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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1934
Page
1
A narrator warns that marriage seriousness grows after children reveal inherited traits. A mother recalls spotting her own flaws in her son, urging would be spouses to study each partner’s family background. What is in the family history will eventually appear in future generations.
The piece praises Bob Colflesh of Des Moines as a strong potential candidate for governor in the next election. It notes his Republican affiliation as incidental, highlights his ambition energy and decisiveness, and suggests he could challenge the Democratic nominee if he chooses to run.
It has been suggested we should adopt a courtesy code or code of politeness. It costs nothing to be polite, yet harm can come to be otherwise. Some people embody courtesy in every life aspect and improve daily life. Others delight in offending rather than pleasing, but a code of politeness should be pursued and lived by.
A Sunday Des Moines Register writer rails against full open liquor sales arguing against repeal while praising legislators for enacting controls. The piece favors restrictions to curb abuses and protect the public, admitting some prefer none but defending current limits as necessary.
At the American Association of Teachers of Journalism gathering in Chicago a key finding was that editorial reading has revived over the past year as people seek encouragement amid low spirits. The Chronicle’s editorial page is criticized, yet more readers are engaging with editorials, reflecting deeper public thought and the editor’s personal influence.
One pastor urged both material and spiritual recovery for the new year. The piece discusses how poverty or illness can awaken concern for deeper truths, noting a man’s crisis of faith after his wife’s death and the need to consider human factors alongside divine will in suffering.
The piece argues that facing imminent death reveals whether people pursue worldly gain or spiritual renewal. It condemns a purely material outlook, notes misery from unemployment and low wages, and calls for dethroning selfishness to enthrone God and righteousness. It warns of divine judgment and urges covenant renewal for recovery.
A Milton Herald editorial laments volunteers crowding fire trucks, urging calm and proper organization by the trained department. The Adel News mocks county consolidation plans while Illinois Baptists imagine a new year, and Indianola Tribune highlights liberal ro ، liberal letters praising Roosevelt with a satirical island colony proposal.
A humorous Pella Chronicle column recaps local quips and social jibes. It jokes about a minister, radio woes, safety razors, traffic, marriage, and public life with playful regional satire, noting residents and local figures while wryly observing politics and economics.
Keokuk County News outlines how NRA codes favor large firms over small ones, with wage parity shifts, longer shopper hours, and a government led data push hiring about 16,000 white collar workers. It notes farmer distress, low hog prices, and poor returns for eggs butter and poultry amid uncertain markets.
Wallaces' Farmer analyzes 1934 farm price prospects for corn and hogs. It explains how reduced production or market demand could lift hog prices to four to six dollars next winter, with a $2.50 per hundred hog bonus shaping incentives for contract signers and the broader corn belt impact.
A regional appeal urges farmers to sign the corn hog contract to secure better prices. The message targets middle western producers, promising higher returns if they seek ten cents per bushel more for corn or two dollars per hog for hog sales. The call emphasizes collective action.
The Chronicle recaps front page items from twenty years past including Alex Miller’s Washington Democrat visit to Pella and a commercial banquet program with W. H. Fowler and others. It notes deaths of Mrs. J. W. Porter and others, a surprise party for Miss Margaret Vogelaar, a marriage in Sioux County, a 64 foot flag pole gifted to Central College, and local births, appointments, and a smallpox quarantine at Cotton Hall dormitory.
Burglars robbed Albia hardware store of 250 dollars in cash and firearms. Keables Drug Store review and photo of Dr B F Keables in St. Louis. Rock Island depot safe blown at Oskaloosa, 55 dollars taken. Ottumwa surgeons grafted skin from 27 arms to cover Burlington brakeman’s leg injury. Mrs H W Slob gave birth to a daughter. Luke Vander Linden recovering from mumps, back on streets. Edith Rhynsburger ill. Sleigh rides enjoyed by many locally. George Gezel began rural mail route four duties. retiring after 30 years. Local items mention mumps, Worth aiding sales, Newton school board bans football citing roughness. H F Johnson becomes part owner of Pella Weekblad. Kryn De Bruyn dies near Galesburg at 65.
A Naperville farmer writes to a Chicago Tribune columnist seeking government guidance on cat control and possible benefits or compensation for eliminating cats. He asks which official to contact and whether cats should be stimulated or regulated as kittens may appear any day.
The Hedrick Journal, formerly owned by Glen F Redfern, begins operating under new management on Monday. Alvan Bann, Ralph E Jon Grinnell involved as part of the lease arrangement with C J Martin noting a change in leadership and ownership duties.
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