Thoughtful Christmas spirit and city lighting debate
In Lamoni Chronicle inspired notes Kay Metz urges kindness and generosity as Christmas nears. Meanwhile Oskaloosa Herald reports on local lighting plans at Franklin Main Washington and Main with estimates of 4 housing or caution lights, plus a paving and rock road program expansion and costs for dirt streets.
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Kay Metz
The
Lamoni Chronicle
You
Chamber of Commerce
Franklin Main
Washington
Main Street
Oskaloosa
Pella
Japanese goodwill and US troops shape postwar ties
A Cleveland AP dispatch recalls Lt General Robert L. Eichelberger’s view after the Pacific war. He praised American soldiers as effective ambassadors, noting their goodwill toward Japan has built Russian tensions into a peaceward world view. He warned Russians seek global dominance while the US pursues peace.
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Pacific
Russia
Japan
Associated Press
Cleveland
Ohio
Robert L. Eichelberger
American Automobile Association
Philippines
Eichelberger
United States
Cbse
Sam
Pella's Festive Spirit Drives Town Decor for Tulip Time
A lengthy description praises downtown Christmas decorations and civic cooperation in Pella. Merchants, city workers, Chamber officials, and leaders unite to hang miles of lights and elaborate festooning, highlighting a communal asset that enriches the town’s culture and reputation.
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Chamber of Commerce
Pella
Gillette probes coffee prices amid shortages scare
Senator Guy Gillette chairs a committee inquiry into coffee consumption and price rises blamed on traders. He cites missing agriculture department figures and accuses selfish interests of profiting at consumers' expense, calling for clear, fact based findings without political bias.
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Guy Gillette
Mittee
Gillette
Department of Agriculture
South America
Iowa
Editorial Comment on giving to churches and rural conservation
A Tama County church auction sale praises gift-based giving tied to personal labor. Sigourney Review notes China’s desertification affecting Keokuk County streams and urges conservation to protect farming futures. Iowa Falls Citizen highlights teen driving deaths and the need for drastic action, suggesting high school driving courses and broader changes.
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Oledo Chronicle
Tama County
Iowa Falls
Franklin County
Odd railway item and Hollebrand photo studio tale
A Rock Island train news agent notes a curious sale of F Hollebrands display case contents with tobacco juice nightly though his photos remain untouched. Eli Hollebrand runs a photo studio as workmen push on with a Pella Auto Company building amid 18 below zero. Great Western Cereal Company ads offer Cookers via box coupons from Mother's Oats and Corn Flakes, Billy Bruinekool touts 20 cent coffee, Jacob J Sybenga studies medicine in Chicago returning home for a holiday visit.
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Rock Island
F. Hollebrands
Eli Hollebrand
Pella Auto Company
Great Western Cereal Company
Billy Bruinekool
Jacob J. Sybenga
Chicago
Y M C A Mock Trial Precedes Local Prize Contests
Forty years ago in January 1910 Pella residents planned a mock trial at the old 4th Reformed Schulte Church with admission ten cents. Six young men would defend accused youths who had burglarized Langerak Drug Store. Henrietta Ver Heul won a piano in the subscription contest. Nelle Neels took a gold watch and a Lombard piano certificate. Leona Hunt received third prize, plus a piano certificate. Other winners listed include Mary Helen Vander Linden, Winifred Dickey, Lucy Roelofsen, Mrs. O. Uoldsworth, Mrs. Blanche De Vries, Mabel Grandin, Harriet Lai, Lena Ver Steeg, and Bertha Carpent efeld.
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Y.M.C.A
4Th Reformed
Leona Hunt
Mary Helen Vander Linden
Winifred Dickey
Lucy Roelofsen
O. Uoldsworth
Sully
Blanche de Vries
Otley
Mabel Grandin
Leighton
Harriet Lai
Thomas
CG. T. van Lint
eDs Moines
Gertrude Gezel
State Center
Iowa
Des Moines
Lizabeth Kempkes
Jolly
J. N
Opera House
Columbus George
Tke
Pella Tigers Rout Newton All Stars 44 to 21 in basketball
In a January 1, 1949 report from Pella the Tigers defeated the Newton All Stars 44 to 21 with Den Adel scoring several baskets, Rhynsburger six, Vogelaar four, while Newton’s Stauffer led with five. The piece also notes local events including Harbingers of civic improvements, a bank robbery tale, and two December weddings.
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Pella Tigers
Newton All-Stars
Pella
Rhynsburger
Rillihan
Brand
den Adel
de Cook
Rhynnsburger
Vogelaar
Stauffer
Newton
Enos I Heeren
Meekin
Ill
Heeren
Frances Lepeltek
Ireene Haan
Connie de Bruyn
Chamber of Comerce
Chamber
Howell
James A. Verploegh
Abe Vanderploegh
Tingley
Gary Vogelaar
McIntire
East Franklyn Street
Gary
Denny Hynes
Rock Island Railway
Hynes
Henry Rosenberg
A. P. Lynhorst
Warner Vande Voort
J. Wielard
Ed van Toorn
Harry Boland
Oren van Niewaal
Tonio Rozendaal
William Grootveld
P. H. Vos
P. A. Edmand
Tigers
Drake University
Elizabeth Sikkink
Preston
Minnesota
B Vander Linden
Gertrude Klein
Harry Awtry
Second Reformed Church
Central College Defeats Simpson 36 to 17 in Home Win
A 36 to 17 home victory for Central College over Simpson highlighted a busy 20 Years Ago report. Muyskens and Schnack led forwards, Wilkins paced the center, with Tysseling and Neifert at guard as the packed gym cheered the performance.
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Baptist Church
Arthur Brayton
Des Moines
Abe
Nellie den Adel
Robert Hoeksema
Chicago
Frank den Adel
Central College
Simpson
Central
Muyskens
Schnack
Wilkins
Tysseling
Neifert
W. A
Billy) Butt
Marion County
Peter Tysseling
Steenhock
van Dusseldorp
Bethel
Gus van Houweling
California
Los Angeles
John Nollen
Western Theological Seminary
Walter Nollen
Second Reformed Church
Logan Hendricks
Donald Waechter
Iowa University
Harold de Reus
W.C.T
Chronicle
Legion Hall
Pella
Three Doctors and Local Scenes From 10 Years Ago
A retrospective note from January 4 1989 recalls Dr Zac Asch enbrenner of Farmington Michigan capturing community interest. Photo highlights include Dr C F Aschenbrenner and Dr Fred Aschenbrenner of Los Angeles. Other items reference Pella Tulip Time talk by George Menninga, Maurice Birdsall directing The Show Boat, a peace outlook amid wartime events, a diphtheria inoculation clinic with J J Sybenga and county nurse Ann Wanko, Armilla Cole honored at a PEO meeting, Pella High School basketball roster under coach Claypool, and Marion County secondary road budget gaps with only 6000 left to spend.
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Zac Aschenbrenner
Farmington
Michigan
C.F. Aschenbrenner
Zac
Fred Aschenbrenner
Los Angeles
California
George Menninga
Louisville
Kentucky
Pella
Maurice Birdsall
England
Nee
Russia
Germany
Hitler
J. J. Sybenga
Maxine “van der Veer
Ann Wanko
C. B. McDonald
Federated Club
Armilla Cole
Jordan Hall
Pella High School
Jerry Carpenter
John Vander Waal
Tunis Tate
Lloyd Menning
Rudy Schilder
Carl de Wit
Charles Lautenbach
Itay Klootwyk
The Queen of the Kitchen Scalloped Oysters Fiasco
A father and daughter improvise a meal, mocking kitchen rules. He asserts men excel at cooking while blaming women. They prepare a bowl dish with crackers onions oysters and milk baked until brown. The girl eats and calls it scalloped onions, while both share a smug, comical moment.
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Welding Church Unity
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China
Keoku
Conservation Service
Boston
Congress
Colonial Heating
van Roekel
Mee
Monroe County News
Federal Land Bank Farm Loans
National Farm Loan Assn
M.D. Taylor Clark Taylor Secretaries
North Market
M. D
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Knoxville
Henry Vriezelaar Comm
National Bank Bldg
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