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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1957
Page
4
The writer questions seating near the band den Square and suggests moving benches to improve sound. Listeners prefer distant seats, leaving the stand sparse with applause. Musicians entertain well, but lack of audience feedback harms morale and fairness to performers.
Jack Cully argues in the Iowa Business Digest that age bias against older workers is unjustified. The piece cites U S Bureau of Labor Statistics data showing output per hour stable through age 54 and only slight decline for ages 35 to 64, with absenteeism lower among older workers and greater retention on the job.
The analysis projects rapid growth in the 45 and older population from 1900 to 1955 and again 1955 to 1975, adding about 360,000 workers per year aged 45 or more. It warns that without profitable employment and ending age bias, society will face higher taxes to support this expanding elderly workforce.
A Monroe County editorial argues Eastern families better care for elders than Western homes, praising East Asian practice. Sigourney Review notes Canada’s election trend toward fiscal restraint potentially shaping US policy. Sioux Falls reports Pella’s July 15 vote on Sunday pool use, criticizing narrow views and the impact on youth activities.
Wedding records Mrs. Lida Lowery and John H. Veenstra. thieves strike Van Zante Garage and freight depot stealing a Ford tire and accessories. Bell Clothing moves to south square. Dr J W Bailey leaves Baptist Church role to head new Iowa Baptist College. Anarchists Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman fined and jailed. Great White Way picnic planned in Oskaloosa with Skunk River bridge dedication. Wilson embargo on strategic materials and Marie Verhey vacation return noted. Libby Cox wedding, extended family visits, and Ft Snelling officer trainees announced.
Items of interest from The Chronicle bring memories from ten, twenty, thirty, forty, and fifty years ago. Readers are reminded of community milestones, local figures, and notable events that shaped the town’s past.
A parade greets newlyweds Mr and Mrs George Gaass as four friends serenade them by carriage. Floodwaters near Howell Station disrupt travel while railway surveyors plan a new line between Harvey and a quarry. Local baseball notes report Pella Independents 3 Lynnville 2 with Umpire A D Cox. An injured man bleeds after wrist cut in a pop bottling accident. An indoor dramatic company from Grand Island arrives, with Florentine Middleton visiting from Chicago, and Hugo Kuyper moves to Pella for work with Jelsma Land Co.
Thirty years ago the Pella Legion Post paid a $100 assessment and 40 percent of its guarantee for the city’s largest 4th of July celebration. Auction proceeds from cigars and candy went to expenses. Highway paving on U S 63 near Oskaloosa to Marion line finished by American Paving Co. A CT camp led by Capt Horan planned for August, with Lt Van Zante and Maj Sybenga aiding. City contracts covered vibrolithic concrete at $2.34 per sq yd and widening Main Broadway. Planes flown Omaha to Hammond passed overhead. Washing machines shipped from Woodrow plant as wiring nears finish. Housing for Woodrow workers from Newton tight. Kuyper quip about a front door doorframe misadventure. Harold Klein vacationing in Pella after seminary studies. summer preaching in Philadelphia.
Twenty years ago-relief payments totaled 686 in June with 467 unemployed. Relief gardens were planted by families. Pella post office dedication was postponed. Farley detained in Washington due to Senator Robinson’s death while Orval Smith opened a bowling alley east of the square. West Market pool photos show Federated Club project funding. REA crews worked in Sandridge. Knoxville Day pool attendance exceeded 800. Dona Nutting supervised the pool. Mrs Henry Vander Meulen planned a PEO convention trip. Jack Sixsmith returned from the Boy Scout Jamboree in Washington. Amelia Earhart search costs reached 250000 dollars daily. Corn stood tall near Reasnor with prospects bright. Mary Louise Renaud supervised Camp Hantesha and returned home briefly. Stars Burns Walker and Raye show in Mountain Music in Oskaloosa.
A lively weekend with band concerts on Saturday and Tuesday drew a large downtown crowd. A spectator remarked the downtown area was quiet yet appreciative while enjoying the music as a classic news photo showed Lindbergh beside the Spirit of St Louis with aviation pioneers and Lt. R A Macheady.
Ten years ago on July 10 1947 Marion County bankers organized a plow terrace contest at the Fridlington farm nine miles east of Knoxville and similar distance from Pella to show terraces could be built with a standard tractor and plow. Eleven hundred Hollanders arrived in Montreal bound for Central Canada seeking new homes with another group planned for September.
A reflective essay argues that only two books—the Bible and a history of the United States—fully guide moral living and national identity. It lauds history as a record of struggle and faith, shaping courage, hope, and devotion across generations from colonial times to the present.
Don Vos erected a two story building on South Main Street with South Main facing a face lift. Over 160 horses and ponies entered the Horse and Pony Show on July 4 despite rain. Central College expands its campus with a new central building remodeling for departments and offices and a new dorm wing ready in fall. Vander Ark plans relocation to California as he teaches in fall after resigning July 1. Street sign proposal aims to revive pioneer wooden shoe shapes. Moscow Molotov blamed for stalling the Paris three power conference. Farm commodity prices rise with a 306 index, down ten from the 319 peak in 1948. Central College art director John Wesle sent works to Walker Art Center in Minneapolis for exhibition.
The Donald McCarthy family of near St. Benedict in Kossuth county has been issued what is described as the largest family medical expense insurance policy in the United States. The policy covers 17 members, including 16 children.
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