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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1927
Page
8
The writer muses on renaming New Mexico to Fall to honor a former cabinet member and keep public association intact. They contrast Good Friday jokes with a critic in Weekblad who spent nearly all editorial space opposing an anti Masonic article, arguing it shows lingering sixteenth century ideas in Pella.
Congressman Haugen of northern Iowa tells his district the farm relief bill will pass again in the next Congress and will clear a veto, noting Iowa voters will accept the Republican proposals despite past snubs.
A noted Italian aviator, after crossing the Atlantic to South America and flying the Pacific coast to the border, saw his plane destroyed by fire triggered by a cigarette smoker’s careless match. The loss nears $100,000. The incident underscores a broader claim that millions are lost annually to fires started by smokers and calls for action.
The debate between Senator Borah and Nicholas Murray Butler on prohibition adds nothing to solving intemperance. It questions Butler's associations with figures seeking to nullify the law and shows him opposed to most colleagues in his lifework. Butler aligns with the under world against prohibition.
A former organizer’s suit against Henry Ford hints at large potential verdicts while exposing how outsiders profit from farmer hardship. The DiBron Independent articles allegedly cost Sapiro a million, with farmers paying for outside aid. The piece argues middlemen still add value and cautions that legal fees could wipe out savings from cooperative efforts.
The author argues that progress and peace come through sacrifice and submission. By tracing humanity’s carnal nature to biblical origins, the piece asserts that victory in life stems from aligning with universal law and enduring struggle, not rebellion. It emphasizes Jesus’ cross as the path to victory.
The Chronicle disavows the uncredited World Tomorrow clipping from November 1926 titled Another Martyr. It states the piece did not reflect editorial views, originated outside the office, and was used only as filler from the Central Ray. Debs is dead and the paper rejects the sentiment and its portrayal as martyrdom.
A Chronicle editor recalls Debs appeals in college days and condemns mature groups persuading youth toward socialism and antiwar talk. The piece argues bearing arms is a duty, not a choice, and urges teachers and students to uphold loyalty to government and citizenship obligations.
The piece reports Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia in a Boston debate with Senator W. E. Borah arguing for retaining all local government privileges while challenging the eighteenth amendment. It notes Butler’s stance as a plea to the people against legislative and judicial decisions he dislikes, and questions whether he would extend this appeal to other public issues.
The author argues farmers suffer economic disadvantage and rely on others to manage their affairs. Iowa’s agriculture dominates the state but farmers play a minor role in directing state affairs. Despite a large agricultural college with a million-dollar annual budget, few students study farming, and the college work appears misaligned with farming needs.
The piece argues farming faces economic issues unsolved by outsiders, urging farmers to study and solve their own problems. It notes the need for targeted legal aid, questions on city staffing changes, and praises Indianola’s political edges, including a preacher on the alderman board and a strong election result.
Twenty years ago Hon John F Lacey of Oskaloosa was engaged by the G A R post as speaker for Memorial Day. Also noted are local injuries and family announcements, a delivery-wagon addition by Ben Grant, a street collision at Stacker factory with no arrests, council approval for East Market Square use by Home for the Aged, a semi centennial church celebration on April 9, and a light snowfall on April 8.
In Pella the public weighs who should serve as city marshal and assistant under the new administration. Mayor De Haan has the final say, while locals speculate on candidates and the dreary night watchman role, with Pete VanderWerff declining and suggesting neighbor Evert Blom for the assistant post.
A major storm last week toppled numerous Monroe Telephone Company poles. Manager Joe Long and assistant Ed Tice worked all week replacing poles snapped at ground level, per the Monroe Mirror.
The Christian Union congregation at the Pella Methodist church will hold a quarterly business meeting at two o'clock on Saturday April 16. On Sunday the pastor Rev N D Gordon will lead the regular appointment and observe the Lord's Supper. He was delayed from April 4 due to a funeral elsewhere and arrived in Pella on the 11th.
Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa lists the Des Moines routes with trains 470 to 475 and freights 831 832. Westbound and eastbound services run daily except Sunday with specific Des Moines connections to Ottumwa Keokuk and Eldon. Freight must be at the station by 5:00 p.m. the prior day. both local freights carry passengers. No. 12 No. 15 times are 7:01 a.m. and 1:12 p.m. respectively. Some trains do not stop at Howell but board at Harvey.
Quotations from the Farmers Cooperative Exchange in Pella Iowa show hogs at 9.25 to 10.50 dollars per cwt oats and corn and wheat and cream prices listed but incomplete for each item, reflecting wholesale market rates of the period.
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