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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 20, 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 LU V. VV Blue stamps expire Oct. 2ft C, I), E Brown Stamps expire Ort. 30 Gasoline A No. 8 expires Nov. 21 VOL. LXX1, No. 21T>WEDNESDAY, (KTOBER 20, 1943 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA THE^ By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc, Reproduction in Full oi In Part Strict.lv Prohibited ) WASHINGTON — CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS are planning to quit November I or 15 until January, a1 lowing a six or eight week mid-war vacation for thf*mselves. They have been saying (not very loudly, of course) there is little important legislation to be handled befire the big appropriation bilLs come up in January, and that 'he trouble with the country now is, there are too many laws. No more imnortant work could be done than to have the members of each congressional committee assigned to meet daily from now until January solely in search o; waste in »xpend-itures Ways and Means could go after the Treasury, the Military Affairs after the War Departrm s' Naval Affairs after the Navy, and so on An earnest effort might save billions. Example: Tire Breakers Hotel at huge, world-famous hos- Palrn Bead | telry, wa aken over by th* War Department a year ago at an annual rental < t 1350.000. The rent, of course, was not made public, nor has any mention been made of Hie Retailed use to wli|ph the hotel hi been put Ex us? for its acquist'.on was that i* would be used a . .i hospital. How re iriy a year later, approximately $9001)00 has been spent on it, I understand, but only three floors have b> * n <*'< (pied and never has the place accommodated more than 190 pa ients, THI WIX rn : obv v ; . co >■ .ii in excusable Every cent of ’hat moneyj could have been raved by using va-1 German Armies Moving From Crimea ■sr Zink’s News Stand Sale Announced They’ll Do It Every Time - - - It. (i. Thompson VV ill Take Over On November I Bale of Zink’s news s and In the Braselton building to R. G. Thompson of Chicago was announced today. Mr Thompson, a former Iowan, will take possession on November I. Mr Harry Zink, who has operated the new., stand since 1929, will take a well earned vacation, but expects to continue to reside in Mt. Pleasant. Mr. Thompson formerly resided at Keokuk and his wife was formerly (rom Ft. Madison. He has been in business in Chicago the las: two years. War Book IV. V PARDON ME, MRS \ FISH POOL, BUT DO I VOO HAVE AN ASM- J TRAY? ER-YOUR ’ i LOVELY RUGS-YOU V KNOW—ID hate I TO HAVE ANY-( THING HAPPEN A TO THEM V WHY, OF COURSE! )// DEAR ME, I WISH <T//. All MEN WERE AS V THOUGHTFUL AS YOU j ELEANOR., My DEAR, // AREN’T VOO FOO.- / TU NATE TO HAVE J SUCH A SWEET, .y L CONSIDERATE ) .jjb- husband i & Wi vt rn V AVL ?»\ --£ Lord chesterfield, War Book IV will be Issued at the Mt Pleasant High school on these days: Thursday, Oct. 21, I p. rn. to 6 p. rn. Friday, Oct. 22, 9 to 12 a. rn. and I to 6 p rn. Saturday, Oct. 23, I p rn. to 6 p. m Read carefully your part in this rationing: I. Any adult member of a family may apply for books for the whole family. 2 Bring War Book III Book IV will i be issued only to those persons who have Book III « Book III must be filled out on the Des Moines, la. -—(INS)— State front cover. Do this before you come Treasurer Willis Gaylord Clark Basto the high school. Book IV will not j ley, of Mason City, died of heart di- be issued until this is done, I se ase today in Iowa Methodist hospital 3. Persons making application for the; in Des Moines. He was 69 yea:s old .. . .family will BU out application blank atj Bagley was stricken on a trip t< cant civil ho pit a1 space to 'hat area.j^ ^ ! Milwaukee. WI NOTHING WART LEV WHEN HIMSELF But SOU OUGHT TO GEE HIM ON HIS OWN HOME GROUNDS. They’ll do it r m EVERY Time - V Nr. Ut -sag - guest a t OTHER DAMES ALPHA XI ALUMNAE ATTEND BANQUET Alumnae present at the Alpha Xi Delta homecoming banquet at the Presbyterian church Saturday evening we rf E.vira Helphrey, Jan*’ Causon and Lenora W.lkins of M Union, Jud- j ith Stein of Iowa City, Mrs. R R. j Furdy, Nashville, Tenn., Nancy Lank Clearing Out of Area Rich In Resources ford, Y 3 c, of Ottumwa. Mrs Max Allied Su ccesses Ref sorted On Cor so, Mrs. Ware Taylor, M:s Wald) Braden, Mrs. Stanley Looker and Hel< n Hallowell of Mt. Pleasant. The program, Which consisted of a welcome .-pfech and two musical numbers, was presented by the pledges. Other Fronts ENTERTAIN FOR PYT. RICHARD McKIM London, Eng. (INS)—A Reuters dispatch to Louden from Moscow today reported that Germans had begun large scale evacuations in the Crimea, rich in natural resources and the gateway to the Caucasus. The Germans were said to be taking everything of value with them including livestock. j A family cunner was held in honor of Pvt. Richard McKim who is home Jon furlough, at the home of Mr, and t J Mrs Ed Rekey on Sunday. I All* J D L J Tho e pn er.t were: Mr and Mrs ’ Allied bombers j Frank Short, Mr and Mrs. John Lined Blast Japs Again and Betty and Miss Joyce Wright all State Treasurer With County Men Homecoming At Bagley Dies And Women In 1 The High School The Service , cf Mt Pleasant; Mr. and Mrs. Ralph I Lee and family of New London; Mr. and Mr- Gen. Short, Patsy Ann and 'Janet Sue Whitham and Mr, and Mrs. * Milo McKim, Roger and Norma Jean Jail of Mt. Union, the guest of honor : Pvt. Richard M"Kim of New Oreans, La . and the host. Mr. and Mrs Ed Rekey. Heart Disease Fatal To Iowa Official j CWC RJ i f 4 Report War Ration Books in the after returning to I* Mom* - .id rid family which were Issued to persona the hospital for observation and treat*? in the ment. Death followed a aeries of reamed f oi cc ii, <3# or any ckifNK'iite, For the part several days his 'Book 3 now on hand. I cond it‘on had remained critical. | Please come as early as possible. Do1 The Mason City banker was rearms put it off until the last day. The' ing completion cf his fifth year as teachers are very busy people these Hate treasurer. Gov B. B. H.ckrtodays . Please do not take up their looper saki the Iowa law provides that t.mc with unnecessary cc*n venation. in case of a t ream et va "un . ca •>?i Tne earlier you come the easier our by death, the governor snail take om- probltm Thank you. A week ago. the army site board had a meeting at the Breakers and decided to make this lavk a. rich mans . _ , , . !who are now d) deceased, <2) hotel Into a permanent army hospital. I Although a few mile* a wav at Boca Rh en, th*- army already is paying |®0 OOO a year rent for a project which i would make an inexpensive and ideal; fub-Utute The Boca Raton club has about 400 r kotis, spacious grounds on , the ocean, low ren al, arni is quiet. The i army, apparently, always does things the hard way. Tills incident no doubt can be duplicated a million times in a million dif- j ferent phases of the war effort. The I details of such waste naturally are not . Mibllrued by in- army, rn (act Tl.j.1 CrrJ|n covered by upprxr.ecily iii..ltd’ • ensoi- I J. 11 Cl I tDvl ti ship, although no military information j is involved Onlv if congressional coni-! mittees start pursuing inept officials j _ may Hie truth be known. i if you have some scrap iron which HITK TAXES nearing the etldur-jmay jie>p Hie war <>fYort, high school able limit and repeated bond drives*students will collect it Friday while necessary to raise money for the va*t, they are having vacation for the is-expenditures (amounting to $277,400,- suing of the new rationing book, OOO a day in September), the nece^- J you are asked to telephone the loca- Wd was W d . a Fe n relived he e by Mr. aud Mrs. H H Johnson frm their seal, that he suffered a broken bone and o her injure in h > leg. He is in the hospital and his new address is: Pvt Kus ell John on 37-670-132, H - 177 . Et * on Hospital New Cantonment, Ft two weeks ago and Queen Will Ile Crowned Al OFFICERS ELECTED BY D. OF I. CIRCLE Allied Headquarters in the South West Pacific (INS)—A strong force of allied bombers which the second time within a week blasted the Japane«a left in their wake today three more sunken enemy vessels and 60 additional blasted planes. The latest destruction wrought upon the Japanese was announced in a communique from Gen. MacArthur^ headquarters It increased to 125 the vessels and to 235 the planes destroyed in the two raids. (lame Friday Night -- j Mrs. Paul O'Connor was re-elected . _ „ _ . . , , Th) is a big week at the Mt. Pue* egent 0f Santa Maria Circle No. 536. Pvt. Russell H Johns#^ ant high school. Everyone i getting Dd.iilhUv:. of labella, at a business ready for the big home? ming game j meeting Monday evening in the St. with Ft. Madison this friday night t Alphonsin hall. Other officers are: Nazi Transport Line Paralyzed I r fru Berber r- u nei M n ay n ght ta Camp F K ox, Ky., aft r Algiers. North Africa —'INS)— A vital nazi held transport line for artil- This morning pep books were put j ^ ^ Morrow,'vice "regent: Miss lery along the Adnatic coas‘ of ItaIy out to f.ach student Th. book Birdle outshine. past regent; Miss ~ ™:,,u * tains yells, 1943 basketball S( :pdUu‘I catherine McCormick, recording second a space for autograph, of the;retary. Mjs Rolland Hayward, finan- foctball team. 1 etal secretary; Mrs. Walter Simmons. Yesterday the football squad aelected porary charge cf the office a.id ap- js expected here Wednesday on three girls from which the Qusen will a s ort furlough at his home at Olds. ^ chosen The ^rls selected were Frances CU they. Margaret Gillaspey Sta'f Sergeant Virgil Owens of Ft and Rpttv Urxh ^ Queen will be riot- M ch., is enjoying a few days annmmced at thc pep meeting and fur orgh with hs rarerL, Mr. and crOTlTned at the football gxme. Mrs. Ira Ow ms. J student, are working up a big » i * . . _ on I pengren. inner guard; Miss Alice Gil- ^ ^ pep meeting for Thursday night, 7:30 p ® „ . Sgt. Mildred Shaw of Ft. Oglethorpe. * ,, , , .mer, outer guard; Mrs Charles Kel- - *l- —*■- ..-u- —'-i'* and fun 1 treasurer; Mis, Bernadine Panther. scr.be; Mrs. A F Glanzman, custodian; Mrs Gee Windus, monitor; Miss Mary Bi.idley, chancellor; Mrs. Virginia Pogemiller, banner bearer; Miss Helen j Fitzpatrick, first guide; Mrs. Willard j Douglas, ,econd guide; Mrs. Emil As- was “paralyzed" today as result of a surprise heavy bombardment by American liberator planes. , Th? B-24s the same unit which wrecked the Ploesti oil fields in Rumania, swept up the Adria'ic coast and blasted four vital bridges. All planes returned safely. with stunts, yells, music Collection on Friday point a successor. C A Cottrell. 1 Funeral services will be held at Mason Supt. of Schools City Friday at 3 o'clock The body ___• will lie in state at the rotunda of the state house from 1:30 to 3:30 p rn. tomorrow. The governod issued a state- R< ment lauding the state treasurer and also stated a successor for Bagley will be appointed at the earliest possibly time. •en day fu-lough t Mr. and Mrs. C. I visit her parents. Tonkimon. Everyone is invited to come, especially J the old grads. t leins. organist ;Miss Theresa Hurley, New address: P\t. Milton A. Roed-crer 37678176. Co. D, 55th Bn . lith Barracks 2. Camp Fannin, Tex. Near Sell-Out For A. E. R. Benefit trustee. Miss Claire Fitzpatrick gave an excellent repo’t on the state convention held at Davenport recently. After the business session, refresh- Injuries Fatal To C. Rinehimer Former Resident of Henry Countv Fell From Roof BEN BERNIE, FAMED ORCHESTRA LEADER, DIES Beverley Hills, Calif., (INS)—Ben Gcodfellow Field. Texas — Aviation Cadet James T. McCabe 21, son of Mr. and Mrs. Tom McCabe, 403 East „ _ . ,, r .. , Is The Army Tuesday—all of the pro-Monroe Street, Mt. Pleasant, reported _ Virtually all seats were taken for the Mt. Pleasant Premiere of "This this w?ek to begin the basic training phase of his pilot training at Good-fellow Field Army Air Forces Pilot School (Basic). S:m Angelo. Texas. reeds going to Army Emergency Relief. A block of the seat, were sold at $2 24 and the remainder at SI 12. I Also part of the receipts from th .f j picture showing here the remainder of i • _, , , Aviation Cadet McCabe reported f i- sitles of economy assume an import- tion and amount of ^rap ahead of Bernie, “the old maestro died today at with members o( class 44.B from the week, will go to the Army Emerg- , — * 41 ***"- '* * " 1 ency Relief fund. Word has been received of the death I (ment, were served by the following of Clarence Rinehimer. 50. of Kansas committee: Mrs. James O'Connor. Miss City, Mo., but formerly of Henry coun-Alice Gilmer, Mrs. A B. Hollingsworth, ty. which occurred Tuesday morning. Mrs. Lewis Moul, Mrs. Anna Pressnell His death was caused by injuries strand Mrs. Donald O'Connor. fered in a fall from a roof about a _ week ago. Surviving are his wife and one daughter, his aged father. H E Rinehimer, of New London and two sisters, Mrs. Lomax Foggy of New London and SERVICE GUILD TO SUPPORT GIRL {.nee beyond any other pending sub ject time, so that arrangements can be his residence in a Beverly Hills hotel, made for the pickup. Call the ML He was 52 years old A lingering heart primary flying school at Ballinger, Texas. At Goodfellow Field he will Th,. Appropriations committees have Pleasant chamber of Commerce. Ever- ailment which had kept him confined ' h fundamentals ni2ht flv- hlrcd additional clerical help to sift ett clovcr 0I James O'Connor. intermittently to his bed for the last Ka‘n C°mba lUn ’ ** but the drive1 ing. precision formation, instrument expenditures for waste, but the drive j Make a check around your home, several months Anally stilled "old Yow- and cross-country flying. Completing for economy lias lacked the cn r^Y1 pjCk up those odds and ends, even if zah. necessary to make it mean something onIy 50 cr 10Q T>ounds and notify one of At the bedside of the famed orches- his training here he will go on to advanced school where he will win his LT. ROGER S. GALER, JR. MARRIED IN OKLAHOMA substantial. Thus is a job not for one | above. If you have more, notify tra leader when he died were his wife, and flying officer ratin committee or clerks, but for the wboii t tjaem also congress represented on every committee. dealing with civilian as well a3 military expenditures. TODAY’S MARKETS 1 his son, Pvt. Jason Bernie, 22. who had obtained sDecial leave from the army, and Herman Bernie, Ben’s brother. Bernie suffered a relapse five days OTHER DUTIES will be shirked if congress tries to slip away. Appearance ^ ^ up opened steady Chicoga, ill. * INS)—HOG receipts, ago and yesterday his condition had 22,000 including 12,000 direct; good and become increasingly grata. of CIO’s Philip Murray seems to have slowed down or .stopped the movement for a sales tax, at least temporarily, but something should be done about the present Incomprehensible tax sys- at 14.50 to 14 75; early too 14 75; later 17 GERMAN CITIES Word has been received of the mar-jriage on October 14. of Ll. Roger S. J Galer. Jr.. of Mt Pleasant and Miss I Billie June Thompson cf Oklahoma City. J The ceremony was held in St. Luke'? ents, Mr. and Mr,. Hany Olson. He, Methodist church at Oklahoma City is enroute to Call,bad, N. M.. •vaLie1 e j ancj was performed by the minister of he will repent Saturday to take ad- that churc^ Relatives of both brid? vanced training. land groom attended the wedding. rn A-c Herbert ()l-on of las Vegas, Nev., arrived Friday to visit his par- trade slow to IO cents lower; weights^ under IHG lbs., weak to 25 cents lower;; 140 to 150 lbs., 13.50 to 14.15; sows IO j MADE A LIABILITY I vt. Robert Lloyd of Camp Phillips, Kans., is home on a 10-day furlough. ANOTHER CUT IN . , to 20 cents lower, 14.25 to 14^50. tem. Congress caline 'J C ATTI IE-ll.OOO; calves 700; good and let thc lax complexities gather and cho(ce stee„ >nd vcarUngs steady dust on the committee desk. Lend§n, Frig. (INS)—Seventeen major German industrial cities have been so badly battered by Brit: h and American bombings thev now are more of The question of food subsidies also and str®ng: ^ J* 7o t0 16^1 J,°_P a Uability than a benefit, an R. A. F. must be straightened out. A compro- steer® 1675:1027 lb year in?s J authority revealed today. Fourteen ° . 0*7Q IKc c;n* voalhru cthuHr at J5 . Lieut. Ralph C. Price, after spending IO days with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Price, has returned to the Great La Vees naval station. NEWSPRINT LIKELY What’s in A Name? mise settlement between Congress and 973 lbs • 16-59: vealers steady at ^ other cities are app caching the same the administration probably will have . .. * 'condition, he said. j SHEEP—11,000 including 6.000 direct; j _ _______ " The “JU! war resolution is not a steady; 10 «™<*. 13 25 to u- matter of dire necessity, but the sen- slaughter eves. 5.75. ate Will have to face it. » Estimated for Thursday: Cattle and The lend-lease investigation must ^T ',Krey Station, to a name? Well, Shakespeare had parents in New London. Market 20c to 30c lower. Top $14.00; an answer fcr that question, but do-- 160 to 180 lbs., $13,50 to $13.80; 190 to >'ou? rvi-r-lTXC 330 lbs., $13.80 to $14,00; packing sows.l ^ instancy supposing you saw a NAZIS tXhtUlfc WAC and you said. "What’s your ardently pursued. Congress does not lack business, but rather the will to work out the business it should do. Washington. D. C., (INS)—WPB officials in effect recommended today that newspapers take another cut of approximately 16 per cent in their use Pvt. Rxhard McKim of New Orleans 0j newsprint in November. La., arrived home Fr.dav night for aj H F. Bitner, director of WPB nrint-furlough with his parents, Mr. anding and publishing division, told the Mrs. Milo McKim of Mt. Union. . newspaper inductry advisory committee Pvt. Henry E. ('arter of New Orleans. I now m session that the immediate La., arrived home Friday night to j problem was whether to take the im-Ft. Oglethorne. Ga.—(INS)—What's spend his furlough with his wife and|mediat€ cut or reduce inventories from 4C to 30 davs supplies. REPORT MUSSOLINI DECIDES TO RETIRE Stockholm, Sweden (INS) — Benito Mussolini has decided to resign as head of the fascist government, of Italy and withdraw from politics because the nervous disease from which he suffers lias become steadily worse, dispatches from Budapest said today. $13 50 to $13.80. LOCAL MARKETS Eggs—38c Sweet Cream—51c. Cream, No. I—50c. Cream, No. 2—48c. Heavy Hens—21c. Leghorn Hens—19c Heavy springs—23c Leghorn springs—20c Cox—16c. name?”—and she replied, “Private Mae West.” That’s just a start, because if you DEMOCRATIC HOPES FOR TEN NORWEGIANS! Pw taxes BLASTED “What does America mean to you?” was the thought provoking question Mrs. Win. McClaran presented to the We-levari Service Guild in her review of Fearl Buck’s book, “What America Means to Me." Mrs. McClaran ably presented Miss Buck s views as a challenge and an interesting discussion followed. The Wesleyan Service Guild has assumed support of a four \ear old girl at the Ethel Harpst home in Cedartown, Georgia, and further plans for her sewing and Christmas were discussed. The Guild plans to send “The Messenger” to all women from the First Methodist church who enter the service of the United States. It wiUi be sent now to Ensign Edith Ferguson. U. S. N. R . Lieut. Mildred Shaw, WAC and Seaman 2-c Virginia Hallowell. The devotional period of the meet- Mrs. Harold Moon of Mahomet. 111. Funeral service will be held in Kansas Cliv Thursday. Mrs Foggy left today for Kansas City to be present for the service. HARRY CHURCH EIGHTY SOLD TO CARROLL CRANE Wayne T. Garret-on of the real es-ta e firm of Garretson and Garretson report the sale of the Harry Church 80 acres in Tippecanoe township to Mr. and Mrs. Carroll Crane of Salem, la. This is a alc? level farm with good buildings, gravel read and electricity past the farm Carroll Crane is a son of Walter Crane, newly elected member of the Henry County Board of supervisors who will take office January 1st 1944 Mr. and Mrs. Carroll March 1st 1944 ing was in chaige of Miss Secial Shu- crane Wjj; move to heir new hom»j maker. Miss Lillian McGrew of Patterson,__ N. J., was a guest. ii r j FTTFRMFN The hostess, Miss Ahce Hunt, assist- "* * * tlMutn ed by Miss Stella Hartquist, served GUESTS AT GAME refreshments. _ The November meeting Alii be with Mr. Pleasant high school alumni let -Mrs, Lola Drewer with Mrs. Lois Mills te men are to be guests of the school at resistant hostess. the homecoming game with Ft Madi- ---- son on Friday evening. The alumni letter winners are to get their tickets at the ticket office that night. I Washington. D. -C.. • INS)—Demo-An- cratic hopes to enact new taxes were STRESS DELAY Bl SMARTS HOLIDAY Des Moines, la—(INS)—Dentists get in a rut. too. Capital city sportsmen are telling today how Dr. T. G. Wheeler. Des Moines IN REPORTING SLAYING dentist, just couldn’t get away from _ the extraction business even while Nassau, Bataan <IN3>— Failure fishing at Cass Lake, Minn. cl Harold J Christie to summon police Stockholm, Sweden (INS) met certain soldiers here the answers nouncement was made today of the ex- all blasted today in the face of an-! could be Constance Bennett, Carmen ecution of ten Norwegians by Nazi au- nounced republican opposition to any j Miranda, Gloria Swanson, Marie Wil- t-horities. Six of the accused were resi- further taxes on the American people be a sizable fish. After a tussle, th? ani burned boiv of mal imid 'naire (son ... or Helen Keller ... or Mar- dents of Oslo charged with heading a at this time. Administration leaders line went limp. and he leeled ii in sir Harry Oakes vu! be » nMjoi point I garet Mitchell ... or Kate Smith, all subversive organisation to sabotage saw little hopi' of the tax going You guessed it the hook was im- in the de fen e ; Count Alfred de Mar- 1 cf whom are stationed at the Third nazi shipping Tile four others were through the house without bi-partisan bedded in a tooth, which had been igny on trial for the slaving. !Ma The dentist hooked what seemed to the rn ment h? discovered the battered WAC Training Center. accused of pro-allied activities. support. “enacted" from the fish's mouth. learned today,

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