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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1955
Page
7
A brief Thought of the Week recalling Lord Chat ham’s 1700s reflections on the real tact of the wise guy. The note hints at a lasting, tested insight that endures beyond the era. Readers are invited to reflect on the cleverness and caution implied in the royal era philosopher’s musings.
Opinion piece argues formal ad dress is rare and schools should teach speech. It cites Toastmaster participation, urges compulsory speech study, and notes Danny Kaye’s UN charity film and a Des Moines radar antenna upgrade improving storm tracking and warning times across Iowa.
A historical weather note highlights potential violent storms in Des Moines and nearby areas like Runnells and Prairie City. It urges telephone alerts and timely broadcasts to save lives, advising basements or caves and strict attention to weather bureau warnings. The director warns tornado winds could reach 600 miles per hour, stressing not to disregard the warning.
The world mourns Dr. Albert Einstein, ranking him among Archimedes Euclid Galileo and Newton. He challenged views on matter and forces, contributing to atomic physics and the bomb. A Nobel laureate in Physics, he valued individual respect and rejected idolization. He was gentle, casual in dress, spent days in Princeton, and his work reshaped history. His Jewish heritage is noted as a reminder that worth lies in contributions to mankind.
Editorials from Dallas Pa and Oskaloosa Tribune Press urge readers to consider wills and insurance, noting many avoid sharing policies with spouses. They cite Sunshine Magazine on ages 60 to 80 marking significant achievements and warn Iowa plans on highway funding risk being delayed if current habits persist. Sigourney Review discusses New York bond issue, gas tax, and Iowa’s slow, long term road program with predictions of future delays.
A column recalling notable items from 10, 20, 40, 50 and 80 years ago in The Chronicle. Echoes of events, people, and local happenings that shaped the community, presented as a nostalgic travel through the paper’s archives.
Front page notes plans for a new railway depot, a three story bank, and numerous new homes in Pella. A Hamm Brewing Company representative ordered cement walks around East Franklin and East Flint. Knoxville High's baseball team beat Pella 15 to 12. Mayor fined a drunken man $14.85. Local funds raised for a science building neared goal. Water quality blamed for preferring beer. Theodore Roosevelt reportedly killed 2300 pounds of bear meat in Colorado.
Forty years ago the Federated Club contracted for a June Chautauqua to be produced by Travers Wick Company. Laura Kamer Moschel had worked for Travers Wick, and Ralph Westervelt, a Central College student, belonged to a veteran quartet in 1904. Central defeated Parsons 10 to 8 in baseball with Brown starting as pitcher and handing to Jimmy Lowe after three innings. Yount from Parsons is noted.
City Council action exposed road tax assessment gaps as letters criticize unfair taxation. Articles note Yale biology lecture by George Raitsel and Central College ties. Des Moines trip disrupted by mud, S P I class bike trip on Des Moines River bank, and Ford and Overland car sales. Central College baseball opens season. W A Butt's amputation recovery. ads show local merchants cleansing campaign and two small houses sold at low prices. Governor Hammill appoints Mrs Ellsworth Richardson to study Iowa industry and agriculture.
Twenty-five Pella residents rode a Rock Island train to Des Moines and back from Eldon. Perry Arthur, a Lynnville farmer, died after a dynamite blast while stump blowing, his face and head severely mutilated. City Council set May 5 and 6 as city clean-up days with the slogan Make Pella the Cleanest City in Iowa. Dr. M. J. Hoffman will resign as Central College president to join New Brunswick Theological Seminary as chair of church history.
Twenty years ago the program for Pella's first Tulip Time listed the festival date as Saturday May 18. Large wooden tulips four feet tall were being set on streets downtown by George Heeren as no real tulips had yet been planted. The Pella Overall Company shipped out 10 000 pounds of material for the event.
Fargo council votes to accept tile mill property as the pool site and to secure an option, planning for landscaping and fund relief delays. Other items note a car accident near a house, no injuries, and a community discussion on a third party. The Little Colonel starring Shirley Temple and Lionel Barrymore plays at Peila theater.
Ten years ago Thomas Kelly, famed cartoonist, planned a chalk talk on soil and wildlife conservation in town. Other items note Jacob Van Berkel speaking at Central College Chapel about the Nazi occupation in the Netherlands. Sergeant Nick Van Gorp wounded again in Germany, hospitalized in Europe, and Max Pethoven, 19, lost life in the South. Dr. Goldsmith reports on the Catlin Mark in skulls.
The piece honors the Pulitzer legacy in journalism from father to son, detailing a creed of reform, independence, and public welfare. It cites their commitment to fight injustice, oppose demagoguery, and remain fiercely independent, never afraid to attack wrong.
The article recalls soldiers including Virgil Vander Linden, who earned his wings as an ensign in navy aviation at New Orleans. Master Sergeant Glenn Koopman holds three bronze stars after a year in European combat. Pfc. Clarence Griep, a Central football alumnus, was seriously wounded during Iwo Jima operations. The Des Moines River flood forced evacuations near Howell station as Apollas Ter Louw is noted nearby.
L. N. Bass of the Iowa State College Seed Testing Laboratory reports low germination in red clover, soybean, brome and thyme seeds planted this year. The statement is based on seed tests indicating likely weak stands for the crops.
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