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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
7
A local column by John Vanden Ban notes his September 24 return from Rotterdam after a six month absence. He discusses fall preparations, tulip beds, a Warner Bros. film, piano teaching, handshakes with Van Berkum, a town water shortage warning, and reflections on generosity and life’s priorities urging sacrifice and selfless acts.
Town back to school time prompts warnings from Frank Ulish of the Safety Education Division urging motorists to slow for school zones. Parents and older youths should model safe traffic behavior while children obey patrols. Last year 2,400 school age children were killed in traffic accidents, underscoring unity of parents police and teachers in child safety efforts.
DANGER Heye Bleeker of Grundy Center fell asleep in a lawn chair last week. The chair collapsed, catching a finger and tearing off the first joint. He freed himself using a pocket knife after the incident.
A historical notice outlines an act authorizing Iowa to incur eighty five thousand dollars in debt to fund bonds for World War II compensation. It details bond terms, interest, repayment over twenty years, tax levies, board administration, eligibility for veterans, and a taxpayer exemption framework.
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