Outdoor Recreation Parks Needed Near Pella Iowa
An editorial urges Polk County towns to secure public recreation areas along riverbanks. Citing Knoxville Tennessee and Lake Cherokee, it highlights a 200 acre leased site for summer use funded by local leaders, with picnic facilities and a fishing dock. It recommends locating nearby wooded spots on Des Moines River banks for future park development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arion
Pell
Pella
Marion County
Knoxville
Tennessee
Hamblin County
Morristown
Lake
Cherokee
TVA
Des Moines
Red Rock
Howell
Ade
The
Dowell dam figures suggest 20k acres lost to farming
Col Rod Dean of the US Army Engineers lays out estimates for the Red Rock Bevoir Howell dam site. About 20,300 acres would be permanently removed from agriculture, with 45,600 acres used for crops or pasture at times, and 65,900 acres acquired overall. The loss would affect 120 quarter-section farms across counties, impacting Ottumwa Eddyville and nearby towns while promising security for lower lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowell
Herschel Loveless
Ottumwr
Rod. Dean
Army
Red Rock
Howell Dam
Ottumwa
Eddyville
Mississippi
Teachers and Communism in Colleges Face Textbook Probe
The Congressional Committee demands lists of textbooks used in social sciences, provoking unease among teachers who fear impaired academic freedom and potential political indoctrination. The piece argues for teachers to defend democracy by showcasing positive citizenship and self-government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Committee
Membe
Ofth
Editorial Comment Warns Against Social Decline and Totalist Threats
The piece argues that wrecking of the US economy could invite demagogues like Adolf Hitler, warns against Communist influence in education with a harsh stance, and urges Americans to reject utopian goals. It contrasts city and rural life, praising small communities for moral grounding and resilience amid rapid modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S.A
Adolf Hitler
Germany
Remembering Pella Happenings From Decades Past
A reflection on notable events in Pella from 10, 20, 30, and 40 years ago, recalling local milestones, community moments, and enduring memories. Names, places, and dates highlighted to anchor readers in the town’s past.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Sur restaurant sold and local happenings recorded in 1909
In August 1909 Clarence Vander Line sold the Sur restaurant on the South Side to Kersbergen, previously run by Dena Vander Pol. Henry De Gooyer pushed a light heat and power project for Garden Square area while a Creamery wagon incident injured Mr and Mrs Bogaards. A YMCA mock trial referenced a score dispute between South Pella and West Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence
Tra Bogaards
Y.M.C.A
H. H. Sadler
Charlie Dykstra
Francis Cole
Bert Baron
James Verhey
Joe Faassen
W. I. Vanderloeg
Willie Verros
Peter Heerema
West Pella
South Pella
Dominie Hendrik Piete Schulte
Holland
Sucess
Netherlands
Paul Edmnand
Richard
Jake Sybenga
Harry de Reus
Visser Brothers
van Spunckeren
Jim Vander Pal
Dryxoods
Rock Island Railroad
Mason Automobile Factory
Des Moines
Waterloo
Digest sparks near united factory town dispute
The Digest auto factory in the United States became a focal point as towns fought over its location with Waterloo in jubilant mood. The annual church fair in Oley raised funds for Bethel Church while Vander Po m oeg family aided Dutch language services. The Pleasantville Rolling Mill, opened by Sam Maddy and J W Terry, was destroyed by fire with 2000 bushels of wheat burned. Buerkens Wagon Factory shipped three carloads weekly, while councilmen Grundman and Plender studied municipal light plant options in Ottumwa Bloomfield Fairfield Mt Pleasant and Eden. Pella voted to construct such a plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Digest Auto
United States
Waterloo
Nnual
Grove
Baptist Church of
Oley
Dorcas Society
Vander Pov
Hines
Vander Pmoeg
Bethel
Measantville
Sam Maddy
J. W. Terry
Enrry
Buerkens Wagon Factory
Grundman
Plender
Ottumwa
Bloomfield
Fairfield
Mt Pleasant
Eden
Pella
Pella Chautauqua and town happenings noted in 1919
The 168th Infantry Band entertained at the Pella Chautauqua with encores amid afternoon and evening programs. A Des Moines Ford hit an Oakland car at Columbus and West Sixth, injuring passengers including Schultz, with others bruised. Gold Star Legion Post 89 reported high charter membership and drafted laws. A barn fire at Olley owned by Abe Van Houweling, suspected arson, destroyed stored implements. A crash occurred near the wagon factory on South Main Street involving a Farmers Produce truck and a Ford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
168Th Infantry
Rainbow Division
Pella Chautauqua
Manaager
M. J. Hoffman
Henry E. “Kuyper
Pella
Oakland
Abe van Houweling
Ford
Des Moines
Columbus
West Sixth Streets
Abe
Carl Carhoun
I. G. Schultz
Otley
Schultz
Gold Star Legion
Post
Dick C. van Zante
M. Mellliams
George Lanktor Kempkes
Olley
South Main Steel
Local notes on varied civic and military updates
The column compiles brief items on a truck collision with Neal Bauman involved, local attorney Shinn urging citizens to report profiteering, veterans like Dr Ho Warmhoudt Rank El Hoeksema and Harr Koopmann returning from service, and community figures such as Jah Gosselink and Della residents returning after summer sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal Bauman
Bauman
Neal
Shinn
Jers
Dr Ho. Warmhoudt
Tee al
el Hoeksema
New York
M. J. Hoffman
Ter
Wonen Club
Jah Gosselink
Remont
Nebraska
Harr Koopmann
U.S. Navy
Estelle Kuyper
Dora Grandia
Bertha Ulrieht
Della
20 Years Ago Echoes From Diller Vander Ploeg Home
A toddler found a bottle of household ammonia left on a wash house floor after a painted up area. The child escaped harm with only mouth burns. Community items include a Farm Bureau and Co-op Exchange picnic at Grandman's Grove with speaker Charles Hearst urging farmer organization, and other local notices about bonds, speakers, ads, and repairs as the 1920s stock-market era echoes linger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diller Vander Ploeg
Mark
Charles Hearst
Jacob de Haan
Marion County
Farmers Union
John Simpson
Oklahoma
Kuyper
Big Boy
Dane
Iowa
Dave de Cook
T. Plette
Ben Kuyk
Woodrow Washing Machine Company
Pella
Salem
Oregon
Janesville
Wisconsin
Allertown
George Gosselink
West Maker
Mission Field
Arabia
Pella-Knoxville
Braam den Adel
Ed Hoeksema
Julian Kuyper
Home Town Affection and Social Ties Reflect Town Life
A fragmentary discussion on how affection for home and local friendships shape people’s sense of belonging. The text notes ties between elves and their hometowns and the pleasant relations formed in home circles, while also mentioning departures causing pain and nostalgia.
Pella News Recaps Local People Events And Travel
Ten year ago CMuscast 17 notes the De Jong home on West Second Street and a Dodge sale trip by Daniel De Jongh of the Netherlands. Wind and rain mar corn near Pella while Washington Iowa hosts centennial costumes. Pella swimmers beat Knoxville 124 to 0 at the Bella pool with named contestants. WPA Orange City closes, affecting 240 workers after a 30 day vacation order. A North Main home site auction slips to 25.00. a Hollander visitor meets Dutch friends amid war talk. Dr and Mrs I J Fox celebrate 40th wedding anniversary in Vancouver BC with plans to travel west to California then back to Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cmuscast
Albert de Jong
West Second Street
BR. van Houweling
Daniel de Jongh
Netherlands
Petersime Incn- Hator Company
Pella
Marion Witzenburg
Mrnd
Delos Witzenburg
Washington
Iowa
Knoxville
Bella Pool
Don Toom
George Carson
Glen van Vark
Vern West
Tom Byers
Jimmie Kempkes
Jerry Carpenter
Ralph Warren Schreiner
Bob van ‘K
Donna Russell
Virginia Carpenter
Bitha Carson
Madeline Diekema
Tone ‘Lankelma
Carol Cook
Ruth
Phyllis van Ee
Helen Buwalda
Jude van der Ploeg
WPA
Orange City
Towa
van Hemert
North Main
Holland
Fox
Vancouver
Bair Columbia
Wes
California
Handbills and placards used in early 1600s book advertising
A fragment notes that handbills and placards based on books circulated around 1600, reflecting early advertising practices. It hints at how printed notices promoted books or printed matter and the public display tactics of the era.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Che Pella Chronicle
Official County Newspaper
OWA Prevssochto
Ational
Sadler George Ver Steeg
St. Pella
Petin
Ralph Waldo Em
Polk
Col. Dean
Clarinda
Herald-Journal
National Education Association
Communist Party In
America
Juckson
Daily News
OUR Democracy
Green Colonial Furnace Service
Monroe Mirror
Elise Thes
Harold H. Lisk
Oskaloosa, Lowa
van der Veer Construction Co
Jake van der Veer
Red Rocks
Denver
Colorado
Illinois
Minneapolis
Standard Pi
Lake OF the Ozarks
Lake Michigan
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