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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1927
Page
6
The Iowa cultural college appeals for a trained researcher from its laboratories to develop a method to keep the corn borer out of the state. Foreseen for a decade, the pest threat has prompted millions in state funding for Ames to become a social center, yet no effective bug barrier has been found.
A Madison state senator proposes a bill banning frog catching for meat or bait, potentially taxing frog eaters out of existence. Iowa lawmakers pass a machine gun ban while debating road fund efficiency, with readers doubting the legislature’s unity on major issues and road needs.
The Chronicle clarifies that the municipal light and water plant trustees will be appointed by the mayor for staggered terms and confirmed by the city council. The paper still supports the project and urges voters to back it, while calling for ballot law revisions amid the confusing three-way voting system.
The Chronicle argues for reforming the ballot to empower voters and hasten reforms. It cites banking and road laws as needing attention but says the Nebraska ballot, while improvable, is a better model than Iowa and would mark a forward start.
The piece argues democracy balances public will and individual duty, citing Frank Smith’s senate bid and Brennan’s liquor ties. It condemns senators who backed Smith, notes state rights rhetoric undermines federal supremacy, and recalls Colorado cattle sales finishing at Sigler farm for $12 per hundred, detailing feeding and transport.
The Chariton Leader criticizes abbreviation in writing while The Jasper County Record reports a “Jack the Hugger” in Newton, labeling him a moron. The piece questions community size and value, noting Washington's Birthday and other holidays suspend mail and urging focus on substance over numbers.
The text presents a devotional reflection emphasizing obedience to God, trust in divine provision, the duty to forgive others, seeking victory over temptation, and daily acknowledgment of God’s sovereign kingship. It frames these requests as practical business-like commitments for believers.
A jovial portrait of a universal greeter who always gets the glad hand wherever he goes. The poem contrasts him with other types who fail in life and linger in gloom, praising the man who delivers the goods with a whistle or smile.
Twenty years ago Central College defeated Simpson 28 to 23 with W Pietenpol Ed Te Veltrup Ed Mills H W Pietenpol and J C Clark starring for Central. At the same time marriages occurred as Matthew Huyser and Carrie Van Fooweling wed February 1 and Wm Vos married Carrie Holts February 14. Death notices list H Worm houdt Anna Muilen burg near Cordova and a two year old child of Mr and Mrs Clarence Howard. Fire at the Buerkens plant damaged a stairway and elevator before dying out. The editor questions fashion’s demand for fourteen yards of dress material trailing the dust and fourteen inches above the waist. Nettie Van Gorp left E R Roorda’s store for Keables Drug Store. Mr Richardson sold his Main Street residence to Willis Johnson for 32700. Master Harry G Neyenesch turns six with an informal celebration by kindergarten pupils and teachers. A fight sparked by excess booze led Mayor Vander Zyl to fine a Pella youth and another from Olivet.
A devotional excerpt discusses Jesus teaching on prayer. It frames the Lord's Prayer as a model for communal worship rather than individual gain, urging reverence for God’s name and seeking the coming kingdom for mankind’s benefit. It emphasizes unity, holiness, and collective purpose within faith.
Moved to new ground floor office at 606 Franklin St three doors east of Pella Motor Co. Dr Fred F Carpenter promotes National Farm News and Chronicle subscriptions. Miss Alberta Gambell hosts a Valentine party on Union Street. A joke about acquittal and a quip about retired college presidents appear as light miscellany.
Market quotes from the Pella Iowa exchange list hogs oats wheat and cream prices including roosters ducks pigeons and hides with figures ranging from nine ninety to eleven dollars for hogs and oats and other commodities noted in the column across the page.
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