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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 27, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Fuel Oil I (new) until Jan. 3 Sugar 14 - Through October 31 Sugar 15, 16 expire October 31 Shoe Slamp IK good indefinitely THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS C. I). E, F brown expire Oct. 30 G brown expires Dec. t X. Y. Z Blue stamp* expire Nov. 20 Gasoline A No. 5 expires Nov. 21 VOL. LXXI, No. 251V ! I N ESD AY, OCTOBER 27, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWJ Strokes Fatal To Mrs. Margaret Funk Nev* London Mrs. Margaret Funk passed away Wcdnc 'ay morning at 7:*0. at the home of her daughter. Mrs. William Wolf, after having suffered several strokes. Margaret Eflen, daughter of Mary Fad Ii d-! . ar. i William D. I>Kids was born at Danville, July 16, 1658 and was married at Danville April I, 1883 to Benty Funk They lived for many years on a farm southwest of Yar-tnc th a d r< ired to New London Sn 19(17 Mr Funk pa: el away March 9. 1937, and for the past four ani one-half years Mrs. Funk has marie her home with her daughter She is tur-vived by two children; Mrs. Ada May Wolf and Clarence D Funk both of M’ Un on, ah four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Sin; was a mem b r of the Fir t Presbyterian church and of the Order of Eastern Stars a’ Ne a London. Funeral services Will be neld Saturday a fen loon at 2 30 irorn he Elliott Chapel R*v J J Brith I of the Presbyterian church and lie'.. C O Stroll I Of th#* Methodist dirndl will l>e in charge. Burial will be in Burge cern* tery. Death Claims Albert DeLashmutt New London Albert Del ashot ult passed awa-, at hi h me Tuesday at 12 30 p rn atter an extended 11 Inc ss. Albert Ddashmu f the son of Isa-belle r> Lapp Bela hmutt and Thornton L Delashmutt was bom in I> a Mobs s i -untj March 18. 1858. He was married it Canaan town. flip, October 27 iWtn •/) Mag;ne Layman who passed Post-War Fund For Education Urged Fined As Result of Dance Hall Fracas A briss And William Fisher Each Pay Fines History's Greatest Navy Fights 'Round World The fracas at ’he dance hall at the southwest corner of the square Saturday night unsuited in * wo more pleas I guilty and heavy lines being assess-d against two of the participants here Tuesday evening. George Abl is/?, who was being taken into : is tody by Officer Raymond Kin-J ney .was fined $50 and costs by Mayor H L Shook atter Abri:,/ pleaded guil-\ to a charge ol disturbing the peace and hand fighting This was in addi- j tion to the $25 fine on an intoxica-, tio.o charge previously announced j William Fisher pleaded guilty to interfering with an officer while perform-1 mg hi: dillies and was also fined $50 , and costs I Reports from the dance hall indica’e , that Abris/ took a swing at Klnii“y J and hit him in the lace Kinney and j Abn / went down on the floor with , Kinr.ey on fop and Fisher tried to help j pull Kinney of! of Abris/. CHAPMAN APPOINTED COUNTY CHAIRMAN OF WAC RECRUITING President Asks Congress To Provide Sum Would Aid Men And Women In Armed Forces 1. Battle of the Macassar straits 2. Landings at Salerno 3. Landings in Sicily 4. Battle of the Bismarck sea 5. Battle of Midway Landings Africa French North 7. Bombing of Tokyo (carrier-based Army bombers) 8. Aleutians campaign 9. Battle of the Java sea 10. Protection of U west coast 11. S.-Canadian Task force raid on Wake island 12. Task force raid on Marcus island 13. Task force raid on Gilbert islands 14. Battle of Kula gulf 15. Battles of Savo island 16. Battle of the Coral sea 17. Battle of Santa Cruz 18. Battle of the Atlantic Appointment of Lewis Chapman of Iowa Wesley an college as county chair- MISS ADDIE LEAH wise Threat of Vital I ROBERT BROWNLEE MARRIED SATURDAY away Jujv* 20, 1890 He married again man in the iowa WAC Recruiting in 1893 to Mias Alma Johnson who J Drive was announced today by Gov-d ed January' JO 1936 per many years ernor Bourke B Hickenlooper. he I ive I on the* farm in Canaan town-» He is one of 99 county chairmen ap-ship which is known as Use De lash - ‘ pointed throughout Iowa for the pur-mutt place and iv ti red to New Lot*- 1 pose of conducting the current recruit-don thirty-two years, ago Hi* was a ! ing drive which will continue through member of the First Presbyterian December 7, anniversary of the bomb-c bur ch of New London Surviving are I ing of Pearl Harbor. The county two children: Mrs. Cora Belle Dohr-1 chairman will select his committee man of M' Union and Milo, who lives shortly. cm the De la hmutt fatm. also one' Iowa's quota in the national drive grandson. Kr.th r> la shin ult, who fc ’ for 70,000 WACS is 1.350 Thf county im the armed service. quota will be announced next week Tile body will be returned to the The army's casualties of the United lan rhurch ,t 4 4f, p m.. the'Rev. ®jj- home Friday morning from the Elliot* states to date number approximately ^ar(J L jeamb€!y pro mr th churcli,; chapel and funeral services will be j70 000 jt ^ planned to enlist from pfrfoTn*ng c.rerr. ny. held Friday af "moon * at 2 o'clock | ,|,ls state one WAC for each o: Iowa’s 1 A, , plants of the br ‘ an i e com NAVY DAY, 1943, brings the homage of the nation to its sailors of the sea and of the air at a time when the United States Navy has become the most powerful na. a. striking lorce forged rn history. This map, with its accompanying key, above, shows the major engagements of World War II in which American fighting ships, Navy planes and sailors have participated. (International) Small Stock of and Robert brownlee Railway Strike Oranges, Grapefruit WESTERBECK-McKINNON WEDDING SATURDAY IN NEW YORK CITY Misa Ad"ie Lcah Wise, daughter of Protect Against Decisions Af-Mr and m G- nm* Wi * of Zen .i feet ing Wage Increase Kansas and aviation student Rob*' * _ R Brown’ce cf geotth. Kansas, were united in holy mat" mony on Sa ur- Ames, Iowa—Oranges in midwestern grocery stores are almost non-exritant. I And the outlook for fresh grapefruit this yea: was dimmed last week when erj5ecjc> younger daughter of Mr. and Tiie : the War Food Administration limited New London—Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock in Grace Methodist Church a1 New York City. Margaret Lu West J Washington. D. C (INS)—President I Roosevelt called upon congress today to take action now to provide a minimum cost of one billion dollats for education and rehabilitation of men and women in the armed forces in the pcst-' war period. j The chief executive sent a special 'message to congress to which was at-| tached recommendations of a special (Committee which ha* made a long-j range study of post-war educational ! opportunities for service personnel. “While the successful conclusion of j this great war is by no means within our sight,” Mr Roosevelt said, “yet it I may well be said the time to prepare for peace is at the height of war. j Mr. Roosevelt told congress that he agreed especially with two specific re-< ommendations by the committee. These were: “I The federal govern ment should make it financially feasible for service men and women who served honorably for a minimum period in the armed forces to spend a period up to one calendar year in a school, a college, a technical institution, or actual training in industry. 2. In addition the government should make it financially possible for a limited number cf ex-service men and women selected for spec,a1 aptitudes to carry on their general technical or professional education for a further period of I, 2 or 3 years." Washing on, I). C. - (INS* I uhs war r*»ou «uiibo»uHiW minter Mrg ph;i Wegterbeck and Seamon 1-c nation was faced w.th a grave threat pariv shinmpnts to one-fifth of total . dav atterr one in th® Fir-? Presbyter- . . aiJ* smpmenis k. a n iviai Hugh william WcKinnon, were united cav ariel.awn hi i. rn t0 Jt vital 'A irtime transportation 1040.47 -h nmrnts ! „ _ . _ 3 . n.pmenis. m marnaere bv the Rev. John Bartle system after a strike vote was ordered ; Miss Fannie Gannon, extension Evans by approximat ely I.IDU.OOO ncn-oper- j home management specialist, reports ating railway employees. TO QUESTION CADET IN NEW YORK CITY Classmates in the local schools, New York. N. Y. - 'INS)— Wayne from the Presbyterian church with* armv casualties. were Miss Dulce Brownlee. si t r of ProU s intr against the Hey J -V Britt I officiating. BUI al Tile first All-Iowa State Company lhe g;CK;m and aviation s'udmt Don-wlll fen Trinity cemetery. j jeft jor port Oglethorpe. Ga., Or to- ^ j Brownlee, cousin of the groom. j ber 21 Recruiting for the second all- Aviation student Hugh McG e smi 'state company is now in progress. "The Rosary” and Mrs L P Ristine Mrs. John Ritchey Taken Bv Death new instructor * i NAMED AT I. W. C. New Loo ion — Mrs. John Ritchey i - piffled away Tut* day morning at ll 30 ' Herbert G Tag, whc ha® been each- Mfv ^arervce Brownlee and daughter,! Cci ft played the organ. Upon leaving the ^ November 25 church, the bride and bridegroom were j _ met at the steps by an honorary guard from he 82nd college training group. Guests at the wedding w re Mr. ar ri both brine and groom graduated with Lcnergan. 26-year-old ROAF Cadet envemment dr-!that consumcrs have *!lera:T eaten ; the class or *35. After graduating from was enroute to New York City today , , ff .. t. . orange- of! tin markc rho Caliioi- Iowa wesley an, Mr. McKinnon was for questioning in connection with the . " ,.. f , „ ~ t , nia Valencia oranges, usually 1 e. < 0 , coaCh in the local high school, and re- brutal slaying of his youthful and \ f ? . ,h , f tv j uP°n to meet the citrus fruit oemaiuts | signed from this position to enter the lovely heiress wife, Mrs. Patricia Burins;.,.* mo t , ne f lca : * until the new crop begins to come in roast anard Service nvpr a year aao ton Lonerean Big 5 operating brotherhood and order- : f F.nrH„ „hnut Nnv , ,Coa:>t (ruard Service over a year ago. n Lxmergan. strike vc* returnable not later I Texas and Florida about ao\. I. The bride has been employed in the Lonergan. granted special military a:e practically all gotie. J shores Drug Store for many months leave following voluntary waiver of ex- Mics Gannon urged Iowa home- and left pj-iday for New York City, tradition proceedings, checked in a* Chicago 111 (INS)— The cp’nion Imakers t0 depend str®Pgly on home- j wjiere she arrived Saturday morning. Hotel Statler n Buffalo early today that the natures 1.500,000 railroad Icanncd. J0®***?®* and fresh mar^ffc They will live in an apartment there, along with New York City authorises workers will favor f rike action in the fcrthccming poll was expressed tc-’ay feeds rich in Vitamin C to supply daiily nutrition needs during this season. at her heme one-fourth mile west of ing in the high schools at Dowagiac. Kay Mr Gwc%t BroA-nlee. Mrs. Pearl . Danville. Mich., has accepted a position at Iowa p](yAU Mr ar 4 Mrs Hekei and chil- 1 y ' Mary Lev.™ daughter of Levina , Wesleyan college teaching hlatorj- in ^ ^ ,>taUOO stl,de«to from j ^ Zion and Dav:d Lovejoy Davie, was the military school. Mr Tag lias his thf gJni colteg. training drachm nt. , ; , b m at Pleasant Grove. May I. 1850. a B degree from the Western Mich- The brkje Ls at home in Mt P ,■. . _ uammen. She was marrieii at Pleasant Grove, igan College of Education at Kalama- ant and wm rfmani with her husband December 20. 1883 o John Ritchey, zoo. Mich., and hts M A. degree from he tJ-ansferrecj. She is .survived by her hasband, one the University cf Michigan. In addi- ___ son Milt n L. Iii vc hey of Danville, anc tion to leaching, lie has been active DAN CF AT GOLF FAVORS REMOVAL OF SOME FARM ‘PROGRAMS’ four grandchildren. The boiy was taken to th Elliott chapel at New London where it will remain until time for the funeral services which will be held Thursday morning at 11:00 o’clock from the Methodist church in Danville. The Rev. Floyd Shepperd will officiate and burial will be in Pleasant Grove cemetery. in scouting and conservation work. AND COUNTRY CLUB recti Cattle Sell Over Ceiling Figure Chicago. 111. —'INS'— Although the livestock markets are un : ;r order to operate en an OPA ceiling pn I vt I for cattle beginning tori a;., b'-t grad'.* Their address: Apartment I A. 7 West end detectives, it was learned today, f 87th St.. New York Thy. N. Y. Report British Infantry Coal Dispute Rests In Yugoslavia 1 T1 i /I j London. Eng. (INS*—The Stockholm Un 'JIT ® ent V Ut- newspaper Aliehanda in a dispatch _ from Angara todav reported that Bri- • Wa-h’rrtcn D C — INS) Th-' fish infantry new is operating with the ! issue of V*ce a forced get era I Partisans fighting in Yugoslavia. Chicago, ill. —'INS)— The tary of Agriculture Claude R. Wickard stt'ers sold as high as $16.40. Club fal’'said today that he favors removal of' Th<? marfce operated under the $16 strike in the coal fields rested today - en the willingness of the United Min0 Twin Attacks Workers to accept a 37’jc cu in the.r proposed new’ daily wage. In rejecting the Illinois Uh ted Min0 TODAY'S MARKETS —— Chicago (INS* —HOGS, 30.000 in- The God and -our. > eluding 19.000 direct; market slow and dance :s to b: held et weights over 190 lbs. IO to 20 cents Thursday. November 4. lower; lighter weights arri sows 25 ^ tbe^ning wiU be a n;:.* I demand rather than acreage adjust- average paid cut for civ ice cattle by Labor iiwite>d its resubmission dromes in J ,Par ss“h 43 BruganviUe the packers over a one-month period with the daily wage reduced from $8 50 Islaud in the Solomons weie reported to $8.12%. c’ubhous impractical farm “prcgrams” in pest- 1®® ceiling pr.ee most of the morning Dancers are; war United Eta es and urged that, Glen lose when it wa- ,ea md tao, workers’contract, regarded as a ‘ rn *d-in costume. The p* cs Le kept at fair levels through $16.00 price was meant to be an ep for entjre industry, the War On Airdromes Allied Headquarters in the Southwest Pacific -(INS)— Twin attack:* made on the Kara and Kahile air- MRS. LOTTA NEW, 69, DIES NEAR DANVILLE cents lower; good and choice 190 lbs. up 14 30 to I4.ro; tactical top. 14.50; piece all-girl onftics.ra whi h val pay tot 14 50 150 ,0 180 .bs.. .3,50 .4.5, «« hour Th. pap^r Good and choice 300 to 500 lb. sows, Wedertz dan * ba, I toll play the re maunder of the eveni..g. Members a.t choice urged to ce me early to hear both 14 00 to bf .35. CATTLE—15,000; calves 800; to prime steers and yearlings 50 cents orc es ras. Mrs. Lotta New passed cr more lower; early top 16.25, paid for mein schemes. rather than a per head price. today by General Douglas MacArthur. DR. ROZSA TALKS AT Third Degree Conferred The third desire v. - c' ft" c : on a class of nine in Henry L "e No. IO I O. O. F. M n fay * vc r. ;. After I 1<; New London away Tuesday morning at 8:15 at the yearlings and medium weight steers, home ol her daughter. Mrs. Fey Mur- several loads 15.50 to 16.00; medium lay near Danvile, after an extended and good grades weak to 25 cents lowliness er- g°°d an(^ choice 14.50 to 16.00; com- Lotta. daughter of Isabel Parrott mon to medium grades 10.50 to 12.50; *lo''ed7 refashm: Hts were 5 rvcrl in Franks and Wm. Franks, was born at choice to prime heifers 16.25; cows, ^ dining room by the '(* nm ttec Danville, December 23, 1874. She was steady to 25 cents higher; cutters 7 75 Qver {ifty W(Ve present. Muse and married at New London, November 27. down; canners 6.00 to 7.00; good beef games were enj0yeil. Several room.* 1895 to Guy E. New who passed away lows 12.25; bulls sharply lower and lit- are bein!J redec rated at the Od Fe I January 2, 1942. j lie above 10.25; vealers steady and lowg ha l un er the direction of the1 The funeral cortege will leave the 114.50 down. commit ce in cha’ge. Elliott Chapel in New London Thurs- ' SHEEP—12.000 including 8.000 direct; day afternoon at 2:15 and services will steady; native lambs 13.75 down to, Dpprlc Recordefl be held at Beulah Methodist church of 11.25; medium to good westerns 13 OO, I which she was a member, at 2:30. The native ewes 5.75. | Deeds recorded at the courthouse in- Rev. Floyd Shepperd, pastor of the ’ LOCAL HOG MARKET (Krcy Station! j elude: church, will officiate and burial will j Market IO cents lower. Top $13.90; Frank and Violet Parker to Helen 160 to 180 lbs., 13.50 to 13.70; 190 to property on Jay street. Con- ROTARY MFFTlNC Funeral Held For SCRAP COLLECTION Allied Armies KUI Am Witt UUU LEAST 12 TONS Down Resistance _ Algiers. North Africa —(INS)— Al* At least 12 tons of scrap iron were annie* n the center cf the Ital- Tho Rotary club was favored with a alk bv Dr. Bela Roz*a. head of the Iowa Wesleyan department of music, t the meeting Monday evening. Dr. Roz:*as ta^k on music w’as greatly en-oved bv the Rotarians. Da e White of the U. S. navy was a 'luest. Mrs. F. G. Linn : DINNER IN HONOR OF SAM EWART but beautiful service. Sam Ewart, who will leave Saturday Messrs. Ebert Smith, th T’ n o to enter the U. S. Forces, was the hon- H. Weir. R. K Cl me an i S m cc guest at a wild duck dinner at the Ewart carried the casket ’n the giave home of Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Hobbs r^ie ‘l0: exp e.-s.ons of > nriob n-o Tuesday evening. Twentv-eight guests vvrie banked high .mi weie lovely. were present. Mrs' Liri1 leaves cl° * *elat.v* A number of the eld friends O' Mrs. collected as a result of the special ef- *an ba tie ft i t beat down «■ ’ot g G.r-E. G. Linn gathered a Feres’ Home fort made last Friday. New London n’an ' 1 n v,r' ^ tcdav ‘or a ceme*’ery Tuesday nfte ’ eon to par- and Winfield schools each reported 4h distance of 3 miles tic’pate in the hat services wh1 h could tons and a Mt. Pleasant school group Anni .en a’ I Frit ch t.c p* ba to.- be paid to one formerly of this c m- reported 3 tons. munity. Dr. Bacrn. paster of the First Reports have not been received from < ther centers in the county making a .special effort to get in more scrap iron. Methodist church of Des Mein *. o‘ which Mr. and Mrs Linn have I n been members, conducted th** simple cd stool a nazi :rar guard units to send a spearhead north va’d in the direction cf the rrwly established Grr-man de'enre hue stretching from ea.*t o west across the Ital an peninsula. Le in Pleasant Grove cemetery. MRS. BROOKS’ ASHES WILL BE COMMITTED SUB OVERDUE AND PRESUMED LOST Germans in “Disorderly Retreat’ 330 lbs., 13.70 to 13.90; packing sows, {acieration is given as $500. Thursday, October 28 at 3 o’clock, the ashes of Mrs. Miriam Wo®lson Brooks will be committed to the Wool-son family let in Forest Home cemetery. friends are invited to attend this commitment service. 13.20 to 13.50. LOCAL MARKETS Eggs—39c Sweet Cream—52c. No. I cream—51c. No. 2 cream—50c. Heavy Hens—21c. Leghorn Hens—19r Heavy springs- 23c Leghorn springs—20b Cox- 16c. F.rst Methodist church to Maccie Opal Thomas, lot in Highland addition. C nside.ation was $50. Sale on October 29 BUFFET SUPPER FOR ERNEST COLES Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Crane and Mr. and Mrs. Paul McCoid entertained Florida and the summers he e guests at a buffet supper at the Crane Croft, the cli home o: Mr- Smith. Washington, D. C. —(INS*— Th*' navy announced today that a Unite States submarine Ls overdue and pr -in the community, where she spent slimed lost with its estimated crew of her early life Of the imme at' fun- 65. fly are* her brothers. Messrs Char! s No details were given but it was Le- P. Smith I this town ani D IL. I Smi ll, who spends b’s win e*- i I was in honor cf Mr. and Mrs. Ernest } The public sale of James G. Walker |Coif of California and Mrs. Frank | will be held on Friday. Oct. 29. As Stebbin of Evanston I there has been some misstatement re-1 Mrs. Cornelia Nixon of Gable In Washington Washington, D. C. —GNS*— Cap-Waynes- tain Clark Gable, movie star attached I carding the date, this special notice is Ville, North Carolina, was an out of to the Eighth Air Force in England here this week Moscow, Russia (INS* — A powerful S upt p rcer cloned mexrrably upon Germen fores in th- Dnepropetrovsk tO'’ay and front d spathes told of the battered nazis streaming westward in “disorderly retreat." Battle-torn ga: rosins from D sepio-pettrovsk and m:'pr°dzerzh*nsk poured ck ward award the Bug River and the Rumanian border as th? red army columns scored further gains in Mel topoi md Krivoi Rog sectors Already Soviet forces had battered their way auto the outskirts of Krivot Elsie Derange was granted a divorce Rog> vita! mining and rad c-nt*-r from Heibort DeJonge in district court 'Their drive captured the railway of Cruel and inhuman Karanavatk i some 2 miles northw*s Keved ‘hat tire 1.525 ten ubm : b ° was sunk in the Pacific w’hile cpcr* ating against Japanese shipping. It was the 14th American submarine lo-since the war began. Divorce Granted I emg made. town gtu st. arrived in Washington oriay. treatment had been charged. cf the city

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