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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 2, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. 92, no. 207mt. Pleasant Iowa wednesday evening sept. 2, 1970 Price to cents Midwest of settlers amp threshers Sukhai reunion i Days Irving on labor d. A j part of this sign with a Bronze Streamer pointing Here to a portion of Thomas f. Bell s bottle collection identifies those downtown windows currently used for antique exhibits. Downtown exhibits attracting viewers downtown windows Are attracting Many viewers this week. Collections of old items loaned by Henry county residents Are displayed in windows of nearly every business. Exhibits of old Glass fans furniture guns and dolls Are just a few of the Many and varied collections to be seen. Quot bringing the reunion downtown Quot is the project of the Saunders chapter of the quester. Before the reunion ends area residents and visitors will want to Quot Circle around the Square Quot. Shuttle busses from threshers grounds to downtown Are running All Day for easy Access to the business area. The Loudspeaker system on the grounds will be used to make periodic announcements concerning the downtown displays and printed lists of collections and locations Are available at threshers Headquarters tent. Too the following list is a guide for the downtown tour East Side of Square store display owner Brown Lynch Scott a banana dishes Lorraine Mccabe Tompkins shoes Ruby Glass Dee Mehaffy Seifertt a toothpick holders Alyce Benesh fabric shop a sewing room scene Laura Shafer mrs. John Rockwell Marge Harper Harrisons a . Iowa pottery Helen Virden Betty White George Dunn Kyle drug cooking utensils Leila Kennedy Laura Shafer Marge Harper Crane hardware guns tools Indian relics Crane hardware Lafaune Vandersnick it. Pleasant Bank and Trust a coins and currency John Elgar Becker jewelry a goblets Effie Bergdahl North Side of Square Spurgeon s a old style living room Lawrence amp Dorothy Walker Dejayne jewelry a bisque and porcelain Edith Lane Lenehen s a Woodenware Lorraine Mccabe Brau drug a Wood amp Metal pieces Connie Lovett Margaret Eckey 1 incoming traffic on old 218 is great mrs. Anderson political Art Leader Dies Emily Bel Anderson 86, died at memorial Hospital september 1st. She was born in Henry county on september i 1884, to George w. And Georgia Black Byrum. On july 14, 1909, was married to Otto w. Anderson who died in november 1969. She was a member of first United methodist Church and Kappa i Art fraternity which served As International president a graduate of Iowa Wesleyan College took graduate work at University of Iowa and University of Chicago. She taught in the it. Pleasant i schools was a former principal of new London High school and served As superintendent at Salem. She was Henry county Republican vice chairman for 12 years and a Ward committee woman. She also served As president of Henry county Council of Republican women. At the 1943 Republican National convention was elected honorary vice was a former legislative chairman of the ninth District of business and professional women a club. Surviving Are two nieces and a Nephew who were reared by the Andersons Lucille Byrum Steiner of Des Moines Marion Byrum Means of Detroit and Miles g. Byram of Middletown. Besides her husband three Brothers and two Sisters Are predeceased. Services will be thursday sept. 3rd, at 2 00 . At Weir cookes funeral Home. Or. Carl Wilson will officiate. Interment will be at Forest Home cemetery. Those who desire May contribute to a memorial fund at first United methodist Church. Friends May Call at the funeral Home As they desire. Watch for Stop sign changes local car Drivers As Well As those from outside Are asked by the it. Pleasant police department to use extra care during the threshers reunion. Rerouting of some through streets has been done for the period of the reunion and As a result Stop signs have been changed at some intersections. Drivers should be on he Lookout for these changes. A Good example is the Stop sign on South main old 218 at Green Street. Motorists using main Are accustomed to going straight through but they should now observe the Stop sign because Green Street traffic is coming into main without a Stop. The traffic routing for threshers i has been simplified. Cars coming from the North on old 218 Are routed East on Monroe to Walnut. This Israel considering action against bases up Israel alarmed at what it considers a major threat to its Security is seriously considering taking action against egyptian missile bases which it says have been moved waiting for opening at threshers reunion with pennies burning a Hole in his pocket Young Donnie Baldwin of new London waited for opening Day. Unpacking the wares to be sold at their Booth were mrs. Leroy Scarff mrs. Mel Young Man mrs. Lloyd Peterson and mrs. Irwin Mohr members of the ladies auxiliary of old threshers. Reunion notes or. And mrs. Crawford Eagle of ., and 11 10 am Dally. Los Angeles calif., were the first i Rynd a Burlington will have of the a Early Birds who flew in for its equipment situated across the the reunion of tent Folk and track in front of the grandstand a a rep actors for the old threshers and will broadcast by Remote con show 7th. September 3rd through the i tool from that location september 3rd and 4th from 2 to 4 pm., and september 5th and 6th from 4 to 6 Crawford who . Or. And mrs. Grouped with the Schaffler show and remember their weeks in it. Paul Dennison manager of pleasant As a part of that show kill pm has indicated that tap came in time to attend the opening eel interviews will be made during night performance of the a Schall tile reunion for later local Broad governor to open reunion thursday governor Robert d. Ray will Fly in to it. Pleasant thursday to officially open the 2ist Midwest old settlers and threshers reunion. Johnston to seek election As supervisor Cleo Johnston candidate in the primary for member of the Board of supervisors who lost out at the county convention has filed papers petitioning for his name to appear on the ballot at the november election. His nomination is by petition and no ticket is designated. Presumably his name will appear in an added column on the ballot. Johnston was one of four candidates seeking the nomination for member of the Board of supervisors. None of the four received the 35 per cent necessary for nomination. Clark Burns the incumbent was nominated at the Republican county convention and his name will appear in the Republican column on the ballot. Census Bureau figures Short of estimate Ner players casting. The eagles have had a Long and tvo to has advised Herbert exciting career in a show business Huit reunion Secretary that they in new York the Midwest and the expect to have a Crew of seven West coast areas. Filming for two hours about the in the Midwest they joined such grounds thursday morning shows As a the Schaffner players Princess cafe a cookbooks Helen Virden Rodd clothing a Cut amp pressed Glass mrs. Wendell Kinney Gamble store a clocks Lyle Shellabarger o Connor clothing Tea Leaf collection Irma o Connor Roederer s a fans Roberta Mccoid West Side of Square Henry co. Savings Bank a Glass porcelain lamps Edith Lane Hoag i in variety store Pewter or. We. Megorden Trabert insurance a wooden primitives Elaine Rukgaber Wing s bakery a toothpick holders Silver mrs. Lambert Estle Lamm s Barber shop a shaving mugs Ralph Welcher Ruby cleaners a churn Iron Kettle Candace Jericho South Side of Square Home furniture a lamps and furniture Margaret Eckey Dee Mehaffy off the Square West on Monroe Iris realty a doll collection Marion Upton East on Washington attorney Bell s office a bottles Tom Bell North on main East Side Panther drug a Early drug equipment Joseph a. Panther Van s . A dishes Candace Jericho Fankhauser Dairy a candlesticks Effie Bergdahl Nesbitt appliance a old appliances Irma o Connor Miles Nesbitt Iowa Southern utilities a wooden Gas main Copper water Heater Robert Ford Bud s Flower shop a dolls mrs. Evelyn Conrad Lauser paints a n. Currier prints clock hanging lamp Martha Caris Belle Coe Cleo Lauser White s floor coverings a Indian relics Glass Art and Doris White Bergdahl building a Staffordshire and vases Effie Bergdahl North on main West Side City cab company a Button collection Ruth Fenton Bates office Supply a first Day covers Robert Coghlan magic Mirror a Glass Pewter Crystal Mary Bennett Dyall studio a Sweet sixteen photos North on Jefferson West Side coast to coast a Flower containers Connie Lovett Brown shoe store a minature shoes Candace Jericho Montgomery Ward a Woodenware Elaine Rukgaber Dodds insurance antique eyeglasses Baron Crane Dodds paints a White Satin collection Edith i Ane Sears Roebuck a Thomas Edison Alberola and table lamp c. C. Cantwell Keeth Mccabe Elefson real estate a pharmaceutical items Gertrude Smith Jennett hardware a Early items Paul Jennett by reduced because of the use of new 218. Cars coming from the West on 34 Are routed South on White to Green to main. Stolen cosh Box is found the Cash Box which was taken from the Fine station West on Highway 34 a week ago saturday was found South of town near the Oakland Mills paving tuesday by Wilton Hunsaker. It was turned Over to Deputy sheriff Ron Elmore. Everything in the Cash Box was intact except the Cash which was gone. Firemen called to protect barn firemen were called to the Junior vicars farm about eight Miles Southwest of it. Pleasant at 4 28 pm. Tuesday. Corn shucks and cobs near a Sheller caught on fire and threatened a new Bam. The Blaze was extinguished before it reached the barn. The a Krushee shows and the famous players. The a famous players were an outgrowth of the George Sweet co. And this group was known As among the a a greats in a a rep theatre of that period. The eagles played in a Circle Stock in the Kansas City area and were a part of the Mcowen show s there. Among this troupe at that time was Ralph Moody who is still enjoying a noteworthy career in Hollywood. In the East at new York they played with Elwyn Strong and on the West coast they were a part of that famous group who were known in show business As a the coast defence Erst who chose Hollywood instead of Broadway. Here Crawford Eagle played with such greats As Clark Gable and Wendell Mayes. Or. Crawford still keeps up his close Friendship with Wendell Mayes producer and writer who has a Long list of successful shows to his credit including a a hotel and a an Anatomy of a murder. Mrs. Crawford was bom in Knoxville Iowa and Jolly Della Pringle was her aunt. Jolly Della Pringle became the step Mother of John Gilbert. Tile Crawford eagles Are looking Forward to a Happy week of visiting with other a a rep show people and viewing the exhibit of the Memorabilia that will be on display near the Schaffner tent. The Crawford a have several items they have donated which will be a part of the exhibit covering part of their 50 years in show business. Three staff members of Kyc to Cleveland Ohio will be arriving thursday and will spend three Days filming for a documentary. Dave Scott reunion photographer and his wife Pat arrived tuesday and will be filming and taking the governor will be met at the Airport by president of Midwest old threshers William Sater mayor charts Hanna or. Frank v. Coles and Kay Rogers chairman and vice chairman of the Republican Central committee for Henry county and Dorothy Oaler and Richard of u population Corn Lek Henry county co chairmen for governor Ray. Washington up a the census Bureau peppered All summer with state and local charges of under counting now is faced with the task of finding 4.6 million americans to match its own Esti Commerce Secretary Maurice h. Stans and census director George Hay Brown announced tuesday the the governor will have dinner j preliminary total population of the with his welcoming committee and other friends before he appears for the formal opening of the reunion scheduled for i . Prior to the cavalcade of Power. The afternoon hosts for the governor will include Keith Garretson mrs. Chas. Decker Kitty Ben a 50 states after five months of tabulation was 200,263,721. But both men told reporters they expected the final official figures due by dec. I would be close to the bureaus april i a population clock estimate of 204,828,260. The clock is the bureaus constantly changing total closer to the Suez canal in violation of the cease fire diplomatic sources said today in Jerusalem. The sources said defense minister Moshe Dayan feels the United states has failed in its obligation As the instigator and negotiator of the cease fire and that Israel must be free to take action to prevent any further violations. Israeli newspapers said today prime minister Golda Meir told a meeting of labor members of parliament tuesday that a situation May arise under which Israel May be compelled to take action against sam2 bases. The sam2s Are High Altitude russian built missiles. Too Washington up a administration sources said today the United states now has evidence of its own that Egypt and Russia have violated the cease fire agreement in the Middle East. Black and Whit and color pictures Cater Helen Virden. Marvin Mal Leer at its Washington Headquarters throughout the coming Days until the reunion closes. Other news Media which have indicated they will have staff workers Here at some time during the five Days Are the Davenport times Idem Crait station Klete Ottumwa Kmax Maquoketa keel Waterloo woo to Davenport the Quincy Herald whig Wpc am Kumh pm Muscatine and the Hawk Eye. Lams and or. Dale Brinkmeyer. Too will judge Sweet sixteen the it. Pleasant news will of course continue its daily extensive and comprehensive coverage of the Many phases of the show. Ford out As strike target Detroit up a the United Auto workers today chose giant general motors and Chrysler corp. As their strike targets in current contract negotiations with the big three Auto makers. Swimming Pool open through labor Day the it. Pleasant swimming Pool will be open through labor Day the management has announced. Members of the Public relations committee have Learned that a number of news Media Are making plans to be on the grounds at the old threshers reunion thursday others Ali remain for longer periods and still others will broadcast daily from the steam festival. Kugi a it. Pleasant it. Madison will have equipment in the Headquarters tent near the pres Booth and will broadcast four regular news programs daily at 7 ., 8 05 am. 12 35 pm., and 4 05 . Four special broadcasts will be heard at 9 10 am., 10 15 Arn. 10 45 Crane furniture a furniture Glass China or. And mrs. Stanley Looker Williams clothing a wine glasses Stephanie Hunt North on Jefferson East Side Henry county farm Bureau a tools old threshers buttons de Chaney Arthur Peterson it. Pleasant electric a lamps Connie Lovett Margaret Eckey Helen Rohde j. C. Penney store a quilts Mary Ewart Detroit up a Ford motor co. Today was eliminated As a possible strike target by the United Auto workers this month leaving the Choice of a strike target Between general motors corp. And Chrysler corp. Up Learned that Leonard Woodcock president of the Union told the a awl Sam Council that the unions ruling body no longer considered Ford a strike target. Ford was the strike target in 1967 and the Law struck that company for seven weeks. Pm has about 395,Coo Law members plus several thousand other Union members who would be idled by a strike. Chrysler has about 100,-000 Union members. The decision not to strike Ford immediately heightened speculation that the nations second largest Union May take on pm a the worlds largest manufacturing organization a a in a massive labor confrontation sept. 15, unless the two sides can agree on a new contract by the time the present one expires at Midnight sept. 14. Interested persons Are invited to attend the judging of the a miss Sweet sixteen contest at the rec building beginning at 9 Arn. Thurs Burlington nay morning september 3rd. Lee Kline of who radio and to mayor Ralph Martin Washington and mrs. Roy Ollivier local piano instructor will judge the 19 contestants on personality poise and costume. The new 1970 a miss Sweet sixteen will be announced at la Arn. In front of the grandstand and other participants will be introduced at the same time. The girls have each had two complimentary pictures taken by the Dyall studio and these can now be seen in the studio window on North main. Pictures of the Young misses will appear nightly in the same location As they Are projected on a screen with the use of a Carousel. Hostess duties for the 1970 contestants and other Young hostesses began tuesday As they were Busy on the grounds assisting with school Tours and other activities related to their hostess assignments. Stans went to pains to refute charges the census was badly under counting the u. S. Population. He said of 450 complaints about 200 had been disposed of by explanation to local officials of census procedures and another 160 had been thoroughly checked out. Finding Only about seven persons in every 10,000 had been missed. As expected the preliminary Cen a sus figures showed some changes in the makeup and location of the american population. California As it had a Quot to claiming passed new York state As the most populous in the country�?19.696,840 to 17,979,712. But new York City 7,771,730, remained As the nations largest City 4.3 million ahead of Chicago and nearly 5 million ahead of los Angeles. Iov a May lose one House seat elementary teachers get ready for year Sandy Williams in a very few Days Many Bright Little faces will be directed toward the front of the room and another school year will be underway. Working with the same a hopeless tree theme As is being used by secondary teachers the elementary staff of the it. Pleasant school system has been preparing for the big Day since tuesday of this week. On tuesday the new teachers of the elementary system attended it curriculum and services meeting and a tour of elementary buildings in the morning. Luncheon with All new teachers and their administration hosts was followed by building meetings and individual homeroom work. Wednesday mornings program for All teachers was started with a general meeting and entertainment at the High school. Afterwards Susan Kropa and Carmen Mcallister directed an Art workshop for elementary teachers. After lunch the elementary teachers visited the area 16 Media Center. Returning to Van Allen school at 2 30, the teachers attended a general meeting for instruction in the science curriculum changes. Grade level discussion group meetings followed led by returning it. Pleasant faculty members As follows first Grade. Judy Miller second Grade Inez Berry third Grade Donald Young fourth Grade Ethel Virginia Calloway fifth Grade. Betty Geary sixth Grade Betty Somermeyer. Some Small group and building meetings Are scheduled for tomorrow and Friday. Most of the time however the elementary teachers will work in Home rooms to prepare for the coming school year. Troops Call in air strikes Washington up a Iowa is apparently one of eight states which will lose one House seat in the 93rd i Congress. Computations based on preliminary census a Bureau figures reveal that Iowa along with Alabama North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Tennessee West Virginia and Wisconsin will lose one House seat each. California stands to gain five House seats and Florida three with new York and Pennsylvania each losing two representatives in the 1972 election. South Dakota Wyoming and mis i Sis Sippi. Which recorded population losses a As did North Dakota and West Virginia a will apparently not lose House seats. Phenom penh up a cambodian troops dug in a half mile from Sang and called in air strikes and artillery tuesday night against a Mountainside Buddhist Pagoda turned into a gun position by the Viet Cong the cambodian command said today. Maj. Am Rong cambodian in the air Force missiles will be on formation officer said the decision display several Days from 9 To fire on the Pagoda was reached until 4.30 . At the old Thresher As part of efforts a to kill As Many reunion grounds on the South Side communists As he said near the round House. Earlier plans the communists had an estimated were for the missiles to be on Dis to show missiles a reunion grounds Manila rain Over 22 inches Manila up a a record rainfall of More than 22 inches in 30 hours flooded Manila and an area As Large As the state of Florida today. President Ferdinand e. Marcos declared a state of a calamity and emergency As the Waters surged four to five feet deep through the City. Unofficial reports said at least 14 persons had died in the flooding. Including two u. S. Sailors killed in a landslide which engulfed a building at cub Point Navy air station 55 Miles Northwest of Manila. Radio reports said three other persons were electrocuted in a suburban House. The presidential Palace was under four feet of water that ruined priceless Antiques. The 1,500 prisoners in Manila a Bilibio City Juu were flooded out of their cells and placed in administrative buildings and 300 maximum Security prisoners were placed in the prison Chapel. Kitchens were flooded and prisoners had no food. 1,200 troops around Sang 26 Miles South of phenom penh. Play at the municipal Airport. The hound dog can Deal a nuclear knockout punch to a primary target and the Quail is a Decoy missile designed to fool enemy radar. Both units Are normally carried by the giant b-62 strategic bomber. Air Force sergeants Ken Gruver and Bob Smith Are in charge of tile display

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