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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1962
Page
2
A reader asks how to vacation with kids after a disappointing trip. The response urges careful planning, suggests driving during kids sleep times, and lists practical in-car toys and safety tips. Emphasizes not overpacking miles and shows how to keep children rested and entertained on the road.
A reader asks for ideas on how youths can aid the country as adults worry about loose freedoms. The columnist cites 200 year old Rome as a cautionary tale by Gibbon, pointing to high taxes, rising divorce, excess pleasure, and arms buildup as signs of weakening national character.
Marion county growers are urged to vote in the national wheat referendum August 30. To pass, two thirds of those voting must approve marketing quotas for the 1963 crop. Eligible voters include producers with more than 15 acres in 39 states. some feed wheat signers from 1962 are excluded. Polling place is Marion County ASC Office Knoxville Iowa.
The piece urges Kennedy era fitness and nutrition, civic knowledge before voting, reading the front page, avoiding divorce, saving money, and church involvement to shape character. A grandmother advises on timing and proper hosts for a baby shower, suggesting friends rather than close relatives host the event.
Army National Guard Pvt Harley D Kuiper son of Mr and Mrs Gradus G Kuiper Route 2 Pella recently completed eight weeks of advanced individual armor training under the Reserve Forces Act Program at The Armor Center Fort Knox Ky Kuiper 22 a 1958 graduate of Pella High School attended Central College
Farmers in the 1962 feed grain program face strict limits on price support eligibility for corn, grain sorghum, and barley. Only participants in the 1962 program may receive support, with diversion payments available for approved conserving uses. Eligible quantity equals the farm's 1959-60 average yield per acre times planted acreage as determined by the ASC County Committee.
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