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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1946
Page
3
The Pella Chronicle lists Sadter Publishing Co at 725 Main St Pella Iowa as publisher editor. It notes yearly subscription outside Iowa 3.00 service men and in Iowa 80 cents single copies 2.00 and no subscriptions longer than one year.
A column reflecting on country newspapers missing local items for city press, street signs fading, and confusing street numbering. It questions town visibility to visitors, praises new street signs, and notes California officials condemning crime programs on radio as harmful to children while advertisers push cigarettes and other dubious messages.
Bricklayers in Light MANA Nebraska report progress from a nine week bricklaying course at Omaha Technical High School funded by the Smith-Hughes Act. Veterans earned subsistence pay while learning, instructors were union bricklayers, and graduates gained apprenticeship credits. The program eased skilled labor shortages and drew school authorities, unions, and contractors into cooperative effort. Next winter’s activity is expected to rise as building demand grows.
A national magazine writer argues that striving for perfection in family life causes unhappiness and turmoil. She notes spouses may seek perfection to a fault, even drawing approval from others, while mothers push for flawless school marks and manners. Becoming tolerant of imperfection protects friendships and frees energy for meaningful pursuits.
The piece notes early hype around helicopters in 1942 and the Lockheed P 80 jet, joking about aerial hazards and preferring safe speeds. It then condemns rising petty crime in Marion County, urging action as thefts and shop lifting spread among youths, with blame on both boys and girls and warnings of intensified scrutiny.
The issue recounts consolidating schools versus rural schools cost studies by James Verhey. It notes Louise’s death in Denver and a Central baseball close game with Muirhead and Loewe pitching. Day observations at Central, girls ball game refereed by Dean Dodson, and long lists of local participants. Community events include college teas, Holy Grail talk by Miss Elizabeth Graham, Boone Daniel Boone trail boosts, and White Way road efforts. Also covered are Mother's Day carnation sales, health trips to Denver, a new electric corn popper in town, corn planting status, a student high school home run highlight, a May 6 marriage, upcoming public school close, and Chevrolet sales records.
May 13 1926 front page reports a premeditated gas asphyxiation in an Oskaloosa home. A family of three, father linked to Oskaloosa College, killed in the basement. father arrested for operating a diploma mill.
Ten years ago May 7 1986 the front page previewed the second Tulip Time with KRNT Des Moines NBC Farm Hour hook ups and a festival broadcast. Mayor Fultz praised city cleanup while 200 traveled to Newton to promote events. Six camera crews from Town News Flashes RKO Universal Fox MGM and Paramount planned to film Tulip Time activities in Pella Tuesday. District events included hospital visits and a fatal highway robbery involving Iowa U athlete Oran Pape. Obituaries noted Lois Rietveld Mrs Frank Van Haaften infant daughter of Gerard Gosselink and Peter Van Nieuwala. The Wolters Thomassen house change of ownership to the Historical Society was noted as a museum prospect. John Robertus announced candidacy for Marion County sheriff.
America faces a moral appeal as malnutrition and starvation threaten millions. Though rich in wheat and fats, we must share scarce food with hungry nations, preserving freedom from want. The Red Cross aids conservation and guidance, urging homemakers to participate in feeding the world.
The report details part time helpers Junelia Olivier Lenora Van Zante and Johanna Van Dyke working full days over Easter, fifteen new employees starting, and new Royal typewriters delivered as the plant copes with wartime staffing. It notes Gladys Schuring’s gold ring from Bill Louwsma, Easter services, a family outing to Ledges State Park, and a prison-like joke about worker No. 380061 as part of a light office vignette.
An advertisement touts a home remedy using lemon juice and Rucks Compound from Vander Linden Drug. It promises rapid relief for rheumatic pain within 48 hours, recommending two week supply and a money back guarantee if not improved.
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