Thought of the Week Reflects on War Unity and Armament
A column echoes wartime resolve praising Franklin D. Roosevelt and American resilience. It decries Axis misrule, defends wealth and power among Americans, and argues for mobilizing labor and production. It notes growing Allied confidence, cautions against German propaganda, and highlights rubber industry plans for synthetic production amid war needs.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Espes
Alli
Baul McNutt and
Hershey
Ion
Adolph Flitter
Gestapo
Wilhelm
Get Your Heart Into Your Work Editorial Message
A compilation of editorial voices questions and quotes urging duty and purpose. It contrasts fashionably weary attitudes with Ramsey MacDonald and Charles M. Schwab on work meaning, noting a columnist critique and a bricklayer parable about ambition.
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Albia Union Republican
Ramsey MacDonald
Central beats Graceland in area vote tally collapse
Readable fragments show a Central defeat of Graceland in local voting terms. Names such as Van Doorninck De Haan Tauiteshach and Vander Poor appear among area residents. Mentions of Reebeer and light references to health terms are unclear and not central to the outcome.
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Reebeer
Seridmen
Npson
Didi
Meteer
Pancake Day Plans and Election Watch At Pella
Ten years ago in Pella, local plans included a pancake day on November 6 and a heated election season. Del Rio’s star billed for the theatre production while candidates for county offices ran ads and debated taxes for a proposed $25 building fund. Roosevelt and Garner led campaign pages as Hoover faced stout opposition and poll questions sparked debate over the Literary Digest poll’s reach.
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Pella
Fiiday
Delores del Rio
Hind
Paradi
Iehine
South Lot
Kane Vider
Juel Merea Aya Creighton Chaney Gon
Kanxville
Partie Holdings
Coe
Aschenbrenner
Iowa Senate
Literary Digest
Barren and Unfruitful Tree Theme in Christ Tale
The lesson portrays a barren tree as a symbol for unregenerated people and contrasts it with Jesus who bore fruit. It emphasizes the Holy Spirit’s role in conviction and conversion, the necessity of faith, and living by scripture as nourishment. Examples like Lydia and Zacchaeus illustrate fruitfulness after receiving Christ.
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Desis
Jesus
God
Christ
Joseph
Mary
Perse
Lydia
Paul
Zachheus
Vander Meulen's Vehicles Highlighted by First Reformed Church
FliteO'Tyme attempted to secure a platform. Veldwan of the First Reformed Church introduced a new top hussey among Vander Meulen's finest vehicles.
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Jatform
Pella Blade items mix raspberries politics and local life
In the Pella Blade issue from October 1900, locals reported unusual raspberries for late fall, political visits by Congressman Hull and Prank Brush, Dutch and English sermons at First Reformed Church, and several community notices. It notes marriages, property sales, naturalization trips, hare-raising plans, and a church remodeling fund.
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Pella
Co van Arkel
West Pella
Hull
Des Moines
Pelle
M. Brush
Brand's Hall
Brush
Louter Wessels
Harsell
South Afr
Spe
First Reformed Church
Wessels
R. J. van Demmelin
Netli
Lyons
France
Hrain
Jet
Chris Lcocey
John de Bruin
Isaac Ganss
Hattie Wickhart
Oskaloosa
Will de Cook
Anie Robertus
Knoxville
van Zante
CG. van Zee
Leighton
John de Koek
Old Country
A. van Duren
John Beyer
Pasadena
California
D. van Zee
Woodland
Third Reformed Church
Central Falls to 6 0 by Penn on Bow Field in 1912
Thirty years ago Central’s football team, after a win over Highland Park, lost to a determined Penn team 6 to 0 on Bow Field. Fumbles, weak teamwork, and poor interference marked the game, with Penn Hoosiers parading through town. The day included a near-scuffle at Nowells game, a car crash near Prairie City, a threshing fire destroying oats, and Central College beginning Domestic Science classes taught by Miss Reynolds.
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Central
Highland Park
Penn
William van Rheenen
Pella
Central College
Miss Reynolds
College
Pele High School
Pella News Retold 1922 Lane Hallowe en and Noted Visitors
Twenty years ago in Pella Chaplain WOT Robb of Des Moines campaigned for Congress with three addresses. The Ku Klux Klan appeared in Iowa as two robed figures donated to the Salvation Army. The Chamber and Legion planned a municipal Halloween with a kangaroo court. Farmers faced borers as Department men warned of the smartweed borer. real borer spreading from Ohio towards Iowa. Uncle Billy Young spoke of New Orleans visit for the national Legion Convention. Donald Anderson from Chicago, nephew of Mrs. J. C. Mitton, was to sing as a Federated Club recital soloist, while Peter Dykhuis returned from Rochester in critical WWI-related condition.
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Wot Robb
Des Moines
Congress
Pella
Eiveles
Robb
Sehriff
Polk County
Ku Klux Klan
Iowa
Invisible Empire
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce and Legion
Hallowe
Mississippi
Billy Young
the Chronicle
New Orleans
National Legion Convention
Donald Anderson
Chicago
J. C. Mitton
Federated Club
Donald
Peter Dykhuis
Rochester
Minnesota
Peter
Marion Rates Fourth In War Bond Sales
Marion county rose to fourth in Iowa war bond sales for the eight month period, reaching 121.6 percent of its quota. County chairman Fred P. Woodrutt reported to state director Vern L. Clark that Polk, Mitchell, and Muse tine counties led, with Polk at 127.5 percent and Mitchell at 125 percent, while 19 of 99 counties hit 100 percent or more.
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Marion
Iowa
Polk
Mitchell
Musetine
Fred P. Woodrutt
Vern L. Clark
Marion County
Mitchell County
Voll
Knoxville Journal
County USO drive passes goal with 79 dollar margin
Marion county collects 6079 for USO and emergency needs. Auxiliary gift adds 30 dollars this week. Six of eleven towns and six of sixteen rural townships meet quotas. ten miss. County plans to use funds to boost emergency fund for next year. County committee led by Carroll Johnson will oversee distribution with 4000 routed to USO and rest held in reserve.
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Marion County
USO
V.F. W
Johnson
USC
Carroll Johnson
Mortimer Goodwin
Pella
Henry Heinz
Knoxville
Merrill Robuck
Franklin Township
Clarence Sweem
Indiana Township
Knoxville Journal
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Axis
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United States Rubber Co
Washington
America
United States
Robert Ferson
Albl of
Toronto
Boeing
Brit
Ian
Europe
da. Pata
Midway
Aleutians
India
Wither
Hirohite
Baruch
United State Ews
Butyl
DuPont Co
Knoxville Express
Bugsy
Toledo
Bank Amate
Risenhauer
Tne
Madrid
Charles M. Schwab
Fliteo
Tyme
Star Oil Company
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