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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1951
Page
5
Iowa Pride and Tulip Care in Local Columns
The piece lauds the Register and Tribune and KRNT for maintaining liquor advertising ethics, while offering practical tulip bed care tips from John Res. It advises cleaning curbside plantings, removing dead leaves, and proper bulb handling, suggesting soil amendments and seasonal transplant plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Res
Res
Television uptake and station reach spark doubts
Figures show 29 percent of U S homes own TV sets with 63 metropolitan areas having stations and 47 percent where stations are on air. New York Chicago Los Angeles and Philadelphia lead households with sets, while down payment requests threaten sales. A nostalgic Iowa essay closes with praise for elm-lined streets and summer scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh M. Belville Jr
Red
New York City
Chicago
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Pedestrian Right of Way Decided in Pella Corner Case
The Town Supreme Court ruled last week that pedestrians have the right of way at Pella downtown corners with traffic signals. In Marshalltown Municipal Court a driver, James P. Paul, struck John Mullen as the pedestrian walked with the light during a turn. The decision settles a long debate on who yields at crosswalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Pelly
Supreme Court
Marshalltown
John Mullen
James FP. Paul
Pedestrian Right of Way Upheld in Iowa Supreme Court
In a unanimous Iowa Supreme Court ruling Justice Mantz stated that a pedestrian lawfully crossing an intersection has the right of way over vehicles. The driver must yield. failure to do so is a misdemeanor. The opin ion notes pedestrians face dangers from turning motorists and urges caution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mullen
Paul
Hed. Mantz
Lowa Supreme Court
Editorial on public gullibility and military power
Bertie Windsor of the Ledger-Advance criticizes crowds who rely on self appointed leaders and urges studying matters before action. The piece stresses risks of ill informed mobilization, urges caution against under armed and misinformed masses, and warns of potential war escalation if nations ignore informed analysis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertie Windsor
Cn Ledger
Fluorine Brightens Brewton Water for Tooth Decay Fight
City officials weigh fluoridation of Brewton drinking water after studies from New York show decay reduction possible. Estimated cost around 10 cents per person annually, well below the $500 yearly hospital subsidy noted. If benefits exceed costs, council may begin fluoridation to aid children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewton
Macy
New York
Soil Loss Prompts Call For Conservation Efforts
A flood and soil erosion sweep through O'Brien County during a late week cloudburst. Farmers face lost topsoil and reduced fertility as streams erode fields, highlighting the need for tile drains contour plowing scrapped waterways and broader soil conservation programs during Governor’s Conservation Week time frame.
Pella Meteors win hard fought home ball game
Forty years ago the Pella Meteors won at home seven to five in a long game that stretched into extra innings. Vander Linden and Boyd led pitching for Pella while Heets and Hadley contributed on the mound for Sharon. The day also carried wedding notes and local community events from that period, including crop reports and council talk on street poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Meteors
Pella
Heets
Vander Linden
George Boyd
Hadley
Sharon
J. P
Frank den Adel
Faassen & den Adel
Skunk
Frank Stubenrauch
Mission
Texas
Fred Lankelma
Bess Vander Zyl
C. UW (Neal) Randall
Georgetown
Colorada
Loch
Harve Fiske
Lay Drousch
Will Visser
Des Moines River
Wilson
Sach
Klerman
Bennie Gardner
Louse
Atlantic
Iowa
John Niewenhuizen
Robert McIntire
Heinie van Spanck
Des Moines
Valley National Bank
Central College
Kuyper
Cypress
Jim Vander Pol
Vander Pol
Bessie Wagaman
Sam Burgraaf
Local notes and oddities from town life
Reported rumors of campers missing for three weeks with no sightings and chatter about their rumored subsistence, a Pella Laundry seeking a worker, Ben Langerak in Mexico on business, Harve Van Gorp's tangible progress, and early potato crop troubles amid impatient local speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella
Ben Langerak
Mexico
Harve van Gorp
Park plan vote, local leaders, and community notes
Mollie De Reus presides a new Mrs Glen Vans unit with C Ver Ploeg as secretary and J J Sybenga as treasurer. Voter turnout near eight hundred. park commission tax proposal fails by 26. Local news covers Red Cross work, World War I bonus debates, a Kant fuse contest prize, corn stalk height, and multiple town happenings in Pella and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. (Mollie) de Reus
Glen Vans
C. Ver Ploeg
Secretar
J. J. Sybenga
de Reus
Red Cross
Park Commission
Istard
Ath
U.S. Senate
Warren Harding
P.H. Spoelstra
Chris Rus
John Dythoff
John Niburg
Pella
Illness and sports milestones in early local notes
The piece records Paul Bruins ill with typhoid, a third case in the family, notes Harry Boland’s 73 5 blue rocks shoot win, L D Russell finishing second in 70 rocks, Cyrenus Cole elected to Congress for a Cedar region seat, and Mrs K E Richardson of Pella leading a Mahaska County women’s demonstration on sewing and dress forms with Farm Bureau Women’s president role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. M. Bruins
Paul
Harry Boland
L. D. Russell
Remington Arms Co
Cyrenus Cole
Cong Good
Cole
Cedar
Pella
KE. Richardson
Mahaska County
Wright
Mahaska Farm Bureau Women’s Organization
Dykstra Leads Aluminum Drive Sent To County Homes
Ten years ago AJ L Dykstra was appointed by the governor to head a countywide drive for aluminum with teams to canvass every home. The Tulip City March by Ed Reaning was slated as Saturday band concert feature. A roster of Knoxville draft registrants aged 21 was published. Reverend Ralph Menning ordained pastor of Sully Reformed Church on July 16. Air conditioning installed at Pella National Bank as a cooling measure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Atlantic & Pacific Arros
Pella
Sigourney
Knoxville
Henry G. Cox
Omaha
Nebraska
Reasnor
Fultz
Ottumwa
Ralph T. Nordlund
The
Baptist. Church
Hooka Brothers
AJ L. Dykstra
Tulip City
Ed Reaning
Ralph Menning
Sully Reformed Church
Pella National Bank
A Lesson in Socialism From a Yonkers Teacher
In a Yonkers High School economics class, teacher Thomas J. Shelly demonstrates why socialist redistribution harms incentives. He simulates grade equalization by theft of high scorers to illustrate how, under universal equal sharing, productivity collapses and coercive labor systems would emerge, ending in a “living death” for all but authorities and favored allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Shelly
Yonkers High School
Yonkers, New York
West Marion County News Highlights From The Week
The Chamber of Commerce sponsors Value Days with bargains Friday and Saturday. Carol Cook, Carrie Hocksema, and Cornelia Hospers plan a West tour of parks. Paul De Jong had arm surgery at Town University Hospitals hoping to restore function. Zinnias and four o cl ocks brighten town curbs. Editorial laments poor fishing in Marion County rivers. Melba LeCocq marries Leland McBeath of Perry Town. Apple trees die from 1940 Armistice Day freeze. Jacob Brom, recruit at Camp Grant, shares diary notes. John Hackett injured by steel entering eye at Sumpter coal mine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Carol Cook
Carrie Hocksema
Cornelia Hospers
Paul de Jong
Town University Hospitals
Zinnias
Marion County
Melba LeCocq
Leland McBeath
Perry
Town
Theodore le Coca
Iowa
Jacob Brom
Camp Grant
Ilinois
John Hackett
Sumpter
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Germany
Romania
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Scotland
LW. Hartley
Mr. Hartley
Hartley
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Edna Ver Ploeg
Indianola
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Don Dykstra
Charles van Vliet
Donald Heerema
Rudy Ulrich
Iowa Business and Industry
Hlealing
DR. B. L. Flikkema Optometrist
Fowler Telephone Company
Joey
Sumu
Sovereign
Vm Barin
Govereion
Avant’ Waykan
Sam
Sovereion Service
Joe
Mur
Star Oil Co
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