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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1946
Page
3
The Pella Chronicle an independent weekly paper published each Thursday and printed at 725 Mate Street Pella. It is run by Sadler and serves as the official county newspaper for the town.
Iowa Development Commission distributes a booklet to industries highlighting space to live and time to enjoy life. It notes 60 new plants since Europe closed, with Pella attracting several, and urges safety on corn-picking equipment with loose garments and power takeoff risks. The warning slogan cautions against rushing for a minute to save a life.
A farmer credits deeper plowing for part of this year’s corn surge, noting prior tenants plowed only four inches. A new Oliver TNT plow digs into the subsoil, improving nutrient mix, water absorption, root depth, and soil aeration, matching European gains from long-cropped land.
The piece argues GIs should not treat the $20 weekly unemployment pay as a vacation subsidy. Colorado’s director trimmed rolls by 25 percent, requiring four weeks of job search and then first suitable job or loss of benefits, with a subsequent reapplication window. It calls for responsible use of aid and highlights soil conservation efforts and banker involvement in Iowa communities.
Editorial snippets urge Bible study over news, critique national debt rhetoric, and reflect on electoral participation. Sentiments cite Eddyville Tribune on Bible value, Oskaloosa Herald on debt costs, Northwood Anchor on humanitarian talk, and Knoxville Express on voting as a right in an election year.
Ten years back in late November 1936 Junior Chamber rehearsed For Pete's Sake for two nights in the high school auditorium to benefit Tulip Town beautification. The issue reports on football results, frost dates, homecoming highlights, political ads, and local events including a Halloween celebration and light plant expansion.
Twenty years ago in early November 1926 cold weather slowed paving on the Pella to Oskaloosa road with only one mile finished. Vander Zyl child Madeli accidentally inhaled Sani flush. a doctor gave antidote and she recovered. Parents Mr and Mrs Simon H Vander Zyl relieved as the danger passed. A front page article urged cultivating faith in the community and an adjacent ad highlighted the same theme. Another Pi man was reported as a victim in the France of Peace trap at Ivy.
A 1916 front page story notes an upcoming one night novelty show at the Opera House featuring Charlie Chaplin Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand with twenty supporting members and the Chaplin Band. Also covered are local store purchase, a December 1st Independence Day revival plan, a dry governor candidate note, a marriage, a small fire, women’s Federated Club activities, and Central College plans.
A new Union College is planned for Des Moines. Jim Vander Pol considered running for county treasurer. John R. Price of Albia, a Central College graduate, sought a Marion Monroe County senate seat. Will J. Ver Ploegh, a Ft. Tooten Dakota government stenographer, visited home with Indian beadwork displayed at Vander Linden Drug. Peter Vander Sluis bought a farm from the Akkerman Estate after two years on the property. William Gezel remained in Mercy Hospital Des Moines for leg surgery after a horse kick. H P Van Gorp bought a Ford Sedan from Star Auto. A cartoon titled The Home Stretch by Leroy Kimmell depicted Hughes and W Wilson for the presidency. A Halloween prank involved men releasing chickens into a friend’s house. No names were given.
The piece extols Iowa autumn as a distinct season with its quiet lakes, rustling winds, and reddening leaves. It notes the slow transition from summer to fall, the impact of frost, and naturalist views that foliage color results from maturity rather than frost alone, concluding that autumn has arrived again.
Rev E V Goad of Rose Hill pays tribute to Frank M Frush, detailing his clean life, radiant personality, and firm Christian faith. The former mayor was devoted to church, school, and community progress, loved by family and friends, and leaves a void in the city and in relations with his descendants.
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