Long service marks milestone for Rock Island engineer
Thomas Dunn of Rock Island Illinois completes 66 years of continuous unbroken service as a railroad engineer starting at age 14 as an engine wiper. He reflects on his long career serving the company and its patrons with pride. A second note laments a New Jersey boy who hanged himself over public school attendance, urging understanding and support. The piece defends public schooling as essential to American life and governance.
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Thomas Dunn
Rock Island Railroad
Rock Island, Ill
Dunn
New Jersey
Sleet Academy
Public Roads As Utility And Tax Burden Debated
A discussion argues highways have become a public utility with annual building costs near two billion dollars. It notes only a small portion is paid by users through gasoline taxes and fees, while property and income taxes bear most of the expense. The piece questions fair cost allocation to users.
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America
Moving Up Or Down With The Joneses Moral Standpoint
The Daily Express notes a shift from keeping up to going up with the Joneses while The Christian Science Monitor questions this, urging that life is changeable and we always move upward or downward. The piece frames this as a moral issue about striving for higher ideals versus sinking to lower ones.
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Daily Express
London
The
Christian Science Monitor
Dangerous Driving Advice Urges Safer Travel
Authorities warn that months of dangerous driving are near and urge motorists to learn from past crashes. They report 1,740 deaths and 51,720 injuries from 44,510 accidents caused by skidding cars, urging pre trip checks and careful driving on slick pavements.
Applied Character in The Oct The New Age
The October issue of the New Age, the Scottish Rite Freemasonry journal, urges character must be seen in useful deeds not just felt. It argues happiness comes from using time and talents meaningfully and that character shows in beneficial actions, not merely refraining from wrong. It concludes genuine character is shown by a clean, honorable life.
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The
New Age
Scottish Rite Free Masonry
Two Bills set for Congress on Communists and Overthrow
A House approved bill would deport communists and a second proposal would criminalize efforts to overthrow the U S government by force. The editorial supports both measures as necessary to defend the republic and uphold constitutional order.
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Congress
United States
House
Senate Committee On Immigration
America
COUNT YOUR CHANGE EDITORIAL FACTS SHOW AMERICA PROSPERS
This editorial argues the United States shows strength in deposits assets stock ownership and consumption. It cites $1.233b higher bank deposits than three years ago with total savings over $29b, 52 million savers, 25.8 million autos, 19.5 million telephones, 16.5 million radios, and 8.75 million refrigerators, asserting broad affluence and employment.
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America
Mutual Savings Bank
The nation is all right says survey and cinema use
A survey of 29 towns shows 71 percent home ownership while cinema attendance reaches 75 million weekly. The nation’s luxury bill remains high and candy consumption held steady at 1.25 billion pounds in 1931. Electrification of farms rises 400 percent in eight years, signaling growing domestic comforts. The piece urges less hysteria and more confidence.
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America
What Other Editors Think Bad Time To Trade Chariton Leader
A survey of commentators questions the timing of a Chariton Leader trade. The piece cites Iowa corn prices at eight cents a bushel and football tickets at two dollars plus twenty cents tax to illustrate the cost for an Iowa farmer to take his family to a Thanksgiving game. It references Jasper County Record noting a poll of congress showing drys in the House and Senate, and remarks on the 18th amendment’s fate and the wets gaining influence.
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Chariton
Iowa
State University of Iowa
Congress
House
Senate
Weekly Pella Notes of Town Nonsense and Gossip
A Jenkins era chronicle from Pella lingered with town glimpses, from候 den Hartog and Hattie De Heus to a child’s name change dream. Vignettes recount jokes about politics, a 92-year-old voter, local store talk, and a family cooking mishap amid a parade of light local humor and community chatter.
Bruce Quist Buerkens Publication Notice
Mr and Mrs O C Buerkens announce the publication of a new text titled Bruce Quist Buerkens dated November 6 1982 at 5 p m in Hand hos pital Shenandoah edition Second volume Plenty cover pink wrinkled binding safety metal at all corners vocabulary Limited weight seven pounds fourteen ounces purpose Reddy reference content Yes thank you
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Bruce
Quist Buerkens
Hand Hospital
Shenandoah
Flight O'Tyme Chronology Ties 1912 and 1922 Events
A Chronicle recalls two dates, 1912 and 1922, linked to Flight O'Tyme. The note highlights historical aviation milestones and the role of a periodical in recording short-lived air ventures and cultural curiosity surrounding early flight.
Ten Years Ago Items From the Chronicle of 1922
The Bussey schools closed due to a diphtheria epidemic. Morris Williams of Ottumwa was swindled out of 100 dollars sent in reply to a wire thought to be from his son. Pella High lost to Knoxville 14 to 0. Willis Vogelaar, son of William Vogelaar, died in a mine explosion at Oakley Idaho. Funeral at Baptist church for Miss Ruby Clark. A newborn baby boy to Mr and Mrs Matthew Van Gilst. Jeanette Van Gorp left Vander Linden drug store for Garden City Feeder Works. Mrs Barney Brom marked her 74th birthday. L Allen laid off two months due to knee sprain.
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Chronicle
Bussey
Morris Williams
Ottumwa
Pella
Knoxville
Willis Vogelaar
William Vogelaar
Montrose
Colo
Oakley
Idaho
Baptist Church
Ruby Clark
Monrovia
Wilma Leona
G. G. Vander
Jeanette van Gorp
Vander Linden Drug Store
Garden City
Barney Brom
L. Allen
Matthew van Gilst
Central Beats Parsons 29 to 0 in 1912 football clash
Twenty years ago Central defeated Parsons 29 to 0 in a football game. The October library report shows 1816 books in circulation. Obituaries note Mrs. John Whittington died in Des Moines, and various local incidents include injuries from a horse kick, a car accident, and a rusty nail wound. A community bonfire celebrated Central’s win while a birthday surprise for Bert Van Vark featured a writing desk.
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Chronicle
Woodrow Wilson
Central
Parsons
John Whittington
Ida Miner
Pella
Des Moines
W. Vander Kamp
Prairie City
Dave Thomas
Peter de Pree
Otley
al Clark
Jake Cornelius
David van Haaften
Leighton
John Vande Voort
F. M. Frush
Renaud
Lautenbach
Wormhoudt
Teachers Institute
F. N. Byram
Hedrick
Davis Hinton
Bert van Vark
Frank Mackamnan
Pella “High School
C. Visser
Steamboat Springs
Colo
Hallowe'en
Making a Living and Letting Others Live Lesson
The article discusses Amos calling rulers to aid the poor and cites oppression and economic distress. It centers on stewardship from the parable of the pounds, urging investment of talent and time, and stresses that true living comes from divine help and living for others rather than mere money. It highlights character, faith, and service as paths to a meaningful life.
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Kiwanis Club
R . ‘Amos
Jesus
Heaness
Ipeew
Bantam Hen Goes Wild With Pheasants Near Clarion
A Clarion item reports a bantam hen vanished after discovering a pheasant nest in the grove of the C. P. Morton farm near Clarion last spring. Morton cleared the grove, the bantam hen flew away, and has not been seen since.
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Clarion ‘Montes
C. P. Morton
Clarion
Morton
Prohibition Facts and Supreme Court Validation
Dr. Thomas N. Carver argues that the Eighteenth Amendment is constitutional and binding. He notes two unanimous Supreme Court decisions, 1920 and 1930, upholding ratification methods and rejecting rival lower court rulings. He denies public doubt, cites competent legal minds, and highlights the reversal of Judge Clark’s New Jersey ruling.
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Sureme Court of
United States
Supreme Court
William Clark
Federal Court of
New Jersey
Clark
Ice in Czech language shows a different name
One reason to be thankful for American roots is illustrated by how Czechoslovakia uses a distinct term for ice. The note highlights linguistic differences and cultural contrast without dwelling on specifics.
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Czechoslovakia
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