Page 1 of Nov 29 1961 Issue of Mount Pleasant News in Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Mount Pleasant News November 29, 1961 Page 1 old newspaper archives

Want a high-quality poster of this page? Add to Cart

Read an issue on 29 Nov 1961 in Mount Pleasant, Iowa and find what was happening, who was there, and other important and exciting news from the times. You can also check out other issues in The Mount Pleasant News.

Browse Mount Pleasant News

How to Find What You Are Looking for on This Page

We use Optical Character Recognition (OCR) technology to make the text on a newspaper image searchable. Below is the OCR data for 29 Nov 1961 Mount Pleasant News in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. Because of the nature of the OCR technology, sometimes the language can appear to be nonsensical. The best way to see what’s on the page is to view the newspaper page.

Show OCR

Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - November 29, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa It. Pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. So no. 280 two Section set. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening november 20, 1961 these Days by George Sokolsky the menace of War reverend George e Bender a met Hod it minister of Lorain. Ohio has written an interesting and thoughtful letter to the Lorain a journal Quot dealing with the subject j of War at d peace. In the course of this letter. Or. Bender who is not a pacifist and who would be willing to tight for his country says a none of us wants to be red and none of us wants to be dead what then is the b St alternative the Best alternative is to put democracy to work where it is most needed. Chimp returned from orbit state schools consider accelerated 3-year plan de3 faculty. In most ill t a Nee. Ltd my Muon attendance w i empty the family pocket Book. Many student.1 depend Moines idea Accel it is based to our Way of life that crate get a College education in we believe in Law and older that three years. We believe in representative govern how0 this is the problem the ment. In. Of expression. In Board of Regent will wrestle a a pm Ummer work to finance then Justice with due process of Law and uth at its dec 14-15 meeting in trial by jury we also believe in p Moines. Free Competition and in a police. There Are two underlying reasons rotarians visit greenhouse Force to enforce the Law i Lirar unfortunately have nothing to do with an alternative to War the problem set before us is Ranf s for More that soviet Russia is engaged in corp a up facilities building a world Empire to conquer All nation including the United states to the end that marxism should displace the social system which i expressed by Judaism christianity and All other human expressions in acknowledgement of god and of tiie natural Law. Also marxism would alter our economic and political systems so that those who control the oligarchy that controls the state would control the life of every Man. What is the alternative it a surely Law and Justice could be an alternative to marxism if soviet Russia did not choose to make War cold or hot upon a with the spoken objective of Dot Stromg our Way of life. We face three alternative 1 a can Proeung our discussion while the russians conquer area after area weakening us so that we Are unable to withstand russian Power 2 we can accept the r he All nge and agree to Becon of the soviet Universal state 3 we can fight for our lives and our $500 Green Christmas you May Register daily Treasury of . Stops Selling Silver car and tractor in a collision Way through College. An loan and scholarship program May be a partial answer to such Finan the Board is scrutinizing a Basic Ial difficulties change in our educational pattern emotionally a student May find space age Advance made by the if difficult to adjust to year russians coupled with growing do around classes. It is possible at efficient use of the present time for a student to receive his baccalaureate degree in the Iowa daily press Assoc a egg than four years generally tion has Learned that after Many speaking however it is tie More months of exhaustive study the advanced student who pursues such presidents of the Thiee state in a course. Sti Tutins of higher learning have a departure from the traditional agreed upon a plan for increased semester or Quarter systems would be of facilities baser on year a problem to the into Rolleg Lound operation. Late athletic program tins plan one of five which will an accelerated program also be presented to the Board for its might create some hardships on consideration is geared to the in the faculty no time for research d a graduate taking advantage of tudy and travel to mention a few. An accelerated program by begin presumably an accelerated prolong College m june and con Lnu Gram Means a More concentrated ing through the full Calendar year course. Under the semester system. It should not be confused with for example a student attending the tri master plan now being used class for one hour three Days a at Par or College at Fairfield and week received a three hour credit elsewhere the tri Mester plans under the accelerated program the Call essentially for three equal per student conceivably could attend j clan on and a half hours three i it except owners of a Day week and receive a three i111 a a a a in the it. Pleasant City hour credit. The difference of course would be the length of tie Iowa semester. W Der Funt. Of to r of Hunt s Orund Quot a. It i t in Gur t. Pinker at the rotary i us meeting 7uc Day cult Ning or Hunt told i fellow . About some of the operations <4 his business following i talk members of the club 1 or it urn of up pal were gig n a conducted tour of the but it wont affect the Abc Orrei Itin r your Money or Hunt Aid that his establish per do no with Inchon hip i riling the Ilver to a 1956 Pontiac driven he i or Landrum it pleasant was dam a Gefon estimated $200 when it collided with h 11actor pulling a Wagon Load Fol Corn Mirce Miles South of m t Pic a flit on High a \ j18 1 30 pm 7 us a 7 he 11 Ictor w a. Driven by 7 homa Willi it plea ant i he tractor and Wagon drought Back after second trip around la pm canaveral it up it a 1710 United states rocketed a i a be Chimpanzee named a Enos Quot into Vurr orbit today and sent him whirling travelling North and Willis attempt we times around the Globe before Kennedy ordered he a a l of in ilk turn to a farm technical difficulties developed and ment of cupid. 15,000 Square feet of halt it is part of h package of nip Landrum was also headed the space Cabin was returned to interest is picking up in the $500 Green Christmas contest in it pleasant someone will be made especially Happy jus before Christmas when a he drawing for the $500 in scrip which can be pent at it pleasant chamber of Commerce member stores. All you have to do to be eligible is o Register a the member stores and but pro it it at the drawing you do not have to buy anything to be eligible you can Register daily if wish m As Many of the member j stores As you desire. Here is he information in Brief about the Content Lori a $500.00 in the form of Crip in i Lump sum to tie Winner eligibility even one Over 16 ground with of it i j0.000. Marc fret of Gin s 7 Ikpi int i to it am heated. They Havi then own. Tan dbl. Power plan in it i a a the City grower fails. On of intent f is that or Hurd and i. Aff Are now getting Reaidi. Put i eater with the tart ii of Lily p ids the soil used at the Gre end it is u Tel for Many Many year but is pastured periodically with 180 it or a i to kill unwanted Bai Uffia w w to7 r. Program chairman for tiie month. Introduced the speak r move deigned to take the Tress North he Vivrrito the left m a my out of Ilver trading for the nth nip to i the tractor but the first time in history and to e Tab vesicles collided at the drive Earth. Cut commodity Type is ods of 1g weeks uth Orita to or sources say the plan favored by presidents Virgil handler. State University of James Hilton. Iowa state University. And j. W. Maucker. State Sian College of Iowa would be in part cheapest to put into operation and a a tale probably be the most effective terms Iowa and the St coi the Large get single Cost under lege Are operated on the semester this plan would be a seven per basis while Iowa state uses earlier this year governor Elbe the exp sed a desire to see All three schools with comparable limits their families their employee s. The employees families a Rry ail More shall be any businessman who has a retail sales tax Perm a. Time period Conte to will run apace r. Through to the drawing at 3 00 p. Merchant m a he bandstand in Central entry reject school Bond proposal at it. Madison it m a dip on it Ipi it voter Here tie Day a $500,000 school Bond promo al submitted at a elec Ion. La a it was 1.205 Opp. A d to 1,002 a or measure required a 60 put i it it a Mamoito carry school official had recommended the to d i. Tie to in. a new element it shool and expand Ion of the Perment Junior High school no n and Ime the Lish a free ver Market. A Rise in the Prim Quot of Silver quoted a 93-04 cents an ounce on the London Markei in recent Day. Is widely expected 77 r Treasury Sale of Silver at 01-02cents and its Purcha e at 90 rents have prevented genuine free Market trading in i country. Kennedy said he would ask Congress to repeal the still tory requirement hat a he Tara a Ury but All new 1 v mined Domestic Silver offered to it. 77iat. Phis be. Action of sales would mean the Tara Ury was neither buying nor Selling Silver for the fir. T time since the Federal government was founded in 1789 producers Are plea re about the Prospect of a higher Price Consumers arc hopeful it won t go very much higher and that in the Long run a free Market will be to their advantage to As. Ure the Trca. Ury of a Supply of Silver for minting new of the done Quad ers and half Dollar a e of he Kenne directed trea. Ury Secor a try Douglas Dillon to retire $5 Ranee. Neither Driver was Hurt the Accident by Deputy sheriff Van Crawford Auto mechanics to attend school tor a District school Auto mechanics will us held Martin rambler location on East Washington on i 12 and 13 a mob if training unit will be brought of a ii the event Mercian in from Southeast Low it will Tak that two Day Coure and will be Given examination diplomas will a presented to those who Pas. The exams. The unit one of seven rav Lulu g throughout the United Star a under sponsorship of american motor will be open to the Public in the evenings. Diere will be no admission charge Hie capsule landed 500 Oil Ltd South of Bermuda at 12 26 . Cost the Chimp was Safe project Mercury officials said 7 to destroyer were reported in. Hing toward the capsule. Mercury scientists said ground tracking stations detected increasing heat in an electrical invert r As Well As problems in the attitude control system As the Cap. Ule whizzed across the Pacific rambler Ocean toward Canton Island in its i la second Orbital sweep the fir orbit and about half of the Leeond went Fine. P,,n. Corvid la 1917. Coll pit. C. Parts with we out of India two unequal a Epa i to a Retro rocket were fired at 12.08 . Cost to. Low the capsule from its 17,500 Miles an hour Orbital Speed and Send it on a red hot plunge through cart s atmosphere the capsule was supposed to land in the target area about 500 Miles Outh of Bermuda. A recovery fore which had been Sei u to the area just for such an emergency to Sod by to recover the spacecraft and its animal Pas. Cuger after their planned Para Cluj descent into the Ocean. To f it a Pule wit detected on v downward path by the track i 1961 drawings drawing will be made and m0 Federal Reserve note Bills rate re from to nearly station at Guayama. Mexico a local individual backed by Gold. Silver dollars j too Miles by land and 3.000 mile. 1935 Rise Over present a cult v Sal Quarter Yston. Iowa suit report feasibility of thus far. It has been the Amer or it lean a ohcs to try the Fiir method Ary costs a 15 per cent increase o talk things out not withstand in offices laboratories and Libit g the Undis Itable fact of rus Rary could be anticipated along Sian gain society activities in Cuba. A 10 per cent hike in admin Panama Brazil. British Guiana and istra Tive costs other plat a bring Vliem very close b >1 and Lead to tiie conclusion Boone Republican and his out 11 Casor Herschel Loveless Ottum advocates governor Norman Erbe to of that a shooting War car at any moment our presidents Trumm Eisenhower and Kennedy. Have Sou id to stave off fighting War but the frightful Day comes closer be Ause of the rus Ian con flu Ion that our wish for peace is a sign of and degeneracy but we Are faed with another maximum ringer. Nazieh. That the Cost of is discussed preparation for War to meet the Peil of some terrorism i so frightfully great that it is destroying our economic system. How Long can we afford to carry a budget that run about $100,000,900,000 a year where the Money o come from with of the world organizing into economic blocs which Are aimed at lessening our capacity for distribution How can we maintain a currency that will be wrong and that will protect the earning Power of our people edly is studying the chancing its unit to the semester hour which is used by More than 70 per cent of the colleges and us Versi ies. For All prac ical purposes the state University of Iowa and state College of Iowa calendars Are a me. But Iowa state Start Park on december 23, registration registration Blank by a or available at All chamber of com since Winner must be present at have no been minted since Blanks Are drawing to wit. Drawing names will because of a huge backlog a a a continue until an eligible Winner is retirement of All Silver certify enough Cate. Would give the Treasury for the next 2a or 30 Yean by sea. Merce member stores similar to those used in the Lucky lady m Mink contest and provide 1 selected Silver to mint new coins a Democrat arc Strons several weeks earlier in the fall j al i though Iowa s a the might change governor Erbe irom Quarter to semester plan. A of the or some similar method where the physical Facil a a ends earlier in the spam cities Are used year around by coincidence plans to attend the december if doubtful the enrolment periods would be shifted at this time. In their report the presidents meeting and in All probability will be pros it when the question of utilization of fact Witie revised completion of interstate Road program announced \ key question the Board must Cope with in making its i what effect a continuous program will have on students and Tiona picture emphasize that higher Educa it Wal i Karl 11 1 i Kyj to on us changing constantly and to i jv11vi i Lvpl the condition that cxn1 a Xian May i _ not be tiie same five or ten year from now. They will recommend periodic review of Iowa s Educa Iouri her Somple re in addition he first step in interstate 3 it Noil a of pcs Moines would be taken. The program Call for paving Between pcs Poinc once Ames to be done in 1964 and 1965, and pushed to u. S. 20 a Blain Burg in lf>6 grading and o or preparatory work w Ould be done nearly to the mine Ota Bor Der m 1966 in the dates used m Fth pro 5 years in Henry county w 1 nearly Complete the pm 12.09 . Cost and Corpus Christi Tex at 12 11 pm. O o o the emergency did not mean the was a failure. Scientists had prepared Well for the possibility s they might not make three full on tiie first try. When recovery Shiju were sent out. They were. Trung a eras the Atlanta Ocean to Over pre planned Landing areas where the capsule would reverend Bender ays Quot ties. Aie Good for a. And a free people we believe they a re Good Lor everyone. Let begin then to put of beliefs into action Kennedy s View reservists will be out in 12 months Jesse Russell of Winfield Dies Jesse Russell. 84. Longtime a it Dent and former a nines Man Winfield a d Early morning at the Burlington Hospital the body is at the Barton Mcka on funeral Home in Winfield and funeral rites Are pending. Ames. Iowa Upit a $330 million five year Highway construction program i t re ing Speed interstate Gram they refer to tin let Irig it Deci based pm contracts and in Manj Cas Coj the actual project will not be completed announced Highway commission. The program Calls for completion of interstate 80 from Davenport to the i Miri River by 1966 2.9 millions on no. 218 Jear Gram which Sta a Ort i a been extend Section but do,.�?z after one. Two or three orbit Section Westward across the. Tate. Paving f of a Point it. Of Ottumwa to Albia is scheduled for 1962. Paving of a Short stretch West of Ottumwa is scheduled for 1963. Paving West of Albia is scheduled for 1061 and paving from Corning wt.7 to near Glen Wood i. Scheduled for 1965 Rcd a it Burlington if Rifle m Quot be was Brough. No details of the difficulties were Given immediately. The inverter is a system on Board the capsule for converting direct current to alter a atm current. Mercury off us it said it was running hot. Maui or difficulties live Fopp d up from Ime to time in previous de up building of Road network but phases on the primary system was today by the Iowa until the follow my year work on the Dos Moisej freeway will continue with paving being done near the congested downtown area Keosauqua Way to at and tiie Start of work on interstate wednesday 35 North of pcs Mon o. Hildreth Heads the commission said the program for 1962-66 reflected the la legislature cd of juggling of the Road use tax fund and the steadily rising costs on building new roads the commission said const Rue a t Ion of the primary Road system had to be slowed Down because j>0kionly about $33 million a year be Washington it Upit a presi among ourselves a Good place to Dent Kennedy sex pics de Hope to Start a it in la to All our of Day that military reservists called Owa sheriffs for to work toward a Federal in up for a year of service during. _ Ion of it free nations of the the Berlin crisis can return to Des Moines Upit world. Jut As the 13 colonies civilian life ahead of schedule. County sheriff Wilbur gained strength against their com a we Are going to get them out tuesday was elected president of j building instead of Mon enemy by uniting so now the a quickly As we can Quot Kennedy the Iowa state sheriff Assoc a free nations of the world can Imd told a news conference he pm tion at the clo ing session of the added strength against commit Phat Cally denied that the Reserve group s 79th annual convention i its and National guardsmen Hildreth who was Secretary 7 to que tons arise immediate would be kept longer than 12 treasurer last year succeeds sheriff 1 to we Nave time to establish months. Ivan Shashy of Story county As a a Federal Muon of free nations of the president acknowledged president the world we have been at that that some men summoned to duty Job in the United nations since were assigned to Camp where there have been meaningful fruit-1945 and Are very close to the end equipment was inadequate and us negotiations with of our Effort there in fact every others had to give up jobs constructive task along these lines heavy sacrifice has to be done outside of the but he stressed that the United nation which is falling into serves were called a to prevent the control of the so called Neu not fight a War Quot and Aid trial who Are not really neutrals a Are doing a service and i bin opportunist who shift hither they recognize and thither for their advantage University via 2nd Street and East 6th. This segment a a ill be paved m sections by 1965 the program Call 000 to be spent through 1966 on the interstate Highway program and $162,403,540 on he primary raid system in outlining its financial problem thic con uni. S u. Mid the would realignment of the Road use tax fund by the the Iora Highway cornus in anticipate spending $2,908,000 on Highway 218 in Henry county in the next five year this a mated amour will Ake to relocate he Highway Grade it. Build the Bridge and Culvert resurface the part of a he present Highway North of a pleasant pave the relocated High a a. Wit i the exception of my. Spetch North Fri in 34 of Hickory r $167,521 cd Rover and take rare of miscellaneous costs the estimates were giver in connection with the announcement of the program for 1962 through 1968 other Partig Park it extreme Mercury capsule but none caused Southeastern Iowa Ude on 63 any Erious problems or Deijs South of Ottumwa about two Thirriot the was to Bloomfield i 1964 on no 16, from no 1 North of Keosauqua to Selma 111 1963 grading and Bridge work Are to precede in designated years Bridge contract let to Schmidt legislature a it it uld re due available for primary Highway _ 1. The $4l Millton Ducc its share by about $2.o Mil under the old formula of Distri a a i a it Star tiie new formula buting the Road use tax fund. Basically the commission said the five year primary program is the last four years of the five year plan approved a year ago stretched out Over the longer period. There is a a sprinkling of new projects the commission said Many other construction project on the primary network a scheduled to be done in the next four years have been postponed 7 a schedule of the projects m the county had been tentatively announced previously. They include grading and Bridge and Culvert work on the relocation of 218 from Ive. 47 per 34 South to 125, is scheduled for cent to the primary syst Ern. 40 per 1962 the work for the portion from ,v.5h.k 0 i cent to tin secondary Road net 34 to the South City limits a Dis work and 13 per cent to cities and Tancic of six tenths of a Mil tiie attitude control system con sits of a series of Hydrogen peroxide jets which Man Euver the spacecraft in orbit. Enos was supposed to Circle the e various paving project Earth three times. Cape canaveral contacted the spacecraft at 12 16 . All indications were the Chimpanzee 1,. In a Good condition Quot project Mercury official said. Although scientists concede its a slim possibility they Are still hopeful they can get America to the record books with a manned Orbital fight in the same Calendar year As Russia accomplished the feat. This gives them jut the few Days remaining m this month and month of december. Ami75, Low a a up 77.r Highway commit Sion today approved Low bid to Aling $5,933,393 for construction and maintenance on highways in tie mate including $3,978,990 for interstate projects. Inters ate projects tor which Low bid were approved included four Bridge and a number of culverts of interstate 80 in Jasper and pow three of the Bridge contracts were awarded to al a Schmidt to., it Yin talk new licenses on Sale Friday Russia Over at Berlin and wet Germany. A said there was 110 purpose in up. Considering a trip to Russia until East West tensions Over Berlin Thuv and Southeast Asia have been re Hope taxed measurably. He said he had never received an invitation to visit Russia. A said the United state would 1 per cent of the Cost is borne by towns the present formula is rot an estimated $89,000 from 50-42-8 per con the South City limits to 125. A a. The commission said r also Tancic of 7.6 Miles the c inmate lost Quot for use 011 the primary Tys $965,000. Tern another $2.5 million which the paving of this Section is sched lature said must be taken from Fulcd for 1964 the Cost for the a it or Field. For $399,719, retired Farmer killed in crash Shenandoah up i will get 1962 car her. A a plate 41-1 when the new plates g on Sale at the county treasure s office m the courthouse Here Fri Arthur Day ? it will be Fust the fund before to is divided up to tion in Mlp Ca ant 1 estimated at provide the state s 10 per cent Cost $122,000 and for the portion South lunch Greig. About 30, retired Shen come first scam. A the in Erst ate. Of it. Pleasant. $772,000. Pandoah Fanner was killed outright the office of. At 8 let m 1 in addition a Hall million Dol scheduled for 1962 the contract tuesday night when the new Auto no doubt a Long Lino of Lars each must be taken off the has already been let. Is the Csur he a driving rammed into the will be on hand at hat me top of the fund for construction facing of the present 218 from it. Rear of a slow moving Cor Iucker the new plates is a be Pur 1 i durably specially since about Quot 90 and repair on institutional and pleasant North to the Washington of a county Road near until feb. 1 who rep. Pen y Park roads and for work in the county line. Cost of this work u t Quot a re a quoth imm while the primary system i. Suffer some the interstate Highway Progress will be stepped up con 2. What countries we join us in Kennedy a of a e0nv.r neg if Pidel the Federal government and about secondary and Urban department placed at $260,000 tto surfacing or. Forces to 10 per cent by the state. A a a Quot top Quot allocations county to 92 it Doah. Acre taken to a Hospital Here to get the no. 1 Auto License plates such a Union As it stand today. Said he is consid i in a have difficulty holding nato out of the country before the end Castro s cuban Lundgren s wife and two Cousin . and mrs Washington 0car Freeman both of Shenan f r Madison up \ y. A dispute Over who was first m what can we do to build of the year. He would not disclose overthrow another latin Ameri tiie program shows that into we a together a teat Force of free. Anti soviet his possible destination saying the can government. R ions plans still were tentative. A Quick he indicated in response to emotional responses to current trip to South America was thu question that such action might question May be admirable but prime possibility. Result in . Operations Simitar they Wil l not save us from a Estic said he saw no Prospect of to those of last week when naval it Estem Iowa to Missouri Valley b. U0n greater Harmony Between the Force were sent into International j completed in 1966 cop i i1 it 1961 King it nature. North Atlantic treaty and com Waters near the dominican re a this would make the entire Easta Quot nuir., part Halo until a Lif tvs v Ltd from it Avenport to the. State 80 from Davenport to pcs resulted in the $6 million loss to Moines is scheduled co be com the primary Road system. It said Hickory Grove is scheduled for 1966 fractures plated in 1964. And that the route the commission Aid from u. S. 71 near its budget estimated cot for grading and the Cor picker. Owned by Ray grading of 218 North from 34 to suffering Cut bruises and Possick at it Madison led to hot words u $ smouldering resentment. It was too much for Coli. V Freita r. Sale Here highways and More Miles of Road will be scheduled in the next year the mishap occurred shortly after Friday she said they la be shul to care for through the opening of or two tor 1967 or 1968. Dusk about 3. Miles Northeast of and then sold in any order Tuy interstate segments Highway 34 projects in the five Here happen to come up in. Bray ton in problems were further complicated Bridge work is placed at $700,000. Carlson was being operated by treasurer miss it to la Rivalie be by increased costs of maintaining presumably paving of this 5 3 Miles Ward Thropp who escaped injury when 1962 plates go of

Want a high-quality poster of this page? Add to Cart

Search All Newspapers in Mount Pleasant, Iowa

Advanced Search

Search the Mount Pleasant News Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Start for Free

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Mount Pleasant News?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Advanced Search