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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1957
Page
3
A reflection from The Oskaloosa Herald praising Dutch community pride in Pella and Tulip Time. The note highlights widespread enthusiasm and decades of volunteer effort, underscoring local spirit and cooperation shaping the annual festival.
Santa Fe resident J B Jackson condemns billboard monoculture on super highways. He urges highway planners to involve architects landscape artists and geographers to humanize routes for motorists and pedestrians, warning that a 32 billion dollar bill should deliver more than arrow straight gashes across the landscape.
Russell Brown urges sharper caution on rural roads noting 54 fatal accidents on county routes in the first four months of 1957 versus 30 the previous year. He cites speed, intersection risk, and failing to stop at farm lane entries as key causes while primary highways show a decline. He warns all drivers to respect public thoroughfares over private lanes.
The 1957 Tulip Time faced a rainy first day but drew crowds on Saturday with a flourishing parade and downtown ceremonies canceled due to rain. Visitors praised blooms and conduct, with a St Joseph reporter noting courteous behavior and promising return next year. Petra’s Tulip Time word spread across Iowa.
A House subcommittee questions food marketing margins and a claim that housewives are gullible like bees. Minnesota Rep Coya Knutson denies women lack intelligence and asserts housewives are savvy shoppers who value bargains. The article implies sharp rebukes from committee members and experts were met with silence.
The editorial excerpts discuss federal budget concerns and a senator's unused office supply allowance while noting a broader push to cut spending. A Winterset piece warns against discrediting one’s town to outsiders, emphasizing hospitality and a positive local image for industrial scouting.
A look back at items of interest from The Chronicle reflecting events and people from ten, twenty, forty, fifty and eighty years ago, highlighting notable local happenings and long forgotten details.
May 16 1907 reports show Chariton residents discussing the prospective Pella Waterloo and Southwestern Railway with stock trading at 100 per share. Other items include Haywood's Boise murder case interest, Billy Sunday revival in Knoxville, local baseball scores, Commercial Club incorporation, injuries at a woodshop, a youth party, and steady progress on the Pella public library building as street work reveals a rotting cistern issue in Garden Square.
In a May 17 1917 game Mark Rillihan pitched for Pella High and fanned 20 as Pella won 4 to 0 over Prairie City. An American House notice listed meal prices with breakfast and dinner at 60 cents and Sunday dinner at 78 cents. Memorial Day events plan to feature public and Christian school children led by the Christian Reformed Church band with G A R members organizing activities.
Central lost to Highland Park of Des Moines 7 to 2 as Lowe pitched well but teammates erred. Den Adel caught for Central. City Council acting as board of health declared a North Main pond a nuisance and ordered drainage. Council bought a second hand Ford for hauling city materials. Red Cross meeting discussed by Rev P Braak in Dutch and John B Weaver of Des Moines to boost war relief efforts. Will Baer began work at Pella National Bank. John Bruinekool freed a tangled rope from Garden Square flagpole amid crowd. W A and M A Butt used steam threshers to grade township roads. County uses a new gasoline tractor to grade the Great White Way east of Pella. Kenneth Byram enlisted in cavalry heading to Ft Logan. Henry E Kuyper enlisted as musician in Des Moines then sent home. R M McIntire promotes Maxwell cars claiming best gasoline mileage. John Terlouw at home after Western Theological Seminary with Charles Stoppels. both to supply churches in South Dakota for summer.
In May 1927, Louilia Exchange Bank faced a 15 percent dividend payout after closure. Campus news notes two college students bruised by a maple branch, plus elderly deaths and a shooting mishap. Des Moines pastor chosen for Memorial Day services. Legion Post recruits three, and a seed corn contest yields $25 prizes.
Superintendent Frank M Frush and Pella High principal Clarence R Wilkins resign after long tenures. Des Moines postal messengers arrive on bicycles to greet Tulip Time crowds. Awards go to Murray Nesbit for tulip exhibit with L W Hartley in second. Movie Shall We Dance stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The Blue Tulip operetta stars Anne Tusseling Bruce Gardner.
The rain soaked attendees as West Market Square hosted an operetta from Gerald Mokma and friends on the Central campus. The Chronicle planned a Bella Theater cooking school and film showing The Bride Wakes Up for next week. Burglaries hit Vogelaar Hardware Store and Van Houweling Garage. A thief took a purse from William Van de Voort and a gold watch from A B Van Donselaar. Mayor T G Fultz sought clues after tulip blooms were damaged by a passerby with a whip.
Ten years ago May 16 1947 front page shows Welling ton and Mrs Nossaman host Dominic Scholte and Mareah with Dave Thomas and Leonora Van Dellen in Tulip Time pageant. 650 cast City of Refuge highlighted. Babe Tysseling attends athletic conference. Lon Wormhoudt music feature. Central College faculty hires announced including M S Thostenson and C A Bartels.
Oskaloosa Herald notes Tulip Time in Pella draws tens of thousands, with open houses and hospitality highlighted. The festival's Dutch heritage, parades, dances, and blooms attract visitors nationwide while locals express pride in the community effort and friendliness.
A state education inspector visited Pella to examine public schools and equipment and issued an overall approval except Webster Building deemed outdated and unsatisfactory. Central College plans a student government with a key Student Cabinet to guide activities.
Ben Vance, horticulturist at Iowa State College, says to move potted winter flowers from a bright window after blooming begins. He notes blooms last longer when kept away from direct sunlight, suggesting a well lit but indirect location.
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