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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1932
Page
9
The writer questions farmers grasp of operating costs and season outcomes. It notes Dr Evan Kane, father of a professor acquitted of drowning his wife in Virginia, performed a self surgery for hernia and mentions an appendix removal ten years earlier. The piece hints at trust in practitioners and self experimentation.
The text notes claims that George Washington invented ice cream alongside other theories that an Italian created it and sherbet preceded it. It concludes by disregarding the dispute, focusing on enjoying ice cream in season.
A citizen with a family of seven or eight estimates annual expenses for water rent fuel and food plus clothing allowance at about 1200 dollars. The note echoes Will Rogers on budgeting and urges stricter spending to live within means.
The National Service Syndicate in Washington reports 1931 had strong health results, praising state and local health units and medical profession efficiency under Surgeon General Cumming. It notes little pay increases for some physicians and a decline in physician earnings.
Farmers face low prices but enjoy a certain living cushion. A businessman notes they effectively earn about $1,500 yearly not counted as cash on hand, a living that costs roughly that much. Even if liquidity is tight for taxes and rent, they retain some daily vitality.
The House immigration committee seeks action to admit foreign parents outside the quota, claiming a 500 yearly increase. Critics question why populate the country amid high unemployment and strained charity, unless children of these parents guarantee support.
The Manufacturers and Industrial News bureau calls this year's 35,000 traffic facilities a disgrace to intelligence. The editor agrees, noting a reversal of sensible practice where there is little intelligence. Amid a rising auto death toll, it seems nothing is being done to curb the trend.
The International Cat Society argues for a license law to reduce stray cats as a city and country problem. The writer prefers dogs over cats and calls for an elimination process, noting cats can be more profitable in some areas but still a nuisance when they linger on premises.
The automobile manufacturing association reports recent months of charity totaling about 50,000 for employees and families. It notes 6,200 Christmas food orders, fuel for 1,200 families since September, and clothing for 650 families, suggesting industry leaders are not as hard-hearted as some think.
A Chicago lawyer launches a campaign to aid the unemployed and educate children by proposing a congressional bill. It would tax payrolls five or six percent to fund salaries for school children under 21 and bar child employment. The plan promises to support 30 million students and shift 7 million current jobs to adults, a feasible effort with potential broad benefit.
The passage argues the bulk sales tax is superior to the income tax because it reaches every purchase, making it harder to dodge. It acknowledges a burden on heavy consumers but frames the tax as fair, ensuring all contribute to shared benefits.
The National Industries News service says the Democratic House is unsettled by tariff policy. Lawmakers fear a revenue tax program and worry remedial legislation could be vetoed by the president, showing reluctance to act and a preference to leave the tariff as is.
A compendium of editorial snippets from various papers. It argues Gandhi’s treatment by Britain exposes hypocrisy, praises independence through resistance, criticizes Judge Kenyon for repeated political hobbyism, notes contrasts with Governor Dan Turner’s tax cuts, and discusses tariff policy and reciprocity as routes to market access.
The 1932 tax reduction is projected at ten million dollars under 1931. State government costs are expected to drop about twenty percent. Farm land valuations for assessment should fall by one hundred thirty million dollars, though the final total may be lower than anticipated.
The Sigourney Review notes federal construction nationwide with post offices and other buildings expanding into smaller towns. It urges two district Republican congressmen to make promises, arguing that now is an opportune moment to secure commitments amid ongoing development.
A Chariton leader quotes a banker who says the nation suffers as certain tim id souls hoard money, hide funds, or buy bonds that should be deposited in banks. He argues business cannot flow when surplus resources are withdrawn from circulation, hindering prosperity.
A collection of lighthearted vignettes and quotes from Pella residents and officials. Jokes about light bills preachers and hats, plus anecdotes about Eastern Star, students, a stolen car, golf and neighborhood life, all told in a witty, period tone. Strong names include Gov. Murray, W. A. Young, and Mary Pipple.
A young deacon travels to New York to buy a church sign motto and dimensions. He wires his wife for the sign details. A clerk misreads the note as Unto us a child is born six feet long and two feet wide, causing a humorous misunderstanding.
Eastbound Passenger No 472 474 Westbound Passenger No 475 478 Local Freight No 832 831 Trains run Des Moines to Keokuk and Des Moines to Eldon daily except Sunday Freight for shipment must be at the station by 5 00 p m the evening before Both local freights carry passengers
Des Moines bound passengers will board at Howell with no stops for intermediary stations. Train 11305 p will halt for passengers as far as Albia or other listed points but will not take passengers at other intermediate stations.
A brief note traces a recurring Flight O'Tyme chronicle from the Chronicle, highlighting entries tied to two historic dates 1912 and 1922 and their significance within the publication's historical segment.
Deaths listed include Andy Cheezem 55 Joe Van Vliet 37 and Gerrit Visser 62. Couples linked by Cupid include David C Renaud and Inez Grundman Charles Hoeksema and Johanna Den Adel John Hesse and Elizabeth Brown John Vande Keift son of Gerrit Vande Keift froze his feet en route to work near Prairie City. Mrs AN Firth installed as worthy matron and William Butts as worthy patron of the Eastern Star. Nichols and Nollen drug store Newton sold to Ralph McBride Marshalltown. A sled driven by D Vanden Berg near Hespers Iowa struck by an Omaha train. Vanden Berg dragged about 20 feet in snow. Harry Hesselink injured at the Stacker factory when hot metal flew into his eye. Cold weather brings hardship to needy families of Pella. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs M M De Reus of Leighton January 9. The Red Brush river near the area froze over and wagons crossed the ice.
Secretary Ramsey deemed auto tax computation unfair. An oil stove blaze hit the Baptist parsonage in Newton injured Rev A C Droz. County Supervisors planned 100000 road improvements including White Way grading. Newton schools closed for smallpox. New baby girls born to Nieberg and Kempkes families. Esther Albright began as public health nurse. Weddings included Van Zouk with De Kock and Vande Voort with Van Duren. Al Breuklander resigned from Pella police.
Seventeen students from an eastern state college diagnosed with trichiniasis after a church supper served home made pork sausages from a local butcher. Heat from an open fireplace failed to cook the meat, allowing infection to spread among about thirty attendees.
The text warns trichinae may live years in muscle and 2 percent of American hogs are infested, undetectable by inspection. It urges thorough cooking of pork and lists weekend communicable disease counts by county, including diphtheria, measles, whooping cough, chickenpox, mumps, pneumonia, and venereal diseases.
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