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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1931
Page
7
The editorial notes many households worked to clear snow last Sunday, arguing Sabbath labor clashes with moral scruples. It argues for a city ordinance banning snow shoveling on the Sabbath, contending the day should serve man, not vice versa.
The article argues milk is a desirable food and should appear on every family table three times daily to help undernourished children, though it notes that milk alone cannot solve all cases of lean or overweight conditions. It reflects on varied past dieting and the need to encourage a milk rich diet for some while acknowledging others gain fat easily.
The statistics show 496 people earn one to twenty million dollars annually, 80,000 earn 50 thousand to one million, 30 million have 10 to 25 dollars weekly, and 6 million farmers average 750 dollars yearly. The piece argues wage earners lack adequate income, local clerks and others likely earn under 25 dollars weekly, and five million workers are unemployed with no income.
The piece notes western railroads cut maintenance costs by 750 million dollars in the first nine months of 1930 and Class A railroads earned only 3.51 percent on investment in the first ten months, down from 5.19 percent in 1929, while still facing calls to cut rates to aid agriculture and industry. It compares tax shifts like the gasoline levy to painless surgery, mocks the idea, and cites state taxes in North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Virginia as examples of rising charges, warning this burden may grow.
A critique of federal agricultural policy and congressional leadership. The piece questions politicians commitment to agriculture, noting that promises often fade in a moneyed Congress and that the Federal Farm Board is a major source of political nonsense. It argues agriculture is basic but action is needed beyond campaign rhetoric.
The author laments that many politicians ignore farming problems and urges fair representation on boards. Honest dirt farmers faced with today’s issues could drive progress, opposing powerful money interests. A future Congress may guarantee agricultural relief, but that day seems distant.
The piece argues laws arise from protecting others rights and preventing harm. It cites Lincoln and Billy Sunday, defends prohibition as protecting lives and homes, and warns extending new rights could threaten others. It notes open saloon risks amid modern transport and urges balancing rights with societal safety.
A reader survey finds ten respondents read editorials occasionally or frequently, with preferences for short spicy pieces over long ones. It notes the impact of topic choice on interest, praising editorials that provoke thought and widen investigative thinking, while acknowledging changing reading habits.
This Week in Pella offers a collage of lighthearted bits from Charley Dennis antics with coal buckets to humorous quips about college sons, crosswords, ping pong, and daily life. It includes playful jabs at fashion, banking, and local shops, plus social observations from area residents.
In the Bronx sympathizers visited Mrs. Levinsky wife of a wealthy white goods importer who died after returning from a Southern trip. The husband asked why she should not look wonderful noting she spent the winter at Palm Beach.
A jumble of quirky lines notes routines with cans and plates, postal rate talk suggesting $5 monthly bills, a wooden leg advantage for sock and paint brush, plus quips about handkerchief retrieval. Names Homer Sherman Gerrit Vander Wal appear in a disjointed excerpt.
A multi-paper digest notes editorials dissecting farm policy, political moves, and economic mood. It cites the Farm Union's outspoken stance, Raskob’s stance on party ties, Turner’s influence on House leadership, savings bank deposits amid low mood, and the Iowa winter’s weather shaping public sentiment. The remarks reference various papers and cities, highlighting national debates and regional perspectives.
Readers are invited to improve content quality and engage with editorial discourse. The piece traces the shift from vituperative, aggressive editorials to temperate, fact based analysis. It argues a dignified editorial page earns respect and adds character, even when readers disagree.
U S Department of Agriculture says controlling serious tobacco diseases like wildfire and blackfire hinges on seed-bed sanitation. Recommendations include burning or burying crop refuse, plowing under diseased stubble, decontaminating seed beds and equipment, treating seed with silver nitrate, and proper seed-bed warming and ice packing tips for storage.
Chronicle 1930 notes Awtry and Lankelma mark two decades in furniture trade. Farmers Co operative exchange holds annual meeting at Legion hall with over 200 attendees. Barnett and granddaughter Patrica Barnett of Knox ville die within four days. Merger forms between Oppenheimer Alsop Co and Sears Roebuck. Buerkens Mfg receives Nebraska axle order for wagon from 50 years ago. Peter Sandberg, ex-Pella resident, dies in Eddyville at 85. Aart Van Dusseldorp dies suddenly at Ma haska hospital after arrival for surgery. Charles Van Vark and Elizabeth Dunnink wed. David De Cook and Nellie Vos marry.
Chronicle notes from 1921 recount the Chamber of Commerce report with many achievements, a meeting at the high school for public school religious instruction, a Knoxville Hawkeye mill burglary with $20 taken, a Shorthorn cattle sale to California, marriages of Van Englehoeven and De Cook and Van der Linden and Dykstra, Verrips nursing a crushed hand from coal, and deaths of Mrs. M. Veenstra Gertrude Dykstra and Franklin Nossa man.
Social notes cite Philathea class member Elizabeth Graham visiting former classmate Mrs G A Vandermeulen at Monroe. Walter Linkey, depot rail spur foreman, broke a leg in two places. Hazel Veenstra fell on ice and broke her right forearm. Bruinckool groceries sold at public auction to Tunis Plette. Vander Zee and F M Roberts bought a jewelry store at Oskaloosa. Second Reformed church hosted a reception for new pastor Rev Brinkman. Deaths listed include Mrs A Kaldenberg 81 Nellie Vogelaar 46 George Henry Jensen 17 Mrs Sarah Botsford 82 Marenus Van Zee 32 Mrs Henrietta Heiting 58 Miss Dena Sedrel 19.
Four daily round trips with connections at Monroe for Knoxville. Special round trip rates among all stations. Pella to Des Moines departures at 8 31 am 12 81 pm 5 01 pm 7 46 pm. Des Moines to Pella departures at 8 00 am 12 00 pm 4 80 pm 6 15 pm. Pella to Oskaloosa at 9 34 am 1 84 pm 6 04 pm 7 49 pm. Oskaloosa to Pella at 12 00 pm. All routes except late evening buses connect at Monroe with Knoxville line. Buses run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa.
Chronicle Office offers for sale adding machine paper typewriter ribbons and carbon paper.
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