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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1945
Page
3
The notice lists publisher Sadler Geor Ver Steeg Ry Sadler Publishing Co located at 725 Main St, Pola, Iowa. It details subscription rates of 3.00 for service men and 2.50 for single copies, with under one year pricing at 2.00. Entered at the Post Office as mail matter.
The page links unselfish community service to personal growth and urges April clothing drives for overseas relief. It notes spring signals, farmers preparing for planting, and weather worries. It also surveys debate on a higher world government and recalls Allied soldiers’ conduct toward Germans on the Western Front.
The piece cites Congressman Albert Gore on American soldiers' humanity and restraint, contrasts with German discipline, and recalls acts of prayer and compassion from Allied troops. It highlights stories of Chaplains, nurses, and a Sunday School class in Atlanta writing General MacArthur, plus many letters of support to military leaders.
Opinions from Lake Mills Graphic and Tama News-Herald clash over groundhog weather myths and youth behavior. The letters question whether modern programs and spending for youths improve outcomes, contrasting with older generational norms and parental control.
A compact look back at notable events in Pella from roughly ten, twenty, and three hundred eighty years ago. The item highlights early settlement, community milestones, and enduring local memory, framing how past happenings shaped present Pella.
The April 1 1815 report highlights a library total of 16 916 books for the prior year. Council backs cleanliness efforts for kids, schools elect Frush as superintendent with a raise. High school staff named Mabel Jones Will Rhynsburger and Ver Steeg. Locals plan Carnations sale for Mothers Day to fund a flag pole near Garden Square monument. Lectures on beautifying towns feature Professor Fitch. Area residents advertise and travel for business, cars bought, trains blocked crossings, and bids sought for an extension project.
The report details a city project involving main water materials previewed by the city, with mention of Thomas and others traveling to Knoxville. It notes a conductor role at a local club and a line in Kentucky. A distance of 17,000 feet is stated as part of the plan.
Twenty years ago a Fresno death article noted Mrs. Nellié Curtis Short passing and her $200,000 gift of the Short family home to the city as an Art Gallery and reading hall in memory of Frank Hamilton Short. The piece also covers Central College concert guests and local rural fires and town news in Pella Iowa.
See me for farm and city property insurance and half on crops and auto coverage across branches. Better be safe and insure now. start a savings account for you and family in old age. Insure with good companies at low rates. Call 60 Sully or write P O Box 146. I will call on you.
In the Udell Hendricks home a visit by cousin Mark Holliday is noted. The Farm Bureau reports a bee keeping demonstration and a vaccination school. The city content appears sparse, reflecting quiet local news.
Ten years ago in Pella April 1985 the Ebenezer Reformed Church cornerstone was laid at Leighton after a prior fire. Voters approved a half mill tax to fund a swimming pool, reallocating $12,000 from the light plant fund. M. J. De Wit opened a new IGA on the square. Glee clubs planned Tulip Time operetta at Pella High. Notables included Ten Du, Pree, Kaldenhers, Gaass, Klein, LeCocq, Langerak, Menning, Heerema, and Orville Dykstra earning the Order of the Coif at Town University. S. Wilson wrote a half-page front page piece endorsing the pool. Mi lson, aging yet progressive, supported the pool for the youth. The board of education discussed a vocational course.
The issue contains multiple pieces urging a community swimming pool with supporters Dr J J Lubbers Mrs A N Vander Linden and George Ver Steeg and an opposing view. The Christian Civic League urged oil stations to close on Sunday and organized a safe Fourth of July celebration in the West Market. Bernice Dykstra is slowly recovering from Infantile Paralysis at her parents home Mr and Mrs Peter Dyk.
A brief obituary note records that the person lived south of Pella and had been stricken in October 1931, detailing the location and timing of the illness.
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