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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1950
Page
7
The Iowa Bureau Farmer highlights thoughts on country living and the duty of farmers as stewards of the land. The piece urges preserving soil resources to keep America strong and good, marking this week as Iowa Soils Conservation Week.
An unofficial census shows Pella gained 716 residents since 1940, aided by Central College and local industries like Rosscreen. The town plans to address housing shortages as new homes rise, urging local builders to survey demand and use regional materials to attract workers and ensure continued growth.
In King Kanelothier Morris Cony er proposes using more wheat in bread to cut a wheat surplus by boosting loaf flour content. He advises bakers to mix bread with sixteen percent more flour than current white loaves and to include six percent of that as whole wheat.
James Lloyd bakes farm bread that spreads rapidly from Coover’s praise to Rotary clubs and a Denver to Omaha bake market. A Kansas grocery pushes the crusty loaf as standard bread while dogs sample the white bread. A separate note laments Metropolitan exhibit boycotts by modern artists and critics, urging clear display to prevent upside down viewing.
Editorial notes a hospital scene where a doctor bluntly explains a newborn’s cries reflect poverty and debt. A town column laments class bias in how offenses are handled, arguing good family status shapes justice while criticizing quiet cover ups and unequal treatment in law enforcement.
A 30 day West Coast vacation recalls Cully Carson visiting his gravely ill father John Carson in Wellington Kansas. Local notes mention teachers exam failures in Polk County, a piano prize contest, and Mary Helen Vander Linden entering. A Monroe auto accident kills 32 year old Ed Kling. four others injured. Buxton Wonders defeat Pella Meteors 8 to 1 before 250 fans as Oberman injures a finger. Des Moines bond buyers fund Pella waterworks at 5 percent. Monroe voters reject library and fire truck proposals. A Colfax base ball game vs Meteors scheduled with Mitten moving offices and D. G. Gosselink named Board Secretary. Pella Auto Co reports 26 Portl cars delivered in 1910. Mrs Van der Pol enjoys her first auto ride. Mississippi River at nine year low, steamers struggle. Lectures and concerts planned for July 22 with Der Freischutz program. Henry Vander Ploeg buys a new vehicle. Ack Van Houwelinge begins.
A local firm, Pella Construction Company, James Verhey, and Casper Lautenbach won the $45,385 contract to build the new Central College gym, due in 125 days. News also notes national politics with James Cox and Franklin D. Roosevelt, a San Francisco convention, typhoid cases in town, fire equipment funding debate, a land trade near Howell pumping station, a Pella Wiretwisters game 19 to 5, and Al Breuklander’s new blue uniform.
Seils Sterling circus booked for Pella with a free pre show at the grounds. Oskaloosa airport near Pella to be dedicated with an air circus. New city paving cost over 6000, city paying half. Meyer Langerak builds a mini golf near Star Oil. Swimming pool levy support grows. Local talks on midget car plant by Littlemac promoters seeking 250000. Janette Dekker to teach in Dulce NM mission school. Rexall store basement work after 1920 fire. Editor urges embracing Littleman plant hopes for 5000 jobs. Paul Van Vliet, injured delivering papers, returns downtown in a wheelchair.
Ten years ago two houses on the new Kuyper athletic field at Central College were being dismantled while the cinder track and the gridiron were to be ready for fall. A meet between Knoxville and Pella swimmers was planned at the municipal pool. J A Benson urged farmers in Marion County to form a soils district including the entire county. The meeting drew a small crowd at the high school, with Clay Barnett visiting and sharing English Creek watershed pictures. A road project north of Warren's Mill bridge advanced toward grading. Schuring and Dicleman were constructing a car repair shop on North Mt beside Lincoln School. Chunch bay infestation in southern Marion County prompted farmers to build barriers in corn.
The editor from Ticonderoga New York notes readers seek a good spot on inside pages due to stronger attention to comics sports society columns and editorials. Front pages draw cursory glances while readers target sections aligned with their interests. The trend favors pages with eye catching appeal for diverse audiences.
The issue notes a large July 4 gun club shoot, a Leighton goodwill concert by the Pella band, and a Farm Page tour of the English Creek watershed. It features new homes on West 2nd Street North Broadway and Peace Street, FITA loan offers, Elmer Carpenter purchasing land on East Columbus, a poor oats crop affected by chinch bugs, and Rev. Hr. L. Van Dellen seeking to start a vacation Bible school at Bethel Church with Bethel Aid volunteers ready to clean the building after years idle.
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