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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1956
Page
5
Boeing Ends Propeller Era with Jet Only Production
Boeing Aircraft of Renton Washington completed its last propeller driven plane on July 18 and shifted to jets only. The final propeller model was the 888th C-97 series, ending forty years of conventional machine building. KC-135 jet tankers began immediately, serving U S Air Force missions as the era closes and the jet age broadens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boeing Airplane Company
Renton
Washington
Iowa aids 1105 handicapped in training program
The division of vocational education of the Iowa state department of public education rehabilitated and prepared 1105 handicapped persons for employment in the fiscal year ending June 30, a 70 percent rise from the prior year and 20 percent above previous best. Training increased 25 percent year over year as legislature boosted funding by 50 percent and unlocked 60 percent federal aid. The program aims to restore independence and self respect among unhappy Iowans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State Department of Public Education
Iowa
Fluoride Debate Spurs Iowa Water Fluoridation Push
Iowa health officials report after four years of fluoridation that five year old children in Dubuque and Town show doubled perfect teeth, with decayed missing and filled teeth rates lowered in other communities. Dr. Charles Hinshaw notes fluoridation reduces dental decay across ages, despite public debate over medicine in water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Texas
Health Department
Dubuque
Charles Hinshaw
More Music and Less Guns by Wallenstein Tour Ends in Japan
Alfred Wallenstein, retiring conductor of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, led a tour of Asia ending in Japan. He praised audiences in Tokyo Manila Bangkok Singapore the Malay States and Hong Kong for embracing American music. He urged Americans to share more culture and fewer weapons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Wallenstein
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
Tokyo
Manila
Bangkok
Singapore
Malay States
Hong Kong
Formosa
Japan
Mr. Wallenstein
Wallenstein
Asia
Kimmis Hendrick
America
A Tip for Smart Parents
A family in Oregon solved reading trouble by letting Johnny pursue material he found worth reading. The father bought a baseball magazine and shared it informally, sparking the boy to read aloud and discuss with classmates. The mother notes Johnny reads when the material is of interest and not pressured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnny
Rudolph Flesch
Columbia University
Oregon
Tip etiquette runs afoul of old waterloo law
Editorials from Mason City Globe-Gazette Sheldon Mail Monticello Express warn against tip culture arguing a long standing waterloo hotel tip law makes tipping illegal as a misdemeanor. They question universal 10 percent norms and urge readers to reconsider obligatory gratuities while noting common excuses for tipping can clash with legal boundaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason City Globe-Gazette
Monticello Express
Waterloo
Back Through Memory Lane
Chronicle items recount events from 10 to 50 years ago with brief notes on notable happenings, people, and local occurrences. Highlights include anniversaries, community milestones, and short summaries of prior news items that shaped the town’s recent history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Five Decades Ago Local Happenings and Business Deals
Fifty years ago Central College planned a brick two story president’s home east of the Auditorium. Buwalda Brothers traded their North Main light plant for 3000 acres of land in Kansas. Baptists enjoyed a picnic near Big Rock, and D S Huber resigned from the public library board. Two Oskaloosa papers merged leaving three. Dr Wilton McCarthy traveled to Bonaparte, Iowa. a car breakdown near hills west of Pella led to towing and rail travel. Beatrice Boland cut her foot. P C Lankelma marketed land samples in town. Fowler Auto Co ordered many Reo cars as 5000 baskets of cherries shipped. Rietveld dairy delivered a bright new wagon. Sam Liter bought property on South Main.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ver Hey
Central College
Buwalda Brothers
North Main Street
Kansas
A.J. McCall
Des Moines
Buwaldas
Prairia
Iowa
Big Rock
Young
D. S. Huber
Seven
Oskaloosa
The
Times
the Record
Herald
Times-Record
Globe
Wilton McCarthy
Bonaparte
Pella
Walter Fowler
Reo
McCarthy
Beatrice Boland
P. C. Lankelma
South Platte Valley
Colorado
Platte & van der Linden
Fowler Auto Co
al Reo
Express
Rietveld
Hunkydory Dairy
Sam Liter
South Main
Deacon Dean property hosts planned move by Spillman family
Sadler and family, owned by B F Spillman, planned to move from the farm into the Deacon Dean property in October. Dan Kruidenier and Clarence Vander Linden camped on the Skunk River after showing friends a string of catfish weighing forty pounds caught in one evening.
40 Years Ago Hary De Cook at Mexican border with Guardsmen
A letter from Hary De Cook describes a train trip with newly sworn regular army Guardsmen at the Mexican border. Water chief William Schreiner warned the city Council that Ho wel galleries ran low and proposed 300 feet more galleries. Federated Club women earned 50 dollars from a Garden Square Carnival, owe 40 for license and 16 for light, mayor asked remission, council tabled. Yankee-Robinson circus announced as coming to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hary de Cook
Ional
William Schreiner
Water Department
Howell
Federated Club
Garden Square
Circus plans stir town as cars crash and fires flare
Editor William Young notes a $40 license fee spark and argues over morality while a three ring circus with 600 educated animals promises entertainment for children. Four Pella men survive a muddy road crash near Prairie City. A lightning strike damages the E Hoeksema home. Cleo the lion sustains a chin wound from a spent bullet near the carnival shooting gallery. Billy Baer breaks two fingers at Garden City Feeder factory. P H Van Gorp secures a large washer contract for Woodrow Washing Machine Co. The A and P store opens on the square as locals return from harvest work and tarantula shows perplex patrons. Arie Boland suffers a second stroke amid illness as De Kock demonstrates a tarantula in bananas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ment
William Young
Iness
Cornelus
Dirk de Pete Vander Sluis
A. Ver Meer
Prairie City
Des Moines
Switch
Ver Meer
van der Sluis
E. Hoeksema
West Washington
Cleo
Scholes
Billy Baer
Garden City
Peoria
Bolland
South Dakota
Arie Boland
de Kock
United Grocery
Pella Theatre Purchaser Dan Smith and Local Deaths
Twenty years ago Dan Smith bought the Pella Theatre promising a good motion picture house. A critic notes his death after appendix surgery burst. Also mentioned is Mr You before retiring editing the Chronicle and teaching math at Central College and Grand Island. Another obituary recalls He Gezel a long time Pella blacksmith aged 78.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Smith
Pella
Ilioung
California
You 7
E Chronicle
Central College
Grand Island
Nebraska
He. Gezel
Adv Opposes Pell Municipal Electric Contract
A front page editorial from the Adv urged Pell not to contract with a public utility or highline while Bloomfield and Pella favored diesel power. A fatal crash near Otley killed Thelma Raukohl of Holstein as her car rear ended a Des Moines driver. Tom Boyle, a swindler from Keota, was arrested for selling pork shoulders as hams while misrepresenting Pella as his home. Reverend Wasink and his wife from Worthington survived a crash en route to Des Moines with a truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adv
Pell Municipal Electric
Bloomfield
Pella
Thelma Raukohl
Holstein
Iowa
Otley
H. A. Morgan
Des Moines
Keota
Tom Boyle
Worthington
Minnesota
Wassink
Tulip Town improvements and student work plan noted
Junior Chamber members sold tulip bulbs for planting at Tulip Town North Main park as part of new improvements. The college began a work plan allowing students to earn their way through school and hired Simon Heemstra of Plainfield Indiana to supervise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulip Town
North Main Park
Simon Heemstra
Plainfield
Indiana
Marion County
Civilian Conservation Corps
Shirley Temple
Little Richerl
Ray Boland
Blyth & Co
Chicago
Canada
Northwest
California
Ten Years Ago Legion Post Commander Installed
Verle Ver Dught was installed as commander of the Legion Post with Jess Halden of Newton Iowa as installing officer. World War II veterans held important offices at the post. A front page photo showed threshing on the Gerrit Van Haalen farm with men at coffee time near the Wetre ground. Reverend William G Winstead arrived in Pella to serve as pastor of the Baptist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verle Ver Dught
Legion
Jess Halden
Newton
Iowa
Gerrit van Haalen
William G. "Winstead
Pella
The
Baptist Church
The GI Bill and Its Impact on Veterans Education
The piece extols the GI Bill as a landmark program for World War II veterans, noting it funded schooling and training costing about 14.5 billion dollars. It argues the benefits were clear for individuals and the nation, creating productive citizens and strengthening the economy. It mentions broad support and contrasts with calls for cash handouts or job programs, emphasizing self-help through government aid.
War era notes in Iowa scene include moves and bids
Items describe clergy serving 41 months as chaplains in the Philippines campaign, Wilma Slot preparing to graduate in Des Moines in July, the Heeremas' new home mishap, the Tibbeels' trip to Holland, a Queen of the Furrow nomination, a Corn Belt plowing match event near Pleasantville, and peacetime door to door salesmen returning after wartime shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Indiana
Wilma Slot
Pella
One One
Des Moines
Martin Heerema
Union Street
Heerema
Martin Tibbeel
Holland
Match and Field
Clyde Milner
Pleasantville
Gardeners Learn Timing for Harvest Stages
The guide advises waiting until teas are nearly full grown and in the milk stage for best results. The thumbnail test helps determine maturity with practice.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Josned
Prankita Pella
Lowe
WOU Press
Esseciation
Mma
OLY
Official
Newspa
Hlh
Sadler and
M. M. DE Zwarte
George Ver Steeg
Pelle
Carl Sandburg
Boeing
F. Goodrich
Sale Driver League
Federal Discount Corp
Livermore Building
Qckalooss, Iowa
Martin Naaktgeboren
State Fair
Roy Rogers
King of the Cowboys
Olsen and Johnson
Midwest
Idwest Farm
Era
Harold Rozenberg
London
England
Harold
Rosscreen Co
NPS
Leos
Excelsior Institute
Trea
el Paso
Herald-Post
Bernie Menninga
G. R. van Dyk
Ray
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