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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1950
Page
8
Walter A. Lunden of Iowa offers a sociologist view from the Homemake Conference at Ames in February. He argues youth mirror the world adults create, with parental influence guiding behavior and delinquency remedies centering on better parents and better homes.
Women of the Pro-Wo Club supervise heirloom displays for Tulip Festival downtown. City focuses on crowding traffic with a new street sign program funded by merchants and civic groups as council pressures public funding. Citizens urged to donate artifacts through the Chamber of Commerce at Pella National Bank.
Jacob De Haan bought a piano from George Ramsey while N Vander Linden purchased from Musis Sacrum reflecting a local rivalry among piano dealers. A parent teachers meeting at the high school featured Mrs Noble of Chicago and Julia Van Zante of Pella presenting papers. Clarence Vander Wilt, son of Mr and Mrs G G Vander Wilt, died Sunday from diphtheria after being sent home Thursday with a sore throat.
A May 12 1910 issue covers Uncle Tom's Cabin in a big tent for a one night stand and a noon street concert by solo musicians. Halley’s comet sighting advisories run from May 12 to May 31 with the earth passing the tail on the 18th. Reports from Palestine describe Lake Galilee with flowers. Rev J B Smith travels with R R Beard. Oskaloosa passes then repeals a dairy inspection ordinance amid typhoid fears. Ford cars arrive, Pella Auto Co and Star Auto Co advertise, and a rakish Flanders roadster costs 790 dollars f o b. Notices include deaths, cattle, and civic updates from Monroe to Central College.
Ten years ago a Tulip Time program showcased Tulip Tower by John Lautenbach and Miss Leona Schilder as Queen. Citizens of Des Moines granted by Judge Dewey, many from Pella. Bank dividends, typing contest winner Ruth Van Donselaar, and Pella High sweep highlight the issue. An Indian cheetah tale, local farm notes, and Central College commencement speaker Dr M J Hoffman anchor the rest.
A compilation of editorial excerpts critiques religious prejudice, citizen duties, and agricultural policy debates. It notes church intolerance, urges community involvement beyond routine blame, and questions government housing plans and farm price supports amid upcoming political campaigns.
Twenty years ago Pella items note Federation Club windmills markers and home management stories. Baby Kenneth Carrico died after burns from boiling water. City Manager Clarence Dykstra, former Pella student, aged 47, earns 25000 in Cincinnati. Population 3326 down from 3338 in 1920. Inheritance tale of William Hoogewooning, Ottumwa, tied to 2 million fortune. Farmers Bank of Oskaloosa a receiver case worries local stockholders. Parking, curb space, and highway 63 right of way pursued. Central College Pirates beat Drake 6 to 5 with Neifert fanning 11, Rysdam 4.
In less than six weeks the 1950 Albia high school class will graduate and many seniors will plan for college or jobs. The piece argues small colleges spread through Iowa and the Midwest offer substantial contributions to education and society, citing a Truman era Steelman report noting Hope Juniata Monmouth Oberlin and St Olaf produced many chemistry PhDs. It urges not to dismiss small schools for smaller student bodies.
Weather was none too pleasant yet enthusiasm ran high as residents praised the new tower in Garden Square and admired the blooming flowers showing community pride and anticipation.
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