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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1952
Page
3
A Pensylvania Iowa editor discusses prejudice and class in youth play, praises Dr De Forest on transistor promises, notes Truman aims to fight poverty and illiteracy, applauds Point Four aid and UN tech assistance, cites Frush on education earnings, and questions Congress budget practices and a proposed joint Budget Committee.
The article cites 46 percent of school graduates and 71 percent college graduates, noting that summer workers face the choice between continuing education or entering work. Mr Frush warned parents long ago that quitting school costs lifelong opportunities, urging Pella parents to heed the late superintendent Frank M. Bush's counsel.
Laurens Sun reports a group posing as war veterans and disabled heroes were detained by Storm Lake Police after taking down payments while selling magazines and books east of Storm Lake. The incident warns readers to buy only from trusted known sellers.
Items from The Chronicle revisiting notable notes from ten, twenty, thirty, and forty years ago. Highlights include community events, local personalities, and milestones that shaped the region. Readers gain a snapshot of history through short, dated entries and recalls from era to era.
Ja Olney recalls Civil War era sympathies in Pella with Knights of the Golden Circle tale. William De Bruyn returns from Winnebago mission field for a Reformed Church fest. Seventeen Rene Vander Linden Sunday School pupils camped near Des Moines river bridge on Knoxville road. Pella Motorcycle Club trips to Des Moines noted. Des Moines auto deluge and crossroad rail signage discussed. 1913 Overland bought by John Vogelaar. New bridge over Competine Creek east of Knoxville praised. Teddy Roosevelt Bullmoose campaign car to tour Keokuk to Des Moines division. talks en route. Deaths: Myer De Heer and Mrs Gerard Nollen. Cartoon ridicules Roosevelt and Harvester Trust. Miss Marie Van Gorp becomes Purstar Drug Store clerk. Indian motorcycle offered for sale by H. H. Sadler. Paul Scholte visits Aberdeen, SD.
The article recounts bustling chatter about townsfolk in Aberdeen and nearby areas. It notes Al Krude and Van Dusseldorp purchasing motorcycles, Charlie Mick clashing with Pella’s Marshal Buckingham, and Frank Fultz visiting his brother Dr. T G Fultz in Pella. Lou De Vries buys a new Indian motorcycle.
Thirty years ago Mary Taylor Liggett urged children to join a chorus for Pella's upcoming 75th anniversary. Clyde Herring and Smith Brookhart agreed to give addresses. Council delayed payments awaiting new lower bids. Rasmussen of Des Moines offered asphalt paving at $1.20 per yard. Hosper s land near Sioux County sold for 600 per acre with outlying land at 250 per acre, signaling easing slump. Pella beat Prairie City at Monroe in a settlers attraction. McFarland injures ribs after a fall in a fielding mishap. spectators lacked seats. Pella won.
The score 8 to 6 is noted with Carson starting as pitcher for Pella and relieved by De Haan who pitched well. A collision on Steep Hill south of the elevator injured Jim Van Dusseldorp and others in a Ford. Gerrit Vander and Ev in Kruseman collided on bicycles with Van Waal losing two front teeth. Udell Hendricks continues recovery after brain tumor surgery. Gene Hinton has a teaching post at Culver Military Academy. Dick Lynhorst plans to take over the Little hardware store in Prairie City September 1. Charley Moore contributes a Northwest travel story titled Confessions of an Old Timer.
The Farmers Holiday program continues as farmers withhold market produce until costs of production are addressed. Pella farmers offer to donate to the Red Cross via Jacob Plender rather than destroy food while others face criticism for harvest destruction. Local debates surround the proposed West Market Park swimming pool plan due to funding gaps.
In midsummer 1952 Hardin County nine banks held deposits of 19.279 million, up nearly 0.5 million from a year earlier. Analysts note higher savings retention despite a weak farm economy and record corn yields, with redemption of savings bonds suspected as a factor, suggesting local finances remained robust amid inflation.
A record notes a toastmaster welcoming Reverend and Mrs A Haverkamp at a formal program. Markets show corn 26 cents, oats 11 cents, wheat 36 cents per bushel. Hogs delivered at Pella range 2.40 to 4.00 per hundredweight. An Electric Sparks ad from Vanden Berg Electric Company mentions an explosion in Pella, with a quip about yeast versus sugar reflecting homebrew era tensions.
The 10 year old pre school issue featured Emerson welder and Atlas lathe at Pella High with instructor Kenneth Decker and student Glen Van Vark at the lathe. The band played at Galesburg for a church fundraiser. Scrap drive teams formed as U S 0 quota of 1500 was set north of Marion County. Johnny Ver Heul pictured in uniform, a meat cutter at Jefferson Barracks. The Milli man family wired and erected an organ for Douwstra Chapel. Stamp No 8 allowed 5 pounds sugar for Aug 23 to Oct 31. Fat Hereford cattle pictured on Fred Werkamp farm north of Peoria. Farm features on Weaterkamp and Gerrit Roose farms with six pictures. 800 phonograph records collected by Bert Hols for armed services distribution. 200 more needed to reach one thousand.
Orynis Raith a Navy instructor at Corpus Christi Texas called the town visit cordial and said he was overwhelmed by kindness. He noted early Navy volunteer experience and spoke of stints as a student at Central and a part time worker at the Wor Em station. Renowned in Cheyenne Wyoming for counting payroll money at Ft. Francis E. Warren, Jimmy serves in the finance department. A letter accompanied the picture.
Francis Kutish from Iowa State College predicts farm equipment will not bottleneck 1952 production. He notes dealers' inventories on hand and upcoming production should be enough to meet farm needs.
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