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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1946
Page
3
A reader notes the American Legion convention stance for a forthright foreign policy and denounces appeasement while urging clear words and action. The column also touches on soap shortages, rising prices, and housewives saving fats for soap, suggesting cutting soap operas from the price to ease costs.
A long discussion on ending controls shows mixed public approval and inflation concerns. The piece blames inflation on consumer spending, urges lending to curb debt, notes rising installment buying and a looming national debt, and criticizes labor leaders over Communist infiltration while stressing a strong stance against Communism in unions and organizations.
Holland and Pella residents from patriotic and civic clubs plant thousands of tulips for a Centennial Tulip Time. Three hundred volunteers work two days, with business men funding bulbs and refreshments. The piece praises practical uplifting by club members while urging others to join in future planting.
A reader reflects on land values and stewardship. Flat land sells high at 300 per acre, rolling land 50 to 125, yet owner-tenant trust and land care affect returns. He urges tenants with care for the soil, long leases, and adherence to Soil District guidelines to secure fair farming and investable land.
The New Sharon Star argues tax cuts are inevitable in national income policy and urges trimming defense spending to match peace time needs. Clear Lake Mirror laments replacing horses with tractors, praising machines for productivity but valuing horses for their friendly, human-like presence in rural life.
Ten years ago December 3 1936 issue filled with Christmas ads and notes from Pella. Santa Claus visited December 5 with cookies for children in Dutch costume who marched from the high school to Central Park. Clark Gable and Marion Davies starred in Cain Abel at an Oskaloosa theater. Pella Scout troop planned to receive its charter December 16 under Scoutmaster Clarence Wilkins with 13 members named. An old walnut log house north of town was being torn down while plans for a windmill in North Main Park were floated and residents invited to donate a dollar for construction indexing local civic life.
Thirty years past in Waele and Pella, Central College services noted, a large Older Boys Conference near Marshalltown with 103 towns represented, a Daniel Boone Trail markers project, and local business sightings. A college choir prepared a sacred cantata under Professor Brouwer, Marie Kaiser performed in a tone test, and local shops advertised. Prices for cattle hogs corn eggs and butter listed with train schedules for Pella and Howell Station.
A fragmentary 20 year old program notes center on a high school stage production titled Path Across the Hite with cast members including Stas Walt, Loerema, Van Zante, Alfred Grundman, Elta Van Baren, and Louis.
A damaged fragment describes a handout and eating with a pocket knife, a driver with five horses stopping at a community, a wrist injury to Deva Vander Pal, and slippery sidewalks blamed for an incident. The text also mentions advertisers and OsKaloosa residents.
A Marion County Tuberculosis Association appeal notes many evils are avertable if known in time. The campaign, funded by Christmas Seals, urges individuals to act on knowledge to control tuberculosis and support holiday expenditures to sustain the anti TB effort.
WM Dieleman of Sully Iowa offers insurance for farm and city property including crop and automobile lines. He also promotes life insurance and savings plans with personal visits. Call 50 or write P O Box 146 for details.
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