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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1931
Page
6
A news agency reports old time brewers in America plan a nationwide comeback push via news stories as wage cut talk grows. They argue wage reductions require a lower standard of living for workers and families, questioning how many will accept the change.
The author contends that if the perpetrators were Black with white accomplices, a southern crowd would have mobbed them. Instead, the trio receives a lifetime sentence, a light punishment for such a crime, reflecting regional justice questions.
New York City eyes a sweeping crackdown after four children are wounded and another killed by gangsters. Police chief orders officers to shoot armed gangsters, urging decisive action and warning to act promptly to stop the violence.
Governor AlfALFA Bill Murray orders suspension of operations in over 3000 oil wells to boost prices. He calls on the state authorities to enforce the order, an unprecedented move that stirs national debate.
Negroes press ongoing campaign against Amos N Andy claiming the program mocks Negro intelligence portrays Negro women as bigamists and brands Negro lawyers as crooks. Organizers report about 250000 signatures with a goal of one million while entertainers keep the show entertaining the radio audience.
A commentary argues that the current period of financial low mood will persist because human nature does not change. The writer notes people are good and bad due to family background and willpower, suggesting a lasting pattern regardless of external conditions.
A citizen notes finance corporations prey on buyers through high interest on easy payment plans. He cites one firm charging 11 percent above bank rates and profit from delayed payments by collecting nearly a year’s interest. The editorial questions the country’s direction.
A local editorial asserts diesel engines in Bloomfield demonstrate efficiency and economy. The writers reject questions of pay or sponsorship, stating the piece is voluntary and aims to inform the public about proven benefits and the broader truth of diesel performance.
The Wet Advocates claim beer manufacture and sale would yield an annual revenue of one billion dollars in the United States. Critics counter that if true, England would have no dole and Germany could pay debts. The piece argues that even if an industry creates revenue and reduces unemployment, it also affects other conditions and that legalized beer will not solve broader economic issues.
The writer laments dwindling applause at public gatherings as radio and cinema replace stage and screen performances. With actors before microphones and unseen audiences, there is no measurable feedback, leading to a broader decline in spontaneous appreciation for speakers and singers.
A call for a city playground urges acquiring land for a supervised area where children from city and country can play. The author argues homes lack facilities, especially affecting boys, and proposes a dedicated tract with an overseer to channel youthful energy into constructive sport.
The exchange comments on men’s weaknesses and women using tactics to lead men, citing Eve and the “forbidden fruit” as symbols. It contrasts Andy the spendthrift with Amos who pays his bills, noting Amos’s devotion to Ruby Taylor and implying money flows from the business.
S Vander Zyl went to Keokuk with three carloads of hogs and D Rhynsberger returned from the Holland colony in Gove county Kansas. Mr Cory led the city schools while Miss Florence Durham taught at Bethel City. Eureka Literary Society moved to Durham. A daughter was born to Dr. and Mrs. B F Keables. Doc praised the newborn as a mighty cute cherub. Thomassen mill sold to G Van Vliet, William Wagner, L Maasdam, and John Rhynsburger for 8400 dollars. Knoxville buyers offered four cents a pound for hogs.
A report says 150000 signatures have been forwarded to the pope to canonize Mother Elizabeth Sexton. The writer jokes about needing more sainthood amid a surge of unsaintly behavior, noting local Newton examples and urging readers to consider spiritual state and salvation. Reverend Alvin Moyer of Carlton Brethren Church urges reflection in a four page folder.
Marathon Northwood Anchor reports George Garbisch a Waltham barber attempts to write the word home 27800 times on a space three inches square. After completion he faces a pole-sitting stunt for three weeks or drinking 38 cups of coffee, a test of endurance and punctuation in a quirky local project.
A Knoxville commenter laments lawbreaker outcomes with a contrast between the optimist who hopes punishment will deter and the pessimist who notes many escape punishment. The message urges pressing enforcement without pity for lawbreakers.
Wheat prices fell in Chicago last week to 45 cents a bushel, two and three quarters cents below the all time low. The Iowa farmer, long a Republican voter, cheers spellbinders who claim prosperity comes only under Republicans while prices stay low under a Democratic administration.
The Toledo Chronicle poses a century looking question about class and comfort. It contrasts mansion versus cottage life asking whether tailor made clothes or ready wear affect future memory along with choices of bedding food and travel in a reflective social vignette.
A Detroit woman at Chau Tauqua questions anti drinking propaganda and notes she rarely sees drunks in her city. She recalls telling a milkman that she used to know where to find drinkers and suggests public belief in widespread drinking may be exaggerated.
The Monroe County News mocks Governor Murray of Oklahoma for seeking to force oil producers to close wells until prices reach one dollar a barrel. It argues such control would fail if attempted across only one state and notes Oklahoma’s history of dramatic governors.
A couple at Sheldon gave a hitchhiking boy scout a ride from Montana toward Philadelphia. He planned to attend the University of Pennsylvania that fall and thanked them for the lift, noting many hitchhikers are unappreciative while newspapers fight the practice.
The column recounts humorous sketches at the Klein picnic on Wednesday where Mae and Clara Plette tease John G Klein and assort other local characters. Pranks involve garden weed jokes with Attorney T H Klein, a dumbbell quip to a schoolteacher, and a remark about pants. Farmer Pete Stubenrauch blames grasshoppers for a chill.
A series of lighthearted items from the community includes a magistrate remark about aging and bed length, misheard store jargon with a hair net, late supper excuses from Pella boys, a girl rolling a baby carriage, mosquito attraction studies, an ice cream hole controversy, a cautionary note on criticism, Rockefeller golf quip, and Dick Rhynsburger's five items with one missed mortuary column.
The piece analyzes Amos and Andy radio sketches focusing on Andy as a vain self styled leader of the Corporation and habitual liar. It notes his egotism his need to appear educated and profound and his habit of fabricating stories to escape trouble. The text recalls a child’s picture and a moral about sins finding them out.
Chronicle notes reflect a busy year with a city fire department called to a rear Ver Steeg poultry house fire, Rev T B Manson declining a Cleveland call, and a Des Moines Register ticket offer with subscriptions. It lists deaths Mrs Henry Ter Louw and Mrs Peter Dunnink, births to multiple local families, Hattie Mann wedding to Dr J C Smith, Glenere Grundman readings at New Sharon chautauqua, and a barn accident injuring Vtiue Jansen plus a daughter born to Mr and Mrs C Rietveld.
Ten years ago 18 1021 Miss Cornelia Rhynsburger resigned as city librarian to take a similar post in Muscatine Virginia Van Gorp entered Chicago baby contest. J Van Hinte a Amsterdam high school teacher visited to collect Pella history. The 88th division World War troops planned a Camp Dodge reunion. Harold Klein suffered a electric shock at the Ideal Pharmacy. Deaths listed Mrs G B De Bruyn 52 Mrs Robert Elwood 75 and Mrs Peter Kuyper a John C Myers wed Eldon Nellie M Miller former Central college student married Des Moines. Vander Werf exhibited a bean 80 inches long.
Rock Island timetable lists eastbound and westbound passenger trains between Des Moines, Keokuk, and Eldon with local freight trains 832 and 831. Trains 472/473 run Des Moines to Keokuk, 474/475 Des Moines to Eldon. All trains daily except Sunday. Local freight shipments must be at the station by 5:00 p.m. the prior day. Some locals stop to pick up passengers to Runnells Des Moines Albia and beyond. others do not stop for intermediate stations.
A Fremont youth, Dwight Jones, ten, lost part of a thumb and all fingers on his left hand Saturday evening when a dynamite cap in his possession exploded. Residents near Fremont describe the accident as unclear though authorities believe he may have found the device nearby on the Thompson farm.
A boy sustained serious injuries from a blast described as powerful. He was rushed to Mahaska Hospital where the middle and third fingers were amputated by Dr. Jarvis. The thumb and other fingertips were shattered, his chest burned and his left eye injured.
Four daily round trips with three linking at Monroe to Knoxville. Special through rates among all stations. Pella depart for Des Moines at 8:31, 12:81, 5:07 46 p.m. Des Moines to Pella at 8:00, 12:00, 4:30, 6:15 p.m. Pella to Oskaloosa at 9:34 a.m. 1:34 p.m. 6:04 p.m. Oskaloosa to Pella at 8:00 a.m. 12:00 m. 4:30 p.m. 7:16 p.m. All buses except late evening run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa.
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