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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1942
Page
3
A long reflection on wartime unity led by Churchill’s speech and American resolve to defend democracy. The piece cites Britain’s struggles from Dunkirk to present, urging Americans to match courage, support, and a postwar peace organization, while praising farmers for scrap metal efforts and cautioning road safety with reclaimed tires.
Editorial urges against dirty remarks about yellow men and notes Filipino and Chinese troops are bearing more risk and effort in the Pacific than American whites. Clear Lake opines on compassion in times of joy and sorrow, while La Porte City Review cites William Wrigley praising persistent advertising as stoking a train to keep it moving.
Sam Guard notes farm boys died at Hickam Field as Congress declares war to defeat the murderers and their war machine. The piece urges unity and resource mobilization, pairing wartime resolve with a call to defend farms, herds, and liberty against hostile ideologies. Churchill’s appeal to farmers is cited with the slogan God speed the plough.
Forty premiums offered for tin tags from Star Chowin and other brands include a Washburn guitar and a mandolin. The city notes four daily trains in each direction with two passenger runs and two accommodations. A Fowler phone arrives at Professor Cook’s home as mild weather boosts ice cream sales. City Council approves a pro South Africa resolution addressed to Oom Paul Kruger. Chicago drainage canal completed at a cost of 100000, hoped to serve as a Great Lakes Mississippi waterway. Miss Emma Te Coeq visits Knoxville.
Obituary notes record the deaths of James Betzer and Rev M A Clarke. Betzer founded the Pella Blade in 1864 and wrote for the Burlington Hawkeye and Iowa State Register. He came to Pella in 1857 from Illinois, born in Ohio, married Rhoda Welch in 1858, and once bartered for all needs while running a walnut knot mill for veneering. Clarke arrived in 1855 and became Sunday School superintendent in Pella a few days later, guiding the Baptist school from a log house to larger rooms as it grew.
An 1800s Pella item notes a Knox ville militia with fifty men forming Company D under Dr. J. W. Finarty, a cold snap with a foot of snow and twenty four degrees, ice being harvested from ponds and the Des Moines river, a jockeying courtship of local commerce, a new light plant near break even, and forthcoming readings by Sarah Mildred Wilmer at the College Auditorium along with local life vignettes.
Miss Boas Bousaquet, visiting Perth at J. J. Bousquet home, recalled a 1920 visit with the Royal family in Siam. She described traveling with a Cambridge Indy student who was the fiance of the prince destined to be king. The Indies of Polla heard the tale at Mrs. H. P. Scholto’s. Gorge Filkkoma presided at the Central football banquet in the college dorm dining room.
The Heerema Blanket award named an outstanding player of the year. The Chamber of Commerce elected H P Van Gorp as president Y T Niewaal as vice president W H Vander Ploeg as treasurer and Frank Frush as secretary. Three thousand dollars was collected in the year and thirty dollars in pledges remained unpaid. Pella High met Oskaloosa High in basketball losing 28 to ? Del De Haan starred with seven of nine points. Other players included Hoo ven Van Rheenen Den Harte Rutt Beyers Rouwenhorst Huizenga and Sack. Des Moines visitors Harry Polk Frank Miles and Volney Diltz spoke on Americanism at the high school. Ver Heul Van der Ploeg Lau tenbach DeVries and Van Doornink played for Central in a 76 to 26 loss to Des Moines University with Bud Knox scoring 18 baskets. Star Auto Co advertised a Ford touring car priced at 255000 with four doors Cloth top and fold-down windshield. Dodge cars were offered at substantial reductions.
The issue notes Harold Rozenberg launching a short wave broadcast trial receiving sixty calls as he seeks a broadcasting license. It also covers Pella High School defeating Winterset 21 to 13 in their first game with players listed, Central College exam plans, local obituaries, a bicycle of incidents, and a sermon excerpt referencing Jesus Christ and quotes about study and faith.
A Sunday School lesson urges belief in Jesus as the eternal Son of God. It traces prophecy from Genesis through Abraham to the nations, stressing repentance, gospel faith, and the need for Christ in a world at risk of divine wrath. The speaker urges devotion, outreach, and the six month study of the life of Christ.
A dense list of magazine offers appears in the Pella Chronicle featuring numerous publishers and discounts. Subscriptions include Woman's Home Companion American Magazine and Better Homes and Gardens with prices ranging from about 2.60 to 5.00 dollars per year. The notices enumerate titles such as Good Housekeeping McCall's Reader's Digest and Popular Mechanics with various total amounts and bundled options.
Fragmented wartime sketch recalls a 1928 Red Cross message about Japan enduring massive losses after a disastrous attack. It notes ships from America delivering aid, the vast death toll, and a red dated history line Sept 1 marking a catastrophic event.
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