Thoughtful tributes and sunset musings from a good citizen
The piece honors Mr. Hoover on his 80th birthday in West Branch Iowa with high praise from Dr Virgil Hancher and notes his Doctor of Laws honor. It also presents a poetic sunset reflection and summarizes a South African farmer’s view on soil health and farming methods, endorsing a balanced use of humus and chemical fertilizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoover
Virgil Hancher
Iowa University
Iowa
West Branch
U. S
England
South Africa
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
France
Holland
Dutchmen Out in Front in Dutch Business Scene
Volney Hurd profiles Holland as a prime site for American manufacturing. Twenty eight U.S. industries run plants in Holland alongside nineteen joint ventures with Dutch firms, with firms like Remington Rand, Monroe, Minneapolis-Honeywell, General Tire, Curtis Wright and American Tool Works among those present. Americans gain full currency freedoms, transfer profits in their own currency, and can own subsidiaries with minimal licensing while enjoying a favorable tax and labor environment. The column argues Dutch policy and business climate favor American investment, noting Holland as a gateway to Europe and praising Dutch efficiency over tariff barriers elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Volney Hurd
Monitor
Holland
Remington Rand
Monroe
Minneapolis-Honeywell
General Tire and Rubber
Curtis Wright
American Tool Works
Crane of Chicago
Standard Oil
General Railway Signal
B. F. Goodrich
Reynolds, Inc
Otis Elevator
Netherlands
Europe
Editorial on city progress and citizen involvement in Mission
The Mission Times urges readers to build a better city by participating in government and cooperating with leaders. It contrasts road safety with historical displacement, calling for intelligent, selfless civic action and condemning passive criticism without local effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mission
Texas
Central College highlighted as top small school in usefulness
A 40 year ago feature extolled Central College as among the front ranks of small colleges. Local news covered a pedestrian car accident injuring Mrs. H Rozenberg, a charity baby show planned by Federated Club, a Kozy Theatre fire, and a fatal typhoid linked death near Pella. Other notes touched on a double wedding, farm accidents, runaway mule incident, water scarcity notes, and various moves and travels of local residents with brief editorial commentary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central College
H. Rozenberg
A. G. van Zee
Oska- Joosa Street
Federated Club
Kozy Theatre
Engel Verploegh
Henry Verploegh
Pella
Y. T. van Niewaal
Margaret
William Edward Lau
Waechter Lumber Yard
Hart
de Vries
Howell Station
Pella City
Des Moines
Leige
Russia
Japan
Germany
France
Cora Nelson
Cotton Hall
Lane Kruidenier
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Oakley Juarsma
Mercy Hospital
Rock Island excursion trains pass through Pella in 30 years past
Thirty years ago a Rock Island Railway excursion from Eldon to Des Moines with ten coaches traveled through Pella on Sunday, carrying Reverend F N Byram and family toward Pine Bluff Wyoming for a three week camping trip. A double wedding occurred near town hosting Margaret Vander Linden and Margaret Grootveld. The Van Rees and Ploeg families planned trips to Keokuk dam Nauvoo and Ft Madison. Bert Van Vliet recently visited with his father Gus Van Vliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Island Railway
Eldon
Les Moines
Pella
F. N. Byram
Pine Bluff
Wyoming
John Vande Voort
Margaret
Clarence Vander Linden
William
Margaret Grootveld
Lawrence van Rees
Ploeg
D. G. van
Keokuk Dam
Nauvoo
Illinois
Ft. Madison
Iowa
Bert van Vliet
Gus van Vliet
Bert
Stone & Webster
Boston, Mass
World Tour and Local Notices Mixed in OsKaloosa Page
A report describes travel from Boston to Seattle and ill health of Yella Heerema. References include OsKaloosa Chautauqua participants like Sarah Mildred Wilmer. Advertisements note Star automobiles with prices and sand blasting granite lettering. Mortgage bonds yield 6 percent. The Inquiring Report surveys show most say the world is getting worse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Seattle
Washington
Yella Heerema
Leighton
Pella
Sarah Mildred Wilmer
Oskaloosa Chautauqua
Star
Auto Service Company
Peter M. van Zante
F.C.B. Lansing
Mich
New England Granite Works
John Liter
P. H. Stubenrauch
Farmers Union Picnic Draws Crowd 20 Years Ago
About five thousand attended the Farmers Union picnic at Grandman Grove where M L Bowman blamed banks for farmers’ troubles and the tariff for hardships while Milo Reno argued against overproduction. Wallace Short, Farmer-Labor candidate for Governor, spoke amid band plans and local commerce notes including rain, a sensational kittenball game, and staffing changes at local service stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Union
Grandman Grove
M. L. Bowman
Milo Reno
Bowman
Reno
Wallace Short
Sioux City
Farmer-Labor
A. M. Sels
Hugo Kuyper
Pella
Central Park
Star
Shell
Hagen
Sels
Donai
Fred Dekker
Diamond Oil Station
Neal Leydens
Leydens
West End
John
Lewis Hartley
Melvin
Blaira
Gloria
Chicago
Hartley
Chroncle
Paratrooper Mark Thomas Reported Captured in Normandy
Ten years ago Mr and Mrs Dave Thomas learned from the War Department that their son Mark was taken prisoner by Germans. He was a paratrooper with the 82nd Airborne Division landing on the Normandy beach head. The Red Cross confirmed his capture. Also reported was the loss of a boy in service and the drowning of Sergeant Harold Gond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dave Thomas
War Department
Mark
82Nd Airborne Division
Beach Head
Normandy
Red Cross
Harold Gond
War notes from Pella area men in service and loss
The report chronicles local figures including Lawrence Van Zee killed on Tinian July 24, Sgt technician Lefers en route to Pella after hospitalization, Pfe Case Van Gilst killed at Saipan, Lt Bob Menning in a German camp writing of softball’s relief, Councilman Tysseling fined for bicycle registration, and Jay Kempkes in Everett hospital, reflecting ongoing wartime casualties and home front concerns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Channel
Germany
E. Goad
Swaledal Gond
Lawrence
Gerrit C. van Zee
Tinian Island
Japan
Army
Anthony Tysseling
Joe de Hoog
Frank Frush
Tysseling
Chamber of Commerce
John H. Lefers
Pella
England
Pfe. Case van Gilst
Saipan Island
Mariana Group
Pacific
Bob Menning
Pella National Bank
Jay Kempkes
Everett
Washington
There Ought to Be a Name for It Illusion of major change from tiny shifts
The piece reflects on how small events like losing a tooth or a misaligned gait feel disproportionately large. It notes how people overvalue minor details in life, such as household appearances or business quirks, and urges a sense of proportion. It contrasts trivial concerns with true importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grant
Washington Monument
Rationing and Pony Show Highlights From Historic Ledger
A sick man suffers rheumatic fever amid wartime rationing of shoes fuel oil gasoline processed foods and meats via stamps. Marilyn and Arlyn Ver Ploeg daughters of Dr W C Ver Ploeg win three first places in pony contests at Knoxville horse show. Freemasonry arrives in American Colonies before 1730.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marilyn and
Arlyn Ver Ploeg
W. C. Ver Ploeg
Knoxville
Dance Studio Motto About Action and Removal
A dance studio signs proclaims that it keeps clients from being a wall and also removes the pot, signaling a playful or metaphorical message about growth and clearing obstacles.
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Towa
Arizona
Colorado
California
Loyd Burns
Toledo
Oakley
P. H. Kuyper
Paul Scholte
Muscatine
H. P. Vi Gorp
Calhoun
Elgin
Ilinois
Paul A. Renaud
Paige
Everready Auto Company
John Philip Sousa
March King
Old Colony Memorial
Plymouth, Mass
Freemasonry
Verptoce
Paardekoerer
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore
Oskaloosa
Martin Naaktgeboren
Chev
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Bae
Stero
Chet
America
White Way Auto Company
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