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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1941
Page
3
A column quays rural life with poems, politics, and war news. It notes farmers’ reliance on horses during mud season, praises harvest insurance, and recalls Voltaire. It discusses U S democracy, education week events in Pella, Red Cross drives, and Allied war hopes with Churchill Stalin and Goebbels.
A column reflecting on wartime strain, labor leader verdicts, and media impact. It cites Browne and Bioff’s guilty ruling, Judge Knox’s praise for the verdict, and questions the role of unions and movie magnates in blackmail. It also critiques radio news fatigue, urges resilience, and contrasts American mood with Britain’s wartime calm.
Editorial by Dr. Charles Stelle argues that true freedom requires following the command to love thy neighbor as thyself. He cites Blackstone’s simple moral rules and the Good Samaritan as guiding principles to resolve labor, government, and international conflicts, warning that without this law, self interest leads to wars and class struggles.
The lesson centers on Jesus as the true vine and believers as branches. It emphasizes abiding in Christ to bear fruit, the role of the Bible for guidance, and that suffering cannot sever the bond between Christ and His followers. It warns against lip service, notes theWord’s hostile reception, and affirms enduring divine love even in oppression.
A 1896 Pella Blade item recounts Dutch plans to drain Zuiderzee with a 30 mile sea channel, reclaiming 25 000 acres yearly at an estimated cost of 130 million dollars and land value of 135 million. Other notes cover local property moves, a miscreant stealing wagon gear, an unsettled oratorical contest at Central College, visitors, library meeting, and a tale of Elks initiation gone wrong.
A local item recalls the owner replacing an old building with a modern brick one. A barn intruder stabbed a horse with a pitch fork causing days of agony before its death. Deaths include A Gosselink 61 and D Van Ham 74, prompting reflections on aging in the community. John Voorhees, once a resident of Pella, suffered a stroke and lay unconscious by a plow.
30 years ago in Pella on November 23 1911 Coach Firth drilled Central players for a game with Penn as students business leaders and rooters prepared a mass meeting and a special train to Oskaloosa. The program also noted a new 1912 Overland car priced at 950 after a 300 reduction.
The 1921 Armistice Day program at Central College Chapel featured Ray Stureman singing Bern ie Mulder leading devotions and Professor Lee giving a short address while Miss Watson read The Service Flag The Legion Post celebration was spoiled by cold and snow causing the parade to be called off At Fremont Central and the local high school updates noted a new English to aliens class and Civil Government taught at night amid changing city assessments with John Faassen resigning as City Assessor and John Nieburg chosen to fill the post
The quote I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country is commonly attributed to Nathan Hale, an American spy during the Revolutionary War, spoken as he prepared for execution by the British.
Ten years ago Connie De Goey won the grand prize at the Pella corn show with M. D. Textrum, county agent, judging the exhibits. The Legion Post planned to sponsor an ice skating rink for children and searched for a location. A new bank was proposed with stock at 120 dollars per share and the Security Bank building leased for the institution.
A report recalls Kuyper as committee chairman while Reverend Peter Kuiken regains sight after an Ann Arbor operation first noted thirty years ago. Simpson's Redmen blank Central 26 to 0, Richards aiding with a lone run after kickoff. Central loses title as Rich ors shines before Wilkins exits with injury. Winter and McGrane travel to South Bend to watch Notre Dame vs USC. Rev B Mulder ponders a call to Bethel Church in Grand Rapids. South Perma Ment Market advertises 20 cent tender steaks with home delivery. Dr Nossaman dies in Denver at 65. born southeast of Pella to pioneer parents.
A young writer Hazel Parker of Pecos Texas offers a poetic meditation on freedom. Through vivid images from daily life she suggests freedom is love memory and personal responsibility rather than a single definition. The piece frames freedom as the inner and outer experiences that shape a person.
A motivational verse stresses workers should value their role regardless of rank. It likens every job to a vital gear in a large machine and urges effort to improve daily work, elevating the collective mission over personal ego. The poem celebrates steady toil as essential to business success.
A motivational poem urging workers to take pride in all roles from digger to clerk. It emphasizes the value of each person’s contribution within the collective effort and the importance of self-respect and diligence.
Report notes farmers in multiple countries plant wheat every month, ensuring steady cultivation across hemispheres. The practice supports global supply resilience, with monthly seeding patterns observed in regions including temperate and arid zones, reflecting varied growing cycles and agricultural calendars.
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