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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1933
Page
1
The piece questions Secretary Wallace's hog plan and NRA proposals, noting farmers may resent price incentives while urging higher production and yet a market need for higher wages and employment. It argues higher prices may hurt consumers and trade, and questions merchants profiting from price shifts amid unemployment and inflation.
An idle spell ends as another educational year begins. Faculty and students resume work after a brief vacation, signaling a time for play balanced with study. The piece expresses optimism that people will adapt and make the best of the coming days.
A Danville Iowa viewpoint argues town vitality depends on values not amusements. It notes Danville avoided a Burlington rail shop boost, favoring quiet village life, and warns a town may be lively morally and religiously yet quiet and inactive otherwise.
The town shows interest in a pool but lacks organizational drive. The editorial urges residents to act, noting ample funds in the community. If someone leads, money could be released to build a pool, benefiting youth and adults and offering a worthwhile return.
The editor recalls childhood fears about doomsday. He notes evidence of the last days rising, yet highlights a prophecy still distant: the gospel must be preached to all nations before the end comes, with half the world yet to hear.
The community praises Old Grimes Canning factory as vital to farm markets and employment. It notes short seasons but stresses the plant provides fair wages, reduces poverty, and signals industrial vitality. Thanks are given to Dunbar, Self, and others for turning contracts and acreage into a sustainable yearly operation.
A historical analysis argues that anti Catholic bias rather than anti liquor sentiment decided the 1928 election in favor of Hoover. The author suggests southern support for prohibition masked a broader religious intolerance, shaping the repeal debates and party majorities.
The piece argues that opposition to enforcing prohibition shows the campaign is religiously rooted. It predicts repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment may occur as states tilt that way, noting some former supporters shift position while acknowledging possible shifts in opinion.
The piece cites editorials arguing patience with NRA effects and references a Philadelphia Public Ledger cartoon on harvest delay. It also analyzes taxation fairness, advocating a general sales tax as shared across income levels, and condemns strikes and mob rule as poor examples, warning of weak governance in New York.
More than two million new jobs have been created and the unemployed returning to work. The text argues that $15 a week raises purchasing power by thirty million dollars weekly, with potential to triple by October. It contends government costs of a billion or two are cheap to enable recovery, and claims widespread willingness to pay if money is available.
Monroe County residents warn that skipping or cutting the school nurse service could trigger costly outbreaks. The Albia city council faced public pressure to continue funding as a majority view the program vital for a large school population. The school board plans to retain the program, possibly on a part time basis, to monitor child health.
According to figures by the NRA administration, officials forecast job creation and economic support through proposed programs. The data indicate intended gains across sectors, with emphasis on manufacturing and rural employment.
The Indianola Record argues patrons of bootleggers share blame for the kidnapping boom among gangsters. It says officials may seek new revenue sources, noting liquor criminals would likely turn to crime anyway. The piece says kidnappers face swift legal pressure and a pause may follow as gang leaders rethink profits.
The Knoxville Express cites remarks by the third assistant postmaster general, arguing postage may drop to 2 cents for all first-class mail next July. It emphasizes the mail service should serve the people, not seek profit, and notes strong public sentiment against paying 3 cents for letters. Rural routes, though costly, remain indispensable.
Collected snippets from Mary Pippel and local neighbors blend humor and local color. Jokes cover politics gag lines and barber shop signs while residents joke about weather, manners, and daily life in Pleasantville and Pella.
The Indianola Tribune discusses how the NRA recovery act, intended to keep small businesses open, faces misinterpretation and hardship for merchants. Commissions formed of trusted local citizens act as quasi judicial bodies to hear complaints from small merchants unable to operate under the act.
A fragment from a local column includes a humorous suggestion to change wedding vows during divorces rising and a long anecdote about a poet who wrote lines for Laura and another about a cafe NRA sign and a barefoot visitor in Pella with socks bought after a street joke.
Chronicle item reviews incidents from Sept 4 1913 including the drowning deaths of Gertrude Gezel Cornelia De Geus and Della King in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. Other notes cover births moves and deaths of local residents plus business changes and hospital visits. The list mentions Albert Ver Meer Liter and Williams buying a market building and preparing a new monument business in Pella.
Selections note deaths, adventures, and incidents including R R Watts former Fella resident dying in Hillsboro Iowa Teddy Roosevelt Jr horseback in the Black Hills South Dakota a Hawkeye Feeder works Newton Iowa destroyed by fire causing fifty thousand dollars loss Ex Secretary of State Caleb Powers Kentucky sentenced to death for the 1900 Goebel murder Henry Grundman advertising for two stray two year old cows Buerkens Wagon factory closed for boiler repairs Cal McCarty Oskaloosa Illinois Central brakeman killed in a Peoria wreck George Niemeyer went to Knoxville for teachers exam and stenographic work.
Cleaning and grading along Franklin street. Rev. George C. Peck was pastor of the Baptist church. Miss Jennie M. Kuyper left for Rochester to teach Latin and Greek in a large college. George G. Ganss went to New York City to finish his law course at Columbian University. W. H. Fowler was injured by a falling limb while holding a repair telephone line. Charles Sipkema and Miss Minnie Veenstra were married.
Merchants are urged to advertise with price in bold, large type to attract customers. Do not save money by avoiding ads. hire up to date copywriting and place strategic space to outpace rivals waiting for business to improve.
In a Roosevelt era address the speaker urges employers to shorten hours and raise wages to avoid another winter crisis. He emphasizes shared duty between employers and workers, warns against selfish laggards, and promises punishments under law while seeking voluntary cooperation to protect the willing. He pledges a national roll of honor for supporters and notes rights under the law must not be eroded.
Opinion on governments arming despite peace talks and propaganda. Dictatorship pressures erode press freedom as taxes rise. Chronicle office offers 500 yellow second sheets for 40c.
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