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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1957
Page
4
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The article notes Queen Elizabeth’s gracious England visit to Canada and the United States, praising her impact on renewed ties between nations with shared heritage. It contrasts public calm with U S media fears over a satellite, and highlights Theodore Roosevelt's centennial birth. It ends reflecting on newspaper power and readership trends.
Emmetsburg Democrat counsels starting workers to prioritize a solid day's work over pay, praising loyalty and honesty as future job security. Hampton Chronicle lauds Ezra Benson as a highly honest agriculture secretary, condemning egging as a degradation of citizenship. Algona Advance warns of Hoffa’s potential to control business and transport, risking nationwide labor and industry blackmail. Grinnell Herald-Register notes $2.5 paid informers in Iowa tax cases, criticizing paid informers as a Gestapo-like tactic and debating whether reporting tax dodgers is worse than paying informers.
Items of interest from The Chronicle 10 20 30 40 and 50 years ago highlight notable events, people, and openings. Readers see archival snippets reflecting the city’s past, with brief items recalling long vanished places and journeys through time.
Fifty years ago in Pella and Lake Prairie Township residents approved a 3.5 percent levy to fund the Pella Waterloo and Southwestern railway, 533 to 140. An October 24 meeting in Garden Square featured Dutch and English speakers praising the plan. Local posts note a new $600,000 beet processing plant started in Waverly, Iowa, with rapid beet deliveries. Baptists discussed college merger plans. and various local incidents and travel mentions filled the town chronicle.
Forty years ago on October 25 1917 the Baptist Church introduced Reverend Robert Carroll as pastor after eight years at a Houston Texas church He was born in Scotland His picture accompanied the story Reverend Henry M Bruins was mentioned in connection to the notice but details are unclear
The article notes a ministerial engagement at Second Reformed Church on November 11 after ten years in Milwaukee. It recalls the Federated Club convention with state officers, the Second Liberty Loan quota of 140000 met locally with 148000 subscribed, and Pella High’s football loss to Bussey 31 to 0 with Babe Visser refereeing. It also mentions Vander Wal Brothers prospering in repairing auto tops, two local deaths, and doctors Edmand and Lankelma attending a national convention in New York en route to Washington and Boston. The piece ends by reporting Model Clothing Company defending reasonable men’s prices amid wartime inflation.
Chamber of Commerce honored Pella industries inviting proprietors and officers to a banquet with toastmaster Henry Hoogenakker. Stunts by Homerus Lon Wormhoudt Charles F. Dykstra and Bert Baron supported booths for Woodrow Washer Rosscreen Hart Grain Weigher Blommers Mill Pella Creamery Ulrichs Meat Market. A 63 highway through Marion County was slated for 1928 paving per Highway Commission plans. A photo shows the New Central building on campus nearing occupancy. Prescott Steenbock ran over and killed a red fox.
A Chronicle promotion offered Buick and Chevrolet prizes for a subscription drive. Central defeated the Dutchmen 63 to 0 after Central scored first. Wedding details note John Hasselman of Pella and Florence Marshall of Monroe, Iowa.
The town marked a 20 year milestone with the Silver Fox Company erecting a 198 foot long building to house 20 foxes. Proprietors Dan and Lane Meulpold oversaw the ranch as Chamber of Commerce members toured Sioux City Seed Co. plant and Central College Industries.
Announcement notes Vera Sedrel opening a beauty shop at her home located on Main Street. News brevity describes few other details in the issue.
Ten years ago Knoxville hosted a stocky calf sale by the Town Shorthorns to 4-H Club members. Highs beat Pelth 20 to 0, with Haninge starring Knoxville and Pella’s Van Betkum and Vos contributing for Pella. Central’s Flying Dutch whipped Dubuque 27 to 7, with Heller Speed Menning and Anderson scoring, Chauvront throwing to Menning as time expired. Jay McCain of Closter was Central Homecoming Queen, with attendants Jo Griffits and others. The campus saw the play January Thaw by William Roos in twin casts. Maurice Birdsall brought Sherwood Eddy to speak on world affairs. John Hoksbergen turned 80 by digging a trench and trimming trees. Charles Nicholas Cole died at 99 at Mercy Hospital Oskaloosa, longtime flour, feed and seed businessman on East Franklin Street.
A CCC letter warns Clarinda residents about persistent direct mail and postcard marketing. Outsiders push cheap print deals that often cost more in real value, hurting local merchants, taxes, and community services. The note urges careful buying to protect local businesses and prevent ghost towns.
A four engine plane flew to England and back by remote control without crew input. Signals from ships and shore activated the controls. The text notes a government run by women as gynarchy and explains veto from Latin meaning I forbid. It mentions kerosene sale history and lamp use.
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