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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 15, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa Pm the it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky tue Ball game i have lived Man years but have never before seen a world series game. My life has moved in different channels wars revolutions politics Throat cutting historical gossip but never before have i sat through two world series baseball games. I was import Ned to this oppo. To Unitan by none other than the amiable sex postmaster general and Cocoa cola Salesman Jim Farley to whom baseball is a rite. He took me two Days running which was such a change of Pace in our family that even tile dog Joe. Could not understand Why i dressed in country clothes and did not cd to the country where he quite sensibly would prefer to be. There Welt 71.000 persons out to see a game. True some came to be seen and others came to talk which is an annoying exercise when on of place. The game itself us extraordinarily attractive to one who is not used to it. Of course in my childhood there was much baseball but childhood scenes Are like childhood tastes which do not hold out into Middle age. Interests become diverse time passes swiftly one of the most interesting baseball games i Ever saw was in tientsin China. There was a game Between a 15th infantry team and a team of negro soldiers brought up from Manila. In the bleachers where we ill sat were Many older chinese who had stud id in american universities As far Back As the 1880 a principally at Columbia and Yale. They were Back in 1918 and 1919. Extremely pro amen can they spoke happily of their lives in the United states vol. 80, no. 243 it. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening october 15, 1958 by Carrier 3fw per it Etc by mail $7,50 per year hear witnesses in 0mvi trial i lie a an Siek electric company mrs. Elizabeth a. Foss preside it of the r. W. Foss electric co., of Salem. In ring the Foss company to the i Nisi. Electric co., at Keokuk recen in. Mrs. Foss helped her late husband it Pany in 1914 and probably was the Only woman president of an electric company of this Tyne in the u. 8 area in South Henry county and nearby. Others in the picture Are from left e. J. Shapiro Secretary treasurer Inion electric co., St. Louis j. A and general counsel for Union electric Arlo it. Foss treasurer an j general manager of the it. Vav. Foss co., uie papers to ans toss found the Eom company served a Large Vav Woodbridge v ice president Vera loss Bradshaw first vice president and standing Darrell Vav. Foss Secretary. Elbertine Foss Soenke. Second vice president could not be present. Goal line meets press Box project tabled until Spring Hall of Fame officers and committee meet new store will open new Era in Prosperity is foreseen by Ike the jury in the trial of Carl w. Rupp charged with operating a motor vehicle while he was intoxicated. Heard state witnesses give testimony tuesday afternoon and wednesday morning and started hearing defense witnesses wednesday morning. Giving testimony for Hie state were Deputy Robert Nicholson his wife or George Sutton or. And mrs. Rex Dick and sheriff Russell Van Tull. They All testified that Wlk u they saw the defendant the night he was arrested he was in their opinion intoxicated. George and Lawrence Allender were the two defense witnesses who Gac testimony before noon wednesday they said they saw Rupp Iii Rome be orc he was arrested and in their opinion he did i j25 too too More not appear to be intoxicated. More witnesses were to give testimony wednesday afternoon. Cash receipts for Iowa livestock ahead of year ago us Aik lived in jail with murder suspect to help solve slaying the older men Ball had lived according to american ways in the Jated states. They had lived with american families. Some of them had joined american churches when they were called Back to China they achieved High position. Undoubtedly the greatest of them All was Tong Shoa i alumnus of Columbia University baseball fan. Art collector and Man of distinction both under the monarchy and in the Republic. In their younger years to and Herbert Hoover had been friends he understood american life and aspirations. When i last saw him. He was Well up in his seventies. His English was faultless j ins sense of humor keen he wanted to come to tire United state s again and he wanted to see a world series but time passed him by and his death was brutal and ugly in a world of wars and revolution. It was decided at the regular meeting of the goal line club tuesday night that the press Box project for Mcmillan Park Field be who liked base i tabled until Spring. There Are Only two More High school and two Iowa Wesleyan varsity games at the Field this fall and it was Felt that it be built in time to be of much advantage federation is Secretary James this season. The College High school and goal line club seem to be favourable toward a press Box and chances Are it will be constructed on the North grandstand roof in the Spring. Des Moines the executive committee of the agricultural Hall of Fame was to meet in Des Moines today with More than a dozen officers and committee members scheduled to be at hotel Kirkwood for an All Day session. Howard Cowden of Kansas City mo., is president of the organization and Charles Marshall president of the Nebraska farm Bureau r. Isleib of Kansas City is treasurer. The executive committee includes Charles Shuman president of the american farm Bureau federation Hershel Newsom master of the National Grange de Hoyt Nebras Annora Cement is made of the g and opening of the new White t Washington up the super Valu store in it. Pleasant. Nation s economic barometer crept the special opening Sale starts1 up another notch today following thursday and continues through j disclosures of an increase last monday. Month in u. S. Industrial product the store replaces that formerly Tion and the biggest september operated by Francis Miller and building Boom in eight years. J. On the these and other recent indications the nation was emerging from a year Long recession promoted Rosy assessments of the country a economic health from a commissioner of agriculture coach Edd Bowers talked on his or Oliver s. William president of i Iowa Wesleyan team s Victory at Oklahoma state University Dean upper Iowa. He said that he j h Longwell of Tho University of thought the tigers got better As Missouri j s. Russell farm editor the game went on. He singled out of the Des Moines Register and i a re can Williams. Dave Mineart Tribune. Eddie Ross Tom Butler Chuck on the Gustafson known As the p and West Side of the Square. Operating the store will be Don and Jackie Unkrich 1956 Fairfield High school graduates and experienced Young people in grocery store president Eisenhower operation. Don the son of the tile president in a filmed Tele Glen Unkrich s of Fairfield has vision appearance released tues relatives in Henry county he has i Day night said the nation a i been employed in Maynus super j pears to be heading toward a a i Market in Fairfield. Mrs. Unkrich new Peak in the daughter of the Paul Whites i a i Market owners and operators at Fairfield has been associated with the White t store there since her Early teens. They Are residing Here in an Chicago. I upi1a japanese american detective who lived in jail with a murder suspect at the risk of his own life to help solve the a syp Glass a slaying of a Chicago spinster today proved a modest hero. Anthony Muranaka 35, passed off his six month ordeal As routine police work although it meant leaving his wife in the dark and posing without setup As a Tough convict in j a death Row and even solitary con i Fin ement. Muranaka s Job was to observe Needle and draw out the suspect Barry Cook 24. When the detective figured Cook was ready to break Down and confess he passed the word to his superiors through a com Plica ted code system. The word went out during the weekend and monday night Cash receipts for Iowa Livest or k ase running Well ahead of last year according to figures which the United states department of agriculture has made available to congressman Fred Schwengel for the first eight months of this year. January through a total Cash receipts for cattle calves stand at $549,096,000 As. Pared to $476.438, for she eight months last year. Although not As Large an increase has been reflected in the Cash receipts for hogs the 1958 figures show a me gain Over 1957 Tine eight i total for hogs in Iowa is $503,664,000 compared to $450,728,000 in 19 >7 Iowa Farmers have received sum in Cash live. Lock receipts this year Over 1957,&Quot Schwengel said. Quot the last four months of the year should hold up just As Well so we should see another record year for Iowa farm income. County Board names new school head the Henry county Board of education convened tuesday. October 14 in the office of the county superintendent and elected j. H. Mcgrath superintendent of schools at Stanton to the county superintendency of Henry county recently an j vacated by Joe Davis i those Board members present were George Sutton Lamoyne Mosher William Carden and Donald Bell. After reviewing Many applications. Mcgrath was unanimously chosen he is 35 years of age married and has two children he has been president of the Sac county administrator s Council during 1946-47 is a member of Phi Delta Kappa a nominee to the american College osteopathic Hospital administrators organization published a Book in 1956 and was vice president of the Montgomery county teachers in 1957-58. He belongs to the presbyterian Church masonic Lodge order of the Eastern Star the Iowa state education association and the National education association. Mcgrath has been administrator of the Manning general Hospital at a new Booklet outlining and give Manning for approximately three ing details of the safety teaching i years and is a qualified elementary program in the it. Pleasant Public education supervisor. New Booklet on teaching safety in grades completed schools has been completed. The Booklet is entitled a teaching safety in the Public schools Quot by it. Pleasant elementary teachers. Last year the teachers worked on a course of study for safety education. The study was conducted through most of the year and the material then assembled. It is considered an excellent safety education program for Ute grades and Likely will be used As a pattern by other schools. Very few schools if any have a Al i definite plan such As this offers he is the Holder of a Bachelor of arts degree from Buena Vista College and a master of arts degree from the state University of Iowa. Or. Mcgrath will assume his duties in Henry county in approximately two weeks. Agenda today will be Stan Huston and Ernie j discussion of a site for the Hall 0f he Square Fame with More than 50 midwestern St in. Apartment Over the savings and loan at the Northwest Corner of the japanese adopted baseball and chewing As the great Conli i buttons of american civilization Way Back in those Days they a i j my same tor several years Doest fairly Good teams and played Good Miep matters Bowers said. He in Beenblossom for their play in the game. Concerning saturdays Homecoming game with Buena Vista. Bowers stated that although the beavers Are having Only a so so season they decl Promise to be rough. Quot the fact that Wesleyan Hasni to won a Home com communities already bidding for it. Selection of an executive director and consideration of a Campaign for enlisting support for the pro Ball when an american player maybe it was babe Ruth came Over the japanese took a Holiday to give him a reception. Ever y pro american japanese Back in my Days. Was a baseball fan almost As a Mark of affiliation. Also he chewed gum which proved that he had attained modernity this a the time when the Mogos were cheated that he a going to try to keep the team away from pre game Homecoming festivities As much As possible. Bowers said that when he saw Buena Vista beat Parsons 27-7 he was of the opinion that the beavers were one of the Best Small College teams he had seen for some time. However since that time they have or. Chadwick Speaks at Chapel service or. J. Raymond Chadwick. President of Iowa Wesleyan College was the speaker tuesday morning at the regular Chapel service at t h e College. He took As his subject a present Day confusions a a exhorting the students a. To think without confusion developing in the cities of Japan the modern girl who wore Western let a and Wartburg. Clothes and danced to jazz and expects a Tough game knew w Bat made thy world go beavers have a Tine quarterback in round. It was perhaps the beginning of tile my for Japan because i when a Large part of a action be a or mentioned several common dropped conference games to upper confusions size and importance. The 200th super Valu store in Iowa and about the 700th to be established in the several states has been redecorated and completely rearranged and stocked with All new merchandise it is an Independent operation As super Valu services Only Independent merchants. Plans Are being made for installation of a new front in the Tore. This work could not be done in time for the opening. The Back part of the store will be remodeler also. Fri agent testifies in murder trial Webster City Man Kum a in plane crash s Axeville Penitentiary Cook a j Only one other such course of study part time philosophy student and is followed in Tine state that at construction worker dictated a six-1 Keokuk according to the Best in Page statement admitting the july formation available. 22. 1956, slaying of Margaret Gal the presentation of the material higher 50, on Chicago s Lake front j is divided on different Grade Levels i he slaying was known As the \ and each of the Levels for the lower first Grade teacher named Webster City now a up it a Paul Bensh oof jr., 32, Webster City was killed tuesday when an 18-year-old plane he was checking pm Lee Ai lived out prior to a Sale crashed into a soybean Field about 200 Yards from the Airport Here Benshoof a flying enthusiast and president of North Central aviation was testing the 1940 Model Waco biplane. Farmers said the plane was Dom a a Spyglass murder because a nearby apartment Dweller scanning the Lake through binoculars witnessed the killing. The Slayer fled before Clarence Leazure taken by death Clarence Leazure 81, Salem Rural died at the rest Haven nursing stunts Home Here wednesday at 8 30 . Appointed by supt. C grades has four main topics. These four main topics Are i. Safety in traffic or travel 2. Safety in school 3. Safety in play outdoors school or away a safety in the Home. In addition to giving definite suggestions on teaching safety available film strips and movies and safety material sources Are listed. The following committees were a. Cottrell Mary Ellen Walgren was elected to teach in the first Grade of the it. Pleasant schools by the Board at the meeting tuesday evening. A she fills the vacancy caused by j the resignation of Sylvia Myers. Mis. Walgren a former teacher in the lower grades Here began teaching this week. The electrical and mechanical installations in the addition to the High school Are completed and were accepted upon the recommendation of the architect. School reorganization Wras discussed by the Board and a study made of the estimated costs of operation of the proposed school District. The probable Levy for town and Rural was also studied As outlined in a Chart prepared by supt. Cottrell. But apparently developed some kind of engine trouble and crashed into the ground. The plane dug a 75-foot Trench before stopping but did not Burn. The body was taken to the Waterman funeral Home in Salem where funeral arrangements Are pending. I up i today still Bowers he said the a big line and Are gins to throw off its traditions and to ignore its history it loses its bearings. Lanny Grigsby Well coached. A we Hope to be physically ready for the game a Bowers remarked. A every game is quite important from now on. One loss and we could be out of the race for the the Tiger coach mentioned that John Bickel and Elmer Wells who have been sidelined with injuries Are Back out for practice. Man of the younger people in Japan were then zealously striving to be americans but we did nothing to cultivate Friendship with Japan. In fact since 1915 when Japan i sued the Twenty one demands upon China the states grew increasingly antagonistic toward Japan and the japanese people were very conscious of the change in attitude had we cultivated the japanese a Little had we tried to understand them and their problems we might have saved ourselves the by costly fumbles. Jerry Lockett coach Bob Evans discussed the United Bloomfield game briefly and showed films of the game. Concerning Keokuk. Evans said that the chiefs Are a Good Ball club despite their 2-3 record. He said they have a big line which is quite Tough defensively and that the chiefs Roll up a lot of yardage but have been hampered Speed and Progress Money a n d wealth authority and Wisdom and then dwelt particularly on the confusions Between excitement and enjoyment training education membership and leadership. He concluded by advising the students to get a sound academic prepare Ion and to learn to think clearly. Or. Donald Bishop director of religious activities introduced the speaker. Lynn Walker Iowa Wesleyan student rom Casey read the scripture. Or Richard g. Parker directed the choir in the singing of an Anthem. Work advances on new gym floor blood and costs of a useless War. Well i sat in Jim Farley s Box at the two world series games and these thoughts came to me As i saw Fine american youth Battle for Victory. And i saw the american Flag Fly. And heard a band play a the Star spangled Bazine a which is More than can be said for our Heaters and concert Halls where we act As though we were ashamed that we Are a nation. It was a thrill to hear Lucy Monroe sing of National Anthem to that huge Host. And Bob Wilson Are two Fine backs we must Stop if we expect to win a Evans commented. A this will be a real test for our the Panther Mentor said that since both teams use tile same Basic offence the Iowa winged t. It could prove quite interesting. He said his ladders have been Busy this week trying to defense then own offence. It arb Jack Spencer talked on the Wesleyan b a teams game with the Parsons reserves and said that it work of laying the stringers for the new gym floor at the High school was nearing completion thursday and probably would b1 finished by late in the Day. This includes the laying of the stringers and the pouring of Collet Ete Between them. The Maple flooring is on hand and the laying of the floor on the stringers will Start As soon As the contractor and the architect believe that moisture conditions ate Correct for that phase of the work. Other Steps to follow Are the sanding filling painting of stripes for the courts and varnishing. Council Bluffs Lowan Fri agent testified that the Bullet which killed 18-year-old Joseph Dixon of Omaha was fired from a gun which his accused killer admits burying agent Jay Cochran jr., testified at the first degree Murici trial of Larry Jackson 34, Omaha accused of shooting Young Dixon in a Carter Lake love s Lane. Defendant Larry Jackson is charged with shooting Young Dixon to death after accosting Dixon and his girl Friend 15-year-old Rita Jean Ficke of Omaha. Licker was the fourth witness for the state. Miss Ficke id tuesday How Dixon was shot death by an assailant and How she attempted to get help for mortally wounded boy Friend four killed in plane crash upper half of rocket explodes up Polaris Cape canaveral fit a the upper Hall of a test rocket popped Oil like a giant Champagne Cork at the instant of launching today and exploded on the Cape a mile and a half away. There were no injuries. The first stage did not leave the launching platform. It belched flame intermittently for six minutes. Local woman s father Dies suffers fracture in playground football Terry Welcher 11-year-old son of or. And mrs. Eugene Welcher suffered a broken Collarbone in playground football at Saunders school at 8 40 . Wednesday. The boy was taken to a doctors office where a cast was put on. Tile injury occurred As Young Welcher was tackled. Two cases Are dismissed by jury thi grand jury for the october to i m of District court dismissed the eases of Robert l. Duwe burling to do tile research for the course during the school year of 1957 and 1958 Richard Mcbeth Genera chairman Junior High. Henrietta Edwards Kay Saunders Edith Michener and Helen Caris Harlan Donald Young Gertrude Miller Lincoln Charlotte Davis Bessie Metzger Saunders Dove Nelson Clarice Hoffman Mary leu Hummel fee Melba. Eppley who owned hotel Chain Dies four serving lines for Barbecue dinner Omaha up a Eugene Charles Eppley who Rose from a 12-cent-an-hour labourer to ownership of a 30-million-Dollar hotel Chain died tuesday night at the age of 74. Eppley whose health had been tailing for two years died in his Home at the Sheraton Fontenelle hotel Here which he formerly owned. By the time he was 31, Eppley had acquired hotels in Sioux City lies Moines and Cedar rapids Iowa and Sioux fails s. D. Between 1925-28 he added hotels at her ton. Who was charged with the j promptly at la o clock. I he serving false drawing of a Check and Max i wii1 Slart promptly the committee those in charge of the big barbecued Chicken dinner he e saturday gave Assurance that serving we Ould be rapid four serving lines will to in operation so that tin Council Bluffs Marshalltown and food can be placed on the plates Sioux City Iowa and Lincoln and quickly. Norfolk neb. Many persons have inquired also i he later expanded into a a whether the serving will Start tonal Chain by acquiring hotels in California and Pennsylvania. Y. Up Little Rock. Al the fiery wreck plane today from it indications Are that the work will appears As of quarterback Dennis be finished sometime in november be. 24 and their two Deborah. 4. And Robert Batavia. N members of a family died in of their Small ones after taking off bound Batavia Airport. The single engine p put crashed and burned in an Field about a mile East of tin port. State police identified tie Tims As air Force sat i Mckinney 26, his wife Ani. Mach Ildren Marion j. M Inson of Fairfield father of mrs. Donald Wolfe 507 s. Walnut died at Fairfield. His death was caused by complications alter he suffered a broken hip. I services will be held Friday at 2 . In the Behner funeral Home in Fairfield. Interment will be at j Birmingham. Martha Raye to marry policeman s to us. It. Pleasant who was a Reed with operating a motor while intoxicated. Three cases Are dismissed states. Voters receive $1 Bills instructions cheer leading clinic at mph saturday pen Las vegas Nev up comedienne Martha Raye tuesday night sin will marry a former we a Poi said soon three cases have been dismissed in District court they Are Lucille v. Blucher is. Lloyd f. Blucher diva i cd Jane White is. Lloyd Paline carnage suit resulting from Auto a Idem in which plaintiff asked a pigment for $321.io Marland e Laughlin it a1, is. Henry county ult in which defendant asked for $4,000 for damage to land by con-1 damnation. Nashville 111 up about 300 registered voters in Washington county have received letters containing $1 Bdl and voting instructions from the county a Republican Central committee it was revealed today. Republican leaders said the $1 was intended to pay the expense of obtaining and Notor izing the ballots a practice followed tor several Veals. The fifth in the series of eight cheer leading clinics being conducted by the Iowa High school athletic association will be held at it pleasant High school saturday at 9 30 . The program will consist of Quot purpose duties and responsibilities of cheerleaders and their sponsors Quot and a demonstration of techniques of cheer leading a. Will admitted to probate state treasurer s Mother taken Pennekamp will develop into a Good signal caller. He also praised the running of Jackie Galloway in the tilt. Did at Fairfield. Concerning the Keokuk game he said a we ran into a Buzz Casey signs Paton. Iowa up mrs Anna m Abrahamson 76. Boxholm Mother of state treasurer m. L Abrahamson died today at the Home of a laughter Hgt e coach Gay Dahn went Over tile it. Pleasant freshman a win Over Fairfield and the Frosh Sophs loss club. To Keokuk. He said he was Well j some pleased with the Good Job the Frosh meeting coach Don Taft talked briefly on his undefeated Junior High Ball 30 members attended the new York up Ca Stengel signed a new Contra Day to manage the world Champion new York Yankees flt a the next two seasons at a salary that could exceed $100 000. Vee Conn. Policeman whose wife divorced him tuesday blaming the actress tor wrecking the Man age. Miss rave 42, said she and Robert of Shea 31. Will be married either Here in Las vegas or when we get Back to new York the Star made the statement when informed that of Shea s 21-year-old wife. Barbara Ann had been ranted in Bridgeport. Conn., an uncontested divorce Nom o Shi i armenian May be new Pope Vatican City up speculation hardened today that Gregory Peter i Cardinal avagian Iati 63. An armenian would be the next Pope if the sacred Colic e of cardinals Breaks with 400-year-old tradition and selects a non iban army up in arms Over move by space Agency Washington up the army was reported up in arms i today Over a move by tire new civilian space Agency to take Over 2.000 army missile scientists including or Wernher von Braun the last will and testament of Edwin j Herrin has been admitted to probate at the courthouse. According to the terms a daughter Bessie Martin West Burlington. And a son. Merle Herrin Burlington were each left $5. The rest of the estate was left to or Herrin wife Ruth who was also named executrix. The will was drawn up March 5. 1940

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