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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
4
The Inquiring Reporter asks five locals if the Pella band should stage an all march music evening. Morenberg supports a band emphasis on march tunes for broad appeal, Mitt en favors familiar march pieces, while Baron prefers variety but notes march music is popular and could draw interest.
Mrs Fred Lankelma says she enjoys the band and would favor an evening of that kind of music though she does not wish to be labeled a critic. She warns against monotony in a program yet expresses support for musical performances.
M Vogelaar recounts a westward journey visiting Utah and Cheyenne Wy where a large rodeo drew crowds. He notes a Mormon temple in Utah, its dimensions and arches, and recalls Lookout Mountain gravesite of Buffalo Bill. The voyage spanned four days with a look at regional history and scenery.
An 18 year old Knoxville youth claimed the grand champion baby beef feeder at Marion County fair. He grew up connected to a purebred herd with his father and has shown baby heifers and dairy stock for years. The fair featured fifty five baby heifers, the largest show yet, drawing buyers from Morrell Packing Company and prompting praise from Ottumwa officials for the county’s top calves.
The Speed Dene from Kaas ville visited on Wednesday, overpowering the local team with strong pitching and seven hits allowed. Langerburtel Henderson Wisse and Liter led the defense, while Dini Dingeman limited Amsterdam to one hit as Stafford fell 1 to 0.
Burglars entered the Bloomfield C B Q depot last night taking merchandise, a radio, sea clothing, and about $7 in cash. They forced a small pane and gained entry through the ticket office window. The theft was discovered when the station opened. Investigator Grah cied notes no one, including Bess Graham, was present during the robbery.
Community voices urge that second hand books be cleaned or avoided as many are torn dirty and worn. Enrollment days for High school are scheduled with freshmen Aug 29 sophomores Aug 30 juniors Aug 30 and seniors Aug 31. Piano lessons by Prof George F Sadler begin in Lincoln building with hours during school and free music library provided.
An electrical storm last Friday killed a calf and four sheep on Herman Himler and Wallace Lown farms. A horse was killed near Collingwood and Millersbury, with an $800 markor price noted for the livestock. limited structural damage occurred.
Mrs Elizabeth Kempkes widow of the late Drict Kempkes died Friday at noon at the Home for the Aged where she had lived since 1927 She leaves a surviving son in law and several nephews The family thanks Mr and Mrs Van Buren and the inmates of the Home for the Aged for sympathy and the burial comments
Powe thanks friends and neighbors for kindness during illness and at the death of beloved companion, Marie Yphorst-Boles, with remembrance three years past. Date August 16. The family.
The Leighton community celebrates the dedication of a new church edifice after 600 services. A Community Night open inspection is planned Friday at 7:00. Occupancy occurred Sunday with baptismal and communion services. Senior pastors Witt and De Jong lead talks with a community chorus providing music.
A reflective verse exploring kindness as a garden where generous hearts nurture roots of thought, blossoms of words, and fruitful deeds. The imagery ties inner generosity to outward actions and moral growth.
An assortment of small classified notices lists poultry worming services by John Gus Van Gorp with contact, college student hoard and room needs for Central College, a Baldwin piano for sale from Minneapolis Piano Co, cedar posts offered at 17 cents each and a contact at Green 281. The items appear as a compact local classifieds page.
The Farmers Union plans a full day program with home talent, noon dinner, and evening discussions on farm issues. Expected large crowd joins farmers, business leaders, and families for a community event featuring special music and speeches by local figures including Milo Rena and Lo Tubbers.
John Bootsma aged 19 died suddenly after a stroke like illness in his store in Pella. He was born April 5 in Petla and lived with his parents Mr and Mrs Bootsma. He attended public schools and worked in the drug business in Newton and Bloomfield before returning to Pella. Funeral services were held at Winch Funeral Home with Rev Covenant officiating. Interment followed at Wormhoudt and Mette Funeral Aral Graveland. Survived by a home, sisters Helene Van Garp, Bessie Zante, Dora Bootsma, and brother Henry.
Des Moines reports show corn condition at 81 percent in Iowa on August 1, up from 60 percent last year. Rep Charles Moore warned about yields if storms fail to bring at least 70 bushels per acre, while rain prospects drifted lower from July but yields may still exceed last year's drought damage.
County Agent Walter Brown announced that 30 4-H Club members will represent the county at the 1935 Iowa State Fair in Des Moines during the final ten days of the month. Livestock entries include 21 calves in beef, with seven Shorthorns, seven Angus, seven Herefords, and purebred heifers from multiple families, plus hogs, sheep, and a draft colt. Dyer and Nollen to judge livestock. Harvey and Harvey to compete in demonstrations with "An Efficient Mixing Center" featured. A separate tragedy reports the death of farm girl Lilla Belle Davies, 15, after a date with a 26-year-old, at Waterloo.
Mrs. E. H. Carson died after a brief illness of dropsy following a sudden decline on Friday night. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Wormhoudt & Pete funeral home with Rev. Albert Vander Ph officiating. interment at Oak Wood. She was born May 18, 187? and married Edward Opera Oct 26, 18??. Survived by husband, brother W. A. Butts, Marion county supervisor, and sister Mrs. John Kilthan.
An August afternoon scene in Chicago Stockyards features three pigs named Parker Norty and First, arguing about economic hardship and unemployment among workers. They joke about reporters and the district handling few pigs as prices and abundance spark human suffering and layoffs.
In a dialogue between two hogs, they discuss unemployment from overproduction and propose a plan to boost buying power for communists workers. They debate balance and human behavior, likening people to hoses and hogs, with a final note on a two ton York planetarium projector arriving in Germany for assembly.
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