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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1941
Page
3
A columnist urges firm American leadership against dictatorships, condemns appeasement, praises Britain and resilient German and British citizens, and condemns wartime union demands while calling for strict enforcement and fiscal restraint to protect the nation’s future.
A collection of editorial opinions from Iowa papers highlights the risk of traffic deaths, the role of labor leadership, skepticism about Santa Claus amid holiday violence, rural towns adapting to change, and a call for decentralizing federal offices to place more government in the farm belts.
Hunting parties bring in dozens of rabbits while railroad plans spark water worries in Pella. Butter and eggs stockpiles rise as Chicago firms near bankruptcy with storage oversupply. Uncle Jake Todd returns from illness as Jim Van Dusseldorp studies electrical engineering at Highland Park College. Corn prizes awarded at Iowa State College show. A wealth table tracks U S growth to 126 billion in 1910. Central defeats Ottumwa in basketball as college pageant notes unfold. Oratory students prepare recital with listed titles and performers.
A 45 year old Pella Blade item recalls 1856 hardships, noting land values from 25 to 30 dollars an acre versus 2.50 to 3.00 in Civil War days, and remarks that more people bring more discontent. The issue lists residents over eighty, singers visiting G H Wormhoudt, and local news on jobs, land sales, and a Florida trip prospect.
Twenty years ago in January 1991 the Pella Public Library loaned 21 000 books while facing tight finances with over 1500 dollars in tax money for operations and 1800 dollars in salaries. Central College beat Penn 46 22 and lost to Des Moines College 80 18. Chamber of Commerce elected officers H P Van Gorp president J H Cook Fane vice president Bert Baron treasurer and H B Kenbles secretary. Gerald Dyke and G K Thomas visited Pella for cattle shipments from Los Angeles. Dr T G Fultz recovered from indigestion, and Gertrude Van Ithoenen underwent goitre surgery in Des Moines.
James Ver Hey planned to depart for Chicago to study at Chicago Technical College for a short architectural course. He had just completed the city of Pella’s new municipal power house.
Vander Wal Bert Vander Ploeg Worp Borgman Dutch Ver Ploeg and Goldie Neyenesch are named. Hajo Pals nominated Ray Rack Vander ve for captain and he was elected.
A snapshot of 1931 Pella: PTA aimed to aid 100 milk underprivileged children. Joe De Koning store and shoe shop burgled for over $100 in shoes. Local crime linked to home talent. Newton beat Central 36 22 with Tyseling 13 leading. Strand Theatre showed The Princusa and the Plumber. Gerrit Terpstra leased Scholte farm north of town. Will Boender to retire to Oskaloosa. Chicken thief Will Davis convicted. Judge J G Patterson presiding. Henry Roeffel, 19, dies in Rochester Minnesota after a year illness. Twenty Pella residents attend Knoxville Memorial Building opening. Phil Brick’s orchestra at the dance. H C Viersen’s attack on a chicken house ends in death of the animal. Farmers Union reports good year. oil service credit insurance livestock associations grow. egg receipts rise. Paul Moore notes overall business doldrums.
The author expresses deep personal attachment to their Bible, praising its binding and memories while noting it as daily spiritual sustenance. They reflect on neglecting scripture during busy times and the emptiness this causes, questioning the value of worldly riches without God’s word.
Rev H L Van Dellen recalls a mining camp in Rexfield Iowa where miners hard hands carried a well used Bible handed down by a dying father and notes how Gods word steadies faith amid dark times. He laments modern lukewarmness and urges daily Scripture keeping for hope and service.
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