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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1940
Page
3
Local note: Messrs Vander Ploeg and Van Drunen have surplus tulip bulbs from city parks. They invite residents who cannot afford bulbs to claim a collection by promising to plant them for display during Tulip Time. Hurry, as stock won’t last.
Gerrit De Boer and T A W Kaldenberg proposed supervising a fruit collection in Pella for shipment to Holland settlements in South Dakota where fruit is scarce. Citizens could donate fruit or funds, deliver to Pelly Produce Co, and Kaldenberg or De Bost can provide details. Lewis Vander Wilt offered to start funding.
At the Iowa Children’s Home Society tag sale in Pella on Saturday Miss Eva Stubenrauch led the event. Kenneth Warner and Glen Van Vark shared the first prize of 10.42 dollars while Dorothy Needham Betty Notting and Theresa Nuaktgeboren shared the second prize of 9.27 dollars. June Allen and Myrtle Evers split the third prize of 7.74 dollars. Ruth Vogelaar and Ella Jane Van Sittert won a fourth prize and 26 other workers received movie passes as the total collection reached 124.13 dollars.
Des Moines Republican candidate for Congress Paul Cunningham spoke to Central College Republican Club in Jordan Hall Pella. Introduced by Harold Birch he outlined U S government as a Republic not a democracy and warned of executive power overreach since the founding era, accelerated since 1982. He explained constitutional branches and answered pointed questions with humor.
Dr Lester A Royal M D 192nd District will speak at a special officers and committeemen meeting at 11 a m at Tulip Cafe followed by the regular session at noon Rotarian friends call him Les a born leader and a longtime country town physician whose governorship expanded club service in Rotary International in the 132nd district anticipated with interest by the local club.
The Homecoming Play presents ton of money themed comedy with Aubrey Allington faking deaths and reappearing as cousins amid debts and a fortune. A wife, a Mexico born cousin, a butler, and multiple disguises complicate the plot as Walton D. Clarke directs a capable cast for an evening of witty intrigue.
The 1941 Freshman Sophomore tug of war at Ver Meer's pond near Pella ended in a Sophomore victory in under a minute. Ten freshmen overpowered ten sophomores, pulling them into waist deep water. the sophomores must host a banquet for the yearlings. Noted participants and the event's first Freshman win since 1934 are recorded.
Governors George A. Wilson and John Valentine send letters to Town Newspapers for National Newspaper Week, praising press freedom and the role of local papers in informing communities. The Iowa notices reference the Oct 1 to 8 observance, while a Central Dubuque football note summarizes a game situation and lineups.
The city council of Pella Iowa authorizes vacating an alley in South Pella Block 5 west of the railroad and grants a quit claim deed to land rights to C Van Veen for seventy five dollars. The ordinance takes effect after publication. Mayor T G Fultz signed and the ordinance was adopted October 1 140.
Cornie Van Zee a former Central football tackle and Central alumnus is pursuing seminary studies at Calvin College Grand Rapids. He was named instructor in tumbling and wrestling with several enthusiastic groups meeting at 6:30 am and a boxing course plus a girls tumbling class are planned. Coach Muyskens praises Cornie’s leadership and effort.
Central's title hopes in the Iowa Conference took a blow as the Spartans lost 13 to 0 at Dubuque U. The game featured early resistance, with Sellegren and Timpton driving first downs to Central's 15, Schiers scoring after substitution, and a late fumble by Bonwell setting up Dubuque's decisive score.
On September 26 Dick Hugen turned 83. September 29 Mrs B Hugen marked 77 and September 30 Mrs P De Hous reached 69. Visitation came from multiple Hugen families and De Jong and Van Dyk relatives from Eddyville and Prairie City.
Andrew Vander Wal and several families from Lacey Knox ville Otley and Des Moines visited area residents including Lena Vos Kate Den Adel and Miss Mary Van Veen. The group included Mrs. Roy Van Heukelem Mrs. Ver Stoch Mr. and Mrs. P Vos Herman Veen and others calling on Den Hartog Van Hartog and related households.
A film unit faced its severest test in shooting The Mortal Storm. The crew refined camera tricks to convey tension and drama under difficult conditions, showcasing innovations in lighting, framing, and sequencing that supported the story’s themes and period setting.
The New Holland theatre staged a three day engagement featuring an extreme ski shot filmed from sleds on a mountain slope at ninety miles an hour. A broken cable sent a cameraman to safety while the cameras slid toward a precipice, yet the hazardous sequence was saved for the finished film.
A small portion of automotive equipment, under ten percent, is adaptable for manufacturing military products. This highlights limited reusability of civilian components in defense production and suggests constraints on rapid conversion of civilian industry to wartime needs.
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