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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1925
Page
6
The report questions whether talks between Senator Cummins and President Coolidge aim to win agricultural aid or mend the rift with farmers. It notes Coolidge’s Omaha visit for the Legion convention and swift Washington appointment choices, while criticizing prior veto stance and seeking genuine policy shift.
The Feeder plant in Pella, a major local employer, has shifted ownership. Many workers face job loss or reduced hours as operations move away from local control. The piece warns against agitators exploiting unemployment and urges workers to resist bolshevik appeals while adapting to economic shifts.
A Iowa City policy of buying land to block oil stations is criticized as inefficient governance. The piece argues cities need power to regulate location, cites Pella’s tax and budget laws, and laments state restrictions hindering local self government and alderman duties.
The author argues Iowa City and other towns should operate as public boards elected by residents rather than private corporations. A elected city board would manage local affairs with less interference from Des Moines and more direct accountability to citizens.
A collage of light notes from a midwestern paper jokes about radio gossip, broken engagements, a real estate stint, a drunk marriage tale, and a Berlin statue of Jack Dempsey. It mentions Wisconsin squirrels swimming to Iowa, a Raleigh Register quip, and two Missouri farmers unveiling quirky sale bills as retirement plans.
A lighthearted item offers readers a chance to be featured if they are good looking, with humorous warnings about photos. It includes a cartoonish verse about a Ford car and a mock moral about equipping cars with cuckoo clocks. The piece ends with a quip on temptation.
A columns piece extols local enterprise and the busy men behind it. It emphasizes community gratitude for their work while noting the writers avoid self promotion and highlight shared civic effort.
The sketch portrays Ben, a longtime Pella tailor born in Ohio and a staunch Republican. He serves on the city council, denies being blocked from alderman run, and may pursue mayor or president. His skills attract customers from Des Moines Ottumwa and Chicago, with a gift for precise alterations and stylish outfits.
Twenty years ago the H Van Gorkum property on East Franklin St sold for 575 to Fred Calhoun. Lake Prairie District fair receipts for admissions totaled 1858 40. A special election on Jasper County bonding for a new courthouse was defeated 2229 to 1084. Work began on a new passenger depot under K Verhey. Henry Rhynsburger in the navy expected home on furlough. A gasoline engine installed in the basement of the new bank building to run fans lights and machinery for the Chronicle office. A Webster City man donated geological specimens to Central College. R A Awtry returned from Columbia to farm north of town. Potatoes and apples scarce apples 90c and potatoes 50c on the streets. Harry T Watts state manager of the newsboys praised Bernard Vander Linden, his agent in Pella. George Wilson and Elizabeth De Geest from near Harvey married by Justice Van Vliet.
Poison kernels made from natural wheat grain marketed as rodent food. Available for sale at local drug stores.
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