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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1952
Page
12
A nostalgic verse from Mrs. Effie Crawford of Indianola Iowa recalls summers on a father’s melon patch. The poem contrasts simple garden joys with modern market buys and notes political party platforms on farm price support and rural policy.
Washington columnist Peter Edson notes the farm vote looms large in the November election. He compares farm planks in the Republican and Democratic platforms, highlighting contrasts on price supports, Brannan’s plan, and proposals for marketing and farm income gains. The piece discusses farmer concerns and party positions as editors worry a repeat of 1948 may occur.
Iowa moves toward OPS community food pricing with initial area likely Des Moines and Polk County. James A. McLaughlin, OPS price executive, notes grocers and wholesalers will guide the advisory committee. Additional OPS areas will follow until the state is covered, with surveys of wholesale and jobber prices used to set markups.
Pella schools last year cost 155252 dollars to operate with instruction at 94776 dollars. Enrollment reached 770 pupils, including 279 in high school, and average daily attendance was 648.91. It costs 226.04 per pupil to educate, 288.48 in high school, 211.73 in grades. Eight graders promoted 68, high school 57. Buildings insured at 649200, outstanding debt 207000. District spans 8.5 square miles with 18 male and 20 female teachers, total 88. Buses: 6 covering 140 miles per trip in three counties Marion Mahaska Jasper. Bus riders pay no fare. district covers expenses. Last year bus expense was 68.32 per rider. state aid about 26 per rider. Estimated next year General Fund 165426 and total funds 200764, with 124664 to be raised by taxes. state, federal aid and tuition cover the remainder. Tuition last year was 38224.
Price officials announce that grocers must display large ceiling price charts for a range of about 800 to 400 food items.Charts will be reprinted and distributed every four weeks to all stores in the price area. Grocers may sell below ceiling freely but may not exceed it.
Fragmentary text references a doctor nurses and AI support but lacks coherent event or names to form a complete news item. No verifiable actions or outcomes are present in the readable portion.
The Pella Schools announce eight new faces for the year: four at Webster, two at Lincoln, and two at the High School. The roster lists principals, grade teachers, and various specialists including English, mathematics, science, vocational subjects, arts, and physical education across buildings.
Chairborne Burne in The Toledo Chronicle reports a local piscatorial artist who told a wife how to distinguish bass by mouth size has not been able to fish since. The anecdote highlights a quirky fishing remark and its unintended consequences.
The 11th Jasper County Plowing Match will be at Donald Runner farm near Kellogg Grinnell or Laurel on Thursday Sept 11. First six entries enter in contest. Cash prizes funded by Newton Chamber of Commerce with Jasper County Farm Bureau. Soil Conservation staff plan conservation practices as part of a five year farm program including a pond terraces ford crossing waterway tiling and forage harvesting demonstrations.
Several types of machines for harvesting hay and grass silage will be demonstrated. A discussion of these methods will be held on the grounds. Lunch will be served on the ground by local community organizations.
The Board of Education discussed excusing students for private music lessons. At Pella such absences are allowed, but many educators oppose the practice. They argue it interrupts lessons and suggests private lessons outweigh school work. The board took no action but appeals for out of school scheduling and parental/private teacher consideration.
The report notes that eighty school pupils received private lessons each week from external instructors last year. Lessons extended beyond piano to dance, accordion, harp, voice and guitar, with travel to other towns adding substantial time commitments.
A tomato vine on the Gener Barker home near Troy in Davia County produced 156 small red tomatoes, marking a notable harvest for the gardener.
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