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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
1
The Iowa Homestead editor leans toward restricting federal aid to routes designated in the federal system. Dante Pierce holds influence in the state, and the president’s stance is likely to carry weight. The piece notes a Pella editor given space to weigh in on the issue.
Eddyville plans a vote on selling its municipal electric plant to a private company to supply street lighting at 7 percent per kilowatt hour. The town would lose control over consumer rates, mirroring Pella's experience and provoking concern about exchanging a known benefit for an uncertain future.
The article argues that prohibition creates inequality since the rich can still buy bootleg liquor while the poor cannot. It notes some individuals praise prohibition for restraint, while others seek temptation. It questions the feasibility of universal laws that apply equally to all and hints at law violations among proponents.
A Pella resident returns merchandise mailed to him by a firm that sent goods on offer. He encloses return postage if he does not keep the items. The writer argues this is not economical for sellers who must expect losses and charge higher prices to cover them, noting face to face dealers avoid such risks.
The article argues against sensational claims of intellectual inferiority and urges practical cooperation between races. It highlights Laurence C. Jones’s Piney Woods school as a model to train Black youths for economic usefulness in their communities, promoting shared concerns and gradual social understanding.
An assortment of brief items recalls a Des Moines Register quip about party line language, Miami University urging students without cars to choose another college, and an army captain who explains saluting with a quip about his buck private days. Cherokee jail hosts prove alluring to inmates as Francis Milchan digs out, slipping away on February 24 with a bootlegging sentence.
The Indianola Record condemns lurid front page stories and a forged testimonial linked to a lost pocketbook notice. It argues newspaper promotion of filth harms public trust and asserts H. H. Vander Werff did not author the testimonial, revealing a deceitful writer aimed to praise another paper.
An inmate escaped from detention, while a companion refused to exit through the opening. The incident involves a second detainee who resisted the exit, highlighting a breach and ongoing security questions about the jail's containment. Authorities reviewed the event for safety improvements.
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