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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1936
Page
6
Snowed in since Friday and Wednesday, roads opening slowly as plows work. Farmers seek fair pay for road work. many remain cut off with no clear remedy. Local residents travel to nearby towns for groceries as storms continue. school and church activities disrupted by drifting snow and closed routes.
Cordova Pearl and Jim Van Hemert played for the Monroe Pirates in a day of basketball that included wins over Saunders Motor and South English, a late night final loss to Lynnville, and a blowout win over Mingo independents.
A subscriber letter to the Chicago Journal of Commerce urges passage of the Frazier-Lempke Bill to refinance farm mortgages at 1.5 percent with new currency, arguing that financing farmers would restore purchasing power, bolster agriculture, and support eastern industry. The writer stresses farmers must control production and debt to revitalize the economy.
John Boles stars opposite Gladys Swarthout in Paramount Rose of the Ranch on Friday February 11 at the Rivola Theatre. The hero actor saved Swarthout from a collapsing table and dodged a charging horse during scenes.
A 1936 correspondence cluster discusses the Frazier Lemke Farm Refinance Bill, AAA programs, and farm credit concerns. Van Gorp cites support. Murphy signals cautious backing, noting interest rates and currency policy. The letters touch on AAA legality, inflation risks, and the impact on farmers’ debts and prices.
The speaker notes agricultural product prices have improved and farm foreclosures have fallen, aiding farmer finances. He regrets the Agricultural Adjustment Act’s unconstitutionality but hopes for new legislation within constitutional limits, or a constitutional amendment to empower Congress to aid agriculture and regulate business for broad welfare. He closes with thanks and best wishes.
Denver residents faced a drastic temperature swing from 9 below zero to 83 above in twenty minutes as mild sun shone all day. The community reported several colds and ailments, with Van Veen and a leg injury among those affected, while the Hofman child recovered from illness. Rev Rozenboom and family traveled to Otley Iowa for Mrs Rozenboom’s father’s illness. Aletta Rus, a nurse, joined Rehoboth Mission Hospital near Gallup NM. Miss Bode resigned due to ill health. The Hospitality Committee hosted out of town girls in South Denver, planning visits to local sites, and a miscellaneous shower celebrated Miss Gertrude Logan, a Prairie View Kansas native working in Denver.
Miss Wilma Stryer and Peter Baines married on February 5 in a service at vk with Rev K Bergsma officiating. Seventy two guests attended. the couple will reside in Kansas with John Soodsma. Mr and Mrs F Popma of Hespers Town visited the newlyweds following the ceremony.
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