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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1947
Page
3
The column discusses enforcing current liquor laws, Georgia voting rights, and Senator George Wilson's deficit-reduction plan. It highlights a rider for farm lease agreements to cover soil building and conservation costs, arguing both landlords and tenants benefit from written terms and clear cost reimbursements.
The article urges landlords to add riders to leases to allocate soil-building material, and promotes soil conservation agreements with tenants. It highlights 4-H Club achievements, national membership in 1946, and notable prize winners, emphasizing the value of 4-H in character, responsibility, and farm life engagement for Marion County youth. It notes rising 4-H club activity postwar, with more club calves and greater parent encouragement recommended.
A cluster of Iowa editorials argues for cutting federal spending rather than raising taxes. Officials urge economies in state budgets, affordable housing ideas, and improved highway safety funded by targeted investments, not blanket spending guilt.
Ten years ago in Pella the operetta The Blue Tulip by Walter Stone was prepared for Tulip Time at Tulip Time venue. Donald Heerema left for Seattle to work as a Parke Davis salesman. Peter Van Sittert, longtime school board member and secretary, died after thirty years of service. Des Moines Ad Club members planned a lunch with Pella businessmen at Younkers, with entertainment. The Tulip Time song Maytime in Pella appeared in the issue. The Des Moines River flooded with ice jams near Tracy and storm damage hit the town. Simpson defeated Central 47 to 45 as W Ford scored 17 for the Dutch. Central beat Pella 32 to 28 in OT with Wagaman scoring five baskets. A windmill fund exceeded 425 dollars for North Main park. Fifty four Federated Club members canvassed for a dollar each. Bousquet jewelry stock to be sold at public auction next Saturday. Clarence Langerak made a last-msecond basket to take Pella past Knoxville 17 to 16. Pella was to face Pleasantville in the finals.
In 1927 the Central team beat State Teachers 44 to 16 on the home floor to close the season with high attendance. The Dutchmen finished behind Parsons and Simpson in conference standings. Citizens sought graveling of blocks at east Franklin Washington and on Broadway but no action followed. Pella High fell 30 to 6 to Dallas boys in county tourney. Tysseling’s absence due to work contributed to the loss. Neifert of Attica was listed among the tourney’s top five. Bessie Vander Ploeg hosted a Senior Dramatic recital. The Chamber heard a gentleman named Allen assisting Woodrow.
Farmers urged the Chamber to unite with farmers for a banquet to back a stock sale project, a move enthusiastically backed by local businessmen. John Pos from Chariton looked for a home in Pella after years away, while John Rouwenhorst left a Bologna factory post to bake at Dora Sybenga. Marion Vanden Dever joined Puritan Drug Store replacing Casey Vanden Berg who left for Delco Light Plant sales. A city election notice proposed placing light plant management under a board of trustees. A. T. Ver Meer and Tunis Van Heukelem bought Star Oil Station, John Vander Linden returned to manage Standard Station on East Franklin.
The Central College auditorium and library burned at 8:00 a.m. destroying the building with a loss of 30000 dollars. Books were saved by moving them to Dunn Cottage. President J W Selink urged quick rebuilding and fundraising from Pella residents. The article also notes a basketball trip, a nonpartisan primary plan, and local anecdotes from early Pella history.
In town action Pella High defeated Prairie City 47 to 17 with LeCocq scoring six and 12 baskets by a dental clinic unit from State University of Town Rillihan. They lost 49 to 11 to Penn Academy at Oskaloosa. Prof Ritchey of Ames planned a free care lecture at City Hall and a tree pruning demonstration at Hunkydory Farm.
Forty years ago at Knoxville a wedding party of about eighty guests fell through a floor in a C. K. Davis house built by Governor Stone. Bride Blanche Vander Linden and groom were among the fallers, with Mrs. T. V. Hart badly hurt. The piece also notes church remodeling plans, a Central College glee club concert, a municipal light plant vote push by William Schreiner, and local auto intrigue involving Herman Rietveld and Wally Fowler driving a car on downtown sidewalks.
Dear Editor lauds Central College archives and the 1847 founding of Pella by Dutch immigrants. The piece urges a commemorative three cent stamp, Centennial Tulip Time, and a historic cachet sponsored by the Pella Historical Society with Post Office Department approval and congressional support.
Senator Dan Turner backs a bill to cut railroad fares to 2 cents per mile and July 4 as the start date. Peloria holds a mass meeting supporting an Oskaloosa to Newton interurban line. Vande Voort arrives from the Netherlands and the Van Dalens plan to move to Los Angeles. A gambling raid leads to arrests and bail. Forty six join Second Reformed Church after Rev. Van Kersen’s evangelistic drive. A baby boy is born to the Naaktgeborens who recently arrived from Holland.
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