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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1936
Page
5
The Pella Chronicle reports that drawings for the new Post Office Building in Pella Iowa are in a tentative stage. Working drawings are expected by February 15th and bids will follow soon after.
Agent C F Dykstra announced Rock Island railroad will start free drayage pickup between the depot and uptown on January 20. Freight will be delivered to the depot at no charge, handled like express shipments, for all freight moving between Chicago and Denver. Katra added the policy applies across the Rock Island lines.
After thirty eight years of pleasant business relations Mr Ed Piette retires from Wormhoudt and Piette. He will assist in funeral services while the partnership dissolves by mutual consent. Gratitude expressed for public patronage. Books and notes due now payable at the store. The new firm Wormhoudt and Son will continue quality service.
Farmers are invited to attend a Friday night session at 7 30 PM in the designated room of the school building. The session will cover topics on seeds and related farming practices as part of the ongoing Farmers Night School series.
Today January 9 marks the 97th birthday of Pella's oldest resident and one of two Holland Colony survivors from 1847. The article recalls her family’s voyage, early Pella life, and her long, steadfast health with memories of the first log cabin home built by her father and the hardships faced for liberty of worship.
An estimated 300 attended a WHO barn dance program at the high school auditorium Tuesday evening. The cast pleased the crowd with Tom Sawyer and master of ceremonies Tommy Tweet driving a brisk, wholesome show aided by Red's Arkansas Rambler member Shorty on banjo.
About 600 boys attended the Ames short course with judging contests over two days. Rex Jensford announced winners on Saturday as Billy Rinehart and Myron Nollen of Pella won gold medals for third and fourth in grain and livestock. Billy Rinehart of Knoxville and Myron Nollen of Pella also earned certificates of award along with top juniors in the 20 high boys group. Club Agent Zeller urged attendance next year.
In Knoxville district court James De Vries and Connie Netten pled guilty to a chicken theft. De Vries received a Fort Madison state prison sentence, Netten 60 days in the county jail. The birds were taken from Peter R. Van Gorp farm west of Pella on Fifield road. Van Gorp testified he aided the crime in part through knowledge of the suspects.
The report shows 8,216,102 bushels under seal and 8,696,795.00 dollars loaned. Secretary of Agriculture Murray announced the figures Friday night, detailing the corn loan program and its financial scope for the period.
A Marion County relief meeting at Knoxville courthouse on December 31 set monthly gatherings for the Emergency Relief committee. The panel, including W J Casey and Jerry Speed, arranged funding terms with Des Moines officials, confirming ongoing state support minus 2300 dollars monthly to be reimbursed by the county for relief office expenses and pensions while the state covers administrative salaries.
Notice from L A Sents City Assessor to meet in the basement of Marion County State Bank on Saturday afternoons from 1 to 3 3. Anyone wishing to see him may attend at that location and time.
Mrs D Hynes marked her 80th birthday on December 30 receiving numerous greetings and personal congratulations from many friends during the day.
The Wormhoudt and Piette partnership dissolves after 38 years as C H Wormhoudt continues the furniture and funeral business with Gerrit Wormhoudt Jr joining to form Wormhoudt and Son. Ed Plette retires but will assist the remaining partner in funeral operations.
The Pella city council voted to purchase another Murray type steam boiler of 115 horsepower to boost capacity at the municipal light plant. Manager Jerry Hellinga urged prompt purchase to prevent a critical shortage during holidays. officials weighed future demand while avoiding overdoing the expansion.
New Marion County State Bank issues its statement of condition dated December 31, 1935, on page eight. Kenneth Bean leads the bank in Pella with deposits rising in the past three months, reflecting local support and trust in the new institution.
A survey details machine guns used by American gangsters in cars and a coast patrol find. Palestine reports 25430 Polish Jews left for Palestine in 1935, nearly doubling from 1934. Roosevelt’s congress speech is labeled low order by Rep. Hamilton Fish. Chicago investigators probe the death of a pediatrician husband. grief marked the scene. France contemplates retirement of its quiet headsman as age and succession loom. US posts in Kansas clash with prohibition rules. Olson recuperating in Minnesota. Kamin dies at 63. Ethiopian reports of Italian bombing and Swedish Red Cross ambulance casualties. Tulsa clubs face closures after a vice probe. National figures critique constitutional defenses amid looming war signs. A 13-year-old confesses robberies in Iowa. a hotel fire in Atlantic City injures several. Shorthand exams held. social games mix with etiquette trends. A jailed extortionist’s thoughts flash to a friend. chaotic scenes of a trapping incident in Detroit end with a punchy recap.
After a five week grand jury session in Marion county district court Judge Cooper learned of one indictment against William J. Johns former deputy county treasurer. The charge relates to a 2731.06 shortage with shortages in 1933 1934 and early 1936 totaling 2746 27 Johns resigned in 1935 to become acting postmaster of Knoxville and offered to repay 75 monthly but did not admit guilt. He was to appear at the February term after posting 100 bond.
President Roosevelt's joint session address on the economy and neutrality drew praise and criticism. The Supreme Court struck down the AAA on Monday in a 6 to 3 decision, ruling the act unconstitutional and signaling broad implications for relief programs and government powers.
Fragmentary notice mentions a dissolution sale connected to a farm held by J. Hart Boat and associates, with references to Dr. Ray Fox and other local figures. Details are unclear due to garbled text, but the item signals a planned sale of farm property in this city via the paper.
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