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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1922
Page
7
Citizens are urged to buy Pella license plates sold by the American Legion for 1.50 a pair to advertise the town. The plates feature PELLA in orange on black and are already on several cars with more expected. The piece praises civic groups for city improvements like the park and urges continued support of local organizations to sustain growth.
Knoxville residents will enjoy summer band concerts with two performances weekly. The Knoxville band under E. R. Jordan will play next Sunday at Auld's park and continue every Sunday afternoon, plus a midweek concert each Wednesday evening at the courthouse square. The group has practiced diligently and has new music.
The article recounts Wyoming as the first state to grant women voting rights after Congress created the territory in 1868. It notes early exploration rumors, 1743 survey by Sieur de la Verendrye, the 1804 Yellowstone visit, forts along the Oregon Trail, and the 1807 gold discovery leading to South Pass City and Cheyenne. Wyoming entered the Union as the forty fourth state in 1890, eighth largest by area.
The old settler list again increases as readers add names including Mrs. Marie Hoeven and Mrs. Arie Schakel who supplied several new entries. The compiled list now features dozens of Des Moines Orange City Sully and other towns with both male and female names and a few travelers awaiting final arrivals.
Last fall at Albany Governor Miller became an honorary tenderfoot scout and took the scout oath. During anniversary week many governors and state leaders joined as regular scouts, with a broad list spanning Massachusetts to North Dakota and including acting governors and dozens of mayors and state officials.
Superintendent Derrick of the State School for Boys at Jamesburg New Jersey visited the national council headquarters to register four new troops of boy scouts totaling 128 boys organized in the school. He credits scouting with transforming the lives of the wayward boys, noting hikes and honor codes, and reports no escapes during the recent holiday season, a first in years.
Scouts in Bradford and Easton Pennsylvania serve as volunteer guards at coastings. Bradford used a color flag system with white for all clear and red for coasters coming. In Easton a bystander offered to relieve a patrolman for a coast or two, saying the mayor ordered him to stay on the job.
State Bank Examiner N. B. Shaffer took charge last Saturday morning and closed the Melcher State bank pending full examination. The bank was found heavily overloaned and unable to meet current obligations. Deposits were $155,746.93, loans $214,024.56, borrowed $61,763.96, with capital and surplus $32,000. The bank may reorganize or reopen after recovering enough of its loans. the institution, founded in 1913, was popular and managers reportedly failed to refuse loans or collect notes.
Pella players traveled to Albia for a baseball game that turned rough when an Albia umpire called a disputed fair ball. Geo Lankelma confronted the umpire, grabbed his clothing, and the umpire struck him in the face. The scuffle ended with Albia leading 8 to 4 as rain interrupted play.
National Council of the Boy Scouts of America notes Boy Scouts aided in the Knickerbocker theater disaster in Washington. Scoutmasters K R Hall and King mobilized troops. about 350 scouts assisted police, aided victims, delivered food, and guided people to the morgue. Troops 78 61 1 48 and others contributed. General Bandholtz praised the volunteers in a War Department letter.
An editorial urging home, church, and Christian colleges to cooperate in guiding youth toward religion and service. Cites Rufus M. Jones on secular drift and stresses nurture, guidance, and early faith, ending with a political note: vote for N. J. Gesman for representative on June 5.
Edward Den Adel of Iowa City formerly of Pella will wed Ruth Harrison of Cedar Rapids on June 21 in Cedar Rapids. The couple met at a gathering hosted by Mrs. W L Harrison. Harrison is a Coe College graduate and has taught since 1917. Den Adel is a chemistry teacher at Iowa City high school.
Miss Freda Carpenter who has been attending the State Teachers College at Cedar Falls is home for the summer.
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