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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1950
Page
7
A reflective quote from Edmund Burke is cited alongside editorials urging California voters to consider gambling legalization. The note questions whether good men will act at the polls in November and warns motorists and hunters of wildfire danger from discarded cigarettes and careless behavior during hunting season.
A mixed-era missive reports on a staged East German election with a single list and voter intimidation. West Berliners tested protest by mailing September ration stubs, 400000 of 700000 sent, as the Soviets offered extra rations for those who could prove the protest.
The Anchor publishes a critique of an unsign letter to editor Jenn Linden. The writer attacked the editor with insults including color blind, a black head, an infant wearing diapers, and other terms, but did not sign the letter. The paper notes it would have published the letter if signed.
A lively note celebrates Van’s editorials, guessing topics like booze gambling commun ism taxes school reorganiza tion and politics. The writer calls him a man of distinction and a big stinker, while noting that readers are paying attention to his columns.
The article notes cloud seeding advances on the West Coast Great Plains and New York with Dr Irving P Krick proposing a 5000 dollar project. Silver iodide generators would be placed on mountain tops along the Continental Divide to induce rainfall benefiting millions, amid protests from farmers and amusement operators. Nebr and Kanly may share in the rainfall gains as results depend on meteorological outcomes.
A composite piece quotes editors on war readiness and civilian life, praising American troops as sublime and noting the strain of wartime production on living standards. It critiques depopulating trends in small towns and cites Clarinda as an example of local industrial growth aiding community vitality.
A front page contains a decorative poem titled The Faith Is Full of His Praise by James A. Edgerton. The issue notes local happenings: John Russell returns from Kentucky with gallstone treatment, John Ulrich Jr buys Kellogg meat market, an auction planned for yearling steers and calves at Wheeler Livery Barn, Jacob Todd buys a mail wagon, and various local comments on weather, dents, and business. Additional items include Alderman De Bruin aiding electrical work, sewer construction near First Reformed Church, Central and Parsons football game, box and trash disposal for a bonfire, Gerrit Verrips injures fingers, Ed Buerkens moves to Blakesburg, pumpkins and tomatoes canned, Pella Tigers basketball in Indianapolis on Thanksgiving Day, Young Ladies Literary Club meeting, Nossaman farm auction, Castoria ads, and George F. Sadler lecturing on Wagner in Clinton Town.
More than one hundred rooters traveled with Central to Oskaloosa where Penn defeated the Dutchmen 34 to 0 on a cold day with a heavy field. The squad boarded a late train from Pena. The college band directed by Lloyde Hillyer accompanied, with Mark McWilliams coaching. Players Vander Ploeg Neuenesch and Abe Klaaren were named. Klaaren was injured with a torn ligament.
Twenty years ago talk centered on Pel In needing a Public Health Nurse and a PTA society meeting with Mrs. Bert McKee as speaker. Jimmy Reynolds, age ninety three, celebrated a birthday in Marion County where he arrived at age nine. Central’s football team beat Graceland 21 to 6 as parks hosted hunts and local events rolled on.
An Iowa countryside October afternoon is described with vivid scenes of golden maples, brown oaks, and ripe corn fields. The author revels in the season's beauty from a family car ride, noting the mystic quality of sunlight, the landscape’s charm, and memories to endure through winter.
A photo on the farm page shows a herd of Hereford Hampshire cross hogs on the John Jansen farm near Sully, ready for market at about 190 pounds. The piece notes many Iowa farmers experimenting with the Hereford cross. A gravel contract was let for a Knoxville road section southwest of Pella after three miles of grading. Neighbors visited the Gerrit Van Haalen farm to pick his...
Ten years ago Ellsworth Miller, a Coe College graduate, prepared to take over Pella High coaching after stints at North English and as a friend of Coach Claypool. Central lost to Parsons 21 to 14 as two late Parsons touchdowns sealed it at Fairfield. Bud Bonwell scored on a lateral from Bob Menning. Bill Slickers caught a pass on the Parson 5 yard line for a score. Floral company De Jong won seven ribbons at Marshalltown show. Wilbur De Jong credited for prize blossoms. Dr J J Sybenga examined two volunteers for service, Arthur Cecil and John Cooley of Knoxville, ready for draft. Harley Croft earned the Schilder C blanket at a football banquet hosted by Rotarians with Coach Veenc ker of Iowa State College as speaker. Public forums on issues proposed by Supt C C Buerkens and M M Dockendorff drew interest in several Iowa towns. Len Winter, Central coach, had arm trouble before a trip to Dubuque where his team lost. he was arrested for speeding, couldn’t produce license, and his car was stolen.
The article notes a man unable to proceed due to an accident affecting his son Donald with a tractor. It mentions completed petitions for a soils district in Marion County ready for submission to state authorities and reports Kenneth Van Brogen enlisted in the 30th Field Artillery at Ottumwa.
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