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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1956
Page
5
Franklin defends himself against clamour by urging equal public hearing for opposing views. He notes that if printers aimed to offend nobody there would be little printed, and that opinions are as varied as faces, reflecting the Pennsylvanian Gazette’s stance on free expression.
Bishop Wicke of Pittsburgh Methodist Diocese heads a 119 member curriculum committee that approved a Sunday School unit on safe driving for youths. The course aims to present a Christian safety viewpoint and guide older youth toward intelligent citizenship and driving stewardship.
Deep plowing with a second chisel share to 16 20 inches breaks pan and improves seed bed. European farmers report more soil minerals water retention and sub soil moisture. In Iowa Edgar Wahling used a chisel in 1954 55 yields reached 105 bushels per acre in one area and 41.5 bushels in terraces. Lumicon gadget seen on press radio TV promises many new uses from night photography to scanning to detect bombs and flaws.
A NBC-TV demonstration on January 25 showed a speaker’s face photographed in darkness with visible bones and a beating heart in a young woman. The text contrasts earlier fake X-ray claims with lumicon, asserting real access to concealed details and promising disclosure of secrets soon.
A news report details Ala a wheat based food derived from ancient bulgur and parboiled for six hours then sun dried The product marketed by Fisher Flour ing Mills Seattle comes in 14 ounce red and white packs The nutlike flavored whole grain cooks in under fifteen minutes and is promoted as a versatile rival to oatmeal with broad domestic and foreign interest expected
Washington and Iowa coverage discuss Khrushchev’s tirade and a highway traffic forecast for 30 years. The Iowa census shows a 1.7 percent four year gain versus national 7 percent, with 186 346 more births than deaths but 142 346 people migrating away, reducing local markets and production opportunities.
Items of interest highlight reminiscences from anniversaries across ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty years. Reflections trace past events, people, and local moments that shaped the community's memory.
Fifty years ago Mayor Will Allen secured Andrew Carnegie authorization to borrow ten thousand dollars for a public library. Pella officials noted W. C. Farmer may become Indian University of Muskogee president. The issue recaps college pranks at Cotton Hall, local moves, infra updates, and a planned front for a new store after G. H. Wormhoudt bought the old building.
In Toledo Iowa Central defeated Leander Clark 39 to 22 with Rhynsburger seven field goals Boyd seven Den Adel two and Vander Linden two Muirhead were shut out The Pella Ieigh squad was routed 29 to 7 at Simpson’s Hopper gym, the new arena four times larger than their own. A wedding in Grace Van Gorp and Simon H Vander Zyl took place February 1 at the bride’s North Main home. City Council was asked to fund the marriage celebration but deferred decision. A double wedding for Alice Den Burger and John Van Helten with Johanna Van Burger and Abraham Van Kheenen occurred at 1214 am St. Pella with St Anthony te Paske Bethel church pastor officiating on January 26.
Official poster proclaims the 4,100,000 Scouts and Explorers nationwide for the anniversary of Scouting begun in 1910. The message notes Scouting has served millions and outlines rededication ceremonies by each of the 104,000 units to prepare American boys for responsible citizenship.
Complaint about sidewalk snow removal cites city ordinance. The Pella Nial Bank offers a Premo box camera for new savings accounts. A column extols Central College virtues, courses, and plans to raise an endowment given to the Reformed Church of America by Baptists. The Central College and Pella Tigers face off in the big game with proceeds to charity.
Twenty years ago Tulip Time organizers welcomed John Res of Res and Company to advise on tulip planting and care. The final declamatory contest, with contestants Jean Cook Earl Dillon Eva Mae DeKock Roberta Ernest Schippers Betty Carter Mary Cocq Alfred Rin(e)aud Van Gorp Kathryn Herney Dorothy Van Houweling Dorothy Johnston and Evalena Wynberg in humorous and dramatic divisions, was set for February 14. Parsons basketball team defeated Central College 26 to 22 at Fairfield as Hoogheem scored six of his team’s points.
The 30th annual Pella Gun Club meeting was held at Pella Motor Company showroom with roast duck served. Officers elected include Earl Black president and John H. Van Vliet vice president. Central players dominated local sports, while burglaries and a hospital fund drive marked the week. a community death and a postponed basketball game due to bad roads closed the period.
In a recent game Indianola overwhelmed Little Dutch 84 to 26 with Liter leading Pella scoring. Meanwhile event notes report the Legion Auxiliary supper for Chamber of Commerce men at 45 cents per plate, Tulip Time plans, WPA funds for a courthouse basement in Knoxville at about 10000 dollars, Mrs. Kate Van Gorp heading to Phoenix and Tucson with Mr. and Mrs. Vance Elliott, L. W. Hartley discussing tulip care with Farmers Night School, and Jim Veenman and Herman Vos purchasing a East Franklin street Variety Store from John Ulrich.
Ten years ago a Dutch plea from Genderen hij Heusden prompted Reverend Lawrence Ver Meer to organize aid with clothing and food after German invasions left the town largely destroyed in 1944 and 1945. Del De Haan reported Cooperative Exchange revenues surpassing one million dollars. Central repelled St Ambrose 47 to 44 in a basketball game led by Chuck De Wild. Local high school students participated in a chest X-ray TB eradication program.
The Share Our Surplus effort by church groups and volunteers seeks to feed 65 countries facing hunger from floods wars and famines while disposing of U S government surpluses. It may rely on new legal authorizations to allow surplus wheat corn and rice exports for relief. Action to support the program should be prioritized regardless of legislative changes.
The article describes the rise of the Marion County Soil District from 1941 to January 1946, noting 477 enlisted farmers covering 73 000 acres. It mentions veterans returning home on leave and discharge, housing strains for students and veterans, and the county Farm Bureau membership standing at 446 of a 650 quota amid local gossip and warfare-era context.
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