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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1958
Page
3
Fashion fades chrome fades in car styling trends
A Time magazine excerpt notes GM style chief Harley Earl pushing toward minimal chrome and single color future cars amid a broader critique of decorative excess. It contrasts sleek lines in cars with Victorian gaudiness and highlights sun energy, solar furnaces in India, and rising highway billboard controversy in Washington policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time Magazine
G. M
Harley
General Motors
Editorial comment from small towns on road safety and stores
The piece surveys historical disasters and compares deaths to recent auto crash tolls. It discusses a new point system for drivers, license tests, and the impact on traffic safety. It notes varied store hours debates and highlights a Christian Science Monitor feature on hometown papers and their democratic role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Christian Science Monitor
Monitor
Highways Beauty Battle Continues Amid Preservation Efforts
The piece notes that the effort to preserve scenic highways is only partly successful, emphasizing the ongoing struggle to maintain their beauty as development pressures persist.
We’ll Go Places Pella Hospital Plans and Leadership
An option on land for a hospital site, architect selection to prepare plans, and filing of articles of incorporation show momentum for a Pella hospital. Previous attempts faltered due to half hearted leadership, endless meetings, and postponements. now community support and enthusiastic leadership offer a real chance for service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
50 Years Ago College Field Meet Recap
The annual field meet on the college campus featured college and Academy athletes led by Atha Mansell and Curtis for the college and Van Cleave Goedhart and Kempkes for the Academy. Scores lagged behind 1958 while high jump, 100 yard dash, and pole vault marks were noted. A railway manager Harris returned from New York with Eastern capitalists for a new road as Mayor Vander Zyl designated May 1 for city street clean-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atha
Mansell
Curtis
College
van Cleave
Goedhart
Kempkes
Academy
Harris
Waterloo, Pell and Southwestern Railway
New York
New Road
S. G. Vander Zyl
Busied streets recount a fumbled town scene after curbside cleanup
A garbled report notes city workers collecting yard waste and manure piles while a fatal diabetes related death of Mrs. John Ds is listed alongside a wedding between Nellie Punnink and Louis De Bruin. A street collision near Bast blunt street involved J Menningga Hanaway and Mel Schippers, with no injuries. A box from the L and Reformed Church cornerstone is said to contain church history and faith documents, found unreadable due to faded ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ds
Artie
Meo
Teane Overkamp
Calauints
Pella
Nellie Punnink
Louis de Bruin
Cv. Wot Sann
Mel Schippers
Bast Ublin
Local news notes from Pella and Des Moines gatherings
Several locals attended events and conducted business in Des Moines and Ottumwa. Henry Ver Ploeg bought three driving horses. Pella Stacker Company reps attended the first Threshermen's convention. Iowa Electrical Association meeting spanned three days in Des Moines. D S Huber plans a brick building on Oskaloost street for storage and cement block manufacture. G B De Bruin seeks street sprinkler operation. B Mentzer sells his junk business and enrolls at Central College. American Tobacco Co advertises premium tags. Stubenrauch sells 126 acres in Lake Prairie Township for 17360 dollars. Mr and Mrs A J Kuyper and Mrs H D Wormhoudt return from Des Moines with Kuyper's new Jackson automobile. Pella Overall Company seeks 18 sewing machine operators and plans to install 10-15 machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ver Ploeg
B. Thomas
Ottumwa
Henry
J. P. van Gorp
L. D. Schakel
Pella Stacker Company
Des Moines
W. H. Fowler
Henry Rhynsburger
Ed. J. van Gorp
Iowa Electrical Association
D. S. Huber
Oskaloost Street
G. G. Thomassen
G. B. de Bruin
B. Mentzer
A. Bernstein
Central College
American Tobacco Co
St. Louis
J. H. Stubenrauch
Antonie Ver Meer
Lake Prairie Township
A. J. Kuyper
H. D. Wormhoudt
Kuyper
Jackson
Pella Overall Company
Draft Draws 19 Marion County Boys for Service in 1918
A list from the Marion County draft board shows 19 local youths including Louis B. Le Coca Paul Buwalda Barney Mensch and Gysbert E Van Houweling among those drawn to report May 10 1918. News also covers Liberty Bond sales by Navy bandsmen Les Welle Henry Ver Steeg and visits to New York and the Public Library with actress sightings and social calls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion County
Pella
Louis B. le Coca
Paul Buwalda
Barney Mensch
Co. F. Sweigert
Gysbert E. van Houweling
Les Welle
Henry Ver Steeg
Europe
New York
Harriet Rietveld
Billie Burke
Mary Pickford
Marguerite Clark
J. J. Sybenga
W. H. Fowler
Sybenga
Aschenbrenner
Les
Eva Welle
Otley White Way
Garden City Feeder Company
J. W. Boyd
Arkansas City
Kansas
L. A. Garrison
Central College
Caldwell
Idaho
Henry Edmand
Carpenter
Oskaloosa
Dick Gosselink Jr
Gosselink
C. W. Aikens
France
Homer Nickum
Central
Philadelphia
Food Rationing Sparks War Time Aftermath Debate
Citizens debate the allocation of essential goods including wheat meats fats sugar and fuel for the military. Officials urge conservation while producers pledge continued supply to sustain fighters and civilians alike.
Pella High students win typing contest and local events noted
Thirty years ago in April 1928 Pella High commercial students Bernice Van Buren Ruth Dykstra and Alicia Stureman topped at Sigourney in a typing contest while William Van Doorninck and Anthony Nunnikhoven competed in the Oskaloosa relays. The issue also reports robberies arrests a Dutch Mill top a bakery, a fugitive car thefts and speeders. Local civic notes include Home Show booths and a Des Moines governor meeting, with a festival operetta Blue Tulip planned for West Market Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice van Buren
Ruth Dykstra
Alicia Stureman
Pella High
Sigourney
Claire Jewell
J. M. Cook
Pella
William van Doornnck
Anthony Nunnikhoven
van Doorninck
Charles Brookins
Sybenga Bakery
George Heeren
G. Tress
Oskaloosa
New Sharon
Ft. Snelling
Minn
C. W. Dennis
Ottumwa
Georgia Chalfont
Bernie Mulder
Esther Ketman
J. E. Cornelius
Rivers
Iowa
Fish and Game
Tulip Time 1938 special edition feature pages
The April 28 1938 Tulip Time special edition spans fifty six pages with a color cover by Leroy Kimmel and features Miss Freda Den Burger as 1927 festival queen. It presents many festival photos and historical articles and was judged the best Special Edition in Iowa by the press association. Front page shows the 1938 Queen with notes on Central College coach L Winter leaving and remarks by I J Lubbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy Kimmel
Chronicle
Freda den Burger
Iowa
The
Press Association
Bherme Corree Weertitl
URC Xlyn
Leona Schilder
Ber
L. Winter
Pella
Censtral College
I. J. Lubbers
Central College
Central
Len
H. P. van Gorp
L. W. Hart
Death of John R. Sneller and local notes from Pella
Ten years ago, city employee John R. Sneller died at 26 after being electrocuted on a pole while wiring at the plant. Marcia Kuyper worked at Radio Station WSUI presenting two programs weekly. The Chronicle earned top conservation prize in the Iowa press contest and other honors. A ground breaking photos for Pella Golf and Country Club included seven men. A last minute front page item noted chorus pants shortage for a Dutch operetta. Paul Van Zante and his son Dick visited Pella for a funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Sneller
Sneller
Marcia Kuyper
WSUI
Town City
Chronicle
Towa
Pella Golf and Country Club
John Klyn
Lewis A. van Roekel
J. B. van Hemert
Stuart Kuyper
Spade
Don Waecter
Clarence Vander Linden
Anthony Tysseling
Tom Fultz
Paul van Zante
Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago
Iowa Wesleyan College
Iowa
Pella
We Prefer Good News Too About Withholding Youths’ Names
A newspaper defends publishing all names of law breakers arguing it informs the public and deters crime. The piece contrasts honoring youths for achievements with reporting burglaries and other offenses, urging readers to stay on the right side of the law and support full disclosure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indies
Van Zante obituary notes retiree and campus sports project
Herman D. Van Zante, a retired hardwareman, is referenced as Central College had let contracts for building three tennis courts at the east end of Kuyper Athletic Field on the campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman D. van Zante
Central College
Kuyper
Memorial Day address at Oakwood Cemetery by Des Moines speaker
Howard Brooks of Des Moines was set to deliver the Memorial Day address at the Oakwood Cemetery memorial plot. Clarence Van Niewaal led the Pella Legion Post sponsoring the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Brooks
Des Moines
Oakwood Cemetery
Clarence van Niewaal
Pella
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Federated Club
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New York City
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Jack Peoples
Harry Sixsmith
Chevy
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