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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1957
Page
3
A German scientist, Professor Groth of Bonn University, claims to have applied a cream separator inspired method to obtain U 236. The device spins gases at high speed in a tube, promising a cheaper and fifty times faster process than prior methods. The invention arose from necessity and is presented as surprisingly simple and near perfection.
A Chicago bookseller notes 1956 U S book sales rose by 10 million to 750 million, with adult books up 57 percent since 1929 and children's books up 157 percent due to population growth. He concludes TV movies and books have reached a long period of peaceful coexistence.
An ancient sage advises that earning favor comes from steady diligence rather than flattery or manipulation, emphasizing consistent effort and genuine behavior to win respect from others.
O B Jesness of the University of Minnesota told the U S Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee luncheon that family farms are growing larger and not being swallowed by corporations. He recalled past fears of corporate takeovers and noted many farms remain family owned, aided by labor shifts to machines. Local note questioned the prevalence of corporation farms in the community.
A German perfected device captures attention with the promise of atomic energy. Since uranium 235 isolation began, gaseous diffusion has required vast facilities to separate the unstable isotope from heavier atoms, a slow process.
The Chilton Times-Journal reflects on postal delivery frequencies in major cities, noting three to four daily deliveries in Japan Italy England and France and five in Pakistan while Moscow sees 28. It argues that despite rising living costs, a worker’s buyable goods may be higher, and fixed incomes suffer. A 1915 insurance ad promises retire at 65 on 100 dollars monthly, but the humor lies in impracticality.
A look back at items from The Chronicle 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Highlights reflect past events and notable happenings preserved for readers seeking historical context.
A July 4 1907 City Council meeting suspended rules to pass a speed limit ordinance enforcing one mile per minute on streets with fines from 25 to 56 dollars. Mayor Simon Vander Zyl named John Carson street commissioner. A proposed 20 year BE Go Houek light plant franchise for Pella failed by 58 vote margin. Voters rejected municipal plant plans in May. References to Chariton and local church rebuilding, bank leadership, rail plans, and national headlines about Rockefeller tax case appear in the era’s local notes.
Forty years ago City Engineer J Stoddard reported on a survey for a city storm sewer project with an estimated cost around 15420 dollars. The item notes local vacancies, a baseball game in Pella, and summer school plans at Central College plus civic efforts by the Ladies auxiliary and a wartime prices and mobility context.
Thirty years ago on July 7 1927 the Legion hosted a large Independence Day event drawing about 10 000 people. Receipts totaled 4200 00 with expenses 4900 00 leaving a deficit. A flying circus was part of the program.
The issue details a West Market pageant with 4000 spectators, paving bids for 50 blocks, and water sewer improvements in Schulte Heights. It notes Camp Fire Girls winning a parade float, Custer Battlefield Highway publicity, and City Council debates over Highway 63 maintenance and street oiling amid many local civic projects.
Twenty years ago in Knoxville a 15 year old boy Elmer Sharp drowned in the Des Moines River near the Howell bridge. His three companions could not help him and the body was recovered five miles downstream.
Mrs. John Nollen donated valuable papers and letters about Hendrick Pieter to Martha Lautenbach, archivist for Pella, revealing life through correspondence and newspaper clippings dated ten years prior on July 3, 1947.
A tractor trailer hauling 20,490 dozen eggs overturned on highway 139 near Cresco. About half the eggs, valued at 3500 dollars, were destroyed in the spill.
Iowa dairy guidance warns producers to cool milk to 50 degrees within two hours after milking to prevent malty flavors, aiming to preserve quality and flavor integrity in dairy products.
The South Africa bus boycott by 60 000 Africans ends with a compromise keeping 6 pence fare while offering a 4pence coupon via the Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce. Despite 14 000 arrests, the movement’s spirit resists, influencing global passive resistance thought from Gandhi to King.
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