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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1931
Page
5
A collection of names and business identifiers appears, including Dr. H. O. Wormhoudt, John Ulrich, Dr. Aschenbrenner, John Lefers, J.N. Van Vliet, Mrs. H. Rempe, Mrs. R. F. Beard, Gerrit Zandstra, Ideal Pharmacy, H. P. Van Gorp, H. H. Geelhoed, Dick Van Gorp, John Bosveld, De Jongs Floral, George Gaass, W. W. Cook, Murry Nesbit, A. T. Klein. No events or actions are stated.
The Alumni Association of Pella Christian School met last Thursday at the school. A short program preceded the business session which approved buying a sand table for the school. Refreshments were served by the organizing committee.
Iowa firemen are invited to attend the Fireman's Short Course at Iowa State College Ames on May 19 20 21 and 22. The article highlights evolving fire fighting science from traditional methods to modern equipment including chemical engines aerial ladders and respirators. It stresses selecting capable attendees who can share knowledge locally and improve community safety.
Miss Katie Miller, county treasurer, warns that many people do not know their car number. She notes it can be a valuable bit of information to have handy, citing an incident from last Monday night.
Central tennis opened its season with a trip to Penn to face the Quakers. Reece dominated at first singles, defeating George Heiden, while Bill Wesselink won second singles 6 1 6 4 over Howard. Willard Langerak lost a lengthy third singles match to Midgeton 6 4 4 6 0 6.
A reflective piece on aging and youth arguing life is measured by deeds not years. It cites a German fable of a youth mill and a wise miller, contrasting frivolity and old age. Quoting Conwell it urges living richly through impact, not merely counting years, and ends with a classifier note about want ads in the Chronicle.
Community interest in beauty care was evident as many women attended a two day beauty clinic at Van Rheenen’s Beauty Shoppe. Miss Dick of the Thompson School of Beauty Culture Des Moines demonstrated permanent waving and other techniques, earning favorable comments. Nadine Aldrich, current operator, recently won a Des Moines silver loving cup for her special work, as noted in the shop’s advertisement.
A reader critiques the idea of Sunday school teaching free from human interpretation. The piece argues both pulpits and Sunday schools must teach the word of God with discernment, warning that reliance on personal or quarterly interpretive material risks replacing scripture with man’s word. It advocates guided by the Spirit of God and warns against overemphasizing human commentary.
Mario Dressler and Polly Moran star in Reducing at the Princess Theater Oskaloosa May 17 to 19 continuing the duo’s second co starring comedy. The beauty parlor setting fuels laughs as obese women seek to slim and slim women seek pounds with beauty devices. Anita Page William Bakewell Sally Eilers and William Collier Jr share romance subplots alongside Dressler in a Metro MGM production. Lucien Littlefield appears in a featured role as Dressler’s mail carrier husband.
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