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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1941
Page
3
A reflective column notes that corn harvest is nearly complete with good yields and Indian Summer remembered. It warns against drink driving, cites wartime labor tensions, discusses Congress price measures, and reports on Sulfadiazine discovery by Roblin and colleagues for treating bloodborne microbes.
The piece notes that fanilamide and Sulfapyridine saved lives but caused anemia and kidney issues, while a new compound shows full effectiveness against pneumonia and blood infections. It references a Reader's Digest story by Paul De Kruif and praises the drug’s ease of production. It then honors Clifford Gregory associate publisher of Wallace's Farmer, describing his warm personality, influence on farm and business circles, and the loss felt in Iowa communities.
Reading excerpts from the Oskaloosa Herald Chariton Leader and Cherokee Courier show a mix of witty and pointed takes. One letter likens barracks privacy to a goldfish bowl while others comment on editorial tensions and organizational influence using vivid animal metaphors.
The Dutch school defined a nationalistic outburst in the seventeenth century with Frans Hals at its center. Vrouw Rodolphe showcases Hals's reserved, exact style and his ability to render a sitter vividly. The piece, first in a Central College courtesy series, previews more Dutch paintings to come.
A December 15 1896 Pella Blade item recalls local doings and world notes as residents beautify with henna nails travel news and social visits. It notes G A R Post meetings Adjutant Cox and Commander Bauman, property trades by Jacob Boot and Keubles moving Will Allen into East First street, a Lang Property purchase, De Reus injures thumb, and community guests from Salt Lake City and Newton. Local youth surprise Harry Schalkel for his twenty first birthday and a milk wagon accident causes minor damage. The piece highlights Canada war praise and holiday ads from Keubles Drug Store Y T Van Niewaal and Rock Island Dining Car service claims.
Across several papers national inflation fears mix with calls for fiscal restraint. The Ames Daily Tribune laments overreach of influence and inflationary greed. The New Sharon Star urges heavy taxes for defense while denouncing vanity spending and WPA art projects as wasteful.
A Dec 14 1911 Centerville blaze destroyed half a business block with an estimated loss of 60000 dollars. Moonlight Mission Band raised 95 dollars from a household bazaar. Pella High Girls beat Prairie City 20 to 10 with Artie Smorenberg scoring all six baskets and eight free throws. Bernie Vander Linden refereed. Dave Thomas visited from Evans Iowa to reconnect with friends. H P Klein traveled from Dakota for his daughter Tulida’s two year memorial observance.
The text argues the American Constitution protects a free press as essential to liberty. It warns that dictatorships corrupt minds through lies and that censorship worsens evils. True remedy lies in public scrutiny, vocal criticism, and editor integrity in a democracy.
Time after illness with typhoid fever, local cemetery plans, a corn show in late December at Langerak's Drug Store with A. L. Plummer as expert judge and a silver and gold loving cup as sweepstakes prize. Pella Tigers defeat Oskaloosa 49 to 19 at Central College Gym. Mentions of choir at Bethany Church, senior recital by Guy Churchill, Theresa Sheehy visiting family, Tom Sheehy returning home, Pete Kuyper’s county road visit, Joe Faassen's Chicago trip for holiday work, and local ads from Kenbles, Ver Steer Co., Wormhoudt, Kuyper Co., Sybenga’s Bakery, Star Auto Co., Faassen Den Adel Co., Kuyper Lumber Co.
Twenty years ago on December 8 1921 the Legion Post aimed to fund headstones for ten veterans buried near Pella with government supplied marble stones. A delegation from Pella lobbying Knoxville urged the Board of Supervisors to repair the White Way before other primary roads south of the river. Farmers pressed to cut primary road expenditures while secondary roads received attention. The Chamber of Commerce held a meeting and appointed John Subonga to head an employment committee to aid Red Cross workers in finding jobs, with headquarters at his bakery. John H Ver Steeg urged the chamber to support a Boys corn show, and park improvements were eyed with $7500 needed for Central Park Garden Square completion. $2000 had been subscribed. Mrs Verne Rysdam Little underwent appendicitis surgery in Des Moines. Rev Marion Gosselink of South Branch New Jersey visited to assist his injured parents after a car crash near Franklin. Mrs Gosselink was recovering, but Mr Gosselink had a broken leg.
A quiz question explains payroll allotments for Defense Savings Bonds and asks how to give one as a gift. It suggests buying a Series E Bond at a post office or bank and having it issued in the recipient’s name.
Dave De Cook arrived in Pella to set up a Swift & Co agency for produce collection at Pella Supply Co. The Philos Central College society held its initiation at Puritan Drug Store, ending with a fine feed. Fred Lautenbach, unable to eat, joked he had eaten too much initiation fare.
A green paper sixteen page issue recalls heavy snow that paralyzed streets and blocked curbs, with hopes snow removal before winter. Milo Reno was slated to address a county Farmers Union meeting in Pel-In. The issue features Miss Elizabeth Graham in Who's Who in Education, noting her role as head of English at Central College and her admired character.
Ray Hostetler received the Heerema Trophy as Central College’s most valuable player at the annual banquet at the G. G. Gaass home. George Wildasin named captain for 1932. Len Winter coach. City of Pella completed a sewage disposal plant costing just over $32,000. Central College basketball opened with wins over Newton 41 22 and Grundy College 52 14, with a 37 game winning streak noted. Radios priced near $100 with table models $60-$70. Obituary: A Blick, former Home for the Aged manager for 18 years. Genevieve Myrick and Federated Club discuss her trip abroad. Christmas tree gifts distributed.
A sermon reflecting on Acts 2 41 47 and Ephesians 4 11 16. The church must be light and salt, living the Bible doctrine, fellowship, prayer, and love as the Apostles did, lest the candle be removed from its place. It urges repentance for today’s church, training all to unity in Christ.
An abandoned automobile near Indianola Co. contained a copy of How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. The escaped convict was later captured in Indianola. he did not claim ownership of the book.
A fragment mentions cheaper rings and a sale tactic, with unclear names and details. The readable bits imply discount options and a prompt to select affordable options amid later phrases about product outlay and inventory.
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