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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1939
Page
3
The town praises station duties and urges respect for all life roles as Rural Carriers visit. Pella welcomes the guests and Auxiliary with cheer, asking residents to endure small inconveniences and show courtesy to strangers this weekend. Appreciation of these visitors is tied to warm impressions across Iowa communities.
The note suggests drivers will use their own cars, increasing traffic and parking challenges. It warns against door dings and scrapes when parking between lines and stresses the effort required to exit without damaging nearby vehicles.
A gentleman suspects his whisky is vanishing and confronts his new housekeeper. She defends her honesty claiming her Scotch extraction. He responds that the issue lies with her lineage rather than her parents.
An elderly tale recalls a young minister who fell ill during a three day convention. His wife cared for him and bought a thermometer. After taking his temperature she read the outcome a dry and windy day.
Secretary of State Earl Miller rejected a petition to solicit 1.5 million dollars for a Jesus Christ statue tied to a protest movement. He said Communist ravages in Iowa do not justify a million dollar symbol of defiance.
The Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Senior Chamber Committee receive praise for transforming North Park in Tulip Town into a beautiful civic space. The article notes the project cost was modest and highlights community spirit and business involvement. It also covers Governor George Wilson directing no salary increases or new hires in state departments, urging public workers to accept current pay as the state improves economically.
A citizen signaler notes Britain and France practicing bombing runs that approach German targets from France, mirroring distance to key cities. The piece argues such publicity could sway peaceful Germans, showing the Allies’ use of fear to deter aggression and suggesting Hitler may reconsider his stance.
Iowa Public Safety Commissioner Karl Fischer announced a policy to suspend licenses for arrested drunken drivers until proven innocent. He argued suspensions deter repeat offenses and protect highway safety, praising the measure as a needed discipline against intoxicated motorists. Fischer condemned lenient sentences and urged firm action to curb drunk driving on highways.
On the editorial page of the Des Moines Register July 13 a reprint of Emma Lazaruew s The New Colossus contrasts America s welcoming ideal with current relief debates. The piece urges tolerance for refugees and notes WPA politics while praising Congress for curbing relief abuses and maintaining workworthy standards amid wartime economic strain.
Jefferson County editorial lauds ideal motherhood by Mrs Elias Compton of Wooster Ohio noting four children now successful in business and raised on The Bible soap and spinach with mild spanking for life lessons. Humboldt paper questions economic capacity of a college graduate bookkeeper and calls for training. Lemon of South Dakota defends free speech and urges realism and readiness against subversive ideas.
The article notes children may use the walks as long as they are not a nuisance. The Royal Candy Co prepares a cafe on Central Park East Side. Material for rebuilding a bridge riverfront project near the Des Moines river follows spring ice jam damage. John N. Vander Linden and Nick Vander Ploeg families vacation at lakes in Northern Town.
A July 1909 dispatch from Capita notes Prof and Mrs Henry G Cox plan a private music studio in Omaha. Pella scores a 2 1 win over the Pella club. LeGrand family travels Colorado. Brinkhof hails Nick Gesman as mayor. Community notes cover electric plant opposition, railroads, business ads, weddings, a new Rousseau bridge, and a July baby Melvin Louis Hartley.
A July 7 1919 market recap notes Vander Zyl Bros quot ing steers 10 to 13 per ewt hogs 19 to 21 per ewt corn 1 to 1 75 per bushel wheat 190 to 210 oats 68c eggs 36c per dozen springs 20c per lb An article clipped from the Knoxville Express is mentioned.
Ten years ago on July 18 1924 Mayor Simon De Haan announced state highway commission notification that highway 63 would soon be paved and gravel for the Knoxville road was already stored at the Knoxville end. Logan Hendricks mailed a long note about board duties aboard the ship George Washington bound for Europe and keeping the deck clean. The John D Gaass home on North Main was sold at auction and to be torn down with lots bought by W H Fowler and Dr W C Ver Ploeg who planned to build. De Haan also ruled that children could roller skate and ride kiddie cars and wagons on the sidewalk after a complaint.
Leighton residents attended a Heap Of Livin Club picnic on Leighton school grounds with contests. The Priscilla Sisters met for a China mission study and musical numbers. Various families hosted social events, birthdays, visits, and a 4-H Black Oak Boosters program was announced for July 28 at Black Oak Center school yard.
Geo Dear and helpers dug a basement for a new house and will start walls this week with R Pethoven of Taintor as carpenter. The Wymores of New Sharon bored a well with 50 ft depth and 20 ft water. Mr and Mrs Dear and son Allen go to Orange City to canvas book sales. A Bos of Tracy visited his children Frank Ryken family and attended church. Vacation Bible School at Lower Grove Church ended with a student program and an address by Rev H L Van Dellen of Pella.
Gerald Vogelaar suffered a serious head injury while operating a tractor and is now improving. Homer Boyd was seriously ill and hospitalized in Oskaloosa without a diagnosed cause. Rev. D J Hoitenga preached at Newton and Rev P F Dahm of Ogilvie Minnesota filled the pulpit here. The Dahm family plans to return home soon. Mrs Gerrit Bennink of Pella died last Saturday. funeral at Third Reformed Church in Pella. Benninks lived near Peoria before moving to Pella.
Miss Ruth Joan Vander Waal of Montezuma visited a week with her aunt Mrs A O Van Houwe Ningen. O tto Van Essen has been busy combining oats at the H W Vriezelaay farm. The oats are of excellent quality and good yield. Many attended funeral services for Mrs Levi Dykstra at Pella Thursday. Mr and Mrs Levi Dykstra and family lived near Otley before moving to Pella. Mr and Mrs Dow Poor were shopping in Pella Thursday. Gerrit Aalbers and sons Marvin and Edward were in Knoxville Friday evening. Mrs Artie Hiemstra and Mrs Von Van Dusseldorp were shopping in Pella Thursday. Miss Johanna Fienne of Knoxville called on Miss Anna Slocum Wednesday. The Pringle party visited in the L Vandorp home Sunday. Miss Caleta Pringle and Mr Fred Shenton of Newton were callers Friday evening in the H W Vriezelaar home. Miss Alice Brunia of Des Moines visited in the Neal Heemstra home this week. Mr and Mrs A Van Houwe Tingen and Miss Hattie Van Gorp of Pella visited Sunday afternoon in the J W Van Gorp home. Mr and Mrs Leonard Vos Mr and Mrs Wm De Prenger and family of Leighton visited Sunday afternoon in the H W Vriezelaar home. We regret the sudden death of Mrs Sara Vande Gaarde of Otley at her daughter Ethel’s home in northern Iowa, and the passing away of Mrs Gerrit Bennink of Pella, mother of Mrs Gerrit Den Hartog of Otley. Our sincere sympathy to the surviving relatives.
Miss Irene Bloodsworth enjoyed a few days in Pella visiting relatives. Mr and Mrs Jake Van Dusseldorf and sons Bert and Marion visited the Wm Zeters home on Wednesday evening. Connie Van Engelenhoven of Leighton and Miss Grace Boot of
Pella residents dropped by the Rene Van Engelenhoven home Wednesday evening and the Gradus Klein home Thursday afternoon. Neighbors including Connie Vanden Berg and the Otley Reformed choir chaperoned an ice cream social at Tools chapel. Weekend visits saw Neal and Albert Wesselink with Josie Wesselink of Mitchellville at Gradus Klein’s, plus outings at Elk Rock and Bar tus Klyn homes. Local health note: Mrs Vanden Berg has been unwell the past week.
Rose Hill residents and friends made numerous social visits this week. Minnie Rose Van Zante Dora Dunnink and Edith Peery called on Tuesday while Earl Coakley and Art Ver Steex families hosted visits. Several groups traveled to Knoxville Pella Monroe and Tracy for gatherings with relatives and friends.
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