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Mount Pleasant News (Newspaper) - September 20, 1943, Mount Pleasant, IowaVALID RATION STAMPS Sugar 14 - Through October 31 Gasoline No. 7 Expires Sept, 21 Fuel OII 5 - - Until Sept. 30 Fuel Oil I (new) until Jan. 3 THE MT PLEASANT NEWS VAI,II) RATION STAMPS R. S, T Blue Stamps expire Sept. 20 f\ V, W Blue stamps expire Ort. 20 X. lf. I, rfd stamps expire Oct. 2 A. B. Brown Stamps expire Oct. 2 VOL. LXXI, No. 220MONDAY, SEPT. 20, 1913 MT. PLEASANT, IOWA Americans Advance 15 Miles Wants Fathers In The Army Gen. Marshal) Opposes Bill To Delay THE By Paul Mallon (Distributed by King Feature* Syn-dlcBte, Inc., Reproduction In Full or In Part Strictly Prohibited.) WASHINGTON — THE ANSWER to this father-draft business may be found in official figures not frequently mentioned or stressed. The army only wants 446,000 father* to fill out its program for a 7,700,000 man army January I. If it did not get the fathers, it would still have a 7,2V too man army, which is quite a lot of army, But no less an army authority than war undersecretary Patterson has announced that war plants must have 2-000,000 more men in the same period, namely before Tins obviously is a bigger if not more pressing need, on its face apparently more vital than the army need, because men cannot fight without equipment. The current agitation on the father-dr ft subject is naturally driving lath-1 He made the announcement as lie els into the* war plants where titty I testified before a joint session of the can ofa’ain deferment. No one car. J senate and house military affairs com-provi the controversy has been kept at I nut tee The general testified in op- They’ll Do It Every Time - - Washington, D. C (INS' General Georg*- C. Marshall, army chief of staff, told congress today that if leg-i latino is enacted preventing the drafting of fathers it will do more damage to the war’s program than could be done by the Germans and the Jap.4 “If you cut us now you hurt us more than the Germans or Japs,” was the end of the year J general’s blunt statement. Jast Getting Ready The staff chief also informed congress that huge numbers of American ground forces soon will go into action. • We are just getting ready for our development.’’ the general said. MO VISITORS AOA! hi TODAY, nurse?vou'd think: I W£S IN THE ISOLATION WARD, latelv All up my, RELATIVES SEEM TO HAVE FORoOT-TEN MELT WPZ* LO'But cheer up-Didnt VOO SAY YOUR SOLDIER BOY FRIEND WAS COMING UP FpOM V FORT FOOTBLISTER H TOMORROW ? Its fever pitch on the front pages sole ly jor the purpose of effecting that result. At the same time, no one can deny that this is the main result of th*- controversy so far. In other word the thrc'at of draft is accomplishing the administration's I position to a bill to delay the drafting of fathers. Marsh ill said that up to this lime only small numbers of ground forces have bien in action. Bases Lstablishcd But Thev ll romp in LikE, The thunde R i no ME RD AT JUST THE WRONG moment-- * to- Janet bomtwus, MUSKEGON, MICH VV fU I*WW., Y HELLO, '? SASS)£ "THE NURSE SAID WE COULD STAV AS LONO AS WANTED" Young People Meet At Local Church District Lathering of Presby terian Group i Italy Yanks Seize Heights In Salerno Area Because of the cool weather, the 160 registered delegates and numerous un-rtgi' lured friends met in the Presbyterian church instead of at McMillan park Sunday for the district Presbyterian Young Peoples gathering. Bolster Sea Blockade Naples of Bases have been established and purpose of getting men voluntarily in- f training has been completed for the ^ ^a ^ont* matter to war industry, and as long as th<ylnext development he said. The time.s4le 6f the fine 80 air* no rn owned can keep this pressure going, they will js a» hand for hurd-hard-hitting serve a purpose which seems more im-* against the axis with artillery and in- portani thin the gathering of 440,0001 faut iv, the staff chief emphasized fattier for a slightly larger army. J Voicing disappointment over the de-Thus the tail actually already is wag-1 mantis for the deferment of fathers ging the dog }General Marshall said: _ I ‘ I arn puzzled by th* reaction I have [ most seriously turned over in my mind erms of what we canaan township Accident Fatal land is sold j 0 Peoria Man - i H M Hild sale referee in the Ms O.P.A. PRICE PANEL WILL MEET TONIGHT ;feree in the re po: ’ THURK WAS NO DOUBT that a ma john of the reconvening congress w*s!what ** in of what draft [should do Of course, lf it is a question of extravagant use of troops that is alioth!r matter. But it seems to stacked up against the father Terrific popular pressure against it has j been discerned by the legislators At the .same time the army has «* **wt & couW do k» to reduce never failed to iuve its way with con-jour program and cut our strategic n gress. Furthermore, the anti-draft bill fatOers are not drafted*." will cert sinh b« voted, if j*asM«a be-1 ca-. * V 'ie; alwh>. follow war HAMBURG VIRTUALLY department policy, when h» does not, mean make it himself. Together they should j BLOWN OFF MAP b< able easily to get more than the. - one-third of congress necessary to sos- , London — The full story of the un-Uin the veto. Therefore, it seems inevitable that the army can start drafting fathers October I if it wants to, and it says so far it is determined to do so. the elate and located near Canaan church, to Mr, WO ley Corey, who owns other land nearby. Possession is to be given Mar- :, I t KNOX WARNS OF NEW NAZI DRIVE Fatally Injured In An Accident I . Near New London H trk-v M Caw, of Peoria. Ill wa injured in a mo’orcycle accident at New London Saturday night, Sep-o rn ber ll, and who was brought to the Memorial hospital at hat time, but later taken to Peoria by ambulance. died Saturday night, according to word received here. He never regained consciousness. MoCaw's motorcycle left the highway on a curve near New London. A The O. P. A. Price Panel will have a meeting at Senior high thi» evening at 8 o’clock. Miss Mar. Mitchell of : the district office will be present to start an educational meeting on black ( marrie(1 who rnarket. IGerman Allied Headquarters in North Africa (INS;— Tile 5th army’s bridgehead Th* local Christi rn Endeavor organ- in western Italy today was extended 15 iration was the host group. miles northwest of Salerno after L *ut. Dr. C. M Wallace gave the opening General Mark W Clark', tr ops seized address in the afternoon. Miss Vir- all dominating heights on the Barren* a pima Francis. Girl Scout executive of peninsula. Burlington, had charge of a recreation British troops on Italy’s east coas‘ period and after supper conference meanwhile drove 30. miles northwest groups were led tov Mrs. C V. Brown, froth the Taranto naval base to cap-Dr. Wallace and Rev. E. D. Byrd. Rev. ture the town of Gioja. site of an Inland Mrs. Ben Cowles, newly commis- portent nazi operated airdrome and \ :• .oiled foreign missionaries to China rail junction on the line to the Addled a panel discussion along with Rev. atic port of Bari. Willard S Thomas, pastor Of the Don- Bolster Blockade Hell so ti Presbyterian church and Rev. Occupation of height., dominating th« Byrd. jutting thumb of the Sorrento penln- * Dr. W. J. Conrad gave the closing Sula bolstered the sna blockade of address. Naples established by capture of Capri „ _____and the outer islands in the Bay of Naples sJ iii-# k/ir I livDiuui ' Tn fhe center of the Salerno bridge- Min r or Divorce ^ the 5th army Mt off n,., aro*nd north of the city Another town farther east is still held by the nazis. British occupation of Gioja apparently effected by trccps of the 5th corps Filed With Clerk Else DeJonge has filed a suit for j divorce from Herbert Dc J* urge with the was made without opposition except clerk of the court. The couple wm.-, jcr numerous booby traps and mines. at Frankfort on ’he Main. ()ut of Sardinij| March 31. 1938. the petition FORMER RESIDENT I Th* allied headquarters also an states, and lived together until July. < jounced that the Germans are com 1941. Cruel and inhuman treatment Londonderry, Northern Ireland — United Stat-s Navy Secretary Frank Knox, addressing the personnel of the American naval base here, warned to- woman riding with hill was only slight day that altho the U-boat menace had jy hurt. been checked the Germans were be---- iieved to be preparing new onslaughts upon allied Atlantic convoy routes. Knox was accompanied by Adm Harold R. Stark chief of United States naval operations rn this theater; Capt Leland P. Lovett, director of naval and Capt. L S. Perry. pletely out of Sardinia ‘‘after consist-OF COUNTY DIES and desertion are charged iii the pe- italian pressure ” __ jtftion. | Headquarters announced that at least 140 nazi tanks have been knocked cut Otto Riepe, 62, ^^J00P5 widenln* ,heir salen,° Taken Bv Death Although nazi resistance is weaken- ATTEND NATIONAL D. OF U. V. CONVENTION Word has been received of the death of Mns. Emma Turney of White Deer. Tex., at 10:00 p rn.. Sunday. J Mis. Turney and her hu.'band. the late George Turney, were former res!-den s of Henry county, having lived on a farm west I Trent rn for many year . Her parents were Mr and Mrs. Wilt Hoagie of Mt Plea ant She is survived by ore daughter. Mrs. J Vine* nt Hall. The body will be brought I here for burial. ' ;ing along the now-secure front extending from Agropoli to Salerno, it was stressed that there is no indication at The deal ii of Otto Riepe. 62. farmo? present that the enemy has no inten- of ou’h of Mn Peasant, occurred at ,]on 0y yielding territory north of Sal- Memters ox local D. U. V.: Mrs Ellen M. Bryant. Dept. President and member cf Nation >: Press committee. Mr- Mary Taft, D* pf. Counselor and precedented devastation produced In public relation Hamburg, one-time .ndus.rial center j H*^spobe^durWg *^'r™™5s Natmnai Aide and Mrs. Gladys Miller. of German) four RLA an resmU6 th€ Londonderry base Dept Secretary and state delegate, are American Flung Fortress ra s > J oartidpation by in Milwaukee. Wis.. attending the fift-y- t i * I ■ - 9 a Ana r* at a post of in recognition of tne paruupuun uy , tween July 24 ana Aug. - - base’s third annual national convention of H- hrmhpr* aas disclosed bv an R A more than 90 per cent oi me Hi DOTO De. s wa a***-1 a.’CU o% “ rv- tho nanohtprc rrf TTmnn Veterans F commentator after weeks of study of personnel in the wa: bona .. . ASSISTS AT STAR NO. 8 AS SUBSTITUTE TEACHER erno without a bitter fight. London, England < INS)—The Algiers ian seaport midway between Salerno and Sorrento, is in allied hands. Allied Bombers Batter Roads, Railways C. A. P. To Start SEN ATOR VANDENBERG : proud of th* job his committee performed for photographs and intelligence reports, the republican party with its Maekin- . They show the once flourishing city ac declaration on post war. Some of J 0f I ,$00,000 population has far the th*- i»t) . republican leader here have . fUn,. being, at lea * almost ceased to C'OUTSC For Pilots received letters from homefolk^ ex- . exist. Seventy-seven per cent of it ^ pressing dissatisfaction with it, how- jjes in ruins. Altogether, between 5.000 ever, on much. the Daughters cf Union Veterans the Civil War in session Sept. 19-24. the ground it did not say ( ancj goof) acres— about nine square j The I opal unit of he Cai. Air Pa n ,,, j miles — were devastated. | is planning to stair a ne* course o Just after Mackinac, you may ftktej That is nearly IOO times Coventry's study qualifying for mc v, i . ex unnoticed State Secretary Hull went on similarly damaged area, and nearly 60 tuition for a private plans ce a., lea u the air with the administration post- times greater than the principal area The cour-e is to be s\sterna ic, cor war declaration. Many in his party, of devastation in London <105 acres* at mg meteorology, naviga I n. cm a.. especially the new deal extreme left- the peak Of the German aerial attempt regulations, and aircraft ope: acorn e ists, thought this was too vague also. to jtnock Britain from the war in • work is expecter: to last a ou - As an objective commentator, I would 1940 I months, at th® end o w .c ,M_ say the complaints were right in both. "built up" area of Hamburg they will take a tes 1/1 p! instances, that both republican and whicj1 W3S destroyed includes the city Aeronautics Ad annist ra mi.^ ^ democratic statements were too vague proper and its .suburbs. [ The organizat.on is. wo. - * and for a mighty good reason. I -- Any resjionsible leadership which gets out In front now with anything very definite on post war will promote a ONLY 9 Days To Go ’he Memorial hospital at 3:30 this morning, following an illness of several weeks. j I Surviving are his wife and five ch i- radio reported today that Amalfi. Ital Itiren. Wilmer B. of Fairfield, Ora O.,1-Albert L , Rachel Ri.eiie and Mis. Lorena Housel all of near Mt Pleasant. __ Tw’o brothers and three sisters also Mrs. Charles R. Bishop has been as- survive, Alber’ of Kent, la. Ben cf sisLng at Star No. 8. as substitute ' Denver, Colo., Mrs. Molly Th ie, Mi a. teacher, for Miss Shirley Herr. Mrs. j Clara Lofgren and Mrs. Alpha Wisch-Bkhop responded until Miss Herr could 1 meier all of near Burlington, fake up her du’ies September 27th. I Funeral service will be held at the; Twelve pupil*: Glen Miller, William Presbyterian church at 2.30 p. rn. Wed Fort. Jphn Hinkle, Patsy Lou Miller, nesday. Elton Roach. Mary Miller, George Fort, Juanita Christner, Jerry Grand, James Fort. Lavers Christner and Derrald Gray are enrolled. Divorce Granted Henry county war loan sales to Sept 20—$295,177.50. Quota—$705,000.00. Balance to sell in 9 days—$409,822.50.1 Paul H McCoid Buy vour limit today. ' day Legion Strikes Convention Keynote Omaha. Nebraska —(INST— The American Legion struck the keynote Eunice Edwards was granted a di-, o[ ^ national convention in Omaha force from George Edwards by I today by demanding that "the tradi- in court bete Sat rn - j tional American system of free enter- Admi Headquarters in North Africa 'INS)— Low flying allied attack. I bombers w’ere revealed today to have {battered strangle roads and railways j in western Daly in a coordinated campaign to seal the nazi escape or rein-j forcemen’ routes to the Salerno battle-| field. Sale of Bonds At Cafe Totals $10,425 i prise be preserved after the war." Making dollars do double duty appealed to many Henry’ county resident * discussion which will shake the coun try Not only diverting its attention rangements to enable its members to fly at a reasonable cost. Any non-members interested shculrl come to a regular Tues, or Tours, even-_____ ing meeting Civil Air Patrol befor S D. Garretson and Wayne T. Gar- course begins Sepumbe. -8 for tests. Meetings are Bond Premiere JOY FARM SOLD TO RAY D0NN0LLY from the war, but promoting public dis- retson, real estate brokers, report the arrange unity. I sale of the Clifford Joy 90 acres 3 miles .t 8 p. rn a; «3 North Ma rn st. . . If either the adminstration or the^west 0f pleasant to Mr. Raymond Prof. Boyer o < a republicans took a determined stand Donnolly of near Winfield. This farm assist wha the insane ■ in any specific direction, the best war has two barns and numerous othc: , interests of the country would not be' buildings and is on aigravel ,road a";i Mf. Union Lxceeds served. Unofficial debate serves a has electricity in all the builamgs. Mr. 4-"1 healthy purpose in sifting ideas for Donnolly takes possession March 1st weighed truth, but official discussions 1944< would start a fight. heal LIFE STORY OF A FIGHTING SHIP! t Prairie Queens Meet AS MATTERS NOW STAND on both ^ sides of the fence, the strong advocates of special methods on both sides can be kept to theiv unofficial knitting. It this wholesome but unsatisfactory' t (to many) condition can prevail in the coming senate discussions over the - Ball-Burton-Hatch-Hill pressure group Bond Quota Mt. Union. 160 population, was given a nuota of SIO OOO no in the Third War The Prairie Queens met with Mis. aq . . *• » - Roy Wick of Mt. Union Thursday af ternoon. Twelve members were pres ent. Mrs. Jeanne Oberman was a °P'n J Loan drive. On Thursday when all the tores cf the State were asked to help this drive bv selling bonds, toe Community Cooperat’ve. the only general store, in that little city cooperated ________ bv giving a $25 00 bond to spur bond ing a platform for a political con- saipS that day. But the sale did not vention. * No one remembers what was Pnd that day without any house-t an uproar there can, also be avoided. --------- _ . Obviously, the senate administration jn a platform a week after its care- bouse canvass. The fir*? week of ^ at leaders do not w mt acrimonious de- fully chosen words are announced, drive sold more than the town’s quota bate. The problem cf the democratic sometimes not even the candidates. 0? $10,000,00. The four employs caca leadership, just Uke the republicans The important thing in conventions is selling more than their suggested quota at Mackinac, is to devise a declarator the personality of the candidate, which being led bv Norma Knox and Amy which will sound allnght, but will not cannot be reduced to words. The im- Brown with sales nailing $8,400.00. open up a big fight over future foreign portance of these post war declarations these figures ben g the * prier o a policy. " likewise will rest upon individual per- bonds sold, and there is still IO days to This nutter is drawing up indeter- sonalities. expressed in detailed action back the attack with bonds, minute statements of policy is like writ- rather than phrases. I Through the courtesy of Mr. M. L. Dickson, Manager of the Temple Theatre, and Columbia Pictures, a Bond Premiere will be a big feature of the Third War Loan Campaign Wednesday night. September 22, at the Temple Theatre. ! The aeronautics committee, meeting Sunday. The thoughts of choice meat 'on the eve of the formal opening of fmm th" Henry OCumy Grand Champ-i the convention tomorrow, adopted a Unship baby beef and the thoughts of resolution voicing the demand. Legion helP»'8 the hone! drive led many per-I leaders stated that the convention was ”ons t0 »uy bends and eat the choice beef without charge Sunday at the Hi Hat cafe. Sales of bonds at the cafe for the day totalled $10,425. Many persons were turned away between noon and two o’clock Several who did not buy bonds were served at a fixed price. \ certain to approve the resolution. Women Will Be Eligible For Legion Radar, that magical invention which has proven >uch a valuable weapon in our war to the finish against the Avis—is on the screen at last! Long a mystery, kept a secret by our Government, the workings of Radar were finally released to the public when it became known that the Axis is very much aware of its potency, although they still cannot figure it out. The manner in which it works is thrillingly shown in the exciting Columbia drama, “Destroyer.” This picture stars Edward G. Robinson as » ( hicf Boatswain’s Mate, while Glenn l ord. Marguerite Chapman and Edgar Buchanan complete the featured east. Admission will be bv tickets given with purchase of War Bonds in th* present W.’r B'mds Campaign. Omaha. Nebraska (INS*— American legion leaders declared in Omaha to- |0Wc|f| lYlIICU day that their ranks would be open to members of the WACS. WAVES,! (AlltO VV T6CK SPARS, and women marines w hen they j are diMbarged from the armed serv-, ^ ^ T^7""lNS>-Joe Bur- ices after the war. According to legion spokesmen, it will not be necesasry to change the constitution of the organization to ad- ! ley, 24, of near Nevada, Iowa, was I killed today, pinned under the wreck age of his automobile on highway 69, two miles south of Ankeny. Wayne Buttry, 25, of near Ames, riding with him suffered head and internal injuries and a broken leg He is in Broadlawn hospital in Des Moin-I es. Margaret Anna Neff left her house-] Burley apparently lost control of che hold -cods to her sons and daughters, coupe he was driving, plunged along also all of the remainder of the estate the shoulder of the highway and mit ‘ the women soldiers" LEAVES ESTATE TO HER CHILDREN to the children, Isaac E. Neff, Henry ^ R. Neff. Jesse C Neff. Fred S. Neff,I•ccident Lillie R. Allred. William H. Neff, Mar- l°day "aret Ann Van Bant. Frank D. Nef! i struck a culvert and overturned The occurred about 3:00 a. rn. Kiwanis To Meet at 7 and Bessie Edith Zickefoose. Isaac j Neff was named executor in the will j _ made April 8. 1941, probated today and: The Kiwanis club will meet at the witnessed by J. V. Gray and Marjorie ' Harlan hall tonight. The meeting time Moore, is 7 o’clock instead of 6:30

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