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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1947
Page
3
A Memorial Day article from Pella recalls Chaplain Marken praising the town for honoring war dead. The service drew nearly a thousand, with more veterans and students in the parade, showing renewed community duty and a reminder not to neglect citizenship ideals.
An elderly Buffalo writer urged teachers to rekindle pride and enthusiasm in the classroom. He argued many modern teachers lack passion, contrasted with childhood teachers who valued their role, and proposed a yardstick for superintendents and parents to measure teaching value while addressing shortages.
Widespread approval greeted Mahaska County contest to honor best rural school and teacher in soil and water conservation. Black Oak school won as prizes totaling ninety dollars encouraged by Oskaloosa Rotary Club and Isaac Walton League. Marshalltown group ran a similar event for rural schools highlighting soil care and bird wintering. Encourage Marion County to hold a contest before the next school year.
Ohio Farm Bureau women poll 1600 members and condemn crime themed broadcasts as harmful to youths. They urge the National Association of Broadcasters to improve or remove such programs, praising wholesome shows while decrying two gruesome mystery tales and gun glorification. They foresee nationwide action.
Editorial roundups note shortages of stockings pants and woolens promised for postwar times. Knoxville Express lauds Pella Tulip Time as a big success and well managed with attention to detail. Sigourney Review questions continued AAA usefulness and potential abolition while praising its wartime benefits. Northwood Anchor reflects on changing American values and how standards of wealth and vice have shifted.
June 27 1907 issue centers on the cost and dissatisfaction with municipal light plants as Z G Houck seeks a new franchise to be voted soon. Front page notes a 4th of July campus celebration with games and firecrackers. Sports cover Oskaloosa Coons beat Pella 3 1, barbers beat clerks 12 10, and local mischief and accidents pepper the local scene.
June 28 1917 reports Rev J W Bailey resigning from Baptist Church to work on financing a new Baptist college in Town. Chautauqua program noted as disappointing with few pledges for a 1918 Travers Wick event. A sensational Burma beans poison story prompted strong comment on war and noncombatant targets. Joe De Koning rented Brinkhoff building for a shoemaking shop, leaving Van Rees shop. Legislature funded fireproofing of the old building.
In a hot summer match Prairie City defeated the Meteors of Pella 1 to 0. Meters marks went to Marks and Kingdon for Prairie City while Pella's pitchers were P Ver Steeg and H Kuyper.
Twenty pages warn of a mammoth July celebration with a 50 float parade Shifflet Flying Circus Prairie City vs Os kaloosa baseball Harry Sheesley versus Happy Norman Jr wrestling five vaudeville acts two bands open air dancing and a night pageant Fireworks and illumined airplane closing events The issue notes various local ads bids for paving local plant moves and several personal items including marriages and a car accident.
Ten years ago on June 17 1937 the issue showcased building activity with thirteen homes under construction a seed corn plant and a garage pictured on the front. The city faced an acute house shortage while Chamber of Commerce planned a dinner for F M Frush and joined a Des Moines committee outing to promote Pella. Relief efforts noted frozen fish aid to Pershing Melcher and Knoxvill counties with CCC work for some unemployed men and 545 seeking jobs in May. A closing out sale ended the Brown Shoe Fit Co in town and local clergy and officials discussed taxation laws and church leadership changes.
Bert Stegeman of Ralston Nebraska writes from May 21 1947 praising Pellas Tulip Time as the nations most stupendous small city festival. He recalls the parade nightly pageant street dances and a comic theft of the Town Criers bell. He plans to return next year and sends regards to friends in Pella.
A Webster City column recalls a Pella Tulip Time episode where Mr and Mrs Wray Hewitt and family visited the festival. Mrs Hewitt buys cookies worth five dollars, loses them, mails postcards, and learns the sack is returned by Jaarsma bakery after a misattribution to Van der Ploeg.
A letter dated May 26, 1947 to Pella praising a centennial celebration of a colony founded by Dominic Scholte. The writer commends the well staged pageant and expresses gratitude for those who contributed time and talent to the event honoring the grandfather’s role in a religious transformation.
The article reflects on mid year tree cutting in towns. It notes residents’ loss of shade, beauty, and comfort from aging trees and references Joyce Kilmer’s poem to contrast human limits with divine creation. It explains reasons for removal include space, sun, decay, and safety, and suggests renewal benefits for future generations.
The Bussey editor lauds Pella and its Tulip Time festival noting the town lies in a premier farming region of the Midwest and is inhabited by longtime Dutch-descended citizens known for civic pride cooperation and hard work by all locals.
E. C. McClure lauds Bussey volunteers for a Tulip Time style display that delighted thousands with flowers and entertainment, recognizing the group’s teamwork and community spirit.
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