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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 4, 1970, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. 92, no. 209mt. Pleasant Iowa Friday evening sept. 4, 1970 Price to cents threshers program daily program at the threshers reunion Friday 500 Church Vesper service Rev. Robert Matheus St. Michaels episcopal Church 5 00 grandstand Roy Acuff and Tex Ritter 7 00 Medicine Wagon gospel singing Williams family v 7 00 ladies auxiliary tent segue Quot the magician Quot 7 30 grandstand cavalcade of Power 7 30 schoolhouse debate 7 30 Chautauqua tent Schaffner players Quot Hill folks from hog scratch Quot 7 45 Medicine Wagon the potentials girls quartet 8 00 Medicine Wagon roaring 20 s show 8 00 ladies auxiliary tent Keith s Little German band 8 30 the barn old fashioned Square dancing 9 30 grandstand Roy Acuff and Tex Ritter saturday 8 30 the barn All Day checker tournament 9 30 invocation Rev. Dennis Nicholson first United methods Church 9 45 schoolhouse greetings and Welcome 10 00 National society for the preservation of tent Folk Anc repertoire theater annual meeting 10 00 ladies auxiliary tent Salem Kitchen band 10 30 Medicine Wagon the Gay tones 12.00 grandstand music by the Weiland family 13 30 grandstand presentation of Iowa s favorite Farmers daughter miss Joyce Stout 12 45 grandstand memorial services Rev. Levi Winfrey Hillsboro Harrisburg Baptist Church too grandstand cavalcade of Power 1 30 schoolhouse Salem Kitchen band 2 00 Medicine Wagon the corders Western music 2 00 ladies auxiliary tent music by the Crossett family 2 15 schoolhouse Gay tones 3 00 Prony Brake threshing Baker fan in motion 3 30 Chautauqua tent Schaffner players Quot state fair review Quot 3 30 ladies auxiliary tent music by the Weiland s 3 30 schoolhouse Quot Minue Dos Quot stringed instruments 4 00 bandstand it. Pleasant High school band 5 00 Church Vesper services Rev. Waylen Brown Salem friends Church 5 30 grandstand to be announced 6 00 grandstand cavalcade of Power 7 00 ladies auxiliary tent gospel singing Williams family 8 00 grandstand old fiddlers contest 8 00 Chautauqua tent Schaffner players Quot three in a bed Quot 8 30 Medicine Wagon roaring 20 s show Lora Shaw s play pals local Talent 10 00 Chautauqua tent Schaffner players Quot state fair review Quot sunday 8 30 the barn All Day checker tournament continued 9 00 Church services in Village Rev. Chester Potts Church of the open Bible 9 00 All Day Horseshoe tournament 10 30 grandstand Church services or. Harry e. Coulter Des Moines executive minister for mid american Baptist churches Iowa and Minnesota regions 12 30 grandstand gospel singing Williams family 1 30 grandstand cavalcade of Power 1 30 schoolhouse song fest 2 00 ladies auxiliary tent gospel singing Williams family 2 15 schoolhouse visitation 3 00 Medicine Wagon Keith s Little German band 3 30 Chautauqua tent Schaffner plays Quot state fair review 5 00 Church Vesper service Rev. Edmund Neubauer Salem congregational Church 6 30 grandstand grand Ole opry Stonewall Jackson and Little Jimmy Dickens 7 of schoolhouse Keith s Little German band 7 00 Medicine Wagon gospel singing Williams family 7 00 Chautauqua tent Schaffner players Quot once in a Blue Moon Quot 8 00 Medicine show roaring 20 s show Lora Shaw s play pals local Talent 8 30 ladies auxiliary tent ladies quartet from Wayland singing gospel music 8 30 the barn old fashioned Square dancing 9 30 the Chautauqua tent Schaffner players Quot state fair review Quot 9 30 grandstand grand Ole opry Stonewall Jackson and Little Jimmy Dickens monday 9 30 invocation Rev. John Coons Calvary Baptist Church 9 45 schoolhouse song fest 10 00 ladies auxiliary tent Wyman Kitchen band 10 30 schoolhouse to be announced 11 0q ladies auxiliary tent mrs. Lord s tap dance group 12 30 grandstand entertainment Lowrey Organ from Reddick s music Center Burlington Iowa 1 30 grandstand Calva Cade of Power 2 00 ladies auxiliary tent the corders Western music 2 00 schoolhouse Floyd Cain s poetry 3 00 Medicine Wagon the Minue Dos stringed instruments 3 00 Prony Brake threshing Baker fan in motion 5 00 Church Vesper service Rev. Glen Richard pleasant View mennonite Church 7 00 schoolhouse Farewell to departing old Thresher guests 7 00 grandstand cavalcade of Power 7 00 Chautauqua tent Schaffner players Quot Toby hits the hot line Quot 7 30 Medicine Wagon roaring 20 s show Lora Shaw s play pals local Talent 8 30 the barn old fashioned Square dancing reunion notes a a a first at the reunion grounds i the a a Village turned out a this year is a display of old bibles i a a a heroes Welcome As president Wil and testaments which belong to Ham o. Bater took the governor people of the Community. The Dis j on the tour of the grounds in his play is in the Christian heritage \ Early Vintage Overland. House next door to the Barbershop in the Village. The Rev. Peter Siemens of the first Baptist Church is chairman of the project sponsored by the Henry county ministerial association. The following information has been shared by Rev. Siemens about the interesting items in the display. One of the oldest books is a theological treatise in old English script which uses two letters for one is used at the beginning or the Middle of a word and looks like the letter the other is the final a a so with which we Are familiar. Too on display is a swedish Bible in old swedish and a swedish new the old country Church the Midwest Central and the a stage coach were All fun for the governor. Climbing to the front seat of the a stage coach he a Rode gun for a Quick turn around the old settlers Village and Sang with the folks in the Village tavern. His assistant Bill Thompson played the a tin pan alleys piano while a guest artist from Colorado Sang a Sweet Rosey with president Sater As his guide he received a a insight As to what makes this top tourist attraction in Iowa go. Reluctantly he left the grounds Only a Little Over schedule with a threshers testament with psalms which was j he could make this an annual Issue in i860. Also on display is an pilgrimage italian Bible a German Bible an English translation of the torah the five books of Moses a Saddle Ron Schoenherr and a Crew of cameramen and technicians have been on the reunion grounds two Rea the Midwest old settlers and j years old. He ran a threshing Rig threshers reunion moved towards for 37 years in the area South of a a tremendous weekend that needs Iowa City using a Reeves engine bag hymnal used by the United Days covering the old threshers visitor wears Many buttons although Francis Johnson of Darwin minn., is spending his first year at this reunion he wears evidence of his interest. He wears 125 buttons from steam shows All Over the United states. Or. Johnson has Many interests. He is a Pencil collector and claims to own the biggest Ball of twine weighing tons in the world. While touring in his car he has collected 1,700 Nail aprons representing every state except Hawaii. The object in his hand is actually 19 pairs of pliers carved from a single piece of Wood. He carries Many workable pairs All sizes and each pair is carved from one piece of Wood. Brethren in Christ and issued in 1857. This Small hymnal does not include the music just the poetry. Also on exhibit is the old testament in hebrew. An edition of the Rpy 0f Cleveland Ohio Are spend Story for Channel 12, Iowa educational broadcasting network. Too three staff members of Kyc they enjoy ride on merry go round the old threshers reunion has attractions for every interest and age. Norman and Erie sons of or. And mrs. Norman Schoonover of Washington Iowa certainly enjoyed their ride on the steam operated merry go round. Petitions for improvement of Skunk River Rood petitions recommending improvements on the Oakland Mills a River Rood will be submitted to the Henry county Board of supervisors on tuesday according to John Billingsley a resident of the Oakland Mills area. Hie petitions reportedly carry some 400 names and suggest the following improvements a it is recommended that the Grade of the River Road be brought to a height equal to the highest Point Between the old Bridge and the country club and to a Width of such that would allow autos to meet and pass the River Road is that stretch that runs along the North and East Bank of the Skunk River from Oak land Mills to Faulkner Bridge. The petition is based on the fact that during periods of flood stage of the Skunk that this Section of Road becomes inundated. In addition to being a mail and school bus route there Are several families who have year round residences on the Road. Psalms printed in 1843 has a brass clasp to close it. Another hymnal for Camp meeting worship was issued in 1833 by the revivalist office of the Cumberland presbyterian Church. An English translation of the works of Flavius Josephus opened to the Page which has a reference to Jesus Christ and the Christian movement. This is an 1821 English edition. The american Bible society a latest new testament translation a Good news for the modern Many is available for Purchase As is also the american Bible society a Large print edition of the psalms. Too Lyle Burroughs a it. Pleasant resident for 18 years is visiting the 970 reunion. He must hold some kind of record for he has missed Only one Day since the 1st two Day meeting in 1950. Or. Burroughs lives in Missouri now and due to his enthusiasm he has persuaded his friends or. And mrs. Tom Collins of near Gravois Mills to. To accompany him. Or. Collins is executive director for the Gravois Arm association inc his work is publicizing this Northwestern a a army of the Lake of th4 ozarks hoping to interest others in the area primarily for vacation use. To this end the Collins attend Many sport shows and Large gatherings. Their reaction to the reunion a fantastic a impressed with Community cooperation. As the Collins said its unbelievable what Many people can do a when their goal is too Waco kindergarten students one of the Many school groups hosted by the Midwest threshers association wrote this note of thanks to the Board of directors in a giant sized poster a dear old threshers and old settlers thanks you for inviting us to visit. We like to see machines that were used in the old Days before we were born. We All want to come again with our moms and dads. Waco kindergarten ing three Days at the reunion covering the Midwest old threshers show for a documentary film. It will be televised Over their station in the late fall and will then be available to other Abc stations. Four other to stations six radio stations and numerous other news Media covered the first Day of the reunion. Too the Ever popular a Willie Dittrich of the Amana colonies continues to furnish entertainment for the Large display in the antique car machinery building. This is willies third year and his album of a a sing ing zither music is a sought after piece of americana. O o cooperation on pollution control at the threshers reunion by buying a higher Grade Coal for the steam engines has Given wide pub Only the cooperation of weather conditions. The a a makings Are there for the biggest weekend in the reunions history. The a a makings Are As follows the displays and entertainment acts Are ready. The steam engines Are steaming. Thousands have made arrangements to come. Other thousands who might have come Friday de Ayed their plans for a Day because of the rain. And the word is going far and wide that this show is living up to its pre reunion claims. Attendance was described As a a remarkable Friday in spite of the rain showers that developed in the Early morning and continued until noon. People in All sorts of a brain gear were milling around the ground5 looking at the exhibits. The fact that the cavalcade of Power could not be held released the Normal grandstand crowd for visits to the numerous displays. The cavalcade of Power was definitely cancelled for Friday it was stated at 1 40 pm. Because of the Muddy condition of the track. Thursdays cavalcade was held later in the afternoon after previous plans for cancellation had been announced. Engine operators guided their lumbering vehicles along the dryer portions of the track too aside from the cavalcade of pow licit to the reunion. Newspapers or events were being checked off Over the Midwest have been using according to the program. One of the Story and quoting president the top moments in the reunion is William Sater that the Thresher men Are cooperating. The announcement of the old threshers of the year. Four were announced this year a one Iowa and three pennsylvanians. They Are Miles Atkins it. 4, Iowa City 82 two wanted in bombing released again Little Falls . Up a two fugitives sought in a fatal bombing at the University of Wisconsin fell into the hands of police for the second time thursday and for the second time where released by authorities who failed to link their names with the Case. Police said two men carrying driven licenses identifying them As Baker fan actually causes our Dwight Armstrong 19, and David Steamer to a show off and when s. Fine is were stopped Here be j the Engineer with his Twenty horse cause their car had a faulty Muffler. Power Steamer Racks up 72 horse they were questioned for about Power when tested against the an hour and then let go by author Baker fan or Prony Brake his cities who did not recognize their Steamer has truly a showed off. To c purpose of the Baker fan is and later a 40-80 Minneapolis tractor. He Farmed for 62 years and lived on the same farm since he was four years old. He was a sheep Raiser for Over 50 years. He has attended 19 of the 21 reunions Hethe. William King it. I Dillsburg penn., 82 years old. He started operating when 15 years old and owned five different engines hubers Farquar and Peerless Frick. He operated a steam shovel All Over the country started working on the Railroad at 17 As a fireman and later was an Engineer. Titus h. Brubaker Roherstown penn., 81 years old. He had operated threshing rigs balers and a tobacco barn Steamer. At present he owns two Peerless Giser engines one of them since 1922. He also owns a Case Gas tractor and says he works eight hours a Day six Days a week. He is a member of 16 associations including the Midwest old settlers and threshers. Bert Messersmith r2, Glen Rock. Penn., 83 years old. He has fired steam engines for 70 years and formerly owned a Huber and a Peerless. He owns three gasoline engines. He belongs to six associations including the Midwest of settlers and threshers association. The three Pennsylvania men Are members of the a Hanover bus group if 33�?� who have spent thursday and Friday at the reunion. They expected to leave Friday afternoon. Too the number of states represented at the reunion up until noon Fri-1ay totalled 41. The number of lampers had increased to 625 up until that same hour. Engineers test engine Power on Baker fan and Prony Brake what you see in the faces of the Power. Steam Engineer would compare to i the steamers come a a a a that of a Young boy just making and shapes and fete Home plate when they test their hts favorite make of engine 1 old steamers with the Baker pan or you Dan Prony Brake Here at Midwest old proud when he balance. His old Steamer on the i cover settlers and threshers reunion As one old Thresher stated the actually one might compare the Teeter Board to a Teeter totter except the Engineer drives his Algine up the planks and balances it in the Middle of the Teeter. Taking into consideration that engines can weigh As much As 24 tons this is quite an accomplishment. The water used for steam can easily shift the weight and the Engineer will then lose the balance of the Steamer. Keeping water on level in this big Iron a Kettle no services at pleasant Hill sunday pleasant Hill Church will dismiss morning services sunday school and worship this sunday. Members Are encouraged to attend services at the Little Church in Pioneer Village on the old settlers and threshers reunion grounds. Names. It was reported earlier this week Ter mine revolutions per min that police at a Roadblock near for horse this is done Madison wis., stopped a car carry tightening up the Brake where my Armstrong his brother Karle As m the Prony Brake test the i i trebly ukes Quot skill. Governor Robert d. Ray was ton 22, and two other men shortly Bra fee shoe applies pressure to a Given the a red carpet treatment after the aug. Explosion but did not beam at is attached to a set of during his visit to the Midwest old i detain them when the Brothers said Scales the number of pounds settlers and threshers to officially they were on their Way to a Vaca registered determines the horse open the reunion. Tion area in upstate Wisconsin. The up Midwest old settlers and threshers a sedation inc. Directors -1970 first Day of school tuesday saw Mill in operation daily the saw Mill was in operation thursday afternoon and there will be thousands of Board feet of Quality lumber Cut during the next few Days Harold Sears was operating the Mill which comes from Adair Iii. Franklin d. Roosevelt was the first president to visit Hawaii while Al office. It. Pleasant stores will be open tuesday evening next week instead of monday labor Day. Back Row l r Melvin Youngman Leo Turley Harold Rixe Harrison Moore Lyle , Lester Beck. Front Row l r Milo Mathews Herb Hult Bill Sater Lloyd Peterson John Brown Ray Eckmeier. Insert Virgil d. W. Johnson. First Day of school for students of the it. Pleasant Community school District will be tuesday september 8. Buses will Roll Bells will ring at the regular time for students in the seven elementary schools and 7th and 8th Grade students. High school students wih not need to be at school until 8 45 when All students will meet in Cottrell gymnasium for an opening session. Landslide kills six Manila up a a landslide caused by a torrential downpour crushed a family of six to death today and brought to 49 the death toll from five Days of prodigious Rains. President Ferdinand e. Marcos said the worst was Over in Manila. Terse verse by a. C. Gordon tact is knowing How far you Are going too far. A j

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