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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 19, 1950
Page
3
Cotton Etter notes that war in Korea feels vast to fighting soldiers who endure daily. He laments casualties and wounds totaling over twenty thousand American lives and fears loved ones back home cannot grasp the sacrifices.
Mrs. Merle Eckels quotes a quip about conviction and prejudice from the Washington Iowa Evening Journal column By the Way. The note emphasizes calm explanation, avoiding browbeating, and warns that heated argument betrays prejudice.
Bertrand Russell argues wisdom differs from specialized knowledge and urges liberal arts study to accompany technical training. Colleges recognize that broad study broadens graduates' ability to live, as specialists often focus only on their field while wise people engage with many topics and people.
A Jones County squib notes a Dutch farmer teaching that United States soil loss could be prevented by conservation. Russell Eldred touts conservation on his land, claiming equal yields on fewer acres and more hay. he questions why Dutch farmers in Marion County lag behind in adopting conservation despite education efforts.
Ralph Bunche, the eleventh American to win the award, helped negotiate the armistice between Jews and Arabs leading to a peacetime settlement. He succeeded Count Folke Bernadotte, who was assassinated while trying to end the war. Bunche is now head of the United Nations Trusteeship Department after a 1946 loan from the U.S. State Department.
A garbled municipal notice describes emergency brake and safety features amid a report on car accidents and parking issues. It references drivers facing device requirements and a fortive wv system, with unclear details about enforcement or implementation.
Eddyville Tribune rails against abandoning the Brannan Plan and fears a countryless move, likening it to an Also Ran. Grinnell Herald-Register notes 86 nonmembers listed in Grinnell Chamber and urges broader backing to boost town business and civic effort.
Rev R R Sadler traveled to Mt Ayr Iowa to lead a two week revival series. The union Thanksgiving service will be held at the Baptist Church. City Council adjourned after only a few minutes due to little business on the docket. Michigan price noted at 70 cents per bushel delivered to the home.
The executive committee halted work on the new Central College gymnasium due to no funds, needing 18000 dollars. Pella residents Y T Van Niewaal H J Vanden Berg John Wesselink Peter Braak George Gaass and A B Van Houweling were named to rally support. Other items note hog sales at Star Auto Co building and a Simpson 26 Central 0 football game with injuries and fouls. A Red Cross Roll Call chair D C Van Zante is listed, along with real estate for sale by J P Klein and C Dieleman. William De Winter underwent cataract surgery in Oskaloosa. The Legion seeks a Memorial Building inspired by Lake City.
A 1910 Des Moines Daily Capital column recaps Lafe Young Sr. becoming U S Senator Deliver following Dol liver’s death, Gov. Carroll’s appointment, plus front page coverage. It lists birthday tributes for Jake Todd, tuberculosis care talks, Mrs. H P Haze life sketch, distant relatives, and Homecoming romance. Also notes deaths, community votes, saloon liquor petitions in Oskaloosa, upcoming poultry and corn show, Des Moines postal exam, diphtheria case in North Pella, land trades in Hyde County, and car preferences for Dr Carpenter amid winter.
The 1930 Thanksgiving edition highlights proclamations from the president and governor, a color motion picture coming to Strand Theatre, and local church and community notices. City promotions feature light plant ads and a six month awareness campaign. Local figures recover from misfortune, and there is church district traffic guidance. A large clothing sale, football farewells for Central players, and a Dutch Mill lunch room installation are noted alongside a poem from This Week in Pella.
A long list of names grateful for apples sent by Pella residents to Douglas County South Dakota is reprinted. Rev H E Franken of Aurora near Harrison writes a letter about parishioners sharing gifts. The life of Mrs Anthony Van Zante dies in a highway crash near Muscatine Iowa while en route from Pella to Indianapolis. Central defeats Quakers of Penn 7 0 on Armistice Day in muddy conditions with Braley scoring and Bonwell PAT. Louis Van Roekel shows a turkey flock north west of Otley. a play You Can’t Take It With You is set for the high school. W H H Barker dies at 100. lived near Harvey and previously in Pella. Civil War captain and noted for medical and dental work.
A reader reflects after voting in Michigan primaries on citizenship and the power of people to shape government. The piece contrasts participation with apathy, warns against governance by machines, and notes postwar anxieties from Korea and China. It urges active civic engagement to preserve free government.
A photo shows Earl Klein of Harvey Iowa receiving a medal from ITD Lee Mercantile Co. executive for the largest sales increase among 136 reps. Klein, a Kansas City resident, received a complimentary letter from the Joe Co. sales manager. Glen Neifert, a Central graduate, becomes NYA in school division field rep for Iowa. Iowa State’s George Veenker to speak at the Legion Hall football banquet November 17 with Arie Schilder to present the annual outstanding athlete blanket. Eight Pella High football players finish their season with Lincoln Des Moines 18 to 0. pictured are John Van Berkum Max Kuyk Lewis Palmquist Howard Halvers on Paul Van Houweling Marvin
Leo McWeeney claimed the prize for the tallest coin in a Denison merchants contest with a stalk measuring 14 feet 2% inches, highlighting an unusual display of height involving a coin.
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