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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1964
Page
1
The Chronicle explains its policy to present both sides on important issues and to open its editorial columns to the free exchange of opinion. Readers may submit comments on anything published, with edits possible to ensure consistency with the paper's own writings.
Copy describes a 1904 New Sharon post office burglary with a safe blown open by likely nitro glycerine, robbers taking about 250 dollars. It mentions a new Eddyville bank planned as Eddyville State Bank and notes a Des Moines River outing by Pella Knoxville residents. Market report lists fat cattle prices from Rice Brothers.
Historical notes recount a 10 to 60 year old three mile automobile race with a Ford where P H Kuyper and J E Cornelius finished second and third amid record autumn rainfall. Descriptions cover flooded tracks near Leighton, rising creeks, late trains, and the era's flood impact. The piece also notes Marion County relief work onset with 100 men, a school board fee change, chinch bug issues, and a quirky World’s Fair joke.
In Iowa a splinter party named American Independence Party led by Robert Dilley of Des Moines promotes bold platforms on ADC, unemployment compensation, a state withholding tax and right to work. The piece notes third parties can push major parties to reconsider minority ideas and may affect fall elections.
The piece argues against breaking up integrated oil firms, contending such dismemberment would slow efficiency and raise prices. It notes industry pricing shows competition and that large producers hold small shares, with a Sun Oil Company magazine supporting integration as beneficial for continuous supply and market steadiness. The consumer is urged to scrutinize politicians seeking to undermine oil service quality and economy.
David Lawrence argues in a U.S. News piece that 175 years after the Constitution's founding the document is largely unused and its clauses misinterpreted. He warns of judiciary overreach and erosion of states' sovereignty, urging defense of constitutional limits and against conformity by coercion.
Senator Strom Thurmond argues that a $3,000 poverty line is misleading as retirees can lose Social Security with earnings just above that amount. He notes $3.54 billion in personal income taxes were paid in 1963 by 4.1 million Americans earning under $1,500, and contrasts U.S. poverty thresholds with global standards, attributing it to free enterprise.
A donor leg nerve transplanted to a Los Angeles man's hand restored touch, hailed as a major surgical advance. The Portland Journal notes that recent scientific progress shows greater gains in medicine and human biology than in space or atomic research, with penicillin and polio feats impacting far more people and promising broad future benefits.
Fifty years ago heavy rain shut the fairgrounds on Wednesday night and Thursday morning delaying events. Management extended the fair to Friday but country attendance was light. Town turnout neared a thousand as rail tracks suffered flood damage and the racing program improved over Wednesday. Ed Van Gorp won a race.
A 1914 survey by the Iowa Insurance Bureau notes Pella occupied 550 acres, had 19 miles of streets with 5 paved, averaged 12 fires annually with under 5000 dollars fire loss. Rev. F. N. Byram and wife left for Pine Bluff Wyoming on a summer trip. Wilbur Van Gorp won Marion county fair calf grand championship in Aberdeen Angus baby beef class.
In Pella a movement to create a horse shoe pitching course gains momentum. Leaders urge park commissioners to designate space at West Market for the facility, aiming to satisfy local lovers of the sport.
The passage lists methods to remove fish smell from hands including washing with toothpaste or chlorophyll and using lemon juice. It also mentions wearing thin rubber gloves used by housewives when washing dishes to prevent odor.
A columnist argues voters should judge by the individual candidate rather than party loyalty. He critiques partisan campaigning, laments inter party battles, and urges reading beyond headlines to form an informed vote. Emphasizes personal integrity over organizational strength and questions the influence of “the machine.”
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