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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
3
A Chronicle column laments complex wartime economics and praise for a return to practical market sense. It notes salesmen reviving doorstep service, critiques Kaiser discredit campaigns, and admires California orange growers using ads to move surplus. The piece concludes with a call for Iowa to adopt aggressive advertising to solve local surpluses.
A Mississippi Georgia election clash shows white supremacy message winning votes while a Georgia Protestant leader warns that intolerance harms business and justice. Norman V Peale advocates warm hearts over hot heads for racial understanding amid calls to improve schools in Iowa and Oregon. Oregon moves to fund fifteen million dollars for public schools. Iowa debates funding, constitutionality, and legislative paths, with advocates urging full enactment of the school code.
A set of editorials rails against federal pork barrel spending with polecat Creek Oklahoma receiving 1 833 000 while suggesting better uses for funds. Other pieces critique party politics and warn against wishful budgeting amid historic debt figures.
A Des Moines man Dan F Smith bought the Pella Theatre. Carl De Vries of North Hollywood won a national prize for a home design and is Carl son of J H De Vries of Pella. Albert Tysseling nearly drowned in Lake Keomah. four youths rescued him. Dr. Robert Beyer heads to Berlin aboard the S S Berangaria. Dr I J Lubbers to lecture at Mediapolis Iowa Chautauqua, last west of Mississippi. Chamber of Commerce to meet with Radio WHO talent. Henry Roeffel injured his hand at Rosscreen factory punching press. Farmers Union picnic at Grandmans Grove with Harold Veenstra presiding. Indian George Young from Tama to appear. John Nieburg of Knoxville attended. candidate for Marion County Sheriff. De Winter advertises oxford shoes at 2.95. Rain returns. pastures green. corn sprouting but below peak. Beer truck accident at Pella National Bank corner. salvage by volunteers. Myron Nollen, Logan Ver Ploeg, Harold Ver Meer and John Ver Meer fattened baby beeves for Marion County Fair. Band concert dedicated to Richard Meyer custodian of Central Park for 14 years. Mayor Fultz praises him.
Twenty years ago on August 19 1926 Reavers and Hollebrands opened a new studio on Franklin Street after a fire gutted their Main Street shop. The Rosscreen Company planned moves to Pella from Des Moines and a patent was granted to P H Kuyper for a screen improvement.
In Pella a house on Independence and West 1st burned after a lightning strike. Property transfers include Fd Van Gorp selling a dwelling to Rev. H L Van Dellen and Albert Van Heukelem selling a North Broadway residence to Albert Ver Meer for 4000 dollars. A shower dropped an inch and a half of rain. crops, including tickseed, looked good. Reverend G Menning was to be installed at Third Reformed Church on August 27. Housing shortages linger as Boggs and family seek a home while Boggs joins Central College. George Ramsey and Hugo Kuyper travelled to Knoxville for band work during the county fair, and others, like Dick Jansz, advance building projects on East Washington Street. Ray Brom, Robert Beyer, and Ray Vander Zyl took a Colorado vacation.
In August 1916 the city council approved purchasing the People's Savings Bank building for office use at 7260 dollars, approved funds for a concrete chimney at the light plant, and noted renting 10 dollars monthly for current offices from George Gaass and F W Brinkhoff.
Iowa Development Bulletin cites surveys and events showing strong love of serious music across the state. Dr. Walter Damrosch praises Iowa as highly musical, with large audiences for Mitropoulos Menuhin and Piatigorsky. Festivals in Cedar Rapids Mason City attract numerous students. Navy Band director lauds Iowa’s band culture.
A dredging crew rescues a family when their buggy encountered a stream float. Mrs. Brom and a child were thrown out as the team galloped off. Dredger R E Chard stopped the horses, took the pair to Pella, waited, and sent them home. Alfred Synhorst recovers from typhoid fever. Alfred Wormhoudt returns to Chicago after visiting parents. John Reuvers attends a Des Moines photographers' convention. Bili Reber-
Notice from the Pella Ind School District Board of Directors announces a budget hearing at Pella High School on August 12 1946 at 8 00 p m for the year July 1 1946 to June 30 1947. A detailed statement of receipts and disbursements will be available at the hearing. The document lists fund totals for General Fund and School House Fund, secretary balance and unencumbered balance as of July 1 1946 along with assessed values and school age figures.
The piece notes Tus and Henry Kuyper playing in the Prairie City band at Old Settlers. It mentions hatmakers in Chicago preparing for the Fall hat season and T Van Niewaal's daughter and son in law Mr and Mrs W E Lauterbach heading to Germany where he will work in the YMCA with English prisoners of war.
Mrs. Anna Pautz of Vancouver Washington reports long lasting pain relief and invites others to write for information about her experience. She notes her recovery allows her to perform work and offers to share details.
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