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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1951
Page
6
A clipped editorial reflecting on folly and wisdom, quoting William Allen and noting a 1922 era postwar turmoil. It mentions American Freedom Week from September 16 to 18 and urges readers to examine their way of life, inviting them to read the full piece "To I Can Speak."
A Burt Thom company pamphlet from Sioux Falls shows Minnehaha County South Dakota with 2400 farms and 913 in the district covering 38 percent of farm land while Marion County Iowa has 2100 farms and 660 joined district covering 31.4 percent. Marion County’s district has existed eleven years versus Minnehaha’s nine years. The piece notes Marion has marked time for three years and questions why.
An Iowa dispute over a Sioux City cemetery’s denial of a burial for a Korean War Indian soldier spurred nationwide debate. The episode exposed racial prejudice, drew praise for Truman’s stand on equality, and highlighted Arlington Cemetery as the proper resting place for the sergeant, a lesson to be remembered.
AP dispatch recalls a 1960s era Berlin event where U S High Commission and Army staged a show at the Reichssportfeld arena. Harlem Globetrotters faced the Boston Whirlwinds as Jesse Owens, once a 1936 Olympic champion, delivered a moving call for freedom and democracy to a crowd of 75 000 locals.
The United States viewed the first trans continental live television broadcast on September 4 with the great seal and President Truman, transmitted from San Francisco to Omaha via microwave relay and coaxial cable. Cost was forty million dollars for viewers at no charge. By September 28 two way coast to coast service launches, with West seeing the World Series and the East Hollywood programs.
A discussion urges children and parents to curb sidewalk bike riding. It warns about riding from behind without warning risking fright or injury to pedestrians, especially those with heart ailments. It calls for bells or horns and condemns gangs monopolizing walks. It emphasizes courtesy at home and in school.
The piece contrasts male and female conversational styles, noting men agree yet think freely while women often argue leading to tears. It cites LeRoy Illinois Journal on advertising, Sigourney Review on picture windows, and laments rude driving and lack of manners among motorists.
40 years ago Central College hosted dramatic reader Sarah Mildred Wilmer presenting The Sign of the Cross as part of the lecture course. Dr W W Talbot and relatives visited Sully. Dr F F Carpenter sought a missing car cushion. A Pagosa Springs flood caused over 100000 damage. a lightning strike damaged Second Reformed Church during services. Deaths: Cornelius Synhorst 81 and William Van Houten 63. A surprise 5th wedding anniversary at Van Vliet home featured a basket dinner. Several Central College recitals and trips to Vinton Iowa were noted along with car trouble for Mrs Miser’s auto.
John Robertus returns home after a great flood alerts weeks of clouded rain and rotted oat straw. He had moved to Des Moines for a molding room job at Green Furnace Co. James and John Verploegh ride a Chicago excursion with Joe Faassen. The Male Choral Club, directed by Peter Groet, plans an October 27 concert at College Auditorium. Potatoes in Des Moines fetch 65 cents a bushel, down from higher prices.
Obituary notes record the death of Reverend R R Sadler at age 69 and Luke Van Maren after being struck by a train. Pella Legion hosts a season wrap dinner with 18 of 26 wins as Kuyper and Cochrane speak. Central College to dedicate a new gym October 21 with Dutch and English programs. A parent teachers club planned with an organizer from State Teachers College. A diphtheria outbreak causes school and church closures in Dallas. Missionaries Reverend John Firth and wife prepare for Assam with daughter Gertrude staying in Pella.
Harpist Alberto Salvi spoke in Central College lecture series. Harold Rozenberg bought a radio shop from Andrew Bowaldas. De Koning’s repair shop nearby. Model Clothing opened with 2000 patrons. a building fire earlier in 1931 replaced. Mrs. Dick Van Gorp organized a downtown tag day for welfare. T H Ligget profiled in Who's Who in Education. Downtown water mains and hydrants installed for Fire Prevention Week. Don Dykstra starred in Pella High 46 New Sharon grid, three long runs and three TDs. Rhynsburger Fennema Cummings Van Arkel scored TDs. coach rotated players. Mrs. Tone Van Setten died after two weeks at Sunnyslope. Skylight at Van der Meulen hardware removed. Central College tied Iowa Wesleyan. Sprague Leavengood Bachman Neifert noted. Taxpayers meeting at Legion Hall drew about 100 attendees seeking tax relief.
Ten years ago interest grew in the Chamber of Commerce horse mule and pony show at Waechter’s Lumber Yard. A photo showed Bob Minnick Central College student in a skirt munching a hot dog at Central Simpson football game as the Dutchmen beat Simpson 38 to 13.
A dialog on free expression arguing that liberty of utterance is essential in every era, even under stress. Suppression breeds violence, while justice and peace depend on open discussion. The passage urges fearlessness in voicing beliefs by voice or print for a nation’s survival and progress.
The roster lists Schilder, Evers, Black, Kempkes, Van Berkum, Borgman, Tait, Grundman, Kloot wyk, Van der Ploeg, and Menning with four over 180 pounds. Osceola loss noted earlier. corn, oats, wheat, hog prices listed. Summer crops arrive as no killing frost yet. ISU Journalism awards tornado feature praised. Farm Page covers Boone Tama cats and Pella show animals. First Christian Reformed church bid awarded to Albert Jones for about 60,000. Excavation begun. William Chesley’s art class redecorates Webster School studio. The Attorney General emphasizes prison oversight.
Three year old Farrell Ruyter fell into a cistern at the family home in Boyden. Neighbor Connie Brusting lowered a ladder and pulled the boy from eight feet of water. He was unconscious but recovered quickly.
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