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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 16, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION S I AMPS Sugar 14 - Through October 31 Gasoline No. 7 Expires Sept. 21 Fuel OII 5 - - Until Sept. 30 Fuel OII I (new) until Jan. 3 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VALID RATION STAMPS R, S, T Blue Stamps expire Sept. 20 CT, V, VV Blue st»mps expire Oct. 20 7%. V. Z rf ti stamps expire Oct. 2 B brown stamps expire Ort. 2 VOL. I,XXI, No. 217THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Yanks Drive Germans Back At Salerno Byr Paul MALLON (Distributed by King Features Syndicate, Inc., Reproduction In Full or In Part Strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON — MOST **EOPLF In 'he hurry and troubles of tneir own busy war live' never step to think a-bout the opportunity these treasury bond drives offer them They cif not have the time or op- Congressman One of Six Indicted Indictments In Connection With Brokerage Racket They’ll Do It Every Time - - - Washington, D. C. <INSi—The department of justice announced today that Rep Jam-s M Curley, Massachusetts democrat, arid five others had with the investigation of rn alleged government war contract brokerage racket. The department of justice said that Curley, a former governor of Massachusetts and five others, members ol a firm of con Inaction engineers was charged with violating the mail fraud Bonds are avingr They are real .statute in the operation of a govern- so rn I ecurity, real old age insurance, i men, war contract brokerage racket, j They are ’he best investment for th* Tile department ‘aid the indictment, average man the saf< piacr to pu’ ha was returned today in Washington. money against a rainy flay. J Gurley made the following state- If any wage—earner (an s art early ment in life to put a certain amount of m m-j ^>ve pursued an independent) ev ea- h year in mali defense bonds, he rour,, and refuse to be a rubber stamp poi Unity to analyze ully what a bond, been indicted in connection means to them personally. The publicly is generally directed toward inst) (nu their | itnotic spirit for purchases, as it should be, but there is another side of it which should not br* overlooked. can have the e coming due annually at Uv end of a 10-y ar period—-not only the amount he paid in. but a 25 per cent inert na* on his lnvestmen' Win ie ■ se can you find an opportunity for small in vc tment today that guarantees a 25 p< r cent increase in' IO years? Series E bonds are best for Uhs purpose I t tried in saving that way wv-«»n v» av > lor g b< (o* *■ 'ii' war, and I have b"*n fortunate enough to be able to buy the limit for myself and my family each year since then while serving gress.” as a member of con- With County Men And Women In The Service Fifty Report For an Band .Much Musical Talent In First Year ( lass Advance To Points 8 Mil es From Beaches Stop German Counterattack? In The Area EXTENT) CURBS ON DELIVERIES Henry County MORE MEN IN CLASS I-A Fifty members of the Iowra Wesleyan College band were present for the first rehearsal cf the year, assuring a band as large as that of previous' years. The prospect for i superior or-1 ganization ti . year wa evident at the. - first meeting according to the d.rec- With the n s Fifth Avmy at 5alpr. r. W. E. Smith. no The U. S. Fifth irmv Io nic arcMiman cia s con ains much day resumed i s offensive after holding rr. . leal t *!e:it. st ited Mr. Smith, and German counter attacks, tnti > e r * I -- cif ira* on will be as( The Americans consolidated ther geed or better than previous We.*,lev - . bridgehead and then thrust forward an ut na- Both cl I a1 at.fi pop- • wiping out a German salient between a.ar mu ic will have it., place in the j the Sele 3nd Colore rivers, program. American troops now ar- in pursue Due to the a senv ol : o ball, em- of the retreating en^my. Force of rlie j has as v -ll be pi t cd on the concert sharp drive carried the Americans forte nd although numerous opportunities ^ard several miles. I will be afforded for p ibh appearances! High p~si*ions important in the find 1 cf tin marching band. A string ba.->s outcome of the battle were capture'!. has been add' d md will be played by The enemy was forced back and Ameri-Shirlc Kritzman of Ottumwa. can troops were in pursuit of them As in previous years, Mi. Pleasant The Americans advanced to points j is wed repn entrcl with thirteen per- eight miles from the beaches, extend-1 sens in the allege b rid. They are: ing by two miles the previous invasioi cerned -Harriet McKean and Marian bridgehead whose narrowness made * Aumann: bardo:; Doris Ward; trom- swift maneuvering of troops extremely bone Ellis Zrtkefoose anc! Martha difficult. Farm Income PU Pvt Vivian Wdraiher is now station, ed at Fort Bliss, Texa. He is in th' automatic anti-aircraft division a new j branch of service. LET I S HI FRANK and look at t fairIv Some pei*pie hold back in fear of Use . ize of the war debt or inflation These ob jet. (Jens ait* loo bsh. John Douglas No matter h w great the war debt,; these savings bonds will be so widely j distributed among the people after th‘s' war ti*.at the government will have to maintain their purchasing value to the utmost. Public pressure will see to than' Limited Wholesale and Retail Deliveries bv Truckers 1939 .............................. $ 1,102,9 43 1941 ............................. 6.22X,471 -Director Joseph 1943 Wendell Douglas of th'* U is home oil furlough and i enjoying a i Visit with his parents, Mr and Mis. Pi Washington. D. C B. Eastman of the transportation (OOT) Wednesday 8 haw jeered a sharp curtailment of all re- {directly due* to the war. 12,062,652 Wright; french horns—Leota French ( and Molly Taylor Grove; clarinet— K thlten I-'Ord; saxophone -Jane Gra-Subject lo Call Soon, Include j-.am. oboe- -Irma Qrne-.rt:, ba >on - Pre-Pearl Harbor Fathers [Cal rn Nil rn; im Buz ane Ward i bell. and tympani- Beth Rochefort. Other members No sooner had the new offensive been revealed when Lieut. Gen Clark issued an official announcement saying: “The beachhead at Salerno bs now secured.” Another groip of Henry cc anty men Staff Sgt. John M Hunt and Mrs. Hun' of Taromi, Wish . arrived in Mt.i Pleasant. Monday, for a visit with’ th»*ir parent , Dr and Mrs C. E Hunt and Mr and Mrs Ernie Smith. S In a: y event if v iii put the money ^ Hunt is a surgical technician with in the bank, you will Th-r I)'* same ^ 27th General hospital unit at Ft. Packages The directive includes a ban on the retail delivery of any package weighing less than five pounds or measuring New addr' *. LL Robert L. Baker. (JO inches or less in length and girth ment (Serb E pa:, 2 1)3 per cent over Navigation Headquarters. Selman;combined. It also prohibits any retail the IC year period, which enhances pjeld Monroe l* Lt Baker was deliveries, except ice, mUk and cream, uffer he sam results from inflation, and you will not Lowb have the prospect of half as much interest as you will get from the govern tail and wholesale motor truck deliveries in the country, effective Monday, Oct. ll. The order will extend to the entire nation limitations on the frequency of deliveries which have been in effect since last spring in the northeastern “gasoline shortage" area. from nearby pom- off ice of defense! Farm income in Henry County including several pre-Pe art Harbor mumms are: Elda Ga reline, who plays i Wednesday or- [has tripled in *1 years. I his is fathers have been classified in I-A un- he k’’1* one KlU ( 1 *n» !Um“ . der the Selective Service and are sub-’mer from ML Union; Dorothy Peter-IIave you put your share OI to call for their find physical ex-!son’ baton ai *et and Jacka Knit, thih increased farm income back aminations at Camp Dodge socn. They j bass drummer Rem Olds, Nadine and into War Bonds? The govern- are: meht needs this now. , Donald Nickerson There are only 12 days left to George Moorhead Virginia Kudobe clarinetists from Sa- Allied Headquarters in North Africa — (INS*—The tide of battle in the Salerno area on the west coast of Italy turned today in favor of the allies. Geiman armored divisions were hurled back bv terrific blows from ar idly your share of bonds during the Third War Loan. j Invest your )imit today! Farmers Above All Others Should Invest In War Bonds their value 25 per cent; savings ac- transferred from Marfa Army Air counts hereabout now pay I 5 per cm; > Field Malta, Texas I Mr on Sunday. "The necessity for this action has.* been carefully weighed in the light of j and Mrs. William Wellington re- the ODT’s prime responsibility to pro- (By the J. S. Ru'sell. former Assistant to Administrator War Food ^ministration) If there is any one person in the who the war and support the campaign, it is the Iowa Ii YOU HIDE your money in a -oek mved word from their son. Billy Well- lect and maintain the domestic traits- United States above all others in th' a tic, you get no interest, and the |ngU>n> who was recently inducted into porta t ion facilities essential to the sue- should ^invest Ji^U. ^ VVaI. B^insT^!‘f results of inflation would be jus; as the navy, that he has been sent to Far- cessful prosecution of disa trou in fact, it w uld be dis- ragut idaho His address, and he hopes current conditions in the field of astrous wherever you put it. ^ hear from many 0f his friends, is: motor transport,” Eastman said. Tile bends are ca: h. They are mon- ^Qy g. Wellington, A S . Co. 727-43- ey People do not seem to understand Camp scott. U. S. N. T. S., Farragut, th: ■ They are the -ame as dollar biri" idaho, because they have exactly treasury backing, and can ferred to dollars at any time. farmer. He has as much, if stake than anv other not more, individual Under the order, retail deliveries of winning the war, in preserving our the be same rans- Major Perry (’. Mathews has returned to Ft. Snelling, Minn., after being In effect, they are dollars bearing cai]pd here by the death of hts SUI er in te rest lf you put your savings rn a bank, the banker will buy a bond anyway and get the 2% per cent cr more. while paying you IG percent. these reasons, every loose doi- in-law. Miss Minnie Nickalous of near Crawfordsville. alcoholic beverages tobacco. confec-‘form 0f Government, in maintaining a tioneries, soft drinks and other non- free and independent form of agricul-aicoholic beverages are cut to once a ture and in having access to world week. The same limitation is placed ^ markets. on ice cream, sherbets or ices, maga- j He has more to lose if inflation z.ines and periodicals, and cut flowers., ag .jn should run rampant and defla- „ I tion and depression should be the in- Carol Roosevelt Reed Cia:'nee L. Cornwell John Winfield Metcalf Denver Piatt Arthur T. Roach Samuel R. Ewart Leslie Alfred Swailes Roy Mason Carlton Andrew White Marcus Neil Wikel Harry Themas Walter Thomas Morgan Newton Kenton Ygurra Housh William John Rowe Hugh William Baldwin Harry’ June Anderson Donald Leroy Linder Lloyd Edward Keller Paul Everett Welcher Cla'rence Earl Bogue Harold Wayne Getchall John Galer Jeffery Wayne Delmer Berkshire Classified in 4-E and listed to be sent ‘0 a conscientious objectors’ camp were: Edward E. Freyenberger Marvin Martin Blesser lem; Dorraine Oldt, clarinetist from madas of allied planes, warships and I Wyman; Joyce Warth, who plays a it appeared the American fifth army cornet and Kay OI. on, flutist, from was victorious in its fight to retain New London. GUY SIMKIN BUYS NEW HOME HERE I I i Announcement is nude cf the sale of ; the west house of iii*' two recency j built by Pleasant Home- Inc., on East j Washington street to Mr. and Mrs. Guy , Sirnkin. The Harold Hawkins family j which moved to the house recently will .continue to reside there An executor's deed from Aiora Dunn the Salerno beachhead The 15-inch guns of the British battleships Warspite and Valiant were brcught to bear on nazi positions while the air force for the second successive day mobilized every plane that could fly to hurl explosives at the enemy. An official headquarters announcement said Lieut. Gen. Mark W. Clark’:-, fifth army had strengthened its hold on the embattled bridgehead. Reenforcements A constant stream of reenforcements and supplies were put ashore from allied fleets under cover of the aerial I i to Clarice Crew for a proper y in the bombings and shellings from the sur-' 700 block on North Main has also been face craft in the gulf of Salerno, recorded. The deed f ult ills a contract lighth army forces under British Gen-entered into by S. N. Coe. era! Montgomery redoubled the pace j Clarice Crew has given a deed to of its march northward to assist Lien. i Erma J. Pebanz for a one-third inter- Clark s army. The eighth army spear- est in the above property. Story of “Destroyer if Mercury Down A maximum of three retail deliver-, ies a week is permitted for fresh or mtable ^..sequence Sane. Louise Lankford Y 3-c and ,rozcn meat, poultry, eggs, fruits, vege-1 Th* IO»“ 'armer m0re /“fn For these reasons, evwy Kenneth Smith, Jr.. A. M M 3-c of tabjes> fjSh and shell fish, but five!tnan almosl ai‘- other perron to p an lar hold by everyone ought to be in washington, D, C.. both of whoina are whoiesaie deliveries of these products novv for ^placement of needed e^p- government bonds It is incomprehens- *tationed at the Ottumwa Naval Air mpy be made similarly, three deliv-1 ment—pay now rn the form of ar ible to me that anyone would choose station. spent Sunday at the Frank*enes are the retail maximum for bread jBcnd Purthases Predict Heavy Frost In Vicinity standing of what a ship means to her J "Destroyer,” is a fine example of | what excellent entertainment for the 1 entire family can be put into a pic- t ture w ith a war theme. A simple. I direct and very sincere story, it is a OO 11*1 IflW‘1 ! classic symbol of the men in the U. .U III lUWttjg Navyi and dins into ;h( .oui of a - I man to give you an insight md under- for any reason to hold cash or money Lrfmirtbrd home. in the bank than to hold a savings » bond. ' Pvt. John E. Prechill will leave to- Thus. from cold reasoning, this bond niorrow to return to Ft. Wadsworth, drive should reach into every crevice N y, after spending an eight day of idle money in this coun'ry and put furj0Ugh with home folks. it to productive use both for the good ^ * and perishable bakery products, but iof m.ichmerj-. I six wholesale deliveries are permitted. land other items now virtually unob-j tamable. The Iowa farmer and the ones who had of Cedar Rapids men. of the country and the good of individual citizen. th" Only one delivery a week of malt beverages may be made to consumers, j have sold hogs this year have The same limit is placed on bottled added income from a war crop. malt beverages at wholesale, but two! Last, but not least, are two argu It is the story of the ex-Navy man who welded the ship, John Paul Jones De- Moines. Iowa (INS'—The mel" I ll, and who fought on the original of cury went to 32 at Spencer last night ^ sanje , ame in World War j He but telegraphic repoi made no rn1 n J re^urng t0 service to sail on the Miss Bitty Jane Rcu.srher of tbc deliveries of beer or ale in kegs are t merits that are in themselves enough WAVES has the following new art- permitted. NECESSITIES dress: B. J. Rauscher Sp. (Ti 3-c, TS 13C. Chase Field. Beeville. Texas. MORE STI KRING back up IU. COW one If you tanfonr- DISTRICJ MEETING FOR one anywhere near the battle fiont— and who has not—you will want sacrifice to buy even beyond your savings limit. Certainly if he stops to think about it, any man would deny Two deliveries a week may be made ! by laundries, dry cleaners and tailors. I while the wholesale limit on such serv- j ; ices is five deliveries. J to injure maximum participation by Iowa farmers in War Bond purchases: I. It is patriotic to invest in War I • Bonds. tion of frost damage there or else- j where in Iowa. The weather bu: eau said that despite frost temperatures in I north central Iowa, atmospheric con-' I ditions may have nrevented damage. The bureau in a soecial broadcast j 2. The Bonds are a darned good in" j for the Qedar Rapids vicinity predict- * vestment. PRODUCERS, TRUCKERS Other wholesale delivery limitations. jn 0ther words, the best way yet de ' ed the frost there would be heavy in : follow: vised for the Iowa farmer to ‘I) in-1 - j Alcoholic beverages, one a week. soft (vegt safrly his returns from the sale trim* aooui u --------- - A general meeting has been scheduled drinks tobacco and eonlectionenes twt> Qf war crop.s, ,2) help win the war,] himself actual purchases of comforts for all producers, truckers, dealers and deliveries; ice cream 01 .Dillbets iom (3) help prevent inflation, and (4) himself aciuai p h magazines and periodicals, four; ice, make certain that he has funds fo; the lowlands tonight. and put this money in o b^nds when processors of livestock in the area un cut flowers, post war equipment purchases, is to buv all the War Bonds he can afford— ' end then some. he contemplates the national neces- der the jurisdiction of the Davenport ''eH> iePair parts, six, sity and bis persons! duty in it. District Office of the office of Do- Commodities Tile slogan is "back the attack." This fense Transportation at the Chamber is to be the final attack, we must make 0f commerce Building, Cedar Rapids, wo ( f lv^nt‘ . 1 a ^ ---------- sure It is to be the big drive which will iowa, at 8:00 p. rn.. Saturday, Septem- " ta anc,’lilted bv DDT01' a'’y c°m' BIG LOUISA COUNTY crush our enemies and the duty assign- Prr 25, 1943, at which time an Area - vrrx ne AI DCDADTCn man who has a dolor or car Livestock Indus ry Transportation Ad- The order requires ail dehvety truck LAND DEAL REPORTED “vc one is clear It may be his last v,sory committee will be elected or se- operators to eliminate duplicating or - chance f do his du'y. a prof table d-*‘y iected. Paul V. Kortkamp, District ovcriapping loutcs. ODT explained, It is not often that a man is con- Manager, announced today. ' however, that this does not mea., that ,w0 highly improved adjoining latins lunch program for pupils rn .he Vtash- f rah ted with a proposition wh‘ch is a' This committee when approved by on- operator may not duplicate the totaling 440 acres, located 4 miles! inc ton schools necessary, profitab’c. the Office of Defense Transportation routes ol allot hoi, it lequnes merely northwest of Wape.lo and owned bi new shin, intl manages to antagonize every man aboard. Most of his trouble is with Glenn Ford, who is also in love w itll his daughter. In spite of the Destroyer's reputation as an “old tub” because she falls down on her shake-down cruise, the old man proves her a worthy addition to the U. S, Navy. Edward G. Robinson as the man whose love for a ship control his actions is excellent and has rarely been in better form. Glenn Ford, in his last I part tor the duration, gives his best _ * performance to date with Marguerite Washington. leva — Washington’s J chapman play inc opposite him in the public schools have ourchased I .OOO I romantic interludes. Regis Toomey is rounds of raw tomatoes from the splendid as the skipper and Edgar Brighton Canning company, which J Buchanan. Leo Gcrcej and Ed Brolly Moscow, Russia INS) —Novorossiysk were originally intended for processing take care of the amusing moment. The Black Sea naval base and import- in the Brighton factory, and they are j understanding direction of William A bein CANNING HALF TON OF TOMATOES FOR SCHOOL head pushed through Scalea northward toward Sapri. 55 miles by road to the Salerno beachhead and only a little more than 40 miles by air. The advance of the British eighth army into Scalea brought Montgomery’s main forces to within approximately 65 miles by land from the fifth army. Climax Few Days Off Although the clsmax to the staggering battle below' Naples is probably three or four days eft. authorized quarters declared our position is somewhat more favorable as our strength increases. Jap Planes Bomb Two Islands Washington, D. C. (INS'—The navy reported today that Japanese planes bombed the Lunga point arear on Guadalcanal last Monday night for the first time in two months, causing only minor damage. At the same time. a Japanese bomber attacked American installations on Russell island, 52 miles northwest of Guadalcanal but caused no damage. The navy said that no casualties resulted from either of the enemy attacks. Soviet Forces Push Forward canned here for use during the Hi Id R^al Elate reports the sale of j coming winter as a part of the hot Three of the women who will serve ant communication center fell today Seiler keeps the theme light., playing to Soviet troops. up the men, their bravery rid their fun. Seaborne Soviet forces landed be-The picture is surprisingly ligtft and hind cjtv s'n^ral days ago *nd fun-filled fcr a war theme yesterday the German radio acknowl- AdmJssion to "Destroyer” at the edged that the Russians had fought the Inter Ozenn Reinsurance Ccmpan t as cooks when the hot lunch program) Temple Theatre Wednesday night, their way into the suburbs of the case the same time ---------- . — ------ — - - x . . ... and patriotic Every citizen has this wm devise plans whereby the orderly that no carrier operate over a bein- JM privilege in this current bond cam- movement of livestock from farms to ery route which overlaps another of of Cedar Rapids, to Mr. E. L. Land-(starts in October are rn charge of the s ... will bi bv tackets giveni foi capture of Novorossiysk announced 1; markets will not be disturbed to any his own routes. rum of Burlington. This is an out-. canning operations, which are in pro- (the put scil war .joncls rn this thu : bv Premier Joseph Stalin in a -.peel ?’ PaThir is vour country and you should serious degree by the growing shortage Limitations on retail milk deliveries standing tract of fine level corn land gress at the Lincoln school kitchen, war loan campaign. Eckels may be )rdcr 0f the day cl >s-d still tigher he hp Stockholder III it, as big a stock- of motor truck equipment, drivers, will apply to all horsedrawn vehicles and is being purchased by Mr. Land- The tomatoes ar- being put up in s xii cd a’ a: he t; ions when rin? -.napping around the German libber and gasoline. as well as trucks. rum as an investment. half gallon jars. , tne w ir a regularly sold. ire ps in the F a- k Sea reg on. hokier as you can. parts, n

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