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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1944
Page
3
This column urges both parties to stop shadow boxing after elections and cooperate on common principles. It discusses regimentation fears, postwar economic order, and the need for freedom with limits. It notes German education reform, Dutch rubber trade views, and urges stronger war bond engagement to accelerate victory.
A survey of editorials notes recurring themes on postwar price pressures and consumer behavior. It cites Council Bluffs Nonpareil on price tags shaping postwar shopping and Story City Herald on urban voters deciding elections as farm populations shrink.
A Sigourney Review piece argues Iowa will see a shrinking farm population as war leaves many young men. Yet farms will grow larger due to better practices and machinery, with one man tending three times more land. Eldora Herald Ledger notes soldiers keeping home pride alive, naming towns and stark humor on war fronts.
Local readers recall notable events in Pella from 10, 20, and 30 years ago. People, places, and happenings framed in the community’s memory, with emphasis on lasting impacts and familiar names. The column reflects a nostalgic glimpse at past civic life and social moments.
Thirty years ago Dee in Uta and Citrus Grove residents voted four to one for the bond issue to erect a new high school. About 750 voted for and 181 against. men backed it roughly three to one, women nine to one. The bond amount was 4000.00. The piece also notes Belgian relief fundraising surpassing 5,000.00, local college notes, and high school sports with Pella High basketball and other town events.
The fragment lists Blind Boone concert plans and a visiting publisher K K E Betzer in Seward Nebraska, notes on Liszt School of Music Denver graduating exercises, and various Pella residents including Jean Stegeman Mrs Tracy and Dr T G Fultz. It mentions Oskaloosa incorporating for convenience, plus travelers John Nollen Ray Bousquet Ralph Grundman Connie Dykstra and Jay Kemp returning home for Thanksgiving.
Twenty years ago this week a fire at the Liter home on University Street forced a family to flee to safety from a smoke filled second floor. A Des Moines doctor spoke on eugenics at a Chamber of Commerce dinner. The Public Library shelved a Ku Klux Klan expose. A dog owned by Ted King was shot and dumped north of Pella. Peter Heerema received praise for a Christmas window display at Puritan Drug Store. Audubon buyers acquired the Alamo Theatre and local WWI veterans were urged to apply for their bonus payments.
The text recalls a May authorization and the need for three million men to apply to the colon by 1928. It mentions College Auxiliary ladies planning a Coffee Klatch and Exchange at the Crew Building with chocolate creams on the menu. A squib hints at a messenger boy and other town details in blurred OCR.
Sully Iowa ad offering farm and city property insurance and crop bail cover plus auto insurance. Encourages starting a savings account with life policy for retirement income. Promotes insuring with good companies at low rates and provides phone number 50 and address P O Box 146 for contact.
The National Safety Council warns that postwar driving will bring many problems as restrictions ease. Fatalities rose by about 23 percent in the last quarter, with nearly 1,000 more deaths on major highways than the prior year. The article urges communities to start SAFER POSTWAR DRIVING programs now.
The Safety Man ed Braun proposes postwar initiatives to improve road safety and driving habits to reduce traffic casualties and wear on vehicles, outlining guidelines and community actions to promote safer roads.
The Ameri Junior Red Cross reached a record enrollment approximately 70 percent of the nation’s school population. Enrollment for 1945 was held November 1 to 15 of this year, as the world’s largest youth organization expanded nationwide participation.
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