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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 29, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky togetherness it so happened that just at the moment that so called a group action Quot was giving me a pain in the neck. I read a Brilliant article in Quot Horison a Magazine by an old colleague. William Harlan Hale on the subject of a a togetherness which also gives a pain in the neck. The fact of the matter is that in the up building period of american history Strong men walked off on their own through Woods and across mountains and deserts to open the land for farming or min vol. 80, no. 281 it. Pleasant Iowa saturday evening nov. 29, 1958 by Carrier. So per week by mall 07.50 per year a Christmas City again rates that Honor Success with missile the Pride of a Community s people will Manifest itself in the color us Observance of the season of Christmas again this year As the placing of my pleasant s City decorations nears completion. A we can All Point with Pride to the successful program in recent years spearheaded by the it. Graphs. Too a great Deal of the credit for the spectacular and artistic effects of i. Pleasant s annual Christmas decorations program goes to Jerry Magnuson proprietor of the Magnuson Neon sign service. He has directed physical aspects of the ing. Maybe the Young fellow took pleasant chamber of Commerce to program for the past seven years make our City one of the most at Anc personally consulted Many Tractive communities in the mid a the decorations units. He is newest during the Christmas season a assisted again this ear by City said Joe Panther chairman of the Hight Plant workmen through the 1958 Christmas decorations com cooperation of local Public officials. With Young woman a horse a cow and a dog and from that came a civilisation. He thought for himself and he did for himself. And what he accomplished still stands Strong and firm in the United states. Of course even in the old Days. There were insecure people who needed to lean on each other and they established communities like Brook farm and the Oneida Community and the Shaker villages and most of them died because they were not really needed but the families that crossed the continent Mittee. A again this year As in past y ars. We Are striving to uphold our reputation As a the Christmas City of Iowa he stated. Funds Are raised from among local business and professional firms to underwrite the program each year. Every possible Effort is made to preserve decorations Pur chased in past years when they Are focal Point of the entire program stored each year however some will be the Large painted Candle become broken or faded with use on the peo memorial Fountain at or otherwise depreciate in Utility i the Center of Central Park. The and attractiveness. Replacements water Fountain is converted into a must be made each year huge Candle Holder the spectacular perishable decorations such As in covered wagons even if they travelled in such Wagon trains As realistic effect of the actual Evergreen roping and Trees must be location at the Southwest Corner of Central Park. Lighted stars will Shine from each Side of the bandstand guarding the rustic crypt below and inside a replica of the my Friend. Ward Bond portrays on television were individualists Strong in character fearless of Man or nature believing in god s mercy so that when a dozen or so of them settled in a place they built a Church and a school House. But Cavil ones farmhouse was a separate place fairly Distant i rom neighbor so that no one could look into window or listen to conversation through a make shift Wall. Now. In these Down going Days when our children speak of them 1 selves As beatniks and when everybody has to belong to societies and unions and carry All kinds of j tickets in their pockets togetherness has become fashionable. The individualist stands out in our society like a rare creature. It is like when the girl who dresses with taste is called a Square. She does t belong. Belong to what of course to togetherness. Hale says it All started with the slogan a the family that prays together stays if he is right then America has always been wrong because in this country people did not Pray together but each according to conscience and it was not unusual for members of a family to belong to different Mobile workshop arrives from sects which is How we got about the North pole. 260 or More varieties of protestants flame at its top has received wide purchased fresh each year. This spread attention in past years in year s Campaign to raise funds for the newspapers of other cities. J the program was begun in july the serious aspect of the season and will be concluded at the end is reflected at the City bandstand of this week. A we Are continuing our Best efforts to make it. Pleasant a Christmas decorations As distinguished achievement rarely equalled building wrecked in explosion let go in this building Friday afternoon demolishing the building. Some of the cars Parke Ture escaped serious injury. Edward hitch shown in the picture was Lowed the explosion. Sic seven escape serious injury in explosion at local Plant nativity scene. The largest of the anywhere else. Or. Panther said colourful figures surrounding the they serve not Only As an observe Manger scene Are almost four feet Anc of a season and a healthy High. They include the Christ stimulus for our local Economy but child. Mary Joseph the shepherds i also As an honorable tribute to the the Wise men. And several animal Pride of our people figures. Lights will Shine on the i a a neighbouring Trade centers envious of it. Pleasant s Christmas decorations program continually vie for our Honor and reputation this year Competition among cities is unusually keen and each is putting Forth its utmost Effort solemn scene and a special Light i will cast a radiance on the j Christ child. 1 o a at the Northwest Corner of Central Park will again be seen Santa in Sleigh and eight tiny to surpass our program he said Reindeer with Rudolph leading the a the 1958 Christmas decorations Way. Suspended in midair they apr program is another Effort Spear Pear to be soaring from the tree-1 headed by the local chamber of i tops and Are one of the favorite Commerce designed for the better i sights for the youngsters of the Merit of our Community. It requires area. Santa set. Pleasant Headquarters v ill be found this year in the new chamber of Commerce office on the South Side of the Square until the support of All local business and professional firms. Each was asked to make a fair share contribution. An amount each Felt it could honestly afford to keep the program continuing successfully. Too a the expenses in any program of this Type Are continually mounting. The business and professional peo a log will be topped with three Neon 1 pie of it. Pleasant have again con. Lighted candles upon which the tribute generously to the Christ similarly whoever invented that words a season s greetings Quot Are a Mas decorations program. New Deo slogan was sadly mistaken about1 piqued. Staying together because that is i <.<<. Seven men escaped serious injury when the Frame machine shop building at the Valley industries West on Highway 34 just West of the City limits was shattered by an explosion Friday at 3 30 . Dean Bolin Drakesville Don to or Charles Rose and Keith Garretson All of it. Pleasant were inside the building at the time. Bolin was knocked to the floor by the blast but not injured. Rose suffered a Cut on head. He was taken to memorial Hospital treated and released. Tozer and Garretson were not Hurt. Larry Jack and Randy Gill both of it. Pleasant were working on a leak in a Hose of a propane truck parked close to the East Side of the colourful new car plates on Sale monday celebrate successful alias a trip 1 ape canaveral Fia. Cpd the Atlas fired Frio in n g a j was America s first intercom Nentl ballistic missile to travel the full Ocean spanning Range of 6.325 Miles the Pentagon said today in a statement released by the air Force. Tile Washington announcement Marie formal the event that already was the cause of jubilant Celebration Here at the launching 1 site where the giant icbms thundered skyward in the night. Russia claimed successful icbms i flights More than a year ago but i this was americans first Success-1 Ful venture with the so called i a ultimate weapons that would be capable of untold horror if Ever launched in anger with an atomic i or Hydrogen device in its nose. I in a tense but momentous state i tack the defense department said the successful All the Way by Epi flight Quot came less than a year of the time for accepting applies-1 the Wirt rain we to a help ter the first successful flight of Lions for Pool office lob examine lash a pm it Pread storm thai the Atlas made last dec 17 when Lions has been extended. The Clos-1 paralysed Midwest traffic with rec Ord breaking snows fell. Part of Tho Valley industries Plant at the West Edge of it. Pleasant d near Tho building were damaged Tho four men in the Frame True among Tho it. Pleasant firemen who put out Tho sin ill Tiro that Fol May still apply to take exam for p. 0. Jobs storm hits Northeast numbers at the morning those who like the Low Likely will be on hand courthouse Early monday in order to be in line for the first 1959 car License plates. To receive the Low numbers it is necessary to by at the courthouse for there arc no reservations for special numbers county treasurer William Hayward has p anted out. Soon the Driver who is using old plates will be conspicuous for the new plates Are a contrasting color ing set was originally set for nov j Ember 24th, but has been extended j Nort, Early Satin Day inn skin he test vehicle went slightly on the More than 500 Miles a and six or seven varieties of jews season s greetings will Shine from atop a Yule log on the North which is something unheard of in i East Corner of the Square. The Large a european country. Building when the blast occurred i Raae Yiem stand out and Gill received a slight Cut on Cheek. C. L. Horst of Washington Driver of the truck was standing nearby and was t Hurt. Out Power lines Iii three states. Or _ Gal Force winds w shipping a my 1w- q Al i Illi 1ww at 68 Miles Poi hour ripped off tree j aug to div of All limbs toppled Power lines and Ere-1 ated hazardous driving conditions oat Ilici that already had pushed tile j Liju Viva thanksgiving Holiday death toll j _ past the 200 Mark. I a be winners in the a Bonus a United press International Bucks Quot drawing Friday evening with annual salary increases for i count showed that at least 235 per were 1st prize Betty Stoner 309 the first six years annual increase sons had been killed in traffic a s. Cherry it. Pleasant 2nd prize Are also paid at the rate of $100.00 a dents since the unofficial Holiday mrs. Leonard Peterson Swedesburg j per year after 13, 18, and 25 years weekend began at 6 . Wednes 3rd prize mrs. Willard Johnson service. Day. In addition 20 persons lost Stockport. During the first three years of their lives in fires and 56 in mis-1 employment and including time in Cellaneous accidents for a total of military service an employee earns 311 dead. Indefinitely. Post office jobs offer Good Job Security and stability. There arc Many benefits provided such As vacation with pay sick leave group life insurance and Liberal retirement benefits. The starting pay for substitute clerk or Carrier is $2.00 per hour will make the old plates noticeable. In place of the present White background with Black numerals the new plates Arr a chartreuse color orations will continue to to added 0 sep Naci been stopped. I each year if the necessary monies another valve on the truck was something that americans never Luminous red plastic belts w ill Are available after All outstanding j a pen Anc evidently liquid Gas leaked did they moved away the nest i decorate the lamp posts throughout Bills have been formulated and Oue the Gas went through an open was constantly being cleared of its it. Pleasant s main business Dis allotted. Young. Connecticut people moved j strict. Beneath the Bells on the a everyone benefits from this Proto Ohio and thence a far As i electro Liers w ill be seen Scenic Gram because it brings widespread California Western new York was Christmas plaques wreathed in prestige to it. Pleasant in addition a Garretson operates the Plant and. A most yellow with Black Mimer All the others except Horst Are Era i Ais in a 960 the col hrs huh again Plo yees. Be Black and White Jack and Gill had repaired the i car owners have two months to leak in the Hose and told Horst to j Purchase their new plates the turn on a valve to the propane tank delinquency penalty applies the first of february at the rate of five annual leave at the rate of 13 work Days per year. After three years the leave is increased to 20 i Elliott elected i work Days and after 15 years to i26 work Days. A limit of 30 Days in. head is imposed and cannot be carried i Over to a new year of leave. Suk leave is earned at the rate of i 13 Days per year and May be a mrs. Stoner received $100 Bonus Bucks As the first prize As she was inside the j. C. Penney store at 8 pm., when the winners were announced. Mrs. Peterson and mrs. Johnson would have received $25 Bonus Bucks each had they been in one per cent per month with no amount less than a Dollar settled by folks Horn Southern j flesh Evergreen roping. These to attracting thousands of addition Al Side door of the machine shed and the # explosion followed it was theorized iwo in serious that a refrigerator motor the shop set off the blast. The four sides of the 40 by 20�?T wooden building were pushed out Massachusetts virginians moved plaques include biblical characters Al people into our Trade area from into Kentucky and thence to old English Carlers and Santa other major Trade centers. Such a by the blast and the roof Tell in Indiana and even Illinois Winch is Claus. Strung from Post to past Are thing is healthy for the entire lowing happened to one Thomas garlands of coloured lights Over the Cal Economy. Lincoln w to in due course pro history. In the old Days when a son left Home n was As probable As not that one might not hear from for a year or two but nowadays with a Telephone at every Cross roads we a we sincerely Hope each local the men inside the building either pot themselves out or were helped out. Sidewalks. Over 3,000 bulbs Are diced a son Abraham Lincoln who needed for these strings of lights business realizes the importance of became probably the greatest per extensions Are Woven Down this program and that the pro tonality in the whole of american through the limbs of Over too seven Gram will continue to be supported foot Norway Pine Trees placed in each year As Well As it has been in front of each business House. 1958.&Quot or Panther concluded. Highway 34 through it. Pleasant members of the chamber a Washngton Street will be con Christmas decorations committee Vertex into a Lane of warmth and in addition to or. Panther Are color with additional red plastic Art Rommel Robert Mendenhall worry ourselves sick if the child-1 Christmas Bells attached to Street Miles King Laura Shafer. Vern Ion do not phone because realize Light poles swinging in the Breeze. Looper. C a Cottrell. Howard Hills ing that their morals Are no Strong a this phase of the program was be Milton Becker Vero Boshart. Or than their traditions we wonder j Sun in 1956 and completed in 1957. Stewart Caris. Or. Dan Chapman what they Are up to and Well we the county court House City Lawrence Walker Kenneth Dar a next. I Hall it memorial Hospital and other Nell Dean Dovenspike Clarence i Public buildings also will be dec Falman Derrell Goddard James it is not of course unpleasant rated to associate with delightful people each year hundreds of Cross but this business of togetherness country travellers slow Down to a Speed to Admire it. What seems most necessary to be pleasant a Brilliant decorations or Russell Sanders Glen Smith de Taylor Dean Van Trump Richard Tess of p e o h no a Vavroch Ralph Ward. Or Robert covering i rom injuries received Wettach Richard Wilson Jerry to Cai Accident recently s 1 of them or to take color photo Magnuson. Condition after multiple crash Fairfield Ledger i w o persons were in serious condition the propane Gas ignited Dat the Jefferson Conn Hospital burned Alene the outside of the j avas result of a five car building. Firemen called to the a pileup which occurred wednesday scene put out the Blaze the truck Ilia it Miles Ca of Fairfield was driven away from the building j attending physicians listed Cai parts of tile roof and South w All i a rot Meier .2 new London. Togetherness country often goes beyond association for minimum most necessary t regarded As delightful us to think drive about the City to get a bet to speak to believe to give the ter View of them. Many make Spe appearance of believing As the com Cia trips just to get a better View Mon denominator of the group docs which usually is that the least intelligent prevails. A conversation among americans often sinks to the level of defining Well established terms with someone interrupting an idea to protest _ against semantics because lie does. It Union a it looked sunday not understand a ii y t Bing but As if it Union needed an ail strip Street Corner English it ail bogs David Brennecke Marshalltown Down into a hopeless mess of arg j arrived by plane sunday morning lioness in tile course of to visit sister mrs. Nod Rasmus which ignorance usually prevails by and family. He had no More than Green. Norman Haworth. Walter Hunt Bill Baker. Perry Cornell Paul Kyle. Larry my Beth. Robert Norris Daniel Parker. Pat Ross landed on several cars parked close by damaging them slightly the building housed Sci to thousand dollars Worth of equipment but it was thought that most of it could be salvaged. The Mam building East of the machine shop Wasny to damaged. Mrs. Deither recovering from injuries mrs. Dilia Deither form in and Remy Bannister 57, Greenview 111 As serious. Six of persons Are also Hospit Ili Zed including one in satisfactory condition. Totemeier sustained ii c a d m-1 juries several facial inc Erato us and a fractured u i knee Bannister has seve e head and facial injuries and a Back injury. Carol totem ice. 19, new Loudon was repo ted in a is factory condition. Her injuries included fractures of the re it toot an ill Arm fractured in. Severely la Era ted right knee and i u us la orations those in go a c my ii. I Ai a new London a George Elliott of the participating stores but As a was advanced from vice president Consolation prize each will receive to president of the chamber of 55 Bonus Bucks. Cumulated with no limit. Employees i Commerce for 1959 Howard wine j in Bonus Buckie in the local office have accumulated i Brenner was elected vice presiden $10q because the two Jas Many As 2,000 hours. A u met Uron score Ary. Prevj0us first prize winners were life insurance is available at the i Quot. 1 am t. Ca surer not in participating stores to claim Lute of $6.00 per $1,000 per year. Director elect eel Here r. Deed prom to e angina it mount of a generous retirement plan at it on Quot i first prize was $50. Each week that set up wherein the employee pay. Ers ai1 Quot a 11 53 Quot a u 1 i the first prize goes unclaimed $25 j. Percent of wages with no in it Etc Ling at Oma is added to the proceeding amount contribution to social Security. A tickle a t on it Bual o. Oral j until $200 is reached. Next Friday retirement time he is credited also air j dec. 6, there will be a total of $100 with time in military service or in Bonus Bucks and the drawing other government organization j i be at 8 . First prize will be even though no contributions were $50 second prize $25 third prize to i a Niy Register each time in one of the participating Hrh should be in it. Pleas Waii other he ant every Friday at 8 . To claim government / your a Bonus Bucks should your All postal employees Are covered name be drawn. A a a must be of the x in a car in on. Gap a Many participating stores. 43 in All a us Quot Bonus redeemable i chamber of Commerce application forms Are available f0 remind the people in this i thu past office or u. S the mighty Amazon a Jal area that the stores will be open Civ. Service commission office no Roomer will present the third until 9 . Every Friday and sat 0th Reg i ii. St loin Missouri two planes land at it. Union its Superior numbers. It used to be the Pride of landed in brother in Laws an a pasture when a second plane american Milt he stood alone one circled and landed nearly in the Man with god seeking Way t same pasture. The second Jilane was of life according to will and piloted by Dale comte. Pekin conscience. Today so much is he who had come to visit being reduced to groups committees. Organizations fashions togetherness. Parents. Or. And mrs. Elmer Cornice or Cornick is convalescing at Home after having been a copyright 1958, King features surgical patient at the University Syndicate inc Hospital in Iowa City. New Stop go signals in use be hospitalized about thee n Ai As both legs were broke n and suffered minor cuts and in mrs Deither enjoys hearing or her it. Pleasant Friend at i Hospital Independence i u truck Driver lands in front of moving car motorists Are pleased to see the Lew Stop go signal lights in operator at the Northeast Corner of he it pleasant Square. The four Light units were turned a it a this week and replace the Cen ter Post signal in operation for Many years. Removal of the Center signal past. Last of the four Aioli i the Square makes turning easier at the intersection. In the Early years of the Center Post use. Left turning traffic was directed to go around the Post. Later this was changed to Circle inside the Post. But even in later years sonic motorists not familiar with the system failed to see the printed sign and let Ost. I Reid the it. Pleasant stores will be open Friday and saturday nights until Christmas starting tonight l Curtis Monroe 37, e j hi., cuts and bruises mrs Shirley Monroe 11 tured left Arm brim Mickev Momoi 12 i 1 Janice Kay Mono Teeth head injun y. Mio Edith i on ii London head junes Carol Thorne r a Parsons College was an eastbound Cai Wigi Cern Lew. Travelogue in the travel and and urday night until Christmas venture Serh it or my by the beginning monday dec. 15, and kiwanis club or. Monday evening continuing to dec. 24, the stores dec. I at 7 30 at the Iowa Wesleyan will remain open until 9 . Every Chapel. I night for your shopping convenience. All retail stores will close at topic 5 p in. On dec. 24. A the mighty amazons. Largest River in the world _ the Amazon drains an area the size of the United states and carries gifts no motive Lea cd 9. Brut1 injury. Broken new Studeni i in Driver o Lien collide drive Galena. 111. Up a Joseph Ruprecht 24, Davenport Iowa a Driver of a Petroleum truck trailer Rig was killed shortly before Midnight on . 20 near Here when he leaped or fell from truck cab into the path clan approaching car. He landed in front of a car of Belem Brazil on the Mara to carries one fifth of the fresh water in the for killing three world Dow i its Channel to the Ai Bantu Kansas City. Kan. Up the Audie be Mil begin the it a k inai1 University Sophomore. Hey it the Goy and Modem town lc"cl1 us Candrews is. Tol l detectives today he shot a n d killed parents and sister. Headon with another vehicle in by Curtis Monroe miss Totemeier e. Ind Palm were passenger. Bannister and members of the mome family were Riding in the westbound m a Roe car miss Totemeier a drive no a it Hind a car operated by David Prince. Fairfield route i. Prince told officers the Totemeier ear attempted to pass i he w to. So cold in grand Forks or. Groin is a cd t Quot in out new York up g r a n ii driven by Everett Reed Woodbine Island they will see cowboys water in and a killed. Buffaloes a and Mon eating Pina but cow pc n0 motive the abandoned Rig went off the Mali. A River boat will take the Road crashed into a Fence and travellers upstream to see Many then into an abandoned farm strange sights House which was being used for farm storage. Contents of the standing photography and for Fork. N. A reported a Low read trailer tank poured into the inns on american Rivers and coast my today of 23 degrees below no Ait but there was no fire., ,. = v. a1 Waterways. Now the audience Zero the coldest in the nation. Haling for a left turn. The tote will see South America and the according to the u. S. Weather meter car the rear of the mighty Amazon through the Lens Bureau highest temperature re Prince Auto then crashed into the of camera. Tickets May still be ported Friday was 88 degree it it oncoming Monroe vehicle. I purchased. 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