Thoughtful farmers and taxpayers on the public bill
A collection of quotes and observations from farm and public works leaders. Allan B. Kline criticizes reliance on government security and urges fair treatment for farmers while defending incentives for high living standards. Dr Mabel Walker warns citizens play a Jekyll and Hyde tax role, urging restraint and paying for needed projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kline
American Institute of Cooperation
Madison
Wisconsin
Kansas City
American Public Works Association
Mabel Walker
The
Tax Institute Inc
New York City
Jekill
Hyde
TVA
A Principle Worth Defending Labour Pensions Split Costs
John L. Lewis leads a strike to force employers to pay all pension costs, a shift from workers covering part of the cost. The issue hinges on shared costs versus full employer funding, with critics arguing it challenges independence and signals stateward turn. Opposition appears weak as Congress debates broader social security boosts while some favor equal sharing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Lewis
Congress
Reading Path to Education and Comic Books Debate
At an Association meeting in Des Moines Kansan City author William Martin Jr. urged parents to subscribe to several kids books and deliver selections for home review. He argued comics are here to stay and can aid reading, recommending parents balance comics with simple story books to foster lifelong reading habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
William Martin Jr
Kansas City
Martin
Des Moines Register
Reading for pleasure and the library call
A columnist urges letting children choose books to keep reading enjoyable and notes reading is foundational to education. The piece riffs on a Joplin misidentity incident involving Parsons College President Tom Shearer, contrasts local pride in Pella, and mocks the town jail as condemned, ending with a grimly comic aside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parsons College
Tom Shearer
Joplin
Missouri
Shearer
Madison Couny
Iowa
Callahoose
Dent Shearer
Pella
Grand Jury
Sigourney
Political persuasion and urban reform views from multiple papers
Editorials urge youth engagement beyond name calling and politics while Knoxville notes paving upgrades prove durable with care. Tribute Press critiques crime causes, arguing most acts stem from unwillingness to accept an orderly society and rewards, not inequality, eliminate crime.
Life Is It Then and Now in Simple Everyday Time
A fragment from a Minnesotan daily newspaper reflects on postwar calm and simple living. It urges balancing work with nature and contentment, noting long hours and the need to slow down to value life and well being.
Subscriptions Contest Prizes and Local News Recap 1909
In 1909 the Chronicle advertised two beautiful mandolins as prizes for the week in a subscription contest. Local notes include Mrs. C Rhynsburger’s fall injury, Central College brass band plans, diphtheria cases in two families, John Vander Ploeg’s bakery steam addition, Central football loss to Penn, and notable players. Obituary records John J Donat, death at 19 from a poph in Oxford. Marriage licenses issued, residents moving houses, Hicks almanacs advertised, weather forecasts highlighted, and local business and travel mentions.
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the Chronicle
C. Rhynsburger
Central College
Leigh
Jim Buerkens
William Vander Berg
John Vander Ploeg
Central
Penn
Oskaloosa
Smith
Guy Churchill
Visser
Kruger
Phillips
Kempe
Closz
Bogards
Kempkes
Emerson
Keables
Armstrong
Churchill
John J. Donat
Oxford
Iowa
Christine Muntingh
Henry P. Vander Meulen
John de Gelder Hospers
Dena Verhey
J. K. Turner
Pla
A. T. Brom
Trl Hicks
Word and Works
Walter Riddle
Pella
Nebraska
30 Years Ago November 6 1929 Pella News Snippets
Reports from Pella describe a worthless check case at Wilson Jewelry, residents called to Knoxville to identify the suspect, Halloween festivities hampered by cold wind and wet roads, two local marriages, a notable concert planned by Florence Ferrell, Red Cross fundraiser at drugstore, Joseph J. Wilson set to become county agent, gun theft quietly investigated by Dr. George Lankelma, Armistice Day plans with a parade banquet and public meeting, Sam Sigman selling the Alamo Theatre, local decor and Edison Tone-Tests planned, legal hospital project noted, and sports injuries affecting Tiger basketball prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Wilson Jewelry
Cornelia Wilson
Henrietta Kaldenberg
Knoxville
Pella
Prudence Poague
Rose Hill
Towa
Lewis
Bud) Dennis
Jennie Sedrel
John N. Vander Linden
Sedrel
Leighton
Florence Ferrell
Atlantic
Pacific
Frank Stubenrauch
Red Cross
Joseph J. Wilson
Stuart
Marion County
J. M. Dowell
George Lankelma
Mitten & Lankelma Dental Office
Chamber of Commerce
Sam Sigman
Alamo Theatre
Frank M. Griffith
Dallas Center
Iowa
G. J. Hoogenakker
Bernie Vander Linden
Rudy Wiedoef
Florence
Tiger
Mark McWilliams
Rube Brand
Pella Townsmen Navigate Row Over Downtown Remarks
In downtown Pella, several youths from the town's prominent families were observed making vulgar remarks toward passersby. The incident drew attention from residents and local officials seeking calm and proper conduct in public spaces.
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Ers
Pella
Pella News Promotes Endowment amid Local Happenings 1929
Twenty years ago in Pella Nov 14 1929 coverage highlights a doll show at Penney Store opening Toy Land, baby beef clubs forming with 30 active youth, no Armistice Day celebrations, Central College football loss to Penn 14 13 in new Rysdam stadium, new pavement near town opened, and Iowa Farm Bureau head Charles E Hurst set for Dec 7 address. Nearby reports note Marion County poultry show with 800 birds, stock market humor, Ruth Lautenbach Iowa U hockey plans, real estate move on North Main, and endowment fund push for Central College with ads urging local support. Prices for corn 85c, wheat $1.00, oats 36c, cream 38c, hogs 7.30–8.55.
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Penney
Toyland
H. B. Stone
Pella
Des Moines
Stone
Pena
Central
Penn
Oskaloosa
Rysdam
Wilkins
Johnson
Meredith
Otley
Charles E. Hurst
Iowa Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau
R. A. Carnahan
Central College
Community Club
Marion County
M.A. Sandmeier
Ruth Lautenbach
Iowa University
Chicago
Iowa
S. Bartlema
North Main Street
Tom Swank
Bartlema
Olivet
Ving Central Colege
Free Press Heritage and the Right to Read
The piece celebrates the free press as the guardian of democracy from Peter Zenger to modern journalists. It argues freedoms hinge on informed citizens and that newspapers preserve the heritage of free expression for future generations.
Central College notes and Armistice Day events
Dr. Lawrence F. French urged America to stay out of the war in a talk to Central College students. Armistice Day events include pancakes and syrup for farmers downtown and corn show prize displays. Two pages carried ads. Mrs Kate Thomas hosted West Des Moines friends in Pella. Helen Vanden Berg married Don Dow at Otley Reformed Church on Nov 1. Geraldine Gosselink wed Donald Ellicott. Field Hockey on campus pictured as a new PE project.
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Lawrence F. French
Central College
America
Plainfield
N. J
Chamber of Commerce
Kate Thomas
West Des Moines
Thomas
Pella
Thomases
Helen Vanden Berg
Fifield
Don Dow
Reformed Church of
Otley
Don
van der Meulen
West Sings At Weddings Keeps Red Oak Senior Busy
Red Oak senior Mary West has sung at ten classmates weddings since graduation last spring. She balances practice with performances and plans to continue singing at ceremonies as she transitions to college life.
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Red Oak
Mary West
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Pella Chronicle
Aseark
Mational Editor
AL Mahonep
Official
H. H. Sadler
George Ver Steegmarion M. DE Zwarte
Tees
Allan B. Kline
American Farm Bureau
Anamosa Journal
Knoxville Express
Tribute Press
Attr
Daily Sentinel
Tom Marshall
Weber Or
Rushmore
Europe
Christiana
Norway
Henry de Gooyer
A. N. Kuyper
N. C. Payne
Canada
Hert van Vark
Ver Steeg Company
Takre
Mareion County Farm Institute
Hoverber
Holden
Lowatate
College
M.C.A
Land Bank Farm Loans
National Farm Loan Assn
M. D. Taylor Clark Taylor Secretaries
North Market
Oskaloora
Henry Vriezelaar Comm
National Bank Bldg
Paul Lautenbach
Mayo Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Paul
Post Office
Saarbrucken
Russia
Curtis
Gentral
Simpson
Braley
Bonsell
Berlin
Henry Kool
Alex van Vark
Mr. Kool
Teime
Kool
Lennox
Langest
Kersbergen & Co
Pella, Iowa
Crs
Lede
In Free Press
Orrin R. Taylor
Nat's Editoral Assn
National Editorial Association
Peter Zenger
Geraldine Gosselink
Donald Ellicott
Pella Construction Co
Dan Dingeman
Pella Sale Company
Main Street
Connie Vander Zyl
Vander Zyl Brothers & van Zante
Pella National Bank
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