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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1946
Page
3
A- leading Iowa Grange delegates urge farm bookkeeping and high school tax instruction to aid income reports and government understanding. Bankers doubt alarm in farm lending while inflation fears ease as buyers resist soaring prices. Labor leaders push production as a remedy amid market volatility and housing affordability concerns.
LOOK into the future with Clay C. Barnett District Conservationist for Polk Story and Warren. Barnett conceived converting Milner farm to conservation in one day at the WHO Corn Belt Plowing Match and Conservation Field Day. He praised Marion County farmers and co-operating groups, and forecasted rapid reconversion services by contractors to save water and soil. Barnett bid farewell, leaving a lasting contribution to the soils movement.
Editorials warn Minnesota courts to adopt straight jail sentences for drunken driving while condemning rising costs of whiskey. A Cherokee Courier piece urges self-reliance amid high prices and market turmoil, and Wright Co Monitor calls for nationwide traffic reform blaming speeders, drunk drivers, and need for courtesy. Oskaloosa Tribune notes fall signs and seasonal preparations as football replaces baseball on the scene.
A 1936 issue filled with photos and notes on Central College archery girls and a Robereen factory addition. Tulip celebrations planned for Oct 19 to 24 with merchant coupons, a tulip bulb drive, and a downtown parade to the Columbia football game. Injuries reported include E Dunkin at the Baptist Church and John Van Essen after a dog collision. C. Wilkens leads Scout efforts. a Knoxville Camp Knox story highlights Marion County conservation origins. Also covered are municipal pumping plant photos, Lorraine De Haan’s illness, and Drake U beating Central 44 to 14.
Twenty years ago on October 21 1926 the issue highlighted a sixteen paged paper and a Dollar Day event set for October 23. Des Moines Chamber backing aimed to help Pella merchants combat a Des Moines-Pella road speed trap run by a local official and speed cop. Edison birthday noted as a 10 story promotion while local leaders and hunters were mentioned with Dr C L Fox and Prof T H Lippet among those adventures.
Hos pers residents organize 70 block gravel project with 1 team hauling 19 loads daily. F R Gambell quits general merchandise, advertises Dollar Day bargains. Pelia merchants promote Dollar Day with Oska Loosa firms also contributing ads. Central defeats Still College 14 to 13 with Rowland Kerr Giles and Hoogeveen praised. Local art exhibit at Van der Linden Drug store features Verploegh Kimmell Hesselink Gys en Clement Was ner and Vi. Chamber to sponsor Halloween celebration for children. San Ysidro winter plan for Roelofsz. Van Gorp Kirby announce new laundry and dry cleaning. Kuyper Korner quip cites Ford owners. Marion Van Gorp and Isaac De Haan home projects. Hoeksema Brothers expand garage as light-plant work grows. Essex Coach advertised with “A Thirty Minute Ride Will Win You.”
1916 report notes Penn College dominating Central with Macy four touchdowns and Oldham three as the big score stands as a historical high. Also covered are local weddings Lucille Gassi and L Marie Gaass, a candy kitchen preview by James Leon Greek, a tent show of Uncle Tom's Cabin, and the death of Mrs. H F Bousquet with survivors Arthur Ray C D Wood and Bess Bousquet. The piece chronicles a city light plant labor hour change and a tale of chased newlyweds Peter Kuyper and Paul Scholte ending with a country train departure.
The Iowa State Department of Health urges vigilance as school starts, noting sick children should stay home at the first signs of illness to curb spread. It warns exposure rises in classrooms and cites scarlet fever measles whooping cough and mumps as highly infectious early on and stresses vaccination and immunization.
Alonzo appears as ring leader in a pursuit party amid a townwide report. The issue lists multiple groups planning use of the new high school gym and facilities for community programs tied to the building's enlargement vote.
A flash of lightning struck Grinnell causing a fire that completely destroyed a newly started lunch room built by veterans Cleo and George Strawser. Interior flames enveloped the room within five minutes of the strike.
The article describes Rolscreening’s drive to raise output despite falling fall orders and strict overtime, including a 47 hour week, with workers facing accidents from a metal pipe and a stuck thumb. It notes absenteeism from colds, a retiring employee, office moves, and a long-time staff member leaving. It mentions Kentucky’s regional history.
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