Thought of the Week on Liberty and Labor Unity
A reflective piece urging focus on liberty and national unity during wartime. It notes the value of defense funding, praises Milwaukee carpenters for longer hours at the same pay, and calls for unions to build goodwill. It commends Oregon dui laws, praises tree plantings in the Great Plains, and highlights societal reform discussions from Time to Time. It closes with a profile of Jan Struthers and a push for renewed vision in social science and electrification progress in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpent Union
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Editorial comment on signs and social issues
A Chicago wag proposes changing a road sign to read lugs with vehicles prohibited. Editorials from Albert Lea Tribune Greenwood Free Press and Knoxville Journal urge restraint on war, credit limits, and liquor consumption amid national tensions and public policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City
The Nation’s Awakening Amid World Change
An International Harvester Co advertisement urges Americans to recognize the global upheaval while emphasizing unity, liberty, and the duty of farmers and industry to protect freedom. It frames the crisis as a spiritual awakening rather than violence, calling for renewed patriotism and shared purpose across the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Harvester Co
America
United States
Europe
Qpr
Mark Twain on War Steps and Public Sentiment
The piece presents a Twain inspired analysis of how societies drift toward war, detailing stages from initial calls for conflict to widespread public complicity. It notes leaders, speakers, and the public shifting from opposition to acceptance, aided by rhetoric and scapegoating, with a postscript of local obituaries and community notices mentioning visitors and local business references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Stone ceremony at Knoxville court house asleeves revealed
45 Years Ago column recounts arrival of the corner stone for the new Knoxville court house. Inscription hints at Masonry and a possible Masonic temple link. Local farmers move, note pork market loads, and Hollanders spreading countywide. Ruth Porter breaks arm. Holt amputated at ankle. concert planned by Professor Matus with Nellie Rhynsburger and others. various visits and local life scenes including school changes and a landmark house demolished.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelly Blade
Knoxville
Board of Supervisors
Vander Linden
Bell
Moses
A. F
A.M
W. Hall
Masonic ‘Temple
Durham
Buskey
Pleasantville
Ruth Porter
Marion Porter
van Stoonis
Will Allen
F. Veenschoten
Holt
Viernon
Allen
Shaw
Holst
Pella
Colorado
P. K. Matus
Central College
Clarionet
Baptist Church
Nellie Rhynsburger
Eleanor Aikens
Jusin Bousquet
Matus
Jel Hendricks
Bessie Brand
Minnie Boho
Ottumwa
Elizabeth Kempkee
Oskaloosa
Mra
Charlie Porter
A. J. Donai
M . C. Lankelma
Daughy
Orange
Jennie Kuyper
Polla
Laura Fisk
Henry Hospers
Sioux County
H. Wormhoudt Sr
G. A. Vander Moulen
Daught Maude
Clara
Forfornia
Poakenoonen
Dr Wetherall
Miss Hattie Adams Breast Cancer Operation Near College
Doctors Allen Shaw and Keables attended the removal of a cancer from Miss Hattie Adams breast near the college. C Rhynsburger left for Holland Mich to attend the Synod. The church seeks funds for missions amid stringent times. Verros showcases the Harmonic Tune Revealer to teach piano or organ in hours. Misa Baker from Penn College trains contestants for a high school contest in May. Several local residents listed as entrants in the excon Bousquet to Thomassen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Hattie Adams
Allen, Shaw and Keables
C. Rhynsburger
Holland
Mich
Synod
Reformed Church
W. Verros
Fateful Discoveries and Local Happenings in Otley and Pella
A 66 year old James Kirkwood was found dead in his Otley Rack et store. unlocked door and absence of call raise concern. Uncle Benny Gardner celebrated his 90th birthday in Burlington with daughter Mrs Ed Eugen. City Treasurer A N Vander Linden elected over H De Cook by four to two. Groundhog shadow prompts six week coal bin readiness. Pella High beats Newton 30 to 23. Jon Boyd six baskets, De Cook five, Gozol two, Vogelaar one. Billis Johnson coaches. Eleven dogs poisoned in city. headline rebuke calls it cowardly. L R Bobbitt starts as Wield Secretary for Content College. Booths in HC lure bids for 260 horses and mules. Ver Ploog born to buy them. Hooren to Des Moines show. Paardekooper and Van Gorp off to Chicago Auto Show. Mrs Bert Van Vark returns from Arkansas City after typhoid fever. Bart sad to turn over housekeeping. Vander Zee family leaves Pella for future home in Oskaloosa. Vander Zee jeweler era ends. Abram Nunninkhoven family moves to new home. only onevant remains.
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James Kirkwood
Otley
Benny Gardner
Ed. Eugen
Burlington
A. N. Vander Linden
William Kruger
H. de Cook
Gary Vogelaar
Billis Johnson
Tunisfer Book
L. R. Bobbitt
Content College
Philo
Bob Sunderland
Chicago
Matt Walsh
St. Louis
Pella
Ver Ploog
George Hooren
Des Moines
Martin Paardekooper
Harve van Gorp
Mart
Bert van Vark
Arkansas City
Bart
A. Vander Zee
Oskaloosa
Vander Zee
Ella
Abram Nunninkhoven Faily
City to Bond 41000 for Waterworks Upgrade in 1921
Twenty years ago in February 1921 the council proposed bonding the city for forty one thousand dollars to fund waterworks improvements and extensions. The Chamber of Commerce held an enthusiastic meeting while the annual dues exceeded four thousand five hundred dollars. The budget’s largest item was eleven thousand dollars for the secretary’s salary for eleven months.
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Chamber of Commerce
Central College
Parsons
Towa Weeleyan
Federated Club
Henry Vandenhover
George Gosselink
Harold Klein
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
Frances Vander Linden
Harriet Frush
Ils
Frances
Farmers National Bank
Lautenbach
Leeresy
Veenman
Garden City Feeder Co
Lincoln
Nebraska
Frank Mayo
Alamo Theatre
Frank den Adel
Rochester
Minn
John
Local events recall 1931 coast trip and community notes
Ten years ago on Jan 2 youngsters coasted near the Bunker Schoolhouse when three slid into a barbed wire fence leaving Wilbur Van Veen with a sixteen stitch facial cut, Mac Vogelaat with a forehead gash, and Nellie Siomstra with a deep chin wound. The youth’s first ride ended abruptly after discovering the fence. The Van Veen Van Hemert Post of the Legion considered enlarging the Memorial Building auditorium. A Dubuque U vs Gentral basketball game broadcast from Dubuque aired from Old City Hall with Central winning 88 to 20. A list of marriage licenses and community notices follow including farmers co-op events and local speakers in Oskaloosa.
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Arew
Lill
Wilbur Vande
Noord
Mac Vogelaat
Nellie Siomstra
Anderson
Will ‘Rogers
Lightnin
Strand
Heonses
Clydus
Renaud Aorothy Grant
Christopher Wiehhare
Henrietta Grosneweg
Henry, van Hatten
Eilaabeth
Ds Goey
Farmers’ Co-op
Oskaloosa
Flight plans and injuries in Des Moines area incidents
A woman explained plans to fly to Pella if a suitable landing field is found. She visited Charles City to check on Mrs. Ray Fox who was seriously ill. C N Bow of Oskaloosa crashed a car while heading toward Pella, breaking two ribs and wrenching his back. Ben Vogelaar returned to work in the hardware store after a four month absence due to surgery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Charles City
Ray Fox
We. C. N. Bow
Oskaloosa
Ben Vogelaar
Voice of the Public on England War Policy Critique
A reader assigns blame to the White House for pushing the nation into war and denounces English influence. The letter condemns loans to England, munition makers, and the idea of defending “Democracy,” urging self reliance and condemnation of English nobility and allies.
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George Hat
South Africa
White House
England
Controversy Letters Critique Hoover and War Policy
A reader from Orange City Town denounces Verne Marshall and the Chronicle as unfit to publish during wartime. The letter laments perceived British influence, calls for America to stand with Lindbergh and Wheeler, and attacks past Hoover actions as Commerce Secretary.
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Chronicle
Verne Marshall
Tam
Colonel Lindbergh
Senator Wheeler
Geo
Harley
Orange
City
Farmers Protest Hoover Price Fixing and War Profits
Letter writer Fred Lam denounces Herbert Hoover and government licensing of grain dealers, alleging forced prices for wheat and farm products, profits diverted to an export corporation, and farmers robbed by wartime price controls. He cites personal anecdotes from Pella and Minneapolis routes, criticizes price setting on corn and hogs, and warns of continuing hardship for Iowa farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
Hoover
United States
Herbert Hoover Coolidge
Hoovah
Pella
Innexpolis
Minn
Anneapolia
Curtis
Wallace
Towa
Fred Lam
Bonfire nearly consumes $520 from Independence youths
Three Independence youths led by Randy Floyd Klotzbach and Donald Bandy tried to dump cash from a paper can onto a bonfire. Investigators found the can held 520 dollars mostly in twenty dollar gold certificates, risking the loss of a large sum.
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Independence
Robert
Randy Floyd Klotzbach
Donald Bandy
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