Thought of the Week Praises Borah and Reflects on Public Life
A column honors William Borah as a fearless statesman whose honesty left a lasting example for Americans. It also critiques highway safety legislation, lampoons country editors and bureaucrats, and laments labor division while urging democratic governance and public opinion to guide leaders.
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Americas
William Borah
Harlan Miller
Committee of Congress
Miller
Iowa
J. Q. Lynch
A. F. of
Dan Tobin
Teamster’s Union
Cliff Gregory
Wallace
Farmer
John Q
Thrift and tariff talk in an election year debate
A critical column denounces political dirt in campaigns and calls for honest thrift. It questions congress expenditures, stresses the need to cut costs, and argues against tying tariff policy to politics. The piece warns against sabotaging farm trade treaties and defends tariffs as beneficial to American manufacturers and farmers.
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National Congress
Appropriations Committee
Hull
Farm Bureau
Editorial Comment Weighs Cold Climate and Finland Policy
The piece questions why people live in cold regions, argues heat may hinder advancement, and supports keeping the United States out of entanglements with Finland despite sympathy. It notes potential neutrality act issues with loaning funds to Finland and endorses self reliance through home ownership under FHA programs and the year’s new liberalized housing loans.
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Wilson
Borah
America
Marcus
Keokuk Cy
Finland
United States
Roosevelt
Eldora Herald-Ledger
FHA
41 Years Ago Elected Inhh Eugene Del John Chase Close
41 years ago Eugene Del John Chase led an election with Chase just 0 votes ahead of his nearest opponent. The editor JW Poot condemned socialist tendencies and favored study. a new railway proposal was discussed for a route through Pella. A bout of influenza or Midwest gripe affected residents, with caution urged to seek medical attention for diphtheria and other illnesses. A young folks party, church notices, and marriages were reported alongside sales ads for land near New Sharer and Oskaloosa. Various patent medicines and advertisements filled the page.
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Eugene del John Chase
Chase
the Bhule
JW. Poot
Midwest
Reynods
Consilius
Pella
Des Moines
G. G. Zys
John
Linden
MeCory
Tysse
W.A. Bryan
Oskaloosa
Pico
Dr. Kay
Post and community talk at meeting ends in defeat in basketball game
At the meeting the discussion on securing a permanent home for the Post was to be revisited next session. Central team lost 47 to 20 with Ver Steng Ottopo hy Mokma Itzen and Byram in action and Kendrickson as sub. The Second Reformed choir planned Handel’s The Messiah for Sunday.
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Hid
Central
Ver Steng
Ottopohy
Mokma
Itzen
Byram
Kendrickson
Ottopoby
Faust
Mark McWilliams
Second Reformed Church
Handel
T. I. Liggett
A. P. Ruyner
Pastor Leads New Vulcanizing Shop Venture
The pastor of a Reformed church along with Marion Van Gorp and Arie Klyn plan a new vulcanizing shop on Main Street. They traveled to Des Moines to purchase a machine for the venture, signaling an early stage of the business project.
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Marion van Gorp
Arie Klyn
St Street
Des Moines
Pella Fire Dept Limitation on Rural Fire Response
Chief Clarence Van Vark of the Pella Fire Department requested that the Chronicle print a notice barring city firefighting apparatus from entering the countryside to extinguish fires. Sixty Woodrow Washing Machine Co stockholders met at the company's office to view the new 1930 washer by George Gibson and subscribed to two hundred shares of the new stock issue. Central defeated Iowa Wes gan 26 to 18 in a rough game with Muyskens scoring ten points. Neifert fouled out but was praised along with Tysseling.
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Clarence van Vark
Pella
Central
Iowa Wesgan
Muyskens
Neifert
Tysseling
Excellent floor game boosts Schnack to second in league
Schnack totaled 41 points to finish as the conference's second high scorer in a game noted for a frigid night. A photo of the team graced the front page as residents recalled twenty four degrees below zero last Friday. Henderson of a Shreveport radio station faced a broadcast ethics issue, while Dill pressed for protective legislation. Pell’s business leaders recalled anti chain store fund drives and a phonograph line about a dead entity. A hot water coil burst at the Gaass home, prompting a fire department call and plumbing advice, amid continued bitter cold.
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Schnack
Henderson
Shreveport
Radio Commission
Dill
Pell
Pella
George Gaass
Pella High Band Orders New Uniforms
Pella High Band, directed by Professor Robert Ruby, has ordered 3500 uniforms in green and silver after the Band Club raised funds through the Show Boat production. The uniforms, green and silver with trim, will arrive in 6 to 8 weeks, as the group continues rehearsals and public concerts planned for late February.
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Pella High Band
Robert Ruby
Pella
Wid
West Point
Pella News Roundup of Personal Moves and Local Projects
Thirty years ago residents shared tales of weekend visits and time with friends such as Cox and the Den Hartogs after drives in bobsleds. Mrs Ver Heul moved with her daughter to West Pella, Klein planned a new home north of Howell property, and local planning included a sewer survey and water mains project costing about one dollar per foot.
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Cox
Visser Bros
Citizens National Bank
George Croll
Cen
Jordan Wall
S Firth
Graham
Powell
Jordan Hall
Cotton Hall
John den Harley
Pella
den Hartogs
Jolly Numbers
Ada Wallace
John Dykstra
George Thomassen
Grandma Downing
Legion selects new officers at Gold Star Post No 89
Twenty years ago in 1970 Gold Star Post No 89 of the Legion elected officers led by new commander Dave De Gook with Mark Arc Williams as vice commander adjutant Geo Ver Steeg and Watson Vander Ploeg among the finance officers, De…
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Quan Zy
Legion
Dave de Gook
Mark Arc Williams
Geo. Ver Steeg
Watson Vander Ploeg
Marion County Awards Display At Pella Window
The Marion County Awards for the county basketball tourney will be shown in the Wilson Jewelry store window in Pella from the first of next month. Viewers can see two trophies for first and second place and the game ball awarded to the consolation game winner.
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Marion County
Pella
Wilson Jewelry
Songs and Pep In P H 5 Assembly
After a tiring week of semester exams Pella High students relaxed with singing last Friday afternoon. Jetty Vriezelaar contributed harmony while she sang The Chocolate Soldier. The girls trio Margery Van Heukelem Anne Langerak and Cora Mae Vander Linden performed When Day Is Done.
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Pella High
Jetty Vriezelaar
Margery van Heukelem
Anne Langerak
Cora Mae Vander Linden
Don
Little Dutch Meet Railsplitters in Big Conference Clash
Lincoln Heights railsplitters visit Little Dutch in a high crowd matchup as second place Little Dutch seeks revenge against league leader Lincoln Heights. In their last clash Lincoln led 24 21 after a tight second half. Billy Banghart and Giliani are key threats for Lincoln though zone defense stifled Banghart last time. South Central Conference standings posted Friday January 19.
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Ith School
Lincoln Heights
Little Dutch
Lincoln
Banghart
Lincoln High
Billy Banghart
Pella
Gillani
New Homemaking Course For P H S Girls
Miss Genevra Faber homemaking instructor arranged five senior girls Ruth Van Donselaar Margie Veenman Cora Heeren Corena Synhorst Barbara Van Sittert to take special problem work in homemaking. They will meet during the third period and each will work on her own problem.
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Genevra Faber
Ruth van Donselaar
Margie Veenman
Cora Heeren
Corena Synhorst
Barbara van Sittert
Clothing class shares room with economies course
In the scanned text the clothing class is held in the foods room while students work on sewing machines. Economies class occupies the clothing room during that period, pushing sewing into the laboratory and creating an inconvenience for the students involved.
Industrial Arts Projects Detailed By Pupils
The Industrial Arts class under Mr. Don Nutting has been active this semester finishing year long projects. Joe Hoeksema started a walnut vanity chest while Marvin Bartlett and Fred Heerema work on maple pieces. Smaller items completed include an upholstered vanity bench Arvin Hoogenakker pipe holder Lynn Gosselink quar ter inch plywood what not Semon Sandven modernistic table lamp and Dayle Koder card table from old lumber. Henry Boertje repaired and refinished a hall tree made two years ago.
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Don Nutting
Joe Hoeksema
Marvin Bartlett
Fred Heerema
Joe Heeksema
Arvin Hoogenakker
Lynn Gosselink
Semon Sandven
Dayle Koder
Henry Boertje
Fragmented quotes mixed with school notices and London memorials
A garbled OCR excerpt contains a series of jokes and wry lines about nationality humor and family, followed by a note about the Guards chapel at Wellington Barracks in London with around 1100 memorials. The readable fragmentary items suggest a collage page rather than a single story.
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Guards
Wellington Barracks
London
Pella High Spirit Songs Gain Popularity at Assemblies
Editorial notes growing use of singing in assemblies at Pella High. Writers observe songs are well chosen and repeated, reflecting student liking. They note historical opposition, yet future impact and lasting influence of these sing songs.
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Pella
Costly Pella High building debated in school talk
A Pella High proposal argues that at 59 cents per pupil per six periods daily for a full school year, students would effectively own the school building and its equipment after payments. The remark emphasizes the building’s high cost and aims to impress on students the burden of school costs.
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Pella High
Pella Drubs Eddyville by 36-11 Margin
Pella extended its winning streak with a 36 to 11 victory over Eddyville on their home court. The Little Dutchmen built a strong first half, leading 10 to 6 after the opening quarter and stifling Eddyville in the second period. This win kept Pella at nine victories in ten starts, with plans to challenge Lincoln for first place in the conference on January 27 at home.
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Eddyville
Pella
Scond
Eidyville
Tulip City
Lincoln
Mr Birdsall's Classes Outline six week unit plan
The class will study eight or nine short stories along with Silas Marner. A new unit on modern poetry from 1900 to today starts, using a contract method where each student sets a personal goal and works to achieve it during the six week period.
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So Hue Heer
Silas Marner
Birdsall
Pella High Tries New Time Clock for Home Games
Pella High tests a new time clock for home basketball games but has not yet purchased it. Superintendent Buerkens says if the public approves, the clock will be bought. interested residents can tell Buerkens or Coach Claypool they support it.
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Pella High
Buerkens
Claypool
Frostbite risks rise with high winds and rapid cooling
Frostbite occurs more often with strong winds that rapidly remove body heat. Usually painful in hands or feet, but ears nose and toes may not hurt at first. Frosted areas appear grayish white as ice forms in tissues. Treatment recommended next week.
Little Dutch Ride High Seven Straight Wins Over Colfax
The Little Dutchmen of Pella High extended their winning streak to seven by defeating a weakened Colfax team 21-18 on the home court. Colfax played without three starters due to eligibility rules and two others were sidelined with injuries.
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Colfax
Pella High
Tiger Five
Bowl Madison
Negro Star
Madison
Grosvenor
Towa Hi
Xront
Stlentios Dooan
Gene Susnties
Pella
Wward
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