18 May 1961
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1961
Page
1
The piece notes that Pella high school seniors will graduate in large numbers and must choose careers amid rising U.S. youth unemployment. It warns that many lack skills, urging further schooling or vocational training to gain an advantage and secure employment as they reach 19 and beyond. It stresses investing in education as essential despite high jobless totals.
The article notes a vast gap in employment with about one and a half million positions remaining unfilled due to a shortage of interested or qualified applicants. It highlights labor market frictions and potential impacts on economic activity and hiring practices.
A Florida Power and Light publication recalls two gimmicks to show employees how payroll tax deductions accumulate. One uses two adjacent windows to reveal full pay then tax, another with a four week cycle hides a large deduction until week four. The point: shock values can sharpen awareness of government spending.
A Colorado lumber dealer, after years of trying to collect overdue accounts, sent letters demanding payment and included a bold line about a man who squeezes a dollar never squeezes his wife, claiming the wife is not getting the attention she deserves.
A note from The Chronicle explains the It Was News Years Ago feature will resume in the next Thursday edition after Tulip Time, with items drawn from Chronicle files of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years prior. The feature was paused this week due to editorial workload.
Religious notices list morning worship at Corner Broadway Liberty and Trinity with ministers Rev Peterman Rev De Jong Rev Ringwalda Rev Muyskens and Rev Van Laar plus guest speaker Dr William Paul and various Sunday School hours 10:50 am Y F meetings evening services and high school baccalaureate mentions all within multiple street corners.
The Christian Reformed church at Firet Corner Liberty presents morning worship at 0 am with a sermon He Pours Forth the Spirit. Sunday School at 11:00 a.m. on The Outpouring of the Predicted Spirit. Evening worship at 7:30 p.m. on Can It Happen Again. Rev J A De Kruyter leads.
Morning worship at 9 30 a m Sunday School at 11 00 a m Evening worship at 7 30 p m Afternoon worship at 1 00 p m held at Corner Main and Peace streets likely a church service card detailing weekly timetable
Tom Bloodsworth of Des Moines won the May Catch of the Month with a four and a half pound chisel catfish measuring 21 and a quarter inches caught on the Skunk River. His eight year old grandson Vance Beyers helped, while other fish included carp and buffalo. The event, sponsored by local auto, hardware, and service businesses, offers six dollars for the largest fish reported to The Chronicle from Tri county ponds and streams.
Practical tips for anglers and outdoorsmen. Use salmon eggs as bait and dry them to improve sticking power. Create homemade fly dope from paraffin and gasoline to float flies. Freeze fish properly to seal in flavor. Repurpose Nixon or Kennedy buttons for handsfree use while hunting. Weld car hoods to improvise a boat, then protect rifle bores with an empty shotgun shell. Send entries to a sports magazine contest.
Independence and West churches hold 8:00 a.m. Mass at Corner Independence with 9:30 a.m. worship and Sunday School through 6th grade, plus 10:40 a.m. classes for teens and adults and a 7:30 p.m. service. Gospel Chapel on Union Street lists 9:30 a.m. Bible school, 10:40 a.m. Lord's Supper, and 7:30 p.m. service as part of The Climax of the Ages series.
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