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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1951
Page
1
A local man named George mocked the town and its residents through reckless driving and public outbursts. After a downtown crash leaves him with a broken nose, he refuses aid and exits town, proving his sense of superiority was a mask for inferiority to both the machine and neighbors.
Local social notes record visits, births, marriages, and medical updates across Pella and Oskaloosa. Names include Bergman Borgman Van Wyk Buttirst Bos Cook Van Houweling Langeldma Bridges Van Zante F van Rees Dythef Ver Steeg Snow Grandin and more, with drilldowns on illnesses surgeries and hospital stays.
The Iowa Safety Congress warns that late summer vacations and back to school travel create peak hazard periods. Drivers should use defensive driving, anticipate cars at stop signs, watch for children and vehicles pulling out, and slow down when a parked car may enter traffic. The poster notes a “long-necked driver” can’t always see ahead, so plan for trouble before it appears.
A worker named Die Mount from Jefferson County died in a cave-in while draining a ditch near Glidden. The walls collapsed and he was trapped, declared dead after fellow workers cleared the dirt.
Des Moines warns motorists Labor Day week is the year’s peak danger on highways. State Safety Commissioner Pearl W. McMurry urges caution after last Labor Day weekend killed nineteen and injured 353 in town traffic.
Though it’s a holiday, drivers are urged to stay alert and rested. Officials note that foliage obscures vision at corners and intersections and advise taking breaks to avoid fatigue. Iowa’s safety record shows improvement on recent holidays, with fewer deaths than a year ago, but more caution is urged for the seven day period ahead.
The Air Force will accept unlimited enrollments for men who passed pre-induction tests through August 31, 1951, per Headquarters Iowa Military District Fort Des Moines. Daily tallying of enrollments continued until August 22, and through August 31 those with pre-induction exams but not yet ordered may volunteer for any service. after that they fall under the draft.
Iowa newspapermen will anchor a new on air program called Iowa News Conference on WOLTY at Iowa State College. The half hour show airs every other Monday at 7 p.m. with a guest public figure and a panel including Don Reid Jack Shelley Carl Sexauer and Chuck Hilton. Claude Coykendall of the Iowa Good Roads Association was the initial guest moderated by Jim Schwartz.
Last week marked the passing of an era as workers finished tearing up miles of track on the Schleswig Mondamin line. The line, originally built around 1890, connected the two communities and represented a bygone era of local rail transport.
Hans Sikna, a 38 year old displaced person from Latvia, recently arrived in Graettinger to settle. He is sponsored by the Lutheran church there, with his wife and son under similar sponsorship at Ab.
Dakota and eventual ly will join him at Graettinger. The fragment hints at a local sports alignment with plans to unite players at Graettinger, indicating a forthcoming roster change.
Mrs Lilyan Duden resigns as principal of Lineville High School ending a 47 year career in education. Her long tenure included leadership during major milestones and community involvement. The district will begin a search for a replacement while thanking her for devoted service.
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