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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1952
Page
4
Elder statesman Herbert Hoover urges Americans to back General Eisenhower, saying the nation has chosen a path of faith and confidence. He cautions against recrimination or exultation and emphasizes that victory will come through steady resolve rather than miracles.
A post election analysis notes a political shift after twenty years of rule, with voters demanding tax relief and budget economy. It highlights women as decisive yet diverse in views on Korea, showing they voted in record numbers for Eisenhower to end fear and pursue new leadership. The piece also discusses constitutional limits on terms and urges restoring dependent exemptions to $1,000. It ends with weather lore from woolly bears and a proposal to pulverize leaves with a large lawn mower to enrich park soils.
The Wallace's Farmer reflects on slow adoption of new ideas despite rapid global communication. It notes a dry fall in the South with lingering summer heat, pasture shortages, and uncertain wheat prospects. Farmers are urged to store corn and hay, and to avoid selling low. Washington Journal defends publication rules, explaining why courts and public records must be printed even if unpopular.
Judge Luther W. Youngdahl urged tougher measures to cut highway accidents at the National Safety Conference in Washington. He called for license revocation for drunk drivers, speeders, and careless motorists, plus swift action against driving under prohibition. He proposed broadening driver education for youth, involving parents, and teaching defensive driving to all ages to stay vigilant and prevent collisions.
Items of interest from The Chronicle reflect on events 10, 20, 30 and 40 years ago. The column surveys notable happenings, community notes and familiar figures from past editions, offering a nostalgic snapshot of local history.
1912 brief recaps a court discharge for Henry Gezel and Star Auto Co on curb parking charge amid an ordinance error. Notes Lake Prairie District Fair Association officers, a Main and Franklin collision with injuries, dignitaries, deaths from heart trouble and tuberculosis, and civic happenings including Rock Island depot cleanup, college football banquet, a Joplin to Japan travel, G A R Circle leadership, and local events like corn show, 42 card game, and ice skating as cold weather grips town.
Thirty years ago William J. Burns head of the FBI testified before Congress that Moscow directed a campaign to topple the U S government through strikes the Herrin massacre and sabotage. Other items note a Reading Circle radio party a Des Moines college basketball win 28 to 9 for Pella Tigers and the Messiah performance at Second Reformed Church. The government sued Charles Weitz & Sons in Des Moines for 2 million overcharge on Camp Dodge contract.
Citizens including Chamber of Commerce and farmers funded gravel on the Sully road north of town to improve access for Wabash railway freight and passenger service. The cold December morning saw five to ten degrees below zero. Central lost a Thanksgiving game to Penn 7 to 0 at Oskaloosa amid eligibility disputes. Van Hettings, Van Doorninck, and De Hoo ykstra received praise for strong play.
Twenty years ago merchants debated issuing one dollar scrip stamped with three cents to back circulation. A snowstorm and frigid temps followed. E A Robinson of Knoxville took over Pella Coffee Shop, Home for the Aged to mark its 26th anniversary fundraiser planned for December 20. Henry Ver Steeg injured in a Rockwell Illinois crash. Pella High beat Monroe 27 to 9 with Klein leading scorers. Third Reformed Church tower trees to be topped for clock visibility. Santa visits delighted children as Welfare League prepared fifty Christmas baskets chaired by Mrs Scholte. Sears Roebuck of Oskaloosa ran an unusually large ad.
Ten years ago a new church building near Pella was pictured and announced for dedication on December 17 and 18 with Rev. C De Leeuw from Lansing and Dr J Danhof of Holland set to take part in the dedicatory services. Local wartime notes include selective service registration and various service members overseas as Pearl Harbor’s first anniversary neared. The issue also highlights school bells returned after Halloween thefts, a bank leadership leave for Navy duty, and a farm soils conservation effort led by Jacob De Haan Jr with nine farmers joining the soils district.
Dubuque’s first schoolhouse was erected in 1833. Construction began in November and finished a month later when George Dubbage, a former Wisconsin resident, became the schoolmaster.
The 150th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase will be celebrated in 1953. The 1803 purchase acquired the entire western Mississippi watershed for $15,000,000, or less than five cents an acre.
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