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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1926
Page
10
A column critiques prohibition straw vote coverage by newspapers and lampoons editors for backing liquor interests. It cites Iowa as a case study in flawed ballots, urges reform to reduce straight voting, and notes the costly Brookhart Steck contest and fire department efficiency in Pella.
The Iowa office of superintendent of public instruction becomes a target in factional politics as two Republican women vie for the nomination. The piece argues the office should be depoliticized, suggesting selection by college presidents or similar nonpartisan methods to ensure capable, dedicated educators lead the state schools.
Voters in Wapello County last week approved bonds to finance a road improvement plan focusing on primary roads only, unlike Johnson County which approved a broader surfacing plan for a large mileage of county roads, including primary roads. The Johnson proposal is argued as fairer to taxpayers and could uplift state road surfaces over time.
The nation mourns Colonel Calvin Coolidge’s father as President Coolidge reflects a life of simple New England farming amid grand honors. The essay recalls Harding’s death, the farm oath, and the unlikely path from farmer to president. It mixes editorial notes on education financing, mail order medicine quirks, and small-bank woes with light verse on fashion and roads, ending with a Des Moines post office sugar drive.
A state education leader argues social affairs overwhelm curricula at universities and proposes restricting state colleges to professional and technical studies. He contends the state should not finance cultural degrees, urging self-reliance for cultural advancement and urging students to work through.
The annual Board of Administration meeting drew many friends, including ex president Hoffman, to chapel on campus where he shared news from Jake Harold and Bum. He urged students to conquer difficult challenges, temper control, and live by Christ like a ship guided by Christian ideals.
Grundy Center celebrates William Klontz, a blind boy with notable singing talent. Guided by Mrs. Arthur N. Wood, he has received special voice instruction and rapid progress. He has been invited to perform on radio programs in Omaha Council Bluffs and Des Moines.
Twenty years ago in town and nearby Ben Vogelaar takes a vacation to recover from work at the American House. A 12 pound boy arrives at Fred Hesselink’s home after a Monday birth. Louis Donai suffers inflammatory rheumatism while Emma Hammilton battles illness with pneumonia feared. Henry Young at Des Moines is on strike with the Des Moines printers. People travel to South Dakota seeking homes. A. G. Buwalda and wife relocate to La Junta Colorado for a railroad machine shop job.
A. A. Alexander, a University of Iowa civil engineering graduate and prominent contractor, has been chosen by the State Board of Education to erect the central heating plant at the State University. The project, estimated at $250,000, marks a notable achievement for the former Iowa City student who earned his degree last June.
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