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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1945
Page
3
An archival line from The Pella Chronicle notes publication details including Sadler Publishing Co at 728 Main St Pella Iowa and the paper's status as an official county newspaper with a two dollar price and second class mail designation.
A composite column blends Truman's UN Charter faith with Einstein and Bilbo contrasts, wartime rubber talk, Churchill anecdotes, and veteran reintegration advice. It urges sincere diplomacy, cautions against complacency, and stresses practical support through the U S Employment Service to returning veterans, including education and training options.
The Chariton Herald-Patriot critiques winding up agencies as excessive and advocates letting them wind down. The Boston Herald reports the Massachusetts House defeated a wartime bill to relax oleomargarine restrictions, denying diners a butter substitute and suggesting limited freedom due to lobbying gaps.
A July 22 1915 recap from Pella Iowa notes the Meteors defeated Milo 12 10 after a chaotic battle. Lankelma pitched Kuyper caught but left early with a mashed finger. Milo led 2 0 and 4 0 before Pella climbed back with 3 0 in the 6th, 1 0 in the 6th, and 6 in the 9th. Baer Carson and Aschenbrenner homered. Aschenbrenner aided behind the plate.
Twenty years ago on July 28 1925 forty two Pella residents joined Des Moines riders on two trains for a Rock Island line trip to Keokuk and Ft. Madison returning in the early hours. The city council planned a sewer extensions program to serve new water customers. The Legion and Auxiliary hosted a Grandman’s Eve picnic with games a treasure hunt a leg ball and horse shoes.
The issue lists foods at a Legion event, a wedding attraction, and a business men masquerade. It notes a bridal tale with Mayor Fultz as the bride in Tulle and Orange Blossoms, a farmers’ alfalfa tour visiting Ralph rundman and A T Van Rockel farms, and Knoxville debate over fire department fishing rights. Also mentions extension of Pella trade, Earl Van de Meide’s 30 inch eel, rising wheat yields, Edward Van Zante selling Liberty Street home, street line painting, the death of Adam Woolard at 92, and a long beard tied to a Cleveland election vow.
Ten years ago in July 1935 Pella promoted tulips with thousands of bulbs ordered from Holland for fall planting to mark Tulip Time. Gerald Stravers showed a 101 kernel catkins stalk, 1934 yields were poor due to drought, and remodeling on the First Reformed Church began costing about 3600 dollars. George Boyd died in St Louis after an operation. he was a noted local athlete and WWI veteran. A fire at H F Johnson’s garage caused by gas fumes followed a match. Des Moines officials visited Pella for a Chamber dinner with Dwight Lewis, John Ford, and Dr T G Fultz speaking. Five photos highlighted Pella’s new sewage disposal plant costing 41,000 dollars. Stuart Kuyper wrote home about witnessing a 10,000-strong amphitheatre audience viewing a stratosphere balloon prep that ended when the bag ripped. he vacationed in the Black Hills.
The city urges residents to bring grievances to the city office or write a signed letter about concerns such as chickens and dogs on streets. Anonymous notes are ignored. reporters should sign to ensure the matter is considered. Mayor F. M. Frush signs off.
A celestial show arrives Monday July 9 around 7 am with a total eclipse from a 40 mile wide strip across Western Idaho Montana and a Canada to Arctic Ocean corridor. In Yankton South Carolina and parts of Minnesota Wisconsin a partial view is possible if clear. In Pella 1869 memory aside, this era offers a brief darkening. many readers may not be interested but the heavens declare glory. Uncle Henry Terlouw
A 1945 Holland Michigan letter from Mrs Douwstra to Brother Sadler requests prayers and sympathy after an auto accident. The writer explains injuries in February, care by Mrs Douwstra at home since March, the toll on her over 70 years, and asks Central College and Pella readers for continued prayers while noting the Chronicle habit and enclosing a check.
A nostalgic letter from Kate Johnson Van Gorp in Westwood Village recalls Iowa ties Tulip Time and Dutch humor. She jokes about advertising value, Tulip bulbs Dutch chow mein and a proposed memorial tower fund promising $100, and shares local updates on friends, prisoners, travel, gas shortages, and community spirit.
National Safety Council reports about 70,000 workers suffered permanent disabilities from job-related accidents in 1944. The figure underscores ongoing risks in industrial labor and the need for safety measures across industries.
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