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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1941
Page
3
A Thought of the Week quote asserts that no one binds a brother without God setting a bound on the oppressor. It emphasizes divine justice and the moral weight against tyranny attributed to Alphonse Lamar.
A column discusses enduring longing for liberty under oppression, urging unity against dictators while condemning appeasement. It cites polls favoring nonwar sentiment yet argues for active support of leaders and policy. The piece praises local figure Tom Tracy for endorsing patriotic restraint and calls for steadfast national resolve.
The piece contrasts Russian broadcasts with German news during the war and criticizes labor unions for aggressive tactics in shipyard and Chicago packing plants. It notes Marion and Mahaska County soil district votes as progress toward conservation, urging broader adoption and Chronicle support for District establishment and ongoing coverage.
Editorial notes that Iowa farmers increased legume plantings by 913,008 acres over two decades, rising from 3,140,000 acres in 1919 to 3,508,000 in 1939, reflecting soil erosion recovery efforts. Sigourney Review critiques isolationist views on the European war and warns of broader global threats to American life and industry.
A garbled note reports Dental College enrollment around the one hundred mark with a few more students expected to register. The fragment suggests a party context and mentions Flite O'Tyme ndcigara but lacks clear names or dates.
Pella sources recall C Van Kersel as the town’s best fruit grower after selling twenty thousand pounds of grapes. The village records frost killed vines and pumpkins, a cannery rush ended abruptly, and old settlers planned a Beards Walnut Grove visit amid weather and market chatter.
Thirty years ago Sep 2 marks a double wedding anniversary as Wal G Vander Ploeg and Mie Carrie Coe married on the same day and hour as Mie’s mother forty years earlier. Local events include fair funding, a plane flight plan to Lake Prairie District Fair, and notes on residents and activities from Otley to Hope College.
The listing notes top price asked by G. H. Wermhoudt. The Latin Finished Brose Beds sold for a high amount with the top figure cited at $191.50.
Twenty years ago in Pella the Legion Post urged business men to delay a community memorial hall as finances lagged. The Legion had secured about $10,000 from real estate sales for the project but held back due to tough times. The issue also notes a Legion baseball tourney win, wind damage to Vande Von Bakery, and local civic figures including Harriet Keables and Central College activities alongside new chapel work at Central College nearing completion.
Ten years ago on September 24 a Grimes Cannery payroll reached 230 workers and over 18 000 cabs of tomatoes had been canned since August 24 The scene at the loading docks stretched four blocks as cars waited to unload Produce receipts averaged for three days stood at seventy and grower He Raldenberg delivered seven tong to the canner in a single day Gary Vorotiar was appointed by the Lesion Post to coordinate with other organizations to choose a site for the swimming nin
A Defense Savings Stamp quiz asks how long these stamps have been on sale at retail stores. The item notes the duration and invites participation in the defense bond program background.
The page records diverse items: pool member John Van Vliet for Golf Club, twenty Role screen fare members to Dixon and Mik nin inspecting Reynolds Wire Co paint, plus druggist John Heerema and Paul Jep son traveling to Detroit for a conference. It notes Mrs Ray Fox hospitalized, a half page sports column by Herman Kregel “Hard Rock” at Central College, Central’s Sept 25 opener with Hastings, a Colfax high school win 20 to 6 with Fennema Rosveld and Van Ar completing, and a Knoxville trip before County Seat. A CM Moore poem honors Mr and Mrs CG De Vos on their 50th anniversary. Miss Genevieve Myrick’s Europe series features in Ve to 0.
The Sunday School lesson centers on Revelation and the white robes of believers as a parable of salvation. It reflects on lost sheep saved by Jesus, tribulation, faithfulness, and the promise of Christ’s return to prepare a place for followers. The text blends scripture with reflections on devotion and endurance.
Marion County again dominates the State Fair baby beef show with nine of twelve stalls housing its champions. The county’s 4-H clubs and Farm Bureau celebrate ongoing quality livestock, regardless of whether a grand championship ribbon is earned, emphasizing effort, feeding, and management over outcome.
A vivid sermon describes a vast multitude in white robes before the Lamb, palms in hand, praising God. The scene contrasts with Christ’s crucifixion, while angels worship and the faithful from Sardis to Philadelphia are promised eternal rewards at living fountains. The message exhorts perseverance through trials toward heavenly blessings.
A woman driver posed before fallen pillars of an ancient temple in Greece. The scene, captured in a photo, evokes danger and a plea about not blaming the car for potential injury to her husband. The fragment suggests a cautionary or melodramatic context amid ruins.
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