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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1960
Page
2
City officials adopt the next year’s expenditures amid low public turnout at the hearing. Officials warn higher taxes are likely to fund municipal services and utilities while urging vigilance to avoid needless costs. Cautionary notes stress mower safety and keeping children away from power equipment.
Iowa observes Industry Month statewide highlighting the rise of industrial output to nearly five billion dollars with farming lagging since 1950. The piece emphasizes the agricultural ties of industry, the need for a healthy climate and tax policy, and a volunteer committee to promote locating firms in Iowa.
A 1860 Republican rally in Pella drew about 6000 attendees from Mahaska, Poweshiek and Jasper counties with Wide Awakes present. Oskaloosa, Montezuma, Knoxville and others sent delegations as crowds heard Judge Stone and Messrs. Loutheridge and Scholte.
Pete Vanden Berg and Fred Cummings drove Van Nieuwenhuizen’s team toward the depot when the horses bolted and shed harness. Onlookers from Thomassen’s store helped stop the fleet-footed pair as one horse refused to slow down. New arrivals include several babies in local families and a church convention teaser warns of Methodist preachers coming to town with old time humor about chickens and padlocks.
The De Cooks chased thieves who fled in an automobile with a load of their chickens. Mrs De Cook fired at tires on Main Street but the thieves escaped, later abandoning the car a mile west of the four mile crossing near Pella. They recovered 42 chickens and returned home.
Marion County faces a surge in relief cases with about 650 people on aid, raising concern as outdoor work season nears and the state overall has fewer cases. Harold Root joined Central College’s music department to direct and coordinate the college’s musical life after moving from Sterling Kansas.
Ten years ago a night farm sale near Pella drew a large crowd from near and far. Harold J. Veenstra presided as hogs topped 112 dollars, boars 68, cows to 300, spring heifers 270, and opens 257 with cattle averaging about 250. The event showcased well lighted grounds and top prices for livestock amid perfect weather. The same issue notes Van Veen Van Hemert Post officers installed by Commander Don Douwstra and Marion Roorda, with dues raised to five dollars suggested by the new board. Also mentioned are locals vacationing at Clear Lake, Ray Klootwyk moving to Knoxville to coach, new car registrations in Knoxville, and a Pella Picnic aerial photo at Ottawa Beach spelling out Pella.
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