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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1950
Page
3
A reflective line on courtesy contrasts with a 1950 highway tragedy where fet y workers and law enforcement scramble to stem a deadly spree. The piece laments the disregard for society and the limited time for courtesy amid grim scenes of decapitation and crushed bodies.
A Cambridge dateline reports a nova in galaxy Messier 88 radiating energy rivaling billions of suns. The light has traveled about two million years, reaching Earth at 186000 miles per second, highlighting our small place in the universe. The piece quotes Claire Booth Luce praising Eleanor Roosevelt's public service and condemning blind prejudice in public life.
The article recalls Queen Juliana of the Netherlands during World War I era and notes her thoughtful observations on power, forgiveness, and leadership. It contrasts European unity with the call for personal resilience and civic duty while touching on editorial opinions about welfare states and rural population trends in America.
Marion County plans to establish a Soils District to lead Iowa in land use and conservation efforts. The movement, backed by local farmers and citizens, emphasizes turning every acre of rolling land into the Soils District and improving living standards for all, with a pledge to stewardship for future generations. The message stresses unity and continued progress under statewide agricultural leadership.
Lead story marks Thomassen IGA store opening in south Pella. It traces the Thomassen family from John Thomassen who arrived from Holland in 1847 and started a shop on West Washington Street. The old store burned Feb 13, 1930, and the edition includes congratulatory ads and photos.
A fragment notes Summer plans for a family heading to Spirit Lake and a trip sequence through Minneapolis Portland and San Francisco. It mentions Sam Burgraaf, Vander Pol grocery manager, being blown off the Skunk Belt and a dynamited Madison County courthouse on duty with the marshal’s barn destroyed. Rainfall for March to July 1 measured 7.18 inches, below typical 12 to 16 inches.
A Monroe Mirror clipping recapped 1916 events in Pella including State Anti Saloon League success in court declaring petition irregularities, boycotts on dry merchants, and a claim that saloons would remain closed. The item notes local accidents, Fourth of July mischief, and upcoming church installation.
Front page photos depict Pel la s new Junior Legion Band under Henry Kuyper and officers of the 6th District led by Will Van Hemert. College students Ray De Wit Edgar Van Arkel and Gary Roorda plant tulips in Garden Square s Scholte beds. KSO Des Moines schedules fifteen installments with local merchants to tell Pella story. Tulip Tower band stand canvas cover secured. acoustics improve. Toren stand lacking cover.
Thirty years ago Cornice Van Veen was badly hurt when a hayfork pierced his lung region while helping with hay on the De Bruin farm near Oskaloosa. Local news notes include land sale near the Wyoming line in Colorado and a church remodeling at First Christian Reformed Church under Rev. J. De Haan.
An adult delinquency program at St Luke's Bible School in Grayslake Illinois cites Max Jukes and Jonathan Edwards to argue juvenile crime stems from parental behavior. It compares descendants and outcomes, noting crime and moral contrasts, and cites Confucius on parenting.
The farm section describes soil conservation practices seen on a tour and at the English Creek Watershed southwest of Knoxville led by Chas. Caffrey. It notes a large North Main Street house formerly owned by Dr. Vander Meulen slated to become a Christian High School in fall and discusses potential Marion County soils district formation.
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