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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1930
Page
6
A columnist argues a modern crime wave endangers Iowa and the country, noting slain officers, a farmer killed while aiding lawmen, and various motive types from mercy to thrill murders. The piece cites World War outcomes and Prohibition as contributing forces and warns of a reckless pace eroding civilization.
A discussion on how character defines personal appeal more than money or status. It argues that kindness and benevolence brighten life and influence others in daily dealings. The piece notes that demeanor shapes trust across professions and that patrons prefer friendly, respectful treatment over rueful or grouchy attitudes.
A reflective line on how wealth cannot purchase true happiness as character shines through in daily life.
The piece argues we live in an entertainment age with many accessible forms from movies to radio. It urges embracing varied amusements to stay young in spirit, noting earlier eras lacked modern options. It stresses rational enjoyment and moderate limits, encouraging people to seek the right kind of fun to stay youthful.
An elderly storyteller recalls 1917 AEF service behind the front near Amiens. A Provencal Frenchman seeks details on Randolph Payton Carter for his daughter in Marseille. The tale highlights Carter’s noble lineage, admired appearance, and the earnest, hopeful exchange that follows.
A mixed excerpt from the Ottumwa Courier and Harpers Magazine notes social mores. It cites a troubled youth from a "good home," Rogers' country outlook after the Senate adjourned, weather, markets, and a mule shipment anecdote featuring a darky. The piece reflects early 20th century attitudes and humor.
A compilation notes editors reacting to various Iowa and national items. Topics include a ten cent per pound tax on oleo substitutes colored to imitate butter, drought blame debates, road conditions, life insurance trends, income tax views, and liquor law enforcement contrasts across regions.
The piece argues that civic progress requires a structured, active group to channel business and professional ideals into community welfare. It cites earlier talk of forming the Business Men's Community Club and urges consolidating sentiment into organized effort rather than isolated ideas.
A defender argues that laws protect the innocent and punish the guilty, praising prohibition as sound but faulting enforcement. The piece contends freedom health and happiness depend on regulation and that destroying law would undermine civilization.
A rambling column from Pella features a collage of jokes and social jibes. It jokes about advertising mistakes, barber shops, kitchen showers, vaccination marks, and marriage alibis, interspersed with light anecdotes about local residents and playful quips on everyday life.
From the Aug 18 1910 Chronicle of the Oskaloosa Herald two Mahaska county townships were said to be infested with wolves attacking sheep. The item also notes injuries from monument work and several local deaths and accidents including births to Vander Wal and Van Wyk families and the death of Miss S T L Viersen aged 80.
The Sunday Des Moines Register published a Presbyterian minister’s views on prohibition, reflecting saloon advocate sentiment from 25 years earlier. The piece drew sharp condemnation for the minister’s stance, highlighting the duty of clergy to promote sober, law abiding citizens and support enforcement.
Ten years ago in Prairie City friends gathered to celebrate Arie De Reus’s 83rd birthday. City council discussed arming the police with sawed off shotguns to curb banditry sweeping the country. Henry Crum of Monroe paid $300 after his washhouse fire. Carl De Vries of Des Moines was promoted to a federal bank inspector at age 21. Rube Brand died after five weeks of typhoid fever. Local prices included corn 1.25, wheat 2.00, eggs 40 cents a dozen, and cream 50 cents. Bill Don Hartog suffered a severe eye injury from a baseball at the Farmers Union picnic. S. B. Grant left the express agent post to become cashier at the Rock Island freight office.
Anna May Hoeksema located a diamond belonging to Mrs Paul Scholte as reported by the Chronicle dated August 22 1929. Hoeksema earned a reward for the discovery.
Fifty dollars awarded for the search assistances on a Pella golf course plus one dollar to each of twenty other helpers. A child at the Diller Van der Ploeg home drank ammonia causing severe mouth burns. Glenn Cronkhite of Dallas, 20, died when his car overturned on the Pleasantville Knoxville road. Lola Renaud Focht’s car collided with a Wormhoudt and Plette truck causing damage. A Hookers vs Slicers picnic tournament ended with a Hookers banquet victory. Marion County Bankers Lite salesman H. B. Stone noted in town. Mrs G W Wesselink, mother of Dr John Wesselink, president of Central College, died at Sioux Center aged 75.
The Marion County Iowa board of supervisors will meet August 29 1930 at 2 PM in the courthouse to hear taxpayers for or against memorial building fund tax levies. The fund finances Knoxville memorial building development and maintenance with year levied 1930 collected 1931 amount 8076 dollars. Chairman Homer B Clark and County Auditor Fred C Hall issue the notice.
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