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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
4
The Inquiring Reporter gathers five local opinions on what happens after CWA projects end in May. Contributors note potential wage impacts, farm prices, ongoing employment, and calls for continued work through county and organizational efforts amid lingering economic uncertainty.
A fighting Pella squad staged a dramatic second half rally to defeat Indianola 22 to 20 after trailing at halftime. Key late sequences featured Don Menning Liter Klein and Dawson as the visitors seized the lead in a frantic finish, with Pella overcoming an 10-6 Indianola edge at the break to clinch the upset.
Local sponsors the American Legion auxiliary and the Woman's Federated club announce a Roosevelt Birthday Card Party at the Pella High School auditorium next Tuesday evening January 30. Attendees may play bridge or 500, enjoy music, and hear a radio address by the President at 11 15 pm. Admission is 25 cents with proceeds supporting the Warm Springs Foundation to combat infantile paralysis founded by Roosevelt in 1926.
A fragment urges supporters to attend the party and contribute to the fund, noting January 80 as a key date and asking donors to keep it open for contributions the Indies will welcome.
Washington observes the administration upholding a May 1 deadline to terminate the Civil Works Administration employment program unless Congress adds 250 million dollars. Hopkins warns of 1,000,000 discharges weekly if funds dry up, while officials expect new jobs to emerge through the vast public works program and related recovery efforts.
Lester Dunn and family express gratitude to neighbors and friends for help at their home fire and for offers of homes and support since. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace informed Chicago Mayor E. J. Kelly that the farm administration would not enforce terms set by the arbitration committee that settled the Chicago milk strike.
Prices for corn wheat oats and livestock at Pella appear alongside notices for Rawleigh sales openings in Jasper County and sales at Knoxville Fair Grounds. Additional items include sewing machine repair and a black mare for sale from L Hoksbergen with contact details.
Porterville and nearby households report a pattern of visits and weekend gatherings. Mrs. John Robertus and son Huber Lee called on A. B. Goemaat kin. Koen Verrips and Will Monster shared time with the Mons ter family. Norman Le Roy Vanden Baard and others visited relatives including Wie lard and Van Scheinkhoven. Several trips to Pella and Lacona are noted, with children and relatives mentioned in multiple social calls.
A reader questions editor Fred Lam on women in church roles, defending Scriptural authority and noting Jesus chose disciples from the poor and uneducated. The writer argues education cannot override scripture and asserts only one church, built by the Holy Ghost, remains true, while condemning women-led churches.
A compact rural ad page features lamp bargains 6 for $1.08 and 75c complete cord sets, a 59 phone shortcut for quick electrical or radio service, repair ads for electric irons, battery prices 2 for 15c and 3 for 20c, light humor about cues for honesty and fare dodging, and a quip about a poem with a misinterpreted line.
An air plan e called the aeroplane is described by Austrian designers H Nagler and H Hafner. The craft uses a perpendicular airscrew with wings and can tilt in all directions to replace a traditional propeller. Frederick H Prince, a banker and packer, asked for a federal administrator to regulate the packing industry, claiming methods could change to benefit farmers and the western region.
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