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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1936
Page
8
The Texas Supreme Court ruled marble machines illegal, deeming them a form of gambling. The opinion notes that even seemingly innocent pastimes like home card games, pool, billiards, or slot-like devices can foster gambling. The piece warns youth are especially at risk and that such games often yield no real gain.
The United Mine Workers convention with 1700 attendees, representing half a million workers, loudly backs President Roosevelt and his policies. The passage implies broad labor backing for his next election bid and notes many voters are not union affiliated, but values the endorsement.
John J. Raskob, once chair of the National Democratic Committee, urges broader liberty by pointing to the millions among us facing unemployment and poverty. He argues for a more equitable distribution of wealth so that all worthy citizens receive a comfortable living.
Former governor and 1928 presidential candidate Al Smith urges President Roosevelt to respond to his radioed remarks. He criticizes Joe Robinson’s handling of the Happy Warrior, while noting Robinson’s role as Smith’s running mate gave him material to counter.
The piece argues radio sermons cannot replace church services. It cites inferior home sermons, lack of worship atmosphere, and church concentration requiring reverent attitude. It notes radio use by couples may help but disruptive home factors render it impossible and useless.
During the recent severe weather the practical side of religion showed strongly in aiding the suffering. Not only churches and welfare groups but city officials, agencies, institutions, and individuals contributed, revealing a humane community spirit and a heart that opens to those in need.
The piece argues the main issue in Pella is the urge to sell property and raise rents. It says owners deserve fair returns aligned with values, but prices must match buyers' ability to pay. It cautions against viewing retirement farmers as wealthy and notes money is tight and incomes justify restraint.
Prices at farm sales reflect a broader revival in prosperity. The piece notes farmers felt the first effects of downturns and now the agricultural sector shows signs of lasting improvement, suggesting a wider recovery may soon be complete.
A fragment expresses a principle that a fair deal benefits all, while oppression of farmers harms everyone. It underscores interdependence between policy and collective welfare, warning that punitive actions toward producers risk broad hardship.
A native of Oskaloosa notes a longtime postal worker with 33 years at the local post office. The piece contrasts two life classes: those who move and those who stay, praising steady dedication over changing jobs. Moss is invoked to illustrate that movement does not guarantee wealth.
Our fellow townsman H P Van Gorp notes the Chronicle published congressmen views on the Triple A. He finds Senator Murphy and Representative Utterback differ sharply though both sincere. The piece suggests many representatives face pressure between administration policies and popular sentiment.
The text recalls Carl Taylor, a famed Mexican newspaper writer, slain amid brutal conditions and warns of danger for editors who push boundaries. It argues journalists face risks wherever indecency or radical views provoke hostility, citing Taylor’s death as evidence and noting similar fates of other journalists abroad.
The Reinbeck Courier notes Swift & Co packed 100 million dollars more in 1935 than 1934 while meat volume fell 3.9 percent. A 6.7 percent dividend was declared, the largest in years. The AAA aided farmers with good prices and consumers paid decent meat prices, with at least one packing firm maintaining volume.
Editorial comments on the demanding work of truck drivers delivering coal. It notes sub-zero conditions, overnight waits, and the overall hardship endured by drivers to keep the community supplied, arguing the drivers deserve recognition beyond their pay.
In Keokuk County News a column reflects on speed of modern automobile traffic. It contrasts two types of pedestrians the quick and the dead and claims machinery demands higher training, intelligence and alertness than workers sixty years ago.
Knoxville Journal reports Judge Utterback a Democratic candidate for U S Senate this week. He will face Governor Herring in the primary, reportedly backed by the Murphy Hill faction. The race is expected to be close with odds favoring the Governor despite national administration support for Utterback.
In 1936 the Iowa State liquor commission will not add new brands to its offerings. The move aims to avoid possible entanglements over campaign contributions in liquor purchases. The piece notes the commission cannot report contributions to war chests and urges advance withdrawal from recruiting new contributors.
Blakesburg Excelsior notes it will stop accepting flattering material about political candidates through June as such submissions do not pay the paper. It says candidate self‑praise is a bankable claim but not worthy publication. The editor urges readers to provide substantial local news instead.
Local column mixes light chatter and satire about weather, shopping, Tulip Time, and town characters. Jokes about taxes, church, and social habits appear alongside religious reflections on sin, virtue, and morality.
A string of humorous observations on daily life from sales habits to kitchen tools and social quirks. It notes golf like phrases about suits per year since 1929, the knife as a cook’s symbol before can openers, motor appliances versus horse power, and playful queries about modern speech, weather, and fashion.
An international Sunday school lesson on Luke eight focuses on the demoniac healed by Jesus at the sea of Galilee. It presents a temperance angle, portraying two kinds of insanity and condemning liquor promotion while highlighting Legion as the demon possessed man. The plan outlines three parts and emphasizes moral restoration through faith.
This Washington week summary notes the House passed the War Department Appropriation Bill totaling 545,226,318 dollars, 120,425,035 more than last year, with 204 to 36 the vote. It adds 505 Army aircraft, raises enlistment to 150,000 by June 30, 1987, and grows National Guard to 200,000. The Senate fate is noted along with farm-relief efforts tied to soil conservation and the Supreme Court decision on federal welfare powers.
In Washington William Green AFL president criticizes Supreme Court rulings while urging a liberal constitutional interpretation. An amendment to the Independent Offices Appropriation Bill seeks 1.746 billion to fund soldiers bonus with 254 million in the adjusted service certificate fund, claiming no new taxes are needed. If approved, funds would be followed by House reconsideration. A Neutrality Bill shaping arms embargoes against nations at war is expected to pass this session, extending last August’s law to May 1, 1937, with support in both chambers though President Roosevelt and Secretary all favored a different version.
The weekly health message compares 1985 case totals with 1935 figures, noting weekly and annual counts for diphtheria influenza measles mumps scarlet fever smallpox and other diseases. Diphtheria deaths rose since 1932 while influenza and measles show seasonally low activity.
A collection of aphorisms and observations on truthfulness, persuasion, work, and society with stray misspellings and garbled lines. It notes inflation myths, social duties, church motives, and the quirks of travel, sales, and family behavior, ending with a stamped stray line about Woolworth and a cost note.
The Chronicle lists events from February 24 1916 including Pleasant View school program with Miss Cassa Clark teaching Edna Grant and Sarah Van Buron joining Central college music. Deaths of John Splint J H H Van Spanker en and Mrs P Augustine. Weddings of several couples. Des Moines trip for Peter Sells medical exam. Rev Grooters visiting Otley pastorate. A lemon grown on a tree owned by Mrs C Visser. Richard Viersen’s ice fall confinement. Reports of starving quails in hard winter. Dr Crew nearly injured by a Ford wheel detach. John De Cook’s 69th Washington birthday. Bloodhounds used to trace $50 theft from Vriezelaar coal mine office.
A. P. Dickey injured at Reynolds mine near Coalport by a fall of slate. William C. Huiser dies at his Sully home after a long illness possibly linked to a boyhood injury. Matthew Brom 22 dies of tuberculosis at parental home. Fred Bussey son of ex mayor E L Bussey shot by unknown assailants at Fayetteville Arkansas. Iola district residents discuss voting bonds to build a new schoolhouse after destruction by fire. Tunis Visser reportedly 6 ft 10 in tall. Mr and Mrs Jacob Grandia celebrate their 26th wedding anniversary. nine grandchildren all married by H Neyenesch. William F Gladstone of Huntington WV arrives, plans to relocate here. Miss Cornelia Wilson and Kate Veenstra to Des Moines for dressmaking school. Jerf Stegeman starts as clerk at Keables drug store. Marion county court week sees five divorces out of seven cases. Ten-year-old Wesley Rankin son injured after falling under a horse near Knoxville. Local rains and mud persist.
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