20 Apr 1933
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1933
Page
1
A citizen proposes allowing left turns at intersections to improve safety, citing practices in large cities. The idea, debated as a matter of policy and habit, urges caution for drivers and pedestrians regardless of the chosen turning rule.
The Chronicle notes its local markets feature has run for years at no cost to advertisers or subscribers. It requires effort to gather quotations weekly, with 21 changes last week, involving 21 lines of type. A supplier proposed a weekly charge, but the paper will keep it free to benefit the community.
The writer stresses personality as a key life factor, noting that success and happiness hinge on cultivating character and effort. Some people naturally attract attention, while others repel it, and everyone in business or any vocation should focus on developing personality to achieve real success.
The writer denounces Huey Long as needlessly attacking President Roosevelt while praising the president for swift action and banking policy. The piece notes Roosevelt's achievements in two months surpass what others accomplished in years and warns that Long's rhetoric costs him popularity while Roosevelt gains prestige.
The author notes beer legalization could aid jobs and farm grain markets and raise revenue but warns it won’t alone stabilize business or steady the nation. A reminder recalls past panics from open saloons and stresses that more than quenching thirst is needed for lasting prosperity.
A Virginia town with two saloons faced ongoing bootlegging and blind pigs, openly operated despite protests. Officials offered little effort to curb the trade, arguing that liquor regulation is futile and likening the liquor trade to a spreading skunk.
John Wynberg argues against ultra high pay for a few and zero for many. Spreading wages among several workers boosts buying power and community welfare. He concedes some tasks require skilled hands but favors wage distribution based on efficiency to reduce unemployment.
The article honors Miss Jennie Harmsen and Miss Kate Ver Heul for thirty years of service at Webster and Lincoln schools, noting Miss Lilly Viersen’s fifty-year record in Pella as a benchmark. It lauds their efficiency, diligence, and influence on generations of students, many now adults, with leadership that will be missed.
A Chariton Leader column compiles playful editorials and reader quotes about beer, taxes, and banking reforms. It quotes Jacob De Haan on teachers pay, Lineville visitors, and jokes about dogs, sows for sale, and ghostly civic humor while noting legislative moves on depositors' safeguards and state revenue debates.
Northwood Anchor argues that opening beer sales in Iowa could bring economic benefits by keeping funds from bordering states home, warning that continuing prohibition would drive empties and revenue outward and cause local grief, recalling past prohibition days.
A Keokuk County News piece discusses how a few minority leaders steer public opinion and shape actions across communities. It cites Washington as an example where Congress follows external guidance, with protests present but not strong, signaling a drift toward relinquished responsibility.
This week in Pella a humorous local column reflects on a preacher and church life with satirical quips about sermons pulpit gestures and deacons. It notes Ed Vos losing favor in the Democratic wigwam for offering a grand sockem and empty beer bottle as a jab at local politics.
A Sunday gathering near a Lineville venture drew a small crowd as observers labeled the event green and lacking appeal. Attendees noted the effort seemed a passing fad and not worth a repeat visit. The scene included remarks on sales tactics and quality, with a lingering sense of disappointment.
A brief note recalls two Flight O Tyme calendar entries from theChronicle dated 1903 and 1913. The items mark notable flight themed events or dates tied to the publication era. The reference preserves the historic sequence and the association with early aviation culture.
An array of brief local items from April 1918 includes a fatal accident as Adrian Schoenmaker 35 dies when a disc harrow wheels descend on him while adjusting harness. Reports note deaths of Gertrude Klein 19 and Frank W. Cox 61, a Rebekah lodge formation in Pelia with Ethel Grover and Lucy Avéry, organ dedication at Third Reformed Church, and talks of electrifying the Rock Island line from Keokuk to Des Moines. Civil War veterans win a $10,000 Gettysburg trip appropriation, Mrs. George Sherman dies after a stroke, a milk wagon incident endangers a girl, Miss Kate Smorenburg with pin X-ray shows no pin, and A Vander Wal narrowly escapes when a buggy tongue drops as they ride to town.
A Chronicle page from April 22 1903 notes beer marketed as nourishing for convalescent mothers and nursing children A Van Zee welcomes a daughter Rev J H Perry departs for Allerton to lead a Baptist church Pella seeks to host the next national good roads convention G Maasdam reappointed city marshal Dr A Nossman travels to Keokuk for medical study Two Evans children die from poisoning Bner advertising cigars at 5 cents John Van Zee breaks his leg at a local school Miss Wisgerhof and Varenkamp open a dressmaking shop in Sully Earl White loses mail but no serious damage John Murphy dies at age 90 in Knoxville Charles Snow dies in Des Moines Gaass advertises spring suits 8.50 to 25.00 Iowa likely to go Democratic in fall
The 1885 marriages listed include Vander Steeg with Lena Zee, Van Zee with Hliza beth Van Os, De Haan with Mary Van Rheenen, De Bruyn with Susanna Koopman, De Penning with Minnie Van Vark, De Hoedt with Marin curs, Brolsma with Gysber tha Vander Pol, Meyer with Jennie Fennema, Van Ginkel with Gertie Horman, Hasselman with Clasina Middiekoop, Hol with Anna De Joynes, Duinink with Nellie Monster, Klein with Hendrika Hospers, Van der Ploeg with T. Postma, Vanden Berg with Antonie Meyer, Beintema with Susanna Stavast, Stravers with Gysie Meurs, Onstine with Hattie Bootsma, Van Ryswyk with Janette Kaldenberg, De Hoog with Frankie Plette, Ver Steet with Cornelia Vander Meer, De Bond with Elizabeth Berdendre, Waardhuizen with Anna Vander Kamp, Van Dusseldorp with Maria Ryerkork, Griffen with Kate Vander Meide, De Wit with Gertie Ramerick, De Wit with Steen of Wateramanda G. Walton, Vander Witnhorest, Ba Dina Hoogland, Van Secherk.
The fragment cites multiple Dutch surnames paired with given names including Johanna Visser J Gerhardt Josie Delderlis Arie Wielard Gertrude Van Nimwegen Simon Van Hemert Anna De Haan Gerrit Van Heukelem Jane De Haan Jan Ruggertberg and Alice Gleason.
A discussion of vegetables as a food group noting their water content minerals and starch. excludes legumes. It covers their nourishing value and non digestible matter aiding bowel bulk and toxin elimination. warns about individual sensitivities and offers four practical cooking rules to preserve color texture and freshness.
Bus schedule effective February 1 1933 lists departures from Pella to Des Moines at 9 30 am 3 30 pm and 7 45 pm and from Fela to Oskaloosa at 9 25 am 3 25 pm and 7 40 pm All buses depart Central Park Gate.
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