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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1950
Page
3
A reflective note argues editors should balance candor with charm. It laments rigid editors who prioritize being right over being pleasant, noting readers prefer engaging, friendly prose. The piece hints that harsh editors may end up in obituaries rather than praise.
Opinion piece contrasts highway detours in Tama with historic Main Street progress and rail era changes. It laments modern traffic disruption, notes public desires for development yet resistance to upheaval, and recalls Hitler’s big lie tactic used to manipulate opinion, paralleling Soviet and Western propaganda while questioning clarity and truth.
World’s elder statesman Gene Smuts dies, leaving a legacy from South Africa’s veld to politics. A Boer boy who aided Paul Kruger, commanded in the Boer War, and shaped union formation. He led British forces in World War I, served in the war cabinet, aided Wilson, inspired the League, and helped craft the United Nations charter preamble.
Obituary tribute recalls Jan Smuts as a fighting hearted peacemaker who denounced intolerance and apartheid in South Africa. He died on his farm amid protests against racial discrimination, leaving Dutch ancestry proud of his tolerant spirit and leadership.
Portrait-America in 1950 presents TL Lark of the Toledo Cowa Chronicle reflecting on war’s coming, the quiet departure of dozens from Tama County, and the line There is no heroism, no glory only acceptance. He argues America bears leadership burden and privilege, after recalling World War I and II.
Knoxville boys failed to score as a game drifted through local chatter. Hunt travels to Muscatine to help his father in a hare shop. Vander Linden advertises shoes with a six month guarantee. J Newendorp of Alton, an early Pella settler, recalls getting lost after thirty years in town during the Home Coming, pondering the town’s growth or its lighting.
Thirty years removed look back on Senator Jonathan P. Dolliver of Iowa who died at his Fort Dodge home from a heart ailment. A renowned orator who served Iowa as congressman and then senator for 22 years, his life story graced the front page of the issue. The issue also notes college football results, local business moves, land purchases, and community events from the era illustrated by many named residents and places.
The editorial discusses Congress members chasing pork and questions a charity move between Eagle Grove and Clarion. It notes Chicago’s debt culture, parallels with installment buying, and urges skepticism about altruistic motives. It then covers Northwood and GarnerTown's school district consolidation, rural schools closing, and the shift toward centralized town schooling for better and cheaper education.
A plain wrapper mailed to any hard of hearing offers an 18 page guide with valuable information on deafness and direct answers to 22 questions about hearing aids with no advertising. Address Microtone Company 2328 Ford Parkway St. Paul Minn. Adv.
In a tightly contested game Central fell 12 to 6 at Mount Pleasant as Iowa Wesleyan struck the decisive score in the final two minutes. The issue marked Central’s first defeat of the season amid a day of campus reports and local notes.
Ten years ago Central Flying Dutchmen defeated Loras 22 to 7 in the Homecoming game with touchdowns by Menning Simms and Lowe. Plays included a lateral Braley to Grufman to Simms, an intercepted pass by Lowe, and Menning’s plunge. Len Winters coached Loras while local events featured selective service registrations in Pella precincts and community scenes with Gerald Dieleman assisted by Mrs. Van Houweling and Mrs. Van Gorp.
H E Clark discusses the gradual psychological shift as war becomes a routine part of life. Early reports of defeats and price rises give way to acceptance and dullness, with casualty lists and draft notices bringing the conflict close to home, even as most of the time news remains distant and unreal. In Tama County communities many men will leave quietly, without heroism or glory, simply accepting servicemanship.
A big truck aided drought relief efforts in Douglas County South Dakota with volunteers including Tom my John De Graaf Gerrit De Roer Tom Zwank and G B Ver Steex plus helpers Bert Rodlof sen Ike and Bert Hoksbergen. Marion County farmers push soils district petition while food stamps are trialed to curb surpluses. Knoxville high school boys defaced a schoolhouse at Indianola and later paid to hire workers to remove the paint. Beatrice Vande Kieft wed Wilbur De Jong on October 12.
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