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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1933
Page
1
The piece argues that a bank shutdown provides a convenient excuse for people to avoid obligations. It notes some justify inability to pay because of the closure, while others use it as a ready alibi. It questions what happens when banks reopen and plans to observe the outcome.
The writer praises Mr. Bishop for creating excellent baseball teams in a short time. Observing a game between two top squads, they note players showed veteran play, strong batting and fielding, and constant effort. The piece commends physical and mental development and rapid team growth.
Prof S A Leonard of Wisconsin notes that repeated incorrect grammar can become normal through usage. He cites phrases like this week Monday and last week Tuesday as examples of sloppy forms becoming common. Another locals' form is you hadn't oughter done it, among many others.
The piece argues laws are essential for all, guiding conduct and protecting public rights. It notes many traffic rules target those with little regard for others, while laws shape behavior for the sake of safety and welfare.
The piece laments the shift from ear training to printed music, noting that once a girl could play by ear at the piano or organ without sheet music. It argues for musicians who can park themselves at an instrument and perform without hunting for music, wishing the music to be in them rather than on paper.
The Open Forum piece in the Des Moines Register argues for upholding the eighteenth amendment noting its strong enforcement compared to other laws. It cites Edison figures on enforcement and asserts prohibition as a blessing, contrasting with calls to repeal while liquor interests oppose stricter control. Franklin Groomes of Menlo is quoted.
An essay extols work as essential to individual success and communal stability. It divides people into 80 percent workers and 20 percent seeking substitutes for labor, arguing crime and social costs arise when the latter thrive. Notable figures like Rockefeller and Ford are cited to illustrate long term achievement through effort.
A collage of editorials and quotes urges higher hog and livestock prices to lift farmer purchasing power, warn against reckless driving, honor Memorial Day, and critique media and political stances. Notable mentions include Louilia Press, Monroe Mirror, Sigourney Review, Knoxville Express, Omaha World Herald, and Sioux City papers.
A strange man tried to break a twenty dollar bill in Fairfield recently inviting local chatter. The incident suggests residents may have forgotten how money looks after years without cash in town.
Osceola Sentinel reports hundreds of young girls, some under 16, labor in Pennsylvania factories six days a week ten hours daily for as little as 57 cents to 2.50 weekly. Investigators under Governor Pinchot reveal severe abuses including starvation pay and coercion. The piece condemns the system and calls for reform to end child labor and exploitation.
A church closing sermon line sparks humor as Deacon Jones jokes he is awake and tired. editor notes prankish post office taunt about a Milwaukee goitre and quick exit, hinting at local journalism fealty and satirical bite.
Chronicle Weekly Health Message urges parents to guard children by guarding food and employing tight window and door screens. It notes flies and mosquitoes as disease vectors and advocates sixteen mesh screens, especially in public food areas. Weekly report lists communicable diseases by location for the week ending June 1, 1933, including diphtheria, scarlet fever, smallpox, typhoid fever, measles, whooping cough, mumps, and others.
In a compact Pella vignette, residents share humorous exchanges and inane quirks. Bits include Dutch-word muddles, garden variety puns, a comment on whiskers to deter musketeers, and light social glimpses from a high school class, a clerk named Lucille Klein, and neighbors like Carl Clark and Doc Fox.
Legal notice from Marion County Iowa of a will filed for Mattie Hakkert deceased. Hearing set by the Clerk of District Court on June 19 1983 in Knoxville Iowa for all interested parties to be heard. Clerk NL REMY Deputy L R Clements May 28 1983.
The Clerk of the District Court of Iowa announces a hearing on the last will and testament of A M Wittenburg deceased. The Court of Clerk will hear all interested parties on June 27, 1933, at the Knoxville office. Don L Remy Clerk of District Court Knoxville Iowa May 29 1933.
Chronicle reports large crowds gather in Pella for Central College founding anniversary. Dr W L Allen returns from Kansas where he aided Garden City Oil Gas and Mineral Co interests. Citizens urge county supervisors to repair unsafe Des Moines river bridges. East St Louis floods eclipse other news.
Chronicle notes from June 6 19 detail a packed First Reformed church baccalaureate by Rev. J W Bailey with at least 1000 attendees. Obits include Mrs D C A Stoddard near 92 in Germantown Pa and a 11 year old Helen Dennis. Also: Gertrude Gezel ends Ida Grove teaching term, carpenter Frank Roose injures hand, wedding shower for Elizabeth Gezel to Prof H W Pietenpol, and underground cable work by Fowler Telephone. Local graduations, births, motor cycle mishap, a new born east of town, and a four footed chicken arrival in Sully.
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