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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1956
Page
3
A reflective note argues happiness lies in one’s own work and home town, where it is often found despite the broader quest for joy. The piece urges readers to seek fulfillment in familiar spaces and personal labor rather than distant pursuits.
At a June 25 Chamber of Commerce meeting the Historical Society proposed moving flowers from lanes into intersections for Tulip Time. The plan may shift planting duties from property owners to another authority, and is deemed worthy of trial. The piece also notes Garden Square fountain draws many visitors, with families enjoying daytime and evening water displays and lights.
Dr George Gallup suggests colleges issue temporary diplomas at graduation and require proof twenty five years later of ongoing learning. Stetson University president J Ollie Edwards says the plan could emphasize that graduation marks commencement. The idea could help small colleges recognize nontraditional achievement and renew alumni loyalty. Gallup's proposal, with modification, has merit.
Australian scientist Dr E G Rowan of CSIRO argues in Nature that meteoric swarms, regular in the solar system, trigger peak rainfall about thirty days after their Earth passage. He cites sixty years of rainfall data from 300 stations supporting a dust nuclei mechanism for raindrop formation and notes meteor dust is a factor in rainmaking, urging further study and forecasting advances.
A Boise Idaho report describes an engineered digester that digests garbage in 24 hours at 180 degrees, producing humus as fertilizer. A Paris delegation toured the plant, ordered six more units, and pilots run cost between four to eight dollars per ton with daily capacities of 50 to 250 tons.
The Fullerton County Journal notes a unique Indiana commencement speaker who warned graduates they may create as big a mess as past leaders. Sigourney Review opines Congress aids farmers but speculators profit, recounting 79 cent potatoes bought last fall and sold high amid scarcity, criticizing the cycle.
The Chronicle revisits notable items from ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty years ago. Readers recall events, people, and updates that shaped the community over decades.
A group in masks raided Dr Will Allen and Frank Stubenrauch at the Stubenrauch drug store, fining each 50 cents at the Opera House by a self styled chief justice. Raids continued on socially prominent victims. H Kuyper spoke at First Christian Reformed Church as Fourth of July proceeds funded the organ fund. Madame Mildred of Danville could not reach Pella for the Slide for Life rope stunt. Rain interrupted the ball game and fireworks. Fires struck homes and stores, with Geelhoed suspicions of arson. Electric interurban railroad talk grew in Newton Lynnville Iowa City. Marty Thaw’s insanity defense noted amid a murder notoriety. Governor Cummins spoke to local Democrats.
Forty years ago Lloyd Hillyer and Will Coulston, Central College students, were selling books in the Boon neighborhood when their motorized vehicle tipped. Both were hurt but not seriously. Coulston needed medical care. They began returning to Pella and a tire blew out at Monroe, then rode home as hitchhikers in a passing car.
The Des Moines association ministers condemn William Harding Republican candidate for governor, citing a bad legislative record and notoriety for heavy drinking. E. T. Meredith expected as Democratic challenger. A letter by Will J. Verploegh from Ft Totten, North Dakota is reprinted. City seeks bids for a brick or cement smokestack at the Municipal Light Plant. Local commerce notes include sales and car purchases, with Camp Dodge soldiers nearby and many autos passing through Pella.
The issue highlights a major development from the Woodrow Washing Machine Company as it prepares an important announcement or shift in operations. Details are sparse, but the event promises impact on the company’s market position and local industry activity.
Boating experts warn against standing or walking in small boats as it risks capsizing. Passengers should shift positions only in shallow water near shore. If an anchor is raised or lowered avoid standing to prevent overbalancing and tipping. If capsize occurs stay with the boat as a life-saving link to help.
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting Pella leaders announced a gas pipeline project with Cedar Rapids and Knoxville firms proposing a Knoxville to Pella route. The city sought a franchise, while paving votes failed and 1926 paving was not planned. Other items include a horse-like whippet race at the State Fair, window dressing praise, and community service plans.
The 4th of July saw fireworks at night while Casey Vanden Berg was burned by a firecracker. A gas explosion at Harry Hartshorne's farm blew a 25 foot crater and scorched several people, with 100 acres affected. Union Street home building progresses as a sign of recovery, and highway patrols note low fatality counts. Central Iowa farm income averaged 2280 dollars for 1935 amid rising feed and livestock prices. A still-under-construction swimming pool reflects ongoing local hope.
Riard De Winter caught a blue catfish weighing five pounds two ounces. The Farmers Union picnic is set for Grandman's Grove on August 12 with all day and evening activities.
Ten years ago Women of the United Service Organisation voted to become the auxiliary of the Amvets, the newly organised World War II veterans group. Other items note Junior Legion baseball results at a Des Moines tournament, local staffing at Rosscreen, and wartime rationing guidance.
Towa ranks fourth in the nation in production of turkeys, the Iowa Development Commission reports. USDA figures show that Towa farms supplied 4,448,000 birds, highlighting the company in national poultry output.
U.S. Representative Victor Anfuso of New York proposes a college expense deduction up to 1000 dollars per child to ease the burden on parents amid rising tuition costs. He argues higher education is essential and would yield more revenue through broader citizen education. he urges tax-cutting lawmakers to give the plan careful consideration.
The 1955 U.S. turkey output included over six percent of total production with Iowa cash receipts of 26,274,000 and farm household consumption valued at 54,000,000. Town farmers ranked third nationally in turkey gross income, and 154,000 turkeys were on Iowa farms as of January 1, 1956, up from 141,000 a year earlier.
A report shows mental illness drains more than 1 billion dollars annually from federal and state tax funds. The finding highlights the financial burden on taxpayers and calls for increased mental health funding and reform.
A vintage style ad promotes ITCH-ME-NOT for eczema ringworm insect bites and surface itch with instant dry claim. It advertises a 40 cent refund if not pleased and lists Paardekooper's Pharmacy as the selling point.
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