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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
6
A columnist argues relief agencies should not provide direct relief tied to car ownership, noting walking as a measure of necessity and urging sacrifice. They cite government spending, taxation, and relief costs, warning that liquor store sales have risen 71 percent as prohibition-era concerns linger and predicting worsening conditions.
The writer notes improved road behavior after snowfall on highway 34 east of Ottumwa. Only one driver appeared reckless while others drove slowly and carefully. With side tracks present, modest speed was acceptable. Fewer accidents occur on ad roads than on good roads because motorists slow down.
The text argues farmers are reshaping their future by spending conservatively and reducing livestock. It notes temptations and human frailty, praising prudent behavior while questioning how much more they can adjust beyond common measures. The piece compares farmers to other groups facing similar constraints.
The declaring of Bank Night illegal in Iowa draws strong comment for and against. The piece notes that if officials aim to curb illegal gambling, they should address slot machines statewide, as they fleece young men and boys and yield little return, urging decisive action.
The piece notes the death of former governor W L Harding at 67 and reflects on how public service for roles such as governor, congressman, senator, or president is demanding. It muses on the short post public life span and mentions Wilson Coolidge Roosevelt and Harding as examples who did not finish terms, highlighting fame and honor as costly.
The Pella city council grants a December bill relief valued at over 3000 dollars, sparing numerous customers from January charges and easing financial strain. The gesture, praised by residents, signals municipal aid amid growing utility costs. A Virginia daily notes surprising drinking patterns since state establishment.
A reflective meditation on the future year noting inevitable deaths, the mystery of life, and the balance of joys and sorrows. It emphasizes enduring friendship, divine guidance, and spiritual wealth as the true possessions to carry beyond life.
The legislature this year will be hot amid plans to change the pension law and sales tax and possibly shift Des Moines toward central government. Bonds dominate county voting as Tracr Star Clipper Osceola records show a strong Democratic tilt while voters endorse federal debt broadly, predicting future tax burdens on all.
Winnebago Republican notes that the Dionne quintuplets remain the only surviving quintuplets for over three months with a combined birth weight of ten pounds one ounce now around 32 pounds. It remarks on a newsreel showing the five girls Yvonne Annette Marie Cecile and Emile being washed and dressed in under a minute and urges the United States to pursue a similar record, noting Canada as their home and accusing the US of lagging behind.
A humorous fragment from this week in Pella presents local quips and anecdotes. It pokes fun at public figures, notes, and everyday scenes, including jokes about office life, a high school grass sign, train ads, and a long procession of names. The piece preserves period voice and small‑town flavor with sharp social humor.
In 1933 motor vehicle taxes raised a national total of 1,137,872,000 dollars. This figure reflects state and local collections contributing to public revenues during the year.
A Sunday School lesson outlines six facets of faith derived from 1 John and John scriptures. It defines faith as knowledge belief and trust, linking belief in Jesus as Christ to a living, loving, obedient life. It ties faith to overcoming the world, the spirit's witness, and possessing eternal life through the Son.
A 1934 Iowa health report notes enforcement rests with 2500 local units but only 477 comply with appointing local health officers. Salaries are often minimal or zero, few cases are reported, and authorities rarely inspect schools or public facilities. Recommendations push county or district health units and full time county health officers with defined salaries and travel expenses. Disease reports show diphtheria, measles, scarlet fever, tuberculosis, whooping cough, and other illnesses across counties during the week ending December 20, 1934.
The passage argues that true possession differs from mere holding, equating ownership with the ability to use what is possessed. It asserts believers own Christ through use and faith, equates faith with life, and states that having the Son grants life, while lacking him means no life.
A dramatic explanation shows a man earning four thousand dollars a year and weighing 150 pounds has a weight in gold around eighty thousand dollars. At five percent interest that capital would yield his wage, and hand beaters are valued for extracting more gold from leaf than wages compensate. The American Roll Gold Leaf Co. claims to eliminate hand beaters and deliver heavier metal content in its leaf.
Twenty years ago notes include Paul Boertie injured by a falling gun, a petition for street lights at Second and Third Reformed churches, Weaver brothers bought into Knoxville Express, deaths of John De Moss Sr. and a three month old infant, Irene Van Zee shower, John Grandin’s son, Bess Bousquet home from Burlington, Prairie City Belgian relief drive, Ames student Ralph Grundman home, Gladstone children visiting Rev Sadler, several weddings, and Garden City Feed Co annual gathering attendance.
Thirty years ago on December 29 1904 a severe blizzard hit the region with Monday and Tuesday marked by the worst snowstorm in years. James J Hollebrands and Katherine Ver Ploeg wed in a local ceremony. The Farmers and Merchants Bank announced a January 2 1905 opening.
A 16 year old boy accused in a murder case was learning the cornet with the Sully band and had bought a new instrument. Public school to open next Monday in the Lincoln building in the north part of town. Wes Dykstra, a University of Iowa law senior, is home for Christmas. Ben Langerak works in Ottumwa wholesale drug house. Mustaches vanish as college students eye fried potatoes. Joseph E., 10, son of L. Van Rees, died. George Neiermeyer attends a medical college in St Joseph. John Hollebrands buys half interest in Bakker barber shop. Rev Newton G Thomas and Miss Dena Mabel Awtry wed. R E Gunn thought to have smallpox, later found to be chickenpox.
An article notes radio echoes from 150 miles up show 80 degree Fahrenheit conditions at that level due to warm winds beneath the sun. It mentions a sunspot near Earth’s size, a film of the London Melbourne air race transmitted by radio, and a statement on how child development timing is interpreted.
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