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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1935
Page
6
The piece notes extreme cold has damaged cars with stalled motors and burst radiators. It speculates that scientific progress may someday yield vehicles that withstand weather shocks, even imagining a non-freezable automobile as a distant possibility.
The text argues for an adequate form of pension relief for those unable to work or support themselves. It laments aged people ending their days in penury behind poor farm walls and advocates allowing them to live in their own homes with basic comforts.
A local appeal urges residents in Pella to seize the Federal Housing Plan to fund repairs and painting of homes and farms. Citizens are urged to estimate needs, borrow from local bankers, hire workers, and begin improvements without delay.
The article denounces police incompetence in Atlantic City as twenty armed officers allowed a gangster to shoot his way to freedom. It cites cowardice among some officers and blames political corruption, urging a house cleaning to improve conditions, per the Chicago Tribune.
The rising cattle market signals higher costs for feeders. Steers on the Chicago market topped 13 cents per pound, the highest in 38 months, while producers gain from elevated sale prices though buyers face tougher terms.
A published interview with Dick Den Adel, local clothier, outlines how men’s clothing has transformed over the past quarter century. The piece notes a complete shift from old styles to today’s more comfortable, becoming attire, with high collars no longer desired and fashion evolving for the better.
Six years in Pella show rents for large modern houses collapsing from 30 to 35 dollars down to 10 to 25 dollars. A seven or eight room home with garage once rented for 80 dollars now commands far less, leaving owners unable to cover taxes. The overall mood has forced both renters and owners to endure the squeeze.
The article defends a new 0 cent per quarter fee charged to depositors for handling accounts at Pella National Bank. It argues banks face regulatory pressure and tighter loan access, leaving the bank with limited income to operate under new federal and state banking rules. The piece contends the local bank acted out of necessity.
The bank states that issuing drafts will be a sporadic service and will not impose a hardship. It aims to operate on a break-even basis, with the broader effect of counts not being felt to a great extent.
The piece argues weekly papers rely on syndicated editorials less suited to local readers. It urges editors to express personal views about community happenings because readers prefer learning what their local editor thinks about current questions and events.
President Roosevelt declares candidacy to succeed himself in 1936 and names Vice President Garner as his preferred running mate. Both major parties express satisfaction with his administration and cooperation on recovery plans amid ongoing speculation.
An article cites views from centenarians and experts on longevity. It notes about 5000 Americans are aged 100 plus, with no fixed death limit and life expectancy rising. Opinions vary on secrets to longevity, from moderation to small daily rituals, yet all emphasize balanced living.
North English editorials mock Senator Johnson of California over World Court remarks while praising Roosevelt and the Johnson act barring war debtors from U S securities. Chariton Leader endorses transferring accrued liquor profits to Iowa's old age pension fund, praising Governor Herring but noting many taxpayers refuse the tax.
Monroe Mirror notes that many troubles stem from Americans losing touch with simple comforts. People no longer sat on front porches swapping stories, always moving somewhere, spending freely, and facing rain without an umbrella when hard times arrived.
Oscar Johnston, leader of the producers cotton option pool within the AAA, champions equal footing for agriculturists with industry. He calls for a vast farm block joining the south and middle west, ending the practice of courting every manufacturing enterprise and rewriting tariff laws to favor agriculture.
A lighthearted column recalls winter woes and small town quips. Jokes about choking cars, spitting on the Des Moines Register, and misunderstanding locals mix with marital tensions and barber shop chatter. Neighbors swap jests about goats, dogs and cats, while business chatter and neighborhood antics fill the day.
International Sunday School outlines Peter's restoration after the resurrection with three tests: physical skill, spiritual love, and renewed faith. It notes Jesus' knowledge of hearts, the threefold denial and confession, and calls Peter to feed his sheep, signaling renewed courage and witness.
The December 20 1934 Chronicle reprints Mrs Anna Snow’s remarks on AAA NRA and PWA and a Senator Borah comment about NRA. It argues high tariffs hurt exports, critiques big business control, and questions codes and unemployment. The letter alludes to New Deal effects and tax policy.
Albert Hoksbergen laments government salaries and bond taxes while arguing that tax free gilt edge bonds inflate money from wartime purchases. He condemns big business, cites biblical verses, and warns that NRA is not the mark of the beast urging action before divine punishment. He mentions Senator Borah and Mrs Snow.
A reader argues for implementing an old age pension with gradual funding, noting it would stimulate circulation, relieve the aged from hard labor, and reduce charity. The letter cautions against graft and bureaucracy while urging a tax based approach and compares pension to historic taxpayer contributions.
At a November 28 1934 special meeting in Pella Iowa Woodrow Washer Company amended its Articles. Principal place of business moved to Oskaloosa Mahaska County Iowa. Article III grants power to issue mortgages or bonds on all assets. Capital stock changes: preferred 500 shares at 100 each. common 1000 shares no par value. Secretary H P Van Gorp signed.
Chronical notes from February 4 1915 recount Carl Clark returning from Colorado with his bride Kate Todd, and lists weekly deaths Mrs Dixon Mrs Dudgeon Mrs Fennema and Mrs Parker. Neighbors bid farewell to the Brands, bids and edibles are shared, and townsfolk note train robberies and naturalization visits. Baby born to Neal and Vander Leest, Rev Van Kersen injures arm, Vander Zee expands business, Stursma re elected, Boot buys property, icy walks cause tumbles, and a high school bob sled outing ends with oyster stew at Miss Van Spanckeren’s house.
Thirty years ago on February 2 1905 F D Stubenrauch founded The Culture Station collecting sputum from TB and typhoid patients for the state health board. The Albia armory burned three hours after militia officers were elected. Winterset figures opened a monument works, Le Cocq sold his dairy to buy stock, and two marriages were planned. A Rodman railroad wreck injured Charles Brown, land sales reached 120 per acre for a 90 acre Marion county farm. Several editor pranks, two deaths in town and plans for a new bank emerged alongside licenses and naval reenlistment news.
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