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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1959
Page
3
A New Year outlook notes optimism for 1959 amid national and local challenges. Highlights include 1958 satellite milestone with Eisenhower’s Christmas message, France’s car safety redesign plan, and State Center Iowa’s move to become the state rose capital with 3000 roses planted and a June Rose Festival.
An Iowa initiative discusses highway and park beautification with flowers. The piece stresses joint effort without claiming community coercion or future rose center plans. It notes public support across Iowa and highlights a contrasting editorial about Margaret Truman Daniel and Helen Traubel.
An Iowa editorial praises Keokuk high school students for recommending work sentences over fines for juveniles in traffic and local ordinance violations. The piece lauds teen input as a serious approach to long lasting punishment and urges law enforcement and parents to monitor its outcomes for potential broader application.
A short reflection on everyday kindness and the mutual benefit of small acts. It argues that unsolicited encouragement and praise uplift others and return warmth to the giver, emphasizing simple human outreach as a lasting daily practice.
Fifty years ago an Italian Cala brian quake wrecked Messina and Raggia, claiming about one hundred thousand lives with a tidal wave as the destructive force. The Chronicle announced G F Van Matre of Allerton Iowa as the local news reporter. Obituaries noted T J Edmand John Ter Louw and Mrs H D Van Zante. Local notes cover school clubs, a Pella High School program, and a front page jab at the Pella Booster, with various residents and activities mentioned.
Colfax reports include a kidney ailment treatment note, Adel family stay in Prairie City, Vander Ploeg and Wormhoudt farm inspection near Tracy, and John Van Niewenhuizen advertising a Saturday horse sale. Local stores announce post Christmas sales. Editorial laments possible bad weather, urges enjoying current mild days. Nursing praised as best paid occupation. free nursing course offered by Philadelphia School for Nurses. News scarce amid post holiday doldrums.
W G Vander Ploeg reports Marion County War Work Council spent 2151.35 with 443.21 left in treasury. Council led bond sales and served wartime duties while some citizens opposed war effort. Service members in France and Navy write home. demobilization plans discussed. A drive for over a million dollars aids Armenian, Syrian and Jewish refugees. Health improves as Spanish influenza cases drop. quarantine nears lift. Local personnel changes and teaching staff in Pella and Red Oak noted. Several men on furlough and discharged, with snippets on social life and recreation.
Thirty years ago Old Central Stars defeated Central regulars 28 to 18 in a basketball game. Team players listed include Wilkins Sehnack Wessink Nie fert Lammers for Central and Bob Beyers G Neifert Henry Scholten Roland M Tandy for the Stars.
The Star reports the Ford car line at the Star Auto Company with the slogan Fords, Come and Get Them. Henry Ford had paused car production to switch to airplanes and sub chasers for the government, then resumed car manufacture, sending a carload toward Pella as the story notes.
Twenty years ago Anthony and Dick Ver Meer bought the John Onstine grocery on the East side of the Square. Fire destroyed the Robert Hite farm house five miles south of Tainter. Owners Pete Schakel and Martin Vander Linden of Pella. City ordered flooding of a southeast town field to form an aging rink and cautioned: Not
Lester Liter won first in the home decorating contest sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Runners up included Dr. Joe Shultz Harold Vande Boord and Gary Vogelaar as fifteen entrants were recorded. Photos of the entries appeared on the front page. Bonus checks totaling $80 000 were given to Rolscreen employees at the annual Christmas party. George Vande Noord was promoted by General Electric.
The National Chamber of Commerce plans a January program to spur more businessmen into political activity. It will emphasize vote getting, precinct leadership, organizing political clubs, meetings, and campaigns. The push seeks active participation over passive funding, urging business leaders to recognize civic duties.
A company appoints a superintendent for its Atlanta service shop with prior GE engineering roles including Oak Ridge. Reappraisal work in Pella and Knoxville values nears completion by Hall Appraisal Co of Ohio. Three Marion County farmers, led by A M Blom, win $200 in a soil district contest with ninety seven entrants. Visitors include Alfred Vander Ploeg and family, and Port Arthur chemist. Marion LeCoca, Michigan assistant attorney general, visits Pella and Perry for drivers license duties. Tax law now allows separate returns for spouses. George F. Sadler quips on elephants. Dr R B Martin’s twins Bryce Noel and Sheila Ann born Christmas. Mortimer Goodwin named bank president in Joliet with $250,000 capital. New Kentucky grass Suiter’s to revolutionize farming. California radio backlash against crime does not pay programs.
News week reports in this country there are 35,868,977 Catholics and 659,823,777 Protestants. Among Protestants Baptists are the largest group with 19,766,121 adherents.
Encourage community health by purchasing and displaying Christmas Seals on holiday cards and packages to support tuberculosis prevention and awareness programs.
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