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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 7, 1961, Mount Pleasant, Iowa The it. Pleasant news partly Cloudy vol. 83, no. 211 it. Pleasant Iowa thi a soap even i no sept. 7, 1961 these Days by George e Sokolsky i the War dilemma Aii Over the country there Are j those who Are demanding a Strong foreign policy. But do they want to go to War a Strong foreign j policy could mean War. There is no certainty about it either Way but it is fact that we had a weak policy concerning Cuba and we did not go to War we Are showing out claws with regard to Berlin and. The russians respond by renewing bomb testing. Personally As a citizen i favor a Strong vigorous foreign policy. All my experience now Over a period civil War pageant acclaimed local army Reserve unit Anions those in a alerts Call the 85 men of the local army Reserve unit co. B of the 495th Engineer battalion Are among the 1.500 Iowa reserves and National guardsmen who have been alerted of 44 years convinces me that there for possible Call As a result of the is no Way to Stop the building of the soviet Empire except by War j or Well supported and financed i revolution but it would appear that a Large number of i it i sons disagree with such views concerning a shooting War they want peace some want peace at any Price some would rather be red than dead there is no telling about tastes. Berlin crisis. The 496th has a Headquarters company i Burlington. Co. A Keokuk. Co b. It. Pleasant and co. C. It. Madison. Tho of plea ant unit is under the command of clap Leo Turley Turley said that the 495th Hast been officially notified by the government Quot the first we knew of it was late wednesday afternoon when i Lucky buys into firm the news services released the in therefore it is necessary to him formation it h d. A decision and a policy that is not the ? Alpert was a Topi of conver. Casual and opportunistic. Ii. A gation among the troops of the local Vannah Georgia 1500 persons Jiey assembled la a their signed a edition to president Kennedy demanding a Strong foreign xxi lick by the petition i says nothing about favouring a shooting War it says Quot we the undersigned people of Savannah Are aroused and gravely concerned Over the turn of events in Berlin americans have repeatedly requested a Strong foreign j Iowa Naonal Guild and it re policy the time is Long overdue units in of my More than 1,600 for the United states to take a men wednesday were alerted for finn stand and definite action possible service in the Berlin crisis As they part in the. Civil War pageant at the old threshers reunion wednesday night tie 495? h is one of three Iowa units which will receive intensified training and a build up to wartime strength Purchase of half interest in builders. Inc., by Carl Bulky Well known contractor has been announced. He will be associated with Orval Morrison in the firm builder of Homes. Or Bulky has been in the construction business since world War ii and or. Morris has been erecting Homes the last seven years builders inc. Has erected a total of 68 Homes 12 of them in it pleasant or. Morrison said. Governor to visit threshers to be repeated overflow crowd sees a near professional i Rod action governor Norman Erbe will visit in a great outdoor stage that the Midwest old settlers and encompassed an acre or More in i threshers reunion on Friday lie has front of the grandstand at Mcmil a informed Richard comte county Lan Park a nearly c0untv Republic Ait chairman cast of 678 persons reenacted scene i the governor expects to come to from Ftp civil War Hellod Wedic. It pleasant by plane and will Ardi v evening rive about noon. He will have op-1 the occasion a. H Civlo War Pici Unity to ride the steam engines commemoration in which a Pagan i written by mrs Helen Virden and on saturday the governor and Pla Ying the Calliope near the old fashioned Carous d at ovoid threshers reunion was mrs. Paul Myers it. Carroll ii de Lores Boise left Lockridge and Folly tilde tit. Armil iii., by mrs. Glen Hultquist was three daughters will ride horses in i presented. One of the features of the Parade preceding the Rodeo at it Madison. Another Large crowd at old threshers event student Council members listed this years threshers reunion the pageant will be repeated Friday Newspaperman Quot taught lessons a to several children at old fashioned school desks. A h in ii porn in the pageant was Quot let my people which portrayed Salem s part in the underground Railroad. Edgar Hartley As Ruel Diggs Missouri slave owner who took a Small army into Salem in an attempt to terrorize the quakers into giving up the slaves they had rescued was appropriately villainous. The peaceful Impact of night at eight o clock immediately the pacifist quakers standing in Washington up eight officials Here for grand opening by Shafer Ford building non my Tim building to three weeks Coner of mea1 construction two floor the student Council of them j puh a a Community High school consists of students from the four Gass. Aid the members Are Steve Melby Barbara Taylor. Janice , Garry Dev Liger. Jim me tier the antique ear r How in the foreground race tuck served As an Arena for larger groups. In the Center was the decorated platform for speeches and for smaller groups and in the distance in the quarters retch the background of an army Camp with j a slave Freedom song Quot soldiers sitting beside campfires. In Cormick. And napkins id Poi in Darland. Ernie Gal a Stan j in. A Quot or the two hour program port a Yed in a series of scenes and episodes j against communist aggression a it strongly urge whatever posit in and aggressive a Ion is necessary to reverse the present rapid Tun toward National disaster Quot for with three of them scheduled immediate additional training. Tile other five uni tall Amu several officials of the Ford tractor co were Here wednesday for the grand opening of the local paid of in Shafer Ford Dealership which con stopping to View the Power tiny is through the week. Were in Des Moines except of course or units a much smaller scale the antique cars and the Many eating tents report d a mud other special displays. Lam. Day wednesday a Nan on ii Rex Ireland sales manager and tile Railroad operation was prov same Cay a year. A Reserve unit were scheduled to James Grommersch general Mana log popular the old car replica to Civ dead of p Volt Cut Nuh it r present to Amin or Ractor and implement division was filled to capacity much of the track is a lie big attraction the schedule until a program of in Jim de Moines. Feed Thompson a time on the runs. From the South n 4. 7 30 but when that has be n training it in be Diawn up Ojst Riutor dealer relations depart terminal to the Railroad Sta and will bring it does not encourage the president for ment manager and Gene spar tion on the North of the Back athe track in the afternoon to go to War with s is t Ruia these Wen a i a ground r0w, regional manager tractor and grounds this Aud the scores of and toe evening a Ai Fps Ca after All. Khrushchev enjoys an units to be alerted in the Curry no implement division Birmingham threshing engines Wen popular show e Norm it has advantage Over us a crisis up it two Iowa ail a Midi and r w Allen zone Man a can make Quick decisions his allies tonal guard unit.1 had been Alert Ager. Des Moines were among the Are contiguous and arc not free to a gtd and then later de alerted i guests choose their own course Propin. Quit1, strengthens his position in All the three Iowa units auth it sized Aen announced a Ford Spon _ directions he is not Overly Eon Nim Dia extra training men and ,.sored free Smorga Boid for j j corned with Public opinion in i weapons were the 1063rd a. A j Public Friday night from 5 to 8 p own Elt Mary or in the red of the guard aviation co. We Loo and p in at the Iris City stadium free i world no a in Erie an presided t can the 404 h signal be. W to i. Of a and j a ick to s May a pie Ken up at Sha. R an attitude As Independent the 495th Engineer battalion at Ford he said the Midwest old settlers and threshers reunion attracted Aneth visitor or Large crowd on thursday. I be v Dor. 1 o inn it tiie License plates again disclosed on previous. Occasion marvelled at that the visitors were from Many the new building housing an states and Many Many Iowa noun Tiqui Quot ears the ties Missouri and Illinois plates the Ako were numerous. Meal con. Met to a poem Ann Karen Wilson. Mike Rte pc. Vicki us. Pefia Emahd was Piam number. Were hard to estimate is enter d by ramps much a in Shively Tim Proctor Linda deck i on the part that Henry county and but people were circulating Over All Interior a the vet an it a and Norm in. A it Charlotte Smith Bill Calloway i a Mph had. The grounds and were in sex. Moines exc it i of Cours on and also Daniele arsenic sex the Glant production played to an Over capacity crowd of some afraid and quiet was equally impressive a slave auction with an authentic auction Block helped to establish the mood As did a Solo by Elmer Wells Quot let my people Frank. Abraham and the chorus Sang the a jumping jubilation song which foretold the emancipation of the slaves. A tie cot flu Between South but without a North and in to k l i i. Lncoln shared Hie spotlight a. H will be followed with photographers picture taking Peak a Formant of til a a. R. Was a favorite a. Time of the Page a the. Pc by the round also Daniele Arnellies sex from France. Vanity cheerleaders thus year re Lam the bandstand Loretta Christner Deanna Stock packed the area immediately Berry a inc Proctor Laura John front f to w son. Polly Darland Walgren John Rockwell As Jefferson Davis in the next scene Quot debate of giants Quot which gave Northern and Southern views during the War. Scene 7, Quot Iowa volunteers Quot emphasized the number of iowan volunteers for the War a larger than any was Jan other state s and Twenty times the in number allowed. In this scene Lar i Quot a a it a a filled and hundreds a Belles portrayed it. Pleasures stood or sat wherever they could u s senator James Harlan As he Hind spal e and have a View of the gained permission to authorize Are Lin Pagean up Quot inc Camp Harlan dozens of extras dressed in period costumes partic and Carol civil Warre n alternate Sophomore cheerleader Ca Hunting Hazel layer. Sharon several observers considered the Stookesberry Brenda Perrou pageant the most impressive pre Ell Benge and Janet Wake station of the civil War Centennial observances they had seen. Quot it was almost a professional presentation a commented one. A visiting couple who have followed civil i War commemorations Over Eastern i states called it a the Climax of our to begin Survey of possible fall out shelters in Iowa adopt As that Franklin d. Mane Vered american opinion skilfully but it two years to get the United state in world War ii then is not two years or 18 month to spare in the next War in fact n doubtful if that Many minutes will be available Hie presided a will Hun to act on a radar signal without a in one. Con on of course a ought to Hay a Strong foreign policy but alien it comes to a is loot ii War the indication Are that it will take some convincing to establish that there i no other Way some like myself believe that there no other was by i no convinced that we Are in the minority and it appears from the record that president Kennedy and Secretary of state Rusk been in the Lieve that american Public opinion about 665 is not yet ready for another War. Everybody is against soviet Russia but few want to do anything it Roosevelt Burlington both army Reserve Public units took him these units with an authorized j strength of 977 officer and end ii a men Are ordered to add one weekend Drill period per month to j or f car sch a. I re y w a j House Post office committee receive extra pay for the t Ime the other five leva units alerted but a till no additional Drill time or pay were the 366th finance disbursing Section Sioux City the 389th Engineer battalion Dubuque the 315th medical depot and tile 301st Field Hospital both at Cedar and the 411th ordnance battalion maintenance and Supply. Headquarter and Headquarters detachment Davenport launch drive for higher postal rates Washington up it a the i by a 15 to 5 vote today launched a Quick i in drive for higher postal rates in eluding a five cent stamp for first class letter. The measure a Compromise ver it Sion of president Kennedy a orig Mal postal rate Bill a would Rake about s520 million a year in new Revenue. Key lawmakers said prospects were Good that the legislation would 1 Des Moines i up it the the first s cup flirt of loyalties Quot entitled Quot con had Robert e Lee Gerald la urn and Abraham u. S army corps of engineers. Lincoln Robert Peterson explain w ill begin a Survey of possible j 1 Public fall out shelters in Iowa in november gov Norman a Erbe Fra id today Jap pm pm my the Survey will extend to All counties and communities in the state it is part of a National sur ing the Southern and Northern stands in the struggle Lauer maintained the dignity necessary for the character of Lee and seemed believable As he gave Lee s famous pre War speech on his opposition to secession because of his loyalty Rev by civil defense officials to to his native state Virginia he select and Mark shelters which later decided to Lead the rebel could House Large number of per force.1 it sons in Case of nuclear attack. It goes the roof supports a steel trusses for the reef of the Large steel building which will House the Blue Bird bus company operation at the West Edge of my pleasant Are being placed. This was Van Buren contracts included in letting Robert Peterson was especially effective As the Northern president showing the kindness firmness and understanding of Lincoln a Multi faceted personality As he explained Aji Henry county farm Bureau ipad de in the Farewell scene. The last scene before intermission Quot rally hound the Flag Quot pre seated the Midwest Fife and drum corps playing the title song a favorite for soldiers in the War. The new London color guard handled we Flag ceremony for the scene. Too a the quilting party Quot offered a lighter scene As four Square dance clubs presented a Large Square dance tableau. The chorus Sang a aunt Dinah s quilting party Quot to set the mood for the scene. A just before the Battle Mother showed the pathos of the War As Clara Cannon sitting before a kerosene lamp read an actual letter written Home by a Hury count Soldier before hrs death. Quot Harvest from the heart Quot showed the increasing dependence on a Linen to do farm work As More men went to the War. A chorus song a take your gun and go John put the theme into words and mus his belief in preserving at All costs. The Union reach the White House before con akan soon Afler Tjie first one Bari been Holster into place note the the total number of men Inelus five Reserve units i one reason May or that we actually lost world War ii a it did no lose it to the enemy. Nazi Germany but to did lose it to our ally. Soviet Russia. First Stalin and then Khrushchev took every advantage of the War involvement to Seir countries and Peoples until now soviet in Sia this would make the total for All eight units alerted More than 1.600 about men the army mated the Alert i involved 96,000 men and included four crack National guard divisions. 475 smaller guard and army Reserve units. Tile two larges units involved in Iowa were both Engineer battalions the 495th, under the command of a. Wayne w. Burns superintendent of schools at Mediapolis has an actual strength at present of 30 officers and about 370 enlisted men its authorized strength totals about Gross adjourns probably late this month the Compromise would Grant the one tent increase in first class and raise airmail rates from seven to eight cents As sought by Kennedy but it would provide Only a fraction of the postage increases he requested for newspapers magazines and advertising circulars. Threshers program Friday september 8 invocation 9 30 a. In Cornstalk in the foreground. \ few months ago this was a Cornfield. Step up samplings of fallout Washington Upit the to study loss of radiation from Van Allen belts Ames Iowa up a the Iowa h. Us Way commission wednesday approved construction tot tiling $2,519,505 w Ith the Prima v Road system getting the lion s share of the funds. Among con tracts u s Public health service step i Tup its sampling of radioactive fallout on this country today following Russia fourth nuclear test Bla t within a week. I tire service said its 60 milk sampling stations had been Alert led to report any change in the Portland Cement Concrete pavement and widening a on Iowa 2 from Iowa i. 13 6 mile., to just the of pleasant High school contracts 1 11 of pay a and tile too voice Henry county chorus Sang Quot tenting tonight Quot for the scene of that name As the Southeast Iowa Saddle club portrayed the 4th Iowa cavalry As they marched from it pleasant scamp Harlan. Minn a to i is up a a ram of scientists from the of. of Farmington Ballett con special events announced each Day iodine-131 Content of milk and the Minnesota and the Universy of California will Send up a series of balloons in the Las half of september to study Lor of radiation trom the Van Allen edition Bra it that encircle the Cauli a traction 5512,339. Co Crosby no i dominates More of the Earth surface than Germany and Japan did Ltd Man the 495th is a combat unit during their Mast successful Days in world War ii Many ask what is the use of another War it will probably All be to the advantage of5 Carito Benn theater red China. Bums world maj was an infantry officer in War ii and served in the the Issue is no a Strong or \ weak foreign policy. The Issue is whether the american people Are ready and willing to get into a nuclear War. If we Are not ready and willing we shall either to be go isolated or <2i conquered or <3> reduced to an ignoble status. But the decision must be decisive at this climatic stage. Neither dodging the Issue nor belly Ching will save us. Nor can we delay either our decisions or the other Engineer outfit was the 389th. A construction uni commanded by maj. Kenneth l Apel Dubuque. He said at present the unit which has two companies in Dubuque and one each at la stand c rows e Anc Dodgeville a has 27 officers and about 400 enlisted men. He said the unit concentrates on heavy construction a Bridges Field hospitals and roads. Another one of the five Reserve unit told to intensify training is a a a Hare outfit it is the i 30 p in Sobaski twins memorial service cavalcade on the track Teeter Board in Frant of grand stand pro by Brake a threshing Baker fan in operation 7 00 . Sobaski twins antique car show. Sponsored by Sei a civil War pageant bus schedule to threshers reunion 90 water sampling stations had been ordered to make weekly rather than monthly radiation analyses. The 45 radiation stations which Sample air rain and Snow have been put on around the clock monitoring duty. They had been instruct cd to report within three hours any Sample that shows a 10-fold increase above average radiation Levels tile Van Allen or it v a for their discoverer. Or James Van Allen head of the \. Is department at the univ of Iowa. Asphaltic Concrete on Iowa 2 from Iowa i 13 4 Miles. To just South of Farmington. Land i construction co St. Joseph. To. Named $273,650. In the third scene Keith Garretson played Stephen Douglas who symbolized the new West As he spoke of its increasing importance a in world affairs a Small Mode resurfacing steam engine pulled a Wagon with j school desks on it across the spot-1 Light for the next scene. George Means As Samuel Luke How Southeast Iowa school teacher and presented a Harv Sung scene and an old threshers dinner. A there will be an empty chair Quot depicted he wounded coming from Battle into a Hospital staffed by women Ani ended with the death of a Soldier or Burton Mahle gang Quot there will be a vacant Chan Quot after the death scene. The Climax of the War was presented in a stillness at which depicted Lee s surrender. Harold Olson was effective As the Quot wooly Bear Quot Ulysses s Grant who gave generous peace terms to Lee. Olson presented a prime example of the Quot show must go on policy. Sick with flu he Lay bundled in blankets on one of the stretchers j used for the Hospital scene until his buys local properly Harold Burke has put re an la room House it 20� we a Saunders from Joe Thomas. Kiwanis announces new c Olor picture travel series Cue. Everett Wright was general Sheridan for the same scene. One could feel the Relief of pc in a is the girls came to meet their Guys coming Home in a when Johnny comes marching the extras ill Felt the happiness of the occasion and transmuted it to a heir audience Well. The army Reserve and tin National guard marched with a Arr the ing torches in the following scene i a March of flames Quot the Victory in capt the in a our actions very much longer be Cal of at Rar apr a cause the enemy is not delaying 1 groups command. His attitude toward bomb testing is a teaser to discover whether Wei of mean business. If we let this threat1 lie re at car a that one of pass. Khrushchev Stalin did on the Assumption that we Are Good at speeches but not at Callon warrant officer and 91 men provides medical supplies to _ copyright 1961, King features Fie Lei hospitals. Hazelton said at handle Syndicate inc j comply in Siren-1 the the unit could troops. The bus schedule is As follows for free rides to the threshers run 315th med Iliou 9 . A Park to town Stop will be in Middle of Block on East Side Frank to Hazelton said it is on Quot i Square a Only five Reserve units of its 9 30 will go ahead As l.�?~1,1 11 been ordered to report to own Active duty oct. I. Tile 315th, with six officers one town to Park Park to Airport via 9 45 . A Airport to Park. Schedule will be repeated hourly the f enlisted until 5 . Supplies for 600,000 Field historic building comes Down a the historic physics building on the Iowa Wesleyan Campus once a part of the German College is being razed to open up the area beside the new science building in the background. One Story was gone when the a Turc was taken wednesday. Six excellent programs that will take the audience to faraway places James Metcalf will return and to some scenes nearby Are an year in March to present pounced by the kiwanis club for mighty Mississippi Quot the 1961-62 travel and adventure accompanying brochures with March of ? he War series. This years Advance information in Quot malice Quot award none preset the color motion pictures with dictate that the series will rank with de Lincoln in his famous add Ess personal narration by the men who the bes hat hav been offered Rod prepared the audience for made them have become More pop those attending in the past arc a. Finale an impressive combination it it. Ular each Vear. Last year s attend Miliar with the excellent photog the band and chorus Wath a tie Anre was one of the largest to Date Raphy the Beautiful scenes the of hymn of the Republic this year. William Moore opens a National nature of the films and setting off of a Large u. S a the series of six entertainments with the added interest created by the coloured fireworks. A picture Story and narration. A song personal narration of the Man who1 die pageant will be Given again of Switzerland a on october 2. Lat bring the pictures. These men have it 8 pm. Friday or in the month Norm Wakeman unusual and interesting experiences will Bung a the world Between the Many of them humorous As they do tides and in late november. Jul visit the areas where they make the announce Rooe Ian Gromer always a favorite with pictures local audiences will return with Kiwan ians will devote then meet Quot Irisho my next monday evening to prep in january or. Gerald Hooper ration of mailings and distribution Day the Sena e rackets sub join will present a grecian interlude of tickets for the new series under Mitt e will investigate the a co Rand in february de Lark Quot Israel the direction of h f. Mcleron. R Rupa Ion of College a turletes by Oil rebirth of a and a series chairman. I sauteed . Washington up a sen. John l. Mcclellan announced to t

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