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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1953
Page
3
A brief reflective note links luck to preparation as the New Year begins. It suggests most success comes from planning and diligence rather than chance and ends with well wishes for the year ahead. The piece closes with a cheerful, hopeful tone about good hunting in the coming period.
Scenic Beauty and Roads Ohio builds a 241 mile superhighway with a billboard ban backed by the Ohio Roadside Council led by Louis Bromfield. The Commission and engineers agree signs distract drivers, and a public mood favors removing ads. Trees may replace boards along rights of way as boards disappear locally.
New York doctors report a powerful enzyme drug named trypsin from animal pancreas glands dissolving blood clots. Forty clinics test the drug with success in leg vein clots and inflamed tissues, and experiments explore stroke prevention. Researchers Innerfield Schwartz announced the treatment to the American College of Surgeons in New York.
Angrist and Ruggiero of New York Medical College and Jewish Memorial Hospital note Trypsin supply through Armour Laboratories. Town's Legislature gears up to restore land after coal removal. past sessions buried the bill by committee. Proponents urge active action to save hundreds of acres in Marion County and across the coal belt. The public interest justifies a timely hearing and passage.
The page blends light regional pieces with a Washington note on aging populations. An Iowa farmer magician joke, a deer hunter quip, and Uncle Wisconson venison humor sit beside a formal Washington tour about nursing homes. Officials say aging in place rises, with 10 percent now 65 plus and projected to reach about 15 percent in a decade, increasing demand for licensed facilities.
Items of interest from The Chronicle ten, twenty, thirty, and forty years ago recount notable events, local figures, and developments. The column reflects on changes in the community, preserves archival moments, and highlights how the city and region evolved over time.
Forty years ago Miss Dorothy Horning a North University graduate came to Central College to lead the elocution department after Prof A L Bubb resigned. The item lists other campus notes including weddings, a new piano vandalism, jail parking rule changes, and local civic jests.
Thirty years ago Bert Durham died in a collision involving a train and a truck at a crossing near Milo. He was performing electrical work at the time of the incident.
In Pella Iowa activity includes a Knoxville paving dispute echo, Legion plans remodel of a building into Memorial Hall, and a 10 percent dividend by Farmers Cooperative Shipping Association led by Jacob De Haan. A new gas station rumor surfaces as ice slows street travel and a local student, Henry Grootenhuis, battles typhoid fever.
Miss Daisy Welle, long time Fowler Telephone Exchange employee, died during night duty after 32 years of service. Farmers Exchange reports a $1500 loss for the year despite optimism. County Agent Walter Brown spoke at the Legion hall meeting. A Donnoley station train wreck near Marion County killed the engineer, injured passengers, and left the motor train destroyed by fire. Don Amidon coached Pella High boys to a 27 16 win over Knoxville. girls defeated Knoxville 21 7 led by Deters. Welfare League committee makes a recommendation.
Lester Ol of the Exten sy ber discusses soils conservation and erosion control while a car crash at East 1st and Franklin Streets leaves both drivers uninjured. The Dillon Olds and a Meppelink vehicle suffered front-end damage as Legion Post launches a drive for members and souvenir recovery at a C B Q road site. Coral Talbot mail clerk killed. search for his gun keys money and two watches in Peoria Illinois.
A decade past items depict a link trainer at Pella Airways for student flight instruction with Cadet Dan Meulpolder pictured beside a Cai Caras Texas plane ready for final training. Sgt Charles E De Jong, pay clerk at Wendover Field Utah, appears on the front page.
The Record-Herald notes Henry Galbreth and Jessie Parker support shifting the state superintendent from elected to appointed status. It argues the role is professional admin work, not a popular job, and a compromise between current electors and professional appointment is needed to modernize the system.
Madeline Vander Zyl Carl Vander Ploog Rudy Schilder Lorraine Le Cocq June Klyn Glen Van Vark JoAnn Vande Voort Huber Robertus Bernice Jaarsma Kenneth Vander Linden Betty Vrierelaar Clifford Paltzer Helen Buwalda Maria Kuyper received praise for her Lady Burfish portrayal. Greer Larson starred in the title role. The Redmen of Simpson defeated Central 54 to 31 as Central guard Greenway limited Simpson star Sjeklocha to eight points. Larson scored 18 as a freshman. Geild also earned favorable notices.
A historic grocery advertisement lists common items with per pound or per sack pricing. One pound salmon at 22 cents, hamburger 26 cents per pound, cheese 30 cents per pound, butter 47 cents, and wheat costing 2 dollars 26 cents for a 49 pound sack.
Ice fishing began at Okoboji in early December with perch as the main attraction as the season opened.
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