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Newspaper

Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 18, 1932

Page

3

Unusually Festive Korean Wedding Observed by Missionaries

In Kwangju on September 19, visiting American missionaries attend the marriage of a local girl, navigating a crowded street procession, bamboo gates, and a rich but odd array of foods and ceremonial dress. Miriam explains etiquette, and the guests sample dried foods while describing the bride’s elaborate coiffure and costume.

Kwangju Korea Miriam Dan America Mother Goose Island Uncle Jim Anne

Unlucky Bridegroom and Goofed Headgear in Old Korea

A reporter describes a colorful Korean wedding with bridesmaids in towering black braids adorned by numerous hairpins, and a bride veiled behind a silk scarf. The ceremony features bowing before ancestral tablets, a goose signifying fidelity, and wine shared among the couple and bridesmaids, observed with humor and curiosity. The scene contrasts with American sensibilities as the narrator grows fond of Korea. The piece closes with community notes and local government actions from 1932.

Miriam Anne

County Board Proceedings Budget Hearing August 1 1932

The Board of Supervisors met on Monday August 1 1932 and approved the minutes. The budget estimate was opened for hearing with several taxpayers present. The board adjourned to the courtroom for further deliberation as the auditor analyzed each fund of the estimate amid citizen motions.

S. de Haan A. T. van Houweling T. Kaldenberg Meyer Langerak Board of Supervisors W. C. Casey George Jones John Lenkfort C. L. Mix & Son Very Marsh Pershing. Mercantile Co

Age of Consent and The Man Called Back at Des Moines Orpheum

At the Des Moines Orpheum two new films arrive Friday Age of Consent starring Eric Linden Arline Judge Richard Cromwell and Dorothy Wilson and The Man Called Back featuring Conrad Nagel John Halliday Juliette Compton and Doris Kenyon. The pair promise contrasting moral tales with modern youth issues and a drama of a doctor's fall and reluctant redemption in a courtroom saga.

RKO RKO Orpheum Theatre Des Moines Eric Linden Arline Richard Cromwell Dorothy Wilson Conrad Nagel Nagel John Halliday Juliette Compton Doris Kenyon

RKO Orpheum to Screen Bird of Paradise next week

The theater will show Bird of Paradise starring Dolores Del Rio and Joel McCrea as the featured short subject following a week of selected comedies. It marks the fourth entry in RKO Greater Show Month.

RKO Orpheum Dolores del Rio Joel McCrea RKO

Poisoning from canned foods explained with botulism risks

The article warns that canned food poisoning, often from botulinus toxin, is rare but serious. It covers causes from improper canning, heat resistance, and symptoms. It advises strict canning hygiene, proper heating, immediate content removal after opening, and discarding spoiled cans to prevent illness. It also notes auction scrip benefits for purchases of $1 or more.

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