Thought on freedom clashes with apartheid and college admissions
A church leader condemns South Africa's apartheid and the Dutch Reformed Church for supporting it, urging gradual liberalization toward equal political rights. The Iowa Board of Regents reports 10 percent of incoming graduates poorly prepared, proposing stricter admission rules to limit enrollment without bias, urging better math and science prep in K-12.
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Reuters
Church Herald
B. B. Keet
Stellenbosch
South Africa
Dutch Reformed Church of
Dutch Reformed Church
Dr. Keet
Keet
Board of Regents of
Iowa
Board of Regents
Eisenhower vetoes Harris Fulbright gas bill
President Eisenhower vetoed the Harris Fulbright measure that would remove gas at the well head from Interstate Commerce Commission regulation. He cited ongoing investigations into questionable lobbying and urged language protecting consumers in fair gas pricing for roughly twenty million captive users. He argued the public would doubt government integrity if the bill passed.
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Eisenhower
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Advertising rhetoric and local business advice column
Editorial picks at length a Perry Chief publisher question on ads while The Hollywood Sun Tat tler warns government services require funding. Knoxville Express urges merchants to advertise broadly to avoid slumping trade, noting newspapers deliver results and suggesting consistent outreach.
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Knoxville
Reflections on 50 Years Ago in March 1906
A note explains that February 29 and March 7 issues are missing from the bound 1906 file and the 50 year retrospective will resume with the March 15, 1906 issue. It signals a gap in the archive and a planned continuation.
Central Stuns Dubuque University In Hawkeye Title Run
Central College clinched the Hawkeye Conference championship by beating Dubuque University 43 to 24. Vander Linden scored 6 field goals, Boyd added 5, with Rhynsburger Adel and Muirhead among top contributors as the team improved to 10 losses only to Drake and Penn.
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Central
Dubuque University
Hawkeye
Drake
Penn
Vander Linden
Boyd
Rhynsburger
Don Adel
Muirhead
Ocheltree Takes Over Pella's American House Hotel
Thirty years ago on March 4 1926 R L Ocheltree assumed management of the American House in Pella the town's sole hotel Eight farmers purchased Fordson tractors and Ed Van
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R. L. Ocheltree
Pella
Fordson Tractors
Ed van
Pella Notes Include Concert Tour and Local Changes
The article lists community updates: Toorn serviced farms for Star Auto, Brunswick Panetrope introduced at a Pella concert, new Lankelma home on North Main, Sedrel moves to a Bussey farm with rail transport for goods due to poor roads. Hospital meeting postponed for lack of attendees. L. W. Hartley family relocates to J. G. Ver Meer property on Washington Street. Masonic Hall expanded and remodeled. Wedding of Alice Groenenboom and Ben Van Nimwegen recorded for Marchist. plan to farm life. Winter storms and oddities noted. Central’s cage team defeated Ellsworth College 57–23 with Rowland and Hoogeveen stars. Legion Auxiliary banquet supports Tulip Time funding. Marion County courthouse remodel set at 20,000 with $3,400 federal grant. Death of Theodore Le Cocq, longtime harness business man. Dutch-language committee words reprinted.
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Toorn
Star Auto Company
Pella
George Lankelma
East Washington Street
North Main Street
Herman Sedrel
Bussey
L. W. Hartley
Independence Street
J. G. Ver Meer
Washington Street
Masonic Hall
Security Bank
Alice Groenenboom
Oskaloosa
Ben van Nimwegen
Central
Ellsworth College of
Iowa Falls
Rowland
Hoogeveen
Frank le Cocq
Des Moines River Ice Jam Prompts Relief Drive
Twenty years ago ice on the Des Moines River broke up and piled against Howell Bridge piers, leading to dynamiting to clear a gorge. Melting snow intensified hardship as a Legion Hall meeting organized a local relief drive with church support, Mayor Fults appealing, and Red Cross giving $423.53 with most funds spent on coal, food, and clothing.
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Des Moines
Howell Bridge
Legion Hall
T. G. Fults
Red Cross
Central Dutchmen Claim Conference Lead in Close Wins
Central's Dutchmen defeated Simpson 44 to 40 to take conference leadership as Jud Reimer and Virgil Ford starred. They then edged Parsons 32 to 90 with late long shots by Hoogheem Reiner Rupe Ford and Van Arkel, ending Parsons' title hopes. Central also beat Upper Iowa 66 to 49 led by Beeb Van Arkel and Charles Reiner.
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Pella
Central
Simpson
Jud Reimer
Virgil Ford
Parsons
Hoogheem
Reiner
Rupe Ford
van Arkel
Upper Iowa
Beeb van Arkel
Charles Reiner
Minneapolis
John
Death of H D Wormhoudt in Chicago collision
H D Wormhoudt, once a Pella clothing merchant, died after being struck by a car in Chicago while walking home from a bus stop. The incident occurred near his residence after traveling to a point three blocks away.
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H. D. Wormhoudt
Chicago
Pella
Ies
Marshall Canning Company
Legion Hall
Gerrit Vander Lugt
Central College
Court Procedures Too Technical Threaten Convictions
A critique argues court rules burden criminal trials with excessive technicalities. It warns that overformal evidentiary demands slow justice, letting crimes go unpunished while costly delays keep confessed murderers in limbo. The author advocates common sense reforms to speed docket clearance without sacrificing fairness.
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Supreme Courts
Central basketball loses to Loras and Dubuque A in recent games
The Central team fell 67 to 51 to conference champion Loras, and 87 to 42 to Dubuque A, after a 56 to 84 win over Parsons. Chuck De Wild led in scoring in two games while Adrian Paul De Han and Corporal Marion Roorda were discharged from military service. American printing began with presses still in use.
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A. LeClercq
Pella
Sioux County
Central
Loras
Dubuque A
Parsons
Chuck de Wild
Adrian Paul de Han
Navy
Marion Roorda
Army Air Force
Fragmentary Phrase on Early Printing Legacy
A brief, damaged OCR fragment hints at the influence of early printing methods from two and a half centuries prior, reflecting on Gutenberg era practices and their enduring impact on typography and bookmaking.
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