War to Peace Finance and Public Ads in Wartime Context
A column argues money should fund peacetime reconstruction as generously as wartime effort, warning against partisan digs at postwar spending. It recounts a Newark story on wartime production delays, honors wounded soldiers urging unity, and laments billboard ads conflicting with public news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hans
Iekesius
Newark
New
H.W. Leeper
Bethlehem Steel
Hoboken
Major Leeper
Lerence
McAllister
Denver
Colorado
Vernon Meier
Mensleeve
Editorial on democracy mockery and land speculation
Des Moines Register commentary praises democratic resilience amid minority opposition and notes national pride. It cites Wallace's Farmer reporting Iowa farm land prices rising 8 percent in Illinois Michigan Indiana and 4 percent in Wisconsin with speculation driving a 1918 level surge. It urges farmers to avoid buying land and backs a 90 percent tax on profits from land resale to curb speculative booms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
Alace
Cten
Wallace
Iowa
Chicago Federal Reserve Bank
Ilinois
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Fragmented rural incident and local notices from Des Moines era
An OCR trimmed fragment recounts a rural incident near Hewell Station involving a team tied game, a fence collision, and a patron’s delivery. It mentions residents Teddy and Long, nets, a Des Moines transfer, and a Prairie City plans with local families, carpenters, and a moving Redmen pow wow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taille Rime
Mtr
Sharon
Peeri
Crorit
Dee Brosnan
de Erny
Heme
Aapheruin
Teddy
Hewell
Teddy Laut Munde
Thane
Des Moines
Acman
Long
Washington
Paria
Dirk der
Town Folks Gather for Visits and Local Happenings
Vella visits old friends in town including Mr and Mrs Frank Morro of Clay Center and Mr Earl of Des Moines. Mrs Mwn in Pell Souy reportedly went to Boston to join a Baptist church. Des Moines horse show draws mixed comments from locals about tents and prices amid health travels and town chatter.
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Vella
Frank Morro
Clay Center
Earl
Pes Moines
M Wn
Pell Sou Y
Bella Herald
Boston
Baptist Church
TL P. Setolte
Des Moines
Colin
Tone Klein
Colorado Springs
Clint Hutkin
Pella
John J. Thomaen
Mendita
Iliner
Krom
Franklin and
Fant Punt
30 Years Ago October 1 1930 Pella News Highlights
Deaths of local veteran John Byries Clann and others reshape the community memory. An auto collision near Pella on the Knoxville road injures one driver while another vehicle becomes mired. County Superintendent plans a winter agrarian short course at Knoxville. Central College travels to Des Moines to face Drake in a hard fought 24 to 0 defeat. Drake is alma mater of Coach Bert Warren. local figures Dykstra Kempkes Phillips Peterson Visser and Ver Stoeg are noted in the game lineup.
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John Byries
Pella
Citi
Knoxville
Vander Foes
Yeaehine
Agrientraral Sur
Lake Prairie Two
van Zante
Central
Central College Cottages Housing Girls Post War Plans
Musings reveal new Central College cottages Drusilla, Dard, Menning, and Denne Kuy per, each house about a dozen girls with double bunks, carpeted halls, kitchens and lounges, plus an Advisor to foster home atmosphere. Letters from students mention easier travel and Christmas mail, while a Yale death prompts a World’s Fair speech about art, music, and peace as life’s highest aims.
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Dr. Lubbers
Central
Drusilla
Dard
Menning
Dennie Kuyper
William Lyon Phelps
Yale University
Temple of Religion
Motorcycle trip ends with fast final miles
The report notes Jake rode the last eighteen miles in twenty f1 minutes. Matthew Kempkes and family of Export Roo visited. Prof George wrote from New Haven about Yale University labs. a building cost $600000. He aims for a PhD by year end. Dr Fi suffered an ear bump after a driver lost control near the Skunk River. both motorcycles damaged, drivers unhurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake
Matthew Kempkes
Skunk River
Ford
Twenty Years Ago A Flooded City and Local Events
A week earlier seven to eight inches of rain caused walls to leak and basements to flood in the city. Central College football beat Ellsworth 6 to 0 with a late fourth quarter TD by Van Doornin to Rowland. John P. Van Zee died at Garden City Feeder Hospital after a brief illness. A veterans reunion of the Vth Iowa Infantry was planned for Th and Fri. Tom Constantine from Pella planned to attend the Los Angeles convention. The Legion hosted Scouts and a film program titled Americas Answer with extensive WWI footage. The canning factory buzzed with pumpkins, and John Stubenrauch celebrated his 81st birthday.
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Central
Ellsworth
Elta
Q Central
Phingine
Tater van Doornin
Rowland
John P. van Zee
Garden City
Mr. van Zee
Mar. Mn
K River
Vth
Iowa Infantry
Rwas
Thand Sth
de M. Coy
J.T. Franklin
Pella
Tom Constantine
Pella Legion
Los Angeles
California
Tom
Legion
Arthur de Winter
John Stubenrauch
The
Ten Years Ago in 1992 Local Notes and Events
A jumble of dated items recalls road work on Sully Road improving Thunder Creek, a sparking kerosene accident injuring Mrs Be oH Langerak with burns, a penny carnival hosted by school campfire groups, a youth fall from a stair, and local efforts from Fowler Telephone to dam work at Ke ah Lake. The piece also notes pig killings debate, letters opposing it, a National Recovery Administration campaign, and aid distributions in Marion County with administrator Plenderr coordinating pounds of supplies.
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Thunder Creek
Sully
Be Oh
Langerak
Hich School
Johny van Spanekeren
Steve
Huirdine
Fowler Telephone Company
Peoria
Cordova
Keah Lake
Mahaska County
Slim Summerville
Pitts
Pella
Voice of the Publ
National Recovery Administra Tahdebagon
Fie Bay
Marion County
Dace
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Pella Chronicle
Official County Newspaper
Ney
Sadler Pubishing Co
St. Pella
Sadler George Versterg
Towa
Bellk, Towa
WERE
Ware
SPIME
Hill
Milltown
Supreme Court
Vermont
Billie
Highway 163
Oskaloosa
Italy
Canad
Baltimore Sun
Namie
Phaeld O. Bae
Columbia University
Dme
Rugg
Roane Waring
Legion Sugge
Republi
America
Michi
Fliteo
Tyme
Crier
E ‘H
Collece
the College
Central College
Alka-Seltzer
Zokoro
Lasschuit’s Grocery
James Ellison
Heather Angel
Philip Dorn
Anna Sten
Martin Koslock
Mihailovich
Robin Hood
David
Tageld
S41 Ae
Monty Woolley
Ida Lupino
New Holland Theatre
Cedric Hardwicke
Henry Traves
John $ Wed
Dorris Bowden Inbeck
Avalons
G. H. Ballenger
E. A. Carpenter
George Cummings Jr
Elmer Hartgraves
W. P. Koopman
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