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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1937
Page
3
A column recalls a recent baseball game where Bill Lee of the Chicago Cubs struggled as the Hoston Bees rallied, noting the unpredictable nature of games and dismissing the idea of a World Series now. It shifts to a provocative compare and contrast about men’s clothing, urging men to note women’s summer attire for comfort.
The city mourns William Schreiner known as Bill, longtime head of the water and sewer department. He treated work as a hobby and second nature, focusing intensely on accuracy and devotion to every task. His loss leaves a void in city operations and in the community.
Community groups and donors in Pella deserve credit for a worthy wading pool project. Many children enjoy the facility and their joy underscores the value of the seasonal addition and the work of local women and residents.
A fragment discusses inadequate pensions for elderly residents, noting monthly income around $15 and the need for stricter state obligation. The speaker urges greater support for those unable to work and without resources, acknowledging treasury limitations but calling for policy action.
A weekly exchange criticizes President Roosevelt for attacking business while noting the NRA aimed to curb abuses in labor hours and wages. The piece argues Congress will counter any harmful proposals and insists there are always issues to challenge.
The Saturday night band concerts attract large crowds to Central Park with many people entering and staying until the concert ends. The lively peppy music captivates walkers and listeners alike, creating broad audience engagement.
Hugo W Kuyper directs a weekly Saturday night band program in Pella with broad appeal. The band invites criticism to improve and draws a large park crowd, supported by Chamber of Commerce funding. Local merchants fund concerts, keeping Central Park alive and music loving residents engaged.
The piece laments increasing Saturday night car congestion around the public square. Double parking is common as curb space is exhausted and no viable solution exists yet. It notes similar issues in nearby towns like Kalona and predicts continued crowding as more automobiles appear.
Editorials from Toledo Chronicle Sigourney Review and Keokuk County News urge community action and government aid. They praise go-getters for city vitality, express hope for corn loans to protect farmers from price swings, and defend Works Progress Administration projects against critics while noting labor expectations.
Germany and England have shown coal can be converted into gasoline by hydrogenation. The method uses high heat and pressure and has been experimental in the United States. If economical, coal towns facing layoffs could gain steady work for miners through synthetic gasoline produced from coal.
A Marlow County family, once devoted to routine practice on the piano, now endures a son’s radio that blasts 24 hours a day. Neighbors find the sound disruptive and chaotic, likening it to a mad bull’s roar, while the family argues over the noise.
Sunday School lessons discuss establishing and glorifying a place of religion. It emphasizes that true worship comes from transformed hearts through the Holy Spirit, not mere buildings or forced giving, and notes Jesus focus on people over structure.
Porterville residents report visits among families including Mr and Mrs Honey Van ft Oene, Henry vaning and Helen Peters of Tracy spending time with Murray Sytsma family. Shirley Rae Vanden Baard marked her first birthday with friends and family, while neighbors prepared a two course lunch. Several neighbors joined an event in Oskaloosa to celebrate Clarence Dye’s 20th wedding anniversary and more social calls circulated among Goemaast and Vanden Baard families.
Several families visited neighbors last Friday and Wednesday evening, sharing pie and ice cream at Agnes Jansen’s. Cast members from the spring production Cabbages of Dollars gathered a night later. Ruth Goemaat stayed with her sister in Oskaloosa. A group including Murray Sytema and Abraham De Zwarte explored Henry Van Oene's home. John Kamerick family returned from a Ozark mountains trip before weekend. Maxine Robertus visited Elsie Vanone.
Figures from L. County Treasurer show 5555 passenger cars registered this year, versus 5800 on the same date last year, a gain of 256 registrations. Truck registrations also rise proportionally, with the 655th cab in Miaa owning a 4 new Dodge touring sedan.
The text recalls a fire that destroyed a barn behind Buckhorn billiard hall, with towns Knoxville and Oskaloosa hosting county fairs that paused after Lake Prairie District Fair formed and later revived amid prosperity. It notes John Thomassen's trip to Orange City with sixteen horses, jury selections from Pella, low Des Moines and Skunk rivers, Miner newspaper closure for lack of ads, Marysville mines, illness of J. H. Reuvers, and a fatal case involving Mrs. I. Vanderen prompting an inquest with coroner H. Kuyper and jury H. Snow, L. Hancock, P. Gaass, plus four physicians.
Forty years ago on August 17 1897 Rev J Manni of the True Re formed church accepted a call to Passaic New Jersey A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Henry Welle at Sully Merchants copied by Van Gorp Porter shoemakers and druggists placed benches in the park for visitors Pella represented at the Marion County C KE Convention in Knoxville by Vander Linden Tysse Donnstra Vanderzyl Kuyper and Bousquet Henry Klemn left J G Thomassens livery for P Kruidemier west side furniture dealer Delegates to the Republican State Convention in Cedar Rapids included Dr B F Keubles Prof J H Garber and attorney J L Warren
Aug 23 1917 items: Her man Wheeler honored at 87 with neighbors aiding the celebration. A farmer near Albia sold 626 bushels of wheat from 19 acres at 2.50 per bushel, $82.50 per acre. Laura Verhey Nickolas Gosse link Mabel Van Donselaar begin piano lessons with Prof. G F Sadler. Hendrik Vande Kieft dies at 73 on East First St. Lloyd Hillyer of Hiawatha plans music study at Central College in September. A T Vander Beek ditching crew leaves for Albia to finish a spring crop project. Mrs John Hollebrands and two sons travel to Tingley, incriminating evidence found.
Leona Vander Linden begins a long trip to China as a missionary, stopping two weeks with a sister in Los Angeles before sailing. Carl Beyer, tied to Radcliffe Chautauqua in Washington, awaits call to service. John Popma and Andrew De Goey join the National Guard in Des Moines. A new steam heating plant contract for the college library goes to St. Vander Syde for a bit over $2100. Dr. and Mrs. Aschenbrenner, Mrs. Keables, and Mrs. Scholte travel to Des Moines to hear William Jennings Bryan speak.
Marriage of Edgar F Porter to Cornelia Soutens at the Methodist parsonage Aug 20. Pella baseball beat Lynnville 5 to 4 with Pete Bloom as pitcher. Deaths include Martin Co Steinkamp 34 and J H Van Spanckeren 87. Van der Pols added new plaids for ladies shirts. Rent notices appear. Des Moines operation for Miss Cornelia Hashelman. Rock Island runs a Des Moines special train. Local pastor W A Young attends Baptist associations. Cow killed by lightning insured. First Reformed church lawn improved. H Van Oostrum leaves for Oklahoma to farm.
A. P. Lyon of Swan and W. P. Lyon of Pleasantville will bid in the state farming and grain raising contest at the Iowa State Fair, joining nineteen other farmers. The $1,565 prize goes to the best all around exhibit of grain, hay, and farm products from the last year. The 1937 championship will crown the top display. The fair runs August 27 to September 3 and features a wide array of events including livestock shows, 4 H Congress, honey and bee shows, and more.
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