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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1955
Page
7
Thought of the Week authorship by Jean de la Bruyere. The passage cites community effort at a weekend festival showing a disappointing start but redoubled work and no shirking of duty, culminating in satisfaction from united effort and success.
The piece notes covered bridges have become rare curiosities in culture. It cites common lore that shelters and wood protection motivated construction and presents Lawrence Burg of Chicago arguing horses feared heights and water, leading builders to imitate barn façades to calm animals.
A sentimental journey about Johnny Mercer repaying his father’s failed Savannah insurance and real estate debts. Mercer deposited 300000 dollars to settle losses from twenty eight years ago, choosing responsibility over repudiation and making a notable stand in a family history.
The Union of South Africa reports Prime Minister Strijdom has added five supreme court judges, raising total to eleven. Opponents call it court packing to deny mixed-race voters in Cape Province. The issue hinges on constitutional rights and parliamentary supermajorities, with minority protections at risk.
In late March 1965 heavy rains swelled tributaries of the Tennessee River, but TVA managed the flood by holding water behind upper dams and releasing through lower ones. Chattanooga saw 22.5 feet flood stage, with estimated $500,000 in damage avoided. Similar projects like Muskingum Valley show the method’s effectiveness, and Des Moines River Valley proposals echo the same approach.
A montage of opinion on new TV sets and roof mounting leads to household upheaval. The piece notes the pay controversy, with sharp humor on cost and value as audiences debate utility and expense. Also cited is Minnesota traffic law adding license plate confiscation for chronic reckless driving, with Iowa penalties noted as milder. Endorses broader reform to curb reckless motoring nationwide.
The Chronicle recalls notable moments from 10 20 40 50 and 80 years ago. It highlights vivid recalls, events and figures that shaped local memory and history across decades.
News notes show Rock Island Railway seeking to buy land for a depot and a city owned park site near Main Street, plus a Pella Band concert, library tax pledge by Andrew Carnegie and others, and a cyclone damages. Local officials discuss warrants, school appointments, and graduation addresses while a theater play, police postings, and a notable move to Los Angeles appear in this vintage city chronicle.
Forty years ago May 20 1915 Central’s baseball beat Penn 13 to 0 Jimmy Lowe pitched and Brown relieved Byram caught Leander Clark College edged Central 6 to 6 Brown pitched seven innings and Lowe finished Receipts of the city light department totaled 1470 69 expenditures 1036 68 Supt Schreiner ordered curb work park seating rubbish receptacles and water pipes in Garden Square Women of the Federated Club elected officers E T Warren resigned from Central College coaching to practice medicine in Stuart Town Harold Thomassen home struck by lightning and fire damaged the house while the building’s chemical engine was unable to control it
The article details Memorial Day events with a parade at Webster School and services at the Soldiers' Monument in Garden Square. It notes a new flagpole installation near the monument, a past veterans list, and council actions approving up to 1000 dollars for Oakwood County. It also mentions local farming tours and community notices about radio gifts, staffing changes, and theater listings.
May 23 1938 marked Pell first Tulip Time with about three thousand attendees hailed as a big crowd. Front page photos show Dr T G Fultz in Dutch costume and five men at town entrance with a windmill. Reports note photographers from Iowa Daily Press Association and Des Moines Register covered the event.
Ten years ago about three hundred Pella residents in Dutch costume attended Tulip Time at Ottumwa Naval Air Station with a Dutch dance and a Hammond organ performance. Central College announced the Douwtras of Holland Michigan donated over 50 000 for college extension. They and others earned degrees including Doctor of Laws for Baitsell Yale and C Frederick Hansen. Dr Charles Finley of Iowa State College would give the commencement address as the oratorio Elijah directed by Dr Noel Logan was performed with Mark Love of Chicago singing bass solos.
Scholars probe Einstein's mind seeking why genius resided in spirit over matter. Brain studies measure convolutions and lobes yet fail to explain mental superiority. The article notes insatiable curiosity about genius and warns future researchers the mystery endures beyond anatomy.
Memorial services for Sergeant Melvin Liter of the U S Marines were to be held Sunday afternoon at the Baptist Church. He died in the assault on Pakeleu Island in the Pacific and had been twice cited for bravery in action. The report also notes liberation of Bob Menninhares De Wild and Mark Thomas from a German prison camp by the Yanks, and that Darwin Squib was promoted to sergeant while serving at Camp Beale Calhers. A half page Des Moines Ordance Plant ad urged workers to help finish the war and defeat Hirohito as Mussolini and Hitler had been defeated.
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