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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1955
Page
10
A motorist saves two children by braking before a rope stretched across a highway. Two boys, ages eight and one, were tied to the rope ends as part of a dangerous game. The driver’s careful actions prevented a fatal outcome, though the scene remains chilling.
A driver connected to a fatal highway accident reflected that danger on roads is often shown by small, overlooked signs. The report notes the driver’s awareness of risks and concludes with a fatal outcome tied to the roadways.
Cecil Vines, vocational agriculture instructor at Pella schools and Rotary member, spoke at the noon club about Arkansas People and state agriculture, comparing it with Iowa. He discussed birthplaces, politics, and culture, noting shared traits as a “one big family” and using humor, then touched on a new Pfister tillage implement introduced by Pfister Hyceverinnen at the meeting.
Lincoln fifth graders hear about breaking hard pan with 18 inch plows to loosen soil and improve moisture movement. Deep tillage, combined with plowing under foliage and stalks, adds organic matter that holds moisture and stores plant food for later use.
KEBS broadcasts Sunday church services from March 12 to 21. Times include 9:30 and 10:30 morning services at Third and First Reformed. 10:45 to noon at First Reformed. 2:00 to 3:30 Holland Language Church service. alternating between First and Second Reformed. Evenings feature sacred music at 7:00 and church service at 7:30 at Trinity Reformed.
Fifth grade students from Lincoln School in Pella Iowa visit the Chronicle office on March 4 1955 expressing gratitude for a tour. They say they learned many interesting things and enjoyed the visit to the Chronicle office.
A new booklet on Social Security for farm families explains benefits and obligations under the old age and survivors program. Distributed nationwide to rural Iowa boxholders, it targets self employed farmers employers and farm workers to register for social security numbers and comply with reporting and tax rules including a 4 percent total tax on cash wages with 2 percent withheld and 2 percent employer contribution.
A. J. Black, aged 89, passed away recently after spending most of his life on his Riverton farm. The remaining years were spent on a farm west of Hamburg, marking a long farming career in the region.
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