Thoughtful Iowa notes on towns and ponds
The column blends reflections from Moravia to Pella on moisture and appearance, praising clean town features and hospitality. It cites Iowa’s drought context and notes farmers, aided by the Soil Conservation Service and ACP, built 2,799 farm ponds in 1955, with a two year total of 5,000 and 12,000 since districts began, stressing ponds’ value where wells run dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Frank Mendell
U. S. Soil Conservation Service
The
Soil Service
Agricultural Conservation Program
ACP
Warren County
Lucas
Jefferson County
Shift in U S foreign policy sparks debate across globe
A synthesis of five world news items shows the United States reassigning regional commands from Tokyo to Hawaii, planning reduced occupation in Korea, facing German opposition to American troops, proposing an 800000-member force cut, and withholding 200 million dollars in Egypt loans amid Nasser's nationalization of the Suez Canal. President Eisenhower meets Latin American leaders in Panama, signaling possible shifts from Cold War containment toward new strategic tools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
State Department
Egypt
Aswan
Nile
Nasser
Suez Canal
Russia
Near East
Mediterranean
Hitler
Eisenhower
Panama
Dulles
Unclear World News Signals Shifting American Policy
The text argues that the United States might be retreating toward isolationism, with possible withdrawals and increased strength in the Western Hemisphere. It notes big developments are expected and that public speculation surrounds future actions, suggesting no early settlement of global problems or peaceful coexistence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Hemisphere
Uncle Sam
Editorial Juxtapositions On Logan Pride And Youth Beer
A Logan editorial urges residents to stop belittling their town and become ambassadors of goodwill while urging constructive community effort. Other excerpts mock social security futures for the elderly and discuss a controversial Michigan Wisconsin “teen beer” marketed to youths, noting legal and tax circumventions.
Back Through Memory Lane items from The Chronicle
Items of interest from The Chronicle reflecting events, people, and places archived from ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty years ago. This reminiscence highlights notable local happenings and enduring community figures found in the paper’s past editions.
Baraca Triumph Over Monroe In 1906 Baseball
Fifty years ago the Baraca team defeated Monroe 10 to 0 amid notes that most runs came on errors rather than clean plays. The piece also covers Pella city ordinance limiting speed to six mph, fines of ten to fifty dollars, a gasoline accident injuring Arthur Donald, council pay ban for committee work, a 22 mill tax levy, and various local comings and goings plus a big American Vitagraph show at the Oskaloosa Chautauqua.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baraca
Monroe
Pella
Arthur (Bush) Donald
E. R. Roorda
Wormhoudt
Herman Todd
Kansas
Ray Bousquet
Ray Temple
Dakotas
John Hesselink
Omaha
Nebraska
Charley Sipkema
Ed Gezel
T. van Niewaal
Chicago
Charley Thomassen
Keokuk & Des Moines
Rock Island
Ed Poortinga
Gerrit Fennema
Dirk Freeke
W. van Rees
P. van Wyngarden
L. Stege
W. H. Fowler
Reo
Henry Kersbergen
H. D. Wormhoudt
Udell Hendricks
Frank Stubenrauch
Herman Rietveld
Art van Houweling
Mrs. Scarboro
Pa Burchinal
American Vitagraph
Melcher Wins Four-Team Baseball Tourney in Town
Four teams competed with Melcher defeating Prairie City 2 to 0 and Milo 7 to 3 while Pella fell to Milo 4 to 8. Zondervan pitched for Pella and Milo, D De Bruin chaired the Third Reformed Church bids for a new church building, Leffler of Chicago proposed an electric railway to connect Howell Station to Pella, and merchants showed interest. An opera house meeting discussed the proposition as The Birth of a Nation was shown with a 25 piece orchestra, three day Pella stand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melcher
Prairie City
Pella
Milo
Zondervan
D. de Bruin
Third Reformed Church
Leffler
Chicago
Howell
Opera House
Federated Club
Central campus baseball tourney sparks city buzz
Rumors swirl as a heat between players from Melcher over a game at the Central campus tourney leads to a city marshal seizing dice and money, Mayor H F Johnson fining Ray McNair nine dollars and eighty five cents. Typhoid illnesses affect Alfred Synhorst and Walter Halbert, while Frank Stonaker returns to Bedford after visiting his mother. A Terry's Ten Nights in a Bar Room tent show visits Pella with a two thousand seat waterproof setup and a cars-and-rum-snakes promo, inviting fifteen boys to call at the cars. The issue highlights a Better Homes Gardens prize home in North Hollywood and a Grundy Grove Farmers Union picnic with Chautauqua talks in Mediapolis fading west of the Mississippi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Sharon
Ray McNair
Melcher
C. Hollingsworth
H. F. Johnson
McNair
Alfred Synhorst
Walter Halbert
Frank Stonaker
Edna Dennis
Bedford
Indiana
Terry
Pella
Harold Fair
Carl
North Hollywood
California
Better Homes & Gardens
Carol
J. H. de Vries
Grundman’s Grove
Farmers Union
Harold Veenstra
I. J. Lubbers
Mediapolis
Iowa
Mississippi
W. ©. Fields
Rosalind Russell
Robert Montgomery
Ten Years Ago At Townsend Club And Local Affairs
August 8 1946 notes recall Townsend Club meeting at Legion Hall with Lovilla Iowa residents Tyssel Doedyns and Goedhart. Congress debates elder benefits while Dr Paul Bruins discusses plastics. 1947 rainfall totals 24.27 inches. Airport road graded for rock. Amvet Post held first meeting. Elmer Ver Meer named commander. Clyde Milner farm near Pleasantville to host September 21 Field Day. farm to be rebuilt in one day under conservation plan supervised by Clay Barnett of Soil Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club
Ict Legion Hall
Mimmerman
Lovilla
Iowa
Ware
Mster Tyssel
Dic Doedyns
van Yee
J. Goedhart
Paul Bruins
Brooklyn
Polytech and
Consulting Enhineed
Amvet
Memorial Hall
Elmer Ver Meer
Clyde Milner
Pleasantville
Clay Barnett
The
Soils Service
Death notices of Synhorst and Mowe reported
Death records list John Synhorst age 80 a retired farmer and nephew of Albertus Bynhorst first male child born in the Pella colony and Mrs M J Mowe age 81 of Denver Colorado.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tony Feelin
John Synhorst
Albertus Bynhorst
Pella
M. J. Mowe
Denver
Colorado
The Scribble That Makes Profits Dribble
In a bygone era scribbles and legible handwriting were valued as a business asset. The piece argues sloppy names and unreadable orders cause millions in losses, calling for renewed emphasis on neatness from school to workplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mehoel
Coly
Handwriting Foundation
Sefferently
Angus calf wins breed at Marion Snr State Fair
Donald Van Haslen's Corky the Angus calf topped the breed at the Marion Snr State Fair weighing 730 pounds. Photo shows Corky with Don. Separate obituary notes the death of Gees Vander Zyl, 70, of Prairie City Iowa, born and raised in Pella. The report also mentions Paul Van Zante of Chicago as Assistant Chief Examiner of the Federal Reserve and a photo with the Vice-President and Chief Examiner W Palinth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald van Haslen
Marion Snr
Corky
Don
Gees. Vander Zyl
Prairie City
Iowa
Pella
Paul van Zante
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Bati
30 Years Ago Rumors of Woodrow Washing Machine Move
A column of reminiscences notes Woodrow Washing Machine Co machinery likely shifting to Pella with parts already at Garden City Feeder Company foundry. Other items include Dr. Joe Shultz opening a dental office above Van Rees shoe store, a planned Junior College in Orange City, paving on the Oskaloosa Eddyville road, and housing shortages in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Washing Machine Co
Pella
Newton
Garden City
Joe Shultz
van Rees
University of Iowa Dental School
Orange City
Oskaloosa-Eddyville
Bening
Pelia
G. Michigan
Robinson
North Dakota
Kuyper
Korner
Chamber of Commerce Reform Moves in 1936
A clipped note from August 13 1936 reports Chamber of Commerce activity noting reform efforts and organizational changes. The brief item highlights local business leadership and civic engagement during the era.
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Eoh. H. Sadler
M. M. DE Zwarte
George Versteeg
Ray Charity
Ray
Ram- Moravia Union
Clarinda Herald Journal
C. C. Caswell
Logan
Carl Peters
Chamber of Commerce
Iowa Development Clinic
Townsend
Sigourney Review
Congress
Monticello Express
Michigan
Wisconsin
States
Dad
Mom
Chronicle
Undertaker
Delatee Ieace
Scribble
Cranston, Rhode Island
Herald
Paul
W. Palin
van Falla
Marshall
Ity Council
Rantee
Don J. van Gorp
Bankers Life Insurance
Chamber of Commercce
Polk County Federal Savings & Loan
Buick
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