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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1933
Page
1
The piece argues public officials deserve respect for public service and notes critics do little work for their pay. It explains how circulating dollars power local exchange, benefiting merchants, workers, manufacturers, and farmers as money keeps moving and multiplies its impact.
Oil company heads decide beer should not be sold at gasoline stations. They reason beer and gasoline have nothing in common and avoid risk of dangerous mixtures. Dispensers of motor fuel prefer to keep beer apart and limit sales to actual necessities for public safety.
The writer notes several dangerous pavement dips on Broadway and Main street with one near the H. J. Vanden Berg residence on North Main. The city has loose change for fixes, and the mayor and residents agree the bumps risk accidents and higher costs than repairs.
Pessimism fades as business leaders face a changing market. Bargain hunters ignore reputations and seek current offers, prompting merchants to invest in print advertising to attract customers. Readers will respond quickly to well timed promotions as stores reopen and discounts appear.
The piece questions whether the Federal Reserve, created under Woodrow Wilson, has fulfilled its aims. It argues the system did not prevent a severe panic, noting many Fed member banks remain unopened while state banks operate. It likens systems to water and light, powerful yet dangerous if not controlled.
Opinion piece argues repeal convention on June 21 will hinge on sentiment toward the Eighteenth Amendment. It cites enforcement graft and drastic laws as causes of reaction, suggesting potential shift toward control rather than prohibition and noting Christian leaders favor regulation to destroy the liquor traffic.
The text argues that outlawing alcohol is essential to show we have the machinery to enforce it. It warns that beer leads to rowdyism, accidents on streets and highways, and higher criminal costs for municipalities, counties, and the state, suggesting opponents aim to defeat prohibition.
The Chronicle editor opposes liquor traffic and is ready to back prohibition efforts. He argues that if the Eighteenth Amendment remains in the constitution, the law must be enforced or it will be pointless to print the law.
A compilation of editorials from several papers discussing farmers' optimism for the coming crop year, bank restrictions affecting Sigourney, and political appointments. It notes the shift from gloomy to hopeful farming prospects, concerns over banking exams, and critiques of civil service in postmaster appointments. Some editorials touch on moral and economic challenges ahead for local citizens.
A damaged passage records a man declaring intent not to owe debts, mentioning hardship and a surname pair. The garbled text smooths into a brief street vignette with unnamed speakers and unclear context.
Paying to one's full ability is urged as both a manly and business duty, warning that repudiation would ruin credit. The remark frames responsible repayment as essential to personal integrity and financial credibility.
Those who think that consult your doctor propaganda saturates newspapers have a wrong idea. A MA city erects a new post office to handle mail from a patent medicine concern. Millions of papers and letters go out. it is the oldest and most important business in the city.
A jumble of lighthearted vignettes from Pella features townspeople, humorous exchanges, and daily curiosities. Anecdotes cover family, church, schooling, and local sayings, reflecting a bygone small town voice with playful quips and everyday observations.
Slop on Sunday the ¢ or day. To sell beer or not to sell it is the big question in Pella. If one sells it he gets on the toes of the total abstainers, and if he doesn’t sell it he gets on the heels of the steiners.
A compact note traces the Flight O'Tyme episodes appearing in the Chronicle on two dates, 1903 and 1913, preserving the historical sequence and noting their place in the periodical's record.
Fire at Richard Wise feed barn started by a match in the hay mow. Licensed liquor sale for medicinal purposes granted to A P Hall. W H Fowlers horse injured others by a kick during unharnessing. Tennis club organized with officers A J Nosuman president J H Van Viiet vice president Richard Subenga secretary R V Rule treasurer H Renaud captain. Pella P E O chapter represented at Iowa City convention by Mrs Helen Howell and Mrs L Kruidenier. Two ocean steamers collide near Newport News causing 20 deaths. John Vos dies near Peoria. Other deaths listed. Dena Vander Pol improving property with a large porch. Andy Cheesm sells two-year paper for 300 dollars to Jalie Bailes. Johnson building second floor work progressing. H J Van Viet buys trotting horse in Davenport for 1000. Henry Gezel injures foot. Pella Drain and Tile Co finishes kiln of 46000 ricks. Coal prospecting underway near city. Misses Blanche Vander Linden Carrie Cox Nellie Flint Charlotte Leland Effie Stubenrauch Hattie Vander Meulen Fay Lankelma and Messrs David Goff Harley Stonaker Paul Scholte attend Apollo male quartet’s Monroe commencement. Mike Van Ekeren and Miss Kate Brom wed.
Chronicle item recalls Peters Van Gorp marrying Helene Bootsma in Lynnville and Main street mud travel as busses used alleys to reach the depot. Rev A B Van Zante preached at First Reformed. Paving petitions circulate. Mrs Klein De Bondt turns 96 at Home For Aged. Mrs Thomas Blommers dies after paralytic stroke. Dr Bailey birthday supper hosted by Baptist deacons. May queen Miss Mary Ketman at college fete. A son born to Mr and Mrs Herman Fennema Monroe. Coal drilling on Dieleman farm northwest of Pella. Fred Lankelma and Leland Sadler to marry May 8. Work on linking John Brand residence to sewer. Daughter born May 2 to Mr and Mrs Peter De Vries and Mrs Chas Dykstra of Keosauqua visit. Edna Ver Ploeg runs Puritan soda fountain. Harold Veenstra and Edward Boland survive pony cart scare. Hesselink Langerak family heads to New Mexico for business matters.
An effective self extraction method uses a sturdy pull-out device and a rope or cable. Attach one end to the vehicle axle and the other to a tree or stake. A leaning 45 degree fence post can serve as a pull point if a tree is unavailable.
A reminiscence recalling Pella’s early days with New Orleans molasses, “Fee cents stroup” cries, wooden shoes called Clumps, thatched roofs, and water canals. It contrasts present generations with ancestors, noting long-forgotten living conditions and local traits.
The Pella Weekblad lists deaths for 1884 including Jacob Roovart aged 78 and other names with ages: Mrs A Den Adel 60 Abe Heemstra 24 Mrs W De Kiep 67 Mrs J Van Nimwegen 54 Mrs D Van Ham 64 Mrs G Ullen Bulten 77 G Van Dyk 51 Mrs Juffers 74 Valentine Mathes 46 Aartje Ver Ploeg 18, with the note that other deaths for the year are missing. For 1886 the column cites Christine Verhey 23 Mrs Theo Le Cocq 51 Arnold Doedyns 46 Mrs G Vander Wilt 29 John Van Nimwegen 66 Mrs L Vander Streek 22 Jacob Monarch 13 C J Kuiken 66 G S Baron 28 Nellie Vander Syde 16 Mrs P Welle 87 Bas Michmershuizen 20 Ibele Jels ma 60 Mrs Johannes Klein 69 Gov ert Van Zee 73 Leendert De Pen ning 63 Mrs J Verhey 68, plus the same missing note. Chronicle Want Ads bring results.
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