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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1959
Page
3
Clarence Randall reflects on a historic moment filled with high venture and excitement. The era features atomic energy, jet tech, and global movements, with ideas and life viewed as vast and awe-inspiring. He notes uncertainty remains and invites bold action in belief.
President Eisenhower faces sharp criticism from Democratic leaders in both the House and the South over inflation fears. The piece argues the dollar’s decline pressures land and stock values while savings yield erodes, urging fiscal restraint and better management as citizens seek investments that outpace inflation.
A Brooklyn grand jury recalls an eighth grade incident where a teacher jounced a disruptive pupil, sparking debate on classroom discipline. The report links lenient educational attitudes to rising delinquency and calls for teachers to be in command of classrooms again.
County Judge Samuel Leibowitz warned that crime in public schools requires restoring teacher authority to prior levels, or all efforts may fail. The report contrasts past authority with current frustrations, underscoring discipline as a key issue in education.
Voters and legislators weigh relaxing liquor sale rules. Some winners claim a public mandate, while many Iowans, including most women and church leaders, oppose any relaxation. The question prompts calls for a statewide referendum to guide the legislature. Is the public ready for change?
Humboldt Independent and Decorah Public Opinion critique public engagement and taste while Reinbeck Courier urges gratitude. Algona Upper Des Moines discusses a European common market and tariff shifts starting Jan. 1. Sigourney Review urges reapportionment and a constitutional convention with tax base reform.
A brief retrospective pulling items of interest from Chronicle archives spanning ten to sixty years ago. Highlights notable events, people, and local happenings that shaped the community’s past chapters.
A retrospective from Pella notes Thomas Wilson Cox a Civil War drummer and local operator of the American House, telegraphy work, and union dispatch roles. It records small town items including fines for scabbing, hog and cattle shipments, a stalled freight train, gas lighting talk, mayoral salaries, Taft’s presidential chatter, a bus mishap, hog marketing, radium rumors, and local lectures, weather, and social notes.
The item notes letters and comments about February 3 as a good early date for baby chicks. It lists workers traveling to Nebraska and Florida to install church pews, publishers offering subscriptions, and various ads for land in South Dakota and Texas. It also mentions Runabout and Sedan prices, and upcoming Elite theater acts with Pearl Raider and Miss Cherry Blossom staged by Pella locals.
Dick Koopman, a Garden City Feeder Works worker, lost the right hand thumb in a high speed rod accident after his mitten hand was pulled in. Central College Auxiliary, with 350 members, seeks canned fruit and pickles, having pledged 70 items. A flood of local notes covers alumni visitors, veterans returning from France, and various community updates including business, theater seating moves, and a Ford Star Auto Co. notice.
A historic display notes the film King of Kings shown at the Strand with a cost over two and a half million dollars and a cast exceeding five thousand. It also mentions J. Van Hoff in Orange City and various local notes from 30 years ago including birthdays, honey shipments, and upcoming lectures.
Randall Jones, traveler and Union Pacific lecturer, entertained Chamber of Commerce and Rotarians in Sun Valley with nature slides. Virginia Kempkes won the County D A R citizenship award in Knoxville. Groundhog day features a miscaptioned “hog.” State Senator George Faul spoke on Citizenship at Pella High School invited by Nick Vander Ploeg. Seed corn on N H Krizer farm described with 70 acres grown in 1939. Birdseye Foods promotion at Hotel Ft Des Moines attended by De Wit and clerks. John Heerema visited from Des Moines. Charley Sipkema to relocate a house on East First Street. Kids roller skating pictures in Legion Hall. Central College students building a garden cultivator for local industries.
Items mention Francis Dykstra of Sioux City Iowa being released from a finance firm, Mary Caroline Thomas aged 82 a Virginia native who died at her niece's home, and long residence with the Sadlers in Humeston Iowa. Coasting parties with Dykstra hosts, six cylinder sedans Pontiac Chevrolet Oakland priced 675 to 1145 dollars. United Grocery advertises three pound malt can with hop flavor at 52 cents. Home brewing noted as popular.
A housewife notes that 17 pounds of turkey at 39 cents a pound yields only about 21 servings for seven people, while 17 pounds of red meat could make 34 servings. She argues red meat offers greater value per meal compared to poultry, despite similar appetite satisfaction. She suggests red meat promoters can claim efficiency when considering cost per serving from counter to table.
The hoe was the invention of Gerrit De Boer of Pella. Spark arrestors for chimneys and folding tables were also being manufactured by the Industries, forty students employed.
Ten years ago eight inches of snow and gusting winds blocked streets while high school band members wore new uniforms for Tulip Time. A town drive raised 1376 to buy them though a 450 deficit remained. Floyd Boat from Grundnell eyed a Komijne cheese factory in Pella. The Legion Post backed Junior Legion baseball with Ul rich Motor. Arlie Cummings’ body arrived, a victim of the war, as Pfc Philip Kempkes visited Biloxi with his mother. Temperature ranged from below zero to ten, editors urged better sportsmanship, and Margaret Den Adel marked her 92nd birthday. Red Rock Dam funding rose, Truman asked for 2.5 million more, and M Paardekooper celebrated his 88th birthday. Gerald Rysdam became Assistant Postmaster after 30 years in the P O.
Advertisement promises chemical sewer cleaners to clear blockages and avoid costly plumber bills. Mentions 5 and 10 lb sizes and stresses ease of use by asking for Sewerreamer by name.
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