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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1943
Page
3
A brief thought attributed to Booker T. Washington urges focus on purpose over rhetoric. It notes that progress in any field depends on practical effort rather than ornate prose. The saying reflects a discipline of action guiding intellectual work and race relations.
The article discusses how wartime needs pushed people from all classes into factory and field labor, changing attitudes toward work. It notes a strong push for people to stay in industrial jobs after the war, highlights the Saddle Horse and Powwow show as community entertainment, praises garden canning and food sharing, and covers sympathy for draftees versus those deferred for war service. It also critiques wartime governance and policy disagreements among U S agencies and leaders.
Readers describe Washington mixed messages as farmers urged to sell feed to save supply while AAA officials are told to stay silent. Despite official pessimism, everyday people stay hopeful, believing in victory and optimism remains high as allies push to defeat Germany and Japan.
Northwood Anchor laments Congress members missed votes on vital war matters. A daily letter questions if lawmakers should lose pay for absenteeism and notes high salaries for legislators and clerks. Madrid Register-News jokes about victory gardener therapies. Adel News critiques White House stance on John L Lewis and labor rulings.
Alibi Union-Republicans argues against food and clothing rationing and government control of farming and industry. It cautions against subsidies, public health and education being run by departments and calls for individual autonomy. It also urges keeping churches central to community life as a support in sorrow and trial.
Remembering notable Pella events from a decade to four decades past. Highlights include local people, places, and happenings that shaped the community across years. This brief look revisits milestones and memories from the city’s evolving history.
SRO 42 years ago reports J A Kool sold a northwest Pella farm to H De Krain for 70 dollars per acre and William Van Der Kamp sold a north of Pella farm to John Van Zee for 65 dollars per acre. Also Gerrit S Van Zee bought 160 acres near Peoria for 50 dollars per acre and local fires destroyed portions of the T Jelsma Otley grocery and Pella Manufacturing plant with substantial losses.
A garbled passage references chickens, a Pecos tint, and a grand store. It mentions sales of fants, a person named Maltin, and a place called Yaartkenste Hoflanlens. The text reads like a damaged notice with scattered names and events but lacks clear structure or dates.
Thirty years ago on August 7 the Vella Meteors fell 1 to 2 to Newton at a Newton Tournament with Brown pitching. Pella players included Van Cleave Van Arkel J Hoyd Van Spauekeren Kuyper G Hod Rhynburger Aschenbren ner and own. Heinie Van Spanekeren pitched in a later 7 to 3 win over Baxter, Van Cle hit a double with one on base and scored himself. William A Vriezelaar planned to attend a Miami County horse trainers reunion, recalling five years of training with Prof. Jesse Beery. Women of the Town Equal Suffrage Association planned a Great White Way tour stop in Pella to publicize their cause. The wedding of Hazel Verhey and Joe Kaassen was set for August 7. Hazel taught in Pella schools, Joe led the Pella Commercial Club. The Pella Chautauqua was advertised to begin August 17 with season tickets at $1.50. Randall visited with Mr. and Mrs. Van Vliet in Georgetown, Colorado, planning a Pagosa Springs stop before returning to Pella. The Great White Way became part of the National Highways System by board action. YP Van Niewaal family returned from Yellowstone Park trip. Gesman Brothers paid for items noting IL J Van den Berg and Low De Vries purchased Montana land from guests of the German Land Company. Vanden Berg also bought land for partner Henry Vanden Dever.
Twenty years ago President Warren G Harding died suddenly and Vice President Calvin Coolidge hurried from his boyhood Vermont farm to assume the presidency. He took the oath at the farm home by his aging father, a notary public, by kerosene lamp light, with no telephone and few witnesses. The event is noted alongside Harding’s sudden death and managerial contrasts in later years.
A fragmented report notes De Reus sold a Nettie Wine ship to Winterset Teva and mentions an auto accident near Albert Minnesota involving Gary Weselaar HP Tainkelma and Dick Co Van Zante with minor injuries. Local high school action reports Pella Meteors beat Colfax two to one with Hert Vander Place praised.
Ten years ago WW, teste Yners Uninn picnie seas commnge af Speate rat nes say were te be Senator Seehentrenter ara Mik Renu. Walkter Short and Repre patative Teter spoke in the evening. The picnic held in Grandman's Grove. The cannery planned to start canning tomatoes on Eric Jay. August Pith noted severe drought but a normal harvest expected. Remembrance of William Gezel and sister Mrs. Juliy Kool. Administrators mentioned, and local personalities tied to Gainesville and Pella events.
In a strong editorial Marc Sutherland argues against overreliance on professors for public office roles. He cites Earl Strong of Grinnell College and Des Moines OPA duties as examples, urging businesspeople and nonacademics to join councils for practical, everyday expertise instead of academic governance.
Practical ancient health guidance advises liquid or soft diets before a doctor arrives. Details vary, listing soups broth juices milk tea and coffee as nourishing options, with fruit and vegetable juices and crackers or cereals as safe items. Emphasis on small portions served attractively to stimulate appetite.
Extension experts warn sealed jars or tins can explode when heated in the oven. Miss Norris and colleagues cite improper sealing or accidental sealing during processing as key dangers, urging use of approved canning directions and avoiding oven canning of meats and vegetables.
Instructions discuss processing tin cans and glass jars with self sealing lids using a pressure cooker or boiling water bath. Emphasizes equal external and internal pressure, safe venting, and timing after pressure returns to zero. Advises head space, loose packing for starches, and avoiding jar breakage from cold air. Includes cautions from Miss Lowe and Mrs Peet.
Stepwise method from Iowa State College Nutrists explains making sauerkraut at home. Select cabbage, remove dirty outer leaves, shred into 5 pound portions, mix with 2 ounces salt per portion, pack into jars, cover with brine, weigh down, skim scum daily, ferment 10 days to 2 weeks at 5 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit until bubbles stop, then seal or process in water bath for preservation.
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