War time grows weeds as harvest nears in Pella
In a weekly column from Pella, readers are urged to persevere in victory garden efforts, noting the civic pride of garden plantings, housing strain, and the shift of youths from classrooms to hard work. The piece laments weeds overgrowth and praises civic volunteers, with reflections on war labor insignia debates and farm land price observations.
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Pella
Victory Gardens
Hong
Park Commission
Editorial Comment on News Ethics and War Coverage
A collection of brief editorial snippets from multiple papers critiques editorials mixing opinion with news reporting, urges factual balance in obituaries, and mocks troop reports from Guadalcanal. It contrasts professional separation of editorials and news, and notes quips about aging and repetitive storytelling.
Casey Out on a Limb and Churchill Urges Unity
The Knoxville Express weighs Roosevelt possibly seeking a fourth term if wartime emergency lasts, and Wallace as a viable alternative if he does not run. It praises Churchill’s call for courage, loyalty, and a joint effort of state and free enterprise to avoid another slump and division.
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Belata
Britain
Ethiopia
Mussolini
Minois
Iowa
Southeastene
Lund
Casey
Knoxville Express
Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Winston Churchill
Pella remembers anniversaries of 10 20 30 and 42 years
The inquiry recalls notable events from Pella’s past as celebrated in local chronicles. It highlights milestones from a decade to several decades ago, inviting residents to reflect on the town’s history and shared memories.
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Pella
1901 Pella News Roundup Highlights Local Trades and Deaths
Pella Blade reports a busy period with shop stock like no button gloves sold at cents per pair at John Gaass store. Observers discuss berries, cherry shipments, and heavy fruit loads. Vander Zyl Brothers shipped hogs priced between 5.50 and 85.65 per hundredweight. Luke Van Maren buys Meinardi residence for 1,000.00. Rev and Tlenry Rhym’s children praised for Chicago University work. Gerrit Van Ginkel’s Dallas death leads to Des Moines procession. honorary pallbearer named. Community plans for a strong 4th of July celebration. Russia seeks coal supplies as Britain coal dispute noted.
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Pella Blade
John Gaass
Taurace
D. van
HF. Kitching
Tainter
Pella
Wheeler
I. Vander
Fo Sons
Cox
Carrie Lake Okoboji
Vander Zyl Brothers
Luke van Maren
Otley
Meinardi
West Pella
Meulen
Ed Young
Davenport
Mississippi
Rev
Tlenry
Jennie Kuyper
Chicago University
Walter Doedyns
Kuyper Lumber Co
Chicago
G. Houdt
Gerrit van Ginkel
Dallas
Texas
Des Moines
P. H. Bousquet
van Ginkel
Consolidated Street Car System
Consolidated Co. Holdings
Russia
Industrial bustle sparks in distant Ural attempts
Fragmentary text notes Russia's Russ' bid to establish an industrial area in the Ural mountains near St Petersburg. It mentions a bio smelter near St Petersburg using peat instead of coke for heat with limited success. The snippet hints at broader regional industrial plans and energy shifts.
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Cted
St. Petersburg
Russ
Ural Mountain
30 Years Ago at Greensburg and Central College News
A retro item notes Greensburg Indiana church leader Rev. L. Bobbitt chosen as general rotary at Cent College, along with marriage records of Miss Adelaide Knoxville and Dr. J. Sybeuga of Leighton. Reports cover Knoxville home wedding, Chicago honeymoon, Great White Way boosters plans for Pella, and Central College visitors. Also mentions former Marshall Buckingham’s Montana crops, Montana land promotion, Aschenbrenner entering Louisiana College athletics, and Prof. G. F. Sadler turning down a small Town College presidency.
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Burgh
Greensburg
Indiana
Carthage
Mlinois
Central College
Marshall John Buckingham
Montana
Gesman
Pella
Aschenbrenner
Central
T Science
Louisiana College
Pineville
Tin
G. F. Sadler
Ten Years Ago In Pella The Big Fine Fire And Repeal
A 1933 Pella week featured the loss of five Auto Co tanks valued around 7001 and 60, with fire origin undetermined. Tunis Van Houkelom fled as flames reached a stockyard tank, while firefighters suffered minor injuries. A highway crash near Okaloosa injured Martin Naaktgeehoven. Abe Sents avoided a pole after a tire blowout. The Delta Bank liquidated its assets after closure under Senate File II. Prohibition repeal passed nationwide with Pella voting 463 for repeal. A new United Air Liner proposed a two stop transcontinental schedule image accompanied the story.
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Pella
Auto Co
Tunis van Houkelom Lou
Liew
Dr. Carpenter
Martin Naaktgeehoven
Highway 6
Okaloosa
L. Sents
Abe Sents
Delta
Senate
Kood
A.W. Gysen Hoan
Deii
United Air
Subcription Renewal Letter From Pella Chronicle Readers
The letter from Mr and Mrs A W P asks for a subscription renewal to the Pella Chronicle. They express appreciation for the paper and nostalgia for Pella's community, church, and cleanliness from afar, noting they enjoy the weekly issue.
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Toledo
Wit
Pella Chronicle
Pella
Town
Rockwell Sends Tulip Festival Reflections from Missouri
A. A. Rockwell of Springfield Missouri writes to the Pella Chronicle noting missed Tulip Time, sharing pride in his son’s high school graduation, and mentioning local ties through college work and a new assistant registrar, with plans to visit Pella before fall term.
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Pella
Gertrude
Sandren
Tam
A.A. Rockwell
Jefferson
Springfield
Missou
Jan
Pella Grows Back Then 1923 Ines to Oskaloosa News
Twenty years ago in Pella and surrounding area towns. barber Nick Van Saarten sold his Main Street shop to Cornelius Vis before heading to Oskaloosa to work after seventeen years in town. A good roads meeting planned for June in Iowa with notable committee members. Andy Armstrong dies in California after an appendectomy. a Pella team beats Knoxville 14 to 5 in a local game with strong hitting and field errors. A June Trades Day ad lists numerous long established local businesses. Miss Cynthia Borgman prepares to leave for China with a corona typewriter as a farewell gift.
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Nick van Saarten
Main Street
Cornelius Vis
Oskaloosa
Pella
Iowa
Ines
Alex Fitzhugh
Des Moines
Mu Allfree
Newton
W. H. Powler
Andy Armstrong
Andy
California
Knoxville
Ed Hoeven
Windy Zundervan
Vans
C. Boat
F.C. Hakkers, Byers ‘Battery
F. C. Warner
de Wit Bros
L. van Rees
Doedyns & Son
The
Garden’ Cafe
Royal Candy Co
Fred van Rheenen
D. G. Gosselink
de Wit & Bousquet
Bell Clothing Co
Puritan Drug Co
F. R. Gambell
Cynthia Borgman
Central
China
John Wesselink
Corona
Christian Living in a Democracy
Christians face the task of living faith under political rule in a democracy. The text contrasts ancient dictatorship with modern governance, noting persecution in hostile regimes and urging a positive attitude toward government, recognizing the state’s role in order and the protection of rights.
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Jesus
Casar
Caesar
Christian duty in democracy and public critique
The article reflects on Christian attitudes toward government, urging loyal yet critical engagement in democracy. It discusses ballot choice, public dissent, and the duty to voice disagreement without fear, citing Rev. Rolland W. Schlork of Hyde Park Baptist Church in Chicago.
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Chhosen
World Brotherhood
Rolland W. Schlork
Hyde Park
Credo on Mind, Matter and Public Schools in America
The passage asserts a moral universe with inexorable laws, valuing mind over matter and viewing ideas as a primary force. It argues public schools as the chief instrument for educating youth toward their highest destiny, stressing education as essential to America’s future.
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Min
God
America
Nies
Weather Outlook Hints at Long-Term Crop Yields
Fragmentary weather notes discuss past crop performance and future prospects. References to varying yields in years like 1905 1906 and 1912 suggest cautious optimism with many digits and terms obscured by OCR. The text mentions hops and unspecified crops amid uncertain forecasts.
Corn crop of 1903 10 not good in Iowa
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss corn yield in Iowa around 1903 with low results per bushel and comparisons to prior years. Mentions butterfat, areas shown rising, and a wartime context hint without clear specifics. Reads as a confused summary of agricultural output and historical factors.
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Towa
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Official County Newspaper
By Sadler Publishing Co
Main St. Pella
Steeg
TOR and
Finteres
Pell
Samed
Jowa Land
Decorah
Kansas
Salury
Chicago Heights
Tokyo
Guadalcanal
Yojo
Rossville Press
Fliteo
Tyme
Wome
Mrs
Rockwell
Gune
Harvey H. Bogaard
Kklahoma
Monroe
Central Park Cafe
Renn
Carr’s Sewing Machine Repair Service
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Crescent Drive
Newton, Towa
Hopatong Cassidy
William Gargan
Irene Hervey
John Gys van Gorp
Lucky Jordan
Alan Ladd
Helen Walker
Ozzie Nelson & Srchestray
FBI
Panama
Hattie
Fed” Skelton
Ann Sothern
Cole Porter
Kek
Kik
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