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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1954
Page
7
President Eisenhower urged cooperation with other nations and warned against coercive influence in aid. The sentiment echoed by citizens and leaders alike stresses that friendly nations resist being pressured into compliance.
A nostalgic note recalls a Disabled American Veterans calendar with a blue forget me not that shifts color with weather. The piece also discusses President Eisenhower and Romulo on Asia, Army chaplains anniversary figures, and a Highway Commission toll road proposal across Iowa from Davenport to Council Bluffs, financed by revenue bonds with a projected tax-equivalent of 15 to 30 cents per gallon, amid broader highway modernization debates.
The piece recalls February 8 1948 when the troopship Dorchester sank in the North Atlantic after being torpedoed. Four chaplains Clark V Poling George L Fox John P Washington and Alexander D Goode gave their life preservers and prayed as they went down with the ship, offering comfort to soldiers and a model for the Army’s Character Guidance program.
Editorial voices compare clever schemes and blunt trickery in value transfers. The Batesville piece taunts earners from paper profits while a correctionville reader praises civic pride shown by tidy homes, gardens, and well maintained townscapes during a long road journey.
A compact look at items from The Chronicle’s archives spanning 10 20 40 and 80 years ago. Notes highlight notable events people and local milestones that shaped the community’s memory in brief two sentence snapshots.
Forty years ago the front page detailed the start of World War I with Germany’s invasion through Belgium halted at Liege. The report notes Austria and Serbia’s assassination as a pretext, Americans stranded in Europe, and a local batch of sports and social items from Pella, Centerville, and Muscatine.
Famed bandmaster T Fred Henry passed through Pella en route to Knoxville for Old Home Week as Europe’s big war begins. A runaway black horse jolts an Express wagon while locals enjoy a jolly crowd. A carrier pigeon with no message is found near Sully as Senator Brookhart visits for bargain day.
Twenty years ago in Pella a pioneer named John Denburger died at 97 years, three months, and 18 days, leaving only Mrs. H Wormhoudt as the last of the original colonists. The report mentions drought harming southern Iowa crops while northern Iowa fared better, with a short story noting rare crop conditions.
A fragmentary page notes light rain in 1894 offering hope for crops. It mentions Ed Le Cocq's cartoon of FDR as a policeman, a county relief project near Swan Melcher Knoxville, and the first after CCC shutdown. Iowa health official warns Des Moines River water unfit to drink, urging treatment plants. Uncle Bill Young cites 5000 former Iowans at a Long Beach picnic. Illinois is said to have eliminated debt and property levy through a sales tax.
Death recorded for Nick De Winter aged 69 after over a year of declining health. He and Arie Klyn were involved in meat sales. Described as a progressive and upright citizen, the obituary notes H. P. Van Gorp, Ration Board Chairman, spoke to Kiwanis about price control saving citizens millions of dollars.
State supreme court case from Poughkeepsie examines whether a newspaper may reject advertising for persuasion or coercion by competing merchants. Justice Samuel Eager cites precedents in other states and affirms the newspaper’s right to reject liquor and beer ads it deems not in readers best interests.
The Des Moines Register honors Pella students for food production efforts as Navy flight instructors From Cent ral College toftown staff reassignment noted Local land sales near Leighton and Van Duren estate cited 220 per acre and 165 per acre parcels 157 and 61 acres sold A Red Cross production drive for garments and hospital robes described Rotary club outreach aids households of servicemen Captain Brom earns bronze star while Captain Langerak flies Thunderbolt missions in the Mediterranean theater
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