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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 2, 1958, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news vol. 80, no. 206 shelling of Quemoy continues these Days by George e. Sokolsky politics is a game the new York state democratic convention at Buffalo like Gover nor Orval Faubus s activities in j Arkansas is what the practical1 politician Calls politics. That has j nothing to do with the Art or i science of government nor does it have anything to do with the Wel i fare of the United states. It was a j noisome quarrelsome exhibition of professionals designed to prove that the new York City leaders j were stronger than the elected j governor of the state and the j elected mayor of new York City and that they can do what they like. And that w As proved beyond doubt. Carmine de Sapio came out of that convention the Strong Man. J he had won a Battle. That he has succeeded in nominating his Candi Date for United states senator is Only one part of a political fight electing him and maintaining political Unity is the major achievement of political leadership. The republicans who were widely split a year ago in new York state enter upon the current election j with an unusual Unity under Nel i death works overtime on labor Day a representative of Highway carnage across the son Rockefeller except in new nation is this Roadside tragedy near Bethlehem pa., where two lives were added to the Long Holiday s York county. Death toll. Two male occupants of this car which had gone into a ditch were struck Down within 09 j feet of their Auto As they walked on the Highway Edge. A ii the major fault in the Ameri can political system remains today what it has been since Aaron Burr converted Tam May Hall into political organization namely that leadership and responsibility Are divorced. In great Britain where the two party system also prevails the leadership of a political party is the Center of responsibility. The it. Pleasant Iowa tuesday evening sept. 2, 1958 by Carrier 30 per week by mail $7.50 per year Speaks at Salem Murray lists objectives for Iowa two barns Reserve unit Are destroyed favourable reports Salem a three key objectives which Are a Challenge and which can make Iowa a great state were discussed by William Murray candidate for governor at the old settlers gathering Here saturday. The three Are More jobs bet i barn . To move executive offices to Des Moines the executive offices of the Board to centralize the peo. Of a . Sisterhood will be moved files bringing into the new office Leader of the conservative party. From it plea5ant to Des building the treasurer of our in Harold Macmillan is prime minis irs. Alice sensely Rinehard. Sutra. The Leader of the labour j Preine chapter president informed to Hugh Gaitskell. Will be prime Hal news tuesday minister should ins party ascend the Date of he Transfer to the to Tower. I new i0cati0n will depend upon the in the United states because we Date of completion of construction to build an office Are a Federal government Leader q the new building which will Bej consideration has been Given to ship is local in each state. But oui. Located on grand Avenue in Des preme chapter and the employees of oui Magazine the record. This desire together with the need for More space for our present operations has made it necessary kiwanis launches ticket Sale drive for t and a series ter education and improved Community conditions. Relative to More jobs he said that the loss of one our congressional representatives in 1960 Points up the fact that Iowa has not been keeping up with the National average in population. To create More jobs in Iowa we will have to concentrate on new types of Industry. Relative to better education he said we should emphasize Quality instruction which Means outstanding teachers in Tough important subjects we should maintain local control but at the same time in Winfield a barn on the Fred Broeker farm located on Highway 78 Southeast of Winfield was destroyed by fire of undetermined origin about noon saturday. Some Hay and Grain were lost in the fire but the amount of the loss has not been estimated. Tile Broeker family was not at Home and the fire fanned by High winds had gained too much headway when discovered to save the however no other buildings president Calls Dulles to inference were lost. Volunteer firemen from Winfield and a Union used Over 7.000 Gallons of water in fighting the fire. The farm is owned by Leslie utter of Winfield and the lass is partly covered by insurance. Ooh Salem a a Large barn on the Pearl septer farm five Miles Northwest of Salem was destroyed by fire saturday night. Last in the fire also were the following a calf baled Hay Oats. An elevator a feed grinder a cultivator and a Corn planter. Firemen from Salem and Hillsboro brought trucks to the farm Battery c. 438th aaa battalion of amt. Pleasant returned saturday j night from two weeks of Active j duty training at Camp Mccoy and. Newport r. I. Up a Camp Haven Wisconsin travel president Eisenhower today to and from Camp was made by summoned Secretary of state army vehicles private ears and Mohn Foster Dulles Here for a two Large chartered buses with a thursday conference on a the total of 73 enlisted men and off-1 serious situation a in the forces attending with the it pleas Mosa Straits ant unit. Ten members of the unit a. A a political system is not yet Suff Moines provided technical details in gently mature to join authority j can bal worked out satisfactorily and responsibility. The result is car apr office space will make the Boss for More than a Century d possible to bring into the building stong efforts have been made to top treasurer of the supreme Chap eliminate the Boss from american Jer and the employees of the Sis poetics. None of them have sue the Ilioyd s Magazine. The . Needed. I record it was stated. Carmine de Sapio has been prot enlargement of tile office facile building in it. Pleasant but the need to employ . Members in our office has made us conclude to move to a City where existing chapters have several Hundred employable . S. Annual travel and adventure series sponsored by the club. Opportunity is Given to take six trips through the eyes of color motion picture cameras and narrated in person by the Man taking the pictures. This years series will take viewers to the Western United states. Holland South America and the Amazon River the Canary islands Mexico and to Vienna. This is truly a wonderful Way to take a trip around the world without in Gressie in his Outlook and has 1.es Here or the obtaining of a new i location in another City where larger facilities would be provided have been under consideration Over the last several months. Local persons and firms and Iowa Wesleyan authorities had offered full Coop to avoid i Erttle a to provide locally More Ade url Tttus Iowa Wesleyan College i cont1,nue on a a Ouno cd a a evenings in the late fall and Winter been willing to forego tile worst i characteristics of Bossis. He has avoided in the past just such a display of Power As he evidenced at Buffalo. He has understood the Public resentment against Bossis and has taken special care any display of this Quality in his que i a Lee Spac Ltd Wesleyan had offered to personal conduct. Nevertheless at. V share half the cast of an addition this democratic convention he. ,. To the memorial building a an and seemed to be impelled to have his. I edition w hich would provide added was at any Cost. A a.,i College Library space a or to pro ultimately this country will have vide a site free of charge if in to develop a political party with a s will continue to vat of. J cur Rinc the exp Csc and take no pleasant As the Birthplace of our in a a h a 0 the travelogues arc outstanding for children of school age providing helps and information and giving better background for Hie countries visited. The proceeds from the series after expenses Are used to promote kiwanis youth activities in it. Pleasant and Henry county. The series starts on october 13 and will sisterhood and the memorial of our founders. The memorial arts rooms will remain in the . I memorial Library and a hostess employed to continue to show these rooms and their treasures to visitors. We Are deeply grateful to the citizens of it. Pleasant and to the administration and Board of paid membership that chooses its own responsible leaders. The Campaign initiated by a the Washington Post and times Herald for Small voluntary contributions by widespread other it. Chosen. Pleasant location was for their interest and assistance in trying to solve our problems Here. We really wanted to stay. Signed by every member of the executive Board. Supreme chapter officers expressed their appreciation but had indicated inability to arrive at the non part Isan solicit a Soi ution of one major problem Tion was the first move in this re a Dick was being experienced in the Redion. It is a Good move but in smaller City sufficient. Party membership will this was the obtaining and keep have to be the next step if our Ulm d employee to handle the two party system is to prevail. And readily increasing volume of bussing with party membership will a Ness at passes through the of be the selection of leadership on of cps m serving the members of tile the Federal state and county Levels sisterhood and its projects. P.. By the dues paying members. As it membership is required for most of is today party leadership emerges top positions and .�?Ts were not tractor Accident injuries fatal to Harold Beals Sigourney a injuries received in a tractor Accident were fatal Highway toll i up to 432 by Ufi the up tally showed 432 persons killed in traffic accidents from the Start of the labor Day weekend at 6 p m. Friday to Midnight monday. An additional 110 drownings 12 arsons killed in plane crashes 80 dead in miscellaneous accidents Sist on minimum standards so that but could do nothing to save the every child is guaranteed a Good Bam which was consumed rapidly did assist in saving nearby iranians launched their annual ticket sales tuesday for the third 1 education and we should insist on j they obtaining a broader tax base for j buildings. Education because property taxes Are not sufficient or fair As a source for the needs of our schools. Regarding improved living conditions he said we need improved transportation. He mentioned especially the improvement of High origin of the fire had not been determined. During the electrical storm Early in the evening Light i Ning had travelled into the septer Home and burned out a Light bulb that was about 7 30. The fire was discovered about Midnight by per ways. We need More recreational sons passing along the Road and facilities he said and mentioned the setters were awakened the county conservation committees. We need to improve our mental hospitals and to give More attention to the rehabilitation of the patients. And we need All around civic Enterprise to make our communities desirable for individual Homes. The annual reunion Drew Many former Salem residents and other old timers who apparently enjoyed the Day immensely. Nine die on Iowa roads did not attend due to other Active duty periods this year. The first week of Field training at Camp Mccoy consisted of weapons firing at ground targets As w Ell As tactical Field exercises including Over night problems emphasizing night training. During the second week which was held at Camp Haven on the West Shore of Lake Michigan the training consisted of firing the anti aircraft weapons at Aerial targets and the filing of individual Small arms. Many favourable inspection reports were received by the local unit including both unit and individual member High scores. Private first class Wallace Arizumi fired the maximum possible score on the 30 Caliper machine gun course. Sgt. Laverne railings received recognition As the outstanding Guidon bearer in the 103d division. Specialist third class Peter b received a letter of commendation from general George Olmstead division commander tor being named the outstanding Soldier from Battery c for the training period. Unit recognition was received for outstanding mess Ira la operation unit self Taipei. Formosa it up a the nationalists reported that they Sank la and possibly 12 communist motor torpedo boats in a wild i Midnight naval Battle off big Quemoy Island today. But an Eye i witness report from the Battle scene said red guns and ships disrupted efforts to reinforce the nationalist stronghold. A defense ministry communique said one nationalist vessel was hit i and towed Back to the Pescadore j Island. With to men aboard j wounded. Too the red resumed their Intel Sive shelling of Quemoy today for 1 the Lith straight Day with almost i 2,000 shells fired into the Island up to midday. The nationalists were reported ready for anything. Up correspondent Charles Smith the Only u. S. Wire service i reporter on big Quemoy in the front line of the current Vest pocket War said the Deputy Quemoy commander. Maj. Gen. Kao Yang Foon predicted an imminent red invasion of that key nationalist defense link but said the communists w Ould meet disaster in any such try. Smith landed with sufficiency and As a member of the Erht other a correspondents during outstanding marching unit in the bpm get 0f Ftp naval Battle. Division review. Arrested on Omvik charge rat Lier than is selected. What today makes a Boss in either party i used new York As an example because i live there but the picture is general in this country. Thomas Curran the Republican Leader of new York county. Died. Even before his death elements vied for succession to his position As local Republican Boss. Theoretically this should be a position of no value to anyone. The republicans in this county carry no elections they have no influence. Therefore Why should anyone want to be a Republican Boss the answer is that it is still available locally to fill them it was pointed out. Tile of ices were established in the North Wing of tile top floor of the memorial building soon after its completion nearly 30 years ago. The memorial Art rooms established then also in the remainder saturday night to Harold Beals 59. Beals was an employee at the Frank Gross Turkey farm five Miles Northwest of Sigourney. The tractor lie was driving overturned about 4 >>0 p.m., pinning him Down. His death occurred four hours later at the Sigourney Hospital. Gross who was driving another tractor in the same Field said he j 1,11 could find no reason for the Acci-1 a Busy Center tuesday was Dent Beals tractor was pulling Mcmillan Park where the final nothing and the terrain was not preparations for the old set Steep or particularly rough. The tiers and threshers reunion Fred Cline Burlington was arrested by Deputy Robert Nicholson at 12 30 am. Sunday on Highway 218. One mile North of it. Pleasant and charged with operating a motor vehicle while he was intoxicated. Cline appeared before mayor Wade Mcbeth and preliminary hearing was set for saturday morning Cline is in the county jail in lieu of a $375 Bond Jack Carter Burlington who was with Cline was charged with into persons killed in plane crashes and Ica Uon in pubic Highway and fined $15 and costs by the mayor. Brought the total to 634. By up at i e a s t nine persons were killed on Iowa highways during the labor Day weekend despite a double pronged Appeal by safety officials for caution. Two other persons died in miscellaneous accidents and three iowans were killed in out of state accidents. The Iowa traffic toll fell one the local unit is under the command of Captain Leo Turley and is one of the firing batteries of the 438th aaa battalion with Headquarters in Cedar rapids. Win awards at state fair two iowans aboard additional winnings by naut a Angus farm it. Pleasant in the Short of the predicted toll of to. J Angus Section of the cattle show hundreds see old engines ahead of opening fined after car goes into ditch tractors were used to haul feed and i were in Progress water to the turkeys. J hundreds of persons were Beals was born dec. 16. 1898, near pulling around among the in Russ ii the son of Ollie and Effie Gines Over the weekend ahead Beals and had lived in Keokuk of the official opening Oil j county since boyhood. He was mar in wednesday. Led Ort. 5, 1927. To Gladys Moore of the executive Board conveyed its j Sigourney who survives. He was a plane crashes world War i hav of the top floor will be maintained 1 Here and a hostess employed. I pleasant will still be a shrine for s As the Birthplace of the sisterhood and memorial for the seven founders. Terry Lee Wal Karnuth. Akron has been fined $15 and costs i in mayor Wade Mcbeth a court on a charge of failure to have his car under control. Walgamuth a car went off Highway 78 near Wayland sunday noon and into a ditch. The charge a filed by the Highway patrol the victims were David m Fruch St. Mary s Louis Anderson. 80, fort Dodge Nels Lockren 65, Lake Mills Frances Coltman 53, Independence Emmett Mchale 25. Clarion Winifred Wright 42, Mason City Thomas Matthewson 17, Madrid David Mullane 17, Madrid Wayne Boss 7, Rural Massena o a a Young Boss was killed saturday when he fell off a trailer hooked to a tractor driven by his Uncle near Massena. Miss Coltman was fatally injured sunday in a two car Colli Sion at a county Road intersection i Northwest of Independence. Lockren was struck by a car i when walking across the Road at the Iowa state fair included sixth and 12th with senior Heifer calves 16th with Junior yearling Heifer. Plane crashes in Pacific Agana Guam up a a military c-124 Globe master with 19 persons aboard crashed in the Pacific today West of Guam. Two of the seven crewmen aboard were iowans. They were 1st it. Thomas r. Jensen 25, a navigator son of or. And mrs. Leo j. Jensen Nau and Oliver. It. Pleasant and j Davenport Iowa and t. Sol Williamsburg won eighth in the Ujj James w Armstrong. 26. Showing of three bulls and fourth in the showing of two bulls. Earl Kellogg and sons of Winfield won numerous awards in the spotted Poland China Section of the Swine show. The awards included fifth with aged boar second and fifth with Barrow s. 206 to 250 pounds 18th with Junior. P0 indication of survivors but Spring Gilt third with fall sow fifth with aged sow fourth we h Navy destroyers reported to Pearl senior yearling sows eighth with Harbor it Hawaii that they had re j covered three bodies from the sea. I the plane we Asen route to j die far East. It went Down after i taking off from Guam for the 1 Philippines. I an air Force spokesman said i a some debris was sighted in the j area by air Force and Navy search units. I a spokesman at Travis said the an Engineer Vacaville Calif., whose permanent Home was Burlington. Iowa. Armstrong w As married and had a daughter Joanne. 7, and two sons Roy 5, and Dale 3, Hie names of the 12 passengers w Ere not immediately available. The air Force said there was a search was being made. U. S. Vat Jthn of decision and also its appreciation i and regrets to it. Pleasant and in remained in service until 1922 Good business for a lawyer. So the Iowa Wesleyan in an open letter fight for it As unseemly a fight tuesday which is Given Here in full As the democratic convention in Buffalo. Near Keosauqua no serious injuries these fights do the United states no Good because they give the impression throughout the world that we Are an anarchic peo besides his wife he leaves two daughters. Mrs. Roy Timpkins and _ mrs. Susan Gott of Sigourney twin Keosauqua Iowa it up a to tile people of it. Pleasant sons. Malvin of it. Pleasant and Light plane with three persons because of the sincere interest of Marvin in Germany with the air aboard crashed in a ror Nield scythe citizens of your Community in Force another son. A Yard at Home in Miles Northeast of Here Sun Day but no one was seriously in having the executive offices of the 8 sister mrs. Beulah seams of of a . Sisterhood remain in it Kalosa. And two Brothers pleasant we of the executive. A pie that we have not succeeded j Board wish to bring to you direct after 170 years of government to1 by through the pages of the it. J establish an orderly political pleasant news our derision which j method furthermore Bossis has has been made just this week appeared in All parts of the Conn it is with sincere regret that we try among the older As Well As the have decided to move the business old fiddlers contest at reunion Jared. The Pilot. T. E Jordon. 30. St. Louis mo., said the engine of the 1935 Waco biplane suddenly stopped. The other passengers were or. And mrs. H e. Thomas also of St. I Juis. Memorial Hospital notes admitted saturday Lon Dean Huffman of Fairfield Rural admitted sunday Sandra Sammons of Rome mrs. Will Alden of it. Union admitted monday mrs. Mae Batchelder admitted tuesday mrs. Ray Myers of Mediapolis a. J. Tackenberg will Alden of it. Union dismissed saturday Craig Thomas of Stockport mrs. Marvin Lambert and baby girl of Winfield baby girl of Walter Millers Katy Pickard to Iowa City dismissed sunday Wilmer Cox mrs. George Drewer and u s. 69 in Lake Mills. Fruch was found dead in his car sunday in a ditch on a county Road Southwest of St. Mary a. Authorities believed his car w ent out. Of control near Midnight saturday Anderson was fall boar. Lockridge Barber taken by death Fairfield a Reuben Warner. 71. Of Illus West Broadway died at 9 15 pm. Friday in the Jefferson killed a monday i county hos ital which he ent oed plane left a four or five Days ago killed monday to he a a or it a in in Iii health. A afternoon when he was struck by a car on u. S. 169 North of fort Dodge the two victims who died in miscellaneous accidents were Gerald Ferguson 48, Rural new Hampton and Harold reals. 59, Sigourney Ferguson was killed when a truck he was greasing fell on him. Authorities said the truck slipped off an automatic hoist Beals died sunday in Keokuk county Hospital in Keokuk after a tractor overturned on Hun a few hours earlier. There were two traffic deaths and one miscellaneous death involving iowans m other states. Tuesday. He had been in ill health j two years. Or. Warner was a Barber and in i recent years had operated a shop at Lockridge. He had been in the bus iness 55 years. He was born october 13, 1886, at Rome. The son of Alfred and Mary Jane Jay Warner. He was reared in Henry county and on. Nov. 26, 1919, married Myrtle we eed in Keokuk. I he is survived by his wife and three daughters mrs. Giorge pase of Carmichael Calif. Mrs. Kenneth Mccleary and mrs. Glen Housh i both of Sacramento Calif., five i grandchildren and eight grandchildren. Carrying seven passengers. Crewmen and 12 youth shot and killed at Davenport bulletin Washington up a the Justice department reconfirm or newer american populations. In offices of our sisterhood from it. 1 the old fiddlers contest will again fact so accustomed have our peo pleasant to Des Moines where a be an attraction of the old settlers pie become to the political Boss j new office building will be Eon a and threshers reunion. The contest that anyone should complain about strudel the members of our staff will be held in front of the grand dined today to it w e have become accustomed to have enjoyed living Iii your com stand thursday evening at 6 30. Regarding politics As something in Unity and there Are Many Adan anyone interested in entering apart from life As a a Oiler area 1 laces and pleasures in your smaller j should notify mrs. A. H. Moore or which is entered Only by soiled City which will not be found in a George Haushahn. Personalities it is an unfortunate larger one. Mrs. Lena Hughes of Carlton attitude for these Days or is the desire of the executive to won the contest Las year j Allen r Lillie. 15. Charles City. Mrs. Allan Wagler and baby boy was killed monday when a tractor mrs Robert Gehrke and baby girl overturned on top of him at the Quot shoe Money Quot lost by boy is found Sandra Sammons of Rome dismissed monday mrs. Delmar Barton of Salem mrs. Mark Lawrence dismissed tuesday and aunt near i farm of his Uncle j Austin. Mum. Charles Floyd Morris 33. Manche was killed in a three car Accident North of Cordova 111. Davenport Iowa up a Robert w Walker 19. Louisville ky., was found shot to death ear la today and police St id another great youth admitted shooting the boy accidentally after taking up a Western style a Fust draw Challenge. Walker was the son of j. Leonard Walker a Louisville. Ky., u. S District attorney police said they found walkers body sprawled on the Kitchen floor 1 of a House in which he and two the five Dollar Bill which Eddie j Fitzgerald. 206 South Jackson had i expected to use to buy achoo shoes other youths were staying deny that a Force of Federal mrs Mark Lawrence Manche was killed in a three car and then lost it has been found. Thev said r it Ert t Colgan. 19. Marshals has been mustered dismissed tuesday Accident North of Cordova 111 or Norene Short found Tho also of Louisville told them walk for possible use a1 Little mrs Robert Smith and baby girl sunday night i Money on Webster Street. 1 had challenged him to a West rocks Central High school As i births monday j Bobbie Lee Collins. 23, Ottum a a a a Ern Type draw police said Colgan claimed by Arkansas gov. Baby boy to or. And mrs. Elvin a. Was killed monday when his Bridge on u. S 77 North of Guthrie told them both youths thought Orval Eai hos a prs of new London ear went out of control and hit a okla. Then weapons were unloaded

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