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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1932
Page
1
A Des Moines business column discusses Roger Babson, noted statistician, predicting prosperity ahead and its unclear horizon. The piece questions how his outlook relates to recent market crashes and the timing of a potential economic revival, weighing the impact of Babson’s claims on investor sentiment.
The case drew weeks of attention with little progress as authorities faced slow news days and waning public interest. Rumors circulated that renewed efforts or possible breakthroughs might emerge, though no concrete leads appeared.
Capitol physician Dr George W Calver reports that sustained exertion has undermined lawmakers health, contributing to the death of 22 members and forcing medical treatment for more than half the House. He urges leaders to value health and avoid rushed efforts at the expense of wellbeing.
The piece argues anti prohibitionists frame their stance as defending personal liberty, likening themselves to criminals in resisting laws. It notes that all who oppose the Eighteenth Amendment claim liberty rights, pluralizing various offender groups to justify their position.
Evangelist Billy Sunday spoke to 8,500 attendees in Des Moines causing the Coliseum and galleries to fill. The Des Moines Register promoted his visit but published no recap or photos in subsequent editions, despite photographers taking about a dozen pictures during the event.
A local gas station robbery highlights the reach of organized crime and the threat to everyday life. The piece argues for decisive action beyond hanging to break up the criminal racket and protect the public from desperate, armed offenders.
An editorial argues divorce rules are lax and biased. It condemns the two year desertion barrier while allowing the aggressor immediate relief through cruel and inhuman treatment grounds. The piece cites false allegations in petitions and warns such laws undermine marriage and social order.
The National Prohibition Board of Strategy criticizes radio as a poor vehicle for propaganda and commercial messages. It argues audiences view radio as entertainment, grow bored with broadcasts with a commercial bent, and notes radio lacks advertising restrictions that other agencies face.
Opinion urges residents to stop debated naming and work to improve Valley Junction in all aspects including living, commerce, education, and community life. The piece dismisses focus on the name and calls for practical town betterment.
A local note urges clerks to buy clothing from the Milford store where they work rather than crossing to another shop after hours. The message argues workers should support their own employer and keep earnings circulating locally.
A team driven by G W Veldhuizen ran away forcing him from the wagon and breaking his leg. Blanchard Towne 19 was found dead with a bullet hole at Briggs lake Palmer Minn in what authorities deemed an accidental death. One hundred quarts of liquor were stored at the C B & Q depot in Oskaloosa. Mrs Anna Doedyns died at 71. John Brand's family helped celebrate his 75th birthday. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Albert Howell Sully. Skunk river rose four feet over Awtry bridge. Sons born to Mr and Mrs Henry Van Rees and to Mr and Mrs M W Van Ryswyk. Star Auto Co ad notes autos near universal adoption.
The piece argues against free publicity for merchandising contests and radio propaganda, urging the National Prohibition Board of Strategy to redirect funds. It criticizes press and radio for promotional bias, then promotes a Des Moines Orpheum theater lineup featuring Office Girl starring Renate Muller and Jack Hulbert, with affordable matinees and balcony prices.
A collage of Pella musings and jokes from Ike Gagss about preachers, water meters and cellars, plus aldermen yawns and clocks. Whimsical city chatter covers bids, roofs, cackles of hens, and a spoof on floating kidneys. Local sayings mingle with jokes about bosses, buses, and a temperance tale.
At the Orpheum Theatre Des Moines two lively films headline the week of April 15 Scandal for Sale touted as the fastest moving picture ever with a tale of a scandal monger spying on private lives The cast includes Charles Bickford Rose Hobart and Pat O Brien along with a romance angle and a nod to The Front Page style a sharp entertainment pick for readers seeking fast paced action and a newspaper world setting
Ten years ago in 1922 W H Fowler entertained a theatre crowd in Marshalltown with wireless apparatus. Twenty five youths surprised Miss Bertha Plette on her 15th Rock Island train No 475 derailed east of Oskaloosa. no one hurt. A storm in Oskaloosa damaged about $100 worth of street lamps downtown. Jake Schakel found work in Monroe Louisiana. Will Vanden Dever captured a big horned owl east of town. Mrs P D Wagaman slipped and broke her right ankle in Prairie City. Deaths included Frank Van Baalen. a 12 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Marion Van Arkel of New Sharon. C W Sipe of Indianola. Reuben De Geest and Hazel McKim of Leighton were married at Oskaloosa.
A New York Legislature law bans school officers from asking teacher applicants about their religious beliefs. The piece argues that such tests are unnecessary and warns that laws may prompt more curiosity about personal beliefs, reasoning that diligent officers will discover them anyway.
The piece mocks Herbert Hoover for backtracking on a 1930 claim that mood was fleeting, now saying the low mood won’t lift until Congress balances the budget. It suggests Democrats owe him thanks for assuming they can quickly reverse past decade’s congressional damage.
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