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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1948
Page
3
The piece reflects on harvests and the thrice happy time of year, noting wasted fruit like peaches and apples while encouraging home canning. It surveys Omar N. Bradley’s views on education and democracy, urging active civic support. It then recounts the shelter belt project’s evolution in Kansas and Nebraska, praising its environmental and farm benefits.
Editorials criticize overreliance on government, filibuster tactics, and tax funded nest eggs as Iowa faces a post honeymoon budget. Notes Mrs. Alice King 94 in Chicago court after defending herself from rowdy movie-goers with her purse, praised by Waterloo Courier as heroic public service.
The October 15 1908 issue reports entertainments for Pella girls at Cotton Hall and a college straw vote with Bryan winning. It covers a warehouse of local events from a Baptist church fire to influenza quarantine, train derailment, agricultural pursuits, and notable travels and civic plans affecting townspeople, colleges, and soldiers.
A October 10, 1918 item notes a rumored Austria Hungary surrender to the Allies triggering premature celebrations. President Wilson denounces the claim as an attempt to slow war prosecution and lull Americans. The piece also mentions women's club plans for a melting pot fund and educational aid initiatives. The German note to the United States on peace talks prompted cautious replies from Secretary of State Lansing.
A front page photo shows the Y T Van Nic waal building as J C Penney opens there. Local gas work continues with tanks, pipes and main from Knoxville to Pella in progress. Notables Lloyd Hillyer and Mrs Hillyer visit First Reformed Church as a guest organist and soloist. Aged residents Vander Linden and Gaass are linked to a mistaken car theft case in Eddyville. The death of Mrs Louisa Richardson, daughter of Green Clark, is reported with Palm Beach hurricane memory. Old Central stairs removed after fire. Kuyper’s Corner offers a quip about small jobs and big oak origins.
Unkle Hank proclaims Radio 15 praise for a valuable service for farmers. The Pella Implement Store advertises a complete tractor checkup by trained specialists who know what to do and how to do it.
Essay by a Georgia youth defending American values and democracy citing the Declaration, Constitution, Bill of Rights, and landmarks. It contrasts views of freedom, minority rights, and civic duty with everyday expressions of being a Good American. The piece ends with a Scottish Rite quip on wisdom and compromise.
Ten years ago this October the front page highlighted the Sixth District American Legion meeting in Pella with local leaders Nick Vander Ploeg and Mrs. Will Van Hemert at the helm. It notes theatre ownership shifts by J T. Anderson of Baron and Dan Smith, planned building projects, and a KRBE educational expo on A. W. Den Adel farm. A corn husking contest, a historic Legion review, a notable Otley death, Henry Van de Voort’s refrigerated meat room, and varsity scores including Little Dutchmen’s 37–0 win over Pleasantville and Central College 19–7 over Iowa Wesleyan are listed, along with obituaries and a congratulatory merchant page.
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