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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1948
Page
11
The Iowa Development Commission bulletin notes food processing as Iowa’s top industry, driven by meat packing and food products. It lists machinery, printing, brick and tile, cement, clothing, structural steel, and chemicals as other major sectors, with 1939 figures cited and 1947 value at 1.65 billion dollars.
Miss Carol Chen, principal of Amoy Girls High School, spoke at the Pella Kiwanis on August 17. She traced China’s woes to moral strain from new world conditions and postwar shifts, urging Christian education and stronger schools to resolve internal conflict.
Iowa picnic at Bixby Park Long Reach California drew thousands led by Iowa Society leaders. Vander Linden twins daughters of Reverend G Vander Linden Paramount attended with Long Beach ties and Dutch visitors. Program featured Municipal Band, pledge, and prizes including cars and Iowa products.
H S graduates intend to teach rural schools this fall. Norma Vis will teach Else School in Mahaska County. Marcie Valster to teach Centennial School near Leighton. Lois Eysink to teach Ndridyce School north of Pella. The Grandia will take over Nh Porterville School south of Pella. Betty Joan Rempe to teach Black Oak Scott Center School west of Leighton. Florence Van Maanen of Leighton wins a scholarship for further study at college.
Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Alfred W. Kahl sent a letter to officials in all 47 states requesting complete cooperation in sharing driver license information. The Iowa Drivers Improvement program already forwards accident reports, summonses, and memorandums on non resident drivers to the home states, with certified transcripts sent for record files as warnings of Iowa violations. The program, under Director Don L. Hughes, has prompted other states to adopt similar practices to track Iowa drivers’ habits.
Dr. G Vander Lugt will present two lecture series during the Family Week Conference at Clear Lake Iowa from August 24 to 27. The event, a joint gathering of the Synod of Town and the Nebraska Presbytery of the United Presbyterian Church, aims to offer fellowship study and worship for families with classes recreation and devotional services for adults youth and children. He will lead the Bible Hour for men and clergy, direct the Min Seminar, and preach the Wednesday evening sermon.
Former Granville school pupils and friends gathered for the fourteenth reunion at the school house west of Taintor on Tuesday August 17 1948 about sixty attendees enjoyed the occasion despite losses remembered. Attendees came from Oska loosa Harvey Fremont Lacey Lynnville Searsboro Montezuma Grinnell Des Moines Newton Sully and New Sharon and even Pennsylvania Missouri and Minnesota. A noon dinner followed by programs and visiting, with letters read from distant residents. Mrs Ida Smith formerly Ida Rockwell and a teacher of over fifty years ago attended.
A brief note asks how to keep good roans from washing erosion after construction. It suggests practical steps for stabilizing soil and preventing damage to the roans during the wash. It emphasizes timely maintenance and protective measures.
The Chamber of Commerce organization is completed with a full roster of officers and directors for 1947 to 1951. Joe Stienties will likely remain president, Verle Ver Dught as vice president, Ralph Ver Meer as secretary, and Nick Vander Ploeg as second vice president. Directors include Harry Grond, William Benn, Eli Kolenbrander, Connie Van Roekel, Jack Boatsma, and Robert Klein. Committee chairmen span Band, Road, Solicitation, College, Hostess, Industrial Civic Improvements, Rural, and Trade Extension with named members and chairs listed.
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