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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 26, 1943, Mount Pleasant, Iowa% VALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I ............ Until Fan. 3 Ga-olinr Na. 9 Expires Jan 'll Sugar—29 (Blok 4) expires Jan 13 Shoes—18 anti Airplane I (Bk 3i THE MT PLEASANT NEWS CANNED GOODS A, B, C, Green (Bk 4i expire Dec. 20 Mea*s, Butter, Lard, ete. G. If, J, K Brown Jik3i expire Dee. 4 L Bown (Bk 3) Expires Jan. I VOL. LXXI, No. 277Friday, November 26, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Y News BEHINl«Russia Announces Capture of Gomel THE'! ByPaul Mallon 3^ 'Distributed by King Feature* 8yn- 1 lea to Inc.. Reproduction In Full or tn Part Strictly Prohibited Measures To Aid Veterans Are Introduced * They’ll Do It Every Time - - • Three-Point Program Before Congress WASHINGTON — THANKSGIVING Is supposed to be a festival of plenty. The table may have been a little too bare this year for you to believe it. but don’t blame the Lord. P is not became he ha been unbounded. There Is a i castana ;le plenty in the land, and Washington, D C »INS*—Legisland a1 ut it ha gone into sustaining 'ion covering President Roosevelt’s the bo;.s in service three-point program of mustering out The armed services woe not assigned pay, unemployment romper anon, and even all the turkeys which may be miss- social security credit for demobilizing mg from the festive board, many of service men and women wa put before which were reported in various sec- the House and Senate today turns of the country to have gone out- Rep. May, Democrat of Kentucky, side no: mal channels of trade into what chairman of the house military com -ha. come to be known as Hie black or mith-e drew u, a h >u <■- po:. » eel bi I gray market You could hardly expect providing a maximum mustering out IUe Boys sore: Are CARPS, the WAY THEY HAND out A Lime to THE WAITRESS AT THEIR FAVORITE KNIFE AND NAPKIN — ORDER t WHAT-FOOD? WHEN! I ON IV HAVE. EYES FOR you, Ll L, MV LITTLE CUTLET <t Ah, for a cozy moor A JUG OF COCOA AND THOU (SIGH ) to avoid black leakage when th*' price was held at a reasonable 52 cents per pound therei, which is an increase of Lily seven to ten cents on prewar prices. Patriotism alone, apparently, has not desire lys try' honorafc pay of $300 for personnel. The companion bill to give veterans $15 a month unemployment compensation where they had been unable to 11nd job-, was sponsored in th teen enough to suppress the desire for by Sen Wagner Demon.!' profit by scalpers who always try to York and Senator Clark. Dem get more money around the corner, if Missouri It provides na men the situation permits. This fact alone Weeki* of the fugit 65 weeks I kept many a turkey out of the normal the man's discharge but within channels cf trade for cooperative peo- merits while he is receiving mi pie out pay The ame measure g .....charged members of the anne BIT Till: BKI Ll ARITH s of what OC,a1 et ,r:. credit i I hi can happen to plenty in a managed or service at a rate based o,. ar mismanaged economy such as the got- of i 160 a month eminent has undertaken rn the war uncharged nate New Is pay-tering-es dis- forces ‘Villi County Men And Women In The Service •, i Midland Army Air Field, Midland, Texas- The number one bombardier s heel of the Arm* Air Forces Training Command here ha: begun the training City Under Pressure For Several Weeks cf it .he e ll. M Min* " ca first class of bomba idler na vial.d among the cadets now in i Iv phases of the course is Earl icr, en cf Mr and Mrs. I Southern Anchor of German Defenses Moscow'. Russia (INS.* — Capture of Ralph Gomel, major Nazi base in White Rus- A r, of 1002 East Washington, MI. ant. Iowa. rd.lien cf navigation training to bombardier course will increase training period h^re from 12 to 18 Sid. was announced tonight by the .'in,let high command. Gcmel southern anchor of the German defense, in White Russia, had been under intense pressure for weeks weeks, and will add many hours of fly- ty Russ.an troops who in capturing the mg time to the intensive aerial school- city wrought virtual collapse to the mg cf the cadet “Hell from Heaven enemy lines on the southern White Men." Russ.an front. Sentenced For Part Panthers Lose Key. J earn bey Speaks In Ottumwa Knifing In Overtime Get" K Years; l ined Si,OOO.OO on Manslaughter ( harjge dir r cr la-v exists on si rated by ll Flyers Killed In Bomber Collision expert L I NI Even Army Airbus have en flyers w t a o four-m live miles were on Heading to shortages at the hie when a reasonable plen the farms* can best be ill what is happening in hogs Lately, hog- have been roshi packing houses so fast that term the condition ''panicky light-weight pigs and young st •een mushed to market at an alarming rate. There are several reasons The shortage of feed, the difficulties and cost of farm labor practically forced the farmer to sell more than he otherwise would Under these conditions, he could be* expected to do nothing else Yet this plentiful supply Is not all going on to the consumers either in the army or out of it Storage figures in the packing trade indicate large quantities of meats are being held back under government direction under a policy; jumped with beth feet similar to that which has also caused the holding back of stocks of butter. Presumably, the government wants to accumulate supplies for the future when the natural reaction to the current panicky packing business will result rn .'hcrtages of supply. Have Stiff Battle With St. Paul Five At Special Service Members Of Various Churches Pa r t icipate Report Jap Ishnd I of Taiwan Attacked - The large of Taiwan Formosa* was attacked by a score of and was later hospitalized at A1Iieri planes, a Japanese agency report- He was traasferred to the td r"iav The attack, according to the dispatch, was directed against Shinchiku, in the northwestern part of the bland which lies just off the southeast coast of China. Pvt. James I . Flit kinder, w ho has teen in the Meditteranean area for many months, has returned to the Uni ted States for treatment of a throat ^ew York, N* V. UNS* affliction. He took part in the African fortnied Japanese is.and invasion at Casablanca and the drive at Tuni Salerno. general hospital in Oran and then was sent bark to the United States. His address is: Pvt. James E. Flickinger, 5 N. E., Mason General Hospital, West Brentwood. Long Island. N. Y. eiev- Git .m w.1 la «INS*- Richard Morris. 44 packing house < rn ploy ce, today was given an eight-year sentence in the state penile:;liarv at Ft Madison and fined $1,000 after {.leading gui '•■may when manslaughter charge in cor.ne. An appropriate Thanksgiving service - 1 was held Thursday morning with mem- M' Pleasant*.* new basketball team bens of various churches participating- put up a gallant fight against tile vet- The Rev E. L. Jeamoey of the Pres- t j a . ran St Paul high school five of Bur- byterian church spoke on Reciprocation w.th Lupton here Wednesday night, but tost for Blessings Received. He developed Rust College Jubilee Singers Here Sunday Night Bombers Blast German Targets The R" t Cnlleg- Jubilee Singers will give a prngram of reifier- srnis, mostly Negro spirituals, a: the First Methodist church Sunday evening at heavy jj London. Eng. INbi — Four-engined bombers of the U. S. E ghth airforce blasted targets in western Germany today after the RAF hit Berlin a fourth consecutive blow* and blasted Frankfort. American headquarters in the European theater of operations did not immediately reveal the targets hit by the S. bombers which were es- red Liberator bombers rmd-air, crashed and burned from the a.rtoa.se ‘The planes day a routine training mission the death of Elmer P my, 29 street fight rn Ottumwa early c ming a rut b a point. 20 to 19, in an over Wednes- time. The fit quarter w The victim.* included Second Lieutenant Robert Tupper of De - Mom* . JUMPS ON SUGGESTION ABOUT HERRING Dc M< me.s lit. * INP • —Iowa Rep tableau Publicity Director Lou Gardner today on an “anc ny mom Republican" suggestion that Termer Democratic Senator Clyde Herring become a Repu rlican candidate for governor of Iowa. G.ireined called the “boom" an “all-Lme high in political asininity." and suggested that it "wasted nearly a foot f valuable newspaper space." i done for us, we ought to do something off to a,slow for others. Morris w in ’.ired ii the fight, re- • start with both team* unable to settle Rev. George Hunt of the Methodist ceiling -eve.a1 nib wound- Percy wa-h ewn in the seasons opener. At the church gave the prayer and the Rev. M. stabbed live time anc: Bud Walker, end of the first period. St. Paul’s was C. Carstensen of the Baptist church a tavern operator, a. o involved ii: th* heading I to O. Bv the halfway mark,'read the scripture. The Presbyterian Ugh: is st,.I a ; . ' a nt at an OU icnwa tilt visitors were ahead. 5 to 4. and choir sang the anthem and the girls h0 pi* they till held a one point lead at the sexteet of the church sang a special __ ___ end of the third quarter, ll to IO number. ' Mr. Pleasant scored seven points to Over $31 was received in the offering SI. Paul's six in the final quarter to tie and will be used for Chinese relief, the score at 17-17. In the overtime, St Paul s scored three points and Mt Pleasant two — Cottrell playing at guard scored nine To Church Or p°ints for Pleasant while Hoffman the thought that we’ve had so much ' 20 , Thf‘ ?ul' grouP rePr^selU ccried over the objectives by fighters. a I par* fnr N*»orr» vniuh ar T-fnllv _. a college for Negro youth at Holly Spring.. Miss., supported by the Meth- nigh, vw. formidabie odLst church The group consists of first soprano, Yolander Ford, second -oprar.o, Dimple Ma J cr first alto. Ro^a L°"' Fed, second’alto, Oneida Norphlet, and thbir ciirectres . Frances Eaton. They have been singing in the -late of Iowa for three months, coming to Mf. Pleasant Daylight act.vitv in the wake of the Great fleets of Allied planes crossed the Strait., of Dover in the forenoon. The sky often was literacy filled with formations of bombers and fighters coming and going over the channel. Another Blow Should Turn In Used Clothing from New London where they will sing Jap Supply Lines May Be Taken To Community Depot Youth Accused of Theft of Money made a similar number for the visitors. The came summary: (fg. ft. pf J Arbuckle, 0. 0 2; Shelley I. 0. 4; Klop-fenstein. 0. I 4; Ander-on. 2 0 4; Cot- THE KIA LNT LOW I HING of ration point requirements for pork wa.'' EXECUTED IN CHAIR signed to increase --wnnu-v «»t » FOR KILLING JEWELER pork chop i- still hard to find in a restaurant—if not impossible Only a portion of the plenty, therefore. Is reaching the public, and even Chicago. Ill (INS 35 was executed in the electric chair in the Cook county jail today for the Henry county residents are again re minded cf the appeal for used clothing trell 3. 3. I; Shook I, 0. 3; Donald 0, I. to be distributed among the needy of I; Bittie 0 0. 0; Pounds 0. 0 I; Melius country and for eign lands. The Beth 0. 0. 0. Total 7. 5. 20. rf,ive ends December 4 St. Paul: Burke. 2. 2. 2; Walters 0. The clothing may be taken either 2. 4. Hoffman 4. I. 2; Renner 0. 0. 0; to the depot established in 'he com- Dela'hmutt I. I. I; Carter 0. 0. 2. Ernest Wishon, munily< or may ta? laken to church Total 7. 6. ll. Sunday. In Mt. Pleasant the depot is Report $95 Taken From Henry County Supply in tile Methodist church at the Sunday morning worship service Tire public is invited. The quartette will sing: ‘Standing In Need of Prayer," ‘‘Tramping." ■Climbng" Up The Mountain." "So Hiding Place Down Here." "Cornin’ In On a Wing and a Prayer," "Going to Heaven Anyhow." "I Knew the Lord Washington, D C <INS>—American submarine.-, have dealt another heavy tlow at Japanese supply lines through-cut the Pacific by sinking nine more enemy merchant vessels. This was announced today by the Navy department in a communique which said that seven medium freighters, one airplane transport and one Do nu Myers 17. was to appear before Judge Paul H McCoid this afternoon at a juvenile court hearing in connection with the theft of a sum of money from the Henry County Supply W:a Make a Way, Dar s A Jubilee, tanker were sunk in the Piffle and “Study War No More." He .veil," the far east “Swing Low Sweet Chariot." Contralto solo. ‘ Deep River." Oneida Norphlet Soprano solo. "Swanee River," Dim- company service station on Ea-st Wash- I * !S iSoprano solo. "Ju t a Closer Walk.” The Mt. Pleas int seconds walloped mgton. Myers signed a statement Thursday th i. nnrtim as every consume knows “* mj ***•’ ..... at the Blue Blazes coal office en North the St. Paul seconds 25 to 2. Mt. Pleas- UACDIT A I f AIU A AAC ‘ ‘ !f; murder of Joseph Schulte, jeweler, in ^clin street Churches receiving cloth- ant players were: Donald. Stull. Pounds about noon stating he had taken $63 HOSPITAL COW ADDS an attempted jobbery of the latters jewelry store June 26. seems to be largely of an inferior gr and quality. The best cuts do not seem to be available. Some of the supply, no doubt, b going into the vari-colored markets. There are many other phases of handling between farmer and consumer In all the various phases of this management, plenty is dissipated before it reaches your eye. or even the grocery store. will either have the garments Taylor, Cornick, KlopfenstCin. Slnnot. cleaned or will take them to -ne com- Marshall, Crowl. Scarf!. Hill. Smith, A final plea to tile L 3 C.rcuit Court niunity depot. 1 flyers. cl Appeals failed to save Wishon. Any church which has received gar--- metns is requested t * notify a member AM,C rITI, n lu/r of the county committee: Mrs. Leo WUIrlAIx *3 GUILD IWL Verdon Strack Home at Burlington Entered from the station, officers said. Station manager Marshall told officers $95 was missing. The money was taken from a pocketbook in the cash drawer at the station. Myers had been employed at the station some time ago. Sheriff Manning Cline and Officer James J a raison went shortly before neon yesterday to Myers room, next TO PRODUCTION RECORD Burlington — Thieves broke into the Verdon Strack nome, 2140 S. 10th street, while the family was out of the city, I»KE< ISELY IHE SAME conditions art true of beef, and the same results ait ■ stealing about $51 from two banks, ov evident in dairy products, although jewelry and other articles, ad Flickinger, James C Corr : c. Hi. *.. ..rrT PiTnnniv L jeambe* TO MEET SATURDAY Garments canted aie l*M*ci tis Ul- iifitii imp ^atthn I i * ^ v WITH MRS. COTTRELL dec. to the Station, and found him _________ asleep. They questioned him briefly and then took him into custody. lows: Men and boy-: Overcoats, topcoats. -- mackinaws, wind breakers, reversible-:. The Woman.-, Guild of Iowa Wes- complete suits, dark uniforms, sack leyan college will meet with Mr'. C. A v.* hr an almost ODDOsite - - • _ ccaLs. sport coats, vests, pants, breeches. Cottrell. 207 East Madison. Saturday brought about by an almost opposite ding tQ a report lo pollce Tuesday ^ ^.eat^r,. Lght and beavy under- afternoon at 2:30 situation. unde milk night , . wear, pajamas, sleeping bags, robes. This meeting is one of importance as ion a rock the Present A n< lghbor woman who was ta mg wool gloves and mittens, hosiery, shirts, certain business is to be introduced cow can ri g before the Care °l thC furnace m the laaAys overalls, coveralls, dungarees, work and there will be a most interesting market against $75 to absence discovered the house had been ^ snow sulls, woolen legging sets, picgram. war, because of the I est i ic t a inc entered and ransacked. A home-made butter and milk, and the shortages and tras tank was believed to have con-costs of both feed and labor. Pure-bred ’tainecl $50 while a child's bank had milk cows are bringing enormous prLcs, ai.0ld ^ jn jt The latter bank was varying from $7C0 to $1,000 Gcund broken in the house. These cows are being bought up by; A kit£;hen .st0rm window was found dairyman looking to the tutiue with an indicatin° the mode of entry . ti*.* t * m n t t - iit-iujvcu, mc muuc ui en j jacke^g robes,. w'ocl mittens, scarfs, ested will find a welcome. Service Held Thursday by Christian Science Society knickers, blouses Mrs. Flickinger will present a tudy Women and girl- Heavy anc! light of glass, both modern and antique, o! A Thanks tiving service was held by The Christian Science Society of ML Flea.*ant on Thanksgiving Day morning in gratitude to God tor His bestowal of all good through the past year. Tile coat.-, l evei sibles, heavy outer jackets, which she win show many pie.-ta cf her (e] v ;e opened congregational sing- FARM NEAR HILLSBORO complete wool suits, wool sport jackets, collection. Every day is guest day wool skirts, wool dresses, sweaters, un- members need feel no hesitation in derwear, nightgowns, pajamas, bed bringing gues:s. Also any one inter- _ shawls, hosiery, cotton or rayon dresses, managed cotton or rayon skirts, coton or \o.yon idea of breeding. Yet .shortages prevail >oy lhg thieves in ail the varied products. It never------------ seems to come out even. I accom{dishing it than the In the case of whiskey (not necessar- cee nom y has been able to do while jackets, cotton cr rayon blouses, cotton ily a tai>ie essential), the authorities striving in tho opposite direction. or rayon shirts, aprons, smocks, woolen concede, with all their figures on seep-! The set-up was supposed to provide legging sets, snow suits, wmdbreaker.s ages, etc that a supply of upwards ol us all with a fair share of what is left smocks, 2'a years is available, yet whiskey is after army needs, but it has run con- -- ing followed by the reading of the Thanksgiving proclamation issued by the Governor of Iowa. A olo followed the reading of the Lesson-Sermon. This was entitled "Beatitude" and was sung by Miss Maltha Cox. Pogue Speaks at Aviation (ongress REV_ Stockton swaney’S The new successes by long-range subs were considered a heavy blow to the Japanese who^ are being hard-pressed by Allied offensives by land, sea and air forces in the central, south and southwest Pacific areas. The latest action raised to 505 the number of Jap ships sunk, probably sunk, and damaged by American submarines since the outbreak of the war. Sil king of the nine ships also raised ic at least 745 the number of Japanese ships sunk by American Army, Navy and Marine forcer and air forces since the attack on Pearl Harbor. Nazi Army Evacuates Gomel london, Lng. (INS) — Evacuation cf the important base or Gomel in White Russia by the Nazi army was announc-• Ollie" has produced a total of 148 711 cd cod av by the Berlin radio, pounds of milk and 6,126* pounds ct In ai. attempt to less n the weight butterfat. Her highest single record cf the blew, tire German news agency was made at the age cf 9 years 3 DNB sa d that German troops in the months when she prrduced 20 3'2 Gomel sector had withdrawn to reform pounds of milk and 814 pounds of but- lines without any interference from the terfat. Russians. Des rcy 46 Jap Planes ?u Short Time Pearl Harbor, (INS* The outstanding. superiority of American carrier- real e - tun aircraft was demonstrated today an announcement by Admiral Ches-I irrJtz. that a single U. S. carrier Brattleboro. Vt —The Mt. Pleasant state hospital of MT Plea ant is the owner of a registered Hoi-tern ccw which has further added to her outstanding lifetime production cf more than 100,000 pounds of milk Her name is Mt. Pleasant Ollie Aicartra Orm bv and her product:: n record are off): -ally recorded by The Holstein-F: Dsian Association of America. In eight yearly miikir? p’r'r-’s BOUGHT BY MCALLISTER Wayne T. Garret on cf Ti tate firm of Garretson and Carre on leport the sale of the George Dc we’: of 7 Cents Likely Des Moines, la. (IN3) — The U. S. Civil Aeronautics board will do all it farm of 85 acres to Mr. and Mrs. Ev- civ: icr. operating in the Gilbert islands erett McAllister of Mt. Plea- at Th'* dc ’roved 43 Jap ’lianes in the spa'*e of farm is located one half mile r t r of 7: hems. Hillsboro, has 55 acres cf farm land. [hi- t ll of en mv craft was listed CHURCH DAMAGED balance pasture. Tire house is modem e oncside the loss cf three U. S. fighters mid ether buildings in good repair * cie to: e < i; tuber cen to insure the development of a of Chicago Lawn, damaged Sunday by “sound aa transportation system" after *ire to the extent of an estimated $50 -the war. Chaffman Lloyd Welch rogue, cf , is the Rev. Stockton Swaney. son-a native Iowan, told the first Iowa avi. in-law of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Logan of Faster of the First. Methodist church Mr* anu Mrs‘ Mc Ai lister pure asea Tai farm for a home and will take possession March 1st. 1944 nracticaly unobtainable both here and trary to human nature and natural { jai 11 ll O' in New York. laws and has wound up a rather V/UII1 The bootlegger has reappeared here, mangled economy . Certainly no one several persons having been arrested will contend it has provided equal distills week for selling bourbon on a tribution. ——— street corner hardly five blocks from To me. it proves, at least, that man- Washington, D. C. (INS)—-The gov the White House. Bad liquor also is aged economies are impossible, and for eminent, it was learned today, was at:on congress in Des Moines today. ML Pleasant. Rev. Swaney. pastor of reported in the market in quantities. any lover oi individual liberty, this a- expected to boost corn ceiling prices Go veiner B B. Hickenlc par opened the church for 4U years, said the build- Bertha D Schlatter and others have ( re r. If any human set out to create a lone will furnish sufficient cause to be from $1.07 to $1.14 or more in an el- the Congress urging preparations for mg was insured for $20,000 and had riven a deed to Milleaid and Leola in shortage in a time of plenty, he would thankful on this festival in honor of fort to move surplus corn from the uring the facilities of aviation follow- teen cleared of Indebtedness only lasfc Schlatter for a Wayland property, re - ; a have encountered far more difficulty in the Lord’s bounty. midwest into eastern shortage areas. lng the war. May Deed Given urds at the courthouse disclose. Brother Dies VV rd w • livened h;:e (iii lnorti-.g of tile death :! Mr John Green. 85. M ming S r. He is the brother of Du v M Cia;: and M.. Leonard Ti cf th s city. cia] sci vice- will b- held Saturate moor. a: 2 0 OTI ck from the rilan church a: Morning Sun.

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