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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1952
Page
5
A reflective note argues against Communist influence in education and defends free citizens from tolerance of systems seen as enslaving. It references New York State teacher bans and warns against political indoctrination in public service. The writer urges vigilance to preserve democracy and liberty.
The Chamber of Commerce plans a late March poll to decide if parking meters should stay or be removed. Citizens show mixed views with some for and some against. The poll aims to crystallize public opinion as residents, including rural patrons of Pella, are urged to discuss and vote intelligently.
Tulsa station KOME left the Mutual network rather than carry beer advertising. Owner Dr John E Brown of John Brown University says the network demanded beer slots, a move he condemns as coercive and harmful to public interest. The piece argues listener protest is needed to curb such tactics.
Political experts say the New Hampshire presidential primary will reshape campaigns as Grass roots opinion shows regulars’ picks aren’t always the public choice. Truman Kefauver and Eisenhower shows explain why a national primary could follow. The 1948 precedent hints voters will act privately, sending a clear directive to leaders.
Newbold Morris, Truman corruption investigator, clashed with Senator McCarthy of Wisconsin on NBC news over surplus tanker deals. Morris, seeking subpoena power to probe, shouted at lawmakers and pulled a card from his pocket reading Keep your shirt on, saying it was his wife’s reminder to stay calm. The exchange threatened his career and public life.
In a nostalgic note readers are reminded of Yenkee-Duts a Dutch English blend once common in Pella from 1847 to 1910. The piece highlights its historic value and praises a book in the public library a fonnie bisnis by Dirk Nieland from Grand Rapids Michigan. It urges Dutch ancestry readers to seek the book now scarce and warns Yankees would find it indecipherable.
A Cherokee incident echoes past thefts as an escaped patient took multiple cars, prompting warnings about leaving keys in vehicles. The piece cites advice from Nebergall on dealing with questionable contractors and notes cows prefer certain pasture grasses due to higher sugar and nutrients, explaining grazing choices with cow sense.
Items from The Chronicle recapture moments from 10 20 30 and 40 years ago. Each note highlights local figures events and everyday life observable in archival pages. Readers glimpse past headlines and community milestones through concise historical snapshots.
A Des Moines insurer Gol E W Allebach died in a chair at Security Bank after a heart ailment. News covers Holland visits by Van Arkel Hemert and Heitink. Lincoln seeks a second fish hatchery. Neal Kuiken recovers after a buggy accident. Home for the Aged details, Central College baseball plans, dry cleaning ordinance, Republican convention trip, Pella High games, brass band, and commencement speaker plans. Netherlands arrivals, Otley store sales, a Don McClure garage opening, a boy nearly blinded, and Langerak’s soda fountain opening noted.
A April 20 1922 review notes the school board rejected wage cuts to teachers, a judge Loren Hayes under disgrace for intoxicated court, Miss Becky Van Zee a needlework pupil, Oskaloosa fans relocating a baseball team from Madri Iowa, an Orange City mayor fined $50 for showing an improper film titled Women Why Trust Your Husbands with censorship in place. 1000 boys ages 17 to 31 planned to attend the Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Des Moines. Pella High lost 10 to 9 to Lynnville High. Highest income taxes coming from Alaska territory. Prof W C Dennis of Simpson College visited Central College to organize Pi Kappa Delta. Pete Van Zante, famed fox hunter, displayed 9 foxes in a South Pella garage. Ed King sent twelve brooms to India and received a note from Rev John Firth praising the effort.
The newspaper recalls the Titanic disaster with the steamship colliding with an iceberg and sinking in the Atlantic, amid reports of great loss. Also notes an orchestra program for a Saturday night and two number titles in an advertisement.
Three passenger trains and a freight train ran daily on the Rock Island line. The Wabash timetable listed at Howell Station in The Chronicle. Will J. Verploegh, of Des Moines Internal Revenue, spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs A Verploegh.
The chamber of commerce discussed troubles including a 2400 dollar budget with a 495 dollar deficit and ongoing trims. C H Korn presented a Lincoln school portrait of George Washington to Theresa Wormhoudt. Harold Rozenberg received a broadcast license W91YW at 60 watts, planning to move to 200 watts on seven frequencies. A Des Moines bankruptcy filing showed 42000 dollars assets and 64000 liabilities. A printed letter from Issac Overkamp to Captain Schutt recalls colonial days in 1848. Billy Sunday returned to Iowa to rally prohibition opponents in Des Moines at age over 79. County results include Colfax and Melcher wins, and Des Moines area achievements.
A Johnsonburg Press column explains why readers items are rewritten into news style. It argues straight news leads convey essential facts quickly, allow space cuts without losing meaning, and help editors fit stories into issues. The editor aims accurate, readable, engaging copies for a broad audience.
The lead story covers the Tulip Queen Jeanne Van Gorkum and attendants at Legion Hall with Earl Pohlmann leaving Pella Airport for advanced army air corps training in Texas. Also pictured are a seven ton paper shipment to Tama and wartime salvage efforts. Congress passed a wartime ration law with a heavy penalty. Jennings Brothers opened a food market in Pella. Soils District Commissioner election set for April 17. Military registration for men 45 to 65 on April 27. Pella High musicians earned 12 Division 1 ratings at a large music contest. General MacArthur is pictured as a key Axis foe. Mrs. Henry Wormhoudt ill at home, Robert called from California. William Nossaman dies at 71 in Pagosa Springs, a pioneer family member.
The stork delivered three leap year babies at Clarinda Hospital last week all born on February 29.
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