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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1938
Page
3
A news release from the Iowa safety council states more low speed crashes occur than high speed ones. While many accidents at slow speeds are minor, fatal crashes are rarer but occur at high speeds. The piece argues that driving slow does not guarantee safety and high speed can reduce control risk in some cases.
The Cardinals traded Dizzy Dean to Chicago, gaining money and three players but losing a key pitcher. The Cubs gained a star and team morale, while Pepper Martin stressed that money alone won’t win games. The Cardinals acknowledge the costly exchange and the impact on their season.
A Republican friend asked if the nation faced Hoover depression or prosperity years ago and wished for the money of that time. The bank holiday signaled trouble as Roosevelt assumed office while prosperity appears artificial and federal relief sustains millions. Agricultural aid remains, and many want the past farms and business revived.
A coffee gathering prompts debate on honesty, noting past and present levels. It argues that even minor misdeeds occur among trusted financiers, and that financial pressure tempts the poor more than the well off, suggesting lower classes face greater temptation when under strain.
The editor recalls purchasing an overcoat for 35 dollars and a suit for 38 dollars when he first arrived in Pella over nine years ago. He notes that today a good overcoat or suit can be bought for about half those prices, indicating clothes retain value even as living costs rise.
The article urges Pella residents to extend student elections beyond the high school to choose the town’s most representative citizen. It notes several local men and women who exemplify civic and moral life and encourages students to observe and name the standout citizen.
Sheriff Grundman recalled a rival’s campaign expense list ending with 1000 lies and noted that politics breeds misrepresentations. The piece argues politics changes opinions and urges readers to avoid involvement to escape being criticized.
A religious meditation warns that the path of crime leads to swift capture and certain judgment. It stresses that sin is costly and unforgiving, with divine justice and eternal consequences. The piece emphasizes repentance before punishment and cites biblical warnings about unlawful deeds.
The speaker recalls a father who instilled exclusive loyalty to the Baptist church. He notes it opposed family curiosity about other churches and credits it with shaping current values. The Reform churches in Pella are praised for loyalty and not weakening their own congregations.
The piece argues that organizations must have a clear aim and active community benefit. Regular meetings without purpose are insufficient, and groups formed for mutual or community good should be as active as those opposing the community’s interests.
A sermon from another town condemns weak parents for letting children rule the home. The minister argues parents fail to discipline, giving an inch that grows to a mile, and urges responsibility to stop the trend.
A tribute praises Czechoslovakia for rejecting Hitler’s ultimatum and terms, urging other nations to follow suit to halt Hitler’s ambitions without further fighting. The author likens Hitler to a doom-bound figure and calls for immediate firm action.
Grinnell Herald Register mocks the Dionne quintuplets whose yearly expenses exceed 24000 dollars and whose 600000 dollar estate is said to render them poorer yet. The piece notes a lavish staff and guardianship to stage public appearances, with potential earnings lost to time.
In a column style piece the author defends writing for newspapers stressing editors serve readers interests and space filling. The Indianola Tribune reports Governor Lehman signs a civil service age discrimination bill to help older workers remain employed and cites contrasts with high pressure of big business.
A post office opened at Howell station near Pella. Wm. Verros married Miss Elizabeth Vander Gaarde in their home by Rev. Wm. Moerdijk. Millinery shops run by Mrs. M. Schultz and Miss J. C. De Vos flank the square. Dr. B. F. Keables unveils a sod fountain in his store. Mrs. T. Bakker and Mr. Brunin plan a visit to the Netherlands.
May 2 1898 Admiral Dewey destroyed the Spanish Asiatic squadron at Manila. President McKinley called for 12000 troops with Iowa to furnish three infantry regiments and two light batteries. N Brouwer kept the city park ready for summer. Dirk Beintema left for Rock Island IL to seek government work as a harness maker. John Plender died at his son Jacob Plender’s home on Franklin Street aged 78. Mr and Mrs F W Brinkhoff and daughter Sarah planned an extended trip to Holland Germany and England. Brinkhoff had run a business in Pella since 1860.
May 7 1908 city council approved petitions from A Waechter and George Heeren to use city water. Waechter will sprinkle driveways at his lumber yard. Heeren will use water only in case of fire. Rates set at $10 and $5 respectively. Nearby items note a death, business changes, construction, lectures, a new pastor arrival, a baby, and local snow report.
The young umpires Kate Johnson, Laura Kramer, Helen Bootsma, Harriet Rietveld, May Vander Linden and Glen Grundman led the Mon roe versus Pella baseball game. Rev. H J Pietenpol received a unanimous call to the Alto church after advisement.
Many local notices from 20 years ago May 9 1918 reveal Central college moving into its rebuilt library after a fire, the Teachers club announcing Dr W R Strickland engagement to Lettie Condiff, a series of silver teas by the Ladies Auxiliary, marriages of Tim Dykstra and Jennie Beerends, and updates on local residents and events including school principal change, oil company pole erection, births, illnesses, and service enlistments.
One of Pella's newly acquired homes undergoing a full remodel is the former Verros property at 907 Union street now housing Albert Van Heukelem and his mother Mrs S G Onstine. Cement walks are torn up and replaced, the garage moved, new cement approach built, a rear cellar door added, papered walls and repainted floors. The result is a house that appears transformed.
Sheriff Grundman alerted by Des Moines officers to locate two 15 year old girls Dorothy Smith and Anna Castellano who had left home Monday. He found them near Harvey and returned them to Knoxville, lodging them in the county jail until their parents arrived Tuesday afternoon to take them home.
A lesson on Mark 9 30 41 and I Corinthians 3 5 11 urges humility and cooperation not seeking public glory. It contrasts Jesus stance on publicity seeking position and monopoly with the child like spirit needed for the kingdom. It ends with discussion questions on publicity doctrine and denominational pride.
James Visser, a carpenter with the McKey-Fansher Co., fell eight feet from a scaffold at a house on South Market Street being built for Mrs. Robert Franklin. He struck a tree stump, cracked a vertebra, and was taken to Mercy Hospital for several days of care with his back in a cast. He is the brother of Will Visser and is married to a sister of Mrs. C. F. Dykstra, B. F. Vander Linden, and Mrs. W. D. Van Sittert.
A succinct exhortation urges determination and clear intention in life. It quotes Phillips Brooks urging readers to strive toward a defined goal with full effort and commitment.
Marriage licenses issued for John Alexander Ora Byers Chas A Pettyjohn Elizabeth Marvin Amos Whitlatch Gelene Eveland. Divorce suit filed Lawrence E White vs Hazel T White. Real estate transfers show Peter Tysseling et al to Gysse Ver Meer part of lot 2 block 72 Pella for 1.00 and value, C A De Bruin to B Ver Meer part of lot 2 block 72 Pella 1.00, Jacoba Kuyper to A C Kuyper part of lot 6 block 42 Pella 1.00, James Van Dusseldorp to Henry Van Buren land in block 18 southeast Pella 1.00 and value, Jane Scheffers to Fred Scheffers part of lot 8 block 85 Pella con 1100.00.
Three members of a CCC camp in Knoxville were badly hurt when their car crashed into a bridge over White Breast Creek two miles west of Knoxville on Highway 60. Owner driver Donald Bennett 21 of Bussey suffered a double compound fracture and head injuries. Leo James 18 of Osceola and J B Hutchings 20 of Chariton sustained cuts and shock. The crash occurred about 1 am after they were returning from Swan. They were taken to Knoxville hospital with Bennett and James later moved to Fort Des Moines hospital for further observation.
The Knoxville Journal reports a severe car crash where all three people escaped instant death as the vehicle was nearly a total wreck. Authorities investigated the scene and noted the remarkable survival amid extensive damage.
The Morning Sun reports the death of Rev. George Edward Monkman 63 former Pella Methodist pastor and Los Angeles ministerial leader. Funeral at Pierce Brothers Los Angeles officiated by Dr. Roy L. Smith. Survived by widow Alma Rominger Monkman and daughter Josephine Koke. Monkman had 39 years in ministry with a noted revival in Pella 1906 250 conversions. He retired in 1935 due to ill health, previously in Melrose Park and Long Beach.
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