Thought of the Week on Germany and education reforms
A scattered wartime column contrasts Nazi propaganda with American military humility, notes officers avoid medals in public photos, then shifts to Ames and Iowa education reform. It cites Goebbels praise, Stilwell, Goering, and a stand on high school class paint nuisances, urging accountable student and district action and statewide school reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Marine Corps
Vine Joe) Stilwell
China
Meramen
Imann Goering
Luftwaffe
Voices From the Field on Labor Politics and Moral Warnings
The piece surveys CIO influence and farm union fears at the polls, urges farmers to weigh partisan support, and cites a German Ministry of Propaganda sermon urging obedience to the Ten Commandments. It links labor leadership to political power, warns of distrust if leaders drift, and recalls Goebbels’ view of Germany’s “woeful pilgrimage.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul J. Goebbels
Chicago
Political Action Committee
Missouri Farm Bureau
Florida
Labor
John Citizen
Agricultur
America
British Information Service
Germany
Goebbels
Daily Bible Reading Theme Promoted By Bible Society
Editorial notes the American Bible Society and allies sponsor a 38 day period from Thanksgiving to Christmas for daily Bible readings. Passages chosen by ministers encourage making Bible reading a year round habit, with a call to read 365 days a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greene
Iowa
Recorder
American Bible Society
30 Years Ago Memoir Of Pella Sports And Civic News
Miss Marguerite Tracy received a beautiful piano from her mother for her birthday. The Pella Tigers opened basketball with a 41 to 20 win over Colfax Commercials at Central Gymnasium. Teammates included Keables Rhynsburger Sack Ver Stee and Den Adel. Rhynsburger scored seven baskets. W. A. Butt was elected shipful master of the Pella Masonic lodge. Editor W. A. Young named senior warden. Udell Hendricks junior warden. Edna Ver Ploeg won humorous declamation. Grace Van Gorp won dramatic and led in overall ranking to represent Pella High at district contest. City Authority proposed $10 tax increase to extend city limits. Mrs Tony Schippers broke two ribs carrying a pail of cow into the house. Methodist revival meetings reported 21 conversions to date. Sept William Schreiner urged buying $225 pumping equipment to keep water out of the pumping station during high water. Adrian De Jong injured an eye cutting brush. surgery in Des Moines. Alderman Jake Plender requested a $7,000 bandage for eye injury related to plaster. Perry Peterson named Puritan Drug Co. employee. best player blanket and shaving set awarded to Pearl Phillips and third place to Carle. William A. Vriezelaar advertised horse training services. Local merchants benefited from out-of-town trade as trains carried customers from Marlin. 12, 16 and 20 gauge shotguns listed for sale at $24.00 and $22.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College
Marguerite Tracy
Pella Tigers
Colfax
Tigers
Keables
Rhynsburger
Sack
Ver Stee
den Adel
W. A. Butt
Billy
Pella Masonic Lodge
W. A. Young
Udell Hendricks
Edna Ver Ploeg
Grace van Gorp
Grace
Pella High
Tony Schippers
Wm. Schreiner
Municipal Water Department
Adrian de Jong
Des Moines
Jake Plender
Perry Peterson
Puritan Drug Co
Pearl Phillips
Carle William
Local Notices and Ads Mention December Cantata and Derby Trends
The column notes a December 1st presentation of the sacred Cantata Saul at the First Christian Reformed Church. It mentions advertising items like derbies for men and Keables Drug Store hypophosphites as tonics and nerve aids, with prices omitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Saul
Israel
Christian Reformed Church
Keables Drug Store
Christmas Number of 1924 Dubbed by Local Press
The 1924 Christmas issue featured red and green ink, with twenty three merchants offering front page holiday greetings. It ran 12 pages and included ads for Kuyper's Music House Zenith radios and De Forest directional loans, plus coverage of local events such as the Mahaska County Farm Bureau stance on a child labor constitutional amendment and a Pella Historical Society formation meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. de Kock
Inora Scholte
Pella
Helen
A.M. Blom
Chamber of Commerce
Connie I. Wormhoudt
A.B. van
Houw
Ben Kuyk
al Scholte
Legion Auxiliary
Chan
Carl Beyers
Pautenbach
Edna van- Meer
J. de Haan
Civic Righteous
Chi
Ten Years Ago Highlights From December 12, 1934
The Federal Land Bank of Omaha reported loans saved about two thousand farmers from bankruptcy. Marion County relief officials limited aid to non alcoholic heads of families, with four thousand people on relief and November expenditures at fourteen thousand dollars. Corn prices reached levels not seen since 192. Prairie View pastor elect Fe De Jong begins January 1 at First Christian Reformed Church of Pella. Mayor Fultz closed Second Street north of the Stacker Factory for ice safety. Nickolas Bogaards died at 85. Central College Alethian Society enjoyed a bob sled ride. Central student Andrew Kiyn placed second in extemporaneous. Arthur Bennink fourth in oratory. Pella High fell to Oskaloosa 17–16. Pleasantville beat Necrema 25–14 with Klein scoring ten.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal” Land Bank of Omaha
Marion County
M.D. Twitty
Marion
Chicago
Fe de Jong
Prairie View
Kansas
First Christian Reformed Church
Pella
Fultz
T Second Street
Stacker
Nickolas Bogaards
Ife
Alethian Ciety
Central College
Andrew Kiyn
Central
Parsons College
Arthur Bennink
Oratory
Pella High School
Oskaloosa High
Pella Menning
Necrema
Klein
Wisse
Bosveld
Pleasantville W
Liter
Insurance and savings ad from WM. Difeleman in Sully Iowa
An insurance offer promotes farm and city property coverage as well as crop and automobile insurance in multiple branches. It urges securing insurance now and starting a savings account with life insurance for retirement income. The ad advertises contacting WM. Difeleman in Sully Iowa at phone 60 or P. O. Box 146 for a call.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sully
P. O
WM. Difleman
Lowa
Bevans Vander Zyl and Van Rees in Oskaloosa lineup
A partial lineup for the Oskaloosa game lists Bevans Vander Zyl and Van Rees among players. The report mentions snow and rain measurements, a Holland to America voyage note, and a Newton shoplifting arrest by Officer Joe De Hoog with a recovery of goods and the offender jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bevans
Vander Zyl
van Rees
Oskaloosa
Lord
Lane Meulpolder
Holland
America
Jetter
Joe de Hoog
Newton
Pic
Penney
Wilbur Johnson
Joe
Improper wheel alignment risks rapid tire tread wear
Improper wheel alignment can wear away tire treads from safety to times as fast as normal conditions. The faulty alignment accelerates tread wear, reducing grip and tire life under ordinary driving, prompting checks and realignment.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Pella Chronicle
Official County Newspaper
Owa
Asociath
Hlm. Sadler
George Ver Steeg
Malm St. Pella
Das Reich
Lpella
Board of Education
Hawkeye Boys
Drake Relays
Ames
R. M. Hughes
Iowa State College
James A. Starrak
School Code Commission
Madrid
Boone
Beaver
Ogden
Dad
Mrror
Fliteo
Tyme
Marlin
Adterika Agai
Adterika
Vander Linden
Life Insurance
Warner Vande Voort
R. C
Burdock Cut Rate Lumber Co
Oskaloosa, Iowa
Carpenter's Drug Store
National Safety Council
Dr. C. I. Fox
Liberty Streets
Osteopathic
Drs. Kramer and
Kramer
J. J. Sybenga
M.D
North Side Square
Fowler Telephone CO
Mid.continent Petroleum Corporation
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