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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1941
Page
3
A Byron quote notes that men are the sport of circumstances and circumstances seem the sport of men, reflecting on power and fate in everyday life. The aphorism frames how external forces shape character and actions in reverse.
A reflective column urges unity behind the President’s wartime policy, praising aid to Britain and allied nations. It cites the American Legion as a cross section of America supporting stern action while noting other items on politics, industry, and culture from Iowa and Dearborn insights.
Editorial notes a persistent Jehovah's Witnesses pamphlet sellers on streets and argues good roads have not ruined country towns. It asserts towns endure despite modernization and automobiles, maintaining business as usual at the old stand.
Clear Lake Reporter urges citizens to support the war by recognizing global hunger gaps. It contrasts American abundance with widespread famine abroad and warns against foreign ideologies threatening democracy. The piece frames hunger as a national stake in the fight for freedom.
The snippet recalls old Pella ads from decades past noting remedies and products. F W Brinkhoff advertised Parks Tea and Shilohs Cure for consumption, Dr Miles Nervino for St Vitus Danes, and Can dy Cathartic under Don t Iklektake Cascareta. The passage reflects period marketing language and brand names.
A Buffalo Center Iowa dispatch reports the school board decided to burn corn for fuel since corn fetched half coal price. The note covers national corn overproduction worries, fears of urban famine, and parallels to later depressions, with local notes on fairs, musicians, deaths, and incidents around Pella and Des Moines.
Thirty years ago Oct 5 1911 reports the Pella Fair faced an airplane contract ruin after a cyclone at What Cheer Iowa delayed the event. The storm damaged roofs and barns in Peoria. California ostrich firms advertised plumes at half market price. Vella High beat Prairie City 1 0 with Henry Kuyper strong in fielding. Goody Goodhart left for Pagosa Springs to pursue art. Taft trip across Iowa ended with a train collision injuring none seriously. Hoog enakker bought the Audubon Republican amid political apathy.
In 1921 September 29 report the American Legion Post grew. baseball earned 100,000 for the Building Committee. a service man data questionnaire was prepared. Contractor Blunk faced paving material shortages and winter deadlines. Veterans aided Civil War reunion events. Gert Van Den Beinem chaired the committee. Vander Waal bought East First Street property for 680 dollars. Vander Wal and Noyenesch went to Ames for work at Town State College. Ulrich visited Denver to see his son in a sanitarium. Polly High School football lost its first game to Pleasne.
Antville lost 18 to 0 while a new steel water tank for the City of Pella was due soon to replace an older roof blown off in a storm and raise fears of water contamination. Dollar Day had been a great success the prior week.
Ten years ago in Pella, South Pella residents urged renaming Oskaloora Street to Wilson Avenue but the council sent the issue to Streets and Alleys. Debate touched on local politics and inferiority worries, amid other town notes including a State Fair prize, a play by the Woman's Federated Club, a fire destroying Peter Van Steenwyk’s home, and local business moves.
Marion county district court opens October 7 with Judge J W Dingwell on the bench. Criminal caseload remains heavy as 60 cases have passed through in the past year, with forgery and drunken driving most common. Trial jurors drawn for the October term include W Branderhorst and several others from Lake Prairie Summit and Red Rock, to report October 13.
Rose Hill residents report a new home addition filled with Herman Van Veen papering two rooms for Henry Vander Werff. The Vander Werff and Van Veen households returned from trips to the Black Hills and Dakota Minnesota. Supper guests at Jerry Van den Berg’s Newton home included John Van Veen Raymond Vander Leest Alfred Vander Werf and their families. No school observed in Rose Hill Tuesday due to teachers’ meetings.
The lesson stresses an eternal home for believers through faith in Jesus Christ. It cites Revelation themes of the new Jerusalem, the fountain of life, and overcoming through the blood of the Lamb. Believers are urged to trust and obey, remaining steadfast as they anticipate heavenly companionship with God and the Lamb.
A long chain of visitors appears at the Home for the Aged with Mr and Mrs among many named residents and family members from Peoria New Sharon Taintor Knoxville Oskaloosa Adel Prairie City Eddyville Pipestone Minn Sibley Newton Hanford California Leighton Radyville and Killduff.
Professor Sadler notes rising piano registrations with parents taking advantage of the opportunity to study at a reasonable rate. The report highlights growing interest and accessible pricing driving participation in music study.
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