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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1966
Page
1
The Pella Chronicle editor Merle Pratt publishes on Tuesdays and Thursdays with issues omitted between December 24 and January 1. Subscription rates are $7.00 in Marion Mahaska and Jasper counties and $5.00 elsewhere in the United States.
In Our Opinion, the editors argue for installing voting machines to improve convenience and speed, noting long waits and late election results. They call for a phased rollout in larger precincts, with cost offset by savings in printing and personnel, and predict faster, early reporting of results once implemented.
The editorial urges Marion County to abandon horse and buggy methods and adopt voting machines nationwide, aiming for installation and use in time for what could be the largest turnout in U.S. history in the 1968 election.
The Chamber Airport Committee reports Iowa has 220 airports with 102 municipal and 118 private ports. Pella is among five communities over 5,000 without a hard surfaced runway while two smaller towns plan to add one next year. A new Community Guide will promote area businesses and promote the holiday decorations project to boost the city’s appeal.
A reader writes from Pella praising the kindness of a local merchant who helped visiting parents capture memories of Central College Homecoming. The letter notes the inoperable camera and the pharmacist at Ideal Pharmacy offering assistance during the weekend events.
A Capitol News Letter reports sweeping GOP gains in Iowa in the Tuesday election. Senator Jack Miller won 61 percent over E B Smith, carrying all 99 counties. Governor Harold Hughes secured a third term with 56 percent, while Republicans regained many state offices and took control of the Iowa House.
In 1962 the off year election saw nearly 900,000 Iowans vote, topping the 1958 record of 859,000. The article notes that turnout was higher than the prior off year, with 820,000 in the 1962 comparison and Towans voting in record numbers.
A letter endorses a local camera shop owner who lent a camera for a weekend after repairs could not be done immediately. Thomas E. Williams thanks residents of Pella Iowa for friendly greetings and warm smiles and praises Central’s Homecoming atmosphere and local business, noting a steakhouse impression and a proud, progressive community.
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