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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
1
Democrats spoken to describe the ticket as not very bad and not very good. They say they feared something worse and hoped for something better, yielding a cautious, middle ground assessment of the candidates.
The Bussey school district reports a $30,000 treasury surplus and reduces the levy from 58 mills to 25 mills. Officials say they can operate on the lower levy for two years while hoping for improved times.
Citizens discuss supporting La Follette this fall urging consideration of his war record before backing him. Pro German sentiment may win over some voters in Wisconsin, but loyal citizens should weigh his wartime actions.
The Washington DC Highway Education Board entertained Pan American Confederation delegates for Highway Education, with 19 South American representatives touring the United States. They visited Illinois Wisconsin and Minnesota, but skipped Iowa as they traveled to study U.S. road conditions.
A Republican exchange, critical of W G McAdoo as a presidential candidate, argued last week that McAdoo's nomination would ensure Democratic defeat, claiming he would be the strongest challenger. The critique appeared less altruistic than it seemed.
The street cleaning crew worked in the business area late last week, reviving routine service that had dwindled this year. The piece blames voter turnout and the current city administration for slowing sanitation, noting the elected officials campaigned on cutting public expenditures.
Eastern newspapers speculate on La Follette affecting old party candidates while Iowa GOP voters show loyalty to the ticket. They vote Republican labels over the man, just as Brookhart and Cummins faced opposition before. Iowa’s thirteen electoral votes are effectively aligned with Coolidge, revealing a consistency in Iowa Republicanism.
The piece argues Wall Street fears politics more than fear itself and notes opposition to McAdoo from money-driven figures who hope to profit from government looting, with claims of Catholic opposition tied to rumors of Klan support presented as unproven. It questions whether the opposition has succeeded in naming a candidate at the convention.
The Pella school board again provides no health nurse next year after removing the nurse last year. Epidemics hit hard with measles and diphtheria causing hundreds of school days lost and rooms closed for disinfection. Advocates warn the move deprives students of essential health education and safeguards, calling it poor economy.
The writer questions whether President Coolidge will repudiate ousted grafters and force reforms after congressional probes. It argues he shielded looters, citing Daugherty as a symbol of continued weakness, and warns Iowa Republicans may endure such tosses while others may resist.
The article notes higher prices for wheat and corn since the national campaign began and suggests a link to Republican political maneuvering to win farmer support. It questions whether government credit is timely and urges farmers to push for free trade to access world markets, while withholding a final judgment pending farmer pressure.
Enemies of liquor celebrate the proposed outcomes of the eighteenth amendment as conventions favor the prohibition laws. The Democratic gathering failed to rally broad liquor sympathy, with Smith drawing limited wet support and some Catholic delegates withholding backing. Iowa and other units split under unit rules, causing a dry majority. In the Republican convention, liquor received no concessions, signaling a fall contest against individual lawmakers. Growing anti drink sentiment and rising woman suffrage appear shaping future races. Wet candidates may vanish within years.
A cheerful roundup of local jests and anecdotes from Charm County. A dying subscriber visits the editor, townfolk trade quips about hair, bed bugs, cemeteries, and Christian Science, with barbs at neighbors and council tales. Stories of weddings, trades, and everyday mishaps weave a portrait of community life and humor.
Science is vindicated as Mr. T. S. VerBeek of Pella, a noted gardener, continues planting rows east and west. The method yields abundant turnips radishes carrots beets and lettuce with corn tasseling early. At 76 he hosted a family reunion with over forty relatives, all present except two.
An estimated 50 000 people gathered at Lake Okoboji on July Fourth creating severe traffic jams. Many could not leave the area until the next day. A man traveling from Arnolds Park to Spirit Lake met 600 cars en route to the lake shores, marking one of the largest automobile gatherings in Iowa after the state fair.
Twenty years ago Tom Paul Kruger died in Switzerland on July 14. The Chronicle announces a new Simplex typesetting machine now on display. Knoxville visitors Lafe Collins and A Van Drimmel may start a bank. Co L Brown becomes northern division superintendent for Rock Island and moves to Estherville. S H Viersen Sr. serves as night clerk at New American House recently. A heavy rain fell Monday night with reports up to five inches in twelve hours. Professor H H Severn to direct athletics next year. Pella residents join a carnival in Oskaloosa. Harvey plans an Old Settlers and Old Soldiers reunion.
Wabash Time Table Howell Iowa notes eastbound and westbound passenger numbers with morning and evening departures. Locals carry passengers and require freight to be at the station by 6:00 p.m. the prior evening. Freight for shipment on locals proceeds with listed passenger trains.
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