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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1934
Page
6
The text contrasts physical blindness with mental and spiritual blindness, describing blindness to life’s great issues as the worst form. It warns against the calamity of spiritual blindness, citing the phrase Having eyes, they see not, and urging awareness of one’s spiritual welfare.
Mr and Mrs Ira Hadley aged 65 and 62 of Richland died when their truck was struck by a freight engine at the Minneapolis and Saint Louis crossing three miles west of Richland about 10:00 Friday morning. The engine carried the truck about 100 feet and the bodies 50 feet farther. Coroner Irvin Reynolds declined an inquest. The Hadleys, longtime Richland residents, left behind three daughters and one son. Funeral at Friends church in Richland conducted by Rev. Leonard Vines and others, burial in Friends cemetery.
A writer recalls a traveling salesman whose face seemed to reveal honesty and sincerity. The piece contrasts appearances with truthfulness, noting that while many may misrepresent themselves, facial expressions can betray genuine intent and align with psygiogony ideas about reading minds.
An evening snapshot shows diverse pastimes including croquet on a porch, a couple chatting at Lincoln school while boys play softball, a crowd at a swimming pool, and about 1500 attending kittenball at an athletic field. The scene highlights people enjoying life in different ways.
The article notes the shift from open counters to modern refrigeration in stores. Refrigerators preserve cheese meat butter and other perishables, appealing to discerning customers and reflecting merchants’ interest in maintaining quality and sanitation.
A column argues that using profanity reveals a poor vocabulary and weak character. It notes both men and women who swear show lack of refinement and intelligence, despite the English language offering thousands of words. The piece condemns such speech as injurious to relationships.
Interest grows as two or three teams battle for the pennant in the leagues. The pace is set by the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees in the American League, with New York Giants or Chicago Cubs likely leading the National League. The writer hopes the Cubs win the NL and Tigers take the AL, signaling a rich World Series contest, though outcomes remain uncertain.
The piece critiques ongoing extravagant spending contrasted with frugality. It warns against hoarding money yet notes many ignore past lessons and continue reckless financial habits. A reckoning day is prophesied for those who forget. Many have witnessed it, yet some have forgotten and returned to old ways.
Despite a summer lull in shopping, merchants should maintain advertising energy. Buyers are fewer, so run bargain sales at different times and advertise in the weekly paper to attract prospective customers and keep business visible.
The piece explains meritorious and honorary degrees, noting honorary degrees honor success or influence while earned degrees reflect hard work. It argues that degrees by effort do not guarantee superior ability but provide a solid foundation for professional work.
The piece discusses physical, mental, and spiritual blindness, preferring physical blindness as the hardest to endure. It notes the hardship of losing sight and the inability to read, work, or see friends and loved ones.
The piece questions the phrase vote for the man and the idea of voting for principles. It argues voters should judge moral character, anti corruption, and constructive policies. When choosing between major parties, the decision should consider what they have done to preserve ideals and improve the people's happiness.
A local notice commends Officer De Hoog for cracking down on unnecessary double parking on business streets. The writer argues double parking is dangerous and unnecessary even on busy Saturday nights when many visitors are in town and adequate curb space exists other days.
When Marie Dressler passes from public life, the screen loses one of its greatest favorites. Her homey yet impressive acting has captivated many screen lovers across films she has starred in. As age and serious illness shorten her time, she will be greatly missed both on screen and in daily life, having endeared herself to thousands.
Mayor Fultz highlights disciplined parking as essential, criticizing careless drivers who park over lines. He warns that crossing lines creates chain violations for others and emphasizes ample space within the markings to prevent infractions.
The Kittensball management faces a choice to add seats or charge five cents to admit more fans as current seating for 1,000 is overwhelmed at every game. Many must stand, prompting calls for prompt improvements to ensure comfortable seating for all attendees.
Editorial notes railroads petition the Interstate Commerce Commission for a ten percent rate increase. It argues existing rates push shippers to seek alternatives, yet urges low public-rate moves in emergencies like supplying oil for chinch bug control and water for an Iowa town lacking it.
Louilia Press reports that Mrs Miller secretary of state of Town and head of motor vehicles began a weekend highway patrol on Saturdays and Sundays. The patrol, used during the Fourth of July, saw accidents below normal, reflecting a wider trend where states employ patrols to cut highway crashes and Iowa seeks a similar system.
Keokuk County News reports a Deep River picnic talk praising Dan Turner as sound and capable to govern Iowa. The piece highlights his net income tax policy as fair, noting current taxes irritate citizens and that financiers oppose lower earners. It frames Turner as leading beyond the 1932 Democratic landslide and addressing tax burdens.
This week’s Pella column rambles through local chatter about an imported cat from Albia, neighbors at the ball game, and a string of small town jests. It notes curfew jokes, croquet late nights, garden chores gone awry, and playful digs at local officials and reporters.
An ironic critique of public discourse and authority through weather fixation and unreliable warnings. The piece riffs on thermometer worship, reckless driving on heat, and a damaged view of aviation tech, then sketches Iowa county offices and duties with caricatured detail. It ends noting a county clerk's role and a janitor tending flowers.
Iowa State Fair opens August 22 to 31 featuring radical entertainment shifts. New elements include a farm women's hobby exhibit and a large Iowa school music festival with 10 000 children and 100 bands. Also debuting are a 4 H kittenball championship, agriculture displays on chinch bug control and corn loans, and a U S Department exhibit on farming efficiency. Night horse races, a 10 year old lion tamer, auto races, fireworks, rodeo, and open air circus programs headline daily events. State fair officials call it one of the most interesting fairs Iowa has held.
The state highway commission bought a large house, barn, and other buildings for 4600 dollars on highway No. 18. They will move them to the east edge of Britt for the new relocated road that will eliminate two bad covens that were paved in.
The Iowa Health Department urges non-swimmers to avoid water and promotes supervised pools to prevent drownings, stressing swimming education as essential. A weekly disease report lists cases of diphtheria, scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, chickenpox, mumps, tuberculosis, dysentery, gonorrhea, and syphilis across counties, with totals and leading areas.
Thirty years ago in the Chronicle of Jay a new Lincoln school building was nearing completion for fall opening. Instructors included Prof W G Farmer and Miss Firth at the Marion County Normal Institute. Local items note a bank purchase by R Vander Ploeg, a boy shot a colt near Newton, Dr J W Shankland passing a medical interne exam in St Louis, and Levie Wouda’s fatal coal mine accident. Also mentioned are Chronicle editor changes, tomato canning nearing, World’s Fair attendance by Gordon Peck and Harry De Reus, Velie buggy purchases in Moline, a marriage in Pella between Garret Van Hemert and Miss Alice Hays, and a new baby born July 27.
The Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad Co. won ICC approval to acquire 45 miles of Chicago Burlington and Quincy lines between Oskaloosa Tracy Martinsburg and Coppock Iowa and to abandon 64 miles of Rock Island lines between Oska loosa and Mahaska. It will operate freight over 49 miles of Burlington between Tracy and Des Moines and abandon seven miles of its own Brighton Coppock line. The Burlington line faces 39 miles of abandonments Winfield Coppock Martinsburg Oskaloosa. The agreement streamlines lines with one railroad serving the territory.
Advertising copy that is carelessly prepared fails to deliver the intended results. The ad will not pay off if the advertiser lacks the ads and services to execute effectively.
Twenty years ago on July 30 1914 excitement swept the college campus as the flag pole on the old Central building caught fire after a lightning strike. The report lists deaths and marriages including Hubert Blom 53 Gerrit Stegeman and a mayoral dispute over park services plus city news from Pella Otley and New Sharon.
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