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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1934
Page
5
Iowa Senate quickly passes a bill reducing automobile license fees on subsequent registrations. Fourth registration down 25 percent, fifth 50 percent, sixth 75 percent, then fee based on vehicle weight. Officials say about 50,000 cars will resume highway use, fueling gas tax revenue. refunds possible for those who already paid.
Improvements at the Memorial building stalled due to authorization delays. Trustee M Paardekooper faces red tape between Knoxville and Des Moines, hindering progress while workers are rotated. The west side is open for a new stage, and mild weather keeps the space warm as officials seek quick resolution.
More than 300 attendees filled Farmers Union hall for the fourth annual meeting of the Pella Burial Association. Officers were elected, reports given, and a strong membership gain noted. Reuben Schakel became president, Dirk De Bruin vice president, and M. Van Haaften secretary-treasurer. Directors named were J. F. Van Go, A. A. Steenhoek, Adrian Vos, M. Z. Meinders, Gore Van Zee, Gus Van Dusseldorp, alongside the three officers. J. E. Forbes, funeral director, has served over two years, succeeding H. L. Liebrock.
William Van Dusseldorp of the Vriezelaar estate farm near Otley advertises a January 30 closing out sale of livestock and farm machinery. After February 1 he becomes a salesman for W T Raleigh company selling health products.
A Benton county grand jury indicted 35 year old Everett Howe for first degree murder in the Jan 12 fatal shooting of Rev. Calvin Boggs near Garrison. The case follows other state news including tax revision debates, a large liquor raid near Carnarvon, and a firebrand sweep of headlines from Des Moines to Chicago. The report also notes a baby born to Mr and Mrs Butler in Estherville recovering well in Coleman hospital.
Leighton Iowa postmaster Lewis S Walker died at his home Friday night at age 73 from a stroke. Funeral service Monday at 1 30 PM with burial in Forest cemetery. Survived by widow and six children Hilda Blake Chicago Ethel Burke Des Moines Ferne Raymond Oskaloosa Walter Cedar Harlan Don Leighton. Walker appointed by President McKinley October 1 1897 served 37 years as Leighton postmaster and recalled early office changes and local life.
A report notes Elbert Van Maanen’s curio description overstated snake skin lengths by printing inches instead of feet. The two skins measure 13 and 26 feet respectively, reflecting a unit error in the original description.
Marion Van Arkel recalls the first public sale in Marion county held fifty years ago by his uncle Joe Porter with auctioneer George Roberts. The event occurred seven miles southeast of Pella with a large crowd and about 28 or 80 women serving a noon free lunch. He fondly remembers the roasted beef.
Irene Boot, long time book keeper for the Farmers Cooperative Exchange, has resigned to take a similar post with International Oil Company in Des Moines. Friends praise her merit and fidelity, though they regret her departure from Pella.
Rev. Father John F. O'Hara, Notre Dame vice president, criticizes college sex education courses as false principles in a pointed public statement. He argues the programs mislead students and undermine traditional values upheld by the university.
Joe Stientjes returned from the 9th annual Gamble Stores Manager's Meeting at Fontenelle Hotel Omaha Neb focusing on a bigger 1924. Founders B C Gamble and P W Skogmo outlined merchandising growth and advertising boosts plus opening several Gamble Stores and hundreds of authorized agencies in 1934. The employee owned network emphasizes collective approval of major decisions.
Jake Hablitz of Des Moines pleaded guilty to passing a $4.50 forged check at Larson's Shell in Knoxville Iowa. Judge N R Hays sentenced him to ten years in Fort Madison and paroled him to his brother. Deputy Sheriff A Lubberden escorted him to Adel to receive the sentence while the judge held court there.
January 26 to February 2 feature several community items. Events include basketball games at college gym and high school auditorium birthdays and revival meetings, plus public and farm sales near Otley Prairie City Pleasantville and Second Re formed Church.
On January 30 communities nationwide plan programs to raise funds for the Warm Springs Foundation’s fight against infantile paralysis. In Pella the Legion auxiliary and the Federated club host a card party, while the President's mother bought the first box for the great society ball at New York's Waldorf Astoria, expressing pride in her son's birthday and the foundation's work.
The junior high to present the operetta The Magic Fiddle on February 2 in the high school auditorium. The show features about sixty junior high pupils with leading roles by Norman Van Gorp Virgil Vander Linden Betty Jane Carter and others. The production marks a full evening’s entertainment by junior high students with efforts by teachers to provide broader student benefits.
Notice to farmers offering free access to vaccination records and hog counts from 1981 82 and 88. The message lists Dr W C Ver Ploeg and Dr T G Fultz as contacts and invites calls to secure the information at their offices for Corn log contracts or similar purposes.
J A Grandia earns a reputation as a livestock shipping champ after handling 600 cattle in a week and over 1000 hogs on Thursday and Friday, with an average of about 50 hogs daily, signaling rising farm shipments to market.
The Baptist Church invites Rev. and Mrs. L. James Kindig to hold evangelistic meetings for two weeks starting February fifth. A fuller account will follow next week. Mr. Kindig will preach and plays eight instruments while Mrs. Kindig aids children and youth.
Fire alarm rang Saturday afternoon at the J. T. Van Zante residence on Union and East Third streets. Sparks on the roof caused a small hole and the blaze was quickly put out by city firefighters.
The city of Pella uses CWA funds to upgrade local roads. South street has been graded widened and extended east of Main property, a new street from this point north to Highway 63 called Prairie street opens, and work on Jefferson street east of Main begins to widen and grade for improved travel.
John Hartness sixty year old Pershing resident died from head injuries after a buggy was struck from the rear by a car driven by X X Gibbs coal operator of Monroe county. The accident occurred on highway No 60 two miles east of Knoxville as Hartness headed to his daughter's home. Hartness died Sunday night after lapse into unconsciousness. An inquest jury viewed the body and Gibbs was jailed on driving while intoxicated charges.
The big home game pits Central against arch rival Penn Collegians from Oskaloosa Friday night. Both teams show scoring promise though neither has strong records. Penn likely holds a scoring edge. Lineups feature Nelson, Reimer, Sullivan or De Velder, Summer, Dykstra or Van Arkel. Central adds Rusty Geery after eligibility.
Chronicle want ads draw large turnout as Farmers Cooperative exchange seeks a bookkeeper. 27 candidates filed before a hiring decision, proving readers rely on classifieds. W. J. Van Hemert visited Council Bluffs to see son Dale, hospitalized with flu, and met his veteran friend Fred Pree, semi-invalid from a service injury.
Report from the county corn-hog meeting in Oskaloosa recounts vandalism as cars could not start after residents Ike Herney and G D Johnson returned home. Distributor caps and rotor stolen, Ford wires removed, sheriff called for investigation. local farmers condemn the act as a low down joke and urge justice.
The National Canners met in Chicago during the week of January 15 with about 9,000 cannners in attendance. Old Grimes Canning Co sent reps A R Dunbar Wm Clapper and A M Self. They report agreed acreage allocations and a labor code to be submitted to Washington. The 1984 tomato price is forecast at 6.75 per ton open market, with local firms able to take acreage similar to 1933. Last year’s price was 8.12 per ton. Management expresses satisfaction with progress and confidence of fair pricing if production matches consumption, enabling fair wages for employees and growers.
Knoxville Iowa January 24 Plato Alley Red Rock was bound over to the grand jury for concealing weapons after a preliminary hearing by Justice Frees Pleasantville. Alley is confined in Knoxville city jail. Alley was arrested by Mayor Gilderbloom Pleasantville last Tuesday at the Shell eating house on Highway 60 where he allegedly threatened several people with a revolver.
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