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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1955
Page
3
A meditation on gratitude for Thanksgiving asks readers to count blessings despite worry and sleepless nights. The compact essay encourages shifting focus from fear to thankfulness, prompting personal reflection on what life offers worth appreciation.
In England American airmen marry local women with no reported problems, while a Geneva conference yields no concessions from Soviet leaders. Molotov reiterates hard lines as Moscow backs away from unification and arms inspections. The piece notes a mood of worldwide caution and the need to stay vigilant against Soviet strategy.
Safety Commissioner Clinton Moyer of Iowa announced a 65 mph night speed limit effective after December 1 during a Cedar Rapids talk and signaled a daytime limit to take effect January 1. Polk County legislator W Denman challenged the move as an overreach, arguing the limit relies on an unreliable legal basis and that safe stopping distances depend on headlights and road conditions.
Editorials from Decorah Public Opinion Waverly Independent and Fillmore California Herald discuss political ambition, community investment schemes, and parenting roles in youth education. Highlights include stock shares in Waverly Development Corp to attract business, dual gains from dividends and economic growth, and a call for mothers to guide children toward self discipline, tolerance, and integrity based on General Federation of Women's Clubs guidance.
The article lists Bible readings for November 12 to 15, including Psalms 23:1-6, 1 Corinthians 13:1-13, Luke 10:25-42, John 1:1-18, and Matthew 2:1-11. It notes Universal Bible Sunday and features a hometown mix of utilities, sports, and social news from Des Moines College, Halloween, a car accident, a fatal bicycle collision, and local events at Central College.
At night driving dangers persist year round, while Iowa sheriffs urge permanent revocation of licenses for habitual traffic violators. In Vinton, a Pork Lift promotion moved ten tons of pork with prices for ham, picnics, joins, and lard announced amid a parade and local ceremonies. Households buy oils over lard, and campaigns stress pork products beyond ham and bacon.
A column revisits notable items from The Chronicle archived at 10, 20, 30, 40, and 50 years prior. It highlights which events shaped the community then and which traces remain relevant now, offering concise snapshots of people, places, and decisions that influenced local history.
The front page showed Charley Le Coe and Charley Sipkema at their west-side furniture store with a delivery wagon and horses. Plans for a public library slowed due to Andrew Carnegie’s absence in Scotland, with hopes for a spring start if Carnegie’s grant arrives. The Opera House building shifted to Charles Hall of Omaha for move to Pella, with $21,000 value cited. Reports from Newton and nearby towns alleged irregular Iowa Central rail service, poor equipment and passenger comfort. Eureka Mellink Sherman left Des Moines after leaving husband Sam Sherman, who published a Pella-linked newspaper. Ex-deputy Marion County clerk Meyer Langerak returned from a RoUnd Reservation crop season. brother D W Langerak also had a claim there. Burke-Bone steel area and company presented His Father’s Sin at the Opera House to good attendance, clean show. Newton Normal College cancelled football with Central College, played Drake third team. quips about fear of defeat. Halloween patrol reported little mischief. a snowstorm noted as earliest since 1899. Hazelnuts abundant across town. Mrs John Gilcrest sought a competent housemaid in Des Moines.
In a November 4 1915 report tourists gathered before City Hall asking for aid as smoke poured from beneath the building location.
Thirty years ago a rumor swirled as the Monroe to Reasner railway, known as the plug, faced possible abolition after the Rock Island Railway Co requested permission to tear it up. Central defeated Grace Land College 12 to 0 in icy conditions. Pella High edged Pleasantville 13 to 0 with Richard Tusseling scoring after a pass from brother Anthony.
Twenty years ago the public library planned to observe Andrew Carnegie’s birth centennial for which the city received ten thousand dollars to establish the library. Heavy weekend rains and a fatal fire destroyed the Fleck elevator in Killduff, injuring a hunter, with other local events including a corn show, a high school performance of Huckleberry Finn, a cooking school at the Legion Hall, and a leg wound from a hunting accident involving Arie Korver. Loretta Young and Clark Gable starred in The Call of the Wild.
Story by Jack London features Buck the famous dog. The piece appeared with a photo of Mrs. N H Krizer and her turkey raising project. A visiting lecturer on Central College campus predicted Italy would lose to Ethiopia and urged the U S to stop sending war materiel. Upper Towns Peacocks defeated Central 19 to 8 on a muddy field as Gardner Central fullback kicked the only field goal.
The Victory Loan bond drive for Pella Lake Prairie and Summit townships targets 334000 dollars. church groups in Pella and Peoria collect clothing and food for destitute. Rev Lawrence Ver Meer leads the drive. Central College claims Iowa Conference football title with a parade. Dutchmen beat Luther 45 to 13. Pella High Little Dutchmen top Osceola 27 to 6. Local notes include Gerrit Vis reopening barber shop, Wayne Schakel returns from Navy, Harold Schut convalescent furlough, and Sgt Vernon Bobbitt discharged from Army. Legion marks World War II veterans’ welcome. Sara Gosselink resigns Carnegie-Viersen library post after ten years. A C Kempe appointed.
A note states the church pennant is the only flag allowed to be flown above the Stars and Stripes. The rule emphasizes ceremonial precedence and reverence for the national flag in public display contexts.
December 1 marks Safe Driving Day with guidance from accident reports. Tips urge checking speed violations especially on rural highways, avoiding driving while drinking, inspecting vehicle conditions, recognizing fatigue risks, and driving in daylight when possible to reduce fatal crashes.
On U S highway 30 near Mt Vernon a truck carrying 7000 pounds of live bull heads from Spirit Lake overturned. Local fishing conditions improved recently as the incident affected supply and traffic briefly.
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