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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1951
Page
2
Community notices list visits, hospital entries and discharges, births, and local travel. Names include Lavonne Dahm, J Dahm, Rokhoven family, Decker, Van Dyk family, Hoogenakker, Dykstra, Vander Molen, Terp, Vander Hock, Van Rockel, Visscher, Kooyman, Bus, and others. Events cover hospital stays in Oskaloosa and Des Moines, Mayo Clinic observation, and family visits during April. Several new babies, surgeries, and community meetings are noted.
Dairy farmers of Towa mobilize to boost markets and public understanding as they join the American Dairy Association campaign. The nationwide program expands via NBC radio, fall ad campaigns, outdoor shows, stereography displays, and continued media presence to create ongoing demand.
East Des Moines Kiwanis sponsors a Spotlight Page variety show at KRNT Theatre on April 27 at 8:00 PM. Now in its fourth year, the event features amateur and professional acts in a two hour program, with all net proceeds funding East High School Stadium. Tickets available at the water office or The New Area in Des Moines.
Governor Beardsley signed a bill allowing motorboat trolling in most Iowa waters. The rule limits motors on artificial lakes under 108 acres to five horsepower, while many named artificial lakes and streams permit trolling with motorized craft. Natural lakes with trolling rights have no motor size limits.
Dr Marcus Bach, in a Midwestern lecture, captivated listeners with a witty, sincere address on utopia. He challenged expectations, describing utopia as found in one’s home with family, faith, and daily practice, a message that energized the Pella audience.
Farm electrification notes hot water availability once a pioneering chore on farms. A 13 week test found 434 tons of water used for laundry, while heating and transporting water added to farm wives’ burden. Study underscores urban conveniences as vital for rural living and efficiency.
Five hundred youth representatives at the White House Conference in Washington, D.C. urged adults to give them an even chance to participate in selecting speakers for youth programs. They argued they know their own needs and can help build better communities with real respect and attention.
Delegates from C. E. convention praised the successful meeting at Central College with Rev. Harold Englund delivering the closing address. A Capella Choir provided music as committees led by Dr. B D Flik emit and program planners Harold Korver Lawrence Groeters and Joanor Euwema earned recognition for their careful work.
A stillborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert G Ver Ploeg near Leighton was born at Ma Hospital Oskaloosa on Tuesday April 17. Graveside services were Wednesday April 18 at Oakwood Cemetery with Reverend Gradus Aalberts officiating. Surviving are the parents, a brother Norman Lloyd, a sister Karen Beth, and paternal grandparents Mr and Mrs Leonard Ver Ploeg of Pella.
Debris burning including brush clearing caused many woodland and grass fires in 1950 across fire protection districts. Farmers urged to refrain from burning and follow safety rules. Forestry personnel fought 57 woodland fires that year, 19 from debris burning. remaining fires were due to smokers, trains, campers, and miscellaneous causes.
Rising wool prices and more sheep in Iowa spur a two day sheep shearing school in Des Moines on April 27. Forrest Kell rt, County Extension Director, opens the program with Dewey Jontz of the Iowa State Sheep Association and N Francis from ISU, teaching shearing techniques. Sheep breeding stock in Iowa is up 12 percent, risking a shortage of skilled shearers as top grade wool remains valuable.
The Iowa Conservation Commission releases a new 24 page clothbound book titled Low a Fish and Fishing. It features 24 color portraits of towns major game fish by Maynard Reece and 74 black and white fish photos by Jim Sherman. Written by James R Harlan and B Speaker, the book covers where to fish and how to catch fish, priced at $2 postpaid from the State Conservation Commission, Des Moines.
Iowa March milk output is estimated at 488 million pounds, up from February and well above March last year, with total year to date near 1,324 million pounds. Egg production reaches about 513 million, up 1 percent from 1950, while laying rate per hundred layers sets a new monthly high despite fewer layers.
Marion County men attending the school will learn to handle sheep at shearing time how to operate electric wool clippers and how to prepare wool for storage or marketing the clipping and the necessity of second cuts are noted as costly to the sheep grower.
In McGregor, Mrs Mollie Moody marked her 102nd birthday on Easter Sunday. In the United States about 98 percent of drivers in fatal automobile accidents are involved in a search or rescue effort.
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