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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1964
Page
2
A newspaper statement declares policy to present multiple viewpoints and invites reader editorials on published items. It notes editors may edit submissions to fit standards and cites calls for colleges to train and certify teachers, led by educators including Conant and Koerner, with leaders Edwards Olney Cochran.
About fifty incoming freshmen in Iowa State University College of Agriculture may share in twenty thousand dollars in scholarships ranging from 150 to 1000 dollars. Applications due April 1. Obtain forms from high schools, vocational instructors, county extension directors, or Curtiss Hall secretary. Grandma Carlson of Slater turns 101, named Slater’s senior citizen. Sadie Weaver and lodge milestone noted in Pella Chronicle.
Page 2 notes longtime member Mrs Weaver received a 50 year pin at a lodge meeting. It highlights faithful service as the member served in all lodge chairs and continues to contribute.
The Iowa Tourism Promotion Council’s Newsletter shows two Iowa routes entering Davenport and linking Fort Madison Knoxville and Des Moines to Tama County with minor side trips. It notes Pella’s untapped tourist potential and urges hiring a full time Chamber secretary to promote towns like Knoxville and Pella amid competition.
The Camp Fire Girls, founded in 1910, celebrate 54 years in Pella with 20 groups and 236 members divided into Blue Birds seven to nine, Camp Fire, junior high, and Horizon Club for high schoolers. Volunteer leaders, 56, oversee activities while campaigns fund a recreation lodge and summer Camp Hantesa attendance continues. contact Mrs. Elmer Hagen for joining.
The Fort Madison Democrat notes religious and superstitious food taboos impair nutrition efforts. Milk is rejected or seen as harmful in parts of Africa and Asia, while fish and eggs face stigmas. Cattle reverence in India and dietary bans in Islam and Judaism further complicate aid. Breastfeeding also declines in sophisticated cultures, shortening infant lifespans.
The piece lauds smooth new county roads like the Farmbest plant route and Owasa to Steamboat Rock while warning that missing road shoulders create dangerous edges. It notes scarce funds drive stripping shoulders to save money and questions safety despite the pride in modern paving.
A Marathon meeting of Citizens for Democracy denounces the NEA and ISEA for alleged efforts to take over education policy. The piece argues local control is threatened, cites a 1953 Iowa school reorganization bill, compares to California CTA tactics, and urges Iowa citizens and teachers to protest to force the ISEA to back down.
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