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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
7
The piece reflects on Helen Keller's quote about hope and perseverance despite total blindness and global turmoil. It honors faith as a guide when daily life feels overcast by war, urging readers to maintain effort and courage amid darkness.
Tito warns the United States would suffer politically and morally if it uses the atomic bomb in Korea while urging UN restraint to avoid a world catastrophe. The piece also notes a bill granting citizenship to 88, sand Asian residents and reflects on global attitudes toward America during wartime tensions.
Frieda Hennock, FCC member, argues for reserved noncommercial educational television channels. Dr. Hest Dichter counters with views on education versus entertainment, citing balance and real life practicality. Town supports WOT and Ames in pushing for educational channel allocation with WOT favored for first access.
The article recalls a United Nations session with strong rhetoric from some delegates, notably a blunt reply from Wu of Communist China to Warren Austin. It emphasizes that threats fail to move outcomes, praising calm reason over raising voices during a tense period in Korea.
A fragmented editorial urges Western delegates to adopt a deeper understanding of Orientals to better counsel United Nations representatives. It argues that people with first hand experience in the Orient should be heard, as current discussions drown out valuable insights. The piece notes a Canadian gentleman possesses relevant perspectives.
The piece argues that many young men delay purchasing haberdashery until Uncle Sam’s color and design dictates. It critiques postwar saving, bond buying, and planning, noting societal desire for material goods like sugar and automobiles and the difficulty of holding value.
The Star Auto Co. sold a 1911 Over land car to TR Van der Ploeg, while Van Gorp and Sadler toured Des Moines for a new KM model. A militia canvass drew 48 young men to join. A rooftop spark caused a small blaze, and a boy misbehaved after drinking squirrel whisky, ending in jail with a $20 fine. Marion and Mahaska crop yields averaged 37 and 48 bushels per acre, with a regional average near 27. Local weather observer John Heber Stee reported figures. A felled front market fire was linked to a fiendish fare, and Percy Carter opened a Des Moines roadhouse. News from China, a church revival by George Monkman, Central College basketball wins, and a 12-inch ice layer in Pella rounded out the item.
A dated reminiscence notes an income tax official visiting to aid taxpayers and a revival led by Reverend Franklin W. Swift of Chicago at the Baptist Church. It recalls individuals including Eugene Dennis taking a Y M C A course in Chicago, Arie Vander Heiden from the East Indies, a Dutch Oil Company worker in the islands on leave, and college sports results. Other items mention Henry De Jong visiting family in Sully and Guthrie, Okla homa, a piano recital by le Cochrane at Central, and farm bureau leadership with J. J. Wilson as county agent and remarks from Rt. Price urging farmer enrollment and influence. The Pasadena flower parade drew crowds and Si r Al Vierson reported. Lippi wintered in California, and Liggett of Central College hunted north of Otley with rabbits. Editor WAL Young was invited to the Liggett home for the fens.
Common laborers on three Pella construction jobs earned 00 per day and a comment about experienced help is noted. C Hunt, 30 years a barber, sought work in Chris Rus's shop near Citizens National Bank where a shave and neck shave cost 10 cents. Elizabeth Gezel taught in Nebraska and returned to take up her work after vacation.
Cornelia Wilson had been home for vacation and returned to Peoria Illinois to continue her watchmaking course at Bradley Polytechnic Institute. Katherine Ridgeway, a reader, is being escorted to Pella by the Central College Auxiliary to appear in the College Auditorium.
Twenty years ago the PTA with 100 members pledged funds to buy milk for needy children. Ruth Cessna spoke at a Iowa State Extension event. Local shop thefts were investigated by Deputy Sheriff Niebury. The Chronicle advertised a cooking school at Legion Hall. Central College guard Jack Schiele was sidelined by an ankle injury. Baby Jack born to Harold and Mrs Thomassen. Reverend Qsearch, Moravia graduate, visited Pella. Andrew Van Drimmelin sold his stake in the Co op and leased it back through G A Stout. United Self-Serve Store ran the largest ad in the issue.
Ten years ago Central’s basketball team defeated Calvin College by 35 to 29 as Voskuil starred. A photo showed Lake Prairie farmers voting at Vogelaar Hardware for a soils district proposal, with Lake Prairie Township 62 yes to 1 no and the county tally 272 to 16 in favor.
A Washington County column reassures readers about the atom bomb threat. It states air bursts pose no lingering radioactivity, while ground, water, and underground exposure require caution. it advises shelter in basements or cyclone cellars and stresses leadership and preparedness without panic.
The article describes terrace building with a tractor and plow as part of soils conservation efforts tied to the soils district election. It mentions Frances M. Sellers and Janette Van Zante performing at the college chapel, whose program delighted audiences. Social security checks began mailing to Des Moines area residents and several Pella families received benefits.
The National Safety Council ranks falls as the leading home hazard. Advice urges keeping ice off exterior steps and walkways to prevent slips and injuries.
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