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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1947
Page
3
A country editor laments reader indifference to updates and hints at a new feature or tale about a fenced plot and a distant road. The fragment hints at a reflective piece questioning progress and attention from the audience.
Fragmentary OCR shows names Bow 2 Lorre and Dee with unspecified context. No clear event, date, location, or organization readable to form a full summary.
The West Coast protest against Robert Taft backfired, drawing larger crowds and front-page coverage. Labor leaders canceled picketing as editorial pages roiled, fearing free speech limits. The episode underscores the volatile power to mold opinion, while some note future protests may echo this misfire. Uncle Sam to wed Aunt Martha as National Institute morphs political cartoons.
Iowa moves to curb slot machines after a heated debate over a new tax law. Attorney General Robert Larsen uses the federal tax list to locate illicit machines and urges counties to seize and destroy them. Machines vanish, remaining ones rolled for quick removal as law enforcement acts.
A discussion notes residents of Towan oppose slot machines as illegal and vow enforcement action. It highlights illegal liquor sales outside state stores and mentions bootleggers with federal permits. The piece references a past surge of slot machines and a shift toward their removal, tied to law enforcement strengths.
A writer urges rural residents to abandon country schools with small enrollments and send children to better schools. She compares die-hard opponents to Ponce de Leon hunting for a mythical spring and argues buses will help advance the good roads program. She quotes Strickland Gilliland on not being kept in ruts and says educational equality is here for farmers.
Oskuloowa Herald editorials urge Congress to create a pay relief fund as a partner move with new Europe aid, while Kansas City Star quotes learning by doing and farm output needs. Poona official M S Venkata Rama Rao praises Iowa soil fertility but warns soil loss risks, urging strong farm conservation and moisture management.
A recalled Ames page recounts a Decem ber parade where money flew from a horse and a rider fell, with witnesses noting it was just fun. The column warns against patent medicines for rheumatism and cites a homebrew remedy. Immigrants Henry Dekker and Jacob Potters plan to settle in the United States, while Mrs. Zee, 87, dies after sixty years in the community. Local merchants advertise sales and promotions, including a Thanksgiving store lineup and trips offered to Panhandle buyers.
A garbled blot shows a past event note about a local person, likely Aarne Bre Haan, linked to a brewery or market incident. Names and places are jumbled, but it hints at a community recount from decades ago with a brief mention of retirement and a related page entry.
Orfis and Opie Read spoke at the auditorium with editor Young critiquing. Adrian Newen: shatmatic read v coming to Vella. Schreiner urged laborers for a Thurrowell gallery project. Farm prices listed: cattle $6-$12 per cwt hogs $12-$18 corn 50c-$1.60 wheat $1.78-$2.00. Western Union College defeated Central 7-6 in Homecoming. five players exited Central after the game.
In November 1927 three father and son banquets were hosted across town under Marion County MCA auspices due to space limits. A New Sharon farmer praised a new corn picker for efficiency. Mr and Mrs A Vos marked their 63rd anniversary on West Washington Street. Walter Donai survived shotgun pellets from a rabbit-hunting incident. The death of Harry Keables at 71 was noted, a long time Pella druggist and Rev I P Scholte descendant. Delphi Society at Central College won homecoming parade decoration prize. W N Bogaard bought the first corn elevator in the area. Diphtheria cases continued to appear in Pella over several years with two deaths from disecta con n Scholte.
A November 18 1937 reminiscence notes trade promotion events planned for the weekend the first Cas parity Days. Robert Van Nimwegen fosters. Cal entered three months earlier finishing boot training. Marinus Meulpolder back from Holland with six weeks visit. Pete TM shoulder injury during football practice. Vawter of Goods Journal addresses Chamber of Commerce. a Ford sidesteps a collision injuring a telephone pole near Walter Koopman’s home. visitors include Mandelia Harsin of Los Angeles once Marion County school superintendent. Gene Gorham Benteco Store and clerk Lee Vriezelaar featured in promotion page. death of Isaac Overkamp Gaass a 21-year light plant employee. several newly initiated society members pictured on Centa campus. Armistice Day speaker Harry De Reus warns dictators may trigger future wars. Boy Scout Troop 72 leader Clarence Wilkins resigns after a year.
Voice of the Public from Pella discusses cemetery rules and rights citing planted flowers and paths as well as the idea of turning Oakwood into a memorial park. The writer endorses a beautified cemetery with allowed flowers on graves and urges harmony between plot owners and caretakers.
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