Thoughtful Women and Policy Reflections
A column reflecting on women’s political power sparked by Indiana 1950s reform stories, contrasting public action with voter participation, and weighing how gender impact shapes civic life and trust in government. It also critiques secrecy around a bomber flight and urges democratic, transparent policymaking alongside Nebraska’s presidential primary reform ideas.
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U. S
California
Soviet Union
Russia
America
Hitler
Stalin
Editorial snippets on inflation of scars and civic duties
A collage of editorial notes and quotes discusses fears of mislabeling foods like oleo and lard, reflections on conduct at table and in games, Eldora’s clean street efforts after ice and sand, and Robert Kazmayer’s call to endure future crises. He urges moral fiber, steady economy, calm action, and living with tension rather than fleeing headlines.
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Eldora Herald-Ledger
Eldora Street
Eldora
Clean-up day proclamation and town notes 1909 Pella
Mayor Gesman urged a May cleanup with four ward appointees to work with the city on cleaning streets alleys cellars outbuildings and yards. Obituaries include Mrs T C Le Cocq 55 and Mrs Will Hill 47. Other items report new autos, marriages, bids, public works, and upcoming motion pictures at the Alamo theatre in Pella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nick Gesman
T. C. le Cocq
Will Hill
Kansas City
Simon Vander Zyl
John Reuvers
J. M. Cox
PG. Gaass
Pella Auto Company
A. T. Klien
Bertha Klein
Dick R. Gosselink
W. G. Klein
Miss Klein
Typsetter
Chronicle
C. A. Cully
Pella
Toppenish
Washington
Dora Smith
Cullys
East Washington Street
John van Klootwyk
Garden Square
Counil
J. S. Gladstone
Des Moines
Long-distance moves and sales mark Iowa to Nebraska transfers
Charley Welch left for Blair Nebraska with his ditching crew to take on tiling contracts there. Nick Ver Steeg and family loaded their household goods and boarded the Rock Island for Hunnewell Kansas where they plan to start a new life after he bought a general merchandise store. San Carl accompanied the family cow on the same freight route. Jake Schakel returned to Pella from four years in California hoping to stay. John Offer, a cattle feeder near Prairie City, sold eight carloads of fat cattle to Hendershot and Van Houweling of Otley for 15000 dollars.
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Charley Welch
Blair
Nebraska
Nick Ver Steeg
Rock Island
Hunnewell
Kansas
San Carl
Jake Schakel
Pella
California
Women Press for Lower Electric Rates in 1929 Pel la
Twenty years ago in April 1929, Federated Club women petitioned City Council for reduced electric light rates. The matter was referred for study as they planned mills at Tulip Town Park and other town sites with lighting and foundations. The period covered many local notes from Kiwanis banquet plans to highway paving talks and a resignation at Farm ers Exchange.
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Federated Club
Tulip Town Park
Kiwanis Club
College
Oskaloosa
Newton
Bernie Mulder
Pella
Chamber of Commerce
State Highway Commission
Des Moines
Ottumwa
Andrew van Drimmelin
Farmers Exchange
Knoxville
Detroit
Ichigan
Clark
Peter de Tuan
Pelin
Tulip Queen elected as 10 years ago honors noted
Bernace Van der Linden was named Tulip Queen with attendants Leona Schilder Janet Klyn Margaretta Slobe and Martha Van Berkum. Marty Sivemith MC’d the dinner at Legion Hall as over six hundred ballots were cast. Junior American Legion Auxiliary members with Henry E Kuyper planted two umbrella catalpa trees at Swimming Pool Park on Arbor Day. A anonymous donor funded a new Chapel on the College. Marion County relief headquarters aided seven hundred six cases in March and WPA employment removed 95 from the rolls on April 1.
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Bernace
Bernie van der Linden
Leona Schilder
Janet Klyn
Margaretta Slobe
Martha van Berkum
Marty Sivemith
Legion Hall
American Legion Auxiliary
Henry E. Kuyper
Swimming Pool Park
T. G. Fultristing
Ok Vander Ploeg
Mrs. Kuyper
Helen Roertje
Gertrude Vander Ploeg
Marcia Kuyper
Dr. Fultz
Marion County
Knoxville
WPA
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The
Pella Chronicle
Official County Newspaper
Owa
Ph. ‘Associ
National Editorial
I Afsociation
H. H. Sadler George Ver Steeg
By Sadler Publishing Co
Main St. Palla
Iowa
Towa
James Thomson
Gary
Indiana
Steel City
Manuel P. Adler
Davenport
Mr. Adler
Em Erraska
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Pap
Voles
Newyo
Northern Baptist Convention
Knoxville Express
Bull OF the Woods
Gowrie
Alnut Bureau
Robert Kazmayer
United States
Fliteo
Tyme
Elbert Hunt
Town City
Bertha Hoogenakker
Adams
Libbie Grandin
Oskaloosa Bank
le Cocq
Albert J. Stowe
Stowe
Ralph Faxon
Des Moines Chamber of Commerce
Gase Dieleman
Ben Vogelaar
H. Kuyper
Presdent
H. P. van Gorp
Robert B. Wallace
Council Bluffs
Liberty Loan
Gerrit Hasselmann
College Library
G. H. Gosselink
A. N. Vander Linden
East
Franklin
W. H. Fowler
Main
John Meyer
West
P. A. Edmand
East Columbus
Huip Breuklander
West Addition Street
James Leon
Leon
Oakdale Sanitarium
Henry B. van Rees
Albert Vande Voort
Joe Rhynsburger
Des Mones
Colorado
Sprigs
Colo
Rhynsburger
William den Hartog
White Way Auto Compan
Sam Sigman
Sam
John Gosselink Sr
Jacob Vogelaar
I. G. Roorda
Henry G. Bensink
Fordson
Charlie Chaplin
Alamo Theatre
Mme, Petrova
Dorothy Phillips
Federal Land Bank Farm Loans
National Farm Loan Ass
M. D. Taylor
Clark Taylor
North Market
J. J. Boland
Chicago
Mark D. McWilliams
Gradys de Kock
Cedar Rapids
Ows
Kuyper
Korner
Laurel and Hardy
Oskaloosa Rivora
Ford
Ford Company
Second Reformed Church
Tunix Prins
Symmasium
Anne Tysseling
Martin [Eerema
Carl Brown
Melha Hoekstra
Maurice Birdsall
Fred Dekker
Joyce Huibregtse
Gerald van den Berg
Hoekstra
Jack Davis
Sioux County
James Tankelma
Boy Scouts
Lincoln School
Leona Reuvers
Aric Schiller
Pete Bloent
Schilder
Archer
Tinker
Evers
Chance
Burlington
Town
Fowler Telephone Company
Dow
General Motors
Pontica
Pontia
Risher
Vogelaar Brothers
Franklin St. Pella
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