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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1926

Page

5

Marion County Y M C A Annual Report Highlights Leadership Efforts

The Marion County Young Men’s Christian Association reports on rural leadership work, Hi Y and older boy programs, Father and Son banquets, foreign youth outreach, Pioneer Groups, conferences, camps, Friendship Campaigns, and growth of Girl Reserve work. Notable leaders include Myron Miller, Rolla Amsberry, Leon Miller, Verne Remy, and others advancing youth development across Knoxville, Pella, Dallas, and surrounding communities.

Young Men’s Christian Association Roger W. Babson Iowa Babson Middle West United States Hi Y Marion County Mr. Isaacs India Legislative Assembly Mysore London F. H. Brown Japan Latshaw National Council of the Our County Hiv B. R. Ryall Knoxville Pella Hi Y Dubuque Dallas, Tracy and Bussey Hi Y Keokuk Iowa State College Ames Winfield Scott Hall Chicago Hall Central College Chamber of Commerce Dr. Hall Knoxville Red Cross O. D. O. Club of Bussey The Masons of Tracy Marion County Association Camp Foster Farm Bureau and Fair Association Oskaloosa Y. M. C. A Marion County Y. M. C. A Des Moines College Scanlan de So Salem Dallas Pleasantville Pella Monroe Bush Iowa State College Student Association Myron Miller High Y Rolla Amsberry Leon Miller Knoxville Hi Y Iowa Wesleyan Student Association Leon Verne Remy Knoxville High Y Mt. Pleasant Verne Fair Grounds George Simpson Coe College Princeton University Princeton N. J Marion Johnson Tracy Hi Y Penn College Student Association Tsec SG Miss Fowler Marion County Young Men’s Christian Association J.B. Lyman

Iowa land once hosting Camp Dodge restored for military use

The United States still owns 1800 acres and Iowa 700 acres adjoining Camp Dodge, totaling 2500 acres kept for military purposes. Hall brothers lease the land to fill ditches remove driveways and restore the property to its precamp condition within two years. The camp site now mainly grows corn, with numerous corn cribs on former hospital grounds of about 40 acres.

United States Camp Dodge State of Iowa Hall Brothers

Silent Camp Echoes After 1918 Flu Toll

The 1918 flu epidemic decimated the camp with 226 deaths in a single day and left the once bustling grounds now a quiet corn field. Cattle and hogs roam freely while pastoral hills and valleys rest in calm historic composure.

Observation on Esch-Cummins clause sparks debate in Iowa politics

S M Stouffer of Sac City notes Congressman Cyrenus Cole’s claim that Clifford Thorne once authored the guaranteed clause. Thorne’s aim was a legal maximum on railroad earnings, not to favor railroads, and the clause has been widely misconstrued as shipper-friendly.

S. M. Stouffer Sac City Cyrenus Cole Iowa Clifford Thorne Corn Belt Meat Producers Association Thorne Esch Cummins

Record of 111 Days of Sleighing in Cresco Area

L P Barth of Cresco notes Elmer Bateman, rural carrier on Route 2, set a winter sleighing record with 111 days of sleighing. The last trip occurred on St Patrick's day. Weather mostly mild with few severe storms, but the stretch of travel is unusually long.

L. P. Barth Cresco Howard County Elmer Bateman Route 2 St. Patrick’s Day

For Sale Heavy shipping boxes 25x39x24 inches

Chronicle office advertises heavy shipping boxes for sale with lids measuring 25 by 39 by 24 inches priced at $1.50.

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