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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1932
Page
5
The Security Bank, now run by Reinhauer and Pannekoeky, will pay a 15 percent dividend starting today to 2,680 depositors, totaling $81,000. Checks were issued in Des Moines, with local calls to depositors to collect receipts as the nine month delay ends and funds return to the community.
A Catalina Island killed whale weighing 6000 pounds is displayed Friday at The Star garage. Exhibitor notes its enormous mouth and tiny throat opening while claiming the mother whale weighed 68 tons. The animal is difficult to kill and the gunner must wait 24 to 36 hours for the carcass to resurface. Exhibited items include buggy whips toothbrushes and a perfume concentrate sold at 75 dollars per ounce.
The college athletic field lights will debut with three seven inning games starting at 6:45 p.m. Friday. Independents play Amsterdam, Shell faces Star, and Sam's Jockies meet Knotholers, with a short game by the ladies team between the second and third men's games. Admission is free.
The J C Penney store runs another price slashing sale after weeks of clearance ads. Read the advertisement to see the specials offered and items available at extremely low prices.
We thank friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy shown during our bereavement and for the beautiful floral offerings. Signed by Mrs Lawrence Van Rees, his brothers and sisters, and the Klein family.
Condensed notes from state and nation show a wide range of items. A 100 degree day sparked citywide heat talk in Boone while other items cover legal actions, political moves, and notable deaths.
Promoters led by W C Carpenter of Muscatine urged a two week canvass to collect signatures for a vote on Sunday movies in Pella. He cited 576 names gathered and sought an election to decide the issue, noting nearby towns and church leaders’ reactions while council delayed action awaiting broader support.
Iowa Farm Bureau plans a public speaking contest at the state fair with the topic The Farm Woman and Her Civic Responsibility. Winners receive a medal on Farm Bureau Day August 29 and may enter the national contest in Chicago in December. Open to any Farm Bureau member, speeches from seven to ten minutes judged on content and delivery. Enroll by August 20 via County chairs to the Iowa Farm Bureau Federation Des Moines.
City council set Tuesday evening August 2 at 7 30 for a hearing on the 1932 tax levies. Levies total 25000 up 5000 from last year due to sewage disposal plant costs despite school levy reduction. A street light at Cobinet HasP Beyond and Huber streets was approved with updated insurance on light and power plant equipment rising to 50000 until next May.
Norge Refrigeration launches a nationwide Cross Word Puzzle and Essay Contest running July 11 to August 27 with total prizes of 25000. Open to all not connected with Norge or Borg Warner. Fifty 500 dollar cash prizes. Judges include distinguished newspaper editors with the Chronicle as local judge. Also notes call at Kuyper's Music House for participation and contest blanks. A separate line reports excavation delay at a million dollar Sioux City post office when 200 men stormed the site demanding work, threatening to hire 200 for two months if machinery not used.
The Wormhoudt and Kempkes Clothing Sale is now on Full Blast with bargains on clothing. Shop before the sale closes on July 26.
Guy White, about 21, was seriously injured Tuesday at 10 00 when slate fell at Bishop's coal mine southwest of Pella. He was pinned under debris until workmen freed him and a local physician diagnosed a broken back.
The Chronicle previews a new weekly advertising feature from United Paint & Body Co. Just south of the Chronicle office readers will find the first in a series titled Hap Van Gorp Says. Each ad includes a clever illustration and a witty saying to tickle readers and invites continued attention weekly.
The American Legion Memorial hall is being redecorated and a new hard oak floor is being laid. Old flooring is removed and replaced, with rearrangements creating a changed and inviting interior.
The July clearance sales at Model and Bell clothing stores drew hundreds of buyers over the weekend with continued large-scale buying expected this week after the Security State Bank dividend payout. Prices were described as never so low, and shoppers quickly seized bargains.
A timeless town-boost message arguing growth hinges on citizen attitude. It contrasts live towns with dead towns that quit trying, urging residents to adopt a can do spirit to attract resources, progress, and modern growth.
Dick Weyers, a local realtor, was struck by a bicycle rider, Arie Intveld, outside United Paint and Body Co. A leg wore a hole in his trousers but he avoided serious injury. Weyers had just left the city offices when a friend called. he stood up and was hit as Intveld could not avoid the crash.
Albert Dilley of a mile south of Lacey sustained a sore right arm and hand after being charged by a sow in his farm feed lot on Monday morning. He was bitten and his middle finger and forearm were badly lacerated as he freed himself and fled.
Reports from area residents show multiple illnesses and hospital actions. William Menninga ill at home near Gales arg. M Vander Heiden improving after appendectomy at Oska loosa hospital. Mrs Herman Vos underwent Mahaske hospital surgery. Mansford Ver Steeg had kidney operation at Des Moines Lutheran hospital. Fred and Chas Lautenbach visited him. Lynn Platt seriously ill at sister’s home. N Van Lint and Mrs Fred Van Rheenen also listed as ill or improving.
Mr and Mrs Henry Cox of Omaha travel through western states on a motor trip. In a letter to his mother Mrs J M Cox they report reaching Seattle Washington and enjoying the voyage. They expect to stay until late August and will attend the Olympic games in California before returning.
Shell defeated Star 9 to 8 in a close late contest at the college athletic field. Ver Meer hit a four-base homer for Shell and Rainey did so for Star. Donai and Ver Meer were Shell’s battery with Michmershuizen and Byert for Star. Additional games included the Jockeys beating Star 15 to 12 and the Independents trouncing Amsterdam 22 to 3. The Knotholers opened with three runs but Shell poured in seven in the sixth and two in the seventh to seal the win. Batteries noted for Shell were Donal and Goedhart with Ver Meer catching, Wisse pitched for the Knothalers.
Mrs Lydia Jordan Packer, widow of Rev Eli Packer once pastor at Jordans Grove and Chariton Iowa, died Saturday July 9. She was daughter of Deacon Chandler Jordan, a noted benefactor of Central College who donated Jordan Hall. Survived in frail health at advanced age.
The Central Automatic Oil Burners by Central Engineering Coronation Cedar Rapids are advertised as safe clean economical heating. D. McWilliams former Pella man is connected. H. J. Boland is local representative. Users include H. J. Boland Mrs Kate Beard Dr J J Sybenga The Model Clothing Co Gary Vogelaar P H Kuyper Bob Kuyber H B Van Gorp and P H Van Gorp.
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