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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1952
Page
12
Poem salutes city newspaper staff and delivery workers who keep the presses running on Christmas Eve. It honors desk reporters editors printers and carriers for feeding morning papers to readers while families celebrate.
Monrovia California December 4 1952 Pella Chronicle editor recalls 50 years since moving near Pella in 1898. A couple married long ago is pictured in Chronicle November 27. The author notes distant farming life, journeying to town by team and attending Central College, reflecting on youth and education.
A narrative from a Pella resident recounting early life, teaching in nearby districts, and a winter 1899 working for Mr T J Edmand selling machinery. He describes moving to South Pella, renting from Mr Breckinridge, buying grain and hogs in Olivet, Iowa, and shipping hogs to Ottumwa amid extreme cold with a 28 degree Fahrenheit temperature. He notes the trip yielded high profit with no shrink on the hogs and reflects on future winters.
Fred Voorhees writes from Monrovia California describing adjustments for colder weather and expressing relief to be in a warmer climate. He signs the note from 167 N Ivy Ave.
A roadside prayer asks for guidance to obey traffic laws and drive with calmness and common sense. The speaker from Knoxville Iowa seeks courage, restraint, and respect for the Golden Rule while sharing a personal plea for safety and responsibility on the road.
A list of local residents and their weekend activities in Des Moines and nearby towns. Names include Murry Grandin Vander Veer Jacobs McAlister Sampson Vander Linden Gordon Vande Wiel De Penning Wallace Lille Pope and Engbers. Travel notes: Kuyper Farrer Hedrick Cruzen and Kilpatrick took trips to New York City Chicago Nebraska Kansas Missouri and the northeast U S. A Christmas countdown notes 11 shopping days remain.
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