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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1956
Page
3
A reflective line on sharing woes with others not seeking pity. The author notes most people aren’t interested yet may be glad you’ve got them. It suggests restraint and self reliance when choosing to reveal personal troubles.
Five years after the polio fear began, Mahaska County reports no polio cases this year and Marion County is likewise clear. The decline follows vaccine development from early doubts to wide acceptance under Dr Jonas Sauk and a season of cautious optimism.
Time readers lambaste abstract art in a July letters section, citing June 25 works captioned What the Museums Are Buying. Ann Cochran of Sherman Oaks denounces art as a vice echoing Pope, while Frederick Thackston of Bristol mocks interpreters and a boy with gum on a chicken house floor.
The state paints a white edge line on Merritt Parkway to sharpen edge visibility. Studies showed the line reduced accidents from about 12–13 monthly to 2–3 and helped drivers stay away from the center line at night.
The piece notes various states adopting or considering white or edge lines on roads to improve safety. New Jersey uses white lines on many highways while Utah uses centering lines. Indiana Toll Road Commission ponders them for new highways and Iowa advocates edge lines for all roads. wet surfaces obscure visibility.
Wallace's Former economist Geof Frey Shepherd of Iowa State College analyzes decades of consumer meat expenditure. He notes pork share rose before WWI, exceeded beef in the twenties, stayed even 1936 to 1947, and since 1947 pork spending fell to about two thirds of beef. He advocates leaner hogs and aligning production with demand.
The editorial roundup criticizes public figures for aging excuses, discusses foreign aid as a bulwark against communism, and cites Iowa school district figures. It includes quotes from Sigourney Review and Henry Ford on education, thinking, and the limits of schooling while urging scrutiny of tax and finance policy.
A chronicle of notes from The Chronicle recalling events from 10 20 30 40 and 50 years ago. Readers find a snapshot of memories including social events civic milestones and notable local happenings from past decades.
Fifty years ago Des Moines faced race tension as two Black men were saved from lynching after attacking a white couple, aided by Private John Hearne and city police near East Mulberry and Locust streets. The issue also notes a Baraca baseball win, a Baptist picnic plan, Fort Des Moines post talks, a wedding of Nella Doedyns and Leslie Sadler, and local civic projects including cement walks and fairground improvements at Lake Prairie.
H Van Maren extolled a new roofing material rubberoid and sold white house paint at 1.30 dollars per gallon. The brief notes the sales emphasis and pricing for the colored paint in a local commerce roundup.
Forty years ago the Pella Meteors were defeated by Colfax 3 to 1 with Hamilton pitching for Pella. T. T. Bakker agreed to carry a fund-raising paper for a swimming pool. Federated Club women urged Garden Square tent approval for the Great Southwestern Carnival Company. City Council deferred to Mayor Johnson who promised to keep the show clean. Major Kinkaid of Camp Dodge visited seeking recruits for his unit. A motor car company funded rural Iowa papers with free news stories to promote a low priced car, as noted in a Bloomfield Democrat clipping referenced by John Vander Ploeg’s purchase of a Willis Knight car from The Star Auto Co. John Koola Overland and Jacon Veldhuizen figures also mentioned.
Ford roadster and Rean Verwers along with Paul Boertje William Van Heu kelem and Evert Johnson Ford touring cars. Frank De Jong bought a six cylinder Studebaker from Dieleman Auto Co. Nick Meinders a four cylinder. The F I LeCocq building on East Franklin was traded for a farm west of Tracy worth 16000 plus land at 170 per acre. Charlotte Boyd visited Columbus Georgia. A B Van Houweling took his Sunday School class for a riverside picnic. Hammocks advertised by Puritan Drug Store at twenty percent discount. Council signed coal contract with Anderson Coal Co price 1.80 a ton steam coal 2.20 mine run.
Newton business men push to keep the Woodrow Washer factory in Newton rather than moving to Pella. The article mentions local figures Ed Schreiner M H Ver Meer and M J Van Gorp in business supplying from Des Moines to Pella since 1847. It also notes a drowning of J Franklin Isberg of Pleasantville, a church picnic at Grandman’s Grove, harvest plans for Van Oostrum Slobe and De Reus, cattle shipments to Chicago with prices around 10.26 and a death of John H Vogelaar after an appendectomy.
Twenty years ago Rosscreen Company began a new 80 by 100 foot frame lumber storage building. Lightning struck homes of Bart Vander Wal and Peter Heerema causing shattered and broken windows. Marion County faced crop distress with drought, while Pella area had light rain easing heat. Roof work on Pella High School annex was near completion for fall opening. Bernie Vander Linden sent Chronicles card from California.
A garbled passage notes a trip to Boone Iowa for a Scout Camp by two individuals including Shepard and a Rolscreen employee who lost two fingers in a punch press incident. It also references public opinion on wealth equalization proposed by socialists and Father Coughlin with five opposed to the idea.
Ten year ago on the Gr Square South Side a building owned by Paul Boertie between Van der Ploeg Bakery and Ulrich Meats Market was slated for dismantling to clear space for a new structure. The front page also notes Lynnville library opening celebrations by the Fite Pella Band under Director Kuyper and local business leaders.
A reflection on newspaper deadlines and the human element in publishing. The piece notes stress from staff demands, the inevitability of mistakes, and the role of the press as a mirror of community life offering service, guidance, and information despite flaws.
A display of equine equipment brought from New York appears at the Iowa State Fair. Officials note the item highlights showy craft and trade connections between states, with visitors invited to view the exhibit and learn about its origin and purpose.
Maurice Manson, of Strawberry Point, died after leaping from a wagon to halt a tractor towing it. The fatal accident occurred when he jumped from the wagon, resulting in his death.
A man was pinned under a tractor after it stalled on a steep knoll and rolled backward. The driver, his seven year old son Theron, could not save him before a rear wheel passed over his head. Police were notified at 32.
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