30 Mar 1933
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1933
Page
1
An error in minds about calling an election on Sunday movies rises from an ordinance and may be resolved by council by abolishing the law. The piece notes scrip circulation as wartime aid, urging acceptance by merchants and public as patriotic duty to help unemployed people.
The article lauds a substantial reduction in local telephone charges as the lowest for a city of its size. It urges prompt payment and discouraging non-subscriber use to strengthen the service and allow further development under Mr. Fowler.
A Hollywood article reports a rising number of divorces this year among film colony couples. It lists parties involved and cites causes, suggesting night club scenes and on screen compromising situations influence marital stability and public perception.
In a Sunday Des Moines Register column Priscilla Wayne urges wholesome conduct for young women. She argues that those who kiss or fondle reveal lack of self control and emphasizes waiting for marriage. Older readers note the insistence on modesty and propriety before wedlock.
Pella area residents may see daily banking return at Pella National Bank under a restricted plan discussed at a recent public meeting. Depositors and community interests are urged to cooperate to sustain the institution during the ongoing recovery from the previous year’s disruptions.
This preface argues for a balanced municipal agenda beyond party lines. It warns against false economy and wage cuts that undermine morale, urging an administration to balance low costs with efficient service for all citizens. It cautions against bidding to the lowest bidder and stresses prudent, orderly governance.
The article discusses inflation deflation and reflation as concepts in economic change. It defines inflation as expanding money and rising prices, with money including cash and bank credit, and notes methods to increase money supply such as debasing gold, remonetizing silver, or printing more currency.
The passage explains two main inflation methods: currency expansion and credit expansion. It notes currency expansion may not always trigger credit growth and involves factors beyond credit actions. Advocates argue credit can expand without extra cash, while currency expansion is controversial outside Congress due to safety concerns and perceived unnecessary risk given ample cash supply.
A set of excerpts from editorials praising the national bank holiday effects. Chicago deposits jumped by about 150 million with thousands of new accounts, signaling broad bank health. Predictions touch on a sweeping future of unified national banking and deposit guarantees.
The Jensen bill reducing high school years from four to two was indefinitely postponed by the Iowa Senate. Supporters say passing it would push thousands of students into unemployment next year, while opponents argue education costs prevent crime and future joblessness.
Humeston New Era reports Representative Frank Wenig of Clay County has introduced House File No 461 to grant cities and towns power to regulate license and tax itinerant motor trucks delivering merchandise. If enacted, local bakeries and home industries would gain protection from out-of-town delivery.
A Monroe gospel minister allegedly preached last Sunday that voting for the Democratic candidate or state senator equaled a vote against Prohibition. The note criticizes mixing politics with church, citing the minister used someone else’s interpretation and did not cite Myron Y, the Democratic nominee, in his sermon.
In a few days the Roosevelt administration has revolutionized the whole banking dom of America. Such a thing could not have been done when Woodrow Wilson was in power twenty years ago, because the necessity was lacking. Now, something had to be done, and it is being done, though the full impact remains to be seen.
The Soundness News congratulates Tainter bank officers and directors on reopening the institution without restrictions. It credits management for surviving the economic turmoil and restoring license while larger banks remain constrained. Local citizens are urged to express pride in those responsible and hope for smoother sailing ahead.
The Jasper County Record calls for new election handling methods noting the district wide incorrect vote counts. It cites a 48 vote discrepancy overall and county variances from 2 to 268, arguing undiscovered errors may have granted offices to unearned winners and that some salaries should have gone to others.
A lighthearted, fragmentary column from Pella laments local politics and social quirks. It riffs on marriage, barber prices, a fire department writeup, and a stray earthquake, with playful asides about Vander Wal, Miner, and Hoeksema. The snippet hints at election chatter and busy phone lines.
The column mixes parlor talk on prosperity jokes and a long moral about the Golden Rule. It also reports local incidents from Otley to Eddyville, including a storm unroofing a house, an operation for a tumor, a Des Moines Jefferson banquet, a barn blown down, a newborn, a sore foot, an inflamed eye, and six wild geese killed on a farm.
The Chronicle notes Bobzin and Johnson opening a new pool room and billiard parlor. Ground preparations near the square for new feed stables to be run by L Denburger. In the city election D S Huber elected mayor 347 votes to 291 for J H Stubenrauch. Other officials elected include G J Thomassen solicitor John Bloem assessor William Kruger treasurer A Vander Sluis alderman first ward H D Van Zante second ward A Vander Meide third ward K Van Dusseldorp fourth ward. Mrs Charles Leighton dies at 52 after illness. St Louis bids for 1904 national conventions. River bottom road work by county supervisors to be ready for spring. A birth announced Rey and Mrs Vande Kieft welcomed a baby boy. A W De Bruyn repaints and repapers shop on election day. Over 200 attend K of P banquet. Dr Ada French rents an office in Veenschoten building. Tenniseling dies at Knoxville Green & Son buy Vandermeulen stock.
From the Chronicle of March 27 1918 several items are noted including J Vanden Berg and H F Johnson racing for a church office Rev C Muller described church events at West Inghes batage Sazeh and Mees Wie spit bells rang for Tsondert Slycord and Lizzie De Koning. A filha born March 25 to Mr and Mrs Marinus De Zwarte south of town. Adam on Harlan and Be Buyk after a few weeks here returned home in Rey. Christian Re formed pastor mentioned.
A collage of historic notes recalls a saloon at Standard Oil station 26 corner Franklin and East First, local businesses, early schools with pupils Connie De Bruin and Morris Ver Meer, timber prairie land east of Pella, incidents from a school election to a saloon raid and a post office move.
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