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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1952
Page
3
The William Allen White memorial address in Lawrence Kansas urged newspapers to remain independent from any group so that news and editorials stay unwarped. It stressed that today’s press must serve readers with responsibility and defend democracy.
Robins arrive with signs of spring in flocks and on branches. On a warm day their song will be heard at dawn and dusk as people are urged to feed feathered friends. Two news items show how public input matters: U M T failed in Congress due to protests, and Iowa sales tax plans were shelved after merchant pressure. Speak up. letters can influence decisions.
In Pella Attorney General Robert Larson urged farmers and merchants to combat rackets by speaking out and testifying. He warned apathetic citizens allow criminals to operate, while active residents empower law officers and restore self respect to officials and communities. He praised Iowa leadership for a practical clean town, county, and state drive.
A United Nations report highlights W W Dickinson driving cotton yields in Afghanistan using hand hoes and fertilizer. He trains eight youths to model a 3000 acre farm with plows tractors and harrows, echoing India’s gains. The piece urges Christian missions and U S aid in technical assistance over armament.
Editorial excerpts urge scrutiny of mistakes in the Pioneer-Record and warn against political indifference. Items criticize tax waste, praise Winston Churchill, and defend British leadership as essential to democracy against totalitarian threats.
Items from The Chronicle recalling events from 10 20 30 and 40 years ago. Readers get a compact snapshot of notable people places and moments that shaped the community over decades.
A social note lists guests including Mr and Mrs Joe Fanssen as special visitors and mentions Frank Den Adel Rube Brand and the Appastaart couple. Red Brush column reports Des Moines River flooding forcing evacuation from the lowlands.
Forty years ago Monroe High School defeated Pella High 17 to 4 in a lively baseball clash nicknamed Pella Gets the Hook. The game featured a late Monroe burst with 10 runs in the eighth inning. Battery was Lankeltma and Kuyper for Monroe. The page also notes local events from roads, factories, and vehicles, plus civic mentions including a Wells Fargo–style roundup and small town happenings around Pella and Des Moines area communities.
An April 6 1922 Chamber of Commerce gathering decided to celebrate Pella's 75th founding with Sept 5 6 7 1922 events. R Clay Crawford was hired to direct the Pella Band, Central College glee club impressed in Brooklyn, news notes cover New Sharon Sunday closing vote, park projects, lectures on Ober-Ammergau, and WWI anniversary reminders. Local trades, bids for a band stand, and community hires plus market prices in hogs corn eggs and hiring efforts for a Pella baseball catcher are reported.
Friends on return reported finding a young man named Gail to fill the spot held by J. E. Douglas who operated a tire shop on the West Side of Garden Square. Douglas moved his machines and stock to Booneville, Missouri, after his home near Pella Produce Co. was gutted by fire weeks prior and dismantled. Jake Maasdam of Fairfield Indiana traveled to Pella to buy ten purebred bulls from W. H. Clarke’s herd southeast of town.
Notes from a bygone issue cover the death of Rev. J. A. Lapham at 78 with a summary of his work in education and religion in Iowa. Also reported are Freda Van Zante winning a Marion County spelling contest, another death of A. J. Klyn, a streetcorner armed robbery, a German police dog winning prizes, a 10 percent electric bill discount for prompt payment, a Ford V eight car feature, political jab at Otto Mathes, cheese making on the Blom farm, Central College All-Stars versus Olson's Terrible Swedes game disruption, spring basketball practice at Central College, and Chevrolet price cuts from Flint Michigan.
Ten years ago March ration board issued twenty three tire certificates while Central College earned North Central Association membership. President I J Lubbers spoke at Douwstra Chapel and Pvt Glenn Koopman from Ft Bragg was pictured. Iman Tulip Festival honors Sandren of the Central College staff amid page features.
Town leaders and State College join farmers and lawmakers in Iowa to study and pass the Soil Conservation District Law. Officials say the measure unites counties to conserve and build soil fertility, with a goal to match and exceed initial soil levels by year end. The program stresses coordinated, statewide efforts to curb erosion and boost productive soil.
Front page notes five candidates Janet Klyn Martha Van Berkum Virginia Kempkes Lois Vanden Berg and Jean Gorkum eligible for Tulip Time queen. Albina Houle of New York donated 3000 to Central College. gift received. Students offered Navy study program and enlistment option. Front page photos show Howard Vander Linden editor and Don Swartwout business manager of Central Bay. Milly Almstead and Bob Minnick elected Pelican editor and business manager. T. H. Doris Kaldenberg dies after illness at Ames home. Wartime rule bans cuffs on men trousers. wool conservation board issue. Barney Mensch ill with no recovery hoped. M. J. De Wit sells Knoxville grocery to move to Denver. George Vande Noord to India for GE and British gov’t work. College play Mr and Mrs North directed by S. A. Sandren. Soils District vote Jasper County 197 yes 51 no. Full page ad urges buying from home merchants. tire and gas rationing noted. Norman Van Gorp and Claude Boner pass commercial pilot exams at Pella airport.
A jury awarded Susan Gross 57 489 for 43.98 acres taken for Rock Island road re routing project between Atlantic and Council Bluffs. Total damages to landowners reached 232 534 for 269.27 acres.
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