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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1958
Page
4
A Thought of the Week notes Charles G. Mortimer of General Foods Corp says recessions begin and end in people's minds. The piece observes mood shifts, predicts end of recession outside major cities, and asserts Iowa escaped the downturn.
A community effort to fund a new hospital exceeded expectations. The original $450,000 quota was vastly surpassed, reaching $630,408, a result that surprised even optimistic observers and guarantees generous backing for the hospital’s construction.
The report recalls Sherman Adams, presidential adviser, amid gifts from Bernard Goldfine and alleged FTC influence. Eisenhower backs Adams, while critics push for his removal. In a separate travel note, signs of restraint in Iowa and Minnesota reflect a cleaner road era with minimal roadside advertising.
Reader laments Iowa's widened highways improving travel north of Oska loosa while the 18 foot pavement from Oska loosa to Des Moines remains a poor bottleneck. The writer notes smoother roads and less truck tension but questions why the Des Moines segment was not widened to match.
A compilation from LeMars Sentinel Sigourney Review Sioux County Capital Grinnell Herald-Register discusses public perception of highway upgrades leisure time and foreign reception of American retail models. It highlights Equitable Life's free booklet campaign and Yugoslav interest in a US style supermarket chain noting PR honors and broader mass distribution praise.
A compact tribute to notable items from The Chronicle marking 10 20 30 40 and 50 years back. It highlights memorable events people and places featured in earlier editions with concise notes and period voice.
Fifty years ago enthusiastic crowds attended the Chautauqua on the college campus with Professor Everett Kemp's monologue If I Were Kinje as a standout. The piece mentions Pamahasika and his $10,000 pets, a damaged wall by Visser Brothers builders, a wedding of Ethel Webb and John Barton, and plans for the cornerstone laying of the Second Reformed Church. Also noted are a head injury from a Rock Island train incident, President L A Garrison's return from England, local industry squibs, and various town personalities and transport quirks, reflecting a bustling community week.
City council discussed Bram Van Nimwegen offering three dollars for grass on West Market Park and accepted. North Main Street grading would be financed by C Dieleman who lives near town. A storm ripped Thunder Creek area causing damage to barns and crops including the Henry Vander Wilt farm. Marion County Food Administrators limited sugar and baked goods due to shortages. Rain totaled near Monroe. George Van Gorkum of Sully ordered to report for military service amid family gatherings.
A June 30 1938 storm flattened a large barn on the Earl McCombs farm southeast of Pella and left trees down. The event disrupted farm operations and caused structural damage to outbuildings noted by local residents.
Photos show local families at the swimming pool and wading pool while a Baptist Home Mission group performs a play. Reports note Meulpolder Brothers winning pelts, Mary Spencer course graduates to receive naturalization, and Nick Vander Ploeg becoming Legion Post Commander. Tulip Time aftermath, Ferris Seminary hire in Yokohama, a PVA grant of 670000 to Knoxville Veterans Facility, and Kenneth Dykstra’s return from Puerto Rico as chemist for American Can are also covered.
Ten years ago Clarence B Galdwell had been Post W Weirather was elected vice commander both men veterans of World War II. Drillers of the Longyear Company Minneapolis were at work about a quarter mile above the site of the Howell Dam on the Des Moines River exploring the floor to determine bedrock depth. Park custodian Cy Keuning and helper Peter Boardman were pictured applying gray paint to a Japanese artillery piece for the Legion Post to place in Garden Square. Fire damaged the women s section of the bathhouse at the swimming pool discovered at night by a motorist on Highway 163. An inch of rain followed a long dry spell that withered potato and bean vines. Peter Bodelyn had Marion seats taller than he in his field.
The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation urged caution on reapportionment, saying little evidence shows it solves state problems. Glen Taylor argued the issue warrants less attention than taxes, schools, roads and institutions, while noting current districting undermines equal legislative voice and must be corrected for true democracy.
The article notes corn borers infesting lowlands and river bottoms south of Pella, with Marion described as a relatively new Ont. It mentions potato price concerns as government purchases 800 to 500 carloads daily aim to prop up prices, and a July 5 Horse and Pony Show with fireworks at Pool Park.
Thirty years prior, on July 5 1928 a large crowd gathered at the college athletic field to view a pageant depicting the history of the formed Church in America. About two hundred participants took part in the performance drawing praise from attendees.
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