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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1933
Page
7
Grimes Canning Co will operate this season packing 175 acres of tomatoes and producing tomato juice and catsup. Plants will be sold to growers at 2.00 per thousand. raw tomato price expected lower than last year while costs on plants may be shared.
Last week an appeal for garden space to donate to needy city families is repeated. Welfare League asks those with spare garden space to contact Ben Vogelaar, chairman of the employment committee, to help.
Fowler Telephone Co explains new policy for a 25 cent monthly discount on farm and city residence phones. Payments must be at the office by the tenth of the month in advance. city bills one month and rural bills three months in advance. For this month only, payments may be made by the fifteenth, then strict deadlines apply to avoid losing the discount. all back bills must be paid.
Mrs R Groen dies at her Linden Washington home Monday night at about eighty. Born in Pella she came to Linden thirty years ago with first husband Archie Bauman. Survived by Neal Bauman Steinden Minnesota and Abe and Will Bauman Linden. buried in Linden after funeral and interment.
Members of the Pella Chamber of Commerce are to attend an evening banquet in the city. The event follows a regular meeting at the hall where a support seal organization will be discussed and a meal may be served.
Iowa lawmakers moved to outlaw foreclosures two years after judgment date starting Jan 1 1934. Across 58 counties first‑installment tax collections averaged 50 percent. May 1 marks end of grace for 1932 license plates. Debates surged over dividend payments from Iowa Electric Unit and Power Co. and a key liquor conspiracy trial proceeded to jury.
The Community Welfare league asks locals to donate seed potatoes for needy families. Those able to give should contact Peter Tysseling or Jacob Plender, Red Cross chairman. All donations will be appreciated.
The school board elected teachers for the coming year at the regular meeting. In high school FM Frush Supt J E Groendyke Richard Lewis Jane Gosselink Henrietta Ver Heul Ruth Blake and Anna Tysseling were chosen with principal Commercial department English and Public Speaking still open. Webster school selections included Dora Bootsma Marie Lautenbach Raymond Bishop Anna Grant Bessie Brooks Leona Reuv ers Marjorie Avery Bernice De Reus. Lincoln school picks were Martha Ver Heul Dena Ver Steeg Hilda Palmquist Ermine Beman Margaret Miner Anna Ver Hey. Taxpayers urged salary cuts to lower district taxes. board noted previous reductions and estimated about ten to eleven mills total, with savings not fully reflected in overall tax rate due to sewer bonds and county rate boosts.
Walter S. Riddle died Sunday afternoon at 12:30 at his home 809 Oskaloosa street after weeks of illness. He was a Mt. Pleasant native born Sept 22 1858 and lived in Pella most of his life. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 PM at his home with Rev W J Fowler of Grinnell officiating. He is survived by his widow Harriet Homer Riddle and one son Claud L. Riddle, four grandchildren, and a long record as a longtime church member and janitor of the Security State Bank. He was a charter member of the local Baptist church and helped build the church. He remained active in later life and spoke of life beyond with readiness to go.
Mr and Mrs E F Black of the Black Style Shoppe returned this morning from a buying trip to the Chicago markets. They made special purchases of ladies and children's wearing apparel for the Easter dress up demand. Read their large advertisement on another page of this issue.
Replying Tuesday in Congress to Huey Long attacks, Senator Robinson lauded President Roosevelt's record as the greatest in history, defending administration achievements against the critics.
A Thursday morning blaze at 825 Washington Street damaged the Van Vliet residence for several hundred dollars. Mrs. Renaud suffered facial burns while trying to escape as flames engulfed the house. the fire department fought the fire but damage spread through the lower and upper floors. The loss is insured and the cause remains under investigation.
Friends in Ames and Mrs John Vander will be interested in a contribution to chemistry by Robert J Vander Wal of Ames. A letter to the Chronicle explains the piece was first printed in a leading Dutch chemical journal and is now read in English. It notes that the Holland journal prints articles in multiple languages and mentions forthcoming Holland editions.
A dispute loomed in Congress on Wednesday over currency inflation and bank policies. The debate centered on proposed measures affecting monetary policy and financial regulation, with lawmakers divided on the approach and potential impact on markets.
J H Van Vliet a former Pella banker was sentenced by Judge E W Dingwell in Knoxville Iowa to two years at Ft Madison penitentiary for violation of state banking laws He was paroled to county attorney Harold Clements He must pay a 500 fine and 473 61 in costs or serve 166 days in jail If unable to pay he has six months to settle His appeal bond was set at 3000 and the defense has not decided if they will appeal The trials of other men will be heard at the next term of court.
Mrs Peter Van Drunen died Monday at 2 15 am at her West Liberty home after a 12 day pneumonia illness. Aged 61 years 11 months and 26 days she was born in the Netherlands on April 14 1871 and came to America 29 years ago. Survived by her husband two children John Peter and Gertie deceased John Van Drunen Hillsboro Jr and Mrs Bert Verros four grandchildren and a sister Jennie Vos in Holland. Funeral at First Christian Reformed Church Wednesday at 1 30 pm Rev R J Danhof officiating.
Keith Wormhoudt of Des Moines, son of Henry Wormhoudt formerly of Pella, has taken over the Shell station on the northwest square. He moves his family to Pella and invites the public to patronize and try the new Super Shell gasoline at no premium. See his ad in this issue of the Chronicle.
Miss Dirkie Boland died Saturday at noon at 1002 Washington Street after months of illness. Funeral services were held Monday at 2:00 p.m. at her sister Mrs. John Grandman’s home, with Rev. A. Haverkamp officiating, informant in Oakwood. Born in Pella she lived in the same house all her life with her brother Harry Boland and four sisters Mrs. J Grandin Mrs. George Van Vark Mrs. John Grandman and Mrs. Bert Roelefsen.
Haywood Patterson, among seven Black youths tried for an alleged attack on two white girls, was found guilty Saturday in Decatur Alabama and sentenced to death. One of the girls had previously recanted her confession of the crime.
The J C Penney in Pella credits March and current week ad space in the Chronicle for driving sales. The store used 194 inches in March and 110 inches this week, reflecting the Chronicle as a dependable advertising medium. The chain totals 1500 stores with 359 reporting higher March business than last year.
The Marion county group of the All Iowa Prohibition Emergency Committee will hold its first sectional meeting in the Methodist church at Pleasantville on Wednesday April 19 at 8 00 p m Mrs Adah Hagler a national field worker and speaker will give the address and a program of pantomime illustrated songs and tableaux will be given It is hoped a large number from Pella will attend this meeting.
On the evenings of April 17 and 19, the eighth grade pupils will present two declamatory contests in the high school auditorium at 7:30 P.M. Participants include Betty Lankelma Eva Van Ooyen Freda Gezel Nettie Messamaker Virginia Van Gorp Betty Van Viet John Hoogenakker Robert Bosveld Joan Kuyper Dorothy Johnson Robert Michmershuizen David Noakte Eboren Clara Pope Leta Anneander Pol Edward DuPree Mary Louise Renaud Walter Roorda Clarence Langerak Clara Lents Janet Kyn Betty Ries Ralph Huisman Melvin Hartley Paul Boettje Eisley Langerak and Willard Hossack.
John Kruseman was badly burned about the face, hair and hands when a stove exploded at his East Third Street home Wednesday morning. The blast occurred after he threw a rag saturated with oil into the stove, and the injuries were described as quite painful.
The union prayer meetings held by local churches may continue indefinitely, per a minister's note. The gatherings have drawn large attendance and fostered a strong bond and harmony among members of different denominations.
A public meeting at the Legion Memorial Hall in Pella led to a 25 cent monthly reduction in business phone rates after a debate with W. Fowler. Fowler argued the need to balance service quality and production costs, citing high maintenance, taxes, and investments while noting other towns’ higher or lower rates. He defended the company’s stance and outlined factors in rate setting, including costs of poles, storms, and equipment, and emphasized the aim to improve service for business subscribers.
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