Thoughtful views on freedom and honest dealers in Iowa
A column reflects on Eisenhower quotes about individual freedom and duty, lauding Howard Sole Buick for plain pricing and fair dealing. It notes a Federal Reserve report on rising consumer credit, warns against debt and inflation, and cites public campaigns on crime programs and responsible media content for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Sole
Buick Automobile
Des Moines Register
Buick
Iowa
Radio and television rights spark public debate on airwaves
A public discussion argues that Congress and private owners control airwaves like public lands and must ensure responsible use. The piece highlights new radio tech including germanium transistors and cat whisker devices, touting simpler, compact sets with improved tone and fewer wires, signaling a revolution in radio and broadcasting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Telephone Company
John Bardeen
Walter Brattain
William Sheeley
Untouched portrait not likely to be in demand for advertising
Editorials from multiple papers discuss social issues. A Dayton man molested two girls and claimed drunken amnesia. Northwood Anchor warns of rising highway deaths, while Washington Journal praises soil conservation adoption. Sigourney Review urges weather roads and rural electrification, criticizing state surplus and highway funding practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
Dayton
Ohio
Northwood
Washington Journal
Iowa
Sigourney Review
Towa
Keokuk County
Local notes from August 1908 at Pella Iowa
A jumble of hometown items lists Mrs. Fannie Cassatt visiting Eddyville relatives, Navy man Matthew Kempkes in Yokohama, Gypsy Smith chautauqua in Oskaloosa, auto fever dialect by Herman Rietveld, and local deaths. Other tidbits cover fair catalogs, road repairs, trains east for land deals, river dredging for freight, and various visits to nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Cassatt
Eddyville
Simon G. Vander Zyl
Colorado
Matthew Kempkes
Navy
Yokohama
Japan
R. R. Sadler
Gypsy Smith
London
Smith
Herman Rietveld
J. S. Hegwood
Coalridge
J. E. Beard
J. van Balen
G. H
H. G. Wormhoudt
Chronicle
Lake Prairie District Fair
C. R. J. & P. Railway Co
Des Moines
W. R. Howerton
A. J. Kuyper
D. H. Weyers
B. P. Birdsall
Frank Stubenrauch
Miller
South Dakota
Clara Vander Meulen
Maggie Woolard
Oskaloosa
Hazel Calhoun
Otley
Veda
Della Tice
Villisca
J. D. Gaass
Sioux City
George
Windy) Zondervan
Monroe
Pella
Leighton
Bruinckool-Boatsma
Five B’s
Waechter & Son
Main Street
Laura
May Cole
Colfax
Charley Sipe
Arno van Houweling
Franklin Street
Des Moines trip and local business update
The article notes Gladstone planning a glass eye fitting after an eye injury from July 4 fireworks at Chautauqua grounds. Promoter E J Harris of the Waterloo Pella Southwestern Railway leaves for Des Moines to seek an audience with the governor on urgent business. Wormhoudts advertise shirts at 69 cents each while De Haan and Nollen travel to Platte South Dakota to tend land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JS. Gladstone
Chautauqua
Des Moines
E. J. Harris
Waterloo, Pella & Southwestern Railway
30 Years Ago August 8 1918 Federated Club papers sought
A column recalls community items from 30 years past. The Ladies of the Federated Club urge saving old papers for a carload shipment. Des Moines sales noted, missionary visitors promised at a college campus mission feast. Sugar hoarding warned of fines up to 5000 dollars. Local youths, service calls, and wartime civic life are sketched with names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federated Club
Joc Rhynsburger
Nin Des
U. S
S.P. I
Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Riverview Park
John Vander Wal
Davenport
Hould
339Th Field Artillery
France
Udell Hendricks
William Brand
A. P. de Reus
Herman D. van Zante
Harry Ver Steeg
U.S
von Steuben
Les Welle
Dora van Vark
Pella Tiger Athletic Association
Brand
Tiger Club
Nergo
Pella
Wepot
H. Kuyper
A. van Stigt
20 Years Ago Pella News Highlights August 1928
Local arrivals include H J Addins to manage a new Penney Store in Pella. home expansion for the family of Van Dyke. Central College field work begins. street realignments to allow expansion. Hoover’s presidential bid gains radio exposure. Car crash sends John Den Adel to hospital in Oska Joosa after a scalp wound. Gerald Mokma, ex vice consul, receives promotion to Cologne. Chicken thieves raid Tunis Van Zante farm. 1925 Pella High grads reunite for picnic. Van Maren sisters’ new South Main home nears occupancy. Vander Zyl and Van Wyk take a 3000 mile tour ending at Gettysburg. Observations notes Brown Derby link. question if Al Smith could win presidency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Addins
Pella
Penney
Piqua
Ohio
Idedena
Penney Company
William’ van ™ Dyke Jost
Rosscreen
Central College
Herbert Hoover
John den Adel
Oska- Joosa
Gerald Mokma
Batavia
East Indies
Cologne
Germany
Rhode Island
Tunis van Zante
Pella High School
Henry Beckering
Ray Brom
Bert B
Fred Dekker
Betty Butt
Gerrit Wormhoudt
Jean Kuyper
Don Waechter
Helen Boot
Herman Nollen
van Maren Sisters
South Main
Ray Vander Zyl
Cornice van Wyk
Gettysburg
Huizenga
Louie
al Smith
U. S
Auction and bazaar aid seniors under trees in 1938
Ten years ago, August 18, 1938, the Home for the Aged ladies sold many articles at an auction and bazaar led by Gerrit De Boer. A front page spread showed five pictures. The wind storm of August 5 left 308 insurance claims filed with Lautenbach & Verought for damaged homes and buildings. Fred and Verle posed with customer checks. The Junior Chamber of Commerce held a Jordan Hall meetup and planned an October minstrel directed by Harry Sixsmith. Dr I J Lubbers spoke on money as a hobby, with Marcia Ver Steeg present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home For
Gerrit de Boer
Lautenbach & Verought
Fred
Verle
Chamber of Commerce
Jordan Hall
Harry Sixsmith
Dr. I. J. Lubbers
Marcia Ver Steeg
Four in Four Families Lose Race With Rising Costs
Government cost of living survey shows one in four American families cannot meet expenses. Even households earning up to 7500 dollars annually face similar squeeze as prices rise for food, housing, and goods. Many families borrow or deplete reserves to cope, with expectations of price declines uncertain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve Board
Washington, D. C
Herbert Hoover
United Pro
Pella News Briefs Highlight Concerts and Local Happenings
The issue notes a saxophone solo with Phyllis Ver Ploeg on piano and a band concert directed by Hugo Kuyper featuring Esther Beerends and Hespers Kuyper. It mentions a concrete slab project on Highway 1631 funded to widen to 30 feet, plus Rev. Frank De Jong delivering a talk before moving to Arcadia California. It covers crop, livestock, and farm program compliance figures and local social notes including marriages and club projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phyllis Ver Ploeg
Vella
Frank de Jong
Ast Christian Reformed
Arcadia
California
de Jong
Pella
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Pella Chronicle
Official County Newspaper
Sadler
George Ver Steeg
By Sadler Publishing Co
Main St. Paula
Town
Dwight Eisenhower
International Business Machines
Poughkeepsie
New
Gene
America
O.K. Howard
Radio Listeners League
Children’s Program Committee
Children’s Hour
Larry Fanning
Fanning
Congress
Ilarold F. Stone
Fliteo
Tyme
Pelle
Dick Leydens
Pella Rendering Service
Investors Syndicate
Sdoguafous, Micriota
R. F. Bennett District
Henry Kuyper
Esther Beerends
Hespers Kuyper
Hugo Kuyper
Marguerite Visser
Virgil Ford
Redfield
Gerald den Hartog
Gerald van Zante
North Main
G.I. Roorda
Bert Rodofsen
van der Veer
Jake van der Veer
Rive Sit
Star Oil Company
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