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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1952
Page
5
U P dispatch from Washington reports Queen Juliana addressing three hundred reporters at a luncheon. She urged more emphasis on happier things and constructive events to lift morning press and broadcast gloom. Her words echo calls for balanced coverage, contrasting Dutch press with crisis-driven expectations.
A town observes ragged tulip curb displays despite civic pride efforts and bulb distributions. Homeowners who tended beds in summer show vigorous plants, while neglect leads to weed-choked rows. Proposes supervision and orderly planting guidance to improve curb appeal.
Pure Food Commissioner Charles W. Crawford told Congress that pill merchants push propaganda to sell additives for meals. He urged Americans to rely on real foods and warned against faddist elixirs, noting that bread meat dairy fruits and vegetables are more nutritious than pills or bottled medicines. The piece also covers the Japan university project and a related goodwill effort.
In New York during a welcome parade Queen Juliana of the Netherlands urged balancing gadget eased life with personal space and reflection. She warned against treating people as numbers and urged adults to concentrate on essential concerns and determination to solve problems.
The remarks urge global unity among democratic nations, sacrifice for the common good, and trust in judgment to avert war. The speaker stresses the deep human ties of law and faith, urging Americans to pursue faith, restraint, and patient leadership while leaving the rest to God.
Editorial urges thoughtful consideration of political jobs in Washington and promotes broad voter participation. It notes a round trip ticket as a metaphor for accepting government service and highlights strong support for universal suffrage as a path to a major national shift.
A retro glimpse at notable items from The Chronicle spanning ten to forty years ago. Highlights reflect community milestones, notable events, and archival curiosities that shaped local memory.
The May 23 1912 column lists Pella High School graduates Mabel Warren Anna Hynes Bess Berg George Lankelma Henry Kuyper Horace Buckingham Gerard Gosselink Will Brunin and Gary Vi Dr E A Steiner to speak at commencement. Baseball beat Monroe 4 1 while a fire department and clerks game ended 21 6. Civil service post shifts note two letter carriers and a substitute needed for September with June exam. salaries from 600 to 1200 yearly. Memorial Day program features G W Crozier and O B Reed, John De Cook chief marshal. high school band to play, merchants urged to stay open. Commerce Club effort and Fourth of July unity discussed. Bridges near New Sharon out affect Mahaska County road travelers. auto notes recounts. Cotton Hall dormitory picnic. clerical aide salary cap 4 weekly set. two drinking fountains ordered. A popcorn wagon debuts on Main and Franklin. ashes for street maintenance and Save your ashes admonition. Prairie City trip to see class play noted. residents Crops growing well in Canada. Mr. and Mrs De Wolf and Sling arrive from The Netherlands. their children reside in Pella.
Thirty years ago in Pella, a picnic of twenty clerks in two large cars traveled to Grand Man’s Grove for a supper. Iowa State College faced pressure from United Tax Payers League of Iowa demanding resignations from Dean Marston, Dean Curtis and President Pearson for alleged lobbying and extension department abolition. A $30 000 barberry eradication effort was underway. Front page reported the death of Mrs Conrad Van Zee and two children in a Flagstaff fire, missionary Walter Van Zee and Moon Ave Navajo mission connection noted. Walter H. Fowler urged progressive citizens to prepare for the September 5 6 7 76th anniversary celebration of Pella. Harvey planned a fire department after past losses. H Van Maren, 87, recalled from Holland to Pella in 1847. Fire destroyed a Gradus Ver Ploeg farm house. Mrs Baker and seven children escaped with nothing. Observation noted a Missouri publisher refused obituaries for non-subscribers. City traffic guides to be installed at Square and Oskaloos streets. Pella High seniors planted a flag atop the Farmers Elevator, challenging juniors to remove it. Arie Wielard welder moved into a new East Flint Street shop rebuilt after last year’s fire. A $60 000 Memorial Hall bond issue was to be voted on June 1.
Des Moines visitors paraded downtown from the Rock Island Depot to view a airship from the Des Moines Register Tribune and a turbine unit at Ver Meer airport. May 26 saw Schell Bros. circus in town, with Pella merchants sponsoring the event. Local sports saw Central College teams losing to Iowa State College and Upper Town College. The Lindbergh case loomed large as the kidnapped child’s body was found near the home, with Bruno Hauptmann a suspect. Echoes of hard times filled the era as advertising volumes declined across the paper.
Ten years ago on May 14 1942 Holland Michigan hosted a front page photo of Princess Juliana with Prince Bernhard and two children from 1941. She planned to visit Pella May 18 to receive an honorary degree at Central College as Memorial Day events closed downtown businesses and Tulip Time wrapped up with General Chair 8 A Sandven pictured.
The principal speaker at a Town DAR convention banquet in Des Moines criticized the United Nations as unrealistic and pro-Communist, urging support for the UN to promote world peace. The letter argues DAR members in Northwood and many American towns sponsor civic efforts and should not align with anti UN criticism.
The 1942 Tulip Time pageant in Garden Square drew large crowds amid wartime rationing with 6 pounds sugar quota rules noted. Princess Julianna was set to speak in Tulip Tower on May 18, while Corn and eggs prices rose as ration books were applied for by 3,955 people under H. P. Van Gorp supervision. Stuart Kuyper of Iowa State College earned nomination to Scabbard and Blade for military service.
Look for signs of hoof and mouth disease in cattle. Indicators include blisters on the tongue and above the hoof line, plus frothing at the mouth. If symptoms appear, contact your veterinarian promptly for diagnosis and guidance.
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