We urged bond to pave county primary roads now
County leaders argue a bond issue will finance hard surfacing for the mud choked roads, keep funds local, and boost travel year round. They warn defeat would stall road building for years and urge a county‑wide, not sectional, vote for the bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soline
Joe H. Johnson
House of Representatives
County Boards of Supervisors
Pella
Knoxville
Marion County
County Good Roads Association
Marion
Des Moines
Albia Union-Republican
Fire traps in aging buildings threaten blocks of homes
The piece notes many older structures lack fire protection and risk destructive fires. It credits the local fire department for quick action in preventing conflagrations and saving districts from wider devastation.
Marriage Notice and Local Youth Conduct Report
Twenty years ago Levi P. Benntema married Miss Daisy M. Croll at the Methodist parsonage on May 1 and they left for Newton. The mayor scolded several youths for throwing bottles and crockery on the Van Maren property on South Main. College summer school tuition was seven dollars for six weeks with tickets to the Cape Chautauqua. A curfew was in force at 8:30 each evening and youths were told to listen to the instructions. A new boy was left at the Zee home on Sunday and Dr. Kramer reported the family in good health. Rev. Fowler’s lot and Emmets owe? are mentioned among the scattered items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Levi P. Benntema
Daisy M. Croll
Newton
van Maren
South Main
Cape Chautauqua
Zee
Kramer
Fowler
Walter
Jonnel
Safer communities urge stronger building standards
Insurance and fire authorities push for better construction as aging structures, wrecked by time and neglect, threaten safety. Architects builders and officials collaborate to condemn and remove unsafe shells to prevent fire waste and protect the public.
Paint Affects Civic Pride In Clean Up Week
The article urges extending Clean Up Week beyond cleaning to painting houses and outbuildings. It argues fresh coats would transform blocks, boost beauty and atmosphere, and impress visitors, noting many cannot afford not to invest in visible improvements. Local dealers stand ready with materials and advice.
Mothers Day Reflections On Honor And Gratitude
A Sunday message honors Mothers Day and nna Jarvis for proposing a yearly observance. It urges showing affection to living mothers with flowers letters or words, and visiting graves with wreaths when mothers are dead or distant. The piece promotes ongoing gratitude and service as a reward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nna Jarvis
Go To Church Sunday Observance Urged by Churches
Community churches call for a unified observance on a designated day. The message urges all residents to attend services, renew family prayers and fireside devotion, and participate in a respectful and becoming program marking the event.
Memorial on adjusted compensation act for World War veterans
Senator Brookhart presents a memorial from the Private Soldiers and Sailors Legion urging prompt payment of adjusted compensation certificates. It notes 8,500,000 certificates issued with face value 3,458,142,107 dollars, Veterans Bureau loans of 100,000 dollars, and likely similar private loans. It argues the government can bear the debt and calls for early favorable action rather than continued lending burdens on ex service members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Congress
National Executive Committee
Soldiers and Sailors Legion
Veterans Bureau
This Week in Pella Surprises and Snippets From Town
Charlie Dennis asserts that war will soon end except domestic squabbles as women hold the line. A note at Standard Oil Station on East Franklin advertises relief for rough mouths. A poem by R. M. Jemison earns praise for poet potential. Wallpaper shoppers discover grief over grandma’s obituary. Local anecdotes cover trains, chairs for sale, Frog Whiskey, Beech By coffee, and civic chatter. W A Young from California fears Republicans may seize the Washington monument. oil ventures are praised as financial bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Dennis
Standard Oil
East Franklin
Pete
Joker Thompson
The
Chronicle
Ladies Glee Club
Hotel Pella
Curtis
The Glad Gay Moment Arrives In London New Year Scene
A New Year Eve scene in a London restaurant shows an Upper Middle Class family of four ready to celebrate. The mother tells her elder daughter Patricia that it is twelve o'clock and a roll may be thrown as midnight arrives amid jubilant music and festive hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Patricia
Editors View Hoover Plans Split from Party.
A collage of editorials questions Brookhart’s break with the party and his farm relief alternative to Hoover. Commentary notes differences between Hoover speeches and Brookhart’s critique, plus reflection on campaign promises and farm policy.
Town Character and Farm Measure Debate
Davis County Republican argues community reflects citizen and attitude shapes town. The Chariton Leader critiques a new farm measure as rushed with little scrutiny, calling it Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum. The Winterset Madisonian comments on Iowa sterilization law targeting the unfit and jokes about raising large families for societal improvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis County Republcan
Congress
Tos Wille
Tweedledee
Tweedledum
Chariton
Winterset
Madisonian
Iowa
Loafers in newsroom ridiculed by Fremont Gazette
A quoted Frem ont Gazette editorial mocks newsroom loafers who linger at press time praising the journalistic craft. It notes the Gazette’s plan to add mammoth web perfecting rotary presses next year to serve its large client base and to eject idle workers who distract from production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oskaloosa Herald
Part Herald
Gazette
Rotary
Fremont
Brookhart Fights Hoover Farm Relief Dispute
Milford Matt reports Brookhart criticizes Hoover farm relief as unsuitable and fears the president will push his plan despite opposition. A new machine debuts selling a long sheet of paper toweling and a cake of soap for one penny, while Sumner notes children may still prefer licorice pipes and suckers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brookhart
Hoover
Iowa
Milford Matt
Johny
Sumner Gazette
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Aan Publishing Co
H. H. Sadler
E. V. Goad
America
Indus
Rube Goldberg
Foitc Asainy
R. M. Jemison
Des Moines Resister Wg
Herman Bauman
Benedict Club
W. A. Young
California
Washington Monument
Irvin S. Cobb
Americcan Nova Features, Inc
Mr. Hoover
St. Louis
Monroe County
Little Brown
Vale
Pitts
Bradford
Northwood
Jasper County
Arthur Nelson
Fairmont
Minn
Nelson
Jefferson Highway
Albert Lea
Crumbaugh
High Ave
West Oskaloosa
Velvet
Edger
Durham
Joe F. Denburger
Pella Agency
Vander Linden’s Drug Store
Pella Supply CO
James V. Lankelma
Washington Str
J. E. Shultz
South Side
H. C. Payne
Broadway
Dr. Geogha Chalfont
Osteopathic Physician Security State Bank
F. F. Carpenter
Franklin Street
Dr. C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
J. J. Sybenga, M.D
Keable
J. M. Cook
Res. Blue
Aschenbrenner
H. O. Wormhoudt Dentist Office
Franklin St
Pella, Iowa
T. G. Fultz
Veterin
Bate Street
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