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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1933
Page
1
The piece argues credit can hurt the common man as families overextend themselves and purchases depend on cash flow. Yet credit also serves a moral test, revealing a person’s honesty and willingness to pay. It concludes that credit can be beneficial when used responsibly.
Mothers Day approaches the second Sunday in May as a reminder to honor mothers past and present. The piece urges all to remember departed mothers by visiting graves and placing a flower, honoring the best friend many have ever had.
A periodical urges motorists to challenge drunk driving, noting beer in vehicles remains legal though hard to regulate. It argues prohibition is easier than enforcement and warns that many drinkers pose the real highway risk despite laws.
The writer urges citizens to be vigilant in reporting all law violations and rights infringements. They criticize selective reporting and urge action on issues from animal damage to illegal liquor to protect the community, stressing every neighbor’s responsibility to avoid trouble by ignoring wrongdoing.
A prohibitionist argues youth cannot grasp the saloon era without experience and warns that education alone cannot replace firsthand exposure to alcohol’s harms. He predicts ten years hence the young will utterly reject alcohol and push for even stricter outlawing than today.
A group of seven Alabama Negroes faced death sentences for an alleged assault on two white girls on a freight train. New testimony from a key witness in New York contradicted earlier confessions, yet a second defendant still received the death penalty. The writer argues that racial bias and unequal trials persist in the South, challenging fair play and due process.
The speaker recalls 1893 Roanoke Virginia mobs lynching a Black man after a staged arrest, with militia stationed overnight and later a brutal mob execution. Emphasizes progress needed toward fair trials and urges thorough investigation amid claims of forced confessions and ongoing racial bias in justice.
A condensed column of local quips and anecdotes references a dog claimed by the fourth ward, a stray dog dispute with Jake Plender, and humorous office pranks by Auditor Paardekooper on April Fool’s Day. It notes a yawning variety of city life from taxation to coffee and beer hour debates and a Des Moines beverage visit by business folk.
A collage of editorial quips and court comments on a range of topics. The pieces mock inflation antics in baseball, a Clinton court ruling on eligibility for the Iowa supreme bench, and a humorous, pointed critique of personal misconduct and social prudence in a melodramatic, satirical tone.
An 82 year old Presbyterian preacher from Cave Springs Missouri elopes with a 20 year old woman, leaving behind his wife and two children. The wife claimed she invited the girl to live in the home in a bid to stop the affair and insisted she would not try to win him behind the girl’s back.
Jasper County Record argues state should examine bank examiners to prevent bank failures after being deemed sound. The writer questions expertise of examiners and suggests depositors deserve favorable reports only if examinations are rigorous.
Henry Wallace is praised as a sincere worker for agriculture but the Express argues for returning to normal policies. It favors returning to the fork in the road rather than untested paths, urging steadier tariffs and real international commerce grounded in fact. It cites James Whitcomb Riley’s Griggsby Station to emphasize simple, steady solutions over rapid, costly changes.
A humorous resident’s note reflects on marriage strain and reluctance to separate, mocking verbose excuses and social snubs. The piece references local figures, a senator, and a town’s social dynamics, blending personal contention with editor’s commentary.
Promoter Jimmie Hines presents a boxing card at the fairgrounds pavilion in Oskaloosa on May 2. Headlining are Billy Thompson from Waterloo and Farmer Miller the 1982 Golden Gloves champ from Rock Island. Semi windup features Jackie Burns of Lone Tree versus Clause Miller, with four brisk four round preliminaries.
Keokuk County News reports miners located a coal vein on the old William Polkce farm three miles northeast of Sigourney. Arthur Northup and sons Jess and Harold, Clarence Sanders of Rose Hill, and Ben Timson of Kirksville plan to sink a shaft next summer for operation next fall. They drilled eight holes finding a five foot seven inch vein covering about ten acres, leasing 180 acres with potential more coal. The vein lies 79 feet deep about half a mile east of the old Rowley mine.
A brief note references the chronicle entries dated 1903 and 1913, highlighting a recurring theme or event called Flight O'Tyme. TheFragmentary text points to a historical timeline marker without full context.
Twenty years back Chronicle items recall C M Moore writing Memories of Pella from Portland, a gasoline accident injuring William Kelderman Sr, two local deaths Mrs G Meyer and Rev C A Johnson, anniversary of Mr and Mrs John Brand, a theft of a horse, new baby for Harry Forsyth, a four foot high tomato plant in Sully, illness of A C Kuyper, a fire destroying a house and barn near Hedrick, Dick Kempe summoned home, Van Drimmelen selling hardware stock, Lankelma home improvements, Miss Glenere Grundman aboard a Rock Island derailed train with 14 passengers from Monroe to Newton.
Thirty years ago in 1908 Sadler Bros and Co purchased the Chronice from G A Stout. Deaths include Edward Rankin near Knoxville at 33, Mrs Jacob De Bruyn east of town, and Mrs G H Overkamp aged 80. Local events cover school site purchase, a fatal rail accident, new city superintendent W C Farmer, a birth, livery stock purchase, and snow plus sleet across nine counties.
Mrs W S Riddle leaves her Oskaloosa street house and will live with Mrs A G der Zyl. Mrs Herman Groteveld has rented the vacated property, and the Pete Sels family will occupy the quarters formerly held by Mr act Mee ne veld vy irs.
County Auditor Gerald W. Paardekooper calls a May 9 1985 convention at the Court House to elect a County Superintendent of Schools and County Board of Education. Listed districts and township rural schools are instructed to send delegates and alternates, with specific meeting sites and dates for rural districts noted.
Effective February 1 1933 the Des Moines schedule lists buses at 9 30 p m and 7 45 p m from Central Park Cafe. Pella bound services depart at 6 25 a m 3 25 p m and 7 40 p m. All buses leave Central Park Cafe.
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