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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1952
Page
4
The Paullina Tim column Somes editors are outspoken and unpopular, yet quips about editors who say nothing with many words reflect on popularity and restraint in journalism.
The voice calls for inept politicians while warning polio is spreading in northwest Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Young adults show increased cases, urging restraint and vigilance. Parking woes fade as cities rethink meters and space, with Garden Square cited as potential large parking solution.
Iowa high court holds state permit board must issue beer permits to any applicant approved by the city council. Attorney General Larson counters that permits can be withheld for reasons of bad character, listing prior violations and felonies. He states city councils have no discretion.
The letter defends state authority on beer permits and argues against flood-control prejudice. It cites Attorney Larson, the Raccoon River, Muskingum results, and Des Moines Valley plans urging a Des Moines Valley Conservancy to coordinate dams, reservoirs, and watershed planning. It criticizes dam opponents and urges engineering-led decisions.
Editorial comments convict both bribe giver and taker as guilty and deserving punishment. It compares rural and urban town definitions, then discusses automobile liability insurance rises postwar, rising accidents, and potential licensing reforms to curb unsafe driving and reduce costs.
A look back at items from The Chronicle from 10 20 30 and 40 years ago highlights notable local events, community milestones, and cultural moments. Readers glimpse archival reflections, recalling familiar places people and institutions that shaped the era.
A 40 years ago item notes Professor William A. Young resigning from Grand Island College Nebraska to edit The Chronicle after teaching mathematics also at Central College. Theodore Roosevelt rode through Pella on a Rock Island Bull Moose car, praising Dutch ancestry to a hot sun crowd.
A trimmed ad notes Cozy Theatre scheduled to open next Saturday evening. The message promises no neglect and everything first class as it outlines cutting time and operating costs in the bakery era context.
Lake Prairie hosts an old fashioned picnic with Farm Bureau presence led by Hunt of Dea. The town prepares a three day 75th anniversary featuring a pageant at Vander Sluis pasture, a bandstand memorial for James Murray Cox, and a large crowd capacity. Henry Ford plants near shutdown Sept 16 due to coal miners strike. Charley M Moore arrives from Elma WA to cover events.
Twenty years ago in south Pella Grimes Canning Co employed 120 workers after weeks of unemployment. The Report noted 1500 bushels of tomatoes canned in a day. A lightning strike damaged the Jerry Helings home near East Franklin Street. Eight kittenball teams scheduled at the college field. Rural letter carriers to meet in the Legion Hall with speakers. Local visits by Cyrenus Cole and political activity noted. Motion picture stars in Oskaloosa. Community Auction advertised with scrip from merchants. A Vanden Berg Electric Company radio offered for 52.95. Itinerant photographers under fire. C C Alsop opening a department store in Oskaloosa. Sears Roebuck store in nearby building.
A 12 page issue highlighted Model Clothing Store’s 26th anniversary on September 1. Front page photos showed marigold planters on East Franklin Street and Mr. and Mrs. John Hoogenakker’s home on East Washington Street. Articles note Legion picnics, a Marine recruit, Central College as Army training site, scrap metal drives, FBI counseling, a glider slot training, local injuries, and residents enlisted in Army Air Corps.
Death recorded of John K Voorhees from the pioneer family of Pellas near Cedar Falls. He made a notable name in farm implement manufacturing. Work history lists Avery Co Peoria Illinois Deere Mansut Gale Standard Meg mang ty Poumdh Kieron Sohn Universal Holst Stig Cedar Falls Iowa Francis Dykstra Logan Hendricks Robert Crew boy scouts and Will Brunin as a scout master. Mrs G A Vander Meulen to be guest of honor at Pella 7th anniversary, former California home since 1922.
A writer argues that ending controls on installment buying harms workers by inflating costs and worsening family finances. He contends Congress favored big business over truck drivers and warehouse workers, urging readers to avoid installment plans unless cash is unavoidable.
On August 15, 1888, Robert Lucas of Ohio arrived at Bustington Iowa Territory aboard the steamboat Brazil and assumed his duties as Governor. He was accompanied by executive aides Theodore Parvin and Jesse Williams.
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