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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1957
Page
4
A thought heartens readers amid failed disarmament talks and cold war unrest. The idea from Huxley states that time gnaws away obstacles to truth and will ultimately prevail, offering hope despite global despair.
The National Water Safety Congress notes drownings fell from about 9 000 in 1903 1912 to 6 500 in 1945 and 6 200 in 1954 while population rose. Education for safety and broad campaign support reduced drownings as pools and ponds increased, yielding safer, confidence building water access for youth.
The piece argues social security initially aims to remove the elderly from labor but as benefits lag behind living costs many elders return to work. It contends earnings limits unfairly restrict seniors and that beneficiaries deserve freedom to work without earnings restrictions. It emphasizes dignity and personal responsibility in receiving protections funded by contributions.
A safety feature from the Iowa Safety Department notes that police and highway patrols pay attention to drivers whose tires squeal on corners or scream on takeoff. The squeal signals reckless driving, a detail readers often overlook but worth noting for safety.
The U S Department of Education notes Vanishing Country School Town has the most districts in the union but 217 were eliminated between April 1 and June 30 due to reorganizations. Elders lament the fading of one room schools as costs rise, yet many see the trend toward consolidation as inevitable.
A compilation of editorial commentary debates public money transparency and driver safety against hitchhiking. It cites Wisconsin statutes on soliciting rides and loitering, warns drivers to avoid hitchhikers, and contrasts past U.S. foreign policy actions with a critical view of international aid and regional power shifts.
Items of interest from The Chronicle recall events from 10, 20, 30, 40 and 60 years ago. Each note highlights notable local happenings, people and places that shaped the community’s past.
Fifty years ago a Yellowstone trip by Elizabeth Wormboudt occupies half the front page with notes on the August 15 installment. The Civil War veterans of the 33rd Iowa Infantry plan a Pella encampment in September, while Mrs Scholte arranges lodging for visiting men and wives. Pella’s theater scene includes The Chronicle staff change and Pitman’s departure, plus a shared wartime remedy ad by Wan Kruger. Local events span a church picnic, Jordan Hall changes, berry prices, and sermons by Blick. Central College notes prompt recruitment with new students expected, as two Holland arrivals look for work.
Funeral services were held for Peter Groet Mrs Groet and their son Bobby drowned in the Des Moines river. The town paused as a business, Garden Squire, suspended operations. The Male Choral Club directed by Mr Groet sang as mourners gathered.
The report lists multiple town activities and personal notes: John Roorda aims to sell Edison phonographs in Ft. Dodge for Joy Music Co after work at Vander Linden Drug. Ernest Cornelius and family plan a Minnesota vacation by car from Muskogee Oklahoma. officials curb German in public in Lowden. Ed Gerel visiting before aviation service. real estate move north Main St sale for 5500 to Isaac De Haan of Harrison SD. R E A line construction. Adel couple sign electric service contract with manager John Hoeksoma. Jacob Van Nimwegen enlists in Navy, brother Lawrence already serving in San Diego. Historical Society discloses 1987 Tulip Festival finances despite bad weather. new properties to cover deficit. more bulbs from Holland. Mary Phillips Street to Central College to teach music. Marion County Fair program features balloon ascension. prehistoric Nebraska sea serpent exhibit in Arcade. Pella babies from Stuart Meulpolder, Shirley Vanden Baard, and Marlene Boerelyn enter Iowa State Fair health contest.
Se cond place in a registered shooting match in Chariton with 183 rocks broken out of 150 by Gerald Rysdam. C G Randall of Lacey led with 134 and Walter Butt was fifth with 126. Y T Van Niewaal store added a millinery department. George F. Sadler received a leave of absence to study music in New York City after becoming head of Central College music in 1901. C W Brinkhoff praised their new home in Los Angeles. Alamo Theater showed The Beloved Rogue starring John Barrymore. Local prices: hogs 6.90 to 9.30, corn 0.90, wheat 1.20, oats 0.38. World’s first freight air plane delivered to Royal Typewriter to serve 500 points. Plane built by Ford Stout with Wright Whirlwind motors, similar to engines used by Lindbergh, Byrd, and Chamberlain. Two band concerts weekly in Garden Square, Tuesdays and Saturdays. Little other local news.
Twenty years ago William Schreiner died after a brief illness caused by sinus trouble. He led Pella's water and sewer departments for 38 years, arriving in 1889. Mayor T G Fultz lauded him saying there will never be another like him. His photo accompanied the story.
Shirley Aalbers sustained a hand injury after fingers were caught in a cornsheller. She broke a finger and suffered a cut that required eight stitches to close.
A roundup of Iowa events notes eighty eight soil conservation districts in the state with Marion County interest. A terrace contest planned near Pella on the Ralph Sherwood farm August 14. Holland Michigan centennial celebrations set for August 13 to 16 featuring a pageant. Pella figures include Francis Van Vark and John Leydens buying a 2085 pound fat beef for 60.5 cents per pound totaling 646.35. Morrell buyer Alfred W Kahl spoke to rotarys and Kiwanis about a new highway responsibility law effective October 1. Four Pella Camp Fire girls attended Hantessa camp near Boone. Madeline Vander Zyl earns BA at Iowa University. Edgetowne King saddle colt wins grand show at Kahoka Missouri in fine harness. An editorial note warns bankers to tread carefully amid inflation fears and public indifference.
The Fort Dodge Messenger on November 2, 1871 promotes Mrs Barrett's Photograph Gallery offering seventy two pictures or fewer taken in a minute at the west side of Public Square. A terse ad note adds a moral about speaking less in unfamiliar crowds.
A Storm Lake Register summary notes growing weariness of TV commercials among the public and women viewers. It cites repeated ads for cosmetics, cigarettes, detergents, beers, and beauty products, plus a Los Angeles editor’s critique of televised medical pitches and fake doctors.
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