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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1946
Page
3
A county publication entry lists a street address 728 Male St in Pella with a publisher and editor line. The snippet notes a price of $2.00 and a date placeholder of 06, suggesting a catalog or masthead fragment rather than a full article. The readable items emphasize personnel roles and a monetary charge.
The piece reflects on the new accord among Russia Britain and the United States and calls for labor industry cooperation to safeguard public interests. It laments political timidity in election year and notes a Department of Agriculture survey finding soap operas least missed, suggesting media self interest will drive change.
A Christmas season tally shows over 250 traffic deaths and many injuries nationwide. North states report slippery, snow covered roads leading to safer driving, while California and Texas saw the highest toll on clear highways. A Berwyn Illinois car train crash left a widow trapped as a gas fire engulfed the wreck, a haunting plea echoing warnings to motorists.
The piece notes communism has faded from U.S. consciousness. It recalls Iowa’s communist ballot column, dropped for lack of votes, and Hitler’s fear tactic. It suggests Russia now censors news and hides, showing democracy’s resilience and refusal to accept totalitarianism.
A fragmented century view discusses democracy's reach, atomic science claims by Dutch researchers, and the prospect of atom splitting transforming gold into ornaments, with warnings about international control. It notes societal shifts, economic implications, and the global ripple of nuclear pursuits shaping policy and finance. Meanwhile Spokane educators study soil control, linking youth-driven conservation efforts to farmer participation and district formation.
Glan 30 years ago reports college notes from Central College and town items. The Central baseball team faced Penn at Oskaloosa, Rhynsburger injured early but played on. KRhyneburger Bagi Vander Line dees Resteh and Muirhes Henaud praised. Local incidents include Mrs A G W Childs breaking ice and lying ill, Will Vrieze home near Otley burned, Gaass sisters party on Main Street, and Crip Den Adel winning five dollars at the Electric Palace after a lucky number.
Twenty years ago at a Chamber of Commerce meeting in Pella volunteers offered to organize a Red Cross ration campaign but no leader emerged. Central College stated growth limits and sought aid while a small roof fire at Pella View schoolhouse prompted fire crew responses. Local property deals and medical nominating trips filled pages as high school basketball saw Pella High beat Knoxville 21 to 13 and Central defeat Simpson 36 to 22.
A vaudeville company showcased three acts that week alongside three weeks of motion pictures. Death notices included Thomas Sweem a Civil War veteran near Belle Fontaine and Mrs. Jan Akkerman of Newkirk Lona Tambertus Boland of the Aged Home. Mattie Hoksbergen wed J Groenen and Gertrude Bennink wed Den Hartog.
Toledo Chronicle notes a grandson asking why an old man avoids a hearing aid and warns we hear too much to understand. Hull Index argues tax cuts and restraint, while Indianola Record-Herald mocks high wages for short hours and questions minimum pay against wartime goals.
The article recalls a range of local items from January 1 1936. A high school building cost funded by federal support is noted, crowds watched Will Rogers in Old Kentucky after his death, two Monster brothers were seriously injured in a coasting accident, and school and sports highlights feature Central and Pella teams. Other items include a flooded municipal rink, Hoekstra and Van Arkel starring for Central, a high school loss to Indianola, Douwstra's retirement from Otley Reformed church, Mrs. Toland’s hospital treatment, and Philo Society pirates as initiation costumes at Central College.
The passage attributes to Calvin Coolidge a call for spiritual growth over material progress. It contrasts wants for more power, culture, religion, and unseen values with less emphasis on visible material things. The quote emphasizes inner, intangible priorities.
Ge Law aids Storm Lake housing by purchasing 160 frame bins from six years ago built for a surplus grain program. The bins, made from cured pre war lumber, are being repurposed into a duplex using three of the larger bins to help alleviate the local shortage.
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