This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 5 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1964
Page
1
A Chronicle opinion piece surveys Albert Schweitzer’s philosophy as a guide to civilization. It argues goodness truth and beauty alone are insufficient without utility creativity brotherhood and the primacy of the person and ties these to freedom work and social harmony.
Rev William Vanden Berg discusses Benjamin Franklin and self knowledge contrasting true scriptural perspective with worldly judgment He notes Franklin’s virtues yet warns of missing God’s mercy The piece closes with Myrtle Paisley McClure turning 100 born February 21 1864 in Louisa County Iowa an Iowa lifelong resident celebrated with an open house February 16
A reader commends C. C. Buerkens, superintendent of public education, for stepping into legislative service to uplift Iowa. The letter lauds his mind and heart, describes him as a wise educator co counsel, and thanks him for taking on new duties for the state.
A. A. Droessler marks his 51st year in the same Bancroft enterprise as a leading food store operator. The Pella Chronicle notes his long standing contribution to the town’s growth as nearly 100 years since Bancroft’s founding.
Ray Murphy, prominent American Legion commander, closed his Iowa event speech in California style with a Lincoln paraphrase turning Gettysburg into a critique of Communism and economic policy. He urged self reliance and warned against borrowed security while stressing liberty and equality under law for all.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.