Fifield Road Named In Pella Chronicle To Honor Historic Fifield
The Pella City Council adopted an ordinance naming the unnamed city street Fifield Road effective today when published. Fifield, a former village eight miles north of Knoxville, was a Wabash Railroad station with two general stores, no post office, and mail via Cordova. The naming aligns with other major routes like Hwy 163 and Galesburg and New Sharon Roads.
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the Woods
John Wright
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Galesburg Road
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Pella Chronicle Highlights Growth in Progress Edition
In its eighth annual Progress Edition the Pella Chronicle notes broad community growth and records 36 building permits issued for new homes in Pella during 1974 per the City Clerk’s office.
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Pella
Postcards Return as Undeliverable at Pella Post Office
The Mother Earth News reprints old farm magazines from 1898 to 1914 and includes a Cole's Seed Store ad. Readers mailed postcards to Cole's, but they were returned by the Pella Post Office as undeliverable. Postmaster Ed Wesselink explains the ongoing mix up as more postcards arrive.
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Mother Earth News
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Pella
Ed Wesselink
Hill backs capital punishment and ethics debate in Iowa legislature
The week featured a revival of support for reinstate ment of capital punishment with Ramsey amendments and a push to tighten ethics rules for House members. A massive 427 page State Criminal Code with over 65 amendments dominated Senate discussion. In the House, a bipartisan effort advanced a plan to curb large scale corporate farming and strengthen livestock packer bonding, while a price fixing and allocation bill sought tighter antitrust tools. A two hour bipartisan lunch in the Statehouse brought together legislators and national leaders to discuss energy, recession, and cattle issues.
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Michael Blouin
Charles Grassley
Ed Mezvinsky
Half-Way House on the Mountain of Life
A tale of businessmen in Switzerland who heed a guide for a Bavarian Alps climb. One by one they excuses and stay at the half way house while a few press on, showing that perseverance and preparation turn potential into achievement.
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