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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1945
Page
3
A column urges town residents to start outdoor gardens this year to ensure fresh produce and potential profit. It notes warnings of food shortages, advises planting through July, and compares gardening to a community benefit, while urging neighbors to get busy.
The article discusses using bees to pollinate a new clover variety to boost seed yield, noting proximity to hives raises production and suggesting farmers plant and manage bee stands on their land. It also mentions broader topics from TVA leadership to postwar geopolitics and road rules debates.
The Oskaloosa Herald warns ladders and stepstools cause about 200 deaths yearly in the U S with many injuries due to improper use or defects. The Royal Oak Daily Tribune argues democracy improves by fixing business failures, urging more outdoor work and less fear and gloom.
Center Point Independent reports Iowa birth data from 1941-44 totaling 189,998 births, up 14 percent from 165,890 in 1933-36. Population shifts may ease some districts but push crowded schools in 1947 as 1933-36 children leave and 1941-44 cohort seeks entry.
The Six District Legion posts held an afternoon meeting with entertainment by Fi and Terp of Galesburg and performers from Des Moines. A severe storm at 2 00 a m June 25 damaged homes, downed a tree and wires, and interrupted electric service. The old Howell Station depot was being torn down after years as a residence. The Chronicle’s engraving department produced new images, including Leighton Church nearing completion and storm-damage photos. Dr Harry G Payne died at age 53, after practicing in Pella since 1903. An orchestra from Leona Wittenburg, Vee Van Vark and Earl Van Rees performed on Iowa University Station. The Civic League planned a safe Fourth of July with Rev Brown of Omaha as speaker, plus a daytime sports program. Local teams saw Shell Oilers lose 7–2 to Amsterdam and Rolseveen beat the Knothalers 6–1. Mrs Burton Fuller was ill in Washington DC. her mother Mrs CE Cole went to her bedside. The Marion County DAR prepared to dedicate Centennial Elm in Summit Township on July 4 with speakers including Harilan of the Iowa Historical Department and Judge Will Vander Ploeg. Many Pella families vacationed in the West and lake country.
Twenty years ago on July 2 1925 Pella residents received circulars promoting stock in The Canadian Ford Motor Company. The project was unauthorized by Ford and described as a notorious swindle in a front page story. Rock Island proposed an excursion train to Keokuk on July 19 offering three coaches for Pella, with fare $3.05 and a steam boat trip Ft Madison included. First Reformed Church Sunday School classes visited Rev and Mrs J Wesselink in the evening.
A Pella news roundup details the Dominie ministry anniversary and social events. Wesselink hosts ice cream with Legion Post after arrival of a daughter, while July plans include a Post Auxiliary picnic. Letters praise Miss Jennie Kuyper’s Japan work and a tubercular patient’s recovery. Gregory Vander Linden travels, workouts, and trips mark the scene along with park sidewalk bids and county YMCA activities.
Thirty years ago the Federated club hosted a Travers-Wick Chautauqua, netting $200000 after expenses. The event drew praise for music and lectures though critics noted the number of lectures. Obituaries include John Versteeg of Portland and Mrs. John Klein of Pella at 97. Pella Meteors won two games, Oska loosa 11 to 8 and Prairie City 10 to 5, with G Lankelma and Joe Boyd standouts. Bonds for a new high school sold to J M Bechtel Co. of Davenport for 48000 at a premium of 1236. Antonia Braam attended a Christian Endeavor Convention in Chicago. Central College ran two six week summer sessions to train teachers under a new law. Iowa also enacted a new anti tipping law with penalties for violators.
A compact tally of community happenings includes a River to River Road plans show at Adel with about eight thousand attendees and 1200 autos. Reports mention a White Pole Route and Bul tor We AL Younse asking why. Pella hosted a mammoth picnic earlier. Universal Pictures and stage acts were advertised, with actors cited from The Tempest and other shows. A Chicago Auto Show highlight notes a Ford destined for Mrs Kuyper at Mackinaw Park. Incidents include a cherry tree fall, a San Francisco trip for expo tending, a sore throat illness and a freight-house lift accident. Two inebriates drove under a team’s nose downtown, prompting a safety complaint about liquor shipments. Gerrit Ippel’s runaway team calmed after excitement.
Knoxville prepares for a centennial in its 100th anniversary year. Early surveys by Isalae Powers and 1815 summer work guided the town plat completed in 1815 with streets laid out, and the site chosen as county seat by commissioners Joseph Robinson and James Montgomery. The town was named Knoxville in honor of General Knox, with Powers and Montgomery honored in street names. The main question this year is whether to observe the anniversary with celebration.
The piece reflects on agricultural practice and river trade in the Mississippi valley. It notes farmers generally adopt soil friendly methods and improved machinery, suggesting land deterioration fears fade as crops rise in spring and fall. A critic dismisses conservationists and cites Cotton Etter’s cantankerous view.
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