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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1954
Page
3
The piece urges calm in troubled times. It counsels avoiding worry and solving immediate problems at hand, urging readers to live as though the future is tomorrow.
The piece notes that heat fears fade after the 4th of July as humidity drops and cooler nights arrive. It argues that late June and early July are not the worst, citing observed pattern of drier air post holiday. A Dutch friend's quip underscores humidity as the real bother.
The Atomic Energy Commission barred Dr. Robert Oppenheimer from secret material not for loyalty concerns but due to his associations with left wingers and contact with foreign representatives. He admitted the incident and was surveilled and eventually fired as indiscreet and unreliable. The case sparked debate among scientists who knew him.
Four army engineers flew from Fort Dodge to Ottumwa on July 1 and 2 to view flood damage in the Des Moines Valley. The trip supports an army engineers report proposing dams at Saylorville north of Des Moines and Red Rock south of the city. The report is under review before fall hearings, with flood control plans stirring Iowa's largest city and potential future activity in the valley.
History notes by Treasurer Tudor Kempkes to the Chamber of Commerce report Tulip Time receipts plus gifts exceed expenditures and no debt remains as properties are paid. Rotary Kiwanis plan lane bulb improvements funded from the treasury with fall plantings. parks looked better than lanes in 1954.
Ottumwa Weather Bureau accuracy praised as flood crest nears 16.77 feet. Lamoni Chronicle notes two cities installing parking meters to ease the problem, with Lamont in sight. The piece urges voluntary off main street parking by merchants to improve convenience and health.
Brief items from The Chronicle reflecting notes of interest across past decades. The column surveys events, trends, and people highlighted 10 20 40 and 80 years ago, offering a nostalgic snapshot from archival pages.
Forty years ago Woodmen of the World from Oskaloosa came to Pella for an unveiling in memory of L Stegeman. The town enjoyed two band concerts a ball game and fireworks. Meteors defeated Albia 15 to 1 with Joe Boyd homering over the backfield fence. John Lautenbach of Pella won the Le Brun traveling scholarship for 1914 for a European study and colonnade design in Columbus Circle. Other notes include a car wreck near Pella two Knoxville men and a few residents traveling to Sioux City for auto races and local minor incidents and purchases.
Thirty years ago July 10 1924 Democrats in New York City nominated 3 W Davis of West Virginia for president and Charles Bryan of Nebraska brother of W J Bryan for vice president. William G McAdoo and New York Governor Al Smith were mentioned as candidates who failed to gain the nomination. Other notes include Arie Schilder’s orders for bologna from Hollywood and Connecticut, Leona Vander Linden in China mission work en route to the West Coast on a fur long journey, and Iowa Ku Klux Klan members buying land near the state fairgrounds in Des Moines to build a 200000 temple with ten dollar shares. A Des Moines couple were driving somewhere.
The Chronicle earned two national second place awards in pictures and best special edition, with the Tulip Time edition entered. A July 4 saddle horse and pony show drew a large crowd on Central College field, in a Chamber of Commerce event. Death noted for Lt. (sg) Anne Rempe US Navy, 39, who died June 28, 1944 after illness aboard ship. funeral honors to follow. War Bond drive lagged in Pella and Tow, with citizens urged to boost bank balances and quotas. Inside, 280 Mahaska farmers joined the soils district, plus progress in conservation since 1942. Alfalfa hay price rose prompting OPA cap at 22 dollars per ton. Seabee Everett Klein spent twelve months in New Guinea and visited Australia. Bob Van Vork earned wings and commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant at Frederick Army Airfield. Robert J. V. Roekel in preflight at San Antonio. Private Ernie Klootwyk selected for paratroop training at Fort Benning. John D. Branshi Jr. commissioned Ensign in the Navy.
Washington Iowa reports an fatal car overturn near Otley with the Williamson couple’s daughter Phyllis killed. The Rock Island K D Division ran an Eldon to Des Moines excursion on July 20 with fares from Pella to Des Moines at 95 cents. Prices for farm commodities included corn 90 cents, oats 42 cents, wheat 90 cents, cream 37 cents, and eggs 19 cents per dozen.
Twenty years ago Prairie City endured a severe electric and wind storm. Barns were unroofed while tree branches blocked streets in Prairie City and neighboring towns Valley Junction and Newton. Iowa endured a heat wave. The Y T Van Niewaal home suffered heavy fire damage. Will Visser witnessed a gasoline fire under a house spreading rapidly. The Van Niewaals were away. Loss estimated at 3000 to 4000 dollars.
The article notes Willy Young, a southern Iowa resident, planning to move to California. It mentions Pellasto Burbank, the weather distaste in Iowa, and a reported 62 degree temperature in Burbank on arrival. The text is fragmented with unclear details about motives and events.
The New York appellate division voided Mickey Jelke’s conviction and ordered a new trial after ruling the trial judge erred by barring reporters from the courtroom during lurid testimony. The decision upholds press access to public hearings and asserts publishers control over what is printed.
Max Kuyk, a University of Washington graduate, is bound for Columbia University New York to continue Navy officer training. Jeanne C. Renaud, a WAVE, finished boat training in New York and moved to Cedar Falls for more instruction. Gene Wormhoudt, Midshipman school graduate, earned an Ensign commission and heads home to report West Coast duties. Red Cross disaster relief notes show tornado aid accounted for 48 percent of families aided last fiscal year.
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