Thought on the we and the Hale telescope view
A reflective essay contrasts cosmology with daily life including a Kay M column on religious authority, notes about gardening canned beans and August plantings, and critiques a group of accused Communists shown in a newspaper. It laments the limits of human scale while musing on public rights and fly control past and present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
T. V. Watterson Jr
Palomar Pictori
Kay M
Iowa
Lamoni Chronicle
California and Iowa push driver education in schools
California reports that drivers under twenty nine cause forty three percent of car accidents, prompting a Summer Workshop in Driver Education to train high school instructors. The program certifies teachers to teach road rules and safe driving, with dual control cars leased from Ford or General Motors for student training. Iowa towns are urged to follow California by sponsoring teacher preparation workshops, aiming for widespread adoption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OMG
California
Los Angeles
State Department of Edution
Ford
General
Iowa
Califors
Editorial Roundup From Iowa Newspapers On Inflation And Labor
Editorials from LeMars Sentinel Oskaloosa Tribune Press New Sharon Star Keokuk County News Wright County Monitor discuss inflationary trends wage increases and rising costs. They warn of escalating prices and government spending while noting labor unions and bricklayers face shortages and battles with school boards over training programs and wage dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa Tribune Press
New Sharon
United States
August 1908 Pella notes recount local incidents and visits
In 1908 Pella items include miscreants firing stones at a skylight. visits by Bessie Bootsma Van Zante and Mrs. Will Waechter. Reverend E Troost honored at Bethel and Van Polen homes. A child fell from a second floor but survived. G B Ver Steeg sold one third store share to Charley Dykstra after years of work. First frost observed north of town. Professor A Raap sought aid for Hope College and Reformed Church papers. Mrs C F Aschenbrenner surprised her husband by arriving from California as he opened his Pella practice. Visitors from South Dakota and Chicago noted. Forty new seats installed at Webster school. Land trades and travel remarks also appear, including Erika Kempkes heading to Everett, Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollebrands & Co
Bessie Bootsma van Zante
California
Nelle
Louise Waechter
Will Waechter
Knoxville
E. Troost
Bethel
van Polen
Bethel Church
Herman A. Bauman
East Franklin Street
Ver
Steeg Livery Stable
G. B. Ver Steeg
Ver Steeg Brothers
Charley P. Dykstra
G. B
Henry J. Bensink
A. Raap
Hope College
Reformed Church
C.F. Aschenbrenner
Pella
T. W. Eller
Lemor
South Dakota
M. A. Clark
Dakota
Bonaparte
Iowa
John Visser
A.T. George
Dayton
Towa
Sully
A. J
George Hankamp
Bethany Church
Boorman
Fruitman
Chicago
Eddyville
Webster School
C. H. Wormhoudt
Henry
Gladstone
William Vander Linden
Beamer Brothers
Elisabeth Kempkes
Everett
Washington
Teacher Departure Shaped by Higher West Salaries
A teacher contracted for a year in the public department is leaving. The comment praises Kemphes as a good teacher while noting regret at her departure from the state. High salaries in the West have drawn several teachers away from Pella and nearby areas this year. A shift is shifting students to Chicago, with families including Dena and te Boland and Mr. and Mrs H. D. Wormhoudts and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Geelhoed relocating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sie
Kemphes
Pella
Chicago
Dena
Te Boland
H. D. Wormhoudts
H. H
30 Years Ago August 1918 Overseas Moves and Local News
The 88th Division units left Camp Dodge for overseas service in France. Hl P Lankelma returned from Washington to teach science and lead athletics in Torrington Wyoming. Marion County discusses fair food pricing in Knoxville and Pella with police powers given to committees. Corn canning begins as rains boost the crop. Rev Samuel Zwemer spoke at the Reformed Church mission fest with about 2500 attendees and a $1000 donation. Mrs. Clark Richardson named high school principal after Gene Hinton enlisted. A North Missouri recruit brings a knife and weapons to Camp Dodge, planning to fight the Germans. Capt Carl Aschenbrenner oversees 600 men at Fisk University in Nashville. Barney Mensch serves in cavalry at Del Rio. A W Gysen serves in Minnesota and may move to Michigan. Mrs. Gysen visits. Fred Fanssen in Navy visits home. he is a bandsman at Great Lakes. John F and Francis Dykstra bid farewell to Miss Hattie Spikema, nurse at Ft Des Moines, bound for the east. President Wilson urged a college recruiting day for Student Army. ALT.C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everal
Camp Dodge
Eastern Seaboard
Rance
Hl. P. Lankelma
Washington D. C
Torrington
Wyoming
Marion County
Knoxville
Pella
Samuel Zwemer
Clark Richardson
Gene Hinton
North
Missouri
Carl _Aschenbrenner
Nashville
Tennessee
Fisk University
Barney Mensch
Cavalry
del Rio
Texas
A. W. Gysen
Minnesota
Michigan
Michigan. Mrs. Gysen
Fred Fanssen
Navy
E. J. Fanssen
Fred
Great Lakes N. T
John F
Francis Dykstra
Des Moines
Hattie Spikema
Ft. Des Moines
Woodrow Wilson
J. H. T. Main
Grinnell College
Oskaloosa News Highlights From 20 Years Ago
A roundup from August shows colored traffic lights planned for two downtown corners on trial during the State Fair, plus Legion delegates heading to Cedar Rapids. Local graduates Catherine Fennema and Harriet Prush mark University of Iowa master’s degrees, Carl Stoddard marries in a Chicago-area flight, and Pella progress includes road grading and a new J C Penney opening ad. Pella figures note Civil War veteran Van Marel ill, Jase Vonk’s unusual 24 year old car, and Mahaska County camp attendance. Orange City obituary for G L Vande Stoeg.
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Oskaloosa
Trafic
Legion Post
Cedar Rapids
Catherine Fennema
Harriet Prush
University of Iowa
Catherine
Harriet
Carl Stoddard
Ira Stoddard
Pella
Chicago
Carl
Iowa
Pella-Peoria
Mahaska County
Willard Langerak
Edward Vander Ploog
Oller
Geneva
Wisconsin
Paden
Masonic Theatre
Vande Stoeg
Orange City
Pella Overland
J. C. Penney Company
Penney
Pasadena
California
van Marel
Jase Vonk
Ten Years Ago: Underground Mine Tour Near Pella and Knoxville
The September 1 1938 issue leads with a report on a guided underground trip in the Hackett Palmauist mine between Pella and Knoxville. Nine photos depict mining operations and a 40 degree below ground contrast to near 100 degrees above. The edition also highlights college promotions, opening public schools, and Carl Kettering joining Central as Professor of Economics and Business Administration after a decade at Union College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hackett
Jennings Palmauist
Pella
Knoxville
Carl Kettering
Central
Flag display prompts Iowa officials to push state flag visibility
In Des Moines a man and his daughter view the Iowa state flag in the capitol. Governor Blue and Rodney Selby of the Iowa Development Commission urge wider display of Our State Flag, advocating its presence at major events and offering resources for procurement.
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Capitol
Des Moines
Tor
Tona
Robert D. Blue
Rodney Q. Selby
Iowa Development Commission
Iowa
Towa
Towa Development Commission
Central College Ties and Local Happenings Recap
Community notes describe Rotary Club discussions on oil refinement and synthetic rubber chemistry by Dr. HP Lankelma. Funds raised in Reasnor during a concert support Central College, with Mary Bruins Allison contributing from a mission in Basra. Marion Van Banle returns with cars from Detroit, Pella workers rise in car plants, and personnel changes at Pella Overall Company. News includes local travel, arts, and academics at Central College with Hugo Kuyper concert plans and Vernon Bobbitt teaching art across town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HP. Lankelma
Rotary Club
Reasnor
Pella
Basra
Arabia
Central College
Mary Bruins Allison
Mision
Sodeyama
Japan
U. S
Central
Marion van Banle
Detroit
Harry Renaud
Pella Overall Company
Bob Klein
Henry de Zwarte
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Pella Chronicle
Official
Inal Editorialssociation Membr
H.W. Sadler George Ver Steeg
By Sadler Publishing Co
Main St. Pella
W5as
F.B.I
Abraham Unger
Persecuit
Campaig
Og Tip
LeMars Sentinel
Keokuk County
Wright County Monitor
America
Nuwan Anisery
Fliteo
Tyme
Dick Leydens
Pella Rendering Service
John Gosselink
Hartford City
Indiana
Jane Gosslink
Bob Lautenbach
Gosselink
New Hampshire
John
Hartford City Paper Co
Hugo Kuyper
Maurice Birdsall
Pella High
Ocheyedan
Town
Players
Pasadena Community Playhouse
Vernon Bobbitt
Cal Ly
Burns
van Roekel
It Ott Furnace Service
Tre
Chevrolet
Fisher
White Way Auto CO
Pellatowa
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