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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1965
Page
1
The Chronicle notes its policy to present both sides of major issues as space allows and that not all opinions reflect the staff. The editorial page invites reader comments on published material and reserves the right to edit submissions to maintain consistency.
A 1965 notice lists multiple defendants from Pella Sigourney and Lincoln Nebr with fines ranging five to fifteen dollars for offenses including failure to yield illegal turns no muffler no license and overweight on axle plus a parking violation and drinking beer in a street alley. Bound over to district court as some amounts exceeded justice court jurisdiction. A farm commodity remark notes growers should monitor crop condition as it affects support program pricing.
A columnist critiques blaming parents for youth trouble while noting juveniles in northern Iowa demand privacy for arrests. The piece discusses juveniles fined for beer on a public highway and the Highway Patrol withholding names under juvenile law, urging parental accountability.
An editorial from Bloomfield Democrat discusses community disagreement over Saturday shop openings, noting a lack of cooperation between the chamber merchants division and individual shopkeepers. It argues unity is essential for Bloomfield’s development and cites broader concerns about community cooperation and public safety messages from other papers.
Excerpt from Travelers Insurance booklet states a thirty one year pattern of statements about highway accidents. The line emphasizes repetition in communications about road crash data and safety messaging.
The piece cites Harold Mulford of the State University of Iowa claiming about 80,000 alcoholics in Iowa contribute roughly half the state revenue from alcohol sales. It notes about one million drinkers statewide, many moderate, with urban areas showing higher alcoholic impact and a small proportion of female drinkers.
The piece argues failure is a deficiency of giving of self, citing Norman Peale on rich and poor alike being centered on self. A pastor recalls disciplining a church member whose relatives derided him, contrasting his life of receiving with another’s life of giving to others. Success comes from giving to God and others, per Jesus's commandments and the Golden Rule.
Citizens for Educational Freedom argues public schools are non neutral toward religion and seek tax funded support for secular humanism. They advocate a Fair Share system to let parents direct public education funds to schools of their choice, with Jim Collison as contact in Mason City Iowa.
Iowa Farm Science is a monthly publication from Iowa State University’s Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service. It serves farm families with farm and home research results and interpretive articles, with recent pieces on feeding cattle for profit, emerald crownvetch, and the meat scramble. To receive it, leave your name at the county extension office or write to Iowa Farm Science Morrill Hall, Iowa State University, Ames. County readers in Marion County will need to send in the coupon from the last issue. it will appear again in January 1965.
An excerpt describes a 1964 average state sales tax table based on a two percent rate. It notes the table is for deductions on Form 1040 and that if unused, taxes or deductions must be itemized and substantiated. It excludes automobile purchases and gasoline per gallon taxes from the table.
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