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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1956
Page
3
A reflective note on living now rather than postponing happiness, citing Henry James. The passage argues that any moment is the right time to pursue life’s pleasures and warns against delaying joy for a future that may never come.
Dr G W Kisker of the University of Cincinnati reports that fifty television students and fifty campus students showed better grades for the TV group after standard exams. An IQ test later favored campus students, leaving Kisker pondering whether television instruction could be superior or merely different.
Iowa farmers in Buena Vista and Page counties have contracted with cloud seeders to induce rainfall. Businessmen in Storm Lake and Clarinda contribute to the effort as rain-making gains acceptance. Weather modification has moved from doubt to a practical gamble amid drought and dry wells.
Governors at Atlantic City highlighted speed as the top crash cause with 43 percent of wrecks in Arizona due to fast driving. Connecticut reports a 60 day license suspension for a second speeding offense and indefinite for a third, arguing current laws fail to curb dangerous drivers.
Editorials discuss potential unemployment from a global arms disarmament scenario, Iowa’s historic 1893 Pomeroy cyclone with massive destruction and fatalities, and Britt News-Tribune noting proposed large increases in second class mail rates by Congress. The pieces reflect period concerns over economy, disaster memory, and press freedom amid postal policy changes.
Items of interest from The Chronicle looking back at 10 20 30 40 and 60 years. The column highlights notable events people and milestones from past issues, offering snapshots of local history and reminiscences from earlier decades.
Fifty years ago a pickle salting station was under construction in South Pella near the old depot site. A Cleveland student, Ed Radomski, was injured by a Carl Hagenbeck Circus train west of town while wandering onto the tracks. Kamp Wormhoudt broke his right forearm in a bicycle accident near Garden Square. Ed Brink, 35, died at the Leatherly home north of the Skunk River. Umbrella mend ers attracted attention after a past riot. Cherries and raspberries were plentiful for sale by local households. Jay Kempkes went to South Dakota for harvest work. Frances and Emily Prouty visited in the Warren home. Reverend Sadler spoke at Hiteman Baptist Church. Lynnville’s second team beat Pella in Pella by a disputed umpire decision. Maurice Nies worked the summer around Prairie City selling brushes and buying chickens. Dave Goff visited from Meriden, Mexico.
Forty years ago a large coal mine on Knoxville’s east edge closed and was boarded up after the Rock Island railway set a price operators Ramseys deemed too low. Miners looked for work in Chariton, Tipperary, and Allerton to tide them over while a front page note explains how to stop an overheated engine.
A contract for paving 19.92 miles of primary roads in Mahas is announced with plans to begin work soon. The project aims to improve regional transportation and roadway durability, supported by local authorities and funding sources.
A compilation notes August work start for a county project by American Paving of Omaha, a half million dollar washing machine contract via P. H. Van Gorp for Woodrow Washer Co, and Northwestern Classical Academy’s plan to add two years of college. Also covered are teaching moves at Greeley Colorado, Pella High School staff changes, local apparel displays, a college tea raising funds, a near finished swimming pool, forest-fire fighting by a Town State College student, F D R sentiment, light plant expansion, tulip orders for 1937, and a Federal Land Bank loaning farm money amid a dry 1936 with 50,000 fish stocked in a city pond and heat buckling pavement on 163 Fremont.
Ten years ago on July 11 1946 Fred Van Rheenen was named manager of the Prudential Insurance Co agency in Des Moines. A front page photo shows Billy Lautenbach and Lloyd Ballenger in Pool Park’s lagoon area as rubber raft sailing grows popular. Oats harvest near town yields about 50 bushels per acre on the Hobert Vroom field southeast of Des Moines. Rabble-rouser Gerald L K Smith had been in Des Moines.
Report notes 1560 tractors in Marion County farms, with 894 tractors in use in May 1941. Workmen dismantle Gesel blacksmith shop to clear space for enlargement of White Way Auto Co garage. Citizens urged to open homes to students for Pasoe college authorities. Assesses found increased farm machinery use amid wartime era.
The State Conservation Commission announces a 377 page Towaris and Fishing handbook by Assistant Director James Harlan and Biology Superintendent Everett Speaker. It features 18 colorplates by Maynard Reece and covers 68 Iowa game fish species, minnows, darters, bait use, tackle, and distribution details.
A fragmentary note cites Thornton Wilder themes about resilience and peril. It reflects a humorous take on fables and human folly, suggesting danger hides behind confidence while emphasizing harbor safety and the purpose ships are built for.
The new edition will cost 2.50 and may be obtained by sending a check or money order to the late Conservation Commission at 7th and Court, Des Moines. Copies may also be obtained from any state conservation officer. The book is the only volume of its kind from the conservation department, includes scientific and popular content, and is widely used as a reference by anglers and educators nationwide.
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