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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1956
Page
5
Seneca's idea that gratitude benefits the giver and receiver applies to graduates who repay the 61st installment of their education debt. The piece argues many donors, not just relatives, contributed to education costs and that good citizenship justifies accepting further contributions.
The Iowa Crop and Livestock Reporting Service shows May hog marketing up from last year and above the five year average while hog prices rebound to profitable levels. Tulips in lanes were disappointing this year, prompting calls for mass plantings and centralized care. Chief Justice Earl Warren urged education to lead to truth and warned against weaponization in a world of atomic energy and electronics.
The essayist laments Congress underfunding Des Moines Valley reservoirs. Howell dam gets $50,000 for updated studies, while Saylorville and Howell face a combined $120 million cost. Western states push hard, Iowa's voice fades, and future opportunity depends on louder, persistent advocacy in Washington.
Editorial comment questions club member effort and voter turnout, while Keokuk tracks driver education effects and violations. Hardin County Times notes Nielsen explosion response, new fire protection rules, and urges the public to stay out of the way of firefighting efforts.
Items of interest from The Chronicle recall events from 10 20 30 40 and 60 years back. The column highlights notable happenings, people, and places that shaped the community in previous decades.
A historical note recalls C Boat moving merchandise to a vacated Wormhoudt site while Wormhoudts relocate to a larger Main Street building. King Alphonso of Spain and Princess Ena planned a May 31 wedding as a premier social event. Memorial Day speakers in Garden Square. Civil War soldiers honored on Central College slab in Science Hall. Pella hosts a baseball double feature with Knoxville, plus local incidents and ads including puncture-proof tires and regional landseekers.
Forty years ago on June 1 1916 front page items included Pella High baseball team defeating Colfax 4 to 3 and a May Day maypole drill at Central College campus. Penn College Oskaloosa main building destroyed by fire killing two, Robert Williams and Harry Oakley, with losses of 75000 dollars and 22000 dollars insured.
Awtry and Lankelma bought Iowa’s first horse drawn funeral car for Pella. Milo defeated Meteors 9 to 2, with Meteors urged to practice for improved form. Central beat Penn 6 to 1 as Lowe allowed one hit. Several townspeople purchased new cars from local dealers. Mrs. T Kempkes visited Newport, Rhode Island to see her son in the Navy.
A 30 years ago report notes Ike Neels was lightly injured after a car hit him at the northeast corner of rden Square due to poor visibility from shrubbery. The piece mentions oil on roads, light rain, corn ready for cultivation, and Rolscreen company activities in Des Moines Milwaukee and New York.
Twenty years ago a Pella Theatre program featured Fred Stone, a Marion County native with ties to a Pella celebration tight rope act. The front page showcased Memorial Day parade photos and a Legion leader gave a pointed address urging observance. The school board planned a special election for voters.
Rie levy and payments discussed in a local election context. Wisconsin visitor Pead Nels Krechel appeared with Vandert Linden of Qeono mowoc. Marion County relief office saw a sharp drop in families seeking aid, from nine hundred to about sixty. Tulip festival visitors praised downtown displays of heirlooms and antiques. Fort Madison Junior High School band planned a concert in Garden Square in June.
Ten years after 1946, Pella earned a second prize in the Tows State Traffic Safety contest for towns in its population class. Kellogg and Lynnville saw damages at Midweeting Comparant and A Ford Furniture, while new front page pictures show Frank Tromp's woodworks and three South Main storefronts. Spirit Lake bullhead fishing noted for Art Bruinekool, Harry Renaud, and John Harvey. Rosscreen Co advertises jobs. Ford Motor Co Ulrich Motor and Legion Post sponsor a Junior program.
Advertisement for DIATRON weight loss pill promising rapid loss and a money back guarantee. Claims appetite suppression and weight reduction with first package, priced at $3.00, sold by Carpenter Drug Store in Pella with mail orders offered.
The Foundation for Academic Achievement backs a banquet honoring the 20 highest ranking seniors from two Fort Dodge high schools. The event celebrates intellectual effort over mere grades and stresses encouraging students to pursue hard subjects while avoiding sole emphasis on athletics.
Iowa State College professor R. K. Bliss urges housewives to save waste fat as Lt. Eugene Wormhoudt returns from the Navy at Great Lakes, and Ivan Gezel is discharged at Houston after serving on a Pacific mine sweeper. Margaretta Slobe earns praise for teaching English amid student test gains.
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