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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 13, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I (new) until Jan. 3 Sugar 14 - Through October 31 Shoe Stamp 18 good indefinitely THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS C\ V. VV itlue stamps expire Oct. 20 (’, I). E Brown Stamps expire Oct. 30 Gasoline A No. 8 expires Nov. 21 VOL. IAX I, No. 239WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1943 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Will ('(induct School On Dehydrating War Declared On Germany By Italy Outstanding Event At Local Church They’ll Do It Every lime - - - Ma n v Visitors Here For 25th Sacerdotal Jubilee The cb ervanee ' f the 25th anniversary of the ordination of the Rev. J. J Welsh at St. Alphonsin Catholic church Mono iy wa an ou landing I event in the history of the local church. Represents rives wore present from many*'ates and included school friends Of the Rev. Welsh as well as friends ma'le in contacts of later years. The Rev. M. T. Gaffney, former pa tor here, and several of the members of URI _ ___ t va si. Bohannan, (above) electrification speciali t from the Rural Electrification Administration, St. Louis will conduct a meeting on Friday October 15th at tile Mt. Pleasant high school at which she will explain the methods of dehydrating fruit* and vegetables. This meeting will open at 10:00 a, rn. and will last until about Ilhe Melrose church where he is now 3:30 p. rn. Tile public Is cordially In j pastor and formerly served by Rev. filed to attend j Welsh wore among those iii attend* Mrs. Bohannan is brought to this ance- commi nity by the rn, F, Iowa Cooper. I B shop Henry Rohiman of Daven- ( atlee Electric Association, * P°rt l*es«jpt to take part in the Drying ha, changed .n more than 25th sacerdotal Jubilee as were als* name only while it’s been taking a 8bout 100 visaing clergymen fr m I back sea* in recent years For the last nearby and distant p aces. Dinner 25 years feed experts have been ex- wa,s served to a total of 234 visitors j piecing the subject, and much has ^bich included the clergy arid rcla-been learned about preserving color, ?lves., flavor and vitamins that our ancestor; -tit -fen,, There are -crel of STATUS OF ITALIAN TAKE RATION BOOK III PRISONERS CONSIDERED Making Soybeans j Statement By Do Double Duty 3 Governments (letting Deans and Haling the Greets Allies “Straw” J - jBadoglio’s Formal Declaration Soybeans are walling overtime for Made Public some farmers in the north part of the county, Sen. Harlan Fo: tor reports. - After combining UM' soybt ans the Wll. hlngton D c. whit, armets arc co e ting he .-,<u and bouse 1SHUPrj a joint statement by the suer* in 1943. 3 Use tree-ripened fruit absolutely free from bi m md brub os Vegetables must bv table -fresh, tender, crisp, thoroughly clean and in prime condition. 2 Frui s and vegetables should b< dried immediately af er gathering. 3 A!1 veg' t ibles must be blanched before diving md ffiii's should either be hoi-sirup blanched or sulphured, preferably the latter, a job which mu ,i be done out of doors. 4 Not only must there be a generous. even How of air through the dehydrator bu air must circulate freely around»and over Die fruit rr vegetable 5 There must be sufficient heat to an ti* fruit or vegetable in a minimum length of time, but not enough to scorch the food 6 Dried foods must be stored in mols me and Jive1 proof ccntaine^s in a cool, dark dry place. Af lea t 16 different types of vegetables ran be and have been dried successfully Rut corn, peas . beans, carrots, and okra have been mos* successful L ily vegetables, such as spinach and broccoli, require a little more care The Ii ait s which may Ie* dehydrated are: apples, pears, peaches, apricots, cherries, plum* and prunes. Several kind of berries—such as dewberries, blackberries, raspberries, and goos* bf rides—aisc dry satisfactorily. Washington I). C — <INS-- The v.ar department officially announced today ’jra the future status of Italian prisoners of war is under cc moderation obviously as a result of Italian action in declasing war against Germany. Ihere is their s'atu WHEN YOU APPLY FOR NEW RATION BOOK Army Relief Benefit Show Features 350 Soldier-Actors lr. mg Berlin's ‘’This Is the Army,’’ which successfully stormed city after cry in its original stage version, comes to the screen of the Temple Theatre, Persons who wall be applying at hoots for War Ration Book IV the Tuesday, Oct. 19th in its Warner Bros.' lo Immediate change in end of this month arc advised to Technicolor production. The picture the war department add- bring a copy of War Ha’ion Book III will be a h ppy invasion of the hearts ed. There are approximately 50.000 for each member of the family lot of America by its stalwart and talent- Ital,an prisoners of war in the United whom application is being made. The cd sens in the service. b.ilmg it. Side delivery rakes a e used to windrow the bean “straw” and then it is collected for the baler, he s id. ; The big problem, however, is to find a baler. i The heavy foliage on the plants this year makes it especially adapted for feed, but there is considerable work involve d in collect tag the scattered “straw” left by the combine. While the prac’ice has been followed to a limited extent in previous years, more f miers are taking advantage of this possible extra feed this year. While soy beans usually are either harvested for the hay crop or for the beans, the producers gets both the beans and the hay. With County Men And Women In The Service Wa Pi BP New address 1st Ll. Maurice W. Van lien. 349th SU ard Wood, Mo. hrads of the governments of the United States, Gnu Britain and Russia announcing that Italy had declared war on Germany. The statement was issued by President Roosevelt. Prime Minister Churchill of Britain and Premier Joseph Stalin of Russia welcoming Italy as a cobelligerent. At the same time the white house made public Marshal Badoglio’s formal declaration of war by Italy. Badoglic communicated Italy's action against Germany in a message to Gen. Dwight Eisenhower and with it his proclamation to the Italian people. In the Joint statement accepting the Italian action in turning against their former ally, the heads of three principal United Nations governments (declared Italy will be recognized as a co-belligerr nt The statement was the first joint action in the war which brought the signatures of Joseph Stalin alongside that of President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill. In hts message to Gen. Eisenhower, ’ta'es. Gets Aerial Gunner’s Wings ill Myers, Promoted To Captain, Writes cover of Each Book III must be k.led This movie which features 350 sold-out, showing name. address, age and i r-actors will be shown for the bene-sex of the person tor wnom til book fit of Army Emergency Relief. This was issued. rt-iiei has been organized by the U. S. The use cf War Ration Book III will - - ------- fwui.fj FrpP7P \ppdpd method of i ’abl h og e.nobility and V*xFv7VI I * v 13 vvUVU identity. Tile fact that Book IV has been issued to the individual will be noted on Book III. which then will be -- returned to the applicant. Unlike the Drs M-ines Towa __aNS)_ A goon method urod for issuing War Ration freeae js needed to hasten the drying Army to give prompt financial help to all soldiers and their dependents who desire help w henever and wherever, i such help is needed. * This is a cause in which every chi- !A,,en' 349th Station Hospital, Ft. Leon- Marshal Badoglio asserted: “I take zen ran enlist by purchasing a ticket ard WOod* Mo great pleasure in informing you that for the shew Tuesday night. The sale his majesty, the king of Italy, has de- of tickets is limited to the capacity of Mr and Mrs- Charles Smith of 507 Glared war on Germany, the theatre. Tickets may be obtained West Sanders street have received By this act. all ties with the dread-from members of the B. P W C. or word that their son* pfc c* L,ovd *ul pist are broken and my govern-f.om Mary Jane Inglebright, chairman Sml,h* has arrived safely somewhere ment will be proud to march with you of the advance sale, at R. K. Crane's in England. to victory." Furniture Store. To Hasten Drying; Beck III, which was mailed to consumer^, it will be necessary for at least one member of the family to apply at their local school house in perron to obtain Book IV. An individual arr] hu-k rig of corn, Charles D Reed. Federal Meteorologist reported today in his weekly crop and weather re port. Reed reported that moisture test Harl.ngton Army Air Field. Texas- The largest group of Aviation Cades f0r Book III at their local rationing in £fny graduating class yet have com- board. pleted the aerial gunnery course here ____ and included in the group was Rich- „rd CUod.-rgnn, (above, on of Mr. C0mf0r(S MildO B\ may obtain the new book for each shOWec} as iow as to 22% in sorm member of the family :esieiing at the ^ja^les in the northwest and west same address. central counties In the east and south Book III, now being used to pur- were as high as 37 to 39. chase rationed meats, : its, oils, ana Soybean combining proceeded rap-dairv products, w s distributed o the j^py northern Iowa where the beans public by mail last June and July. In- were nearly all dry enough to go im-ri.viduals who have not received a mediately to a market. Mr. Reed said. copy, and who wish to obtain Book IV. moisture content is the lowest in should file application^ immediately ? year. in some cases as low as 8 or 9"r . PROGRAM GIVEN AT STATE HOSPITAL can New address: Av - Cad - VV. E. Cana, I- Class IO AR- Barrack 7. Deck A j*US**?nS GlOSe III U S. Naval A:r Station. Livermore, Oil KlCV In the auditorium of the State: ^ Moscow. Russia (INS*—Russian fore- The renewing is the address of Pet. es closed in on ,he 'laming nazl stron*-Hot pit ■ I the Department of the Arnee- Louis ii. Long. A S. N. 37678187 Co. A **».<* »Uter hand-to-hand lean Legion Auxiliary rn cooperation Wirt Engr. Regt. S. S. Camp Cia:- flared along the battle lute. , , JI . Kr»rnr» T a Front line dispatches placed red with the McCord Post of the Veterans borne, La. i i ■ army forces within two rnner, of the of Foreign Wars of Burlington, .pen- ... .. . . , rored an entertainment Sunday after- , New address: Pvt. Robert K. Glans- '* a ccn (• 011 e aa ° noon for the hospitalized veterans of -nan 37672622. Co. A. 1st Bn. 1st Reg!- Ojinper. Refugees from the cdy said No. 729. Camp Reynolds. the enemy already had leveled IU suburbs. U. S. W. Displayed Robert Myers, so® of Mr. and Mrs. A L Myers, and with the Air corps in the Southwest Pacific has been promoted to captain, he writes. H * is back on duty from a 'en day rest period at Auckland, New Zealand, md he told something about the country. Nr rthern New Zealand is very dry and barren. When you approach Auck- , e g i .vt rv nhase of aerial wrarfare in land, it is green and very beautiful. ■ doubte inlead” From U. S. W. A.. Unit 74. of Mt. Pita: ant wheie some of green. the beans and Mrs Clair S.dergren of Wayland, Iowa. He came here and won his Aerial Gunner ' Whigs after pre-flight train-mg at one of the Gulf Coast Training Tile fifteen comforts on display in Center', navigation schools, spending the Spurgeon roe winch w are a- ANNOUNCE REVISION six weeks at intensive training in trading much allen ion. Tin com- order forts were made by members of thr World Wars I and II, and the person- merd Bldg. nel and patients of the hospital. , Greenville, Pa The talent was donated by “Joan’s I . ^ Singing Strings- and a group of about Mrs »< Hillsboro received f|aini Nazis fifteen -students from Hazelton'. Stu- wl this week from her husband. D I J At gipv , , , , , j 4- Gerald Simpkins, for the firs* t’mp in ■*“pU*“CU /Al ivlcV dio of Burlington, who presented a 45 p e minute program of music and dances, with Al Knapp acting as master of ceremonies. Several specialty numbers were given and each individual displayed much _ talent and received hearty applause. j New addre*s; Pvt. I)a.rel w> I>on. A^vanro^ nol|y 37678184 Co „c.. 72nd Bn 15th new Aa Vance P. E. 0. Home Trustees Here Tng. Regt., Camp Fannin. Tex Un Italian Front - ’ ^ /Algiers, Africa —'INS' Mrs. Lucy Englebeck of Des Moines, and HoA.tr I Fiench have vance 0f n^ne mjies from captured Mrs. Belle Besser of Newton, Mrs. Ma- ^‘ccivcd word ‘hat their son, Dwight pont^andoif0 was reported by the American troops on the central Hal lo weeks. He has been enroute to an Berlin. Germany —''INS1— The island in the Pacific war zone. German High Command today issued •n. a communique which claimed the nazi Sgt. Maurice Scarff and wife hav- army around Kiev had repulsed R d arrived here for a visit with relatives. army attacks with “heavy blow's.” Seme localities in the northwest counties reported % of the beans har-v t - ted while farther south and east the progress lends to only a bare beginning in the southern counties _ are still I bel Duree of Centerville and Mrs. French, has been transferred to Surg A new ad- IN TRUCK RATES Auckland is situated on hillsides abote advanced navi- frc*n salvage pieces of wool. like Burlington. It Is very beautiful • . . . romnlete hi ’’ lining The organization is in nerd cf more and the residents specialize in lawns «at- n sch 1 • 1 “ g maU.rial such as oM cotton , , and give up his Aviation Cadet stand- niateriai auca as o u lji .uu and riowers 1 * * * * * * * * she? Des Moines, Iowa /INS*—The Iowa State Commerce commission today announced a revision of truck rates for mg for a second Lieutenant's commis- blankets for inner lining and n w cot- transportation 0f household goods be--(ion and another pair of wings. ton flannel, (5' , yards, pla.ci, f- fused bim a little bit and is uncertain qualified member cf an antu ‘ nnba. what he pays for articles. team, ready to serve tween points within the state on hauls of 15 miles or more. The change is the first revision since 1935 and will become effect ive Nov. I. Elizabeth Young of Waterloo, trustees lcal Technical school at William Beau-of the P. E. O. Home, are here for their ™ont General Hospital in El Paso, Tex. annual meeting. Mrs. Young is state formerly was at Camp Barkery president of the P. E. O. Sisterhood. Tex n> * address is Pvt Dwight ;_ t L, French. Co. A, Surg. Sec. Bldg No r, , n , j L25, S. M. D. T. Deeds Recorded W. B G. H., El Paso, Tex. Deeds recorded at the courthouse include the following: El sign Willis Elmer ,U. S Navy has ian front today. At the same time, <he British 8th ai my favored by clearing weather pushed ahead on the Termoli front, striking west and north to reel off five more miles of Axis territory. With brilliant sunshine replacing the heavy rains of the past week, there was every indication ’hat the Walter Crane and wdfe to H H. and been transferred t duty on the Staff en^re Trans-peninsular line thrown He stayed in the American Red navigators seat or to man th* guns in Most of the cars are Austin* or sum Jar They cost $1200 00 and up Thai tim a he will heroine a fully backs, and pieces of wool. Materials They have English money which con- At tha tlm® he * }_ ' ' ] ;.....may be left a* the Red eros- room cr e: her in the with Mrs. B. L. McCa'e at Snuff eon Scve:al tatters cf app < c .ttion have eros* nnom in a wonderful, big ramb- that protect Army Arn Forces bombers, been received from ic -pitaliaed ms - ling house with Are places for heat. Hpre They burn fir logs. The Red Cross has a minimum r !u and cne from the general in charge charge cf $22 00 for ten days for clean- every kind of gun from BB to > work. ing, pressing, room and board. Each 50 Brownings: saw Ins bullets tear ^ comforts win remain in the day volunteer girls, pret y ones, serve ‘ f ^ fSMexico. and firpd hun window until Tuesday night when they their meals. The food was the best I the Gulf of Mexico, and flied hun racked and sent to Camp El- ,, . . , ,, , t have ever eaten, he added. Milk three dreds of rounds of ammunition into ^ this. Pay up your old accounts and get double and treble the times a day - - all you can drink, moving targets on the ground range, note. ca . Fresh ham, bacon and steak. They He also learned to tear down and as- Esther Harlan. Hillsboro property, of Commander Air Force, Pacific Fleet, Consider J Hon was $1,400. |c o Fleet Post Office, San Francisco, Lillian and C. A. Whittaker to Char-,Callf les K and Evelyn Byers, New London property. Consideration was $1,600. the' semi-tr pical Rio toes. who have received comforts, ai-Grande Valley down in the border so a letter from the major in the country of Texas, he learned to fire camp. who distributes the comfort-. Enter the Merchants’ Bond Club Contest READ THIS AND BE A WINNER Enter this contest today. Read the rules on the Bond Page in Thursday’s paper. It is such an easy way to get a war bond, and so few people have signified that they are trying You have aft excellent chance to be a winner. Let s have more action on have cake.' pie. icecream and every- ramble his deadly weapons while blind- -rnljp^ BROADCASTS thing, anyone could possibly want, folded and to .dent /, a1! aircraft. 1KUP* 13 Every afternoon in the big lounge they ^ _ V~»7~. SEEKING TOP WORKER serve milk and cockies; also cokes and i Estate To Relatives j _ OH'To ■'apples bananas ^ranges^and Robert H. Warren loft his estate to An I. O. P. truck with amplifiers was ndcr oo The'Red Crc* is wonder- six sisters or their children in equal driven over Mt Pleasant streets to-^ld ' .shares after making a cash bequest of day broadcasting requests for more ____ '$300 to Dolly Warren. The sisters are: workers at the Iowa Ordnance plant. HILLSBORO 1 Dolly Warren, Jennie Loedh.im. Grace The News had telephone inquiries Hill boro - A sp-ay family dinner! Wood. and the grandchildren are the by perrons who could .tot understand r r, j o nf thp deceased sisters Eliza- what the announcements said. One in honor of Raymond Spray who rh wren ox tne deceased sisters, ^ leaves for induction into the navy on beth, Becky and Ellen. The will as person could get a few words about the Wednesday was held at the home of made August 2. 1943. and admitted to I^a Oidnance plant and thought, his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Max Spray probate this week was witnessed by a broadcast was being made about an on Sunday. G1°n F- Cray and Adelaide Biers. , accident at the plant. votes, anc! s i vc the sales slips on your everyday purchases, made at the Bond Club Stores. Have your friends help you with the sales slips of thm'r purchases. Send or bring your Entry Blank to the News office. ENTE R N O VV Defer Action On Lewis Application up by Nazi Field Marshal Albert Kes-selring in a desperate attempt to keep the Allies out of Rome might crumble under the Anglo-American assault. HOMECOMING PROGRAM _ Friday, October 15, 1943— Boston. Mass. (INS)—The resolution- ll OO a. m. Homecoming Chapel committee of the American Federation 5:00 p. rn of La»bor today recommended the AFL 63rd annual convention that the application of John L. Lewis to return to the federation be referred to th” AFL executive council The report indicated Lewis’ United Mine Workers would be back in the federation soon, however. ENTRY BLANK Please enter my name in MERCHANTS’ WAR BOND CLUB Name Address __C___________________________________ Mail or Bring to tho Mt. Pleasant News office ENTERTAINS FOR MRS. MINNIE COLEMAN r/l’sb | ) Mrs. F M. Church en lo OO a m tertained at dinner on Saturday in honor of the birthday of her sister, Mrs. Minnie Coleman, a two course dinner wras served and those prevent were Mrs. Hattie Chandler, Mis. Mar- Military Review 6:30 p. rn.—Banquet at Methodist church, Gov. Hickenlooper, speaker 8:30 p. rn.—Talent show and group singing at college chapel, Bonfire and Parade to the Square. Saturday, October 16, 1943— Morning—Judging of decorations of business houses and fraternities. * 9:3n a rn —Parade to McMillan Field Military Review, mass calisthenic--. crowning of the Queen, at McMillan Field 3 30 p. rn.—Picnic, games, field events 6:30 p. Bl.—Fraternity and rororilV dinners 8:30 ” rn.—Homecoming dance ; tha Turney,' Mrs. Ada Gentile, Mrs ; June Myers and Mrs. Edna Myers, all sundav, October 17, 1943— !' of Mt. Pleasant, and Mrs. W. A Hai- College Church lan of Hillsboro. 10:45 a. m Homecoming Services

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