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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1958
Page
4
A thought of the week cites Hawthorne on duplicity in public life. The piece parodies Cold War rhetoric about American Marines in Lebanon and Soviet forces in Hungary, noting both invocations of invitation and expulsion as UN chatter.
Critics clash over an August Time feature on abstract American painting showcased in Milan and other European centers. Some hail the work as world leading art, while others deride it as not painting or America, predicting a mass market skepticism amid evasive artist explanations.
A nostalgic ride recalls Captain Eddy Allen’s balloon feats at the state fairgrounds with a four thousand foot jump and parachute landing near the grandstand. Vossie the trapeze artist amid black smoke and ritual cheers echoed a 50 year old celebration, the crowd shouting Let er go as the balloon rose.
Editorial notes the power of hometown newspapers to boost local prosperity through advertising. It cites responses from Milwakee Journal and Minnesota papers praising regional welcome markers and urges Iowa to install inviting highway entry signs like Nebraska’s.
Gordon Evans of the Iowa Development Commission notes only one new industry attracted to the state this year. He says towns must organize actively to secure jobs as 57 percent of new industry settles in towns under 5,000. Commissioner Bob Gannon adds that ten of nineteen towns seeking factories were eliminated for lacking airports. An alert, aggressive effort is needed to keep pace with change.
Items of interest from The Chronicle reflect on events 10 20 30 40 and 50 years past. The column recaps notable memories, anniversaries and echoes of history across decades.
Fifty years ago three Oskaloosa businessmen hurried to Pella by auto covering eighteen miles in fifty minutes amid fair roads. Notables like R Harlan and Reverend H J Pietenpol were mentioned along with Central College graduates and seed buyers amid rainfall totals of 3.48 inches the prior week. Local visits included San Bernardino born J Curtis, C F Curtis warnings on pure seeds, and various townsfolk attending chautauqua and theater promotions.
Rain drenched the Veenschoten property eight miles north of Pella, flooding the basement of the new building by two and one half feet on the west side of Main street. Arne Van Houweling advertised his seven room home on East Franklin Street for sale as he plans to move to Plainview Texas.
The item notes city sales of bonds totaling 15000 dollars bearing 5 percent interest with maturities from six to twelve years. It lists officials like Eugene Hinton and Mrs. Clark Richardson, local events, school assignments, and a flurry of wartime civic details including Red Cross workers, veterans, and community notes.
Thirty years ago Gus Schrader of Champaign died after his racing car overturned at the Knoxville Marion County fair. Schrader, whose skull was fractured, left a wife and two children. He had driven a reckless race seeking to win the prize money.
A look back at 20 years in Pella with Vergil Schakel straightening wind damaged farms using his rigs. Insurance men Fred Leautenbach and Verle Ver Dught shown with settlement checks for 308 storm claims. Highway 163 paving planned with a 20 foot center slab. city to cover added width. Dr. T G Fultz served as mayor. Junior Chamber to stage a minstrel show in October to benefit Tulip Town and North Pella park, Harry Sixsmith directing. Auctioneer Gerrit De Boer pictured selling items from the Home for the Aged Bazaar. A centennial Marion County Fair pageant planned in Knoxville. Rev F De Jong and wife preparing to relocate to Southern California with three children. Mourning the passing of Mrs Albert Vande Voort near Pella after a stroke. Mrs Matthew Kempkes preparing a display for the Iowa State Fair. Six Pella boys set off for unspecified journey.
A front page reprint shows Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel with Pella’s Meteors from a 1922 exhibition. The image owner Lankelma treasured the photo. The piece also notes a terrace-building contest near Otley with Jun ior Christensen of Tracy winning.
The article argues that obsession with urban crime overlooks home town youth issues. It notes that juvenile crime has risen most in towns with populations under 25 000 and urges applying concern and solutions to local delinquency while understanding broader urban trends.
Representative Clifford Hope of Kansas and others were to attend a field event at a farm near Osceola on September 9. Pella's Merchants lead the softball race in the Iowa South Central Sea division with 18 wins and 3 losses.
The congregation of Samuel Lutteran Church in Eagle Grove honored Pastor and Mrs. B F Molstre at a reception marking their 25th wedding anniversary and his 26th year of ordination.
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