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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1935
Page
8
Babe Ruth, age 41 and nearing retirement, accepts the role of vice president and assistant manager with the Boston Braves. He remains the club’s top drawing card and may play to share his wealth of experience, with a view to eventually becoming manager.
Pella hosts two major basketball events this year drawing hundreds of fans and creating citywide excitement. Officials praise the successes and thank all involved, hoping visitors return frequently and the rivalry boosts local interest.
March enters like a lamb, bringing brighter days, sunlit skies, singing birds, and green grass. Residents express renewed hope and gratitude for nature as garden time returns, noting a few dreary spells but overall appreciation grows.
A recent local surprise party report stood out for its well written opening and concise style. The piece avoided flurries of words and presented the essential facts clearly, earning special mention for its craftsmanship.
In a Bible class discussion a few Sundays ago the speaker argued that temperance should be broader than liquor. Intemperance in eating, sleeping, working, loafing and other actions can also harm the body mind and soul, impeding full personal development.
The writer notes a family with large needs spends heavily on daily goods and clothing. When reviewing records for income tax deductions, they discover sales tax paid appears small, prompting the conclusion that sales tax may not be as burdensome as people claim, or at least as perceived.
With the summer vacation near, readers are urged to address youth recreation. The piece notes parks, a college athletic field, and the municipal center exist but lack amusements beyond kittenball. Beginning next week, a series will examine how other communities solve the recreational problem to spur local action.
The piece argues that true Christianity must be incarnated in practical living beyond church walls. It contrasts the priestly and Levite forms with the Samaritan road religion and asserts that beliefs matter only when lived out in public action and daily conduct.
A terse moral note praises a faith that sheds false dignity and lives among people. It treats the Jerico road as a model of practical religion through the example of the good Samaritan.
The National Housing Administration asks for public turnout at a Legion Hall gathering next Tuesday evening to discuss home improvement loans. Property owners will learn how to borrow under the program to repair repaint and rebuild, with monthly installments and no obligation to participate.
The Public Opinion editor recalls a priest’s view that Father Coughlin correctly highlights social evils but errs in offering reliable remedies. The priest notes Coughlin’s lack of experience or training to direct national plans for social or economic improvement.
A Monroe resident, beloved by neighbors, was laid to rest after a period of illness the writer attributes to neglect of health and morals. The piece urges personal care and guidance from a pastor or physician, reflecting on the need to take responsibility for one’s well being.
Arthur Brisbane comments that the Supreme Court decision refutes claims that Roosevelt's administration acts without regard to the constitution. He argues the ruling thematically counters anti administration condemnations.
Government economists estimate farmers will receive over 400 million dollars in benefit payments this year. Corn-hog farmers lead the list with about 165 million dollars. Assuming southern Iowa farmers have good crops and benefit from corn-hog contracts, the outlook for the year is bright.
Homeston New Era echoes Chariton weekly Leader scolding the state administration for withholding names of old age assistance fund pension recipients. The paper argues for transparency and suggests publishing names of tax delinquents to show who contributes to keeping the fund low.
This Week in Pella collects light gossip and reader quips from local residents. Jokes about media stars, post graduate grandparenthood, and town characters mix with wry asides on weather, taxes and liquor control. Notable quips reference Pudgy Hoekstra, Cubs training in Catalina, and local anecdotes about neighbors and shops.
A reflective piece on changes in social behavior and gender roles. It contrasts fences of gossip with liberated women, notes about secrets and downfall, critiques high society and marriage markets, and riffs on modern comforts and old punishments, ending with a remark on listening to authority.
A collage of statements notes Rev. William Dean as a 1934 missionary to Siam with wife, South Carolina’s Black population, a province lacking motor vehicles a decade prior, about 40 nationalities in Weirton mills, and a 250 year old Cohansey church spawning 13 fellowships.
The weekly health message explains five transmission routes for disease germs including respiratory droplets, direct contact, water, food, and insects. It notes measles and scarlet fever are highly contagious with grave complications and urges parental cooperation with health and school authorities to prevent contagion.
The Sunday School lesson outlines Peters view of the universal gospel reaching Gentiles in Joppa around A.D. 41. It emphasizes God’s impartiality, the persuasive power of a Spirit-filled message, and the gospel’s penetration leading to baptism as the new convert's desire amid a modern oddity about eggs.
Davenport officials of the A A A Motor Clubs of Town urge Governor Herring to oppose using gasoline taxes to enlarge the state general fund. Communications from Davenport Dubuque Cedar Rapids and Waterloo claim the tax should fund highway construction and maintenance rather than general purposes. Redistributions could jeopardize federal aid under Hayden Cartwright act and risk millions in road funds and bond retirements.
Dora Sylvester sues John Bruxvoort et al in Newton for 2100 dollars tied to promissory notes and a lease of real estate. The petition claims lease terms obligated payment of 1900 dollars plus 200 more if hogs averaging 200 pounds sold in Chicago at 6.50 or more per hundredweight in January 1985.
The Chronicle lists events from March 9 1908 including a Baptist church college banquet, Vander Zyl Brothers buying Pethoven store at Leighton, Rev Dr MacMinn speaker at college chapel, hens and a rooster selling for 7 dollars, land sale of 500 dollars, J B Steinkamp moving to Pella for Stacker factory work, and duck hunting along the Des Moines river. Additional items mention new library books, illnesses in families, visits from Webster City, grip cases, a planned WCTU oratorical contest, a Greene county fishing fine, Miss Jennie Harrison illness, and no spring college vacation due to science hall construction.
Timeline of two decades ago items from the Chronicle recount marriages Cornelius Van Hemert and Lena Tysseling M Albert Van Houweling and Marie McDonald. Obituary for Mrs Cornelius Slycord at 59. Web ster City siblings Vivian and Cairo Closz die after a runaway accident. Local school board election results Simon De Haan and J B Rhynsburger elected. Fire at Cotton Hall dormitory extinguished. Store upgrades by F R Gambell. Night operator L A Bickford becomes Evans agent. Anniversary for Mr and Mrs Gerrit Stewie. Advertisers offer worm remedy. Many subscribers change post office addresses.
W R Hocking formerly of Albia, now Des Moines resident, was killed at the Beck coal mine near Des Moines when a mine car overturned pinning him. Funeral held in Des Moines. Survived by wife, father W R Hocking of Albia and two sisters. Inquest planned by Polk County Coroner William Carpenter.
Classified sheet sale lists 500 yellow second sheets available at the Chronicle office for 40 cents each. Inventory details not specified beyond color and quantity.
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