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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1943
Page
3
The Pella Chronicle notes an independent newspaper status and records a post office inscription for Pelln Iowa. The item references an endorsement by the post office and a second clause indicating publication locality.
At the Pella Chamber of Commerce meeting more than twenty members discussed applying the Thought to community life. The piece urges citizens and business leaders to work unselfishly, support local projects, sustain morale, and advertise to keep business alive during difficult times. It argues that everyone has a stake and obligation to the town.
A passerby notes vague messages about a merchant and unnamed individuals. The text mentions scans of sheets, a mental note, and an alert at a local store, leaving the situation unclear and unsettled.
Marion County Soil Conservation District commissioners push cooperative benefits to all farmers in the district. Enthusiasm grows in Union and Franklin townships as nearly every farmer enrolls. Local growers report erosion and waste reduced through contour farming, with many converted to conservation practices and urging others to join for long term soil health. The Soil Conservation Service aims for widespread adoption to protect land for future generations.
Editorial lauds Marion county farmers for resisting soil erosion and adopting a soil conservation district under state law. It notes fields and waterways are protected, soil wealth saved for future food production, and urges nonfarmers to support conservation as essential to livelihoods and freedom.
A safety message urges motorists to drive as cautiously as if children were playing nearby. The editor warns that uncareful driving risks injuring school age children vital to the nation’s future and calls for summer awareness.
Wartime guidance urges farmers and towns to shift to coal burning and steady fuel supplies. Citizens urged to place orders for insulation and storm windows. War Department reports about four million soldiers and seven and a half million dependents receiving checks and allowances. Cigarette brands remain unchanged per Brown. War plants financed at end of March valued at 19.339 billion dollars.
A draft note advises planting summer gardens in the second week of July. Timing hinges on vegetable maturities and frost dates, with beans and corn highlighted as crops to sow early to ensure a productive summer garden. The guidance appears drawn from agricultural bulletins.
At least 70,000 Dutch people reportedly went underground to avoid German forced labor, a Radio Oranje broadcast from London urged citizens to shelter these wartime resisters despite personal risk. It described a knock on the door and the need to judge whether a stranger is genuine. It praised those hiding as a sign of strength and warned that every sheltered cyclist shortens German labor needs.
A 100 plus degree heat wave shortened crops and fruit trees. Notables include Miss Ma Maasdam's death at 20 after long illness, Miss Kate De Haan leaving teaching, and local editors swapping duties as Viegele tended the paper. Local farms traded land values near Red Rock and Bethel Church activity continued in Kelloyse and Pella.
Fragmented local item recounts a failed Fourth of July celebration effort in Pella with citizen donations totaling a large sum, and a critic notes the organizer’s mismanagement brought the city to shame. Also reports Dr. W. W. Kimmell returning to town, heat-driven crop losses in Kansas and Missouri, and a fatal horse accident near Knoxville.
A garbled recap notes Deila Meteors defeating an unnamed opponent by a close score of 2 to 1. Mentions include George with two hits, Carson on the mound, and Edwards and Hollebrands among cited players. References to Professor B. W. Clayton and Central New England academic context appear amid fractured text.
Twenty years ago Vander Linden and a town leader accompanied a group to Geneva Glen Colorado for a working vacation. Fred Pella and Tae White Way joined crowds heading west with camping gear. A train wreck west of Pella involved two Standard oil tank cars. no serious injuries. W P Holdsworth Tam died at 32 after World War I gas exposure and diphtheria. Pella Post members attended a cemetery service. Bussey defeated team in a baseball game with Heul hitting in sixteen straight games. Marriages included Dora Grandia and Will tier, Vilda Reeves and Jacques Cornelius, Josie Bieutema and Howard Witmer, Frances Le Coc and Uajo Pals. Arthur Renaud wed in Lim County. Matt Vandermeulen and Mrs. J A Ren attended. Council approved storm sewers on several streets and issued bids. Corn price data noted. Pella area flour and cream prices listed. Announcement of The Pella Sory Station opening for Standard sales by John W. Vander Tim J. Dykstra.
Ten years ago on July 12 1923 bread rose from five to six cents per loaf signaling a broad uplift in business conditions across the state. John G Klein of the Overall Company forecast a major price increase for overalls once cheap at 49 cents rising toward 89 cents per item.
Willan s Circus announced an appearance in Pella with a tent to be set on North Maur street Sehol te Heights. Gamble Store planned in the dehinsen building on the square’s south side. Walter Brown outlined a wheat acreage reduction plan for Marion County with farm payments to follow.
The 1942 Annual Farm Census shows Marshall County leading with the highest average corn yield per acre, over 79 bushels, with Calhoun Cedar and Sac townships also posting strong results. Statewide, Iowa averaged 59.9 bushels per acre, aided by high use of liquid seed and uniform stands despite early planting setbacks and summer conditions.
J P Van Gorp, chair of the Pella War Price and Ration Board, urged homemakers and others to stagger food purchases over the remaining days of the month and early next month to avoid last minute rushes that disrupt ration stores. He noted stamp expiration dates and advised shopping ahead to keep stores calm, with guidance on blue and red stamps and safe use of ration points.
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