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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
8
The article laments the loss of federal agents Hollis and Crowley killed in the line of duty while praising the removal of a gangster from the Dillinger era. It notes Thanksgiving reflections, hope for normalcy, and signs that business and farming relief plans improve as prosperity edges closer.
A health message honors Dr Edward Livingston Trudeau and his Adirondacks cottage as the first tuberculosis sanatorium. It notes advances in prevention, early diagnosis, and public support, urging continued Christmas seal generosity alongside Iowa disease reports for 1934 and a New Year blessing from missionary H. L. Van Dellen.
Reports of gasoline theft from automobile tanks were true and the offenders were known. The notice urges owners to garage cars at night and lock doors to avoid invitation to night prowlers, warning that leaving cars on streets or in back yards invites theft and potential prosecution may follow.
The piece observes a dramatic change in men's haircut styles from 25 to 30 years ago to today, noting vastly more variety and higher fussiness. It highlights each man’s precise preference and selection of barbers, while acknowledging some exceptions among men who remain less particular.
Leading writers focus on exposing radio fakes and urging scrutiny of deceptive broadcasts. They warn the public about misplaced confidence and urge wiser judgment, arguing journalism serves the public by cleaning up radio and cinema.
The editor and reporter must pursue news rather than wait for it. News does not grow on trees and the paper relies on contributions from friendly readers and regular correspondents to expand and improve the Chronicle.
The Brookings Register editor Paul Dutcher passes away, described as one of the finest journalists in Brookings. Former Chronicle editor recalls a very pleasant relationship with Dutcher, noting his kindness and professionalism.
A fragmented note outlines a births report focusing on efficient, systematic tracking of all births over the year. It emphasizes timely recording and organized methods to capture birth data for the new year.
Time changes cooking as women seek more instruction. In past eras a simple dish was enough, but now many dishes demand training. The Chronicle Cooking School has become a big institution and a drawing card annually for lessons and ideas.
The column notes that rainfall and early snowfall suggest adequate moisture for spring seeding and plowing, addressing the moisture shortage that worsened last year’s drought. It cites last year’s drought as a factor slowing crops, vegetation, and grass, and predicts a soaked subsoil for next year’s crops and gardens.
A preacher argues that harm stems from repeated indulgence in sins rather than the mere appearance of good. He cites cards, drinking, language, lies, and theft as innocuous starts that can lead to crime, while noting self-control determines who escapes harm. A story of Dr. J Wilbur Chapman and a prisoner underscores the warning.
Editorial comment from North English River notes Senators Borah and Couzens clash in newspapers over GOP reorganization. Borah demands Fletcher resign. Couzens asks Borah to take the job if Fletcher quits. Fletcher won’t resign. Borah persists. Also mentions door to door peddlers targeting housewives in Osceola and Sigourney with vacuum cleaner scams during Clarke County sheriff reports.
This Week in Pella offers light local humor and curios about daily life. Jokes cover council chatter over trees near sewers, shopkeepers, marriages, and small town mishaps. References to residents like Jim Van Dusseldorp and Bill Schreiner appear amid playful quips and social scenes.
A plan to restore the remaining five percent federal pay cut on July 1 would add over 50 million to the 1985 86 budget. Bonus certificates total roughly 350 million face value with 130 million already loaned. five year home consumption of American made matches rose 14 percent. Dollar a year men continue in government service.
The lesson outlines the Last Supper scene Judas betrayal and the meaning of the two symbols bread and cup. It emphasizes the central atonement teaching and notes the need for self examination before partaking, highlighting the Lord's table as holy ground and open to true believers.
A fragmented report notes the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co earns about a billion annually and is family owned. It mentions trained propagandists for whispering campaigns and compares rural health staffing and military spending across powers, with garbled trailing text implying broader globalization themes.
Harold Benscoter was arrested Sunday for intoxication in Knox ville. Police learned another Harold Benscoter is jailed in the same system. He admitted being two people, and later confessed to sawing his way out of his first confinement after placement in the bullpen.
The case centers on the so called babes in the woods tragedy in Pennsylvania with positive fingerprint identification of a man connected to the deaths and strong evidence suggesting the other victims are his family members.
Chronicle items recall a Rock Island special train for Sunday meetings in Des Moines and a Second Reformed church gathering in Sioux Center Iowa. A Ford car donated to Winnebago Indian mission. Belgians relief drive in Holland exceeds 5000. Marriages at Newton Sully and Pella. illnesses, deaths, and local social notes amidst harsh winter.
36 Years Ago December 15 1904 reports the formation of Wormhoudt and Plette furniture partnership. Obituary for Mrs E Jelsma aged 62 after long illness. Lake Prairie District Fair shows over 600 dollars balance. J W Kime cites 8000 tuberculosis cases in Iowa. Kellogg girl dies of diphtheria prompting church service via telephone to home. Dr B F Keables returns from Chicago as president of Rock Island Railroad Surgeons convention. Jack Salmon shot and killed by Charles Jones at a Buxton saloon shack. Ballot canvassers declare Walter Bane county auditor by 10 vote margin after four days. Chronicle endorses Evangelist Nelson at Baptist church. Henry Rovaart family moves to Colorado fruit ranch. Henry Neyenesch late to job due to birth of daughter. Frank Warner hunts 92 rabbits and one squirrel.
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