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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1956
Page
7
The column laments endless political argument and voter fatigue. Pollsters offer interpretations as the countdown to November 6 tightens. The piece notes rising noise but dwindling impact from heated charges and repeated claims.
The U S Public Health Service reports that among children given a full three shot Salk polio vaccine, no deaths have been reported this year. No paralysis figures were provided, but many paralytics recover partially or fully. The notice aims to reassure wary parents.
Washington report notes the Agriculture Department halted all butter sales as stocks were assigned and warehoused butter was pledged to schools and outlets. Cooperation by government and dairy industry plus public support curbed surpluses, but butter prices may rise. Separate State Department refugee note urges Dutch families to migrate to the U S with visas for up to 17 000. Iowa towns show little Dutch interest. Refugee program ends December 31. local groups urged to aid with housing jobs and support.
A Des Moines Register October 5 page ad by the Socialist Labor Party contrasts Capitalism with Socialism calling for peace plenty security and farm relief. Iowa readers note party links New York City and mock the claim while Marion County voters face a November 6 vote on appointing a five member conservation commission to oversee natural resources with a modest levy to fund projects and dam related plans.
A syndicated piece questions whether voters should replace the current Commander-in-Chief with an inexperienced successor. It weighs military experience against political considerations, warning of war risks and costly transition while debating the merits of continuity versus change in leadership.
Front page features Dr Will Allen and family leaving for San Diego to start new homes after 35 years in Pella and a farewell by local Wigwam. Simon Vander Zyl becomes mayor until the next election. Rogers coal mine at Olivet suffers a destructive fire with rebuilding planned. Herman Rietveld and others invest in the venture. Deaths include Mrs Jacob Vander Pol and evangelist Sam Jones. Legal case against N L Towle ends in acquittal after disputed signals. First football game Wooden Shoe Athletes beat New Sharon 5 to 0 under new rules. Central College hires J A Lapham to teach commercial and normal subjects. Jennie Vander Zyl wed John Van Vliet. Lottie Dykstra attends. Local youths enjoy Wild West show and rope lariat practice. Several Sully men buy new cars from W H Holdsworth.
Central’s luckless football team was defeated by Penn at Oska loosa 69 to 6 in a game marked by strong Penn players Hark ness Vander Wilt and Cale Macy’s four touchdowns. The town notes hiring three new light plant workers at up to 200 dollars monthly and gym practice nights fill the schedule as the new high school gym opens.
Dutch language notes describe weddings at the Gaass home and Scholte parsonage October 16 17, 1932. Lucile Gaass Kuyper and H Paul Scholte wed, Lucile’s sister L Marie Gaass married Jesse Rice, Willys Knight autos bought from Star Auto, Paul Boertje sold a corn wagon to Will Van Hemert. Edmand Buick fender damage from a truck at Main Franklin. Sheriff Findley of Polk County questioned speed trap at Ivy with H P Van Gorp Kuyper and others. Van Vliet attended but found no fault with the Justice. Polk County defies Ivy headline appears. Local art display features Vander Linden Drug store painters Will Verploeg Hesselink Gysen Kim mell Vis Clement Wagner.
A 295 foot factory building rush to completion for Woodrow Washing Machine Co in Pella is noted along with Dollar Day bargains next Saturday. Dr C F Aschenbrenner was arrested and fined at Ivy and Des Moines. Des Moines business leaders plan help for motorists trapped by a speed trap near the city. Local football: Still College of Des Moines visits Central in Pella and the Bonesetters win 14 13 with Rowland and Foor scoring for Central and Giles shining. Dockie Roelofsz leaves Pella for California. Kuyper's Korner quip notes Ford owners tally.
Twenty years ago the Federated Club arranged to hang Pella artist pictures in the public library lobby, featuring Will Verploeg Mrs H P Scholte Case Vis Sara Worm houdt with more works to come. Central football beat Columbia College Dubuque 12 to 6 behind Benda two touchdowns. Gardner Fuhr Beemin Macy Geyer Geary played. Len Winter was coach.
The report notes Marah corn near forty miles north yielding 50 to 60 bushels per acre while Pella area fields show varied results. Pel team Little Dutchmen faced Indianola, 27 to C. Ayper, Menning and Huisman starred. Central College lists 277 students with 93 women and 184 men working part time. Sheriff candidate Paul Grundman and County Auditor candidate Gerald Pastdekooper appear amid a busy slate of election ads for Roosevelt versus Landon.
Central outscored Parsons 26 to 6 after three late touchdowns in the final period. Cheuvront Lowe Clemons and Anderson starred on the field for Central as Pella High lost to Chariton 26 to nothing earlier.
Professors Salvadori says Americans misrepresent their economy abroad. He notes natural resources are not sole prosperity drivers and U S capital is efficiently managed. He compares US and Soviet and Western European industries, citing wage ratios and depression chances, urging clearer explanations of how America’s system works.
Five generations of the Machovsky family gathered in Cresco for a photo. The oldest, Mrs. James Machovsky, 77, stood with her youngest descendant, Monica Marie Malek, age three months, plus other relatives spanning generations.
In 1858 officers of the Burlington and Mount Pleasant Plank Road Company sought relief by abating a parallel dirt road that burdened travel. Contact their news line at MA 68 2240 for details.
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