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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1946
Page
3
Editorial reflects on wartime thinking, endorses the National Plowing Match and Conservation Field Day, noting Marion County’s success, radio WHO’s public service, and a shift from scarcity to a policy of plenty. It urges farm groups to support new floodgate policies for fair prices, wider markets, and coordinated recovery.
A reflective column laments postwar disillusion and calls for bold leadership to restore faith and drive. It cites Holland's Walcheren recovery, asserts nature plus smart farming revives degraded lands, and urges Iowa and Pennsylvania style strip mining reforms to restore productivity and tax strength.
Editorial urges self restraint to protect national welfare over selfish interests of capital or labor amid economic anarchy. The piece frames restraint as essential for all citizens and criticizes excessive self interest in policy.
A retrospective from October 8 1936 recalls relief for 116 Marion County families and 303 unemployed. The Legion Post backs Boy Scout support with Clarence Wilkins as Scoutmaster and Harry Sixsmith as committee chair. Pella vendors push tulip bulb sales, Juniors sponsor the project. Leonard Booy fractures a leg in football. The new post office nears completion as brickwork rises. Chamber hosts a dinner with entertainers from KSO and KRNT and Dr. Fox faces theft by con artists from his clinic. Benteco Carnival primes a sale with prizes and clown costumes. Central College beats Drake 13 7 with Oelerich and Gustitus shining for the Saints. Congressman Dowell rebukes a Chronicle item on campaign trips. Brookhart opposition noted. Central defeats Iowa Wesleyan 8 0 with Overholt standout punting. Five hundred Mt. Pleasant Shriners cheer for the Dutchmen. Claude Porter to speak at Memorial Building.
The article recalls Peter Tysseling’s fall from a ladder after pears gathering, his near loss of consciousness, and use of the event to note his candidacy for re election. It also mentions Scheinkhoven and Schippers planning burial vault manufacturing, new markers on the White Way, and U.S. Highway 63 designation.
Thirty years ago Oct 12 1916 reports a marriage of Miss Netty Berg to Al Hendrix of Des Moines with his college ties to Central College. Martha Taminga wed Dark Clark in Hancock Wisconsin. Fire at Art Verrips house on West Franklin Street. a second alarm cited spontaneous combustion of cotton. Central College enrollment data show 120 first year under church sponsorship with prior best 222 in 1909-10. A Civil War veterans reunion drew 19 from the 17th Iowa Infantry as locals paraded with flags. Democrats held a rally at the High School with E T Meredith candidate for governor. pep notes urged support for Jim Vander Pol for Marion County treasurer. Edison Phonograph praised in extended front-page feature during Edison remembrance week. Car accident on Main and Oskaloosa streets injures Beatrice Boland elbow and head. no serious injuries. New smokestack rises above the light plant roof. Dr F F Carpenter sells a Franklin Street residence to Henry Ver Meer and will build on North Main. Central College football loses 29 to 0 to Des Moines College. Jansma, Terlouw, Pethoven, Lowe, Reese, Vander Wal, Smith, Anderson, Byers, and Byram play. Drake’s Robbie Evans officiates. Mrs C F Aschenbrenner returns from six months in California. Local firms back a ten-by-thirty foot electrified sign urging church attendance with changing Bible scene pictures. Rev Coulston sponsors the project.
Mrs. Anna Bouts offers information from NUE-OVO Laboratories in Vancouver Washington. She notes relief from rheumatism and arthritis and invites inquiries for details and pricing by mail.
Voice of the Public reveals the street condition in Pella, Iowa stems from fixed funding and low wages, with city departments constrained by a state tax cap and a small labor pool. The reply notes a temporary gasoline tax hope and outlines a plan to flush streets weekly, plus the impact of the new Light Plant project on available workers.
The mayor appeals to business leaders to extend credit during tough times to keep the Light Plant running amid neglected streets. He asks for patience from the city’s merchants and money on hand, and requests a capable man to work for a wage the City can pay at once.
See me for insurance on farm and city property and for crop and auto coverage in its branches. It is a savings account with life insurance benefits and steady income for retirement. Insure with reliable companies at low rates. Call 60 Sully or write P O Box 146. WM Dieleman Sully Iowa
Young men may find their niche through the Regular Army. Enlistment for three years earns 48 months of college or trade school tuition paid by the Government plus a monthly living allowance. Dependents raise the allowance. Training spans 200 trades with post service civilian schooling access. Enlist by October 5, 1946 to qualify for GI Bill benefits. contact a local Army Recruiting Station.
enlistment age ranges from 34 to 38 with parental consent for 17, reenlistment allowed at any age for current soldiers, bonuses including 50 dollars for active service, furloughs for reenlistment within 20 days, mustering-out pay based on service length, retirement options at half pay after 20 years rising to three quarters after 30, credit for previous active federal service, and choice of branch and overseas theater on 3-year enlists.
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