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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1946
Page
3
Omitted OCR fragment lists names and address at 725 Main St Pella Iowa with publisher editor noting subscription or cost $2.00. Likely a community society notice or advertisement for Thursday publication.
The piece reflects on Homestead Credit law’s impact in Iowa, noting ten thousand home purchases last year and a hundred thousand in ten years, mainly in towns. It urges caution on buying now, suggests saving to invest later, and cites humorous and critical digests on public figures and policies. It also covers a call for quieter discourse and references army dress reforms, with warnings about rising lumber prices and construction delays affecting home costs.
Editorial snippets urge fair budgeting with votes, judge backs county constables in Pell County law enforcement, and Atlantic News Telegraph probes a returning veteran misfit. Knoxville Express weighs per pupil costs, a century of investment in Knoxville schooling, and the value of graduates for good citizenship. The piece recalls Calvin Coolidge’s humility and the need for national integrity, tolerance, and faith in God to sustain a nation.
1916 report notes two local men intercepted after accepting four cases of liquor addressed to them in Pella. Mayor H. F. Johnson alerted Oskaloosa officials, and County Sheriff halted the pair on the highway while they were collecting the shipment. The item also mentions Prohibition era concerns and various local happenings including sports, theater, and community events.
Ten years ago April 9 1986 Leonora Gnass led the balloting for Tulip Time Queen with weekly coupons in The Chronicle. Winter lingered with four inches of snow and freezing temps preceding Tulip Time as townsfolk awaited events at Pella. A new West Washington historical museum was planned in the Wolters Thomassen building, 1855 Dutch design, interior remodeling to fit the period. The Railroading: G J Long spoke on Rural Electrification loans for co ops at 3 percent over twenty years. a temporary committee formed to study the project. A fire damaged the home of D R Gosselink in West Pella with a total loss on the second floor and furnishings, insured for $2600. Snow drifts blocked roads near Mahi and Taintor, while horses carried traffic in spots. An inside page reprinted Helen Holley’s Des Moines Register story on Voorhees and Smith’s rivaling large houses east of Pella, with J C De Bruin visible in the Smith house cupola photo. Hoekstra, Reimer, W Ford, Smith, Gardner, Gearhart, Johnson, and Rozeboom were listed in track at Central College.
Twenty years ago on April 15 1926 a campaign to raise 100000 for Central College opened at the First Reformed Church with speakers Rev John Wesselink Rev H M Bruins and Rev Bernie Mulder guiding the effort. Chamberlain led the drive as campaign manager while local leaders discussed road bonds school taxation and road projects across Jasper and Mahaska counties.
The Iowa picnic in California drew an estimated 60 000 former Iowans to Lincoln Park where Gov. Robert D. Blue and California leaders spoke at theentennial of Iowa statehood. A large crowd enjoyed sunshine, ice cream, and a reunion among Pellites including Kate Johnson Van Gorp and many neighbors.
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