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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1932
Page
8
A Capt W H H Barker correspondent reports illness may force retirement from the Chronicle. Readers regret his departure after long service. The column covers local moves, visits, plus a dramatic ice rescue, school notes, sickness, and a Des Moines theatre ad promoting low prices and balcony seating.
Pastor Ralph T. Nordlund of the Pella Baptist church delivered a Sunday sermon on Christian abstinence from intoxicants. He argued the Eighteenth Amendment reflects government power to curb vice, but Bible teaching opposes drunkenness and urges personal restraint for the sake of the weak. He urged church members to avoid wine to prevent bootlegging and protect souls, calling for sincere living to influence others toward sobriety.
Kilduff Iowa residents voted to convert land northeast of the Methodist church into a community park. The church ladies will host a dinner and program to raise funds for trees and flowers. The item also records multiple local moves among residents and staff. Dave Sampson is ill with flu.
Porterville reports scarce news due to poor roads and weather hindering travel. Most moving occurred in late February with Arnold Monsma family relocating to John Van Andel’s vacated farm. Dorothy Goemaat aided her aunt Mrs Tennis Witzenberg in Otley as the family moves west of Pella. South Porterville school children suffer light chickenpox outbreaks, while Mrs J Van Nieuwenhuizen of Pella visits relatives in town. Jacob Monster returns from work for a Sunday visit, and Mrs Dick Goemaat returns from helping care for the newborn at her daughter’s home.
In Cordova Iowa on March 7 a traveling salesman attempted to drive through rising floodwaters near Red Rock and became stuck in a grader ditch until morning. rescue arrived after delays as the river crept higher. Local residents and nearby families are noted in a wide sketch of recent events and travel.
In Leighton Iowa on March 7 Mrs. E G Roorda lies in Abbott hospital Oskaloosa. Mrs C H Bogaard learns her mother Mrs H Van Reulder now in the Home for the Aged at Pella. Young Married People class held a surprise party for teacher Wm Van Duren. many neighbors attended. Prayer Day services were held midweek at local churches with lunch served by Willing workers. Birth announced of a daughter to Rev and Mrs Charley Malefiet in Canada. Church services for March 13 listed with times and topics.
A lively RKO Orpheum program in Des Moines presents the comedy romance Impatient Maiden starring Lew Ayres Mae Clarke and an scene stealing duo Andy Devine Una Merkel. The plot follows a secretary drawn to a divorce lawyer while a misunderstanding leads to a luxurious apartment ending in suspenseful drama and a closing note on new low weekday prices.
A department previews a popular radio feature airing weekly. It offers impressions and notes lessons applicable to daily life, highlighting how the program shapes listeners and what insights it provides for personal conduct and routines.
A radio feature at 6:45 p.m. presents The Stebbins boys from Bucksport Point with John Esley and Bill in a backwoods village setting. Hobbie Stevens and Sarah Williams figure in village schemes as the community discusses a new high school building amid humorous country dialogue.
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