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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 20, 1926
Page
12
The piece argues for land value taxation to fund schools in mining areas and criticizes inside theft in banks, local government overreach in Red Oak, and the need for state law flexibility. It links prosperity to balance between production and consumption and endorses local choice in public expenditures.
The Department of Agriculture plans a campaign to argue why Americans should not extract more value from the 1.5 billion dollars spent on shoes. It notes that shoe bills for a boy aged five to ten now match what a whole five-person family needed forty years ago, attributing much to inferior materials and price levels. The piece urges government testing of materials used in clothing and strict punishment for fraudulent substitutes.
The Chronicle editor praises MacNider’s wartime record and Legion leadership but criticizes his 1924 push to abandon non partisanship and back Coolidge. The piece notes his wealth may color his views and faults are present in both MacNider and Senator Brookhart, while not fully aligning with the editor’s political views.
The plan to relocate a centuries old windmill from Holland to Pella faces funding hurdles. The chamber of commerce may be unable to finance it this season, but independent fundraising under the park commission could cover costs. Public support and timely action could secure favorable purchase terms before newer Dutch windmills replace the old structure.
A Franklin County writer questions how southern Iowa’s primary road fund was absorbed with little impact while noting harsher topographies elsewhere. He argues northern counties with few hills show better gravel prep results, whereas some southern counties spend near exhausting funds on one mile of roadbed.
The Chariton Leader argues the Northwestern railroad can source coal cheaper from nonunion fields than paying union miners, urging tax on Bucknell mineral land to force railway action. It advocates land-value taxation as a remedy and links broader economic reforms to farm land access and fair advertising costs. It notes Legion membership rules and a city traffic enforcement program using street labor.
The editors view Howard Clark's Humboldt speech on The Farm Problem and the Way Out as weak offering nothing substantial for voters to nominate him for U S senator. They criticize his cautious stance, devotion to party bosses, and hedging on tariffs and the Federal Reserve, noting his shift to treat farming as a business serving industrial centers.
Twenty years ago the community reported deaths of Mrs. Tunis Brom and Mrs. Aartje De Zwart. Attendees included Mrs. J. M. Cox at a P. E. D. convention in Keokuk and Miss Nannie Gosselink with May Thomassen at a Christian Endeavor event in New Sharon. Other items note Cy Van Cleave’s buggy mishap, J. H. De Vries and family visiting Los Angeles, Herman Rietveld awaiting a new car, a Kaldenberg family reunion after thirty years, and local business and health updates including H. H. Geelhoed’s fire advertisement. A Mollie Bogaards death is listed, a baby girl at the Thomas Zwank home, Martin Paardekooper starting work at Stubenrauch drug store, Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Mitten vacationing at Lake Okoboji, and Ira Van Cleave injuring a finger during college baseball practice.
A Chronicle item notes a proposed new college building at Pella with large dimensions and three or four stories. It compares trees beside it to the building’s height and suggests Columbia poplars as a suitable choice, implying tree growth may affect completion time. The Jasper County Record clipping also questions radio wave fears and reflects on local advertising practices.
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