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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1940
Page
3
A quotation urging true courage as coolness and composure in danger. It contrasts how the loud bully shows the least courage, while the calm and serene reveal real bravery. Spelling variants indicate a Shaftesbury attribution.
Memorial Day in Pella featured Col Claude Stanley urging faithfulness to country and God, a call for unity and support for leaders amid wartime. The piece reflects American resilience, moral armament, and the value of liberty. It also notes tree planting efforts and cautions on urban forestry amid blight, urging replacement with hardy maples.
The speaker aims to prove he can establish a viable operation and be reasonably well equipped with machinery if a landlord agrees to cooperate. He emphasizes the need for suitable rental terms and supportive oversight to attract a willing landowner.
Henry Ford proposes converting River Rouge to airplane production with a pledge to deliver one thousand planes daily for the United States within six months if free from political control. The piece recalls past wartime programs, cites Howard Coffin, and argues the project needs a decisive, unbureaucratic approach, praising Ford’s proven ability.
The Atlantic Monthly piece argues class division harms democracy and praises an aristocracy of virtue and talent. Conant urges universal access to education, supports paying for boys and girls with talent, and says schools should prepare individuals to shape their own destinies regardless of birth. He notes America’s greats often rise from the ranks, not the castle.
The Bloomfield Democrat reflects on evening prayers praising the United States for personal freedom and living without imminent threats, contrasting with the idea of concentration camps ration cards and bomb shelters. It extols government of the people by the people for the people as the ideal.
An editorial argues that religion must not be used to discredit opponents and urges churches to strengthen democracy by promoting a dignified personality centered faith. It calls for unity among denominations and for a religion that upholds equality and personal responsibility to guide national policy discussions at Chicago Philadelphia and Washington.
The Dutch-born author who hosted Juliana at his Connecticut home warns that fascism will invade quietly from within. He cites Nazi plots and Bolshevik methods, urging America to wake before warnings become reality. He recalls Dutch aid to German children and warns against complacency amid global turmoil.
Hendrik Willem Van Loon writes from Old Greenwich Connecticut on May 13 1940 claiming he is not German and seeking to save those who trusted him from a fate suffered by others with similar beliefs warning against vileness beyond a standard reference.
A guide from the Iowa Child Welfare Research Station urges families to vacation together, planning with every member involved. It highlights camping at parks, cabin options, backyard camps, and farm visits as educational, enjoyable options that emphasize shared activities over distance. Efforts focus on meals, pacing, and simple comforts to keep all ages engaged.
Cordova News items recount visits by Burton Balmer to Clyde and plans to return, plus residents visiting in Torrington Pella and Imogene. Eli Ellsworth starts a new car, Nell Karr and family at Kate Karr’s, and Talbot family trips to Arkansas. A marriage of Charle Talbot and Myrtle Dickey to Dallas, a Bible School in Monroe, and local deaths including Martha Kool's mother. A children’s day program at Red Rock church and various remodeling and farm tasks noted.
In 1899 Pella items note M Vander Linden selling stylish menswear and Dr Geo McClellen promoting Diamond Dick at Schubring Hotel. Udell Hendricks to build west of town. brick yards resume under D Langerak. Diamond Dick drew a crowd as Cox band played. Fireman Peter Van Vark started at Burkens Wagon Factory. Eras of boom, few empty houses, calls for cottages. Waterworks engine overtaxed, tree trimming faulted. Opera plans for The Merry Milkmaids with 45 voice chorus, seats June 15. Telephone lines from Knoxville and Fowler. Central to shell tolls free for a year. Central Indians and Simpson field meet with Gauss top scorer. five Central men noted. Pella tied Monroe Prairie City game. Bro John blamed for hiring Prairie City battery. editor calls out the outcome.
Thirty years ago June a Central Commencement program featured the Elo cution Department with players C Hulse as Charles II England Laura Kramer as Nell Gwynn Glen Grundman as Lady Olivia Vernon Peter Kuyper as Lord Lovelace Hal Norton as Lord Rochester Herman Bogaards as Percival from the Provinces plus Lord Jeffri chief Bray Lady Castlem lard Ketman Duchess of Portsmouth Mary Hollis and more. The Boland Real Estate Co reported five farm sales. college girls staged a maypole drive. an automobile accident involved a doctor and wife near Des Moines to Oskaloosa with a Buick damage but no injuries. W H Fowler and party in a Premier assisted. a Denver family visited. Geraldine Aschenbrenner spent summer in California. Pella folks regretted a departure.
A quiet election night featured B. F. Carroll and Warren Garst vying for the Republican gubernatorial nomination while Claude R. Porter held the Democratic nomination. Carroll and Garst ran neck and neck as returns remained incomplete.
Twenty years prior eight graduates led by Arthur Renaud and Connie Duiker formed the Central College class. News notes include Mark McWilliams' June marriage to Beatrice Boland and travel plans to the East. Local races list Harry De Reus for County Attorney, Will Vander Ploeg for State Senator, and D. D. Dieleman for Democrats on the Board. Also reported: twin births to the Thomases, Lelia Droz leaving for missionary work in China, Leona Reuvers returning to teach, and a Shorthorn sale with thirty head averaging over five hundred dollars. Additional items cover livestock purchases by C. Van Lint and Kraschel, hog prices, corn and outs prices, plus Des Moines fans supporting Earl Caddock in wrestling.
June 5 1930 marked ceremonies for twenty four Central College BA degrees under smallpox health rules with simple exercises. High school commencement set for June 13. A million dollar rain hit after a dry spell. Prairie City hail damaged oats and vegetables. Local political races saw Dan Turner win the Republican nomination for Governor and Dickinson beat Hammill for Senatorial nomination with light voter turnout under 600 in Pella and Lake Prairie. Marion County population counted at 25 685, up from 24 957 ten years earlier. Highway 63 east of Pella to Ottumwa largely open except detour near Hoover orchard Oskey area. Logan Hendricks and Helene Slobe from University of Iowa BA in music attended Iowa City graduation. Anna Rietveld farm sold for 150 dollars or more. Fire damaged roof at 400 East Franklin street home of Mr and Mrs Arie Den Hartog, estimated 300 dollars.
A large twin-engine Army bomber was forced to land near Corydon two weeks ago. After essential repairs, the aircraft was flown again. Captain S A Gilkey, a special pilot, arrived from Dayton Ohio to maneuver the bomber into the short landing field.
Tracy News notes Mr and Mrs Neil Van Hoeven and daughter Dorothy of Plainfield Michigan visiting Rev and Mrs H S Koning. Albert Hoksbergen dies. Several relatives from Grand Rapids Michigan and Oskaloosa Iowa attend events. Ministers Conference planned at Koning home. Gysbert Beckhuizen attends Calvin College graduation in Grand Rapids.
The estate of David Dykstra, 68, Mitchellville Iowa farmer, is valued at 47055.20 per a Jasper county probate inventory filed with clerk H F Cassidy. It lists 556 acres of land valued at 36382 and other personal property at 10178. widow Laura E. Dykstra is named sole beneficiary.
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