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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 4, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. S3, no. 233 two sections it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening october i 1>6i members of by we then Ani now Yankees win first game a it Stella Hartou Isic Heads the list of charter members of the it. Pleasant business and professional women s club because she was Active in the Owca the founding group of the local organization. A former Henry county treasurer she has been a member of 11 in it. Pleasant Bpwe since its inauguration and has served in numerous capacities through the years other charter members of tile group Are Gertrude Flickinger Edna main Are Mabel Walker Lilian Mauch Glenna speaker. Edith Barr Martin. Gladys Campbell Dana Crane or Lucia Danforth Florence Dietzler. Margaret Donaldson. Alice Eland Permelia Ingle Vera Foss Mildred Garrels Myrta Gillfillan. Lavera Haskins Dora Hewer Alice Hunt Joy Lan Castor Hattie b Leach. Viola Lindt in Florence Logan Kathryn Manti. Helen Mccosh Edith Mich end a Elnora b Morris Elda Newton. Sina of on. Fannie Reinhart. Martha rite Sandburg Goldie Spray Marie Thomas. Blanche , Winona toll. Kathryn Van , Jet Nie Whitaker Mary William and Lura Wright. It pleasant by ii mss and professional club for 1961-62 includes t in following too members Errill b Auric on ret teacher Jennie Arnold it pm by Fie tru get Mildred aur Nann Shafer motors Carolyn big r. Harlan school Marie Bloom ret Tea Cher Gladys Campio n. Corse or Ruby Campbell. Hobbs shop Margate Cantwell Iowa a a Iii Margaret Ca Low. Wesleyan lycia Cli a Lim in. Carl. Sinclair sue Chines. She chs motor Edith. Cor. I a of s Mabr i cd it or. Kumoi huh Pauline Cornell conc la at or s Marjorie Cullman Beauty shop Winfield Lola Drewer. A d Hayes co Delon s in. Hunger. It. Pm b Ink Fie Trust Sylvia r. My Institute Zella flick it a main Street cafe Juanita . The Essex Wilma Eubank Eubank St a Ion Margaret Fannin my Institute i Leon feud Silas Mason co. Marie fit Patrick or. H t Traut Gertrude Fla Kinder my in i us a Velma Fogle my Institute Betts Mussier vanity Beauty i be i a be line. Re ired Ethel v h , la Wesleyan Clara gobble my Institute Juanita Gholson. A a p Jean a /.Man, la Southern util Marguerite Gohn Sila. Mas in co Lena hooding or r w Lofgren Virginia Cut it it i my ins Itell a Grant. My Instate e mar or retired Stella Hartquist retired Irene Heitmeier Hoaglu 5c to $1 Beulah Huebne de Moines e Hunt. Public Library Tinifu i Jakucs. Housewife Kay . Iowa a is Cyan mask it no Cis. To eels Home Mas Belle King j c Penney co Gerald in King. Or win. Megorden june Klopfenstein. Mcl Crane a Law Vera Kyle Kle drug Winona is in. I ii Seli ool Joy Lancaster. Housewife Pauline Lee teacher. Bettendorf Blanche , my i. Him Olive Loper. My Edith Martin. Martin deep Rock Lilian Mauch my pleasant it ii Elizabeth Mccoid Library inc Olive Mcclaran Thelma Metcalf. Shafer motor Edith Michener. Retired teacher Edna a lit nor. H. Co savings by. Mars Susan Miller. La -111 Tole co Wilma Miller a tenders school to sic Mills. Henry co. Mutual ins Helen Mooi. Ask. Office Ann Monger. Credit Bureau Dove Nelson. Saunders school Owen Nelson. Beauty shop Maude Nihart Braselton hotel Wilma Oberian Silas Mason co. Karolena Orr sheaf for set mad business v volume up locally it pleasant merchants and Withers did nearly $700,000 More on which they paid state sales tax in the past year than in the preceding year. State tax commission figures released wednesday disclosed that the volume of sales As shown by tax collections for the year ending i june 30 amounted to $11,508,100tile amount for the preceding year was $10,819,300, or $688,800 less. The county As a whole had a slight decrease in the past year i from tile preceding year it. Pleasant s gain was greater in dollars and in percentages than either Fairfield or Washington both of which have a somewhat larger totals. These totals Are larger in part because of two reasons which have been mentioned in the past. Fairfield has less Competition from shopping centers in Hie county than does it. Plea a at Washington is serving a county larger in area and population than Henry county. The comparative volumes Are based on the sales tax figures it. Pleasant three new names on full ticket for Council positions 1961 1960 1961 i 1960 1961 1960 i ii of Virld w Ash i net on 11.508,100 10,819.300 688.800 14.653.050 14.117 900 Down she goes firemen watch As the High Wall of a warehouse collapses during a fire in downtown Philadelphia. Wayland retirement Home dedicated at ceremony three pre rut Council a n and three men not now no to t of a a Council will form a ticket to he voted pm at the of i is int cite election on to it da1 n a the the if Pien it. In n who will it Fyk reelection Are Edward Lampe h f Mel tat Ami or j s Jack. Ii be a it Indi a on the ticket w la Tell a my Hill. Rob it site p and wild t la s wait Perment Cootie in n Aho not candidate for mime arc if Mil god cd and and in int we o Large. And John c u r. Ward t Lampe now i rom Ward i. Will be a candidate at la or h will be Mova a from w i w ird 4 a i re a will to n t work at the Mer Ai. Iii or tut the other Cann at la will to William s unit i a ii by it flame Gas go. Panier unc mrs. Mattie Ross Dies unexpectedly 535.150 14.126 150 13,783.200 342.950 to select i in americans abroad phase of aks a committee has been named and preliminary clix aulos adopted for the selection of four it pleasant his school juniors in the american aboard Pha f of the Ameri ran Field service program. Under new aes Rule four student will to selected by Tho com i Mitte it tins ear instead of a la year from these the aes will select one or More to get to a i foreign country if Homes Are a Ili Ahie for either the summer program or the school year program it l always Ole that sufficient Home will not tie available the committee has pointed out the first to go from it pleas Sant under this program have Bein deduce Oater Larry Mccormick and Barbara Taylor. The local ass committee of which Sam fart is chairman on behalf of the Rotan club met at the Ewart Home tuesday evening to discuss the Exchange student program and make some general plan for the year. Ralph Taylor District aes chairman told of plans to hold a social meeting of ass students residing in this area and their american parents in it pleasant Whin i few weeks a similar meeting was held at it Madison last year. Daniele Arnellies local Exchange student from France was among i those attending the meeting. Wayland a Large a Iowa braved Chilly winds to attend the Parkview retirement Home dedication a the West Pant. Sunday of a noon oct. I introductory remark were elven by Rev Willard Lea hey using psalm 127 1 followed by prayer by r a Ficci Martin with a he scripture by Rev ii r by male Elon Washart a president of the committee then Cave a very interesting talk and statistics a on the Home from planning Stag unt ii the actual finishing of the building on Mac 6 1961 Alt a completion of the building. I Boshart brought out the idea that he thought that the task. Being completed was not As problems of maintenance Etc bring to of mind a a Community an obligation. The Home was Bull to provide for the aged in their Sunset years a Haven of rest. Or Boshart also on behalf of All those who put in Labouring hours thanked god for his Protection during the actual building period. I also expressed his appreciation on behalf of the building committee and association for the cooperation of the mayor town Council and ill those who in anyway made the realization of a retirement Hon in Way i and possible some statistics Given were the actual Cost of the building $305,-480 77, with 5,097 hours donated labor help donation has also continued with the Canning of 2,000 quarts of fruits and vegetables. Erwen Graber. Superintendent of the Home. Brought urn Tings from All the guests at Parkview to every in Pun or brought out the fad that Parkview was established to serve this Community and others Surro it and hould serve Asmi mat l Iero Pett edly of her i mesday morning tile daughter Maude Hughes cd a. Is 26, 1897. La on feb 3. 1916 an in the a Mon to the citizens who need and worked together rec the landmark of the comity tile Home has been in opium 4 months with 31 Resis of the present time include that t married couple. The old a i w to e my i rat Den my est resident is 97 there Are 12 i Cill time employees and two part time. He also brought of that the Harmony in the Horn demonstrates . Toni Anc Lac thanks was Given the sunday helpers. Thursday evening volunteers Canning Crews and ail those who show their desire to it it serve. A male quartet. Roger Wyse Bob Hill. Duwa me Hersehy. And Vernon e Ruth. Gave two special numb a m the dedicatory address was give ii by Rev Vernon get Rig using the theme let us Rise up and build a bringing out that it was a Community throughout the years that has been brought to realization. Testimonials we Given by Rev Clin Richard and Rev. Simon Gin Geneh dedicatory prayer by Rev Omer i. Icy was followed by the hymn. A Blest be the to that Sung by All. The program a. Al used with the or Nedi Mon by la v. A Mon e rot ii. The entire program was recorded Foi the enjoyment of the residents j of the Home who were unable to attend 61, dad unix ome Early wed 1 William and re she was born Louisa county she was married to ii a Ross. Who pm Cen cd Lur in death. June 5, 1954 she a it i. A Mem r of the f is method churl auxiliary and a he Reb Rah lode Are one daughter al me Evlyn Jacobs five it by t Liers and on sister. Clinton Clark a in a a a claim we fold. Wesley Clark. Of Union. Frank Clark. Illinois City in Irvin Clark. Albuquerque n m. My mis Grace will Ains. Of. Pleas in she was predeceased by her parents and two Sisters services will be held at 2 pm Friday. Oct 6. Of the r k cram funeral Home. Rev Alvin a Berry. Pastor of who first methodist Church will officiate interment will be in Scot pm a Tery at Winfield friends May Call at the r k Crane funeral Home As they u Insp of the Jinn recently and rot la Illy ten year. A in pm in r of the it plea ant school Board until Hirn n in i Lorn that it parity i Roe y a ago Hills Well known in prance r�p-11 of Ive will be Hie e my id he from Ward i Mel e in will be a candidate fir re it i Mon Horn a d and dry k in t in w ird 8of poem a red it the Iowa ordnance pm int will be a candidate from Ward 4 to succeed Carter announcement a made recently that of to h had decided i k reelection announcement a. To id rec a in a1 o that Walter wehry had taken out papers for councilman at larg the clo Date for filing Nom Ina a ii p pc order for the Nam of Tim nominee to appear on the ballot is oct 7 president to meet with Gromyko i. Two hitter by Ford i Tiitu Nan mum a Speaks at District Howard Republican dinner Skowron hit homers Washington 1 up i president Kenned will Mer Friday w Ith Sov Iez foreign mini ter Anri. Gromyko the whit1 Hon 41 or Uit de today the c re. Ion could a Ermine the pure of negotiation it Over Berlin the to talk a. It up a. T n ult of encouraging Prog. A made in the three earlier discussions Between the so Viet Diplomat and soc Retar of re. K in new York 1i.> week White Hou e p4 Secretary pm Sal Ger of Chin i to i. Ii it a in subj4cf a r of the Kennedy Gromyko met in. But ii obviously is a follow up on the talk to Wen Rusk a j Gromyko Salinger would not. A whether the soviet get rame Neim be Ini Tia a Cue White Hou e mating George Nagum of Iowa Cit. To a chairman of the Stair Central commit of of rep Uhlean Pawa. The main speaker at a ii 1 dict let dim r in Vav. In Don. Tuesday night Nagle let it lie known a. By. Cd with a wonderful Republican Central commit ter he Alem rated b t. G per Chagrin 1. Of t lie s a teen i c �?��?�limit"4 f fir t District chairman introduced Jame mag re k k of Wauqua. Who paid Trimm a the senator Ald Quot Dom o i id faithful a it k in t i. A 1. Parte and the state of Iowa Ile group observed a mum if lie Nee in respect to hit Vernoi each county in the d. Strict it Well re fed making this one of the Large or put a Trier Nuet to g Evi held hmm Quot. County if publican Central committee of Lei it i Olio attend i were i Mairm n Corn Lek and i Corn k. Vice chairman Giro i 5 t Nance chairman m in Linder Ami mrs Linder. Secret ars Helen Den and publicity chairman hide. Rorn Kev a i attending were i Chaka strut Man. Or Der of Henry county Republican w men and chalks Strothman co gees ional committeeman new York up a Whitey Ford pitched a masterful two hit i i i. I in Howard and Bill Skaw in hit Home runs today to Ive flu by v York Yankees a 2-0 ten or the Cincinnati red j a. Tut game of the world Ford vie die Kako w. By to pitched h j Hull to was i making i or in sen t led Wii Reynolds Lei Only singles to end a the first inning and k in the fifth As he third. K pensive scrie., eighth series Triumph Iii the wining is to pitch is history. He had Beer f. O sex Yankees All. Gad red ruffing al Low bids on 218 work change in probation officer Edgerton named by Knight am Vav nonunion and inc Fairmont Minn str butted the Low bids for the Concrete resurfacing of 218 by win i. Pleasant and Ainsworth the bid $201,552 tor la mild North to Washington county line $95,202 for 6 4 5 units to Junction a of 92 at Ainsworth. Suspense precedes announcement of h. S. Royalty i a. Foi Hie be hide. I in. A antique car club four houses to lie fleets officers sold at audion a be i Van toy i peo Home Helen Virden county a Corder Ison Mabel Walker. High school Viola Perkins vanity Beauty Leola Prottsman John Green Blore mat Register j c. Penney co. Vivian c Ridinger John Green store Helen Romkey High school Helen Ross magic Mirror Beauty Martha both wings bakery Alice Scott Kennedy Dairy Elizabeth Shannon. Haworth motor Doris Sharp co. Auditor s office Madge Shaw Shaw s news stand full it n Smith Farmers Home adm. A Rye e Smith Harrison s d store Lila Spearman. Lambda Chi Alpha Glenna speaker Bethesda my. Florence sundering Sunder in printing Marguerite Thomas Whaley Home Laverne Turner. Housewife Agnes Van ans Rongen. My inst Anna pm Tuyl Hon a wife Bernice Walters housewife Hilda Wells. Memorial Hospital i Alice Whaley. Rest Haven Home Velma Whipple. Retired teacher Margaret Williams. Retired teacher Fay Wood Silas Mason co Edna Young Lauck service. In the 30 years of its existence the it. Pleasant business and professional women club has supported a scholarship fund for women since 1958 it has loaned approximately $1,880.00 to assist m furthering careers of local recipients. Tim club with other Bow clubs throughout the nation. This week is celebrating National business women s week in Observance of Hie 42nd anniversary of the National federation of business and professional women a club 4. The South. 1/ Iowa a. Quit cat club met in the new building tuesday evening for the regular monthly meeting d k Shelledy of a w i Muon waded cd president Rich. A re Smith of Burlington vice in ident Robert Gray of new London Secretary James Benedict Burlington to it usurer. Do Tali. Retiring p a automatically elected to the Board other Board members elected a 1 Joe Hook. Brighton Roy Erk Meier Donnellson Jam i tune morning Sun. And John Wrech Danville. Other activities discussed War tile gods portion Parade at Denmark. Oft 14. And the Iowa Wesleyan Parade get 21. The club voted to participate in both events sixty three members and four guest were present Coffee and Rolls were served at the of the business meeting. Request granted four houses on the lots to be cleared for the new Grade school building will be sold at audion thursday afternoon starting at no of clock. Properties were purchased by the school Board a few weeks ago places first and second in show Lyn Robertson Nimg a a Dawson Etta in the reining lass. At the Dairy cattle Congress in Waterloo sunday took first place. Monday she Rode in the ladies Wes Ern pleasure class and too Mccond place Riding the same horse. Architects for school buildings come Here Denver up a James e. Childers chief of Denver a scandal scarred police department a Ltd today to be retired effective immediately. Mayor Richard Bat ter ton said the request would tx4 granted Quot with re cd Waldo and an abstain from the architectural finn which is preparing plans and specifications for the new Grade school buildings in it. Pleasant Ana Salem came Here wednesday to Confer w Ith supt Robert forma Nek the plans will be Given further con Ide Ratum by the school boy d next tue Dav Eyer me or Louise l a ii signed probation offic4i 20th judicial District Winch Henry. Des Moines and a oui to effective of 21 mrs Ruth Paule. Burn mgr 1 been appointed to succeed i. Pierson effect in of. 9 my pleasant school c Calendar let a Quot it pop rally and announcement of Horn Acorn inf Queen. Oct. 6 lenten ilk Here. Homecoming. Oct. 7 band at pour Linton. Oct. 9 at Muscatine. Soft. Madison or. 11 i Here. Marching band guests of rotary freshman game at Burlington. 13 Bloomfield. 1 Here. I i. District via at Ottumwa. State marching band contest at Fairfield. In sophomores tit Keokuk. 17 Southeast six \ ocal festival at Fairfield. Fairfield or. I there. 19 a 7th Grade team at by Ashington. 1 3d. Isla convention. Oct. 20 no school. Is a convention Keokuk there. Oct. 23 Iowa association of student councils Ames. Oct. 2 1 Washington or. I there. Burlington 9th Grade Here t jct oct la oct jct let oct let los ant i i is up former Quot Odd i j Knight tort v 1 Nice j Howard Edgerton. I xxx Angelo Hunker As the so called Ornis my Ului to said asked him a i belial Ltd r hard m Nixon to s a nut of Lio California gubernatorial race a return a for any a a Job to Knight said the Wolfor was made in a Telephone conversation last a of 8 before to had announced own candidacy for governor in Nixon announced his Candi last wednesday. Knight quoted Edgerton his for mpa Ign finance chairman saying or Nixon will offer you any you want a Tho chief Justice of Tho supreme court of California or my Job in California if you won t run for welfare director Hegins duties his i fail Dao f in thin mrs Regur is the new Henry Clinty social welfare director replacing mrs Iva Holland who resigned some time ago. started her . Monday the new director comes from new Hampton and has. Had 15 years expel Lence in welfare work she is residing at i io1. North Jefferson St. Apply for License in pen c i the key emotion among student at mph8 this we As he announcement of the Queen and Hei attendants for the 1961 Homecoming draws nearer t a student add his Gult be. It get re Tures or Quot absolute knowl Cdr building i 41 Uncein tan Quot a to a Point i he us pen a w la to Brok n the annual Pep meeting to to ie�?T1 at Park thursday of 7 of pm a huge Bonfire will be lit it it warm the fans and to symbolize the spirit of Homecoming Ai d a if i ire Quot of the o rim it us a in reds Bow to i pow fill pan or Mph. A a a it a a r leaders and the marching Bani will lend their talents to increase up and excitement two it e v fir in lit. A Pep 11 featured speakers at the Pep meeting introduced by master of be Emo Barry Wilson w.1 include Garry Deva Ger my h n holler co Captain of the Panther squad or j s Jackson Tram physician and coach Bob Evans w he w ill make a one a la Cip ated announcement of Hie Queen and her attendants. Following �?Tii4 p p meeting a Parade will be formed Uptown there will tie in Snake dance the. Year however everyone is urged to follow the Parade Arni join in the cheers for the panthers and for Homecoming �?T61 howards i. Marn. Leading if a j Orn a broke up a score ii 1 mag Duel bet w men Ford and j n j Toole Cincinnati a 19-g my a aaa r it a drive that Wen into toe rigid held stands and it appeared that right fielder Wally port should have caught it. How Roo Homer into the left Field Vitands Carne in a lie sixth. It Vias the / series Homer for the Yankee first baseman. Roge r mar is baseball s new Hon 144 run King. Was held witless while tin Oiler half of the Yankees big Home run twins Mickey m mile did not play. I mar tie Titer taking pre game i Iii in Pra it Nee. Re he just a not Aillet to play. He could have been used or a Pinch hitter by w ii Hie a a Howard and skew roil i. Tec Ball and Ford pitched \ that wac not tartary. L Ard pit lied a Well that it y one ii Icianna a runner reached i a a a a cond Post. That was in the Lith when Post led off with the second and last hit a off in re with one out. He went to second when Gene Freese grounded out but a stranded there a a it a re i Coleman hit a 1 grounder which third baseman i Bour fielded and tagged put going into third of Toole yielded Only six hits. Ford a tuck out six Aud walked Only one Batter. A Clad of 62.397 a some 7.500 in Nan capacity a sat in y ii a a it in Anda the favored y Uke get of to their w ainu no ? fined for Speed limit violation oct. 25 All county teachers dinner. Get. 2g Southeast six speech festival. Get. 27 Fairfield there. It. 28 District auditions All state music festival. Oct. 30 it. Madison sophomores Here. Ai tens offic up cation for a marriage libels been made at the clerk s in til courthouse by Alan Richard c Lidwell 26. And Diane Elam of Tson. 21, both of it. Pleasant goal line notice the goal line club will meet tonight wednesday at 8 00 o clock at the Rea building. Six motorists have b in lined in Justice George Means court on charges of violating the nighttime Speed limit. They were Given tickets by Highway patrolmen operating the Speed analyser West on 34 monday night. Daniel Jones. Fairfield paid $8 and costs Duane Ford. Bloomberg. A j. $10 and costs truck Speed Gilford Roth it. Pleasant. $15 and costs Larry Sands West Burlington. $10 and costs and Richard Potter it. Pleasant $20 and costs the fines were assessed at $1 for each mile Over the Speed limit. I a it old. Dirk Day and the i gets were turned on in the it cond mn.1 g Box fee Ore in inn th�?0 biasing a me-2b, a Lynch Kako is Pinson f. Robinson of. Post of ire e-8 b Coleman la. Johnson a. A Cordena. Zimmernan a. Otoole a. It net t Bro totals new York ii Richardson-2b Kub a s mans of of. How Ardc. So Ca Ron -1 b Berra if. Lop a of. O b i a hard Reed of. Boy i -3b f rep total., a struck out oth a ii of in 8 h a popped Ai 8 a d p p de out for game in 9th. It Ore by lining it a r h rib 3 0 0 0 i 0 0 j 4 0 i 0 4 0 0 i 2 0 0 0 3 0 i 0 3 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 a 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 a f 0 0 0 29 0 a r h rib 4 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 \ 1 i 3 i i 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 n 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 0 0 Jit 9 2 6 2 or Jobi Isch in f for it it it lie of for lop 1 by Isi to Quot it la i c be new i in it York it it too too 0 too 101 ooh�?2 6 0 Jay is. Terry new York up it Joey Jav will Start the second world series game for the Cincinnati reds tomorrow and Ralph Terry will pitch for the new Yuk Yankees it Waul trounced today by the rival managers. Fred Hutchinson and Rupa honk

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