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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
3
Walter B. Pitkin advises readers in the Rotarian Magazine that virtue, liberty, and practical paths to advancement begin close to home. He urges starting among supportive local people to build a career, emphasizing economy and early opportunity in small towns.
Community warns that many hunters remain careless about rabbits amid reports of illness and death from tularemia. Some hunters feel immune or skeptical, but a prudent hunter should discard found rabbits and use gloves when cleaning game to guard against skin exposure to germs.
The article notes a shift to cars for short trips hurting railways but argues railroads can win long journeys with modern streamlined trains and high speed. It asserts rail travel is safer and more comfortable for families or single passengers and that railroads can outperform autos on longer trips.
The piece urges caution against promoters selling second rate shows in the city for profit. It warns that endorsements from religious or civic groups often move most receipts outside the community and urges local organizers to refuse such requests to protect the town and merchants.
The piece argues the public schools should replace deportment with citizenship on report cards. It lauds teaching good citizenship in the thirteen years of schooling as foundational to preparing students for useful life and respect for others. It asserts citizenship duties and open minds shape well-defined adult values.
Discussion reprints repeated acquittals of drunken driving suspects amid fatal wrecks and costly repairs. The writer criticizes jurors and defense lawyers for undermining law and warns that uninformed verdicts endanger innocent drivers and future injuries. The piece urges jurors to safeguard lives and property on highways.
A U S delegation led by Cordell Hull attends the Lima Peru talks to deliver a goodwill message to South American nations. The group comprises solid Americans rather than technical advisors, reflecting a broad diplomatic mission.
A diverse group from many walks of life and regions will share fresh views unbound by old diplomatic rules. The goal is mutual understanding, honest dialogue, and better relations with other lands. Good horse sense matters across languages as the nation seeks future security.
The article urges support for local shops during Christmas, noting home merchants stock well, compete aggressively, and offer convenient shopping before Christmas. It contrasts thriving local commerce with nearby towns that lose vitality when residents shop elsewhere, urging residents to buy locally to sustain jobs, property values, and town life.
The Humboldt Republican argues early duties mold character, warns against delaying responsibility. The Greenfield Free Press cites auto accidents as a caution for careful driving. The Atlantic News Telegraph critiques Secretary Hull’s trade peace plan, advocating test and possible success, noting world tensions and the hope trade could ease conflicts.
The column revisits notable events from Pella’s past spanning 20, 30, 40, and 60 years ago, highlighting community changes, people, and moments remembered by residents. It reflects on how local life evolved through time, linking old happenings to present reflections.
1908 item notes Henry J Vande Voort and Anna Klein wed with Rev Vander Ark officiating. Pellin Brush Factory moved to Ottumwa for better facilities. Licenses issued for Jacob T Van Zante and Lola Mullins. W H Fowler plans move to Veenschoten property and underground cables planned. Home For the Aged marked its first anniversary with local speakers and performers. John Van Vliet, John H Ver Steeg, Will Baer, Will Ver Ploeg, and others lauded for wins in poultry, wood carving, drawing, and crafts at Lake Prairie Fair. Snow fell four inches, sleigh bells recalled Christmas. Local travelers and residents reported travel and purchases related to Chronicle and honeymoon trips.
In 1918 Newton Record notes an opera house becoming a garage as cinema rises. The Chronicle editor questions Pella’s need for an opera house while local landmarks and people bustle in winter life, including deaths, travel plans, new dorm heating, and campus activity.
A December 27 opening was delayed due to flu while a Kansas man faced fines for speeding fifty miles per hour on a neighboring town street. The Chicago Stock Yards strike halted hog shipments until the situation changed. Rock Island won’t accept hogs at Pella. Obituaries include Mrs. Y. Neels, Bert Kersbergen in California, Minnie Vande Voort in Leighton, Mrs. Sam Liter, and Arthur Van Zante of Nashville Tennessee.
Judge W S Cooper opened the November term of district court in Knoxville Tuesday. Grand jurors Earl Smith Clyde Gardner F Kane A D de Young Merrill Comer Ralph S Grandman Ira Campbell were selected with Smith as foreman. Jury reported no business after brief deliberation and was discharged. Default day Wednesday saw case assignments. trial jurors to appear next Monday. Knoxville Express
The Knoxville Journal reports that license plates for 1939 went on sale at Treasurer L. F. Bousquet’s office. More than a hundred plates were reserved by buyers seeking specific numbers, including house and telephone digits. White numbers on blue back for passenger cars. low numbers likely to sell fast. Owners with stored cars must return plates by February 1 to avoid penalties.
A Des Moines Social Security Board official urges temporary workers across business and industrial firms to obtain and report a social security account number. Wages from such work count toward old age insurance benefits, and workers keep the same number for life. Offices are in Des Moines Davenport Waterloo and Sioux City.
Sunday School lesson on covetousness draws from Exodus 20 17 Luke 12 13 21 and 1 Timothy 6 6 1. It defines covetousness as craving what belongs to others and contrasts right desire with greedy theft. The plan outlines seed substance and summary sections citing Christ parables and a rich man, and notes Pauls guidance that godliness with contentment is great gain. Discussion questions probe meaning sin dangers and guarding against covetousness and permissible covetousness.
The Newton Daily News notes a shift in mothering norms as football gains grip and the era of rough play wanes. It reflects on how earlier times favored boys’ sports like shinny and walking games, contrasted with modern expectations for safer youth athletics.
The Sioux Center News reports Glen Neifert, long bedridden for thirteen months, shows improved strength. Doctors find no active tuberculosis in his lungs after two major rib-removal operations to collapse infected tissue. He has gained 27 pounds in eleven weeks, now weighing 166.
Householders can save money and reduce smoke by proper furnace firing says Paul J. Houser of the Iowa State Department of Health. Push live coals to the rear and add fresh coal at the front. smoke indicates unburned gases.
Houser, associate director of the public health engineering division, argues that wasted fuel is a concern beyond nuisance. He notes smoke reduces sun derived ultraviolet radiation, affects comfort via proper humidity and air movement, and that tarry substances and unburned solids in smoke are unhealthy when inhaled over time.
Jasper County Mirror reports continued strength in farm land sales with three farms sold this past week. The Iske farm north of Newton, 120 acres, sold. Longfellow 50 on Ridge Road north of town sold to John Buchanan for 8000 dollars. Ray Broderson bought the Ralph Sprague 40, purchase price around 8000 dollars.
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