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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1934
Page
4
In this reflection by Ralph T. Nordlund the writer laments the season’s drift toward toys, Santa, and shopping. He urges placing Christ and spiritual meaning ahead of material myths, suggesting early preaching to realign Christmas celebrations with its holy significance.
A sermon on Second Corinthians nine fifteen frames Christmas as a time to ponder God’s indescribable gift in Christ. It argues the gift was given in infinite love and sacrifice, with Christ’s value and impact on believers described through personal testimony and biblical parallels. The piece ends noting the need to accept Christ with humble gratitude.
Roger McJunkin and Cleo Wallerich were married in an airborne ceremony in a five passenger monoplane piloted by Don Birdie. The ceremony was conducted by justice of the peace E. L. Davis at 1,500 feet above Columbus Junction airport as winds swirled in November.
More than 30 turkeys ducks geese and guineas were released from the Bloomfield county courthouse second story Saturday by the Bloomfield Retail Merchants Association. Visitors rushed to grab birds in a Thanksgiving giveaway causing wild scrambling though most birds landed with ample bystanders reaching out.
Three mail pouches stolen from Milwaukee station storage box on Saturday November 10 were found Saturday morning by Dean Bryant about one mile north of Sigourney on the Milwaukee railroad right of way. The pouches, inside a burlap sack, had been slit open and their contents removed. Also inside the sack was the bolt cutter used to cut the lock. Evidence suggests the robbers were local.
The sack in the pouches was wet while the pouches were not indicating they were placed on the right of way Saturday after rain and snow fell Thursday and Friday.
A car carrying three Harper youths driven by Miss Holzworth struck cattle on a gravel road north of Harper after leaving a dance in Keota. The occupants escaped with minor injuries. Three cattle were killed and the auto suffered heavy damage. The owner, Chris Linnenkamp, had been trying to herd the cattle at the time.
New Sigourney well on the river bottom half a mile south of town was connected to the city mains Tuesday night around 5 30. Mayor C M Wyllie says the water is properly drawn and fit for drinking under state regulation. Delayed by late fittings and quick pump readiness, the well is now supplying mains. A tentative project with Emergency Relief labor aims to extend Sigourney’s city mains.
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation officials announced the state convention will convene at the Shrine Temple in Des Moines on January 16 17 and 18. A planning committee aims to bring nationally known speakers on the 1935 agricultural program and contests mark opening day including male quartet women s quartet mixed quartet and small orchestra.
A state chorus of several hundred voices will perform at the convention. Township Farm Bureau members are taking part in a special chorus prospect and will receive recognition along with groups and individuals with outstanding membership records and townships achieving standards.
The report notes that all essential elements for forming a third party are present except for a feed trough. The statement frames the missing practical support as the remaining obstacle to launching the effort.
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