Pigs in the Park and a College Career Counselor
A column recounts a park bench scene with trash and questions about civic pride while praising The College of Wooster for adding a career counselor program led by Paul W. Barrett of Ohio Oil Company to guide students. It notes oil dealers training staff for better car service and highlights the evolution of service culture at stations as a model for community standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawal
Reef
Colley Wooster
Wooster
Howard F. Lowry
Paul W. Barrett
Ohio Oil Company
Findlay
Ohio
Stu
Lowry
Tf College
Noo
College of Wooster
Esperienes
Dutch farmer's water and soil repair praised by community
A farmer named Van Gorp undertakes land reclamationwork to repair drainage and soil damage on his property. The project costs about one hundred dollars per acre, aiming to eliminate eye sores and restore production, seen as a prudent investment. The effort inspires local Dutch residents to consider similar improvements and set an example for the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
Ivan
Lind
Riddine
Aind
Lund
Aim
Ain
van Gorp
Editorial Comment on Community Action and Pressure Groups
The Eddyville Tribune laments apathy in community action while the Oskaloosa Herald notes coal production leaders in Iowa. The piece critiques pressure groups, urging representatives to vote by conviction, not by favored interests, and calls for democracy where leaders give more than they gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Haren County
Walter Judd
Minnesota
Iowa Wesleyan College
Mt. Plea
As Judd
United States
Tornado toll and Chautauqua tales in Pella report
Forty years back in Pella a chaotic Chautauqua day followed a tornado and a factory accident. The piece describes injuries from fireworks and a worker losing an eye, local civic actions, and town receipts and entertainments. It notes officials, churches, contracts for curbwork, and residents traveling to national events while detailing local commerce and rival sheep shearers in Marion County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chad
Hef
Cent
Vass Viet
Sean
Persie Leeth Brown
Wtanse
Vast
Bethea Bebinel
Boeay
Pat Fuesthn
Trent Betta Fay
Wits
Uae
Colles
Uladstone
Martier
Bae
Pella
College Exuyptrs
Rey Lewis
Karley Studdents
Ania Chi Eae
Maxtmvid
Ohpis
Gor
Henry Bootsma
Eace Flour Co
Grace Latphier
New York
Bird
Henry
Fist Reformed Church
den Adele
Vander Meiden
Bera Temple Wa
Des Moines
John Stubenrauch
Denver
Colorado
Juke Wickhart
Creston
Gideon Vander Linden
John Ian Irrigation Company
Greeley
David Fleeces
George Vander Zyl
Shorty
Prairie City
30 Years Ago Railings and Rumors From Central College
A fragmented retrospective from a small town recalls Lettie Conch and Dr. WP Strickland of Omaha, local students, farm sales, civic chatter, and wartime letters. Mentions Van Veen, Vander Wheeliner, and city council actions with bond talk and franchise bids.
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Sule
Lettie Conch
Billy) Strickland
Omaha
Nevada
Cental College
Tevin Bank
Wea
Pella
Thunder Creek
Bethel Churel
Dhebeansin
Keeton
Robert
Mawr
County
Tene
Ber
Oslo
Pelleta
Citizens Nation
Hank
Nick Vander Wheeliner
Elit
van Gerlem
Carl Ver Steege
Geen
John van Veen
Ervine
France
Marshall
Knoxville
Placer
Pella Area Signals Utility and Gas Line Plans
Twenty years ago States Electric announced planned seismic pipe work from Knoxville to Pella with service possibly starting in September after franchise approval. Van Maren Sisters built a brick exterior on South Main, Harold Thomassen installed pumps for a gas and oil station, the tenth in Pella and fourth this season. Fire protection for nearby farms was discussed with no action taken. Clara Bow featured in a Stand Theatre showing of Gene Stratton Porter’s The Keeper of the Bees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
States Electric Company
Pel
Comnei Id
Clara Bow
Gene Stratton Porter
Ten Years Ago A Perry County Miscellany Snapshot
A local chronicle recalls Dr Wed Coulton’s fatal car crash near Lancaster Texas at age 0. Photos show Harry Grootveld at Pella Café and a Dan Vander Linden farm grain harvest method. Community notes include chamber drive for new members, golf tie for Herb Vander Zyl and Johnny Anderson, movie preview of Birth of a Baby, Rotary Bank mechanics talk, a hidden money chest found during furnace work, and F F A projects. Dozens of residents plan travels to Badlands Black Hills and Idaho while donors fund tulip bulb purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wed. Coulton
Baptist Church
Lancaster
Texas
Coulston
Harry Grootveld
Harry
Dan Vander Linden
Chamber of Commerce
Herb Vander Zyl
Johnny Anderson
Ottumwa
Des Moines
Federated Club
Pella
Kenneth Bean
Rotary Club
Charley Dennis
Washington Street
van Ness
Pella Chronicle Letter Reflects Local Color and Beloved Residents
The writer recalls Mary Taylor of Des Moines, Judge K Vann Zante, and teachers who shaped many lives. They discuss Tulip Time, community pride in Pella, farming notes, fruit and egg prices, and ongoing local concerns like finances and produce quality. The piece blends nostalgia with factual mentions of people, events, and prices from the era.
Leonard Allen Wins National Prize for Window Display
In March issue a display featuring Kleenex Time in America won Leonard Allen a national prize. The centerpiece shows children busy with chores while parents run errands, highlighting domestic life themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshington
Oskaloosa
Leonard Allen
Nation
Ameri
Insurance and savings ad by WM Dieleman Sully Iowa
A local advertisement urges securing farm and city property insurance with various branches, plus auto coverage and crop bail. It promotes starting a savings account with life insurance for retirement, urging to insure with reliable, low rates. Call 60 or write P O Box 146 for a call in Sully Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
P. O
Dieleman
Iowa
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