Labor unrest and war talk in uneasy times
Leaders condemn unauthorized strikes at Ford River Rouge plant as 200 workers join a disturbance. Union officials vow action while Pentagon and public debate bombing policies and unity. Entomologists announce cooperation to curb corn borer with natural enemies released in infested counties.
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Rod. Thomas
C.I. Union of Automotive Workers
Ford Motor Co
River Rouge
Thomas Jon
Hoe
Thomas
Nature’s balance aids pest control and future hope
A reflective essay discusses natural pest checks through parasitic fly life cycles and delayed intervention, praising patient study and coordinated action with nature. It links wartime duty to faith in humanity, urging Americans to stay principled, optimistic, and united for a radiant future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Min
Univer
Free Peoples
Tinchaken
Editorial Comment on War, Society, and Economy
Editorials discuss the return of soldiers, concerns about broken homes as women gain independence, and the Netherlands underground urging sabotage ahead of Allied invasion. It also critiques reliance on government spending, arguing for evidence of necessity before expanding state investment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uian
Harry V. Wastes
Michigan State
Prin Psychiatrit
Oskaloosa Herald
Netherlands
Holand
Atlantic Wall
Ten Years Ago in Marian County News Highlights
Ten years back Marian County farms faced push for rapid action as a new Woodrow Washer Co plan moved plants and a Newton Manufacturing handover reshaped local industry. Charle Leland’s firm to manage legacy sites, while Netty Weeselink moved to Chicago to lead a hospital nursing program. Smallpox cases reappear at the Home for the Aged and a Rivola Theatre production teased George Whit Scandals TM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neen
Chaenee
Woodrow Washer Co
Charles Leland
Newton
Robert Lannister
Des Moines
Netty Weeselink
Chiraro
Presbyterian Trepit
Congress Street
George Whit
Rivola
Oskaloosa
New York
Fos Film Co
Bible themed scholarly art and historical data fragment
Fragmentary OCR text references biblical stories and theological scholarship. The readable portions hint at an exploration of sacred narratives, scholarly art, and possibly cataloging of religious material. The piece lacks clear dates, names, or places to anchor a fuller card.
Declamation Contest Highlights Iowa City Scene in 1924
In April 1924 Pella hosted a declamation contest with top youths from eastern Iowa. The affair ran late into the night as judges and participants faced personal losses and travel notices. Reports mention OQ Gass’s death while entering town, college groups traveling home, and local ads amid broader Des Moines election tensions and Ku Klux Klan concerns.
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Iowa
Pella
OQ. Gass
Mervin
Seth
Dolla Pil
Tery Cox
Siung
Tene ME
Lenis Bousquet
Hed
Bhoon
Fowler
Supus Cine
Shi
Des Mt
Kuus Klan
Attie Gauss
Central College Glee Club
Bein
Marthank
LeMars
G. VK. Sadler
City awards pavement contract to Horribin for Notown quarry
Thirty years ago March the City Council let a pavement contract to William Horribin of Des Moines at 1.08 per square rod. The project used a new patent material, Kithulithie Cona tien lender. Vander Ploeg V Hey Mette and Butt voted for Horribin Flora, known as Horrible, while Wilson opposed.
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Notown
William Horribin
Des Moines
Kithulithie
Conatien Lender
Vander Ploeg
Garden Square petitions denied amid town news
The record details petitions from Garden Square property owners to extend the park before paving and narrow streets, and requests for new hitch racks denied. It notes marriages, business ventures, a coal company venture, a dissolution, a wedding fundraiser, and a college event with debates and lectures, plus local social news and a capital stock mention.
Winter musings and Tulip Time push to spring
Town note recalls St Patrick Day cheer and jokes of town folks. Mentions Tulip Time on May 12, Dutch costumes, tulip tree planting by George Lankelma, and community reflections from residents with handwritten gossip about letters from servicemen in California and a religious census playful in tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Lankelma
Pella
Spring resolves for stock farmers in Breeders Gazette
A farmer speaks of spring and a renewed resolve to maximize all farm outputs from meat and milk to eggs and horsepower. The dialogue blends rural Italian phrases with farm life imagery as the season shifts from field to field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breeders Gazette
Campania
Marzo
Paz
Wickard urged to resign and run for local office
Sam Guard in The Breeders Gazette critiques Claude Wickard as demoted and powerless. The piece argues he should resign and return to Indiana to run for Carroll County AAA committeeman, claiming it would unite war-time food policy under a single trusted leader and restore morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Guard
Breeders Gazette
Claude Wickard
Claude
Indiana
Carroll County
Secretary of Agriculture
Women in the War: Join the Army WAC for training and career
Like to Feel Important Youll be important to your country and fighting men if you take over a vital job in the Army In the Womens Army Corps you will receive expert Army training that may lead to a postwar career You can improve a skill or learn a new one meet new people and gain lasting experiences Get full details at U S Recruiting Stations or by writing The Adjutant General 4415 Munitions Bldg Washington 25 DC Women in a war industry must release from their employer or the U S Employment Service
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WAC
U. S
Adjutant General
Washington
D.C
U. S. Employment Service
Club plans trip with baggage car ride story
The article notes the club will pull on their trip and that one member rode the baggage car. Ray Van Maren left a job with the G. BL & Q. Railway in Des Moines to come to Pella to assist Dykstra in the Rock Island operation. Miss Marie De Prenser, formerly at an Oskaloosa store, will move to Pella to work at the Vander Vol store starting April 1.
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Garden Square
Paardekouper
Ross Seh Kathrynkel
Jennie van Wyk
Richard Klein
Vane Cobbs
Philip Cabs
C. E. Sanders
Gorlfrey Bevan
Pella
Liter Wilkianinn
Tiwas
Tial
Cos
Mendy
Mareh
Mella
Daisy Te Td
Conteal College
Vander Moulen
Larry Phillips
Hat Ne Ver Sterg
Robert Willience
Marcus
Hansen
Des Moines College
Ellsworth College
Ellsworth
Central Second
Des Moines
Henry George
Young
Bert Thomas v Mo
Bob
C.F. Aschenbrenner
Alome
Central College Club
Ray van Maren
Des
Y Dykstra
Rock Ispot
Marie de Prenser
Oskaloosa
Vander Vol
Can I Cry Now Mommie War Train Story Readings
A wartime scene shows a soldier lifting a girl to safety on a moving train and a mother sharing a quiet, fearful moment as the child asks Can I cry now mommie The narrative ends with a reflective note on war’s cruelty and a stray line about average salt consumption.
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Mommie
Northwood
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Tulip
George
Calfornia
Gerrit
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Pietenpol
Cleatt
Lubbers
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Tess
McCleary Clinic
Ome Life Insurance Company
Sully
WM. Dieleman
Dr. C. I. Fox
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Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer
Kramer
Nellie D. H. H
West Flist Street
Telephone
J. J. Sybenga
M.D
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Marshall Canning Co
A. M. Sels
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