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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1956
Page
9
A concise reflection argues that capable individuals take on duties readily and handle tough tasks without worry. It notes they enjoy work, stay focused, and remain happy by doing what they like, illustrating Elbert Hubbard’s idea that busy people accomplish more.
The article critiques San Francisco center Russell for dunking and blocking shots during a televised Iowa game. It argues his 6 foot 10 inch height creates an unfair advantage, suggesting raising the basket two feet to restore balance and fairness in the sport.
The City Council has called an election for April 23 on a plan to build an addition to the Carnegie-Viersen Library. The Library Board proposes a levy not to exceed one mill, bonds of 25,000 dollars, repaid from tax receipts. The article urges support as the half century old library needs modernization and more space for children and services. Also included is a reprint of Samuel Lenders talk to science teachers urging greater emphasis on science education and the payoffs of hard work.
Albert Einstein, dying in 1955, drafted a letter with eight world famous scientists urging governments to renounce war. The note warned the H bomb could wipe out humanity and posed a stark choice between continual progress or death. It called all people as members of the human race, noting the titanic clash of communism and anti communism as a backdrop.
Editorials from Marshalltown Times-Republican Indianola Tribune and Mason City Globe-Gazette discuss the electoral college needing reform to reflect popular vote totals. They note the system’s flaws depress voter impact. The Mason City piece reports U.S. farm real estate valued over 97 billion dollars while farm prices and incomes fall, driven by efficiency, mechanization, and urban investment.
A brief look back at notable Chronicle items from ten, twenty, forty, eighty, and fifty years ago. Highlights include memorable events, people, and moments that shaped the region's history.
Fifty years ago a local ledger lists N H Loucks preparing to lecture on U S history with 250 stereopticon slides to illustrate his talk at the Y Auditorium on the Central campus. The rest of the item notes fires, accidents, land schemes, a flood scare, and local trades with brief anecdotes.
Four decades ago the newly elected City Council discussed planting trees in Garden Square after an Iowa State College expert advised removal. Federated Club women had brought the expert to Pella for recommendations while the group eyed buying playground equipment. G A R members lined up Byron C Ward of Des Moines as Memorial Day speaker and other civic notes filled April and May with Carl Beyers and Leonard Allen recitals on the Central College campus. Local auto buyers included White Way Auto selling Buicks to Dr J G Lankelma Ed Van Zante Fred Johnson and Walter H Fowler. W H Van der Ploeg bought a Buick. John Dieleman faced mud on Pella Harvey road and planned to buy blocks for a new South Main Street garage. Ditching crews Joe Helt and Van Gorkum Brothers left town for southwestern Iowa to lay drain tile.
Pella orchestra played at a dance on the depot platform where a stonemason toppled. Re-elected mayor Joe Filannen to Clinton Town job noted. Rev Derbyshire left Baptist Church for Des Moines University Church. New Sharon asphalt bid at 2.04 per sq yd. Central College glee club to Chicago. bus stalled in mud and high snow drifts. Mahaska County bond vote on road paving April 14 with tax impact under 10 cents per acre. Dan Dieleman left city council. Ed Van Zante appointed. Plans to raze two East Franklin buildings for new office were announced. Observations quip about cabbage as Pella’s official flower and bologna as bird. Vander Heiden named manager of Manhattan Oil Station. John Gezel left for Mankato. Seventeen farmers bought Fordson tractors. Ed Le Cocq named cartoonist for Des Moines Tribune. Four inches of snow on April 6. Dale Morgan broadcast from in front of IGA store. Cartoon on editorial page about presidential candidates. Editor warns dictators rising in several nations. Nick Gesman suffered a stroke. Benner Tea Company ad is prominent. Eddie Cantor and Ethel Merman star in Strike It Up. Sylvia Sidney and Henry Fonda lead Trail of the Lonesome Pine.
Workmen on West Washington street remodeled a building for Pella's Historical Museum. Lenora Gaass led voting for Tulip Time Queen with Virginia Van Gorp as runner up. A. M. Self said tomato acreage contracts near 100 acres left for the Pella plant. An air mail letter from Holland reached Mrs. Cora Hagens with 70 cent postage.
An advertisement from Excelsior Institute claims glandular inflammation causes troubles and neglect leads to senility and malignancy. It states over 1,000 communities' men have been treated successfully with non surgical methods and offers a free book with no obligation. The institute lists W-12 Excelsior Springs, I.
Ten years ago in Pella April 4 1946 Gover nor Robert Blue of Iowa would attend the Holland relief auction on May 9 and deliver an address. Citizens were urged to wear Dutch costumes. Women of the Federated Club sponsored a tag day to raise funds for finishing two tennis courts at Pool Park with $900 already raised. City Council men were considering paving more than fifty blocks.
Prof Benjamin 8 Bloom of the University of Chicago reports a nationwide comparison showing 1965 high school seniors outperforming 1963 peers across mathematics social studies natural sciences and literary material. Gains vary by state with better districts achieving higher percentages above national averages and draft rejection rates linked to education quality.
Arthur Brayton speaks at a Des Moines Legion dinner aiding Holland relief with clothing parcels. Ten trailer houses near the college ease housing due to larger enrollment funded by the government. Spring farming shows 35 percent plowed in lows and oats planted with good moisture and favorable weather. Chaplain Connie De Bruin nears discharge at Ft Leargemgrth Kansas after nine months of service including POW camp duty in Michigan. Sgt Darwin Squib discharged Camp Beale California. Sgt Lawrence Tysseling near discharge after Pacific duty. Lt Howard Grundman married Jane West of Albuquerque while stationed at Lowry Field Denver ferried planes over the hump. City of Ina pa decided to skip Tulip Festival 1946. Farm progress summary with 186 farmers listed in the district, 65 in 1945.
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