Readers respond to Hoksbergen piece on church and society
Public letter questions wording mistakes in a previous Chronicle article. The writer argues churches and ministers were misquoted as Capitalists and criticizes linking depression to Wall Street. They defend church warnings on strong drink, call for self reflection, and urge responsible church participation over press commentary.
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Chronicle
Hoksbergen
Wall Street
Pharisee
Church
Mr. Hoksbergen
Open Letter to the Public on a Christian Civic League
Gerrit van de Kieft urges Pella citizens to back a Christian Civic League aimed at upholding laws guiding city and state, influencing politics, and fighting immorality. He notes upcoming January meetings to finalize a constitution and urges broad, moral participation from all residents.
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Activiies
Pella
C A Dykstra Influences Cincinnati Finances
Cincinnati's city manager C A Dykstra, a former Pella boy, drives a balanced budget with cash in hand, reducing deficits for seven years. The tale notes strong finances, low taxes, and a famed ghost subway project amid praise from Bradstreet's.
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Elizabeth Synhorst-McBride
Chicago
Cincinatti, C
C. A. Dykstra
Pella
Dykstra
Second Reformed Church
Sylvester
Clarence
Central College
McBride
Chronicle
The
Mr. Dykstra
Cincinnati
America
Bradstreet
A. Dykestra
Areau of Municipal Research
Hole in the ground holds Cincinnati rail cash flow
The Cincinnati Southern railroad, completed in 1881 and leased to the Southern system, remains central to city finances with $14.95 million in bonds and $6.9 million in terminal bonds. The 99 year lease yields $1.25 million annually plus 2 percent of net profits, rising to as much as $1.7 million and 6 percent by 2026, with higher contingent rents anticipated.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Chattanooga
Tenn
New Orleans
Texas Pacific Railroad
The
Southern Railway
Cincinnati Southern Railway
Cincinnati Southern Railway Terminal and Betterment
Marion County Board Proceedings Refunding Bond Award
The Marion County Board of Supervisors selects White Phillips Company of Davenport to refund $17 000 in bonds due January 1 1934 at 5 percent with costs paid by the bidder. They also approve numerous county bills and adopt notices for refunding proceedings. A follow up session on December 7 1933 confirms the refunding resolution and schedules a public hearing.
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Stutz
Bonding Company
White Phillips Company
Davenport
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Wilson
Yeas
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Butts
Homer B. Clark
Gerald W. Paardekooper
Marion County
Homer B. Clavie
Knoxville Express
Court House
Van
A.C. Milner
W. H. Savage
Labor Court House
Mary Way
Ga" Stout
A. Stout
Sadie Batten
Hollis Bybee
Audi
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F. T. Bruse
Geraldine Summy
Ralph Porter
Oscar Eckley
Jennie Wren
Frank Fisher
S. R. Hunt
Sam Hunt
Forrest Miller
Steele & Co
P. J. Grundman
F.M. Roberts
W. W. Christian
Carner
Lyons & Browne
Klipto
Des Moines ‘Drug
Koch Bros
Germa Chem. Co
Peter Danks
Pella Chronicle
Jewel Caffrey
Western Union
P. J. Grandman
A. Sherman
J. E. Conrad
Teac Nva
Ted Ste Og
Anderson
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Gilderbloom
Wil Vieene
Pela
Pella
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Clark
Nene
Reni Dent
Bonebraker
Joe Mesa
Melcher
Iowa
Votewas
Yens
Gerrit Walraven
County Bridge
Ray Fisher
Railway Express
Harold Behrens
Rite Grocery
J. L. Cochrane
Clements & Sehnack
Groces
Jas. Cotter
Tony Mediate
Mc Connells
W. GC. Moreh
Myers
L. Noah
Onstine’s Grocery
Eli Stierwald
Very Marsh
Josa Payne
Bybee & Davis
Ee W. H. Harrison
Rexall Store
County Farm
Chas. Hays & Son
Mieslangs
County Aim Stansexes Cto Saee
Rexall Drug Store
Roberts & Evans
Burial County Farm
Sinclair Refining Fuel County Farm
Dickerson Productlies
Hawkeye Mill
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Vanderwilt & Yarnell
J. Q. Connor
Farmers Co
Knoxville Journal, Printing Board
Zimmerman
Emmet Godfrey
D. Twitty
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Homer
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J. W. Rietveld
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David Stittsworth
Wheeling Pipe Co
Ed. Thomassen
R. A. Finley
Alex McCombs
Sieg Ottumway Co
Bellamy Phone Co
Rees M. Jones
Taiz Letitia
J. Vickrey
W. G. Beaver
Iowa Machinery & Supply Co
Smith Elect. Co
Offhce
Ailey & Kingma
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Avery Cleland
Roe
Ruby Richerd
Bybee& Davis
Gary Anderson
Insane
J. R. Wright
Spahn Rose
Melcher Union
Sinclair Refining Co
Ceesees
W. S. Leuty
E.L. Anderson
Ed Thomassen
Mager
Sipnig
Rivola Theatre Offers New Year Week Film Program
Rivola Theatre in Oskaloosa announces a New Year Week program starting Saturday with the Warner Bros. mystery From Her Quarters shown Saturday and Sunday Dec 30 and 31, followed by The House on 56th Street on Monday for three days. A big New Year's Eve midnight show features a double murder plot amid police procedures and romance with a strong cast.
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Rivola Theatre
Oskaloosa
Headquarters
56Th Street
Vention City
Warner Bros
Ter
Eugene Pallette
Brent
Margaret Lind
Hugh Herbert
Dorothy Burgess
Theodore Newton
Hobart Cavanaugh
Robert Barrat
Henry Neill
Blacksmith Is Injured At Work
C N Dykstra sustains a badly injured right foot at his West Pleasant street blacksmith shop last Friday when a 150 pound iron piece fell on it. He was taken to Mater hospital for treatment and later returned home.
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Knoxville Express
C. N. Dykstra
West Pleasant Street
Dunreath Farmer Dies Suddenly in Rural Kansas
Morris Deitrick, 65, a farmer living about a mile northwest of Dunreath, collapsed Monday evening while sorting hogs with his wife. He fell after guiding hogs toward the gate, gasped, and died. Dr. F. M. Roberts pronounced it a heart attack likely triggered by exertion.
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Knoxville Journal
Morris Deitrick
Dunreath
Brow
Reasnor Case Settled Out of Court
The $20,000 personal damage suit of Earl E. Hedges of near Reasnor against Hari Guthrie of Reasnor, arising from an January 27 automobile collision with a parked Newton truck, has been settled out of court for $2,000 with the defendant paying court costs.
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Monroe Mirror
Earl E. Hedges
Reasnor
Hari Guthrie
Hedges
Guthrie
Newton
A Peculiar Use For Hen Fruit In a Ford Tale
In Montezuma a grocer Frank Brownell once a lumber dealer faced a radiator leak. He used shellac shingle tar to seal the roof and melted it onto the engine. He then cemented leak holes with a jackknife blade and even added eggs from the roofers to the radiator to stop the leak.
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Montezuma
Frank Brownell
Sigourney Store Burglarized In Back Window Entry
Sigourney Review reports Schipfer Bros department store was burglarized last week with thieves entering all three rooms through a back window. Clothing and other goods were taken, but the value remains undetermined pending an invoice. The back door was left open and no clues were found. Sheriff Homer Beasley investigated.
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Sigourney Review
Schipfer Bros
Homer Beasley
Albia Woman Brings Suit Over Burlington Wreck
Mrs Geo Seibert of Albia sues Chicago Burlington and Quincy in Ottumwa federal court for 16000 in pain and suffering 10000 for permanent disability 2000 for cure and time 200 for baggage loss and 1000 for permanent nervous condition following the Donnelly wreck near Knoxville on January 12 that killed five including engineer C D Heyes.
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Geo Seibert
Albia
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Ottumwa
Knoxville
Burlington
C.D. Heyes
Mra. Seibert
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Ro Hove Lumber
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Monroe
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Stevens
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