America must lead in a world of looming war and sacrifice
A reflective column extols American aid to the oppressed and the United States role in global freedom. It cites Edsel Ford on preparedness, praises American industry for mass production, and discusses Aryan purity debates, Blitzkrieg strategy, and the duty to defend democracies. It urges building planes and unity against dictatorships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Edsel Ford
United States
Amer
Automobil
Vic Lawrence
Mr. Lawrence
Odf
Christian Brotherhood
Lawrence
Democracy in Schools and Local Advertising Insight
Editorial urges teaching democracy in schools and selecting true disciples of democracy. A Reinbeck Courier piece argues home town papers outperform radio and handbill ads for small town druggists, noting local papers reach the community best and readers prefer them over other advertising media.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinbeck Courier
Mene Ib Rand
Ig Be Real
Great Ath of city celebration in Pella June 1899
41 Years Ago Pella marks a city celebration with sunrise salute at 7:20 am a chorus of 100 at 7:20 am a Declaration reading at 11 00 am an oration at 11 20 am a band concert at 1 00 pm and afternoon athletic events a ballhum cancellation and a bilge display noted. Knoxville boys visit spar with locals and a play earns money though lights fail for half an hour. Water mains leaks trouble town as a twister clears barns near Pella prompting advice to build cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Blade
McClure
Veldman
Knoxville
Pella
Sam
Des Moines
IB. Smith
Nellie Boland
Walter Fowler
Geelhood
Jim Vander Pol
Colfax
Jim Jelsma
Poot
Saloons Closed 30 Years Ago In Pella Report
A 1910 Pella round up notes saloon closures enacting a law to reopen only with 80 percent petition. It reports mayoral amusements, a church expansion with $700 subscribed toward a $2000 goal, marriages, charivari plans, and several local business moves. It mentions Miss Marie Gezel's wedding to Charley P. Dykstra and a before-honeymoon trip, plus various trips, sales talks, and trips to Otley and Wall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marie Gezel
Charley P. Dykstra
Henry Gezel Hom
S. Vander Werf
First Reformed Church
Charivari
Charivari Party and Chartered Mayor Gesman
Otley
A. Vander Zee
Nick Boland
Monroe
John Sedrel
Olivet
Pella
RE. M. I. Auto
Star
Knoxville News Snapshots From Early Year 1920
Fragmentary OCR suggests a brief Knoxville scene with names and seating or seating-related phrases. Limited readable context mentions dates and people, implying a local note or item from 20 years prior. Further details are unavailable due to the fragmented text.
Pella News Sketches Local Remarks and People
Local notes recount elections in the Legion Post, plans for a memorial building, and a river stay. Reports describe the Canning Co merging into a world giant, church enlargement to seat 225, and Rev d. De Tinan’s growing congregation. Several residents travel for work or study, while a Fourth of July accident injures Harry Mitten and Frankhouser arrives as a chiropractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de de MeWilliams
Ammanuer
Legion
de Cook
Pella
D.C
Grimes Canning Co
Vella
Reformed Church
D. de Tinan
Bells
Clarence
Harelt van Ma
South Park
Ladies of Federated Club
Mae Cole
Iowa
Bella
Mauutenbach
Madison
Wisconsin
Red Gezel
Leona Reuvers
S¢ James
Chautauiu Conpany
Mion Nivbure
Johnburg
Helland
Ella
Harry Mitten
Pawler
Ed LeCocq
Puritan Co
Frankhouser
U. S. Army
Ten Years Ago in Pella Chronicle Highlights
A torpedo near the security bank injured Bert, a miscreant unseen. rain followed two hot days with a 102 degree peak. Dick Synhorst cut his hand. Jane Gosselink visited New York. Eva Nael recuperating from tonsil surgery. John De Winter returned from ditching work. Donald Heerema injured at Ottumwa pool. Over sixty planes flew over Sand Ridge on an Ottumwa to Newton air tour. Kool's Tourist Park hosted picnics and farm groups. Hog prices fell a dollar. farmers blamed Hoover. The Pella Chronicle offered a dollar fireworks gift with new subscriptions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Synhorst
Jane Gosselink
New York
Robert Lautenbach
Eva Nael
Chronicle
Seymour
Town
John de Winter
North English
Donald Heerema
Ottumwa
Sand Ridge
Newton
Kool’s
Pella
Hoover
Here and There In Conservation
A clipped Atlantic News- Telegraph column condemns country flower picking. It laments damage to wild blooms caused by travelers entering farms, breaking fences, uprooting shrubs, and discarding wilted flowers, leaving destruction and litter in trails and fields.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News- Telegraph
Ome
Besos Sealae
United States and Canada urged to act against propaganda threat
In a Kaloosa Tribune opinion, the writer asserts German propaganda dominates printed material abroad and urges the Dies Committee to expand in size and authority. The piece argues vigilance is needed to prevent Nazi influence and protect the western hemisphere, calling for action before it is too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Wan lii Braty
Information
New York
Nabyar
Boland
Btwn
Poland
Germany
Postotice
Canada
Kaloosa
American Legion a balance wheel stands for democracy
The Sheldon Sun praises the American Legion as the balance wheel of the nation. It highlights the Legion’s stand for peace and constitutional government, its vigilance against subversive forces, and its call for strong national defense. The piece urges respect and loyalty to the Legion and its experienced, mature perspective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Atic
Legion
Sheldon Sun
Weekend Fishermen Gather at Local Lakes for Picnics
Across Cordova on June 16 and 17, families including George Dailey and son Forrest, Jack Donahue and sons, and Charley Cawallender fished and picnicked at Ah Qubai and Wapello. Many reports note no big catches while several gatherings included wives, siblings, and visiting relatives. Otto Wynsteker visited Eddyville with his brother and planned Father’s Day calls. Clifford Eden worked near Grand River and Hedrick. John Donnelly’s Burlington party joined gatherings at George Jones and Templeton homes. Red Rock church board met to discuss renting the parsonage with members present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Dailey
Forrest
Jack Donahue
Charley Cawallender
Ahquabi
Agpicnic
Roy Karr
Carl
Sam Nicholas
Wapello
Otto Wynsteker
Eddyville
Otto
Martin
Wynsteker
A. My
Dice Mason
Link
Fred
Des Moines
Martha Eden
Local genealogies and births fill Marion County notices
A scattered 1930s era page notes a birth at Hart home for a daughter named Son May, first child of Neal and Mrs Stanton, marking the family’s first grandchild and great grandchild. A long list of neighbors and relatives visit on Sunday, including Aanning, Wanold, Bush, Stanton, and Hart kin. Several local officials and teachers are named in community notices, with mentions of Marion Vane Vaatten and elections on Red Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorna Vantemert
Don
Tyan
Besenberg
Martyn
Arca Ae
Klyn'a
Oskaloosa
Clyde Core
Mee Visser
Red Rock
Marion County
Lynn Berkey
Marion Vane Vaatten
Neal Stanton
May
RM. Hart
Grandma Hart
Hart
Gene
Wilma Aanning
Chester 0Wanold
Nita Brent
Webster Bush
Lowell
Rex Stanton
Beryl Williams
Philip Overton
EK. B. Rinehart
Raymond Stanton
Thelma Johnson
Gerrit Klyn
Gerald Dieleman
Bart Klyn
Pete Dykstra
Pete van Ghent
Lena Luther
John Ryken
Fair Oaks
Roy Karr
Lester Murdy
Vera
Norma
Udell
Ellen Karr
Bee
Simpson
Billy Jim Muilenberg
Dean Stevenson
New Twin Babies Reported at Ralph De Vries Home
Rawleigh man notes a new baby in Sully at the Ralph De Vries residence. Mrs. Lester Van Hatten is credited with twin births celebrated on Sunday at the same hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nere
Ralph de Vries
Sully
Rawleigh
Lester van Haatten
Early weed destruction in soybean fields urged
Farmers who drilled or broad-cast soybeans should work early with a rotary harrow or spike-tooth weeder to destroy young weeds. IT D Hugh, head of the Farm Crops Department at Town State College, warns that letting weeds get tall makes clearing nearly hopeless. Drilled or broadcast beans can be worked when 2 to 6 inches high. rotary hoe best for many soils. Row-planted beans allow two or three cultivations to kill weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Hugh
Farm Crops
Town State College
Hughes
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Official
Rein
Main St. Pella, Lown
Fosea
Samart
Otto Klineberg
Columbiaiversity
Semet Co
Klineberg
Grinnell Institute of International Relations
Holland
Saturday Evening Post
Demaree Beas
Hitler
Bess
Norway
Europe
Britain
der Fouhrer
Napoleon
Fifth Colin
Frank Knox
Henry Stimson
Philadelphia
Roosevelt
Foundation IN
Sac City Sun
the Home Town Paper
Fliteo
Tyme
Francis Cole
Vinton
Second Reformed Church
C. E
Mississippi
Ned van Gorp
Leen Kriidenier
Albert
Aberdeen
Pone Dakota
Leen
Iad
Uae
Enga
Bert
Cordova
Rock Island Lines
Rock Inland
C. F. Dykstra
Co. C. Gardner
A.G.P
Locust Street
Rock
SETI
WM. E. Shepard
M. C. Verhey
D. O
Shepard
Verhey
Chamberlain Hotel
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