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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1956
Page
5
A meditation from the Talmud advising to say I do not know rather than pretend to know. It extols honesty in knowledge and warns that ignorance will be exposed if one pretends to know. The guidance reflects a long tradition valuing intellectual humility.
The piece notes cool spring delaying plant life by one to two weeks with rhubarb first to emerge and tulip tips late. It forecasts May 10 to 12 as Tulip Time, warns of curb damage by boys on bicycles and big feet, urging parents and teachers to protect flowers for the festival.
The article notes Margaret Truman, daughter of a former president, will marry Clifton Daniel of the New York Times on April 21. The ceremony will be at Trinity Episcopal Church in Independence, Missouri, with two attendants and a simple reception at the Truman home.
Denunciation of Joseph Stalin by Nikita Khrushchev drew mixed reactions from newsmen. Critics say Soviet leaders aim to shift blame onto a dead man while remaining implicated in mass murders and global intrigues. Western leaders weigh sincerity, hopeful for a thaw, yet demand actions to prove a real change. Actions alone can confirm a cleaner face, as millions suffer under enduring cruelties.
A compilation notes varied editorials and local items: a sunspot joke in Tracr Star-Clipper. Senator Case praised for courage amid oil lobbying debates in Northwood Anchor. Dan Murphy argues about horsepower and auto safety in Logan Herald-Observer. Sigourney Review discusses dam politics on Skunk River and consequences for fisheries. local social and business notes cover auctions, car purchases, Tulip Time plans, deaths, awards, and community roles across multiple towns.
A series recalling notable items from The Chronicle across the past five decades. Highlights span anniversaries, milestone events, and lingering local curiosities that shaped the community’s history.
Old Cedar Rapids and Pella notes reveal one council pay dispute under mayor Will Allen and court follow up promised in Knoxville. Other items: drug store sale to H M Langerak from Pella, a Knoxville man killed near Adobe Colorado, hunting trip notes, school superintendent Frank M Frush at Knoxville, buggy wheel loss in Cedar Rapids, A M Rocloft injures arm, telegrapher Henry Wormhoudt from Chariton, William Van Rees leaves barber job for California, interurban road appeal for Pella, Ten Hagen brothers to homestead near Rapid City, Gaass on college athletics, and Barton named football captain.
Forty years ago the Government Good Roads train visited town for two hours with lectures and roadwork models. Ralph Bolton of Des Moines and J S Dodd spoke. Wormhoudt Brothers and A J Kuyper sold a 15 000 acre ranch near Wyming for 155 000 dollars. John Nieburg acted as real estate agent.
Thirty years ago a proposed Central building on the Central College campus drew front page attention with a $100000 quota for Pella. A heavy five inch snowfall drifted roads, halting buses, while fires destroyed a farm home in Otley and caused minor damage in Pella. A mass meeting was set for April 6 at the First Reformed Church with speakers including John Weaselink Central Mulder and H. M. Derbyshire. Globe Plumbing demonstrated natural gas pressure tanks. Proposals for Marion County road bonds faced protest as no such plan existed. Professor Liggett spoke to Legion about sugar making, with Commander Ben Kuyk promoting attendance.
Front page item notes a new post office building to be erected at the corner of Franklin and Broadway. The motion picture "The Country Doctor" was to be shown in the local theatre.
An advertisement touts BIATRON as a weight loss product that supposedly suppresses hunger and appetite, promising satisfaction or a refund if the first package fails. It mentions a $3.00 price, ease of purchase, and mail order fulfillment through a filler company with unclear details.
Ballot results show candidates in order of votes: Joan Ku, Lenore Gaass, Vi Vance, Betty Lankelma, Mary Louise Cocq, Ruth Heerema, Marthe Io t Veld, Janet Kiyn, Betty Laggets, Marmeret Va Pauline Langerak, and Marguerite Visser.
Ten years ago on March 28 1946 the Defense Council asked for 1000 to cover postage for relief parcels sent to Holland and appealed for more funds. Plans for a community auction sponsored by Kiwanis aimed at aiding relief in war devastated Holland. Robert A Van Hemert and Carroll Zickel were among 13 men inducted into service March 20. Pella residents bought Christmas seals totaling 52750 with chairman Mrs C C Buerkens reporting. Ben Vogelaar bought the small building at East Franklin and East First streets, formerly a Standard Oil station. Dick D Van Zante and Joe Hoeksema both discharged soldiers enrolled at Iowa State College. An ad announced the Coast to Coast store grand opening by A LeClercq.
Wharton cites a Senate subcommittee finding one fourth of Washington TV time after 4 p.m. shows crime and violence. He calls tele violence an epidemic and urges parents to protest to sponsors and regulators to curb disturbing programs.
Maurice Birdsall directs the Central College campus production of Our Town. A history sketch on the reaping machine by Charles A. Kent of Oskaloosa appears, with illustrations. The piece muses on humanity’s use of soil and the future risk of destroying life’s source if preservation fails. N. S. Shaller notes truth shifts into fiction with several changes.
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