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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1960
Page
6
Businessmen expect profit from 1960 census data on population trends ages of residents and ownership of appliances. Advances in computing enable rapid tabulation on microfilm and magnetic tape with final counts due next October and detailed reports through 1961. The humane slaughter act aims to curb cruel killing of pigs with anesthesia to reduce injuries and bruising, while debates continue over firefly disembowelment and its ethical impact.
A midwestern report highlights scarce Iowa geology data amid rising private mining interest. It notes Iowa has 54 state publications, many pre-1920, with 29 out of print and no new publications since 1959, urging legislative support to unlock mineral resources in the state.
Washington Evening Journal laments Americans’ claim to intelligence while observing an angry Iowa packing plant protest. Pickets clash with workers, rocks fly, and name calling echoes a power struggle. The piece questions whether legislative and judicial means can quell disputes without violence and preserve individual freedom.
James Monroe served as U.S. president when Florida was purchased from Spain, a landmark territorial change that shifted control and expanded national borders during his administration.
Fifty years ago Pella ended saloon business under statute requiring 80 percent petition. Public sentiment shifted, signatures failed, and boycotts formed against merchants. Local notices also report a wedding at the Gezels, the First Reformed church planning a new $4,000 chapel, and various town happenings including visits, engagements, births, and community events.
Forty years ago the city faced crowding as park benches disappeared into the bandstand. A census showed 843 school age children in Pella. First Christian church adds 225 seats to meet growth under Rev. J. De Haan. Cor nie van Veen injured in haymaking near Oskaloosa. Harry Mitten burns hand during Fourth of July celebrations. Dr and Mrs James Lankelma return from wedding trip. Water Works seeks laborers to dig trenches for mains.
A 1930 report notes an officer catching a drunken runner in Pella near the alley between City Hall and adjacent blocks. The chronicle preserves the scene and identifies the location as a narrow street behind municipal offices.
Twenty years ago planners pressed to extend the English Creek watershed program across the county with farmers invited to visit demonstration farms after a Legion Hall meeting hosted by Pella merchants. DALE VANDER POL and Everett Klein painted Tulip Toren atop a 60 foot tower for the Historical Society while Rotary officials and local business figures were named to roles. Sheriff Applegate traced a stolen car to Muncie before it was recovered. Alfred Taylor left home taking a Waechter Lumber Co. vehicle and was jailed. Nearby, Robus Breen and Postma aided Don Poortings with hay as Schuring Dieleman prepared a new car shop site and Lankelman managed the Knoxville drugstore while the Stubenrauch spouses toured Annapolis.
The June 29 1950 report notes Dick Leydens Eldon Ray Glen Nihart Prescott Steenh and Cornie Van Roekel were given action or assignment as part of an effort to make Pella free of fly exposure.
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