Thoughtful Christmas Note From Wallace's Farmer Column
A Christmas reflection urges keeping wonder and faith for children amid world worries. The Chronicle thanks correspondents, Central College, and readers for their weekly paper. It notes inquiry into Iowa Liquor Control Commission and questions whether state stores tolerate liquor law violations.
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Wallace
Town Liquor Control Commission
Des Moines Register
Register
Iowa Liquor Control Commission
Arthur Coburn
Commission
Control Commission
Iowa
Firemen deserve support and law will be enforced
Pella’s volunteer fire department deserves respect as men respond to blazes despite weather. Citizens risk arrest and fines if they follow too close to a fire truck, park in the fire scene block, or drive over a fire hose. Authorities warn enforcement will suspend licenses and penalties will be applied.
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Pella
Proper Land Use Proves Vital For Long Term Yields
A University of Illinois study from 75 years ago tracked six Morrow Test Plots over time to show how continuous corn reduces potential yields while crop rotations with lime manure phosphate and fertilizer restore and even surpass original capacity. The findings urge farmers and landowners to use land wisely to preserve fertility for future generations.
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Unive
Illinois
Univers
Morrow
Labor Mind Expands as Labor Leaders Rally in Chicago
In Chicago at the CIO national convention two Lauber friends spoke plainly. Senator Paul Douglas urged unionists to preserve reform provisions in Taft-Hartley while opposing blanket condemnation. Governor Adlai Stevenson urged workers to use power responsibly, warning against threats or strikes. Both drew strong ovations and signaled a broader labor mindset.
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Chicago
Lauber
CIO
Paul Douglas
Adlai Stevenson
Oes
Un authorized strike shocks rail centers and public order
The switchmen union declared an unauthorized strike claiming workers were sick while rail hubs froze. Washington issued an emergency proclamation to quell the disruption and curb the big lie rhetoric blamed on labor leadership for undermining civic trust.
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Korea
Washington
Warrut
Social commentary spans panther rumors and church unity
Editorials mock a Des Moines wild cat tale and praise a new Protestant cooperative council. They note the panic over a black panther, critique insulation of retirements in ads, and stress the Cleveland convention pledge that God is forgotten. The piece urges spiritual revival and united Protestant action.
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Des Moines
Poweshick County
Knoxville Journal
Cooperative Organization of
Protestant Christian Churches
Cleveland
Ohio
Henry Knox Sherrill
Greenwich
Episcopal
Maauie
National Council
Mis
Efort
Forty Years Ago in San: Rabbits and Riches Mark a Turbulent Day
A San 1911 column notes rabbit hunters returning with thirty two buck dodlers and a string of local oddities. Seth Thomas fights a name use dispute with the clock company in Chicago while James Verhey studies architecture in Des Moines. Marion County trims gopher bounties. butter and eggs prices sink. liquor petitioners secure saloon openings after a recount. townsfolk mark snowfall and daily life in Iowa with brief notices on education, business, and local events.
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A.W. de Bruyn
Dave Ver Dught
Seth Thomas
Oskaloosa
Seth Thomas Clock Company
Chicago
Thomas
James Verhey
Verhey
Chicago Technical College
Knoxville Express
Larkin
Iowa
Marion County
Clarence van Vark
John
Robertus
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Chicago South Water Street
Des Moines
James A. Verploegh
Powler ‘Telephone Company
Will Kelderman Jr
Cox Dray Line
Ten Years Ago Fur Show Winners and Historic News
Ten years ago Dan and Lane Meulpolder posed with four prize silver fox pelts after winning five of the town fur show top ten places and eleven more prizes in Des Moines. Princess Juliana visited New York and attended church services as Dr. Edgar F. Romig led West End Collegiate Reformed Church. Central College announced a new aviation course enrollment for thirty men with Douglas Alexander and George Hansen as flight instructors and a field on the Elbert Van Maanen farm near Pella beginning February 1. Central also dropped three cage games on a weekend trip to Loras, Dubuque U, and Luther after leading Loras 19 to 9.
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Dan
Lane Meulpolder
Des Moines
Juliana
Netherlands
New York
West End Collegiate
Douglas Alexander
George Hansen
Elbert van Maanen
Pella
Central
Loras
Dubuque U
Luther
Local Chamber Elects Leaders as Central Football Edges Pella
The Chamber of Commerce annual meeting elected J. P. Van Gorp as president James Cochrane as vice president and Bert Haron as treasurer. Central College football beat the Pella Tigers 23 to 12 while Des Moines College defeated Central 20 to 13. An evangelist name Swift drew crowds at the Baptist Church and the Legion Post held a social with wrestling and boxing.
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Chamber of Commerce
J. P. van Gorp
James Cochrane
Bert Haron
Des Moines College
Des Moines
James Mowe
Fir Oratory
Ella Donai
Jude ‘Neyenesch
Bessie Vander Ploeg
Kathryn Cochrane
Rock Island
K.D
Swift
Baptist Church
Legion Post
The
Jake van Zante
Lloyd Gambell
John Vander Wal
A. C. Droz
C.K. Thomas
Los Angeles
California
W. HL. Clark
Mr.Thomas
Gerald Dykstra
Ray Vander Wal
Central College
Worp Borgman
Ottopoby
Gold Neyenesch
Bert van der Ploeg
Ver Ploeg
Lee
Mark McWilliams
Central
Maying for Central highlights rising farm costs
Central reports show farm prices rose 65 percent over the past five years based on estimates by Secretary of Agriculture KT Meredith. Named individuals Slob, Flikkema, Mokma, Neyenesch and Royer are cited in connection with the area.
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Maying
Central
Slob
Flikkema
Mokma
Neyenesch
Royer
Secretary of Agriculture
Meredith
Depression Era Aid Drive and Local News From Pella
Twenty years ago Crouth prevailed in 21 states as the Red Cross sought 10 million dollars. church collections aided Vella and Jacob Plender urged donations. Farmers Union drew 6,000 at Des Moines. Speakers Glenn Miller Milo Rene and John A Simpson criticized the Farm Board and Hoover. Five million unemployed with 15 million dependents. Local council debated diesel versus steam equipment. cooking school sponsored by The Chronicle with Westinghouse instructor. Dr C F Aschenbrenner elected president of Pella Welfare League. Christmas food drive noted. Central and St Ambrose basketball results. S G Vander Zyl suffered a hip fracture in California. Grade schools page focus. women’s College Auxiliary paid 2500 toward new Central building. Star Auto Co ads: Ford deals and Deluxe sedan priced at 630 dollars. Pella High fell to Melcher 36 to 18 with Goedhart, Van Arkel, Owens, Wilson noted for play.
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Crouth
Red Cross
Vella
Jacob Plender
Farmers Union
Bercher
Des Moines
Glenn Miller
Milo Rene
John A Simpson
AIL
Farm Board
Herbert Hoover
The
Chronicle
Westinghouse Home
C.F
J. M. Cox
Denver
Charles Keables
I. P. Scholte
California
S. G. Vander Zyl
College Auxy
En Central
Star Auto Co
Ford Motor Co
Pella High
Goedhart
van Arkel
Pella
Owens
Wilson
Melchor
Visit a Railroad Station to Cure Your Income Tax Worries
A wartime feature urges people to visit train stations to ease stress from income taxes and war anxieties. It describes families awaiting departures, the tearful goodbyes, and the shared pain of separation as loved ones head off to serve. The piece argues the ritual provides a legitimate outlet for grief and national duty.
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Collector of Internal Revenue
Local sports and business notes from Pella area 1940s issue
Reports cover high school scores with Du Buque and Luther losses, plus names Dahlstrom Luymes Voskuil and Bonwell. Community items mention Andrew Verplooegh on Armistice Day storm damage to Iowa fruit trees, Dick Den Adel’s 36th business anniversary, Civil Service job notices, FB. L. Shaw miner injury, hog sale details, Iowa Farm Bureau convention in Des Moines, and a mine blast injuring James Q. Van Vark. The item also notes a marriage between Guelph Aschenbrenner and Doyle Smith.
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Dubuque
Luther
Pella
U. S
Civil Service
FB. L. Shaw
Sumpter
L. van Zee
Sully
Morrell's
Ottumwa
Iowa Farm Bureau
Des Moines
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Highland Park College
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