No Better Use of Time at Citizens' Military Camps
A young man can spend a month at government supervised camps across the country. The Des Moines camp runs July 8 to August 6. Literature and application materials are available at the Chronicle office. Age 17 to unspecified, must be able to read and write, and be of good character. Camp Knox in Kentucky is cited as evidence of constructive influence.
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Des Moines
Chronicle
Camp Knox
Kentucky
Budgeting and youth mobilization urged for better days
A Daily Paper Leader urges rural households to plan budgets for sound economy and cites Will Rogers on living within means. It notes Hitler’s April 2 recruitment of German youths 10 to 18 and calls for mobilizing democratic ideals in the United States to foster responsible future voters.
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Will Rogers
Hitler
Industrial concerns urge skilled labor and tax relief
The Industrial News Review cites the American Management Association warning a shortage of skilled and semi skilled workers, with industry training more men for jobs yet to solve. The Monitor notes idle workers lose edge and rust, while consumer costs and rising taxes press on 125 million Americans. Bernard Kilgore argues social security hinges on broader economic reform and price-cost balance.
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The
Christian Science Monitor
American Management Association
Monitor
Editorial Urges Students to Uphold Central College Reputation
In the March Central Ray an editorial calls every student to devote themselves to preserving Central college as a Christian institution. It warns that carelessness among students harms the school’s image and commends the message as timely and valuable guidance for all readers.
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The
Central Ray
Central College
Appreciation for Every Line in Our City
The article extols all local trades from druggists and doctors to bakers and clothing merchants. It emphasizes that every business and profession serves a vital role in the community. The narrator urges gratitude for the many lines represented in the city.
Joys of Tulip Time Bring Old Friends Back to City of Refuge
A Tulip Time gathering reunites residents and former locals from distant places at the City of Refuge. Old acquaintances travel back to share memories and rejoin a celebrated community event, rekindling friendship and pride as they reconnect.
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City of Refuge
Bicycle Repair Shop and Governor Hammill Obituary
One of then of Pella notes a good bicycle repair shop ready to serve youth with quick service and stocked parts. The text also honors former Governor John Hammill, praising his paving bond support, road improvements, and commitment to agriculture, leaving a legacy of decent roads and steady public service.
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Pella
John Hammill
Dee Doto Hay
Towa
Iowa
Editorial Comment Graduates but Without a Job
The Watchman Examiner notes overcrowded professions and scarce positions for graduates from colleges seminaries and professional schools. It urges pursuing advanced study or taking any available work with the right spirit, predicting an eventual economic shift and citing Dr. Dawson on finding more to live for despite fewer resources.
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Dawson
The Sick And Well
A column notes a doctor urges frequent examinations to catch illnesses early while others fear self diagnosis with medicines. It recalls Roosevelts inauguration and past bank troubles, then reports Ogden Mills visiting Philadelphia on finance matters as the RFC sues the Dawes Bank for 90 million dollars.
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Chariton Leader
Philadelphia Record
Ogden L. Mills
Treasury
Hoover
Philadelphia
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Dawes Bank
Chicago
Mills
R. F. C. Mills
Philadelphians
Government power to make and sell electricity ruled
The Keokuk County News notes the supreme court ruling that government may create and market electricity. It warns of high consumer light bills with no effective protest and compares it to tough postage charges at the post office, questioning how far one could push back.
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Sigourney Review
Keokuk County
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Bits of Gossip From Pella Newspaperman and Preachers Collide
In a humorous column readers meet a Dutch cafe waitress named Anna De Jong and a gag about cottage cheese. The piece pokes fun at editors, lawyers, politicians, and the clash of republican and democratic tropes, with quips about taxes, air talk, and local cafe chatter. It blends local names like Goyen and Van Zante with reflective questions on faith and society.
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van Zante
Central Park Cafe
Anna de Jong
Prodigal Son Sermon on Forgiving Love
An International Sunday School Lesson explains Luke 1 23 24 14 and the parable of the prodigal son. It outlines the journey from wasteful living to repentance and coming back to a loving father, illustrating God's forgiving love for all who turn from sin.
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God
Oskaloosa Receives Final Mahaska County Payment Totals
The article notes 61 000 arrives at Oskaloosa bringing Mahaska county corn payments to 204 000. It claims a large sum was spent on chemicals, test tubes and housing for 8 000 white rats at Town State College.
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Oskaloosa
Oskaloos
Fen
Mahaska County
Town State College
Chronical Items From 1905 1915 Chronicle Dates
A brief glimpse at items listed in the Chronicle dated 1905 and 1915. Highlights likely include brief notices, local notices, small ads, and community snippets reflecting daily life and events from those years.
Twenty Years Ago Chronicle Item Picks Up Steam
Chronicle note from April 20, 1008 reports rapid work on a new high school building nearing readiness. Obits note Mrs Cornelia Van Genderen died at her brother’s home near Basses on April 18. Various locals, including Orville Bachman at Offupwwaexine and projections about property on the Third Reformed church site, are mentioned along with accidents and train-warned incidents on icy pavements and a runaway carriage near Otley.
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Chronicle
Cornelia: van Genderen
Basses
Orville Bachman
Offupwwaexine
Peter Var Steenwyk
Schakel
Oskaloosa Street
Prush
Third Reformed Church
Pella
William Brand
Dennis
Bootsma Deave
Newton
Oskaloo
Guy Vanskike
W Carr
Nine Voxelaar siblings featured on Chronicle front page
In an 1806 Chronicle excerpt several local items are noted. The front page shows nine sons of Mr and Mrs Tunis Voxelaar, Mrs G J Thomassen returns home after treatment in Colfax, and Blanche Magdalene Varenkamp mourns a daughter's death. Harriet Rietveld breaks an arm in a horse incident. A He Ki Rock Island Railroad worker breaks a ankle after stepping into a hole at Pella. Thirty youths from the 4th Reformed Sunday School gathered at Miss Gertrude Mender's home to raise funds for a purchase.
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Pella
4Th Reformed Sunday School
Gertrude Mender
Local issues reopen as superintendent resolves district dispute
The New Sharon conflict between the superintendent and the faculty ended, with schools reopening after two weeks closed. A fire accident injured Anna Hollebrands from Ander Pol store when alcohol lit with lumps caused burns. A coal mine was started near Pella, and Tas hers left Lynnville for Taweon, Minn to take a new job.
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H. Dykhuiz
New Sharon
Anna Hollebrands
Ander Pol
Charles Dillon
Oscar Brason
Pella
Wagaman
Lynnville
Taweon
Minn
Am Frank Warner
Reus
Market News From Coltex Sales Company April 10 1926
Farmers were largely absent as farm work ran high and market activity cooled. Feeder cattle and swine attracted steady demand with top prices for top feeders and pigs. horses sold to $107.50. Hogs feeders reached $11.70 per cwt. bulls and cows traded with cows at $61.00 per head for March offerings.
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Coltex Sales Company
New Electric Car Method Maps Earth to Four Thousand Feet
A new method enabling detail mapping of the earth's structure to depths of 4000 feet by electric car recently announced. The approach suggests rapid subsurface profiling using mobile measurements, promising insights for geology and engineering.
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Electric Carr
Reward Unpaid For Lindbergh Kidnapping Suspects
A $25,000 reward remains unpaid for the arrest and conviction of the kidnapper or kidnappers in the Charles A. Lindbergh case, with authorities seeking to close the long-running pursuit.
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Charles A. Lindbersch
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Dun Levin
Goadgrams
John D. Rockefeller
Wallace
Jay Bee
Gerrit L. Dykstra Otley
Ford
Ulrich Motor Company
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