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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1932
Page
8
A compact page from Electric Sparks highlights a joke about a ship officer concealing whiskey in a suitcase with a cat, a doctor visit gag about healthy families, and a playful jab at unemployment. It promotes Leonard Refrigerator displays, offers wiring and radio reinstallation services, and urges readers to visit the Van Den Berg Electric Co show room for electrical fixtures.
Mrs Warren Johnson of Hardin County argues farmers face a prolonged struggle as prices fall and debts rise. She recalls 1904 1920 prosperity then World War price shocks, bond buying and installment debt. She notes under consumption replaces money, health suffers, and barter grows as farmers age early and face hardship.
Mrs Johnson notes the current affairs strain community life as farmers are encouraged to obtain a copy of the Thursday February 4 issue of the Register and read the full article for context and insight.
A Pella native delivered Grinnell College’s inaugural address outlining a new liberal culture. He outlined seven essential fields including general science, history, citizenship, world relations, literature, fine arts, and philosophy. The plan calls for universal access to these core subjects paired with intensive study in one concentration linked to graduate work or professional training.
Des Moines Iowa figures show it costs 96 to 123 dollars yearly to educate a child in public schools while reform schools at Eldora and Mitchellville run 372 to 478 dollars per inmate. Adult correction costs average 334.44 at Fort Madison 292 at Anamosa and 646.75 at Rockwell City womens reform. Secretary Chas F Pye says three children educated cost as much as one reformed, urging strong schools and teachers for prevention.
Filmgoers in Pella will see Joan Crawford in a demanding role akin to Greta Garbo’s style. Crawford plays a working class woman who seeks to improve her life by becoming close to Clark Gable, risking his political career and her own happiness.
A reflective verse by Carrie Burrington encourages finding beauty in nature to lift spirits. It contrasts fleeting earthly joys with enduring beauty of sky and stars and urges sharing hopeful plans rather than dwelling in gloom.
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