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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - October 30, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news these Days by George e. Sokolsky Winner take All vol. 80, no. 256 it. Pleasant Iowa thursday evening oct. 30, 1958 a sea by Carrier 30 per week by mail $7.50 per year in Community fund red Cross Money used Madison Avenue in new York City is a place where women shop and advertising agencies Are congregated. There is a bit of Doggerel which says a Telegraph Telephone,1 Tell a woman a the advertising agencies used to devote themselves j strictly to commodity Selling and two i a May q the Public relations firms to repro in to in iced renting great corporations. When a a Public relations counsel represented an individual he used to be called a press agent which is still a generic term for the Breed when he had an actress Bathe in milk to establish that she is an actress. He was regarded As a Genius among press agents. However few advertising firms or Public relations firms went into politics which is controversial. In fact. Advertising firms used to say that just As Many democrats As republicans buy soap or eat sardines or whatever it is they had to sell and w by get into a controversy that is How. In the 1930 a tin liberals got the conservatives off the air because liberals were never controversial even if they were disguised communists but conservatives were always controversial von if they were at heart patriots. It was a curious distinction which no one Ever understood one of the Many organizations i participating in tile it. Pleasant United Community fund Campaign is tile american red Cross. Last year the red Cross received $3,-850 00 from this drive and an additional $2 321.32 from the remainder of Henry county not included in the United fund drive. Red Cross is asking you to contribute to the United fund drive so that a s Milar sum will be collected in its behalf again this year. These moneys Are used in four separate areas of work. A Reserve fund is maintained for National disasters. Last year because of heavy needs Henry county sent 62 of its collections to the National organization for this use. This years percentage will run much less. The other three areas of red Cross Are Home service water father of slain boy testifies powerful explosion leaders for residential fund drive announced atomic test site. Nev. I up a the most powerful underground explosion in world history violently rocked a lonely desert Mesa today As atomic scientists sized device 850 feet beneath the Earth s win Moil Honor the pleasant Aires local women a Barbershop quartet won second place in the s veet Adeline International Competition in Peoria Iii., on saturday evening oct. 25. Pictured from left to right Are mrs. Margaret layer mrs. Allen Shook mrs. Robert Riepe of new London and mrs. J. E. Taylor. Missing dog found Little girl wont have to take treatments whether a Little girl would Start safety and Gray ladies. The Gray j ladies consist of 15 Volunteer work taking rabies treatment Friday de Sinee Wendell Willkie ran for ers headed by mrs. Roger Galer. Pended noon the results of a search president some advertising firms j these ladies donate their services j for a dog Here thursday. Have specialized in politics and mainly helping with patients at the i tile search was an intensive one Many Public relations firms have mental health Institute. By the father and others during gone into it too sometimes it is in the water safety area last j the morning and they were re disguised As institutional Adver summer Kenneth by Trier announce j warded by the finding of the dog using. At other times it is an out de that approximately 1,000 Young right Effort to get the nomination j sters in Henry county were taking for a person or to get him elected i advantage of the swimming courses. In fact since candidates became of these Over 300 qualified for cer too Busy to write their of n speeches. It agates in either beginners inter some of these advertisers and pub mediate or swimmers class. Missing from the Wagler Home. Then the wailers became concerned about him. They thought of steady girl Friend Carol Kin Lincoln neb., up a Robert Jensen today sketched for a jury that activities of his 17-year-old son detonated a Hiroshima the evening before his murder by mass Slayer Charles Starkweather sulfite i he father operator of a general device dubbed Blanca store at Bennett neb., was the first blasted tire Core of Hie Mesa from prosecution witness at the first-de-1 a Cav in below ground at the Gree murder trial of card Ann fund a a 3,000-foot Tunnel. It distract Starkweather a 15-year-old die i mum is of tons of Rock girl Friend who was present during dust As scientists raced the the Rifle slaying of Jensen. J Block to meet a proposed test deadline tonight 1 scientists rated Blanca which relinquished its devastating might through nuclear fission at 9 a. In c. S. T As equal to 20,000 tons of int. The dec officials said it was the largest Man made unde r ground explosion Quot we know an atomic bomb with Tho same a a nominal rating levelled the City of i Anima Japan during world War ii. Leaving 78.150 dead and bringing that country a surrender a week later. Die stale charges the trim Little girl willingly helped Starkweather in the slaying. Tho defense contends she wats a terrified hostage who could not escape from the a maddened Starkweather last May was convicted of the Jensen slaying and is awaiting a ruling on his Appeal to the Nebraska supreme court on the death sentence imposed upon him. The elder Jensen his voice thick w Ith emotion told the jury his son Bob had worked part time at the general store and a nearly every evening Quot spent some time with his 16, chairmen of the women a residential drive in the greater it. Pleasant Community fund drive have been announced by chairmen Howard Hills and Darrell Goddard. Mrs. Willard Jensen and mrs. C. A. Cottrell will serve As the chairmen for the women they in turn have secured leaders for five subdivisions of the City. Mrs. Orville Allender will be chairman o. Division i mrs t la. Harney of division 2 mis. Owen Wilson of division 3 mrs. Rob it Campbell of division 4 and or John Carter of division 5 Sheaffer addition tile women will Start their with a kick Olf Colter hour to be Baird resigns As Extension director com pan Baird state c Baird Henry county exl director for the past eight a s resigned from that position effective december 1st in order to accept a sales position with he Iowa farm Supply company and the Benton county farm service at Vinton. A 1949 graduate of Iowa Hee w Ith a b. S. Degree Baird held at the Harlan hotel next in agronomy served in the u. S. Tuesday morning at 9 30. J Navy during world War if and that morning also the Pace w irked for one year As county sex setters of the employee group will t tension youth assistant at Marsh have their kick off at a breakfast All county before coming to it. At the Harlan at 7 30. J pleasant january i 1951. I or. And mrs. Baird and Barbara will move to Vinton when housing arrangements have been made. Women a c caravan to was in Good health and a. A result the Little girl bitten a week ago will not have to undergo the treatment to counteract possible rabies infection. Little Debra to Wagler nearly to e possibility that he might have i whose mutilated body was found along with Jensen a in a storm Cave at the school Yard. On Cross exam Natif Jensen testified his son had made a full recovery from an attack of Bulbar had rabies. They consulted a physician vrho informed them that if the dog could not be found Debra to should be Given the treatments As a precautionary measure and that a soviet holds to position a Oil the March kor found guilty Murray soil Wen be i of Mvi polio and was a boy of Good Cour 1 the women of the first distr i will be Quot on the March Quot for my j Ray and Schwengel As they Mak the russians up a caravan to Circle the Dis irk today starting at to 00 Friday morning they should be started Friday. Plans had been made shortly before noon thursday to have a Story m the news appealing for All age. Speeches and even ideas. All these various purveyors of lie relations counsel prepare then eighteen Young people earned Jun Lour daughter of or. And m for life saving awards and six Willis Wagler of four Miles West i persons to watch for the Brown and earned senior life saving awards of it. Pleasant had been bitten White Short legged dog. In the Selling ideas depend upon certain during the Winter Olan Ruble and a the skin was broken on the arms meantime the search by the relatives simple notions which have proved mrs Josephine Carper continue the and Chest but the wounds were not would continue. Early in the after True by Long experience one of program of water safety at the j serious. Later the dog disappeared these is that All the world loves College Pool. Under this program j from a car East of it. Pleasant noon their Effort was rewarded. The dog was found at the Howard a Winner therefore in a political certificates Are Given to people Abo b a half mile and remained j Dutton farm East of it. Pleasant Campaign one of the tricks is to qualified As life savers life saving1 a give the impression that despite instructors and first Aid in All Odds a certain candidate is j Struc tors. Bound to win. Evidence is adduced j Rama Challen operates tile Home by polls that a shift has taken i service division of red Cross which three killed in two car crash Geneva it up it assumed a Tough attitude against Western proposal to sus Fairfield. Pend nuclear weapon testing for women Are particularly conscious one years. There were reports the of the need for better education United states and Britain would and Opportunity in Iowa f r then refuse to Budge from their Posi i children and want to take this Way Tion on a firm control system. Of showing their support Lur will diplomatic sources said the two Murray for governor one woman farm Bureau Murray says maintains a link Between the Serviceman and his family in Case of death or sickness. Red Cross contacts the service Man and arranges for necessary emergency leaves. Service menus family and made excitement is dependents can get both material place. The whispering Campaign starts with a simple aphorism Quot he is doing better than actually no candidate is doing one Way or the other until the votes Are in but polls Are taken surveys Are created. It elects Byrum used to be done by and advisory assistance on Many Torch Light processions now it is problems. Red Cross Loans Money to done by whispering the whispering men in armed service for transport Campaign is always organized tation t0 and from Camp reports from the top Down a Man with a show ver it a few of these Loans 8� name prominently placed will say unreturned As the Serviceman in a restaurant a Little louder than bags in Back soon As possible. Is permissible. Quot it looks like Jones in Home of disaster any family can has it in the bag Quot or such a receive help in the form of House distinguished person who is on the Hoid Cood a or clothing collected by inside will Telephone a talkative hed Crosa for such purposes. I Byram Friend and say that he knows i give generously to the United i and miss Diane beyond doubt that Smith is Wor Community fund Campaign. Red pantomime. Lied his wife. With whom the Cross is just one of the worthy officers were Telephone dined last night is causes you will be supporting. You new year absolutely scared because it is so i help yourself when you help j nomination another two Hundred sixty persons attended the farm Bureau annual meeting at the methodist Church tuesday evening. A Ham dinner was served by the methodist ladies. Dean Meyer county president f presided. Dinner Iowa lagging in Industrial gains Creston Iowa up a William g. Murray Republican nominee for governor charged wednesday night that Industrial expansion is Quot lagging Quot in Iowa and blamed it on the Lack of co opera music was fu1 j Tion. By the governor with tile legislature. Murray told Creston republicans also for enter-1 that information based on Iowa t a i n in e it the development commission findings Farn Bai eau slow an annual average of 3,800 chorus Sang new jobs during 1955-56, but Only 400 during 1957-58 shed by miss Linda Redfern storm Lake Iowa up a three persons were killed in a two car crash to Miles North of Here wednesday afternoon when one of the vehicles Quot apparently Quot went through a Stop sign at t ii e intersection of u. S 71 and Iowa 3. Sheriff Harry Dreyer of Buena Vista county identified the victims Are mrs. J. W. Knudtsen 49 Spencer and or. And mrs. Michael Klein Remsen. Klem was 77 and his wife in her 70�?Ts. Or. And mrs. Klem were killed instantly. Mrs. Knudtsen. Died eight minutes after being admitted to the Buena Vista county Hospital in storm Lake. 3uwindow panes broken at new London countries would Tell Russia an agreement to end the tests without proper controls would be worthies. But radio Moscow quoting the newspaper Sovie Skaya Rossia said j the National level for first District a verdict of guilty was returned thursday by the jury in the Case of Willard p. Garmoe Salem indicted on a charge of operating a motor vehicle while he was intoxicated. The Case went to the jury at 11 38 a in. Thursday and the verdict was returned at 2 . State witnesses who gave testimony wednesday were Deputy Robert Nicholson sgt. Lowell pointed out. They also feel that a a. I hey have a direct concern for i pc Ellease of the a a it a a it a patro1 peace and Prosperity in tile Luvurt j Barnes and or. And of their children and want to lend their support to Fred Schwengel on the soviet Union would continue to explode nuclear weapons until the West agreed to the russian demand for an immediate Cessa ton of nuclear tests. The russian news reports said the communists would reject the Western proposal of a one year suspension. The turn of events came As the american delegation called on the russians in a pre conference meet congressman it was added. Chai Man of the group will be mrs. Enos Miller of Wellman and she is assisted by mrs. Carolyn Dickey of Packwood mrs. Maizie Stokes of Davenport. Mrs. Phil Weldin of Washington mrs. Helen Virden mrs. Alyce Benesh and mrs. Marie Wilson of it. Pleasant and mrs. Mabel Miller of Keosauqua. Wilbur Sater first District farm ing to prepare for the opening of chairman will accompany the outline talks Friday. Avan by car and be in charge of mrs. Wilbur Wright Mason City. The Garmoe car struck the Wright machine prior to Garmoe a arrest last july 3. The state witnesses testified that in their opinion Garmoe was intoxicated. Witnesses for the defense were mrs. Willard Garmoe. William Simpkins Gifford Garmoe Chester Wagner and Emmett Garmoe All of Salem Paul boding and Gerald Boyd both of wrest Point Jess fruhling it. Madison and Joseph Rooney Argyle. Members of the jury were c. C. Cantwell Ruth Farman Cleo Eckey Myrtle Collins Carl Johnson three numbers Redfern did a new London in the area of the c. B. Amp q depot and Farmers co operative elevator 311 i window panes were broken tues a Murray said the recession and i Day evening and the valve cores the threat to repeal the right to moved from 12 tires. Disclose strange Story of Pilot who died in crash the announcing and loud speaking Paul no Marshall Selma Sprott equipment. Milton Roiderer Ollie Allen Kath elected As presented committee. For the j work Law have also contributed to by the j this Quot unfortunate this occurred before 9 Washington it up a aviation pm. Sources said today the airline a dinner is planned in Muscatine j for the group at the Muscatine j hotel with Bob Peterson in charge and they will have their evening meal in Keokuk under the chairmanship of Lyle Miller. Others contributing to the planning for the caravan Are Bon a Galer. Firs Harvey Morrow night marshal i Pilot who revealed under hypo Clear that Jones has it in the bag. But How can one know two or three weeks before election Day actually one knows nothing. What the Bra in washers count on is the popular feeling that Quot i want to Bel on Hie Side that Why does the Winner want to be on your Side the whispering Campaign ignores that question. It recognizes old cliches a everybody j loves a just get it into the Peoples minds that Jones or Smith or Schmaltz is a Winner and the so called Independent vote that is those who cannot make up their minds on principles but say that they vote for men about whom they know nothing will go with the Winner. Test this at Home. Say to your Young daughter who mrs. Queen Allen Dies at 98 Carl Byrum of Canaan township he would a retain the right to work was elected president succeeding j Law and mobilize the resources of Iowa to realize an accelerated sex mrs Queen v. Allen a it. Pleasant resident for Many years died thursday afternoon at the Home for the aged in Des Moines where she had resided since 1935. She was 98 years old. Relatives surviving Are four i great nephews and nieces John Carter. Ben a and Roger Galer it. Pleasant and Elizabeth Wagner Clarence n. Y. Dean Meyer mrs. Charles Stroth Man was elected women s chairman. Succeeding mrs. Theodore Eckey. Other officers named Are Vic president v. D. Eckles Secretary mrs. Clark Burns treasurer Byron Church voting Delegate Sam Redfern women s vice chairman mrs. Dale Watts publicity mrs. Milo Mckim alternate voting Delegate Herman Wolf. The following township directors were also approved Canaan feed Coad Marion. Howard coffin and Tippecanoe Norman Moehle. Following the business meeting or. Millard Roberts president of Parsons College gave a stimulating and interesting talk. He spoke of Murray pledged that if elected i called it the Homes of three boys Sis that he was to blame for a Murray pledged mat Elewa a voiced and they a a cry major plane crash and later died in to come in with their parents to another was a Canadian appear before mayor a. W. San sources Here and at Montreal hers. Some of pension of Industry in All parts of tile car and tractor in collision Trine Hanson Effie Elizabeth Shannon. Riley and four killed in blast and fire Cleveland up a four per District chairman Mabel Edwards,1 a a a Toms were killed at least nine were injured and 25 firemen were a car driven by Warren Young it. Union was badly damaged when it was involved in a collision it. Iowa City Mary Esther Mosley fort Madison and Bill Cahill Conn j overcome by smoke today in a to chairman of Des Moines county hash explosion and fire at the their full schedule includes \ Erie products co. Here. Arrives Keokuk 4 40 p in a four dead were employees of leaves Keokuk 5 45. Dinner at the company which manufactures Canada said the Pilot apparently Keokuk Lyle Miller chairman termite welding equipment the Glass was Large was Cash Norman Ramsey who arrives it pleasant 710 p. In cause of the blast has not yet Lianes like those in front of the died with <8 other persons on aug. Loaves it. Pleasant 7 25, open been determined but firemen Levator seed store which was for j h. 1957, when a dc4 Airliner he House at rep. He quarters. J theorized that it May have been Merly a grocery store. Rocks were was commanding crashed near arrive Iowa City 8 45. J caused by red phosphorous Winch Crown through the windows and Issoudun Quebec j More than forty women will used in the manufacture of Hie strange Story of the Pilot s1 make a trip. Thirty nine will j welding equipment. Subconscious was disclosed wednesday at Chicago by or. Bernard i u at the depot an attempt was made to pry the screen Loose. Wednesday afternoon a c. B. Is q. Railroad detective arrived in j b. Raginsky of Montreal in tape with a tractor driven by Earl my a new London to investigate. The recordings before the society for Allister it. Pleasant on the new boys Werg Teena is and one is j clinical and experimental Hyp reported to be Only eight years Nosis old. Be in bus and others in cars a Friday october 31 Henry county . Institute two generations ago a would have i at first Baptist Church. All inter the financial problems facing the been spanked for smoking a Why i ested in Temperance invited. Cov institutions of higher education in do you smoke Hilo cigarettes Quot Fred dish. Sandwiches and own tile state and mentioned that the she will answer Quot All the kids j service at 12. Meat and drink Lur shortage of classroom space will smoke them. Gee mom. Don t be it wished. Blacktop i is Miles w est of Union at 10 30 . Thursday. Mcallister was hauling a Load of Corn and turned into a farm drive As Young was passing. The front end of the car collided with the rear wheel of the tractor estimated damage to the 1955 Dodge was $350. Deputy Robert Nicholson investigated. Series of articles on Chest agencies youth shaken in car Bike mishap to sell 75 More adult tickets arrested on Check charge John Stephen Lovett Young son of m and mrs. Leo . Was up but otherwise not Hurt we the bicycle he a series of articles on each of Seal if. 22, it. Pleasant., w1th a car 0n a was Iken into custody in burling Square at 4 to v soon be critical. A Square. J so it is in politics. If you use i your brains you Are controversial. A if you think you Are a Square. So j you might As Well vote for the Winner. Who a the Winner the Guy whose advertising Agency or j Public relations firm or policy relations firm that a a new gimmick i succeeds in giving the impression a that its Man is Hie one who can a not lose. This article is written after in j have received several Telephone f a Calls attempting to Bra in Wash me j about who Hie Winner is going tot be i should worry Between or a j Mutt and or. Jeff a copyright 1958, King features Syndicate inc make sure you can look your neighbor in the Eye by j voting a election Day. Plan. Ala nil. Remind tour friends. I it. Pleasant stores will be open Friday night for your shopping convenience Bonus Buck drawing at 8 p. In. $125 Bonus Bucks to be Given away. Supervisors had no right to set local persons recognize j Speed limit Erbe Richard Meade on to local persons who know Rich re Meade and happened to be watching Dick Clarks american the Des Moines i up a a Gen. Norman Elbe said today Black Hawk county Board of supervisors had no authority make its decision setting a 50 j bandstand on to late wednesday mile an hour Speed limit on the i were surprised to see him in the i county secondary Roans picture. He was one of the group er5e> in a Letler to Black Hawk dancing. J county atty. Evan l Hultai. Some of the local viewers Tele quoted Carlier attorney general j phoned his Mother mrs. Ralph options which said the Low. I Meade to confirm that he was in Highway commission was the Orthe East and Learned he was visit Agency other than the state ing at the Home of an Uncle. Rich legislature that can put Speed Ard Walsh at Malvern penn., a i mite on stare highways suburb of Philadelphia this week. The Black Hawk county bom i Richard will Start working the recently passed the 50-mile an first of the month with a show hour Speed limit because of the Herd of cattle at White Gate farm j a alarming increase of Accident in new Jersey in preparation for on the county a secondary loads Eastern shows and the internal especially t h e unpaved Tionel i Mads a suns Riding come in East Side of t i. M wednesday agencies included Iii the com a to a wednesday night at the request the car. Driven by Judith Trinity Chest is appearing in the of authorities Here and returned on inn. Was being backed from a news. These articles Are being writ j Bere to lace a bad Check charge. Curp near cent a1 Park when i ten by persons representing the Scarf was to appear in Justice Accident occurred. The bicycle w i Agency to inform the readers about of the peace court Here thursday damaged. The facts and the services each or afternoon on the charge. He is a. Ionization performs. Accused of passing a $40 bad Check the first article was the one on at Benners Here i the youth Center by Sam Ewart Scarf is on parole on another Check charge conviction having received a one year suspended jail sentence. Seventy five More adult tickets to Friday nights it. Pleasant it. Madison football game at it. Madison will go on Sale at the Princi Ken pals office at mph Friday at to am. The first 75 sent Here have been sold. Some student tickets arc still available. Followed by information on the re i Cross by Paul Thayer girls scouts by mrs. Helen Virden boy s a a att by Julius swearingen., army by o t Wils in and retarded children by i l r Philpott. Local happenings shop at Pinecrest grocery. Open a to 8 . A or. And mrs. I Lral Hei by of found guilty of manslaughter Al c Intro Calif. Ant visiting or an Whaley or an. Leather by and Otis ire r d i or or re bulletins Washington tip i underground atomic Nevada was detected by scores it seismological stations in this country and Canada and perhaps in other countries too. Manchester Iowa up David Becker i 8. Manchester today a j wednesday night was found guilty leather by blast Iii it manslaughter in connection from California Friday of pleas a e a a Dave fives and friends mrs Whaley is a daughter of the Al Leatherby. And Dave Leatherby is a son. Job n n y not her son is coming they will Washington it Pii presi with a car Accident which claim return Home around nov. 7 cd the lives of two teenagers i Bill Murray stands for tax re Becker was faced with a term be for Iowa s farms and Homes. Of up to eight years support him november 4th. The youth was charged with be j a in the Driver of a car which hit George Gholson of pleasant memorial Hospital notes admitted wednesday mrs will Alden of it. Union miss Ala e Grimm of Waukon admitted thursday j mrs. Merle Unkrich mrs Mildred Menke dismissed thursday mrs Carl Ririe and baby girl of new London mrs. Charles Conner or. Don Soh Aff Are of Salem births thursday girl to or. And mrs. Roman Kkt Lycky girl to or. And mrs. Paul White of new London scout notice boy scouts of troop 28 and their dads will hold their annual scout dad Camp at the explorer Cabin saturday and sunday nov. 1-2 group will leave it. Pleasant at i . Saturday and return at 9 30 a a. Sunday. Food will be furnished Dent Eisenhower today cancelled a Bridge North of Here August 5. Has been tined $10 and costs in by troop. Bring own dishes and gravel j plans to spend this weekend in killing two youngsters and Muju. Mayor Wade me Beth s court on an bedding Otto share a i a three others j intoxication charge. I Albert Riepe scoutmaster i i

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