Governor Hammill Announces Republican Senate Bid
Editorial critiques Governor Hammill’s bid as a Republican for the U S Senate. It questions his praise of the party’s record on prohibition enforcement, tariffs, and industrial policy, while noting his obvious partisan stance and calling the stance a general whitewash. It ends by doubting his unity with GOP leadership.
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John Hammill
Republican Yn
U. S
Republican Party
Is Party
Hammill
Hoover
Appalling Illiteracy in Iowa and Nation Stressed
A critical analysis of illiteracy cites five million US adults unable to read as a national peril. Iowa ranks 15th among states for native white illiterates, with 20 680 total illiterates, including 11 004 foreign born whites, and counts in Marion county and Pella highlight local gaps. The piece urges expanded education and earlier action to curb illiteracy and strengthen national progress.
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United States
England
Germany
Switzerland
Norway
Denmark
Japan
Marion County
Pella
Dickinson County
Polk County
Shifting of Farm Population Decline in 1929
The Bureau of Agricultural Economics reports farm to city migration fell to 1 876 000 in 1929 from 1 928 000 in 1928, with city to farm moves at 1 257 000. Births on farms reached 631 000 and farm deaths 281 000, leaving total farm population at 27 222 000.
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Bureau of Agricultural Economics
United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau
New England
Middle Atlanta
East North Central
West North Central
South Atlantic
East South Central
West South Central
Mountain States
Pacific States
Stunt Marriages Debate Sparks Youth Versus Elders
Raleigh West Virginia Register reports youth defend companion marriages while church leaders and middle aged readers condemn stunt marriages. The piece argues lifelong companionship endures hardship and fears for children, urging stable union over casual unions.
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Raleigh W. Va
Register
Twenty Years Ago Items from the Chronicle of March 24 191
In a Second Re formed church service a baptismal font was unveiled donated by Hon S F Prouty of Des Moines for N J Geeman, longtime elder. In college Y M C A Waler Huxford elected president. A Stacker factory fire occurred from spontaneous combustion, smothered by sheet steel. Sietse Buwalda dies at 74 in East Pella. Chas F Adair 40, Heaman De Bruyn 35. P G Gaass buys 620 acre farm near Eddyville Ottumwa road for 62000. J E Vander Zyl Leighton advertises seed potatoes at 126 per bushel.
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Second Reformed Church
S. F. Prouty
Des Moines
N. J. Geeman
Sietse Buwalda
East Pella
Chas
F. Adair
Heaman de Bruyn
P. G. Gaass
Eddyville-Ottumwa Road
J. E. Vander Zyl
Leighton
Bridge Builders Union Tale From Canadian Contract
A group of wooden bridge workers forms a union in Canada. Tension rises when a project owner questions construction details. The foreman signals the crew to sit as the owner sharpens a pencil. The foreman proclaims that whittling wood is a carpenter’s job and asks for the owner’s card.
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Canada
Marriage as the proper foundation for happiness and social order
The piece denounces companionate and trial marriages as unsuitable paths to freedom for spouses. It argues marriage, grounded in responsibility, is essential for happiness, while warning that nontraditional arrangements lead to loneliness, broken homes, and wasted lives. It stresses love, family, and companionship as natural motives for marriage.
This Week in Pella and Rural Center Anecdotes
A long column recalls local humor and reminiscences from Pella and Rural Center, noting odd ads about farming and faith, jokes about misprints, and a 20 years ago section with names like Corntassel Sorg hum and Sid Pinkenvine. The piece reflects small town life and memories with casual gossip and quips.
Dear Miss Symply and Other Reader Qs From The Inquire
A collage of humorous questions and odd answers from The Inquire column. Advice ranges from marital budgets to fashion and diction quibbles. A reader asks about a wife attending monthly movie shows while another seeks guidance on a stingy suitor. A playful linguistic note ponders pronunciation and spelling in dictionaries. The piece closes with a light joke about dieting and readers submitting jokes.
Ten Years Ago 26 1920 Local Investments and Remarks
Ten years ago in 1920 the Farmers Co operative Stock Co voted to buy the Vander Zyl elevator and warehouses for 20000. A county YMCA fund drive exceeded its 1000 goal in Pella area. Arthur De Joode and Miss Mabel Koopman of Pella wed in Des Moines. Bids were sought for 670 feet of cement in South park under the Federation of Women’s clubs. Frank Griffith sold the Alamo theatre to Des Moines’s C Wilson McQuaid. Lincoln Day program filled all space at Lincoln school. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Ed Liter.
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Chronicle
Farmers Co-operative Stock Co
Vander Zyl
Vander Zyl Brothers
Pella
Arthur de Joode
Mabel Koopman
Des Moines
South Park
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Frank Griffith
Alamo
Strand
C. Wilson McQuaid
Lincoln School
Ed Liter
Crime, trade loss, and local plans from 1929 Chronicle
A Ford coupe owned by John Vander Heuvel was stolen from his curb on Independence Street. The Rosscreen Co ordered 2 400 screens through Robt. C. Lautenbach from their New York City office. Pella merchants lose about 1000 weekly due to the Des Moines River bridge closure. Marion County Poultry show plans begin in Pella. Dr Jordan of Iowa examined typhoid causes but found no clues. A $500 bequest for The Baptist College of Pella was announced from a Pilot Mound will, awaiting court settlement.
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Chronicle
John Vander Heuvel
Independence Street
Rosscreen Co
New York City
Robt. C. Lautenbach
Pella
Des Moines
Marion County Poultry Association
Jordan
University of Iowa
Pilot Mound
Iowa
Baptist College of
What Other Editors Think Summer Gazette
A compilation of editorials from several papers commenting on crime in Iowa and national issues. It notes rising Iowa murders, famine relief refusals for China, Illinois beauty monopoly on haircuts, a Fairfield bond vote against a municipal airport, and speculation about Judge Kenyon’s political prospects alongside a Cleveland subway achievement.
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Knoxville Express
Thomas Carlyle
England
Fairfield
Facts for Farmers on feeds and crops for better yields
The article covers high protein feeds for early chick growth, with 20 percent protein in the first weeks and 16 to 20 percent for subsequent weeks. It notes findings from fox breeding studies, praises the cowpen in diverse crop rotations, and details soybeans as protein sources in poultry rations with mineral supplements. It also warns about dairy bull value, the rise of day old chicks, benefits of careful hatchery selection, and crop rotation as a disease and weed control strategy, plus precautions against soft rot in vegetables during transit and market prep.
Soft rot in produce and pasture brass hazards for sheep
The article warns about soft rot causing watery decay in produce and a white cottony mold on plants. It advises careful handling and refrigeration to cut losses, notes appearances can mislead about feeding value, and stresses evaluating flock condition by bone feel. Ewes in lamb should gain steadily through fall and winter to avoid late feeding. Chronicle want ads bring results.
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H. C. Payne
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