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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1957
Page
4
Henry Drummond quote urges simple acts of kindness through a smile. The text suggests reserve and suspicion hinder connections and encourages readers to smile to invite goodwill and be remembered for a positive greeting.
A fashion critic from New Canaan blasts men in Los Angeles Houston and Fort Worth for casual attire lacking occasion fit and color sense. He cites an Institute survey showing well stocked wardrobes and urges wives to help with color, while noting other political and labor news fragments about public figures and integrity concerns.
A tour around town highlights neatness and curb beautification in Pella. Four hardy flower varieties petunias moss roses zinnias and dwarf marigolds brighten curb plantings. Residents take pride in well kept homes and plan to expand curb planting next year as strangers note the town’s charm.
A Hong Kong dispatch reports Mao Zedong attempted three swims across the Yangtze in June 1956 amid advisor fears. After the third effort he allegedly boasted that bold acts prove greatness and that United States imperialism is opposed, suggesting fear is unnecessary for success.
A collage of editorials argues for controlled highway access to modernize roads and reduce accidents. It criticizes unions for lacking public budget reporting, and warns unmarked police cars may not curb speed as effectively as visible patrols. Towns discuss global hydrogen bomb feasibility and future shifts in policy and thought.
Items of interest from The Chronicle reflect on events from 10, 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago. Readers are reminded of notable notices, local happenings, and enduring community memories.
Fifty years prior in September 1907 Pella residents faced a front page critique for sending children away to study while Central College offered strong teaching. The issue notes a Whitehall Illinois Berkshire hog sale, a death of Herman J. Todd from heart illness, a fatal Iowa Central railway accident near New Sharon, and a revival meeting in Ahuetiiye. The piece mentions Civil War veterans reunion debates, house hospitality for visitors, sidewalk work on Main Street, and a wedding in Pella between Bessie Bootsma and Krya Van Zuite in west Pella near West Market Square.
Death of John DeWit at 69 recorded as janitor of the town. Rev Robert Carroll of Houston accepts call to Pella Baptist Church, arriving October 14. Second list of men fit for service by Marion County Board published, naming Carl Byers and others. Oskaloosa merchants visit Pella to promote trade and greet residents with a band concert. Robert Scholte goes to Des Moines for physical exam after volunteering for service.
Rev F C LeLa Cheur of Kearney Nebraska will take over the Open Bible Church pastorate as Rev Lester Pease departs for Kearney. Ministers have exchanged pulpits and personnel moves outline impending service changes.
A 30 year old note outlines a proposed station by Herman Germs John Peas and partners Rock and Space in Ottumwa Iowa. The plan targets a jet owned by the Scholte family at the northwest corner of the Square west of the Scholte home. Constantine Brothers revive their ice cream and candy store on the Square with a grand opening planned. Miss Anna Hospers travels from Lewiston Idaho to inspect schools statewide as a traveling representative for the state superintendent of public education. Mrs Peter Meulpolder visits from the Netherlands with sons connected to the Central Park Cafe as a long-term guest. News on Central College’s new school year appears in a four-paragraph front page note. The issue notes little other news.
Ten years ago the annual chicken dinner for farmers and businessmen was set for Monday night at Pool Park. Morris Mincart of Washington Iowa Mark Speed of Pleasantville and Jack Sims of Shenandoah were named as the leading players of Central College football all seniors. Junior High students took part in a brain derby at the Iowa State Fair and won third place with Marilla Vander Meulen Andy Lubbers and Marlene ar of Otley.
Twenty years ago Ben Beyer was injured by a shotgun discharge while carrying the weapon over a wire fence on his farm. He was expected to recover. The Chamber of Commerce planned a dinner in Legion Hall for 125 Des Moines Ad Club members, a ladies night organized by Harry Sixsmith. Wee Willie Winkie with Shirley Temple and Victor MacClaglen, adapted from Rudyard Kipling, was popular. Mr and Mrs William De Wit and Mr and Mrs Gus Van Houwe ling visited Keokuk Dam on Labor Day. W E Houck, aged ninety one, lived at 923 West Washington Street.
School authorities warn against driving ninth graders into the country and leaving them there as hazing. Dr. Samuel Zwemer, longtime Arabia missionary and guest speaker at the Rotary Club in Pella for over forty years, was the featured speaker.
A farmer and a feed salesman, both on gravel at 60 mph, collide. The car flips, poles fall, and one man dies as the other nearly witnesses the death. Reflects on speed, distraction, and fatal risk on rural roads.
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