Not So Long Ago Debater Comments on American Policy
An Oxford University visitor in the U. S. mocks a “jitterbug” as a human, compares American schemes against a demon to asylum inmate reasoning, and cites Kernels editor criticizing state government for teaching political science without attracting its brightest youths. The editor notes a mismatch between educated theory and practical American experience over recent years.
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Oxford, University
U. A
Hudson, Town
Public should ignore Hitler and Mussolini, says columnist
A friend argues that avoiding sensational headlines and broadcasts about Hitler and Mussolini would blunt their power. The writer notes moral versus legal obligations, laments legalism in business, and praises lay recognition of moral duty over technical law, cautioning against overreliance on lawyers.
Dollar Day in Pella prompts fair trade push
Pella merchants promote a Dollar Day offering honest value across all lines. The piece notes no bait pricing, while stressing fair competition and goodwill toward local shoppers. Also calls for stricter three month vehicle inspections to reduce highway accidents and cites soaring crime costs and rising divorces in the United States.
Boy Scouts Week Observance Encourages Civic Betterment
February ninth marks the second day of Boy Scout Week Feb 8 14 with nationwide observance to boost youth involvement in community service and wholesome living Scouts shown as forward moving examples inspiring better citizenship and fewer crimes.
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Mnoto
Boy Scouts of America
America
Boy Scouts
My Friend tribute to W. G. Steven in Pleasantville News
Elvis Stephenson honors his father publisher W. G. Steven in a heartfelt editorial tribute in the Marion County News. He recalls years of co work, honesty and kindness, noting his father faced pain with firm resolve while remaining close to friends and neighbors in Pleasantville.
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W. G. Stevenson
Marion County News
Pleasantville
Elvis Stevenson
Pop
Ines
Elvis Stephenson
Editorial Comment Equal Opportunity for All Mae
An old Philosopher notes there is no easy path to success and observes government efforts to equalize opportunities and curb greed. The piece praises hard work and problem solving while opposing restraining those who create value through industry. It defends equal rights for those who seize opportunity.
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Mae
Grinnell Herald-Register
Why Clench the Fist and Fortify Guam Debate
Excerpts from Knoxville Journal discuss public opinion on war, urging restraint toward Japan and urging focus on national defense and domestic issues. Business and farmer voices from George H. Davis of the U S Chamber of Commerce stress agriculture's central role in national prosperity and the interconnectedness of farming with other industries.
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Knoxville Journal
United States
Roosevelt
Guam
Japan
George H. Davis
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
America
Five men fined after Flagler farm incident and gambling
A report lists fines: one for whiskey payment of 110.65, four for assault on a Flagler farmer who lost flour, two fined 300 each, two 100 each, plus two Pella youths fined 50 each for gambling. Mayor Vanden Berg appears to have pushed the penalties. Names include Rube Brand Tunis Kempkes Arthur Kaldenberg George Ver Steeg Dingeman Van Vark Harold Ward Ben Van Nimwegen Gysbert Van Houweling Pau.
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Blommers
Pella
Evi
Pella Through the Years Remembered in Local Tales
Flite O Tyme revisits Pella memories from 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago, recalling events, community milestones, and notable residents that shaped the town’s past. The column highlights nostalgic moments, changes in daily life, and the enduring spirit of the community.
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Pella
30 Years Ago Feb 11 1909 Pella Market Report and Local News
Markets in Pella show corn at 62 cents, wheat 85 to 90 cents, hogs 6 dollars, cattle 3 to 6 dollars, oats 45 cents, eggs 28 cents, butter 16 cents. Tomato grower ads offer 25 cents per bushel. Wilbur Mossman manager. California legislature debates Japanese schools. Italian earthquake pictures advertised at Electric Palace. Albert Vander Ploog at Otley schools. Louis Bousquet transfers to Central College. Charley Sipe ships carload of horses. Father Romain of Dubuque Ta holds Mission at Pella Catholic. Rev. George Monkman visiting Bloomfield and aiding evangelistic meetings at Axline. Arie Van Houweling pays travel expenses to Plainview Texas to view land priced 12 to 20 dollars an acre. Editorial on dairying and soil fertility. A short poem about insects and pests ends the column.
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Pella
Pella Canning and Pickling Company
Wilbur Mossman
California
Tvith
Electric Palace
Albert Vander Ploog
Otley
Baptist Church
Louis Bousquet
Humboldt
Central College
Charley Sipe
Father Romain
Dubuque
Pella Catholic Church
George Monkman
Methodist Church
Bloomfield
Axline
Arie van Houweling
Plainview
Texas
Van
Best Cartoon Caption Contest in Pella Chronicle
Pella Chronicle invites readers to caption Ed LeCocq cartoons. This week targets paper moochers who borrow instead of subscribe. Readers submit titles, best caption wins one dollar.
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Pella Chronicle
Pella
Chronicle
Local Notes on Veterans Returns and Campus News
Grandia and others received discharges from the army and navy last week. Will Van Sittert Fred Breuklander B L Vander Linden Peter Pippel and Jacob De Koning visited in Pella the previous weekend but have returned to camps. A squib mocks the Kaiser with a Barnum analogy. Herman Braam lies ill with pneumonia and is not expected to live. At the college chapel Mrs M Hoffman and Verna Hendricks sang two duets Frances Sheehy played Narcissus and was set for a recital that weekend.
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Grandia
Army
Will van Sittert
Fred Breuklander
B. L. Vander Linden
Peter Pippel
Jacob de Koning
Pella
Barnum
Kaiser
Herman Braam
College Chapel
Buerken Mig Co. Sells Record 1929 Bobsleds
Ten years ago on February 7 1929 the Buerkens Mig Co reported selling 82 bobsleds that winter the most in many years GH Van Den Berg departed the scene with no further details from the brief item
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Buerkens Mig. Co
GH. van den Berg
Frigidaire Sales Meeting Draws Iowa Men to Des Moines
Special train from Des Moines to Kansas City aimed at the biggest Frigidaire sales meeting. The year 1929 forecast to top prior efforts as sales promise growth. Reverend Bernie Mulder Lon Worm houdt and Will Bogaards were in Chicago and Pekin Ill pursuing a pipe organ purchase for First Reformed church. Francis Dykstra worked in Sioux City for a finance company. Market prices listed: wheat 95 cents, corn 80 cents, oats 40 cents, cream 45 cents.
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Des Moines
Kansas City
Bernie Mulder
Lon Wormhoudt
Will Bogaards
Chicago
Pekin
Ill
First Reformed Church
Francis Dykstra
Sioux City
Iowa
Fisherman rescued from bay with odd find
John Galloway recounted his rescue from San Francisco Bay after being pulled from the water. Dr. S P Smith assisted, revealing a four inch object described as a smell. The piece notes Priscilla means somewhat old.
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John Galloway
San Francisco Bay
S. P. Smith
Galloway
New Staff Roles At School Paper Reveal Assignments
The newspaper lists the school staff with editors and department heads including Editor-in-chief Stuart Kuyper and Sports editors Everett Klein and Lester Vander Wilt. Other positions cover Music Band Hugh Dunn Gossip Carol Carson and several student desks across Ag Speech and Evaluation staff, Homemaking Anna Mae Lange, General Assembly Theresa Wormhoudt, and more.
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Stuart Kuyper
Everett Klein
Lester Vander Wilt
Hugh Dunn
Carol Carson
Wayne Schakel
Jacob de Haan
Evalena Wynberg
Anna Mae Langerak
General Assembly
Theresa Wormhoudt
Alta Marie Beyer
Phil Sybenga
Stanley Verploegh
Harryette Schilder
Mark Thomas
Martha van Berkum
Neither a Borrower Nor a Lender Be
An editorial warns that borrowing causes trouble and rudeness. It urges students to pledge they will neither borrow nor lend to avoid being nuisances and to keep school life happier and more respected. It notes borrowers forget to return items and highlights the saying it costs about the same to give.
20 Years Ago Feeder Co Hiring 20 More Workers
The Garden City Feeder Company reported 125 workers on the payroll and advertised for twenty more to start immediately. Central College lost to Des Moines College 39 to 9 in a slow rough game. A White Way meeting in Oskaloosa claimed the road would soon be a marked highway from Chicago to Lincoln. Local officials did not push for paved roads. Delegates did not record a paved roads stance. Keokuk hosted a Perfection Tire & Rubber stockholders meeting with D P Van Zante, Harry Keables, John Bosveld and Caspar Lautenbach in attendance. Peter Van Zante and Miss Jenni Hoeksema wed and moved into their new home from James Croll. Six of Pella’s troublemakers were fined by Sayer. H J Vanden Berg fined one for disorderly conduct at $69.85. another for possession of 24 bottles.
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Garden City
Central College
Des Moines College
Oskaloosa
Chicago
Lincoln
Nebraska
WH. Fowler
Bob Shanahan
Sayer
H. J. Vanden Berg
Gossip Chronicle of School Life and Rumors
Gossip column notes sympathy for LeGacq girls and urges clean bulletin boards. It mocks a patrolman in trouble with the Union for not wearing a union suit, jokes about seventh and eighth graders taking exams, and recounts light anecdotes about Philbert and college teachers. Carol Carson writes Toledo letters amid a campus crowd of aspiring teachers.
Mystery Deepens Over Lost Portrait and Vanished Boy
In a puzzling school scene, fish die in the science room prompting questions about a boy named Mareia and a missing figure called Pineapple. Betty Lou is asked why she won’t return the boy’s photograph as inquiries unfold.
Sergeant Fisher lectures on licenses to students
Sergeant Fisher spoke Thursday morning as Mr Donald Nutting introduced him and Patrolman Timens of the Town State Highway Patrol to the students. He explained how to obtain drivers licenses and how to keep them after issuance.
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Sergeant Fisher
Donald Nutting
Timens
State Highway Patrol
Locker Room Chatter from Eddyville Sports Column
Eddyville previews the Marion County Tournament with a jab at competition and hints at a late season boxing wrestling carnival to fund new track suits. The piece notes sportsmanship in the Knoxville game and calls for loyalty to P. H. S while joking about a local rival.
Knox Pella Rivalry Pep Club Lights Up The Stand
The Knoxville and Pella rivalry stays fiery as the band and Pep Club stage a lively half time show. An alphabet display and green and white brooms formed a Nox for Knoxville, with cheers for Knoxville and P. H. S and a final baton twirl finale.
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Knoxville
Pella
Freshmen Homemaking Girls Host Rural Eighth Grade
Freshman homemaking students entertained rural eighth grade girls Wednesday after the county examinations. The event helped the future freshmen get acquainted with current freshmen, with Mary Meulpolder leading the party. Hostesses Carol Cook and Ruth Klein served cocoa and sandwiches.
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Mary Meulpolder
Carol Cook
Ruth Klein
Shop boys labor on feeders and shop tasks
Lester Van Zee builds a hog feeder frame intended as a protein supplement feeder. Robert Vroom works on a large 6x4x8 ft feeder. Harold Vander Linden finishes a radio stand pending staining. Melvin Van Duren completes a wheelbarrow with fine workmanship. Mr Dockendorff teaches saw sharpening. Clarence Van Zee becomes first to finish his trial blade.
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Lester van Zee
Mr. Dockendorff
Clarence van Zee
Crops Boys Judge Oats At County Event
On January 81, 1989, Mr Dock Eldorff asked the crops boys to bring one half pint of oats to judge. Some oats looked like very good oats while some were not so good.
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Dockeldorff
Management class studies investing and safety of funds
A management course currently focuses on investing skills. Students learn where it is safe to place money and how to assess risk in financial decisions.
Knoxville Panthers Defeat Dutchmen 26 to 14 For Conference Crown
Knoxville Panthers clinched the South Central Town Conference title with a 26 to 14 victory over the Pella Dutchmen. Early 6-6 tie gave way to Knoxville’s second half surge as four Pel la players fouled out. Junior Fry led the winners with seven points as Stientjes and Borgman paced the losers with double digits.
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Knoxville Panthers
Dutchmen
Panthers
Knoxville
Pella
Wisse
Hla
Cerema
Stienties
Pel
Jack Mabie
Junior Fry
Pellares
Sei Borgman
Sei
Red
Ives
Vocabulary Work in American Literature Classes
In a classroom exercise, students explored pleasant and unpleasant words, selecting examples that convey clear imagery. They cataloged words like moon and cellardoor as pleasing while noting harsh terms such as horrible and bold. The lesson aimed to expand vocabulary and improve expressive ability in daily conversation.
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Noah Webster
Five One Act Plays Cast This Week By H S Students
Five more one act plays have been cast by students in extracurricular work. Me Birdsall will cast the contest play to be taken to the University of Town at Town City and Drake University at Des Moines. Other plays will be directed by Jeanette Lankelma Dorothy Jane Langerak Van Sittert Thomas and Norma Jean Schreiner. Further details will appear later in the Pella Hi Chronicle Barbara.
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H. S
Me Birdsall
University of Town
Town City
Drake University
Des Moines
Jeanette Lankelma
Dorothy Jane Langerak van Sittert
Thomas
Norma Jean Schreiner
Des
Pella Hi Chronicle
Barbara
Model Stages On Exhibition At School Event
Many PHS students have wondered about cracker box model stages shown in Room 202 or Mr Birdsall’s room. These are described as model stages by the teacher, with curiosity noted among the pupils. Continued on Page 16.
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P.H. S
Birdsall
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Priscilla
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King of Sling
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P. S
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Teno
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Eddyville
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Elther
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