Editorial voices urge original stance over syndicated editing
A Providence editor urges papers to develop in house editorial staffs for reflective analysis, warning against canned syndicated opinion. Pella columns praise cleaner streets, safer intersections, and new city lighting. An urban myth on ancient counting devices sparks educational reform to teach arithmetic with abaci. Caution rises about postwar peace, trade, and worker pay amid a climate of nationalism and warning against overreaching in journalism and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Brown
American Press Institute
Columbia University
Mr. Brown
Pella
Iowa
Ancient Sage's Smile on Abacus Versus Modern Tools
The passage imagines Confucius implying wisdom for today. It contrasts ancient and modern arithmetic. It advocates studying the past to understand the future and suggests a pragmatic foundation for learning.
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Confucius
Editorial Comment Washington Journal on farm taxes and land boom
The editorial argues farmers and businessmen bear government obligations about one day in three. It warns taxes and debt costs rise beyond simple bookkeeping and cites rising Iowa farm land prices from 88 in 1941 to 150 in 1946. It notes tenants suffer most when land booms force purchase, urging mortgage reduction where possible.
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Washington Journal
Wallace
Iowa
Central 28 Simpson Skidoo ends first half lead
Forty years ago on February 14 1907 Central defeated Simpson 28 23 in Indianola after a 19 6 halftime margin. Players included W and N Pietenpol Ed Te Veltrup Clarke Mills. The article also notes H Wormhoudt's death, an art exhibit sent to Pella, a courthouse brawl involving Plato Alley, a deer nuisance issue in Shelby County, and local notices from Otley and nearby towns.
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Central
Simpson
Iowa State
Grinnell
Pella
N. Pietenpol
Te Veltrup
Clarke
Mills
H. Wormhoudt
Citizens National Bank
Iowa Library Commission
Jordan Hall
History Department
Carrie van Houweling
Matt Huyser
Elizabeth de Heer
A. I. Boot
Carrie Holst
William Vos
Plato Alley
Cordova
de Bok
Elmer Cooper
Alley
Squire Brobst
Otley
Shelby County
Shelby Farms
Dirk van Zante
Harry G. Neyenesch
Lou Barnett
Central College
Olivet
Miner Sells Farmland and Plans Move to America
A local recounts Hendrik Vande Voort leaving De Dewaard in the Netherlands for the United States after a Mayor fined him and they shook hands. The piece notes Breuklander opening a mine on the Schakel farm near Pella, sinking a 200 foot shaft and reporting coal of excellent quality.
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Simon Vander Zyl
Hendrik Vande Voort
Dedewaard
Netherlands
America
William Klein
30 Years Ago February 15 1917 marriage and local notes
Jennie Vander Ploeg married Paul Ver Meer at the Vander Ploeg home with Rev. C De Leeuw officiating. Central College academy lost 39 6 to the high school team. Coulston and Temple scored for Central, Rillihan led the high school with 9. A declamatory contest drew 500 attendees. Verna Halbert won first in Dramay Aric De Borst first oratorical and Willie Zinberg first in humorous. Mrs S I Vander Zyl and Marie Van Gorp hosted a kitchen shower for Kate Johnson. An ad boasted 77 automobiles at Des Moines auto show. City won permission to place galleries for water collection under Wabash tracks at Howell Station. Mayor Johnson traveled to Moberly Mo for authorization. Julian Renaud sighted a Yellow Hammer signaling early spring. An ad previewed railroad cars like those on the Pella Leffler line to Howell Station with magnets between rails. top speed 80 mph. $10 shares in Pella R R stock offered with bonus Leffler shares. Line construction planned soon. A 105 acre Highland Center farm was offered at $250 per acre. Robert McIntire advertised a livery barn sale on East Franklin. William De Cook offered horses and rigs including multiple carriages and buggies. Pet Davis referenced in a College Notes joke about The Birth of a Nation as the ninth wonder, noting extraordinarily large ears.
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Jennie Vander Ploeg
Paul Ver Meer
John Vander Ploeg
C. de Leeuw
Central College Academy
Coulston
Temple
Central
Rillihan
Verna Halbert
Aric de Borst
Howell Station
Johnson
Moberly
Julian Renaud
Pella-Leffler
Pella R.R
Leffler Company
Highland Center
Wapello County
Robert McIntire
Franklin Street
William de Cook
Central College
Central St Ambrose game headline and local notes
Twenty years back an Iowa brief outlines Central College beats St Ambrose 25 17 while Graceland loses to Central 26 16 in a separate basketball tilt. Hoogeveen and Rowland lead Central in the win as Jack Pence coaches. Nearby items note bank closure in Knoxville and road relocation petitions for Melcher Dallas.
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Casey Vanden Berg
Puritan
Vanden Berg Electric Company
Frigidaires
Central College
Graceland College
Sigourney
Pella
Central
St. Ambrose
Hoogeveen
Rowland
Parsons
Jack Pence
Marion County National Bank of Knoxville
Melcher
Dallas
Henry Gezel Jr
Snow
van Spanckeren
Newton
Woodrow Washing Machine Co
Tvo
John
Peter Heerema
Indianola
Municipal election proposal on waterworks board plan
Citizens urged Connell to submit to voters a proposal placing light plans and waterworks under a board of trustees. The First National Bank of Newton offered five seven or ten year loans at 8 percent. An ANS year loan was offered for 64 percent.
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Jetle Marcin
Connell
First National Bank of
Newton
Welfare League closes shop after four years in town
Ten years ago in February 1997 the Welfare League shut its doors as funds were diverted to a local Red Cross flood relief effort. The issue highlighted community leaders P Tysseling as president, Kate Van Gorp secretary, and C Smorenberg treasurer, with memories of early aid work and a Model A truck funded by Ted King for local relief.
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Welfare League
Red
P. Tysseling
Kate van Gorp
C. Smorenberg
Ted
King
Pella
Red Cross
Harry Worth
Elyn Hatchery
North Main Street
Roosevelt
U. S. Supreme Court
Ford Motor Company
Ford
Dean
Dave de Cook
The Teacher Pay Problem and Teaching Quality
The article argues two linked goals for public education. Fair pay enables teachers to live with dignity, save, and pursue further education, while high standards of teaching reflect the nobility of the profession. Both pay and performance must advance together.
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Teacing
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Peoria
Tillie van der Melen
Cecil van der Molen, Jr
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Jersey
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