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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1959
Page
5
Cordova reports heavy snow all Wednesday turning trees to white and creating graceful drifts. The town notes Rose Bowl excitement as California is defeated by Iowa, with readers following a newspaper lineup and airmail letter. Local social events include sewing parties, visits, and holiday greetings despite sickness.
A long rundown of holiday happenings and family visits in Pella and nearby areas. Guests at Christmas and New Year gatherings include the Barnes, Ballingers, Willemsens, and Karr families, plus extended notes on measles illnesses, new cars, farm moves, and church services. The piece also records anniversaries, school events, and a Treasury trivia line about the U S Treasury Department.
The article highlights portable electric jigsaws and drill attachments as versatile tools for family projects. Lightweight and easy to handle, they suit daily work and hobbies for dad and his teen boys, supporting 4-H and Future Farmer woodworking activities.
Children on the Good Health Train decorate cakes topped with a Santa and create eight treats. They lined paper in quarter inch strips and fashioned a paper chain for their room, celebrating the holiday with simple crafts.
Lakota worker Billy Beemer received first degree burns and shock after striking a natural gas vein while digging a well near Webster City Iowa. Gas bubbled into the pit and ignited from a spark from an electric motor.
A Scot and former Royal Navy radio operator in wartime Britain promotes a club to connect British and American youths. He aims to pair young Britons with American peers sharing interests, to exchange magazines and ideas, inviting readers to help bridge cross Atlantic friendships.
A speaker endorses ongoing transatlantic exchange and invites readers to write to Mr. H. Henry at 88 Crawford Street London W.1 England for further details. The note emphasizes goodwill and cross‑channel communication.
Fortune magazine forecasts a spectacular two year boom in capital outlays with conservative estimates showing the total capital goods market reaching a record 68 billion dollars a year by the second quarter of 1961, about 80 percent higher than the then current market.
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