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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
3
A wife says she was outspoken at a club meeting, prompting her husband to quip I wonder who outspoke you. The lighthearted exchange highlights a domestic misunderstanding in a humorous, era-typical vignette.
A comparison to Demosthenes declares speech reveals character like a vessel’s sound. The passage laments radio audiences unable to judge speakers, suggesting listeners have lost the ability to discern wisdom from folly.
Lester Welle of Milwaukee told a story during a Pella visit when his son Paul’s Sunday school class was asked who built Solomon’s temple. After silence, Paul answered the WPA.
Senator Henry Byrd of Virginia says 43 million Americans rely on regular payments from Uncle Sam with dependents reaching 40 million people, about one third of the population. He argues that workers with no payment support two dependents beyond their own families, making it hard to stretch pay checks.
In a period of caution about commitments, Central College announces a timely forward move as ground is broken for a new Chapel to be completed this year. The article notes the project signals vitality and aims to improve education for local children in Pella by enhancing facilities for future graduates.
J P McEvoy of The Rotarian urges travelers to avoid aimless trips described as ducks in Cuba. He recommends taking a hobby or skill to meet locals with similar interests who can guide sightseeing with minimal effort. The strategy benefits any trip even to a neighboring city.
The Time magazine piece tells Mario Izzo, an Italian immigrant on relief in Pennsylvania, who, upon receiving his first check, buys a broom and sweeps the streets. He works six hours daily, six days a week, declares this country wonderful, and vows to be an honest man. Robert Stevenson lauds labor’s joy and purpose, warning against the heartache of unemployment.
A city newspaper recalls National Dairy Month and questions how farmers can urge city residents to buy more dairy if farmers do not. It cites falling milk butter and cheese intake despite high value, notes the Iowa cream check as key to farmer income, and urges citizens to buy and farmers to use their own dairy products to avoid city criticism.
In Current History William Seabrook counters Adolf Hitler’s racial unity campaign, calling it childish naivete. He says America’s makeup is a blend of nations and that Germans ignore that Americans of diverse origins helped build the nation, concluding Nazis overlook this core fact.
The excerpt discusses immigration and ethnic origins in America, noting Germans seeking refuge from Nazi Germany and comparing American identity to Dutch heritage in Pella. It asserts that English speakers, and others like the Germans, helped shape what is called “America’s.”
A Memorial Day reflection urges teaching proper flag observance in every classroom. If pupils learn to salute or place a hand over the heart as the flag passes, they will influence fathers and mothers at home, guided by a patriotic society like the American Legion to lead this initiative.
The piece argues against advocating isms and for patriotic values, denouncing Fritz Kuhn and Nazi propaganda. It urges youths to stand with American institutions, the flag, veterans groups, and the Constitution, framing advocacy of isms as negative. It contrasts positive life conduct with negative associations.
Waterloo Courier notes defects in current liquor control while opposing saloon revival and local option feuds. The Marengo Republican claims the war is over again with Mussolini and Hitler avoiding past extremes as France Russia and England exchange notes and a dead Nazi in Danzig draws little reaction, unlike a dead Austrian in Serb ia from 26 years ago.
The Mitchell County Press voices concern over a well-to-do individual who dodges a several-thousand-dollar debt by exploiting legal loopholes. The paper condemns both the able debtor who refuses to pay and the poor debtor who cannot pay, arguing for no difference in culpability.
The Keokuk County News notes a surge in back to the farm sentiment with demand for farms higher than last spring. Many quit farming due to lack of rental farms, while people return to rural living to secure enough food and a steadier livelihood than urban business ventures.
A look back at events in Pella from 10, 20, and 30 years ago. Highlights include local milestones, community milestones, and notable happenings that shaped the town’s history.
The 1909 Pella Central commencement featured Elizabeth Gezel William B Pietenpol Bert Baron and Maurice Nies as familiar graduates. A Kingsbury Nies Baron quartet performed while L A Garrison led Gentral as president. The issue also notes a New Electric Palace cinema Henry De Goyer proprietor with 200 seats and a phonograph in the window. Real estate deals and local travels fill the rest with plans for the Garden City Chautauqua July 1 10 and various community movements.
Twenty years ago on June 17 1919 temporary officers sought a charter for the Legion Post with a name under consideration and a general meeting for all returned service men set for June 19. Paving planned for 1920, the council met about objections with none noted. Schools closing next day. Seniors hung a flag atop a light lant stack then blackened it and removed it. The class play All On Accounts Of Polly. Otley White Way Band to open season at Reformed Church under Henry Ver Steeg. Chamber of Commerce planned a great Fourth celebration with parade basket dinner and evening fireworks. A Hawaiian orchestra to play on streets and park. Pella Metcors beat Sally 17 to 0 in twilight game. Cornie Dykstra and family were mentioned.
Berry Halden of Chariton delivered the Memorial Day address as Central Park marked its 75th anniversary. The issue notes 12 pages in the college edition, a $200000 college endowment, local aviation interest, bridge contract let for Des Moines river crossing, and several marriages and deaths. A road foreman Henry Visser died when dynamite exploded in his pocket near Monroe Newton road. another memorial mentions a driver in an Indianapolis auto race cremated in Pella.
Farm locals discuss planting soybeans with a new corn planter arranged in rows for cultivation and weed control. A Cedar neighborhood field near Pella struggled as button weeds outdistanced beans after multiple discing and harrowing passes. Samuel Guard notes stock feeding perspectives, citing price shifts for hogs and feeders and a Nebraska shipment of finished stock.
The speaker recalls May 1939 cattle auctions with large averages and strong returns. Mary Angus buyers averaged 345 dollars per head. West Virginia Herefords 361. Snn-A-Bar Shorthorns 220. Ker shaw cattle 240. Judge Fullerton's Sunbeams 223. Hollingers in Kansas 326. A nostalgic pitch questions readers about entering meat production.
Fifield residents hosted and visited kin from Killduff Pella Knoxville and Oska loosa with many family gatherings. Lloyd Reimers stayed with his parents Arnold and Diekema while Jim Van Weelden and Zegers families joined multiple suppers and a Korver reunion in Oska loosa.
Sunday meals at the S H Kuiken home and visits by the Grandin and Van Haaften families are noted. The Kuiken family reunion occurred on Decoration Day at Maytag Park Newton with multiple branches attending from Pella Muskegon Monroe Otley and other places. Liberty Corner School closed May 31 with a picnic and Gritten Dunnink to teach next term. W H Ver Meer of Pella visited C J Kuiken midweek.
Michelson the nationally known minister spoke in Los Angeles at a Wednesday service. Memorial and Decoration Day observances occurred with band concerts and a World War monument program. Prairie City High School held its 1939 commencement May 25 with 30 graduates led by speaker J. H. Horsley. Other items note hospital stay for Janice Lee Beyer, Bible school sessions, college commencements, and Boys’ Club outing in Des Moines.
Rose Hill news lists calls at Pella home of Myron Nollen and Minnie McReynolds in Monroe for Decoration Day. De Ronde and Keuning families attend reception near Pella. Kathryn Vander Werff sick with chicken pox. Several residents from Reasner Sully and Orange City visit, travel to Boone Ledges State Park. Newton callers, Monroe visits, and hospital update on Arthur Vander Werff.
In Otley the Banner Bearer Society of the Reformed church invites all to hear the Marion County Rural Women's Chorus at their annual ice cream social. Watch the paper for the date. Local residents hosted guests including the Vander Ploegs Danks Mosby Wittmer and Hulleman families during a weekend gathering in Otley.
Gene Tunney earned 990000 dollars for his 1927 bout with Jack Dempsey while Dempsey took home 447500 dollars as his share of the lucrative heavyweight title clash.
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