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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1933
Page
8
Otley residents report travels to Denver and Newton for family reasons. Illnesses include a pneumonia like case in a child at Mahaska hospital and a poorly health condition of Ed Klyn. Local observances note a birthday for M Aalbers with extended family attending.
Mrs Otto Pothoven Mrs Fred Vander Schaaf and Miss Tena Stursma visited their sister Mrs Bert Zwank on Tuesday afternoon. George Dear and family were visitors from New Sharon Thursday. Mrs Jacob Pothoven and Mrs Frank Tromp of Pella called on Mrs M Vander Hart Tuesday. Adrian Vos visited Pella Tuesday. Cornelius Spoelstra helped son Henry with farm work last week. Cecil Louis and Garret Vander Molen were in Pella on Saturday. Tone Vos and Mrs Vander Krul of Lynnville with John J Stursma and family called on John Sterk Tuesday. Rev Weidenaar will lead church services at Prairie City next Sunday. Louis Osinga and family spent Thursday evening with Mrs Martin Vander Melen. Warren school closed for term. Miss Ethel Van Zante praised for leading eight pupils in a fine program.
A school program featuring songs recitations and dialogues was held with Wilma and Leona Van Gorp and others performing. Attendees included numerous local families and the day closed with ice cream and cake. Additional notes cover greetings visits cameos and closing day picnics at Madison No. 3 and Leighton schools plus local visits and house calls across the community.
Meade school teacher Mabelle De Jong hosted a closing day picnic at West Market in Pella for pupils and older district girls. Attendees include Cornelia De Hamer Carl Van Domselam Mildred Van Domselam and many De Jong relatives. The article notes church society events and visits, including a Priscilla Sisters silver tea raising funds for missions and several local family updates.
Porterville news records social visits across Pella and nearby areas. Miss Cornelia Hackett assists Mrs. Harold Thomassen, Anna Van Dene visits her sister, and multiple families including Vanden Baard, Laren, Goemaat, Monster, and Jansen host or travel for gatherings. Charles Bidding’s death is reported with funeral in Indianola.
Cordova News items record visits by Mr. and Mrs. John Bloodsworth and daughter with Evelyn Kool to Pella, plus weekend calls to the Gerrit Vande Kieft and Wm Zegers homes. School at White Breast closed Friday for a Carpenter pasture picnic and Blanche Karr will teach next term. several residents and relatives are mentioned in casual visits and health updates.
Washington DC outlines a government backed refinancing plan through the Home Owners Loan Corp. Homeowners could trade a $10,000 mortgage for about $9,000 in bonds paying 4 percent interest with guaranteed federal backing and tax exemption. Debts would be repaid at 5 percent over years, with government advances for taxes and repairs up to 80 percent appraised value. Jobless borrowers could receive a three year postponement. payments would drop from 650 to 500 dollars annually. For strong security cases, lenders might foreclose unless the corp offers cash up to 40 to 50 percent of home value to settle debts, transferring the mortgage to the corporation to avoid immediate foreclosure.
Cyclones led by captain Arthur Messamaker swept the spring Junior Kittenball League finals at Webster school grounds. Top hitters were Paul Van Vliet and John Henry Hoogenakker with strong field play from Clarence Langerak, Arthur Messamaker, Marinus Aalbers, and Lester Van der Wilt as the season closed with standings led by Cyclones at 6 0 1.
The Jayhawker name arose in Kansas before the Civil War amid clashes between slavery foes and supporters. Free soil men called pro slavery fighters border ruffians while the opposite side called them Jayhawkers. The likely source is Jayhawk, a predatory bird. Kansas is humorously called the Jayhawk state.
Assistant Attorney General LeRoy Rader said delivering beer to individuals who have bought tickets from beer dealers Sunday is an illegal evasion of Iowa law. He clarified that a sale requires a completed transaction and cannot occur without delivery, warning such ticket schemes would amount to selling beer on Sunday.
Eastbound passenger No 475 and westbound No 474 times shown with Rock Island and Wabash timetables. Local service appears with a 6 14 p m and 11 05 p m close, plus Pella to Des Moines departures at 9 80 a m 3 80 p m and 7 45. Pella to Oskaloosa departures at 0 25 a m 8 25 p m and 7 40 p m. All buses depart Central Park Gate.
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