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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
5
The Pella Meteors competed in a Knoxville tournament with teams from Knoxville Pleasantville Melcher and Pella. Melcher beat Pleasantville 9 to 1. Pella lost to Knoxville 2 to 1. Knoxville beat Melcher 9 to 3 in the finals. About forty to fifty attendees from Pella watched.
Editorial urges turning Pella High School into a community center with gymnasium and auditorium used nightly. It envisions programs for young and old, including basketball, educational meetings, and homemaking discussions led by local women and men. The piece argues the school should host economic, moral dialogues and waste-reduction initiatives, funded by a small user fee.
VanGorp returns from Chicago after four days studying the Leffler System and believes it will displace current electric systems. Contracts for surrender of stock as a bonus have been signed, making all Pella-Leffler Short Line stock carry an equal Leffler stock bonus. Opportunity: two dividend bearing stocks for one, with Wabash Railway connections and potential north south expansion with Pella as headquarters.
On the afternoon of Thursday the fourteenth Chapter B U of P BE C entertained Chapter X of Oskaloosa at Mrs H D Wormhoudt s home. About twenty guests arrived by auto and enjoyed a pleasant afternoon. Mrs McDonald spoke on Egyptian customs and architecture with vivid facts learned from visits to the country. Handwork pieces and pictures were shown. Miss Jones and Prof Sadler accompanied with music. A delicious lunch was served at six.
The Chronicle announces price changes for publishing notices including cards of thanks descriptive obituaries and resolutions per line and lists a ten cent per line rate for meetings or entertainments with admission or collections. It also notes A Vriezelaar wife and daughter from Monroe visited Pella and Leighton and plan to move to Pella around December to buy the VanderPloeg property in the north part of town.
The National Democratic Committee shifts W. J. Bryan's Iowa visit so he cannot speak at the Pella Fair as planned. A later date will be announced. Democratic Day will feature prominent speakers including Lieut. Governor J. J. Doty secretary Will Nothe Atty. Gen Jno Clarkson and Senator C. H. Clark.
A Marion County representative argues that the Blanchard Law bans rate fixing by insurers and questions new rating bureau provisions. He asserts the need to protect consumers from higher rates and seeks alignment of statutes with public welfare over corporate growth.
In 1916 Knoxville resident Geo W Crozier notes opposing a bill to fix prices by merchants in Pella and Knoxville. He moved to defer debate due to strong corporate support and weak opposition, the motion passed. The bill later passed 61 to 35. He hopes a Blanchard-like law passes next session.
Attendance rises at Thursday morning chapel with Dr. Bailey leading devotions and speeches by veteran and new teachers. Friday formal opening features Rev. TePaské as chief speaker, followed by multiple clergy addresses and closing remarks by Dr. Bailey. A college reception, music, and a grand march conclude the events with ice cream and cake served. Prof. Brouwer set for a Thursday evening voice recital. Miss Griener hosts German students. Bailey and the faculty were entertained at Dunn Cottage. football prospects look strong under Coach McWilliams and Dr. Edmond. YWCA hosts annual watermelon feed. Afro-American Folk Songs recital by Mrs. Collingwood Tucker slated for Oct 17. Press praises her Chicago recitals.
The Pella Band toured Knoxville Tuesday evening delivering a concert and promoting the upcoming Pella Fair. About eighty people joined, with Kenneth Byram as a clown and Henry VerSteeg as Uncle Sam on stilts drawing cheers. Central College students helped publicize the event as good roads and a pleasant ride aided attendance. A Piano auction in the Art Hall offers finest $450 pianos, demonstrated by top Pella musicians, with bids to be placed in a box near the instrument.
A Denver reader in 1916 recounts a Colorado primary day in a northwest Denver block near Wyandot Street. He describes women workers for Carlson and Nicholson, the shouting at the hundred foot line, pay for card distribution, village-like politicking, and mixed attitudes toward women voters and suffrage, concluding with personal observations on decorum and enthusiasm.
We thank neighbors and friends for aid and sympathy during our recent dredgement. Expressions of kindness will be remembered and cherished. Special thanks for floral offerings and to the Ladies of the G. A. R. S. DeKock and Family. Van Niewaal sells Children's Cloaks for all ages from infants up. Ad.
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