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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 13, 1956
Page
3
A reflective note in Kentucky’s McLean County News laments not publishing full weekly content and hints at a wealth of humor in omitted items while defending printing all news with limited reserves.
The passage notes uptick in shopping and traffic as autumn nears. It contrasts bustling streets with quiet benches and mentions first yellow leaves, cool nights, and the call of football. The tone is nostalgic about September signaling the season change.
Readers learn dial telephone benefits saving time and temper, plus Bell Labs demo of a 2 by 3 inch video link between New York and Los Angeles. Agricultural notes discuss parallel terraces reducing erosion and costs, with farmer quotes from Iowa and Missouri studies. Editorials critique government roles and promote tougher vehicle enforcement in Iowa.
A U S Chamber of Commerce survey of eight California towns shows 67 to 224 businesses bypassed, with restaurants up 5 to 12 percent and other gains up to 21 percent. Real estate values rose, parking eased, and traffic lowered, easing pedestrian safety concerns. The results challenge the idea that bypassing hurts business and suggest a similar plan may aid Pella.
Items of interest from The Chronicle feature notes on events 10 20 30 40 and 50 years past. A concise retrospective highlights familiar names dates and places that marked those eras.
A nostalgic slice of early 1900s Pella news notes Harriet Rietveld re enrolling at Pella High, local street dust prompting firemen hose drills, and the Knoxville County Democratic convention endorsing William J Bryan. It details enrollments, staff, local teaching moves, sunflowers as crops, and residents abroad plus a Missouri drought feeding scare.
Four decades into his public life William Jennings Bryan remained a powerful Democratic figure as seven southern Iowa towns argued over which would host a public address. In sports, the Pella Meteors lost two tournament games at Monroe, 5 to 0 to Monroe and 10 to 6 to Prairie City, with Milo defeating Pella 2 to 1 at Melcher. Ver Steeg pitched and Welle caught.
Local notes collect a voter outreach by Boy Scouts in Lewis and a theatre sale to F C Allen. Pella Fair draws crowds as gubernatorial candidate W L Har Ne and Democrat William J Bryan plan appearances. A church spire rooster weather vane comes down as Third Reformed Church razes for a new building. Central College enters 64th year under Reformed Church management with Dr J W Bailey as president and Mark McWilliams as athletics director. Local car runs to Michigan to fetch four Buick vehicles for White Way Auto. Ethel Carris resigns from Mt Pleasant. Henrietta Vereheul to teach Latin in Pella. A new concrete smokestack rises at the light plant with price range $375 to $650, payments as low as $10. Property buys include Isaac De Haan and Marion Van Gorp planning new houses. Kuyper's Korner lampoons Dutch settlers trading four barrels of pre war Scotch for Manhattan Island.
The article notes Red Smith of Attica and Bruce Gardner of West Chester at over 200 pounds each. Mickey Merissi of Rushville, Illinois, a 140 pound guard, tops a pyramid. The Central College Auxiliary women paid $5,000 to finish the third floor of New Central building.
A history summary notes the 10th anniversary of the WHO Field Day and Plowing Match at Clyde Milner farm near Pleasantville on September 21. The event aimed to convert 140 acres to conservation in one day, with previous plowing contests held at Richard Steenhoek farm near Pella and Wayne Beaver winning, John Robuck second, Berg Kane third, Richard Steenhoek fourth, Clinton Goff fifth. Prizes were offered by Pella merchants. Seventeen local motorists were fined one dollar for illegal parking along Highway 163 near Pool Park. Delegates Reuben Schakel and Howard A. Cowden attended international cooperative gatherings in Zurich and Europe. Central College gymnasium housed sixty men during dormitory construction, and elder John Van der Ploeg was ill after church services. Eight farm ponds were stocked with fish, bringing total stocking to eighty.
Coach Len Gilling leads a light squad for a game as Mayors for Grin tackle Red Gerry and ten join the roster. Marion County farmers retain farms after debt relief from Re settlement Administration. Roosevelt visits Des Moines amid expected landslide win. A committee including Arie Schilder, Charles De Winter, and Fred Lautenbach organizes an informal dinner banquet with Lon Wormhoudt as emcee after practice in the college gym. John Boerelyn acquires Two Vans shoe store.
Governor Leo considers a special tax session after the election to study tax revision measures. Lawmakers worry a rushed lame duck session would be unproductive, while Rep Tom Frey argues for immediate action in 1957 with lawmakers focusing on taxes at the start of the new term.
A century old wagon completes its final voyage, now on display at the Daviapard museum. The vehicle once served mail routes in the vicinity, including Carstens and Durant, with freight loaded on a special sled during naval transit.
The report tallies volunteers in the Cross Bloom project during seven years. It lists 4,000 lead nurses, 1,000 technicians, and 86,000 other volunteers, highlighting broad participation across roles.
Thirty years ago Marion Jabaai of Prairie City died after falling ninety feet in a coal mine shaft where he worked. His grandmother lived in Pella. The White Way road received the number 63 with shield signs. Marion County’s license plate number became 57. Bread by Mrs. C. T. Van Lint won top honors at Oskaloosa and Knoxville fairs, milled from Blommers flour in Pella. The De Jong Floral Company installed a coal stoker for greenhouses. A fuel cost forecast suggested savings with cheaper coal and less smoke. The McGregor Brothers planned a ten day sale for 49 lots in Scholte Heights.
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