE HE BECAME a.E OF THE FAMILY, HE'D HAVE TAKEN A Bite OUT OF HIM-' ma Cr* i ai Mr. Ci th‘ bpnker xilitic.s any other ho* beuad in nistr i tioh. unecf the N< ■w D i al, jmaestro of WlNC onsiir* ? <oiri‘ tt I; yc j Hf •e M u,g i CrcDemocraticrage rMr. H zons goiimettme .soon by Leo hdent’s receiver in lining bureaus a public reputation but he has handled or Mr. Roosevelt as regarded in the the inauguration the Democrat! n and Minnesota il : hip OR h en :nt( ■ntt •a tic e t rn or m- n. a n < cme into : you will kn< > make a ra I hr hf y i hut M; Mr If he th i ’ lona II a ma Washing?' n D C ‘INF Civilians were given a temporary two-point reduction in the point rat cn value ol pork today a; uncle Sam moved in with a firm hand to forestall glutting of packing centers and prevent a collapse of hog prices Effective at 12:01 a. m tone :tcw the new pork values were requested ny War Food Administrator Marvin Jones who assured farmers they will receive a sup-p uting price cf J!.(Ki a hundr below the CPA ceding or. 1 major markets. Jones ordei c fifec t Nove m be r 29. Lowering of the perk ra values wuii mean that a j stems, including fat oa;k ho it s and bac n ends may b* without coupon- The order 100 i cent pci ausa^e < NO! NODOCS IN \ THIS HOUSE' LEAST OF ALL A FLEA-BITTEN MONGREL LIKE T- AT' JUST ANOTHER NUtSANCe? he'll tear the place APART! (GET [DIO OF Pop still hasn’t CHANGED HIS OPINION MUCH, BUT GUESS WHO IS NUMBER ONE AROUND THE HOUSE WITH WIGGY V % / HERE.WlGGY! \// / don’t SOU \AAhlT j' 1 TO PLAV BALL WITH GRENADINE': V C’MOM, WlGGV Methodist Men Hear Rev, Calkins d lion point . .rnber of k. knu' k- on" L -m a r D- The; a ’ ic le ( .< u.c Ms R( Lt. Huston Lets I- ir-t In Series of Brotherhood Meetings Offset Losses In One Sector able to no one Hitfh Air Award First Convention of Countv UJS.W.A. MR V AM M 1 * H v in No f urther Word Since Report of Missing In Action Hull S3raises Moscow Pact Kx-Ji Hr stice eui- <er won Ives still anxiously await regarding Lt James Hus-nLs-ong in action after the .(.m. i n n o u: [id, they ; e (listing’ ■ci by the an be proud ilshed Lying war depart- Nine I nits of C ounty Represented At Meeting Hie first Henry county convention of U 3 V.' A va- held Tuesday a: the Libran Ren Cros* room Th* meeting opened at 12:30 witii Addresses Joint Meeting Of Congress Awards Made To Garden (Tub Methodist men attending the first of four Brotherhood meet.ngs of the year at the church dining room Wednesday evening, heard a splendid address by the Rev Raoul Calkins of Ti it.ity Meth'idist church Keokuk Forceful and vivid in his presenta-tion of Wax or Human?” Rev. Calkins que tioned as to what it takes to,make the difference getween a wax figure and a human being. He asked how long would it take to determine whether a person L> mere than mechanically perfect and outlined some of the things that make the difference. Miss Helen Simons sang two numbers with Miss Suzanne Ward playing the piano accompaniment. Dr Stanley R Niles infcrodttced the new faculty members piesent and also had all pres-ent who had some direct connection with the college stand The group was a high percentage of those pre ent. C A. Morgan, president, presided at the meeting. Rev. O. J. Fix of Osceola gave the invocation and Dr L. L. Weis, the benediction. Rev George Hunt, a German Counter Attacks In Italy Repulsed Moscow, Russia Cl'S* — Formidable Russian forces determined to sweep the nazi forces beyond the Polish border, suffered their first withdrawal when they were forced to consolidate forces in the Zitomir-Korostoshev sector. Bit. this slight setback was more than counterbalanced by news from other sectors, notabh the penetration cf t.:e Recitsha where violent fighting was in progress. Elsewhere advancing red forces recaptured 37 town:,, many of them focal transportation centers as the Germans retreated leaving in their wske L70Q dead and more than 2"0 tanks. Repulse Strong German Attacks Algiers. Africa ‘INS* — The Anglo-Canadian Eighth army lepulsed strong German counterattacks in the sector cf classmate of Rev Calkins at Boston the Italian battlefront north of Atessa Theological school, introduced the according to an official announcement speaker. Eight Children Cet Rating Superior LOCAL SCOUTS ATTEND BURLINGTON CIRCUS today by General Eisenhower. Strong cold wir.ds and heavy rain curtailed other activities virtualy the whole length of the front, the announcement said. Washington. D, C <IN8> — Secretary of State Cordell Hull told a joint meeting of congress today that the registration and reports from toe nine pact cf Moscow represents the founda- German Armament is tl A! P‘ ( T,' a from skin* bout midwest que *• ? ion .«•)..ocd those serving w r co ps distinguishing 1 eroism or extraorcinarj hue participating In aerial flight Lt. Huston, it will be recalled, ward and is h the army envoi ves by a ement was units of the county which are located a? Winfield, Old-. Trfntcn, Wayland. Mt. Union New London. Salem. Hi!! -boro and Mt Pleasant. At noon a covered dish luncheon was « n joyed tion stcne for a post war secur.ty system that should insure lasting oeace ai ci nreserve the liberties and rights of civilized existence Mai king the first time a secretary of £ tate ever addressed a joint meeting of hail ri H« v • Wall next :nt th ?h( amze s ng in his anon.at? of tht. a sort of fkv-lern states and k against the • party at the leftists try to at over the V F Furthermore, he » many a natior a vice presiden' cf aatu r <> 4Ti ■ oci at ic at toting one of the bembers which so be- effectively bom red the important axis t LI supply area Estimates from photographs place the destruction at 43 per cent of the producing area of the field. Fifty-three bombers were lost in the laid a;.ti many of the airmen were taken as prisoners of war ,n Rumania. However no word has been received as to the fate of Lt. Hustcm One other Henry county man. Capt, amiidau. tHbUgh Han id Beery < f Salem, has received in the present booming he distinguished flying cross. Beery malican affair.s. become a received the award for participation in didan for fii t place He the attack.- in the Aleutians Compiet-iv beat Wallace in a Deni- in^ his combat duty, he is now serving ention. even packed with as an instructor in four motor bomber The afternoon program wa., opened Loth houses of congress. Hull said that by the W.nfidd Ur.it. which gave a under the Moscow pact there will no short kit * Buying B nc .* A memo- longer be need for spheres of mflu-rial service was held for rho buy- ol once, for alliances, for balance of power the county who have me* death In ' or any ether .-pecial arrangement service. It was decided to make tb* through which in the unhappy past prii.g meeting the official election the nations strove to protect their se- nual Pr°ject- The Improvement League ter from Bill.” There were thirty Boy The Mount Pleasant Improvement The Bey Scouts of Troop 28 attended League made its garden awards to the Burlington Sc ut Circus in a body children in the garden club, this morn- and enoyed the event greatly Troop 28 Center Blasted ing at Junicr high. Judg< s were Mrs partic.pated in the grand opening. Some Vernal Srn:u-e and Mr H M Hilcl. cf the outstanding events were: the fire London, Eng. (INS* — The German Awards- were as fellows: ty fl.nt and steel and also the fire by armament center of Ludwigshafen on Superior. P.iyJJis and Ellen Cochran friction. Thev all got fires in a very the upper Rhine was blasted during the Gary Eland. Julia Hilbrant, Carl Kel- short time The Cub Scout Band was night by British heavyweight bembers ler. Edith Ledger. Fred and Glen made up of a great number of cubs, while speedy Mcsqu.to bombers ham- Lycns Their instruments were dish pans, bot- mered Berlin, the Air Ministry said to- Excellen* Robert Hummel!, Ella Me- ties of water, lids, etc. What was lacked day. Dcwell, Helen Steam-, and Dunna jn music was made up in enthusiasm. Only one plane of the bomber com- Woodard. Something new was added from last mand was reported missing. Good: Ruth Johnson, H. Arthur Lee year; it was wall scaling. The wall was --- and Richard McAllister. 12 feet high and it took a group of _ Special award: Vernon Shafer Scouts 37 seconds to climb it. The cir- New SllCCeSS The children's garden club is ar. ar- cus (ncied with a play entitled, "A Let- Jn Southern Pacific ould be acceptable Republican leader ik i Dl nut Mr. R xisevelt tran u._ in Idaho. time for the organization and th - curity or oromote their interest present officers to hold :ffice until that ___ time. These officers are: Pres., Mrs. Merle Cari Mt Pleasant; vice pres, Mrs Max Hulme, W>ayland; sec.-treas.. Mrs Vinton Hoagiin. Hillsboro; Co. hiKtorian. Mrs. Chet Lauer. Olds; C chaplain. Mr- Karl Kneen. Winfield; Sgt at Arms, Mr: Gilbert Bergstrom, Olds. Guest speaker for the a iter neon v is Mrs. Lucy Plate, of Bennett, la., first Woman Kills Brother, Self dens are the same size and Mr Scouts. CHURCHES TO ANNOUNCE DRIVE FOR CLOTHING MRS. HAROLD McCOMB I SOL V! HO f staff Gene 1 backing (his popular backing yet measured ■ but Marshall not be acceptable to the New Deal element. He is army, has never participated in the socializing business, or in politics. All thus adds up it I HI Ch ef p: lltic; i - nr t would rs* SLAPS “EXPEDIENCY” AND ' “PLANNED PARENTHOOD” work by the organization and told cf _the work being- d ne by various ur.iti r the Schick hospital at Clinton. Monti cello. Ia. INS*—Grace Albery, 55. today shot and killed her brother. Dr George Albery. 62. a veterinarian, and then fatally wounded herself, Jones county coroner Frank Harrington reported. Harrington said Dr. Albery appar- Dtvs Jkloines, la. 'INS)—Most Rev. Gerald T B* rgan, Bishop of the De.^ Menus Catho’ric Diocese, wj - on record today a - lapping “expediency'’ in Italian politics and in “planned parent- the New Deal loyalists pressing Mr, Roosevelt into a hood ' in Iowa, fourth term nomination, even it pros- The Bishop, addressing a pett cI his election are not good. One mnt.ng of the Catholic Women's ether consideration substantiates this League in Des Moines, declared that „ .... incr * “in Italy we are getting the w hole gang reasonm. » ” "I • 1 ria l Th. onlv alt- ri.u’ive would be Mr. vthe.s- back in power as a political | ,11)061* 1 HKPS UV6r Roosevelt s choice by Britain and Rus- expediency.” At the same time the De.s .a to head the promised “international Mo.nes churchman declared that “ex-organizaticn” to direct world affairs, pediento' appears "here in Des Moines” but with Dca. y. cr anyone net of Roos- and mentioned the recent rgorganiza-evelt thoosing in 'ne White House, the tion of the Planned Parenthood League, job will net be powerful. Stalin and Churchill would 1 un to . the White ■ Horse, where policies would ce made, net to Mr. Roosevelt. From his standpoint, therefore, it may be preferable to seek 1 e-election first, anyway. that the sister died about five hours This organization 1 doing a very iat«r in a Monticello hospital, worthy work for the -ervice men a' a Night Marshal William Aldrich found morale builder in camps and hospital? Dr. Albery’s body in the doorway of his; _ and supplying many comforts and aids office, where he made his home, about j otherwise not available. All motherv 5:CO a. m. His sister, unconscious, was EDWARD TAYLOR BUYS dinner wiv£<:- 'inters and daughters of service D-mg th the street about 50 feet away, j men are el gible to membership and may affiliate with their local unit. furnishes each child the same kind cf scout«; 0f Troop 28 present. Mr. Frazer. Allied Headquarters in the Southwest seeds, vegetable and flower. All gar- Mr Burns. Mr. McKean, Mr Hilbrant Facific (INS» — New Allied successes Shannon accompanied the against Jap shipping in the southwest Pacific were reported by General Doug- * _______ las MacArthur’s headquarters today In a communique. It announced the blasting of two more merchantmen and TAKEN BY DEATH 01 t^iree Nipponese coastal One of the Jap merchantmen blasted by Allied heavy reconnaisance planes was left in a sinking condition. Two direct hits were scored on a second vessel, a cargo ship cf 6,000 tons. (A smashing new assault by four-motored Liberators on the Jaluit, Mili and Atolle Islands in the Marshall group and on Makin Island in the Gilbert group was announced in Pearl Harbor.) The church®- of Henry county arc asked to announce the -alvage drive for clothing for the European de? i-tute. cn Nov. 21 ar. J urge e ch :Main unity to collect such salvage as cb-■ tainable in the New London—Mrs. Harold McComb, former Newr London seventh grade teacher and daughter of Rev. C. S. Ellis, former pastor oi the Methodist respective chujches church, died in a hospital at Buffalo, until further announcement regarding collection depots. No shoes are wanted but any good substantial clothing that might be used by the oppressed in war torn area.- BAPTIST CHURCH FILES INC0RP0RATI0NARTICLES FLEEN0R FARM Hileman Station Articles of incorporation for the Bap tis: church of Mt. Pleasant have been j _ recorded w.th the county recorder. Five M. D. Linder, an exp- ienced man, peisons have been named ps trustees: ha- taken over the Virgil Hileman Sin- Rufus Smith. 1944; Roy Tewalt, 1944; clair .- ation at the southwest comer Jchn Myers. 1945; Verle Sammons, 1946; of the square. Mr. Hileman is enter- and Marian Marr. 1946. GUN WITHIN CITY ing the armed forces soon. Mr. Linder came from Osceola. Ia FINED FOR FIRING Hild Real E.-tate rep rt the nicely improved ICO-a ire farm 1> ated 3 Vfe m.le- north we t of Mount Pleasant and t wned by Roy Fleenor, t > Edw. Taylor local garageman Taylors formerly owned thi.s and resided there until last summer when they disposed of the same through a trade with Mr. Fleenor. Possession is to be given Dec. 1st. N. Y., Wednesday She had undergone a Caesarian cperation. The baby son lived. Funeral services were held Sunday at Moravia, Ia.. with burial at Cincinnati, Ia They have two children, a son and a girl about 10 and 11 years old. Mr. and Mrs. McComb both attended Iowa Wesleyan college where they began going tie sale of to§ei'*ler an<^ married. They both taught in New London, she the seventh grade and he in high school and was More Planes at Local Airfield Harold McMillan was fined $25 and t^iree >-ais ago and wa- employed et asts fcr firing a gun within the city the IOP as sergeant f the guarrs until July of thi- year. F.cm July until the present time Mr, Linder ha- MR. WILLKIL said in Wisconsin that limits without obtaining a permit. n„ft'Pv eruld not run because! The action was the result of alleged he p’- mised This is true, yet prac- ■ hooung bv McMillan of the 82d college been ncitncin Canada working on tically*all the ranking men of politics training detachment's mascot, Gigs, in both parties in the Ea.-t currently (consider Dewey as almost a certain nominee. Their reasoning is not hard to follow. Ohio's Governor Bricker is now officially seeking delegate-, as predicted. The Contest For One of Three Prizes Is Not Difficult Recent new owners of airp.anes to principal. Later Mr. McComb accepted. Mt Pleasant are Wilfred Hoagiin and t a i'0-it.cn in the Burlington schools. Max Nihart. The Ellis Tovrea plane is farm left there t0 80 with the federal housed at the hangar here also. weather bureau and v.as stationed at D. E Monthei, operating the Monthei Buffalo, N Y., airport. He also teaches Training Service fcr the Iowa Wesley-part time at the University of Buffalo, an college training detachment of the Reverend Ellis is in southwestern Iowa air corps, now has 22 planeg at the and one sister. Eithel, is at Elliott. local field. Expansion in the program ------has accounted for the increase and the local service ranking in the upper third in training in this region was included in those to receive additional assignments. STORK WINS IN RACE WITH TAXICAB Sunday The dog was hit twdce by rifle :ul.ets but did not die. the Alaska highway. The Linder, have a son in 'he service. They reside at 311 East Henry Dr.' Moines, Ia. (INS*—The stork and a tax|cab had a race last night in Des Loses Hand In Corn Picker Two Pay Fines MORE MAKES CHARGES AGAINST REPUBLICANS Des Moines. Ia. (INS)—State Democratic chairman Jake More charged A fight between Jack Vickers and favorite -on movement (of which Mr. willed Bogue at the Hi-Hat cafe about Wi! kie also complained) is spreading j^ lS Wednesday morning resulted in a through the west from the eastern Re- fine for each ol the men when they the Republican state adm lustration publican centers previously cited ui this were airaigned to the court of Mayor with usurping legislative pcwers and column. The lions share ol the South H L shook. Each was fined $15. and with “extravagance" in the nrouo e:I (old Tail following) Is generally at- CObts fcr disturbing the peace. wage increase for state employees. tributeci to Biocker. -------- ---- If you count all the rest for Willkie, primaries *30 of the 48 states do not it will be only enough to tie up the con- have them) or by tying up with the Has HlCCOUgl^ For a Week yenticn temporarilv by preventing favorite sons who he already recognizes -- Bid ker ot a favorite son from getting as against him. He has everything a Falem.—John Parks, wdio ha r -a majority To the eastern leaders, that candidate needs, including financial quite ill at his home is reported some means Dewey certainly will be it. and publishing supoort. But it can be better. His illness resulted from hp- Mr. W.llkie can unset this obvious readily seen that Dewey can win coughs which lasted day and night fcr trend only by winning a majority of against him—without campaigning. a week Anyone who trades at Mt. Pleasant °n the Spe°lal P&g<? and SaVe th8 sa‘°‘S Molnes and the stork won. , .. receipts- a daughter was born to Mrs. Joe tores has ocoornmitv to get in the Already there are entries in the con- Spagnolo in a taxicab while the vehicle -onf'st and try for a $50 war bond or test, but there is onnortunitv for more. was standing in a hospital driveway and - '•ne of the ether Uo prizes announced The contest is not difficult. If you make ,h driver had entered the building to Homer Jennings Has Misfortune "lwwhere tn th * .s’ue. All that Is ne- purchases at the stores advertising on get , nurSe and a streteher according Wednesday -"rs* v is to fellow the rules, which are the page, vou have a chance to be one tQ {he driver The mother and the simple .trade at the stores advertising of the winners. daughter were reported “doing well” at Broadlawn s hospital today. ENTRY BLANK Please enter m> name in MERCHANTS’ WAR HON1) Cl.I l: NEIGHBORS HELP WITH *« • Ill “ Address ______________________________________ ____ Mail or Bring to thu Mt. Pleasant News office Homer Jennings, 29, suffered the loss ; of his left hand in a corn picker accl-j dent at the Eimer Jennings iirm northeast of Mt. Pleasant Wednesday CTcrcrwcMncD rnoM mornln« He stu k :Ua harid in t: e j 1 Lrr Lix^MtlLK LUKIN picker while i? was m ope i a non and -- in some way ;t wa- caught." He thinks Salem.—Ario, the Little three year probably hi- ring became caught first old - n cf Mr. and Mrs. Andrew S cf- and pulled ?he hand in iensmeier, is critically ill suffering Working alone when the accident oc-from leukemia. Saturday, 19 neigh- curred, he had cnn-iderable tsroub e in bors with com pickers and seven team- stopping the machinery. He secured with wagons assisted Mr Steffen-- assistance a short time later and was meier in cribbing his com. biougth to Memorial hospital.

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