Cubs Strengthen Roster In Draft For 1935 Season
The piece notes several trades already made as teams prepare for the 1935 campaign, with the Chicago Cubs cited as the club most strengthened by obtaining top National League talent. It warns that baseball is a gamble and players can rebound or decline, urging prudent decisions and a focus on the season ahead. The second portion shifts to Christmas reflections, urging a spiritual emphasis on Christ’s birth beyond material gifts and urging a dignified, meaningful celebration.
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Chicago Cubs
Christ
Clearing Highways Delays Mark County’s Snow Cleanup
A friend criticizes our slow snow clearance two days after a storm. A Sunday night drove 45 miles in four hours, challenging highway conditions. A traveler reported the toughest stretch from here to Oskaloosa, with little snow eastward.
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Oskaloosa
Burlington
Here
Veteran athletes and pilots reveal changing aging norms
The piece reflects on aging expectations for seasoned professionals in sports and aviation, noting veteran baseball players around 40 and pilots in their 30s. It contrasts these with older eras where veterans like preachers or lawyers were in their seventies, suggesting aviation’s risks keep age limits lower.
Laundries Rally Against Nudism Across Nation
The laundries protest nudism as a threat to clothing demand and their business. They argue moralists once protected legitimate trade, now the immoralists push for elimination of modesty, threatening broader societal decline.
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Tvip
Auliars
Anc
Why I We Licked by Upton Sinclair Explored
An eastern newspaper runs a series by Upton Sinclair, former socialist and California governor candidate, titled Why I We Licked. The pieces analyze events before the election and suggest Sinclair may face defeat for not securing enough votes. The note implies voters judge politicians by consistency and accountability, linking defeat to personal choice.
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Upton Sinclair
California
Sinclair
Lubbers Draws Crowds With Thoughtful Public Speaking
Pella proud to host Dr. Irvin J. Lubbers whose engaging personality and message attract wide audiences. He speaks on a topic provoking deep thinking across professions, with Des Moines engagements noted and expectations of future returns from audiences and clubs.
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Pella
Irvin J. Lubbers
Dr. Lubbers
Des Moines
Des Moines Adt Club
Christmas Spirit Beyond Merriment and Gifts
The piece argues that Christmas should carry a deeper significance for an intelligent people while still allowing festive cheer. It emphasizes the joy of giving and receiving across all ages and warns against losing sight of the true spirit amid humor and abundance of gifts.
Christmas Seals Fight Tuberculosis In Iowa Sanatorium Crisis
The piece highlights one hundred Iowa residents awaiting hospital beds at Oakdale sanatorium as Christmas Seals aim to fund new facilities. It urges timely remittance, noting historic success in building sanatoriums and lowering deaths, and stresses continued need for funds to provide care and hope to affected families.
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Oakdale
Iowa
America
Editorial Comment on Elections and Rural Mail Carriers
The Indianola Tribune notes Frank R. Kent of the Baltimore Sun saying voters favor the best man but often see him defeated, a stance echoed by Democrats for decades. Louilia Press praises rural mail carriers for braving snow and rough roads, noting their equipment needs and demanding respect for their hard annual work.
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Indianola
Louilia Press
Senator Borah on relief waste and work base
Beckley WV Register notes Senator Borah did not allege personal corruption in relief distribution but warned of gigantic waste. He argued relief must be work based where possible, limited to avoid replacing work, and that created work should yield tangible results.
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Beckley
W. Va
Borah
Christmas Message Emphasizes Family Obedience in Christ
A religious piece urges parents to model obedience to the Lord in childrearing. It stresses that authority over a child rests on spiritual conduct and that the Christmas message should be shared with both parents and children to magnify Christ at home.
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Ent
Christmas Measles Outbreak and Health Update in Iowa
A family near Liberty School endures a severe measles outbreak with Mary eight and others affected. The report notes rising measles deaths in 1934, progress in immunity via serum, and a statewide health tally listing cases from Des Moines to Dubuque. The piece closes with a seasonal greeting from the State Department of Health.
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Cross-Roads
Liberty School
Mary
Bobbie
Iowa
State Department of Health
Dubuque
Des Moines
Woodbury
United States Public Health Service
Bits of Gossip From This Week in Pella
A collection of light, humorous notices from Pella’s local scene. Jokes about school honor rolls and haircuts abound, with quips on weddings, politics, and everyday life. Vignettes mention neighbors like John Klein Rene Vander Linden and Frank Jaar sma, plus local vendors and events.
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Pella
Angels Heralding and Shepherds in the Nativity Lesson
A Sunday school lesson titled The Christian Home uses Luke 2 8 10 and Eph 4 9 14 to explore angels heralding the birth of Christ shepherds watching over flocks and the duties of children and fathers. It emphasizes fear dispelled by gospel grace and the call for obedience and loving parental authority in the home.
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Earth
Christ
Zacharias
John the Baptist
Mary
Jesus
Jerusalem
Temple
God
Hell
Newton votes to cancel December gas and water bills
Newton city council approved waiving December gas and water charges in a January bill, a $9,600 total benefiting about 8,200 residents. The action follows a similar cancelation in November as the city shows a surplus in the bank and paid plant costs.
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Newton
Des Moines Register
Five Day Anesthetic Diothane From Cincinnati Doctor
A new anesthetic named diothane lasts five days after surgery and relieves pain. Discovered and perfected by Dr. T. H. Rider of Cincinnati, it has been tested in major hospitals and endorsed by the American Medical Association. It is intended for urology, tonsillectomy, throat and nasal operations, and abdominal procedures with various delivery methods. Tests show no harmful effects on body tissues.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
T. H. Rider
Rider
Yale
American Medical Association
20 Years Ago Items From the Chronicle of 1914
A December 24 1914 Chronicle retrospective notes the Hobson prohibition amendment failing in congress by two votes lacking a two thirds majority. It lists deaths B H Van Spanckeren 88 Oakley Jaarsma 17 marriages Leslie Tilden Coulston and Mary Rachel Nelson G G Thomassen birthday, a wagon incident with a Standard Oil tank and fine for a pool hall, local farm trades and births, snow conditions aiding sled travel, and injuries including John Breen’s thumb injury.
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Chronicle
Congress
B. H. van Spanckeren
Oakley Jaarsma
Leslie Tilden Coulston
W. J. Goulston
Mary Rachel Nelson
Boone
Albert de Wild
J. W. Bailey
Myrtle Young
Knoxville
J. B. Young
John Hollebrands
Henry Kool
William Gezel
John Breen
Otley
1904 Local News Highlights From Pella Chronicle
Thirty years past records describe a theft at the depot where Gerrit Dykstra lost 45 dollars in cash and 180 in bank paper. The Park school building was sold to Mr. Viiot. Miss Helen Evans wed in Dallas, Texas. Central University was reinstated in the standard college association. Lake Prairie district fair directors named T. D. Tice, George Liter, S. G. Van der Zyl, C. M. Van Cleave, H. J. Van Viiet. The Chronicle urged a new fire alarm tower for Central Park. Bethel Reformed church named Rev. F. B. Manson as pastor. A Knoxville fire caused 30 dollars in damage. Tunis Burgraaf died at 64 in South Pella. Depot construction work rumored to start next spring. William Little and Sam Barnhill hunted 347 rabbits. Snowy roads and sleigh bells drew many youths. Willard Lyon suffered a head gathering. J. Van Westenberg resigned due to ill health. Miss Mary Gearhart married Frank Gear at Newton and the Chronicle noted the pun on heart and gear.
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Chronicle
Gerrit Dykstra
Otley
Park School
Viiot
Helen Evans
Dallas
Texas
Central University
Association of Standard Colleges
Lake Prairie District
T. D. Tice
George Liter
S. G. Vander Zyl
C. M.van Cleave
H. J. van Viiet
The
Central Park
Bethel Reformed Church
Pella
F. B. Manson
Rariton
Knoxville
Tunis Burgraaf
South Pella
William Little
Sam Barnhill
Marysville
Willard Lyon
Er. J. van Westenberg
First Reformed Church
Mary Gearhart
Frank Gear
Newton
Hart
Millersburg Boy Killed in Loading Accident
An 18 year old boy, son of Roy Harras of Millersburg, died Sunday afternoon when a gun his father was re loading discharged. The bullet entered his abdomen and he died en route to Town City despite efforts to reach help, according to the Montezuma Republican.
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Roy Harras
Millersburg
Town City
Montezuma Republican
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Dick Ver Meer
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Martha
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