Thoughtful War Talk and Sweet Corn Progress
The president urged calm over fears of atomic threat while Defense Secretary Wilson criticized alarmist rhetoric. A Pravda critique of Russian toy quality sparks a question on U S toy standards and education. Corn news features Prof Laughnan's Shrunken-2 gene yielding sweeter, longer lasting corn, with breeding to reach markets in three to six years.
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Defense
Charles Wilson
Pravda
U. S
Towa
Midwest
John R. Laughnan
University of Illinois
Laughnan
Boone merchants vote to resume Saturday evening hours
Ten months after closing Saturday evenings and opening Monday nights, Boone Town merchants vote to return to the old practice of staying open on Saturday. The secret ballot reflects a shift as banks and offices also consider afternoon hours. Cliff Nystrom lauded the experiment as concluding nobly.
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Boone
Cliff Nystrom
Hoegh vows governor bid and pledges reform
Attorney General Leo Hoegh declared his intention to run for Iowa governor last week. In a news conference he answered hot questions on liquor laws and reapportionment, stressing support for strict enforcement and a constitutional basis for reapportionment while criticizing rural dominance and disenfranchisement of urban voters.
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Leo Hoegh
Iowa
Editorial on silence and prudent speech in journalism
A trio of editorials argues readers best want clarity over gossip. Cripple Creek urges restraint to curb misinformation and malice, urging thought before speech and crediting silence as a virtue. West Des Moines stresses education shapes future returns and civic responsibility.
Back Through Memory Lane Items from The Chronicle past
A concise recall of events from The Chronicle marking notable items from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago. Highlights reflect the era's people, places, and themes, offering a compact snapshot of historical moments that shaped the community.
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Chronicle
Central's basketball team loses to Des Moines College in Des Moines
Forty years ago Central's basketball squad traveled to Des Moines to face Des Moines College and fell 21 to 18. Central led most of the game until Des Moines rallied late. Players for Central included F Rhynsburger J Rhynsburger Vander Linden De Cook and Beyers.
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Central
Des Moines
Des Moines College
F. Rhynsburger
J. Rhynsburger
Vander Linden
de Cook
Beyers
Legion smoker celebrates Memorial Hall debt freedom
More than two hundred men and supporters attended a smoker at the Memorial Hall built for the Legion Post. Commander Tunis Kempkes announced the hall’s dedication on Feb 19, and, after donors gave generously earlier, C. H. Wormhoudt presented Kempkes a check to clear the remaining $800 debt.
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Legion Post
Memorial Hall
Tunis Kempkes
Legion
C. H. Wormhoudt
Mr. Kempkes
Night School Dinner and War Talks at Central College
Cadets from Pala Airways School teased Navy exams while Pete Vander Plooe and Cant Businessmen entertained local farmers at a Night School dinner. War correspondent and former farm editor George Hansen of Radio WHO spoke. Dr Richard Struna lectured on Russia and world revolution. Poland and Balkan politics discussed. Central’s cage team lost to Drake 41 39 as Navy Cadet transfers joined the lineup. about five hundred attended an R E A meeting.
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George Hansen
Pete Chue
Vander Plope
Serene
Ery Plambeck
England
Radio Who
Des Moines
Richard Struna
Central College
Russia
Trotsky
Poland
Balkan
Central
Drake
Navy
R.E.A
Pella News Highlights Debates, Farm Bureau Talk, and Local Sports
D S Huber, longtime Pella leader and former mayor born 1837 in Jobrnstown Pa, celebrated his 87th birthday. Central College debaters argued the United States should join the League of Nations. both teams won. Heinz Company eyed a pickle station in Pella with Oska toons expansion. Local mishaps include Dick Veenman’s ice fall and a Pella basketball fundraiser for Central College Auxiliary. The Excelsior Club staged the operetta O Pepits with cast members Wilma Vander Linden and others. A Farm Bureau meeting in Memorial Hall featured Peder Pedersen urging farmer cooperation and predicting growth. Maude Scheerer performed Captain Breasbound’s Conversion. Over 10,000 bushels of corn were sealed in Marion County’s new program. Pella High beat Sighourney 32-12. McClain starred for Parsons in a 38-30 win over Central. A Civic League, now the Pella Christian Civic League, organized with a new constitution.
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Pella
Jobrnstown
California
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Penn and
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League of Nations
Central
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Henry de Kock
Harvey, Reiter
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Floyd Nagel
James Mowe
L. W. Hartley
Chronicle
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Oskatoons
Dick Veenman
A. Vander Wal
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Pella Tigers
Excelsior Club
Blackhawk County
Pederson
Farm Bureau
Maude Scheerer
Siuws
Breasbound
Marion County
Pella High
Sigourney
Dutch Liter
Don Menning
van Arkel
Parsons
McClain
Nelson
Sullvan
Vanden Berg
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The
Civic League
Pella Christian Civic League
Des Moines Driver Dies After Elkhart Gas Station Explosion
Joe Porter, of Des Moines, died from severe burns after an explosion at a gas station in Elkhart Indiana where he and a Des Moines truck partner slept during a load run for automobiles. Porter escaped the burning building, but partner Mr West was trapped in the rain. Porter had long resided in Pella. The Plette and Van Dusseldorp stores supplied butter for relief, quoted C W A Committeeman Jacob Plender.
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Pella
J. M. Cox
Keosauqua
Charlie
Fadderland
Des Moines
Sadler
Central College
Warner van Spanckeren
Fred Faassen
Dora Reerink
Margaret Grundman
Florelle Fradenburgh
Florence Fifield
Esther Glantz
Edna Horn
Fred Pahre
Abe Verploegh
Baltimore
Maryland
Washington, D.C
J. H. Rohde
Toledo
Towa
Frank de Reus
Chicago
John Fanssen
Dick den Adel
Joe Porter
Elkhart
Indiana
Joe
Mr. West
Plette
Is Our Town a Dump of Mind or Heart
A reader argues the town is not a dump but our attitude. The piece urges residents to value local opportunities and enrich the community through constructive action rather than blame. It calls for immediate effort to improve the town and foster pride.
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Ringie
Local electric line extension eyed for 60 miles
A plan to extend the local electric line by 60 miles was approved after 176 farmers petitioned for service. John Boot leads the REA, with others including Reuben Schakel and John Ed Klein traveling to Coffeeville Kansas to engage a 100 octane plant. Virginia Van Gorp will direct Central College Drama Club staging of Craig's Wife with Martha McCain and Ronald Rosenberg as leads on February 26.
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John Boot
R.E.A
Reuben Schakel
John Ed Kiein
Coffeeville
Kansas
Farmers Union Cooperative
Virginia
van Gorp
Central College Drama Club
Craig
Martha McCain
Ronald Rosenberg
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