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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1956
Page
3
A thought on education from Indianola Record-Herald notes scholars should learn from people as well as books. It asserts schools start next week and end in June, with education continuing year round and for life. The piece emphasizes social learning as a key benefit of education.
Two government bureau heads, Secretary of Labor James Mitchell and Harold Hunt, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health, report that a high school education adds about seven dollars per day to a boy’s future earnings, totaling roughly fifty thousand dollars versus a dropout. They cite shortages in electronics, production, and construction and compare army training selection by education level.
A heated public discussion on fluoridating drinking water cites health authority support and objections to medicating all residents. One letter proposes allowing fluoride pills for those who want them, suggesting an election or personal choice to end the debate.
Scientists warn that insects resistant to insecticides appear in many countries. DDT and arsenate fail against grasshoppers and other pests while malaria mosquitoes and plague fleas show immunity. Dr Candau calls for new super insecticides to combat rising resistance.
Grinnell Herald-Register warns that school district re organization debates over building locations spark bitterness and possible defeat of proposals, urging pre election agreement. Clear Lake Mirror argues against sustaining outmoded roads and favors modern construction with reduced maintenance costs to fiscally boost the county.
The Chronicle revisits notable notes from ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty years ago. Readers will find a snapshot of local events, profiles, and milestones that shaped the community through time.
A subscription contest offers a $400 piano prize for the top girl winner. Cox's Great Consolidated Band to perform in Garden Square with fireworks and refreshments. Sioux County farmers plan a county farm picnic and Kossuth Fair features an auto race with a $50 purse. Chautauqua in Burlington closes with $800 deficit. Amana blankets advertised by Y T Van Niewaal. State fair dust issues and cooling weather noted. Tomatoes canned at 1200 bushels daily. local water system improvement urged. Rail excursions advertised by Rock Island. Local residents Bert Warren Cecil Hess Johnny McCutcheon visit Pella. A C Valkenberg fishes. horse tied to fence, then vanishes, triggering a search.
A 1916 letter from Harry De Cook with the National Guard at Camp Brownsville Texas describes camp life on the Mexican border. Creston Iowa unit, cactus cleared, weather fine, food good, spirits fair. Local events include Pella Meteors winning 8 to 7 in 13 innings over Buss ey, Hamilton and Ver Steeg pitching. Planning talks on Rail line to Howell Station with R E Curley of Chicago speaking. Leffler Company to build road. stock offered to citizens. Zeal for Zeadings Feest fund drive reaches twelve hundred dollars for Reformed Church attendees. Civil War veterans’ 17th Iowa reunion planned in October in Pella. Dr J W Shankland visits Pella. Clyde Hall seeks 5,000 horses weighing 1200–1500 lbs. City moves office to Peoples Trust, in a former bank building.
Reported events include Charles Hearst Iowa Farm Bureau address at Lion Hall. Farmers discussed excursion tickets sales to the State Fair. Tolbert of North Dakota Farmers Union spoke in Garden Square. Local business moves included new buildings for Rosscreen and Garden Square area, and students pictured in high school agriculture course.
In 1936 the city purchased a recording device to log steam pressure water and coal burn weights aiding calculation of electricity cost per kilowatt hour. Des Moines based Pratt Paper Co. GM A D Riley would speak at a Chamber of Commerce gathering on “Business men in a Small Town” with a Hammond organ to be loaned from Des Moines and blind pianist Frank Voelker set to perform.
Ten years ago in August 1946 Pella prepared for heavy enrollment with 401 applicants while Central High boasted a 1946 football conference title and strong prospects. Pella’s All Star final team earned district honors. A Labor Day horse show at Pool Park featured no admission. Don Van Haalen won Champion Junior Showman at the State Fair Baby Beef Show. his Angus calves placed 2nd and 5th. Community activities included Dutch cultural program appearances at the State Fair and tractor shipments for Holland. Stanley Bergman returned from 21 months Army service with multiple overseas tours.
A misreadable sermon-like piece praises Vernon for showing how community cooperation can attract small industry. It notes many towns lack this spirit due to jealousy and fear of change, while Vernon demonstrates the productive value of working together and responsible individuals driving progress.
Mt Pleasant Iowa hosts the seventh Midwest Old Settlers and Threshers Reunion September 5 to 8 featuring over 50 steam engines and many antique cars. The four day free event draws about 60 000 visitors and includes daily threshing displays and parades of engines and cars amid historic antiques.
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