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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1952
Page
3
Bright to receive national sportsmanship award in Boston
Johnny Bright of Drake University will be honored January 12 in Boston with the national sportsmanship award, chosen by coaches and writers for conduct on the gridiron. The announcement highlights Bright’s notable response to an on-field jaw injury and ties the event to broader concerns about football commercialization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Boston Gridiron
Johnny Bright
Drake University
Boston
Nils V
Bright
Oklahoma A. & M
Whole Town's Talking educates on school issues via WOI TV
WOI TV Iowa State College launches The Whole Towns Talking a Ford Foundation funded educational telecast. The first January 3 program features Cambridge residents discussing local school problems followed by Hardin County on January 10 and Story City Roland Gilbert Randall districts on January 17. The show aims to provoke community discussion and action toward solutions and expand to other public issues, with receivers planned for group use as WOI TV pioneers Iowa television education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Red
Woi-Tv
Iowa State College
Ford Foundation
Cambridge
Iowa
Hardin County
Story City
Roland
Gilbert
Randall
CITV
Highway Safety a Gamble in Driver Study
Two psychologists, Dr. W. A. Eggert and A. H. Malo, studied 140 trucking firms over two years to find why some drivers crash while others stay safe. They linked accidents to unhappy childhoods and poor everyday skills, noting 62 percent had clean records while 16 percent caused half the mishaps. They urged constant alertness and caution to reduce highway risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Eggert
Kemper Group
A. H. Malo
Lumberman’s Mutual Casualty Company
U. P
H. W. Nichols
Eggert
Malo
Melvin
Remember
Stu
Winter Driving with Chains Advised for Safety
City motorists are urged to use chains correctly this winter. Proper technique: ease into low or intermediate gear, let tires grip ice without spinning, and brake smoothly by pumping with light foot pressure to avoid skids and loss of control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Leighton Oil Station
BAC
IHC
John Deere
Vermeer
Back Through Memory Lane 10 20 30 and 40 Years Ago
A Chronicle column revisits notable items from archives, highlighting events and personalities that shaped the era. Readers are reminded of pivotal moments, anniversaries, and lingering impacts across decades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chronicle
Deaths and civic notes from Pella 40 years ago
Forty years ago in Pella Iowa notable events included the death of Colonel J B Weaver a Civil War veteran and former congressman. City notes covered electric light plant management changes A J Muth and A C Kuyper, a grand name change for Pella Stacker Co to Garden City Feeder Co, and a Canada backed life company with a 200000 capitalization. Local school achievements and athletics featured Pella High losses at Newton 41 to 21, a strong declamatory contest showing Marion Le Cocq Leona Hunt and Paul Van Zante, and a Tiger basketball victory over Central Academy. Diamond Dick, real name Dr George B McClelland, died in a Rosedale Kansas hospital after a prior runaway injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
J. B. Weaver
Pella
Weaver
Garden Square
A. J. Muth
A. C. Kuyper
John van Zee
Reino Borgman
Wiggert Roorda
N. J. Gesman
Montana
Gesman
P. H. van Gorp
Pella Stacker Co
Garden City Feeder Co
U. S
Oskaloosa
Canada
Lily Viersen
Dora Bootsma
Marie Lautenbach
Lincoln School
Pella High
Newton
Newton High
Lankelma
Kuyper
Braam
Vogelaar
Rhynsburger
Beacon
Marion le Cocq
Leona Hunt
Paul van Zante
Bess Berg
Grace van Gorp
Pella Tiger
Central Academy
I B. Vanderles
F. den
Academy
Stegeman
Jell
G. Vander Linden
Sholte
Hendricks
Ed’ van Zante
Walker Sadler
Robert McIntire
Gezela
Mac
Diamond Dick
Rosedale
Kansas
la Cygne
George B. McCllelland
Central loses to Simpson 33 to 18 in basketball
Thirty years ago Central's basketball team fell 33 to 18 to Simpson in a game noted among eleven lines. Officers in Iowa rounded up slackers, each given a list of absentees from registration or on call. Marsh Grant took over the Standard Oil Agency duties after James Q. Van Vark resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Simpson
Iowa
Marsh Grant
Standard Oil Agency
James Q. van Vark
Legion Post
George Ver Steeg
W. D. van Sittert
Citizens National Bank
Knoxville
H. P. van Gorp
Pella
Lafe
S. Collins
Marion County
Chamber of Commerce
Ray F. Werick
Farmers National Bank
C. N. Meyer
John Kole
Leighton
Diamond Dick sighting linked to Legion event in Kan City
A dubious report ties Diamond Dick to a World War I Legion Convention in Kansas City Missouri. Additional notes claim Diamond Dick visited Pella with Wild West Shows and that Bertha Brunia and Merige Vander Zyl pursued nursing training in Des Moines with eight Pella girls also heading there recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diamond Dick
Legion
Kan City
Pella
Wildwest
Bertha Brunia
Des
Merige Vander Zyl
Des Moines
Editorial on being caught in the middle in a changing society
A collection of editorials notes shifting demographics from Elberton and Northwood Anchor on aging populations and rising taxes. It argues middle-age workers are squeezed, taxes fund war and social programs, and calls for clear, principled communication in public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town Falls
Elberton
Downing faces manslaughter charge after fatal crash
Downing, president of Downing Electric Co. of Des Moines, struck and killed a man, J Britt Calvin. Calvin was a drug salesman. Downing released on a $1000 bond. Mention of local sports and a Cleveland church memorial fund appears in fragmented text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mather
Heavener Chronicle Anniversary Mix Of Local News
Twenty years ago The Chronicle covered Heavener Oklahoma with notices of a death, civic campaigns, and community aid. Glenn Beinhouer 22 a Des Moines Tribune sports writer died of pneumonia. Paul Grundman sought Marion County Sheriff. The Welfare League aided eighteen families. Wood-cutters worked near town and utilities offered a ten percent light bill discount. Central College won its 36th straight conference game over Iowa State Teachers 32 to 19. Local events included a new grocery store opening, Farm Union leaders visiting Washington, and a Woodrow Washing Machine Co annual meeting. Radio interference near the light plant was noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Heavener
Oking
Glenn Beinhouer
L. L Beinhouer
Pella
Glenn
Des Moines Tribune
Paul Grundman
Marion Co
Welfare League
G. Fultz
Ed le Cocq
South Dakota
Y. T. van Niewaal
Otley
Leighton
Sully
Prairie City
Washington, D. C
Penney
Central
Des Moines
Iowa State Teachers
Drake
Moyskens
Les
Schnack
Wilkie
Mudlay
Stanley
Stoekinson
Harrison
Tysseling
Western Union
Luther
Untitled Fragment Reflects Chaos of War Rhetoric
Fragmentary lines describe brutal leaders shaping world events and moral divides. It contemplates enduring threats to a homeland and the need to work and pray hard to protect a cherished land from invasion or domination. The piece hints at a figure named Gil ymbel of Cheetaer and a Marimer as part of a larger, unsettled discourse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilymbel
Women of the Red Cross knit for War Relief drives
Ten year old district notes show Red Cross chapters knitting and sewing for war relief with counts of socks mittens shawls beanies and hospital gear. Farm and soil district efforts loom as Mahaska County voters face a February 4 election while wartime education and emergency fund drives unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Chater
Murray Nesbit
Kenneth Bean
I. J. Lubbers
Central College
Mahaska County
Mahaska
Legion Hall
M. Goodwin
Chamber of Commerce
Art Broytbn
Des Moines
Red Cross
Marion County
AAA
Pella High
Winterset
Martha Copeland 96, Logan’s longtime resident dies
Martha Copeland, one of Logan’s oldest residents, died recently at age 96. Her long life touched many in the community, reflecting the town’s history and steady aging population. A funeral service is pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Martha Copeland
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