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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 20, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky j. Edgar Hoover slowly it builds up. First it appeared in Quot the nation then we heard it was coming to the a a new York Post then it actually appeared in a a the it will move round and round like a Black wind the attack on j. Edgar Hoover. What is it that those engaged in this Are trying to prove it is that the Fri is no better than the i secret police of soviet Russia that we Are. In effect a police state. What has thus far been brought to the surface is nothing but the Boom of the big lie fills the air it will be repeated and repeated. A the nation is supposed to be j a great Liberal Organ. It once was. This much is evident it dislikes j. Edgar Hoover an entire Issue s Worth. In the investigation of Harvey Matusow it was shown that r Lawrence Siegel general counsel for a the nation Hadassah r. Shapiro ins associate and the assistant to the publisher of the Magazine. Martin Solovy were in vol. 80. No. 271 it. Pleasant Iowa thursday evening nov. 20, 1958 by Carrier 30 far week by Mali >7.50 per year russian teachers on tour teachers from Russia a. S. Markov deft and s k Yartsev peer into the nose intake of the f-x6 in Brevet used in an aerodynamics lab at Maryland University College Park. They Are on a tour of u. S. Dieted. Tile follow ing reason was Given at the time by Thomas a. Bolan. Of the u. S. Attorney s office i in the springtime of 1954. Carey i Mcwilliams put Matusow in touch with Siegel. Siedl had a number of meetings with Matusow prior 1 to the latter s recantation in january 1955 and recorded the substance of his conversations in con Schwengel to Confer in counties contracts let for projects Jet crashes into trains path no serious injuries Eltoro Marine air base Calif. Up a a Marine Jet fighter plane practising an emergency Landing wednesday overshot the Landing Field and crashed into the path of a speeding passenger train. To o diesel engines and five cars were derailed in the spectacular crash when the 75-mile-an-hour train smashed into the Craft car wheeled it into the air where it exploded and fell to rest against the fourth and fifth cars of the nine car train including the engine. There were no serious injuries j among the 130 passengers and five crewmen. The Pilot escaped with Only minor injuries after he was saved by a train crewman. The f4d Skyway a1 weather fighter plane was piloted by 2nd it. Philip m. Schmidt 23, attached to the 542 Squadron Here. Name county Extension director Spurgeon a Complete remodelling ready to Welcome Hall of Fame committee if says Russia to liquidate status congressman Fred Schwengel who returns to Washington in Jan uary for his third term As first tem Iraneous typewritten memo j strict representative will make an official visit to each of the twelve counties of the District during the first two weeks of december in order to Confer with j constituents about legislation and problems before the new session starts. Randa. When asked to product e tile memoranda by the grand jury Siegel instead destroyed them and created fictitious memoranda in their place which he passed on to the grand jury As originals. When the grand jury asked to see the shorthand notes for the i the Iova lawmaker will Start the memoranda he had the original our m Fairfield on monday denotes destroyed and had his Sec j Cember j he will Complete the rotary write fictitious notes t0 round in Scott county on december 12. In Between these dates he will top at each county seat and be available for interviews with in tin Iris los and groups. Ile will be at the courthouse in i. Pleasant from 9 a m. To 12 noon on thursday dec. 4. Mrs. Ai Vee Benesh county Republican inc chairman will be in charge of the appointment schedule. A a keeping in close touch with the people i represent is More im-1 portent than Ever before a Schwen be said. A these county visits have i been grow ing in importance each year. The grass roots opinions i carry Back to the Capitol with me serve As guide posts in acting on the legislation which comes Behn Schwengel started making the i airs in 1954 after ins election to a a first term he has made it a regular part of his service to the District and this year s tour will j Mark the fifth consecutive time j that he has sought out constituent viewpoints before each new session. We like to set up the schedule a a an appointment basis a a Schwen. >1 said a that gives everyone Ai i fair Iii me however. I want to see t to Ajoue who wishes to see me i we. Lier they have an appointment not ii be available to talk i to j rep Schwengel will be at hotel Anthes. It. Madison on dec. 2> in the afternoon and at the court j House in Burlington on Der. 3 All i 1 Day. He will be at the Washington courthouse wednesday morning i dec. To. Contracts for paving from Rome j to Highway 34 and for resurfacing on 34 from it. Pleasant Westward nearly a mile were let to the Norrus of Berlin area construction company of Ottumwa by the state Highway commission tuesday tile contracts for the grading and paving of Highway 34 East of Fairfield to connect with the new pavement were let to r. B Burch. Cedar rapids grading and to the Carlson company paving. Tile projects and amounts Henry asphaltic resurfacing on 34 from mount pleasant West 83 of mile. Norris construction co., Ottumwa $37,758. Henry asphaltic pavement on 129 from 34 into Rome h mile Norris construction co., Ottumwa $39,992 Jefferson paving widening and a new Extension director for Seniv county to succeed Phil Baird who recently resigned a been Elpi Yeti by the county agricultural Extension Council. I is Richard Thuma 31. Who Lias been in Extension work for six years he has had live fears As county Extension director in Union county and one year As youth assistant at Greenfield he will Boun his new work Here on dec. 29 or a reared on a Brown county Kansas farm graduated from High school at Hiawatha Kanin 1944. And served in the Navy ill 1945 and 1946. He was g Adu ated from Kansas state College with a Bachelor of science in agriculture in 1950 and received his master of science in Plant Breeding from Iowa state College in 1952. Mrs Thuma is the former Nancy redid n of Donnellson. They have two children. Janie 4. And Susan 2. Band resigned to accept a position with the Iowa farm Supply co and the Benton county farm service co at Vinton. Robert Saunders manager states that extensive remodelling of the Interior of Spurgeon a store us now Complete. Considerable additional counter space and rack space for hanging garments have been added. New Type Cornice lighting brightens the entire store and helps to display merchandise More effectively. Spurgeon s store in of. Pleasant was the 16th unit to be opened in the Chain which now has 52 stores operating in four midwestern states. Rile it. Pleasant store a been in operation for 34 years being Oplt nod on april to. 1924. Assisting or. Saunders in the remodelling program were r. R. Rice District superintendent a w. Graham construction supervisor and the assistant manager from Fairfield Jerry Dearing. The Henry county area will be prepared to extend a warm Welcome to the executive committee of tile Board of governors this week end a if the county is selected As one of the three to five a a finalists. Governor Herschel Loveless when contacted by Telephone thursday morning said he will be glad to come Here saturday to Greet the committee. Rep Fred Schwengel of the first District expects to be Here also saturday if the committee comes to it. Pleasant and Lieut. Mcmanus of Keokuk also expects to be Here. In a Telephone conversation thursday afternoon with the local committee Howard. A. Cowden president of the Consumers cooperative association and who conceived the agricultural Hall of Fame idea assured the committee that word of whether it pleasant was still in the running would be telephoned Friday afternoon. 0 0 9 if Henry county is in the final Small group from which the selection is made preparations Are being made for a local Welcome As Well As that of the state and Federal officials. Tile local committee has numerous tentative arrangements planned arrangements that can be put into motion on Quick notice. The executive committee will meet in Kansas City Friday to go Over the applications and to study the recommendations of the Doane agricultural service which made an evaluation of the communities. The three to five communities chosen from which the site will be selected will be visited Over the week end and the final selection w ill be made by the Board of governors at a meeting next monday. Correspond to the fictitious memo Randa. Miss Shapiro aided him in this scheme. On july 13, 1955. They were indicted tor obstructing Justice and perjury. In january 1958, Siegel was convicted of three counts of obstructing Justice and four counts of perjury Shaprio was convicted of two counts of perjury and three of obstructing Justice. Siegel was fined and Given a suspended sentence and Shapiro a suspended sentence both were subsequently disbarred. Certainly anyone May criticize any Public official and Many Are deserving of criticism furthermore the Fri is not macros met and if it is in error its errors should be corrected. But the persistent attack upon j. Edgar Hoover and the Fri emanating from the Saint quarters Over a per my of years looks like revenge in gives the appearance of a relent is Effort to destroy an american institution. In this Effort appt ars the curious character. Paul Hughes who posed As a secret investigator tor senator Joe Mccarthy and who collected nearly $11,000 Over a period of a year from senator Mccarthy s opponents. Hughes was indicted tor perjury tor testify a. Among other things before tile grail. Jury that Joseph l. In us jr., a Washington l c lawyer and a Bader in tin a.da., knew that the information he obtained from Hughe was false. Rauh and James Wechsler editor of the Quot new York Post were called before the grand jury in this matter in the Iii. Is trial the question a a As to whether Rauh had told Wechsler that he i. Auh had planted a secret informer on senator Mccarthy s staff. Bolan claimed that Wechsler had told him that a u h had told him Wechsler All about the Hughes project w Ith nit disclosing Hughes name. Wechsler subsequently denied Bulan a account of the incident corroborating Rauh employment. Or. Campbell was and claiming that we Linier reached known by Many it. Pleasant Resi his own conclusions by deduction dents. And inference which is indeed a surviving Are his wife one feat i daughter a sister. Gladys Campbell i of it. Pleasant and six grand subsequently Webbier tent ii led Lidren. Again and it would appear from All funeral services will be Hel Ltd a r Gholson. Mable Gabeline the Back and Forth of this bus saturday afternoon in Aurora with i Bessie Miller. Kale Anderson. Art Cruikshank mrs. Margaret Davis. Behlin up a soviet ambassador Andrei Smirnov told Chancellor Konrad Adenauer today in Bonn that Russia would Quot liquidate a the occupation status of Berlin the soviet embassy announced. The phrase liquidating the occupation status of Berlin Quot was taken Here to mean the soviet now proposes to Transfer to East Germany the right of control of Western Allied traffic to and from Berlin. . Elects Keith 50 winners of turkeys wednesday afternoon was a Busy time for the committee on a a Bonus Bucks Quot of the chamber of Commerce there were three drawings for the fifty 50 turkeys that were Given away. One was held at 2 00 . One at 3 00 . And one at 3 30 . Eighteen 18 turkeys were awarded Lucky people inside the a Bonus Bucks stores at the two o clock and three of clock draw Ings and the other thirty two turkeys were Given at the last drawing in Central Park where hundreds of people inspected the pen of turkeys. This is the first time that such a Large number of turkeys have been Given away in it. Pleasant. The Day was such a Success that plans Are underway for a similar project next year. Winners were mrs. Ronald Shu resurfacing on 34 from new pave j # ment near Fairfield Westerly 6.9 a Vicc Quot Rusl dolt Miles Carlson. $438,080. Jefferson grading on 34 from to it Index Moines up a Wayne new pavement near Fairfield West.,. Keith Burt wednesday was elect Erly r. B. Burch Cedar rapids. T a a cd to a two year term As the Iowa $132 906 farm Bureau federation vice president at its 40th annual convention Here. Keith edged Howard Waters. Danville w to had served As Vic president for four years and la years As a member of the Board of directors. Waters was unsuccessful last year in his attempt to unseat farm Bureau president e Howard Hill who still has one More year to serve. Waters serves on a farm labor committee under labor Secretary James Mitchell. Keith has been a member of j the Bureau Board of directors j from District two. The farm Bureau federation adopted a Resolution urging the establishment of a non partisan Federal agricultural stabilization Board to determine Price supports and production control techniques governor to recommend changes Des Moines up a gov. Herschel c. Loveless said today he will recommend a sweeping re organization of state government to the 1959 Iowa legislature to a eliminate the duplication of activity among tile nearly too state departments and agencies. Loveless said one of his main recommendations will be to make the Iowa Commerce commission posts appointive instead of elective. The governor will make the recommendation even though the Democrat won two of the three seats on the commission in the nov. 4 election. Loveless told his news conference that the reorganization would Cut the number of state employees and also provide for improving the pay scale of the remaining workers. To build worlds most powerful radio Telescope w Ater system parking meters on Council Agenda Chicago up the worlds most powerful radio Telescope capable of extending scientific research far beyond Man s present knowledge of space will be built by the University of Illinois. The University a Board of directors wednesday announced plans to construct a device which May shift the world s Center of radio astronomy from Jodrell Bank. England to an isolated Corner of Illinois. Cost of the instrument was not estimated but trustees said it will be borne by the Federal government. The office of naval Resea r c h already ii a s promised $233,000. The British government built the largest existing radio Telescope at Jodrell Bank at a Cost of about $2,240,000. Slaying touches off new tension injuries fatal Jerusalem la a 1upi1 a the slaying of the wife of the British air attache touched off new tension today Between Israel and the United Arab Republic. The israeli foreign ministry said armed syrians trespassing on israeli territory monday afternoon murdered in cold blood mrs Mary Joyce Doran 47, wife of the attache Wing cmdr. Kenneth Doran. Won t change Iowa income tax table Leon. Iowa up a mrs. Mary Alice Marsh mount Ayr died wednesday night of injuries a he j maker Mable Menke mrs. Paul received in a car Accident that Waters mrs. Shirley Clark mrs. I killed her husband Ray Marsh. Albert Campbell Dies in Illinois word has been received of tile death of Albert Campbell of Aurora ii who died wednesday around noon due to injuries re lived from a fall at his place of j Jeffery Gladys Johnson Noe Mary Ingerson mrs. Ethel Byczek. Emma Mcdowell Mary Roache mrs. Lester Decker. Henry Francis Connor Elizabeth Mccurl lev Viola chants Lucy Mills Lucy Edwards mrs. Bob Scarff Ruth Olson mrs. Paul Campbell Nannie Pigeon mrs. H. E. Smith mrs. Florence Miller Myrtle Kinney Elizabeth Logan Maude Conover mrs. Paul Turner mrs. Herman Lampe Hazel Jerrel. Mrs. John Anna 64, nov. 8. Their car collided with a pickup truck driven by Clifford King 59 Leon at an intersection of u. S 69 and a country Road about eight Miles North of Here. Men s club speaker t. R. Young sociology proles at Iowa Wesleyan College was speaker tuesday at the men s club of the Baptist Church. It. Please. G. Taller a. B. Cantwell Adam p. I has subject was a what is the Des Moines up a member of the Low. Tax commission said today no changes in its tax table for figuring 1958 income taxes will be made even though it contains a minor error it was discovered that ii an now a taxpayer uses the commission s table for determining automatically his states taxes he will pay from $1 to $2 mow than ii of did the figuring himself. New advances at county Hospital new advances made by the Henry county memorial Hospital have been announced. One is in the Laboratory Field and the other is in the bookkeeping department. The Hospital is now equipped to conduct cancer screening tests which up to now have been sent to other cities for processing. These tests Are used for detecting cancer in its Early stages. The processing locally makes it possible for the results to be made available to the doctor much quicker than when they were sent out to other laboratories another Advance is the mechanization of various Hospital procedure the Hospital has purchased a bookkeeping machine and will change Over to a mechanical system of bookkeeping on january i. The new system is expected to give better financial control while at the same time reducing the time needed to perform the bookkeeping operations. I not to give limited Access and let the City water system parking it the commission arrange the limited meters limited Access bicycles and i Access with property owners a routine matters were on the Agenda solved. Of the City Council wednesday night. Sherman Smith private Engineer from Burlington talked to the Council at length about the City s water system which the Council is interested in improving because of the increase in fire insurance rates which is scheduled for it. Pleasant. The Council talked to Smith about a Survey of the water system but nothing definite Wras decided. Don Marsett representative of the Park of meter co. Of Oklahoma City okla., gave the Council information about meters. His firm recently installed meters at fair Field. Marsett proposed that meters be installed Here at no Cost to the City on a one year trial basis the Revenue would be split 50-50. At the end of the year the City would have the option of having the meters removed or to keep them operating on a 50-50 basis until the meters Are paid for Marsett said the commission wants to Blacktop 362 feet As a part of the resurfacing program wrest to the intersection of new and old 34 and asked the City for limited Access for that area too an ordinance amending ordinance no. 224 bicycle ordinance and further regulating the use of bicycles within the City was adopted. The amendments follow a bicycles used within the City limits Are to be equipped with a red Glass reflector not smaller than 11 a inches in diameter to be used on the rear part of the bicycles so it will be plainly visible from the rear All bicycles Are to display a headlight on the Forward part of the bicycle from one half hour after Sunset and one half hour before Sunrise persons shall not ride More than two abreast on the City streets and bicyclists Are to travel As near the right hand curb As possible. Owen Hummell appeared before that the meters would be paid for he coun in about noise created by a death takes mrs. E. J. Caldwell in to o or three years. Only five towns in Iowa Over 5,000 population done to have parking meters Marsett said. The Council took no action on the proposal. 9 9# after discussion on the state Highway commissions request for limited Access for 362 feet of Quot West grinding apparatus on a truck at Ralph Taylor a feed mixing Plant on Mccoy Street. He was told that Taylor is seeking a permit for a covering for the grinder which would reduce the noise. There was some discussion on the school Stop signs again. A letter from Harold Mcleran was read in which he was not in favor of Washington Street from the West City i changing the signals from a Flash limits Back East the Council decided my yellow to a flashing red. A the Charm shop to be presented two evenings the matinee performance of Quot the Charm shop presented at the High school auditorium wednesday was Well received by the Grade school students. There were Many comments that they liked the entertaining ohday season play. Carilus Case to jury Lincoln neb. Up a the jury retired at to a. In. Today to decide whether Carli Ann Fugate 15, should pay with her life for the slaying of Robert Jensen 17. District judge Harry a. Spencer in his instructions offered a seven Man five woman jury will present program at Finley Chapel work also. Ireland. Mrs. J. Divine mrs. W. C. Caldwell mrs. Hilda Mabeus. Mrs. Paul w. Smith Ina Mcbeth mrs. Ness that Rauh had Given Wechskr j there also considerable information Iii me Hughes ease. In refreshing my own Memoir and the memories of my readers concerning tiles and other matter Only because i am searching for a reason for the persistent at Ike leaves for to Day work and play vacation Daisy Glendenning Jean Henessee mrs. Luvina Brown Ollie Kruse mrs. Paul Nelson. Iowa climbs Des Moines up Iowa has Washington up a Prest tacks on Hoover nothing new or Dent Eisenhowe left today for a to climbed from fifth to third in the Dav work and play thanksgiving vacation at his favorite golfing spot in Augusta a. Eisenhower travelled by army Safet it department said today helicopter from the White House startling was brought t i by a the nation report most of it appeared years agon Max Lowen thales Book. The a new York Post profile is still in the making a the nation in the reduction of traffic deaths according to the National safety Council statistics the Iowa worker Quot article was a i Lush of j Jvn a tor the Airport to Board the accept resignation the nation material precisely Buenos Aires up a a joint Why. At this time Are these people ganging up on Hoover the reason will soon pre enough or maybe someone wants to destroy session of Congress accepted vice America s Foremost police organza president Alejandro Gomez s res appear maybe some be wants tuition. A nation Early today apparently have a look at the Fri files or j copyright 1958, King features winding up Argentina latest porno via someone w n Loo a Job Syndicate inc ii tics i crisis Christian economic system a it. Pleasant stores will be open Friday night for your shopping convenience Bonus Buck drawing at 8 p. In. $100 Bonus Bucks to be Given away. The Chapel players of Wesleyan College will resell program sunday nov 23 Ley Chapel. A supper f it of the Church is Plain de w. S. C. S. Tandy slightly Hurt Iowa t the at Fin a in ii in by the Des Moines a i i a. Gen Fred Tandy the Low. Adjutant general was slightly injured near Here wednesday night when his car hit a pole while swerving to avoid a train. Tandy 61, who suffered head cuts and bruises said he did t see the train soon enough to do husband anything but swerve violently to avoid a collision mrs. Edward j. Caldwell. 82, died at her Home thursday morning after a lingering illness. Bessie Agues Caldwell daughter of James Isaiah and Hannah Paschal was born May 3, 1876, near la Crew la. She lived in it. Pleas most of her life after coming Here in 1918. I the play will be presented february 24, 1898, she was mar j thursday evening and again on ried to Edward James Caldwell j saturday evening at eight o clock. Mrs. Caldwell is survived by three the cast or Stewart Jackson. Sons Carleton David and Richard Enola Carter Naomi Murphy Den All of it. Pleasant one Daugh i Jones Richard Eielson Sarah Patter mrs Marjorie Burrows of Keo Terson Doris Gill Jane Haw Kuk one sister mrs. Earl Johnson Kins Alma Anderson Jackie Maut Keokuk five Brothers Roy son Larry Stout Larry Belles Paschal of Columbus Ohio Ray Richard Murphy Gary Shaw Paschal of Albuquerque n. M. Ora father John Simpson Atmore Paschal of Montrose la Arthur j 1 Margaret Patterson Leilla Ken pc bal of Vinton and Herbert Liedy fled Burrows Mary Jackson Paschal of Freemont neb. Two Judy Scarff and Carlers Barbal a grandsons and a number of nieces Ann Murphy Ronald Gillis Cha acid nephews is Jerrel Kenneth Murphy Larry she is preceded in death by her Stout Patti Scarff sue Jackson in March 1917 and one j Janice Patterson Judy Guinn also son Edward p Caldwell on aug. I prologue by Barbara Ann Murphy three choices they May find her the production directed by mrs. Guilty of first degree murder guilty of second degree murder or innocent. If the jurors find caril guilty of first degree murder they also must set the punishment life imprisonment or death in the electric chair. E. A. Hayes As a project for the St Michael a episcopal Church has a cast of local Talent Many of whom Are Well known for their stage experience. Others Are making their first stage appearance and Are being praised for their Iowa City girl 6, killed by car rules against merger. To 1952. Funeral services will be held saturday at 2 in the Clay Grove _ j methodist Church in Lee county. New York up Federal Rev James w. King pastor of the judge Edward Weinfeld today ruled Church will officiate. Interment against the requested merger of Wall be in the Clay Grove cemetery. Bethlehem steel corp and Youngs the body is at the Crane funeral town Sheet a tube n i heme. Draft to continue Washington up the nations draft chief said today the draft must be continued despite fatality in Iowa City this Cook 79, was sizeable cuts manpower. In u. S. Military Iowa City. Iowa up a Janice Steele. 6 Iowa City was struck and killed by a car wednesday As she walked Home from St. Patricks school the girl. The daughter of or. And mrs. Leon Steele was struck by a car driven by Dewey r. Robshaw 60, Iowa City. Authorities said no i charges would be filed since the car travelled less than its length after striking the youngster. A passenger in the car Joseph Mclaughlin Iowa City said neither of the men were aware of the Mil until they Felt the Impact. The car made a turn off of . 6 and struck the girl As she crossed Gilbert St. It was the second pedestrian week killed mrs Jesse sunday

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