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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
7
Webster building fifth graders staged a Penny Carnival at Sunnyside last Saturday afternoon with dances songs drills recitations and tumbling. The event drew a good crowd and raised 1.28 to buy baseball equipment for their room.
The marriage of Herman Nollen and Opal Lust was solemnized at the bride’s parents’ home in Reasnor with a pink and white decor, Rev. Marion Nollen of Lafayette officiating. After a two course luncheon, the couple left for a northern state wedding trip and will live on a farm 30 miles west of Pella. the bride taught near Reasnor and the groom farms with his father.
The Reformed Church in America will omit its Gener Synod session for the first time since 1812. Grand Rapids was to host on June 8 but money concerns and low mood prompted leaders Rev. Edward Dawson and Rev. J. A. Ingham to seek a pause. Twenty-eight Classis favored skipping the session, eleven opposed, one undecided. Delegates and officers remain in place, with a potential 1934 meeting or a call by the president if needed.
The 1931-32 document notes 1981-32 gifts to denominational benevolences fell by 154,619 or 360,731 over two years. It cites heavy financial losses for the Boards, with widespread expense cuts and the omission of the Synod session among savings, while church work continues and lessons from the depression are expected to guide the future.
The calendar lists services at First Reform Central College Leighton and High School venues with 9:30 Sunday school 10:45 morning services and 7:30 evening sermons. Memorial Sunday invites Van Veen Van Hemert Post families and Rev J De Jong to Leighton Reformed Church at 10:00 a.m. on May 28. Third Reform hosts prayers and a theology student in afternoon sessions including Joseph the Exalted Heart Searcher. Baptist church notes 9:30 Sunday school 10:45 morning worship with War Victims That Are Never Decorated and 6:30 B Y P U followed by 7:30 evening sermon Spiritual Opposition.
Elizabeth A. Graham notes from April 1933 Christian Worker based on treasury and police reports. Repeal promises in Finland failed, taxes rose, unemployment persisted, crime worsened, and bootlegging continued, with authorities reporting near general debauchery.
Mahaska County Sheriff Frank Hook investigates radio equipment needs for the office and patrol vehicle. He weighs state department lists versus local dealer bids, aiming to install radios by May 11 with June 1 as the deadline.
Davi Schwartz, 20, was found in the Jackson residence garage in Chariton after about 16 hours unconscious from carbon monoxide. Doctors credit a new anti gas medicine and resuscitation by Dr. Jackson and Dr. Yocom Jr. with his gradual return to consciousness. he recalled the events leading to the incident after waking on Monday afternoon.
A driver exposed to gas fumes immediately sensed the danger and shut off the engine before losing consciousness, averting a worse outcome. Local responders arrived to assist and ensure the scene was safe.
Notice of filing of last will and testament of Mattie Hakkert deceased in the District Court at Knoxville Iowa. Hearing set for June 19 1928 before the Clerk to hear all interested persons. Don L. Remy Clerk by L R Clements Deputy Knoxville Iowa May 23 1933.
A cooking note explains washing and cutting apples with skins on then boiling until tender. The mixture is strained through a colander to remove skins and seeds, then sweetened. It claims this preparation yields superior flavor and nutrition to peeled and cored applesauce.
A poll of residents shows mixed views on daylight saving time in Pella. Lautenbach is indifferent, Rysdam supports it for business and garden hours, Vander Linden doubts its rural practicality, Haserline sees advantages, and Starsma questions local effectiveness.
John Gardner Harvey 27 and Francis Davenport 80 were arrested by Des Moines police early Sunday after a theft of a washing machine and a plow. The items were reported by Mr Bean and the suspects were returned to Knoxville for possible grand larceny charges.
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