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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1936
Page
7
Miss Pauline Ver Meer recoveries at home after Mahaska Hospital stay. Neighbor visits and family travels referenced, with activity in Oskaloosa Ottumwa Knoxville and Des Moines. Local events include church banquets, Easter services, and community updates on homes, businesses, and residents in Prairie City, Pella, and Fulton.
Cynthia Clara Meyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Meyer died suddenly Saturday after a brief illness. Born May 14 1923 in Olivet Mahaska county she was 12 years 10 months 28 days old. Funeral services were held at Wormhoudt Son funeral home and First Christian Reformed church with Rev Frank De Jong officiating. Burial followed at Graceland cemetery.
The City of Pella Iowa will hold a hearing April 28 1936 at 7 20 p m to adopt plans and contract forms for a new Electric Power Plant building addition. Bids will cover complete building materials and construction with 50 percent certified checks. council may reject all bids. Mayor G Fultz Clerk A C Kuyper serve.
A column of political announcements lists candidates F Bousquet Gale and Helen Neyensch seeking election as County Treasurer of Marion County. Each text notes candidacy and that support depends on primary voters of the Republican and Democratic parties.
A declared candidate announces intent to run for Marion county auditor in the Democratic primary. The message asks for voter support and references the campaign by name Rald Paardekooper.
Representative hopeful from Marion County 26th District announces candidacy with campaign aims and entry details. Names and dates are unclear in the fragment but point to a formal bid filing and political process.
A voter notice announces a Republican candidate seeking the nomination for the County Attorney in Marion County. The brief statement cites party affiliation and intent to run in the upcoming election, reflecting a local political filing.
G H W Lundy of Albia Iowa announces candidacy for the Taw State Senate from the fifteenth district comprising Marian and Monroe counties. He seeks the Republican nomination at the June primary and pledges support for coal and farming interests and for efficient government and sound economy.
Funeral services for Mrs J W Den Hartog were held Saturday at the family home and Third Reformed church with Rev G Menning officiating. Interment was at Oakwood. Survived by three daughters, seven brothers, three sisters, and one grandchild. The family mourns a loving mother and sister.
Mrs Jennie Springer died at her home in Oskaloosa at 9 45 on April 14 1936 She was born in Pittsburg Pennsylvania and moved to Ramsey as a child She was married in Pella to Levi Springer They had two sons Roy and Roland One grandchild Mrs William Kinney Four sisters and three brothers survive Funeral services at Oskaloosa at 9 50 Thursday from the home with burial at Prairie City Cemetery
A silver fox escaped from Thomas Baxter’s pens Sunday and wandered through town to the east. Snow aided tracking until evening when it was found but not brought home. Monday morning Baxter and Fay Johannes resumed tracking and found the fox inside the guard fence and back in its kennel. Mrs. Henry Edwards, 58, died outside a neighbor’s home, believed to have collapsed while summoning medical aid.
Police report Tom Quirk fractured both wrists after his motorcycle driven by Earl Nicocolli skidded about 90 feet before colliding late Friday night in Marshalltown.
The Inquiring Reporter column surveys five residents about whether it is right to apply capital punishment to men but not to women as in Iowa, exploring public interest in gender based justice and the fairness of such policy.
A public debate quotes William A. Bogas and others weighing capital punishment for men and women. For each, the law should apply equally, with no mercy bias by sex if the crime justifies death or life imprisonment. The speakers advocate consistent justice regardless of gender.
The Iowa Tuberculosis Association launches its ninth Early Diagnosis Campaign on April 16 under the slogan Fight Tuberculosis with Modern Weapons. Executive Secretary C W Kammerer says the program prioritizes education with tuberculin tests and X rays for students and prompt checks for those with symptoms, using motion pictures lectures radio talks and prints to reach all residents.
More than 20,000 Iowa college students and relatives of tuberculous patients received pamphlets titled Your Guard and Robber of Life in Des Moines. The drive aims to extend benefits of tuberculin tests and X rays for tuberculosis in the state. Orville Culver told Tex Hawkins he would buy a suit if he saved enough money, and recently paid 2,500 pennies for a delivered suit saved over a long time.
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