24 Aug 1961
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1961
Page
1
The governor faces controversy over $2 photographs and three-page personal letters sent to 700 friends. Taxpayers may have funded the personal items, with Secretary Melvin Synhorst blasting the price as excessive. The issue sparked public finger pointing and questions about legality and propriety of the payments.
In a discussion on 200 ordered prints the Towans question whether a secretary of state should judge professional photographers' fees. Synhorst is credited with acting for the public, but critics say he should not compare the governor to a state buyer nor intrude on the photographic arts.
Local citizens praise the city's newly installed Yield Right of Way signs at intersections. The signs are described as a polite traffic control device that encourages drivers to yield. The community hopes the signs stay and notes the importance of observing them to avoid violations.
An Iowa Falls Times Almanac commentary notes small towns struggle with urban shifts. It cites Eldora, Waterloo, and merchants separated by a wasteland, warning that issues like fluoridation and daylight saving time threaten democracy at home.
At a Tuesday meeting R J Muth an electrical engineer from Fort Dodge was named superintendent of the municipal electric plant at 125 dollars a month and to start duties September first. Auto clubs urge bridge repairs between Pella and Oskaloosa after reports of dangerous conditions. Cope Carson disciplined a youngster in his patch. A Sunday ball game in Flagler ends 5 4 for Pella amid a free for all.
Thirty years ago Leen Hackert visited the Oskaloosa factory of a double row cornpicker inventor Ed Gelderblom. He urged the Pella Chamber of Commerce to attract the factory to relocate to the Pella Feeder Works building. Hackert noted the Hollander inventor and his family once lived southwest of Olivet and that the plant operated in an old, dilapidated Oska loosa shack. The item frames a potential economic boost for Pella through factory migration.
On August 19 1921 a heat wave gave way to a dramatic electric show in Pella with frequent lightning strikes. A tornado damaged a few roofs and a smokestack while trees fell and plaster cracked. A Holland visitor urged locals to form a Historical Society. David Cook and El Snale announced for marriage. W F Bruinia plans to teach in Pella junior high.
Mrs Sophie Moeller of Grundy Center and Mrs Charles Sietam of Junure celebrate the birth of twins. Each couple has two children, a boy and a girl, but both families mourn the loss of a son and a daughter from their extended families.
Pella Christian Highs class of 1951 held its first reunion on Saturday August 19 at the Holland House. Marvin Dieleman served as emcee and led a roll call with each class member sharing a brief life history. Names and snippets of biographical notes appear among the program details.
Nineteen private pilot certificates were issued to Central College School of Aeronautics graduates. Photo shows ground school session with Prof. S A Sandren and students including Fred Heerema and John Noon. Norman Van Gorp earned his cross country flight with C A A Inspector Howard Campbell. Four Piper Cub trainers used. students pledged to seek flight training in the Army or Navy. Fred De Cook, a strip mine worker from Knoxville, died when his car left the road on the Pella Knoxville road hillside. Des Moines River hill auto crash witnessed by Herman Hoxie. New faculty addition Dr. Mason Alcott, sociology professor. Don Cummings returns to Tysseling's Shoe Store after motorcycle injury. Mr and Mrs Bert Roelofsen and Mr and Mrs Peter Heerema with Ralph and Bernice attended the State Fair.
In celebration of its anniversary sale the Farmers Union Co op advertised free gas for cars or trucks with every dollar spent. The promotion appears as a promotional feature in the period's retail notices indicating a drive to attract customers ahead of anticipated rationing.
Ten years ago four Pella babies were entered in a state fair baby health contest including Bruce Lee Judy Lavonne Peggy Beth Cynthia Elaine. Darlene Joy, four, drowned in a De Jong farm stock tank south of Pella on a Saturday evening. School bus transport was planned as the new Webster grade school neared opening by November 1. The old parsonage at First Christian Reformed was torn down for a new home, and Webster school’s bell, in service for 75 years since 1876, would ring for the last time on the opening day. readers weighed what to do with the faithful bell.
Henry E Kuyper played the trombone with the city band on Wednesday evenings in Ottumwa and planned to join the Prairie City band on Tuesday for the Old Settlers celebration.
The article discusses public notices of delinquent real estate taxes, noting they rise in hard times like the 1930s. It explains the list includes taxpayer names, property descriptions, and tax amounts, with deadlines and payment conditions, and mentions sympathetic legislatures sometimes aiding.
The piece argues that newspapers serve a vital public service by publicizing tax-related situations. It emphasizes that this function protects taxpayers by providing final notice and an opportunity to safeguard rights through accurate reporting.
Mrs. Herb Hensley of Algona cracked her elbow in a fall from a horse. She was treated locally and expected to recover with rest and medical care.
Lynnville residents hosted visiting kin from New Plymouth Idaho and Montezuma. James Brandt earned a Master of Arts at the State University of Iowa in Iowa City. Friends Sunday School enjoyed a Grinnell pool swim and picnic with a long list of attendees including the Ratliff, Ver Steegt, Stanley, Sparks, Van Genderen, and Gosselink families.
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