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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1958
Page
3
The Toledo Chronicle presents editorial reflections urging gratitude for home and loved ones this Thanksgiving. It notes nature’s autumn colors, seasonal rains, and the promise of spring, urging readers to choose appreciation over poverty and to find contentment in daily life.
Five residents William Van Sittert John J Blommers Peter Gaass John Van Dyk and Nick Vander Ploeg improved Oakwood Cemetery in Pella by persuading a contractor to pave three quarters of a mile of road with hard surface material at no debt to the cemetery association. The project enhances driveways, honors the town, and reflects community care.
The article notes renewed anxiety over Khrushchev’s call for withdrawal from East Germany and Allied exit from Berlin. It suggests believers urge Americans to stay calm during crises, citing a statement by Methodist Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam as guidance amid world tensions.
The speaker urged delegates in Cleveland to base U S foreign policy on faith in freedom, not fear of Communism. He urged Americans of faith to work openly through altar, library, and laboratory to solve problems, remove segregation, exploitation, and discrimination, and pursue the positive path to remedy injustices.
Ruth Webber reports Eleanor Roosevelt urging Iowans to study other peoples and nations, stressing two unassailable American strengths: abundant food and spiritual belief. She warns against accepting a communist state as fate and cites road safety concerns as rural driving hazards.
The piece highlights Marshall Jones on hiring, Chicago Tribune on the farm bloc and national floral emblem talk, and Sheldon Mail commenting on a proposed River Road along the Mississippi. It urges thoughtful highway design through Iowa with safe sightlines, bridge aesthetics, and tree preservation for a scenic drive.
Items of interest from The Chronicle recalling notable events from 10, 20, 40, 60 years ago. Highlights include local happenings, community milestones, and reflections on past community life.
Fifty years ago thirty five men formed The Men’s Brotherhood of the Congregation of the Vella Baptist Church with leaders Jay A. Lapham Walter Hi Fowler and W S Vander Plows. Activities included closing local businesses at 6 pm on weekdays and planning a college campus recital with Frederick Vance Evans as soloist.
Central College and Extension department of Iowa State College organized an agricultural short course now en route to town. Professor Bliss of Iowa State College will supervise the program.
40 Years Ago The Pella Opera House was sold to B. Ver Meer of the White Way Auto Company to be used as a garage. The building had stood vacant for years with a Federated Club Rest Room previously supervised there. The issue notes flu, local wartime losses, and community updates including a Van Zante Garage theft, college library, and Central College influenza precautions.
Thirty years ago a Knoxville era lead item noted downtown decorations by the Legion Post with a large Central Park tree set for adornment. Gas from Central States Electric would flow to Pella December 2 while pipe work stayed above ground awaiting warmer weather. A Sully store fire damaged Colsman furniture nearby, early Monday Nov 25. The Firestone program The Voice of Firestone planned for Dec 3 nationwide via NBC. An all steel Fowler warehouse rose behind City Hall. contractor Herman Veenstra. Tom Dalzell bought a new Chrysler from J. E. Cornelius. Nevada Iowa dateline covered W F Hughey under police investigation for absent treatments given by radio. Rock Island Railways eyed gas electric motors Des Moines Ottumwa via Pella on the K D line. Scout reorganization planned with Professor Marsh as leader, Legion Post offering Memorial Hall for meetings. J B Van Hemert purchased a...
I J Lubbers announced a substantial endowment gift to Central College from Mary Bussing of New York City. A two acre park along Highway 163 between Pella and Oskaloosa was set for plantings. Central lost a grid game to Parsons College 12 to 7 as Parsons gained 228 yards to Central's 46. Various local features included school memories, a bookbinding project at Pella High, architect Dr Howard Wilcox praising the Vander Sluis home, and health and school activities.
Elaborate holiday decorations were assured as city authorities the chamber of commerce and the Legion Post joined the project. Prizes for best home decoration included an electric range water heater pop up toaster and iron. Central College health service staff Joan Peters and nurses on campus dispensed care. The first Central College band concert under M S Thostenson featured Tschaikowsky and the Eroica. Fund drive for new Pella High band uniforms planned with band parents sponsoring. Lacey Huber’s oil painting The Storm won best picture in college galleries. runner up was Still Life with Corncobs. Legion Post eyed second floor remodel for veteran recreation. Corn from the CROP campaign piling at Garden Square one carload goal. Photo shows corn unloading at Public Library. Local resident Biffle touted Truman’s election despite polls showing Dewey. A sound-equipped movie projector joined schools. one silent projector already in use. Death noted: Mrs Anna Hollebrands Bee of Los Angeles formerly of Pella to be buried there. Konstantin Sadko the famed Russian tenor and Holland citizen slated to sing on Central College campus.
Guthrie Center attorney R. E. Duffield retires after selling his practice of 56 years. He served as state representative for four terms and as Guthrie Center mayor for one term during his career.
The piece argues that government and businessmen differ on what counts as small business. It says true small firms employ five to a hundred people, not 1000, and criticizes Congress for proposing relief that ignores the real small business backbone. The author calls for a reevaluation of the small business concept and its support needs.
Reports indicate Ottumwa city airport is a strong candidate for a new intercontinental missile tracking installation amid early stages of the space age project. Officials weigh location as part of a broader plan to deploy space tracking facilities.
The note suggests more installations for the region while Spa Age defenses are expected to be centered in the Midwest. A side remark mentions fingernails growing about one and a half inches per year.
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