25 May 1950
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1950
Page
1
A farm wife seeks her husband after a late town errand and finds tragedy when a freight train strikes his pickup on a rural grade crossing. The couple’s plans for chores end in the husband’s death as flashing lights illuminate the wreckage along the tracks.
Harley Riedel announces county chairmen formed committees seeking applicants for County Dairy Empress Contests. County events align with Dairy Day during June Dairy Month across Butler Grundy Delaware and Buchanan counties. Open to Iowa girls aged 17 to 23 who use milk and dairy products. state committee represents dairy interests. Last year thirty six county contests were held.
The Ma haska and Mercy hospitals record several patient movements on May 16 through May 18 including births at Ma haska Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Van Rockel and Mr. and Mrs. John Beyer, various discharges after surgery, and multiple patients entering for medical treatment or surgery. Local residents and guests visit, with notes on travel plans and Tulip Time reflections.
The open season for largemouth and smallmouth bass as well as warmouth rock bass sunfish and bluegills starts June 1 in Towa. Rock sturgeon and paddlefish have a continuous closed season. Minimum length for largemouth and smallmouth is 10 inches with a daily limit of 5. other species have no minimum length and a 15 daily limit.
Donald Koch of Lansing pulled an 8 lb 2 oz rainbow trout from Clear Creek, measuring 27 inches, likely clinching the season’s trout catching championship.
Letter from New York prints a Tulip Festival scene in Pella Iowa with a water yoke boy and broom wielding girl. The writer recalls memories from 1913 Omaha wedding Maid of Honor and praises local photographers Neagle Studio and Mayor Klein. Suggested two excused children per grade mornings and a summer piano teaching schedule offered.
A short verse from Chairborne Burns in The Toledo Chronicle celebrates a hometown you hear friendly greetings from every passerby. The piece extols warm faces and welcoming hellos, contrasting the town with a cold city and claiming the town's warmth is etched on the heart.
The term veto derives from Latin origin meaning I forbid. This etymology explains how a veto denies action or approval within legislative contexts and echoes the authority behind blocking measures.
Frank Barker state secretary of the Dairy Empress Contest says fifty or more county contests will be held this year and winners proceed to the National Dairy Cattle Congress at Waterloo in September to vie for the state wide title. The calendar in use was introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582.
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