Thought of the Week on democracy and holiday safety
A reflective piece on democratic schooling and leadership urging teachers and parents to model democracy, followed by holiday lighting safety tips warning of fire and electrocution risks. Notes flood control projects in Pittsburgh area and rising concerns over dam costs, then discusses insect resistance to DDT in fly control efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. M. Garrison
Ohio Department of Public Instruction
Towa
Howell
Iowa Committee
Pennsylvania
Saltsburg
Pittsburgh
Ohio River
Weather Bureau
Marion County
Iowa
Experts urge sanitation to beat flies and curb garbage
A Washington report argues sanitation is the best defense against flies in towns and cities. Experts advocate cleaning homes and behind businesses, avoiding garbage dumps, and question the value of shipping waste off premises. The piece notes farm price support policy and quotes Roger I. Jeminge of the Farm Bureau on balancing aid with economic realities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sis
Ana
Bureau
Buan
Washington
Editorial voices clash over deserters and sports critiques
Oskaloosa Herald notes monthly streams of Russian deserters crossing to the Allies, including 24 generals, a secretive topic Russia avoids. Montezuma Republican mocks Jack North all-state selections, while Wallace's Farmer rails at farmers over the Town bonus amendment and a required property levy to pay veterans bonuses, urging legislators to find alternatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa
Russia
Montezuma Republian
Jack North
Mr. North
Thurber
Carl van Cleave
Wayne Barnes
Bobby van Cleave
Handley
Mandley
Iowa Daily Press
John Thurber
Bob Handley
Jack
Wallace
40 Years Ago Ta. Tig Recalls Local Promises and Losses
A mosaic of small town items: directors abandoning a water project after stock sales, a promoter nearly giving up, a furore over losses, the death of Mrs. F B Manson at 30, and pastor’s widowhood. Also notes on local sports, horse dealings near Keota, a Central College term social, letters from John Hesselink, and various social updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evecnt Council
Des Moines Tribe
E. A. Harris
F. B. Manson
Bethany Church
Women’s Missionary League of the
Pella Classis
Limbert Valkenburg
California
Pella
Central
Highland Park College
Des Moines
Spanckeren
Pietenpol
Mills
Freisher
Van
Closz
Tysseling
Propen
W. C. Hagen
Central College
Happy Hooligan
Nies
Billy Bounce Shore
Tiny Matilda Collins
Rosalinda
Beatrice Kramer
Sarah Jane Condit
Mary Anne Lapham
Elijah Brown
Melissa Maria Brunia
Adeline Patty van Niewaal
John Hesselink
Chronicle
Sturgis
South Dakota
Crawford
Nebraska
Lela Oldham
Monroe
Margaret van Niewaal
John Ver Steey
Iowa State Collge
Ames
N. J. Kane
Frank Hartzog
Cleve Koder
Oklahoma
Koder
J. A. van Meerten
Pretoria
South Africa
Town State College
Hollebrands
Henry Miller
Chas. Kennedy
Voster
Ver Steeg Bros
Local wartime notes from Pella Iowa area 30 years ago
A fragmented period page recalls community life in Pella and nearby towns. It mentions the formation of a regional ward, names local figures such as Dre Le A Gar n and Central College president, and notes national events including Theodore Roosevelt’s death and President Wilson’s mourning box. It also reports local ads, a skunk defense claim, and service members stationed abroad with brief letters from France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Urrison
Caldwell
Co Honnee
Dre le A. Garn
Central College
Theodore Roosevelt
Woodrow Wilson
Teddy
Wilson
Paris
William Wagner
Max Mills
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Pella
Marshalltown
Town
Special sale on trousers and corsets advertised briskly
The notice promotes trousers at 26 cents per pair and corsets at 52 and 42 cents each as part of a special sale. Two full pages in this issue feature the tabulated result of the general election held November 3.
Wyatts Earp and local college feats in one issue
The paper notes Wyatt Earp's Hollywood death at eighty after a long Western career and recalls Pell a and Central College sports results. It mentions Johnson of Knoxville, 20 years old, and a high school poultry show winner. Marion County dairy producers top butter output. Pell a highway routing talk. Central College basketball beat Parsons. Model A Ford improvements feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Be Wa
Sean Item
Connell
Highway Commission
Pella
West Columbine Street
West Washington
Wyatt Earp
Hollywood
Califo
Hill Hart
Earp
Pell
Wyatt
Dught
van der Ploeg
Pella High
Sigourney
Dunnink
Cordova
Cella
Central College
Parsons
Dutehme
Central
Wilkins
Schitack
Shiele
Noifert
Seliig
Centennial Feast Celebrates 100th Birth in Town
A January feature recalls Mrs HL Wormhoudt reaching her 100th birthday, drawing wide interest from the community. The tale notes a late evening celebration amid a tired crowd, highlighting communal pride and shared history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HL. Wormhoudt
Making Land a Part of Our History Frontiers Named
The piece describes how early farmers cleared land in the northeast facing stumps, roots, and rocks before winter. It recounts the team effort with oxen and horses, levered root removal, rock blasting, and moldboard plowing to lay turf for spring harrowing, highlighting land making as a valued historical practice and ongoing farmer tradition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easis
Sesson
Remarkable Woman Dominates Page As 1938 Events Highlight
The front page features a celebrated woman and 1989 baby with father William Steenbock, while captions note age gaps. Dentville, Iowa native Harry Ray becomes Penney Store manager as Leo Linder moves to Washington. The Memorial Building may open a roller skating floor on its second level. Meulpolder Brothers win 6 ribbons at the Des Moines Town Pelt Show. Central beats Dubuque U. 30 to 3 with Loupee and Waynaman leading. Arie Vander Meide dies. A A Rockwell named receiver for the Oskaloosa Woodrow Washer plant. Roosevelt letter to Mrs H Wormhoudt pictured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Steenbock
Phyllis Ruth
Central
Arie P. Vander Meide
A. A. Rockwell
Oskaloosa Woodrow
Wisse
Vander Linden
Pella
Indianola
Loupee
Roberts
Wagaman
Penn
H. Wormhoudt
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Official County Newspaper
OWA PR. Association
EDITORIAL _ ASSOCIATION
Coos
Hlh
Sadler George
By Sadler Publishing Co
James B. Conant
Harvard University
Opela
Iowa State College
Politicos
David
Our
Great America
U.S
Sylvan
ANASA
Hsce
United States
PERTH_ VALLEY
Atizia
Libya
Fliteo
Tyme
Ant
Couns Exe
Towa Burion
Nanty
Onien
Tor
Strawberry Paint
Carlier
Gott Siebel
Lyman van Houten
Fort Des Moines
Camp Dodge
John Ter Louw
Leonard Braam
Holland
Michigan
The
Theological Seminary
Pvt
John Vander Linden
T. Plette
France
147Th Field Artillery
Peltn
Gary Vogelant
John
U. S
Jake Mol
Texas
Brest
Orkney Islands
Scotland
Git
Yeal
van Roskel
Masta
Sully
WM. Dieleman
Wall Street Journal
Dubuque U
Waynaman
Harold H. Lisk
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Dick Leydens
Pella Rendering Service Branch
Lynnville
Guernsey
Jersey
Poland
A. C
McCormick-Deering
Hammermill
Briggs & Stratton
C. J. Roten
Cliff Fritz
First State Bank of
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