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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
10
Local residents report illnesses and recoveries including Mrs J Ulrich Sr and B Van Maanen after a paralytic stroke. Numerous visits and travels cited among residents such as H J De Wit, J E De Wit, Jacob Klein, Hippy Gezel, Dingeman Van Vark, Tunis Van Heukelom, and many others. Weather notes mention mild conditions and robin sighting. highway dirt and gravel conditions noted. Police report two Nevada drivers fined for unlicensed operation.
Science and Business IE annual convention of the National Canners Association will be held in Stevens Hotel Chicago from January 25 to 30 with overflow to nearby hotels. Experts from Columbia, Minnesota, Purdue, Wisconsin, Iowa, and several US agencies will discuss improving canned foods and sharing research.
The Pella Parent Teacher Association holds its monthly meeting at the High School this evening at 7 30. A program will be presented and topics of interest to parents and teachers will be discussed.
A newspaper sketch analyzes the Stanley Dean method for deciding Iowa Intercollegiate titles. It weighs Luther and Central standings, projects outcomes from upcoming games, and notes the funeral metaphor for Central’s conference hopes as the season nears its end.
A digest of remarks by Major-General James G. Harbord, noting World War losses and the Swope Plan for stabilizing industry, followed by a report on unemployment among business and professional women. The American Woman's Association survey shows 30 percent job-loss rise in ten months, with government service most secure and luxury services most vulnerable. Rose Schneiderman urges a national employment exchange and economic planning to save forty-year-olds from despair.
Dr. Butler and Miss Hull House's Jane Addams win Nobel Peace Prize for 1931. Editor argues replacing war department with National Defense, condemns war language in government titles. Critiques hedging on markets and short selling, calls for legal action to stabilize stock market and aid consumers. Mentions Kaiser Wilhelm, Hitler Bruening letters, and various literary and local notices from The Pella Chronicle.
Last week's heavy snowfall burdened the library staff with snow and roof shoveling, leaks persist during rain. Edwin Allen Co. Chicago representatives urged reinforced bindings to cut mending. Bernice Carter and Miss Sarah Gosselink assist with mending. Mrs. Roy Andeweg and Miss Gosselink praised for support. Mrs. H J Rhynsburger contributes a book review, inviting reader cooperation. Suggested reads include Bassett Green Dolphin, Harbor Road, Sita, One of Ours, Allan Rutledge, and The Harbor Road.
Prof Mennenga will travel to Maryville Missouri this week to study mob behavior surrounding a past lynching of a Black man who assaulted a school teacher. He will compare articles from that era with current citizen reactions for his thesis.
A garbled exchange shows a Wall Street figure reacting to a nurse and a temperature reading of 103, with fragmented dialogue and a looming reference to “1035” as the context slips into confusion. No clear persons or events emerge beyond the chaotic scene.
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