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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1955
Page
5
A brief reflection on how political differences are few and largely civil. The piece notes near parity between parties in Washington and unusual calm, asking whether democracy is functioning as expected after years of friction.
A Waterloo man was arrested and bailed into court on a charge of driving below the minimum speed limit. Police said he traveled 10 to 15 mph on a busy street, causing long bumper to bumper traffic for four blocks. The piece notes how traffic rules and safety standards have evolved since early 1900s Pella. It also quotes Judge Harold Medina supporting broad Bill of Rights protections, including the Fifth Amendment.
The article forecasts a small portable atomic heating unit for homes, charged with metallic fuel every six years, and designed to be explosion safe with low maintenance. It could be mass produced in about three years, offering heating costs around fifty dollars yearly. It also notes a surge of high school graduates choosing engineering careers amid large opportunities.
Editorials from Baldwin Times Sigourney Review and Storm Lake Register praise government and private roles in farming progress. They note public schools and rural electrification, then describe Life magazine’s farming advances from the 1920s to 1940s, highlighting mechanization growth from six horses to 66 machines and equipment valued at about 11 000 dollars, framing farming as a tech driven, professional enterprise.
The Christian Science Monitor urges moderation as AFL and CIO prepare to unite. It contrasts the old preamble framing class struggle with a new pledge to serve all citizens, calling the change an enlightened step and warning against viewing workers as a separate class.
The article notes a July 17 event titled Misguided Missiles by Chow Day. It mentions community notices about a Chautauqua fundraiser netting 221 dollars, local meetings, and various social updates from the Pella area including church plans, schooling, and a Fourth of July celebration with cannon fire.
A look back at notable items from The Chronicle over the past decades, revisiting events from 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 years ago. The column highlights people, places, and moments that shaped the community's history in concise vignettes.
The 4th in Pella featured Cox's Band leading a procession past East Market and Franklin Street, with a new 14 horsepower automobile owned by Dr H C Payne. A crowd heard J H Stubenrauch read the Declaration in Dutch, Udell Hendricks' float won, and Sully marked the day with Ballengee's Band and a race between two cars. City notes mention a distillery petition in Oskaloosa, new Carnegie Viersen library trustees, an upcoming Wabash excursion, and a high cherry crop with 80 cent bushels.
Four decades ago Carson started for Pella in a July 4 game against Des Moines Gas. Lankelma relieved after the third inning with the score tied 7 7. Final score 10 9 for Pella. Boyd Sack and Rhynsburger homered. Lankelma allowed two runs. Hugo Brothers of Cedar Rapids brought the circus to town.
Town residents ordered tulip bulbs for edging and display ahead of 1936 Tulip Time. L W Hartley of The Chronicle led the Oska loosa drive at the Princess theatre. Also noted: Dr Carl Aschenbrenner denying move to California and Jake Sterr quoted on his dog man life. A wheat acreage control premium began in Mario County at 2.8 cents per bushel. Henry Pethoven narrowly escaped injury in a Des Moines trip when a passing car struck his running man, leaving him with facial injuries. Julian Renaud brought Chronical office a potato plant seed pod mistaken for small tomatoes.
Thirteen Marion County men underwent physical examinations for induction. Pella's Dean Van Zee, a Central College student from Pleasantville, is included. Lt. Charles De Wild, returning from Germany prison camp, will speak at Central Park during intermission. Rotary and Kiwanis hear Lt. Edward G. Serle of the Dutch Navy on wartime actions and National War Fund drives.
The article argues the Fifth Amendment protects witnesses from self incrimination in all cases, not just trials. It criticizes immunity statutes as effectively forcing testimony and warns the Justice Department would undermine constitutional rights by eroding this privilege for Communists and others.
Mark Thomas, son of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Thomas, pictured on the front page, has just returned home after 11 months in German and Czechoslovakian prisons. He was captured shortly after the Normandy landing as a paratrooper. He had weighed 120 pounds in captivity and regained to 185 pounds after release, while Keith Emmett earned his wings and commissioned as a Second Lieutenant after training in Texas.
The U.S. Navy catalogs and distributes about 1.8 million items, roughly ten times the volume of the world’s largest retailer, illustrating the scale of military logistics and inventory management.
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