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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1958
Page
4
Louis Wilton of the Coe College Husk cautions that inherited beliefs feel safe but fray on tomorrow’s rocky slopes. He argues against blind rule of thumb thinking and urges readers to keep eyes ears and mind open to complex today’s problems with informed judgment.
South Dakota reports a dispute over abolishing soil districts led by ASC committeemen who claim federal payments drive conservation. Farmers and Soil Conservation Service officials clash over roles and payment ethics while noting May 11 to 18 as Soil Stewardship Week activities in churches.
Thousands of Iowans visit Pella for Tulip Time weekend with the festival's twenty-two year legacy. Attendees praise its good clean entertainment, free of tawdriness or overt commercialism, and urge friends with children to attend. Courtesy remains the guiding principle of the celebration.
The line suggests a communal effort led by hosts without tangible goods, emphasizing goodwill from Pella. It frames a social exchange focused on hospitality and generosity rather than sales or material offerings.
A critique recalls the 1930s DAR convention clash over leadership, noting a cliquish resolutions committee and bold stances against communism. Jowan Grant Wood’s work is compared to expose the divide, with calls that the DAR needs a revolution from within.
Editorials from Decorah Public Opinion and Grundy Center Register condemn the offer by Postmaster General Summerfield to reward Congress with five cent postage for new post office buildings in 356 cities. Iowa gains include ten cities, while most rural offices wait for future improvements, sparking accusations of legal bribery and calls for voter backlash.
Items of interest from The Chronicle look back at anniversaries from 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 years ago, recapping notable events and headlines in a concise nostalgic column.
A fragmentary front page recalls Sam Small's provocative lecture at Teeter on Pella with harsh jests about the Devil. Webster City shipments, a genious collection, and plans for a library remodel appear among scattered items. Memorial Day enlistments, Home for the Aged finances, Central College sports, and local building plans are mentioned along with a careworn note on a Schrubring shine stand.
Northwestern Bell Telephone Co will invest about $117,000 in new equipment for use in the Iowa Falls area enhancing service and expanding facilities. The project includes upgrading lines and related hardware to improve reliability and capacity for local customers.
Mabel I. Jones resigns as Pella High principal with Eugene Hinton named English teacher. City Council orders water and street works on major streets. Central College Library rebuilt after a fire. Red Cross drive planned downtown under Supt. Frush. College students build ten campus courts. Pella earns Liberty Bond honor flag. Local families visit relatives in Washington and Fort Leavenworth. Cold snap and heavy April snow noted. wartime and war service figures highlighted.
Thirty years ago the Pella council approved a fuel election after hearing Central States Electric Company. The nine hole golf course was laid out on fifty acres bought from A T Van Houweling with Wakonda Club Des Moines and Hopkins and McKee of Des Moines approving the site. The Wakonda Club and local members, plus 85 club dues at 25 dollars, marked progress for the town.
A remodeled home at the corner of Main and Liberty Streets houses a new station for Continent Petroleum Corporation. The site, under construction, marks a transformation for the company’s local facilities.
Twenty years ago Knoxville sees the Rocky Island line being abandoned and the agent reassigned to an Illinois station. G J Vander Beek offers gar bag e hauling at 1 60 per season with twice weekly pickups. Postmaster Ed Van Zante notes April post office receipts the largest ever aided by Rosscreen ad campaigns. Tulip Time marks its fourth annual festival as crowds fill the streets. Reverend G Menning of Pella elected vice president of the synod meeting there. Three Legion women photos from the sixth district page appear on the crime page. M eter Baer dies at 76 near Pella. Side improvements by state workers include grading and culverts along miles of project. Knox n M Frush, former school superintendent, seeks Democratic nomination for legislature.</S:>
Ten years ago workmen prepared a tow ngarc a house and a large Dutch mill for the Tulip Time operetta The Red Mill near Market Park west. Mary Vogelaar secured Earl Atkins as manager of Pontiac Sales and Service Agency Atkins had joined Pella earlier in 1939 after ties with Pella Airways and Navy flight program An American Overseas air liner would deliver tulips from Volland to Younker Brothers in Des Moines with Stark Travel rep arranging delivery
W M Newton Jr of the Tampa Tribune told Inland Daily Press Association members that a tightening curtain of secrecy surrounds the federal executive branch. He cited 1967 proposals by federal agencies to jail publishers for disclosing supposed secret information and noted hundreds of executive sessions conducted yearly, arguing such bureaucratic secrecy threatens American freedoms.
May 13th events in Pella feature Queen Beverly Thomassen and attendants Bernice Heerema Ella Jane Van Sittert Mary Lou Kamerick and Verla Vander Streek. Central College displays Life Magazine atomic progress exhibit for three weeks. Central athletes placed third in a track meet behind Simpson and …, with Wehde and Kastler scoring six points each. A traffic disruption on Franklin Street drew editorials criticizing enforcement. Marion County plans professional tax assessing to revalue property. Pella aims to field a Central Iowa Softball League team with first game June 2 in Newton.
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