Beef Grades Changes Too Misunderstood by Consumers
The February implementation of the USDA beef grading standards caused more misunderstanding than substantive shifts. Marbling requirements for Choice or Prime decreased slightly, while conformation was removed as a quality factor. Most producers will pass more cattle into Choice, and Leaner carcasses may become more rewarded under the new yield grading, though yield grades remain mostly a buyer concern at retail.
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Tax Bite and Civic Jests in Local Chronicle
The article notes a Tax Foundation estimate that taxes take 2 hours 39 minutes of an eight hour workday, up 4 minutes from last year, with federal taxes taking 1 hour 41 minutes and state local 58 minutes. It also comments on a Washington joke about four year terms and jail. A Central College mass media class survey of Pella residents shows 90 percent read the Chronicle weekly and most want it unchanged.
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Chronicle readers in Pella discuss survey and guest list
The article notes Wilma Van Wyngarden visiting in Monroe and nearby areas, and mentions readers in Pella. It recalls a survey showing most Pella residents read the Chronicle, reveals Keith Aldrich as the first called in a 423-name list, and touches on aging equipment and Janet Cuthrie’s non qualification.
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Monroe
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Pella
Otley
Dirk Van Loon and the old Rock House at Pella
Marion Van Loon of Columbia recounts Dutch born stone mason Dirk Van Loon who built the 1856 Rock House on the Knoxville Road west of Pella. He married Gertje de Kort and had Christina and Wilhelmus. Dirk served in the Dutch Army, spent time in the Dutch East Indies, played trumpet in the Royal band, helped found Pella’s first band, and aided in building brick houses and foundations in Pella Knoxville areas with his son Wilhelmus assisting.
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Nebraska doctor challenges Gipsomaniac law in court
Looking back seven decades ago the Chronicle notes a Nebraska physician contesting the constitutionality of the Gipsomaniac law claiming addiction to cocaine is a pursuit of happiness and not a state matter while not infringing on others rights. The piece also recalls five and a half decades ago local cafe refrigeration innovations and Chaplin in The Gold Rush at the Alamo, plus rural fire protection planning and class officers in Monroe, and ten years ago photography honors and a church leader elected head of a regional synod.
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Monroe
DeVerne Schippers
Wayne Worth
Roger Crane
Dean Barr
al de Wild
Professional Photographers of
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Des Moines
Wm. E. van den Berg
Ebenezer Reformed Church
Leighton
Synod of the West
Garden Grove
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Remembering World War II Through a Child’s Eyes
A reflective memoir recalls wartime America from a child’s viewpoint. It covers ration stamps, shortages, and family resilience, contrasting movie-driven heroism with the harsher realities of war, and ending with a tribute to the veterans.
Pella Student Fifth in National OEA Contest
Twila Voss of Pella in the medical secretary program at Des Moines Area Community College placed fifth in the national Office Education Association contest in Topeka Kansas. The college earned 16 high ratings at the national conference including three firsts after leading the state competition to qualify.
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Pella
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Dandelions Spoil Tulips in Pella Parkings Letter
A letter to the city complains that dandelions seed in Pella parkings ruin the tulip display each year. The writer urges action, proposes teenagers mow the lots along 163, and suggests fines to fund a teen project, criticizing prior efforts.
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Thanks for tulip time support from Pella Chronicle
Dennis Steenhoek secretary of the Pella Historical Society extends sincere appreciation for the publicity given to Pella's 41st Tulip Time Festival. He notes the 1976 Souvenir Edition mirrored the festival's spirit and the Chronicle staff's dedication.
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