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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1960
Page
2
The Tulip Time Festival in Pella approaches its twenty fifth year with a three day celebration inviting visitors to dress in Dutch costumes, wear festive attire, mingle with crowds, and appear outrageously happy as the season opens.
City officials and Chamber members debate the need and cost of a full time Chamber of Commerce secretary. While most agree a secretary would boost business, concerns arise over higher dues and potential member losses. A special committee is proposed to study duties and funding before presenting findings.
A Pella praise column commends the street department employees for their round the clock snow removal during last week’s blizzard. Report notes crews worked as much as 21 hours straight, returning after brief rests to keep streets open and ensure emergency services could reach residents. Public gratitude contrasts with a few disgruntled taxpayer gripes.
A Minnesota style editorial notes a trial over compulsory schooling in Iowa, contrasting home schooling and private schooling with rigid education courses. It laments modern limits that would jail fathers or teachers despite families’ success, citing notable local and national examples and railing against overregulation.
A Monro Mirror clipping from February 17 1910 reports a Wabash train collision at Morgan Siding injuring two people, one fatally, with a standing passenger train struck at usual speed. It also notes deaths in Pella including Mrs A N Vander Linden and J H Garber Spokane. Local weddings, sales, and fires, plus Central College land bequest and various property deals, are listed with community names.
Four decades ago three city employees from the light plant asked the City Council for raises as deliberations continued amid evolving revenues.
The piece compares George Washington’s era of rugged independence with today’s expectation that the federal government provide jobs, pay, homes, roads, education, health, and retirement. It notes leaders had to persuade citizens to cede local powers, while modern generations often seek federal aid and social benefits.
A mixed Pella Chronicle page reports tax concerns over stagnant assessments, wage requests rising for city workers, local basketball scores, a piano recital by Central College students, school bond discussions, and community actions. Notables include Professor Baitsell, Van Houten, Weaver’s speech plans, crop prices, a fatal flu pneumonia case, a 30 year ago fire at Thomassen’s IGA, and nearby incidents in Ottumwa and Oskaloosa.
Twenty years ago Pella triumphed in the county tournament with final score Pella 86 Bussey 7. The article lists Pella players and notes other local items such as winter thaw delays, Ed Le Coca’s cartoon, Legion historian Tunis Kempkes, Chamber of Commerce talk by Don Mérning, naturalization figures, alumni VP Verle Ver Dught, and a theft arrest of two Des Moines WPA workers at Van der Meulen store.
The obituary notes the death of a Dutch language newspaper pioneer in Sioux County Iowa linked to a long career with local civic roles. A varied narrative references a secretary treasurer, a re orphanage, and a controversial figure Klaus Fuchs amid a broader wartime and political backdrop. The piece also mentions a car collision near Pella National Bank corner, a February 28 farmers diner, and Bob Klein as Chamber of Commerce president.
An old item describes Gladys Zell planning work in a Main Street theater to enable talkies, with townsfolk pleased by news of talking pictures. It notes J P owning the theater, Chris Mel’s accident driving on a slippery road near Bell Clothing House at Main and Franklin, causing little damage to a lamp post. Another collision at Pete Van Zante garage corner injures a Illinois woman in icy conditions involving a light truck driven by William Rumbaugh.
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