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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 16, 1933
Page
3
H B Wesselink, 61, longtime Sioux County Board of Supervisors member, died of a heart attack while working on relief records with Miss Richardson. He had diabetes for years. Funeral services were held in Rock Valley Friday. county offices except Recorder’s were closed.
Notice states Woodrow Washer Company is incorporated under Iowa law with principal office in Pella Marion County. It will manufacture and deal in washing machines and manufactured goods, may own real estate and its own stock, with capital stock $25,000 common and $25,000 preferred. Commenced business November 4 1988 and continues twenty years. Board of Directors from three to seven, elected annually. Public notice of corporate signatories and exemptions.
Prof Liggett explains chemistry to Baptist men with live demonstrations from coal tar products. He shows iodine reactions turning substances blue then clear, and notes dyes medicines and perfumes derive from coal tar. A banquet follows with a two course dinner as the January meeting plans to entertain members' wives and sweethearts.
The piece describes a library's new collection of ten Iowa Agricultural Experiment Station circulars from 1933 and 1982, plus access to 10 000 volumes and interlibrary loans. It emphasizes outreach to children and adults, limits on fiction, and the role of librarians in guiding readers at the desk.
Jean Harlow stars in Bombshell at the Princess theater in Oskaloosa starting Sunday Nov 19 for three days. The Metro studio satire follows a glamorous film star amid scandal publicity led by Lee Tracy as publicity director. Scenes echo Red Dust with rebuilt tropical and rain sequences.
College Notes recounts Heerema trophy basis in football, student and faculty Red Cross donations, and an address by alumnus Reverend Oliver Sisson on missions in Burma. It covers the Ladies Auxiliary bazaar at Van Houweling garage with handmade gift items, baked foods, and a call for early arrival, plus reports on chapel talks, Armistice sentiments, and student activities including archery, debates, and Peace oratorical contest preparations.
Residents from Sioux Center hosted family guests including Janken of Eddyville and August Tellinghuisen with Willow Lake, North Dakota relatives for dinners as they visited friends. The YWCA meeting featured a music committee, religious pictures by Corregio, Vinci, and Raphael, and discussions on their artists. Professors Liggett and Evers received letters about Edward Van Dellen now in Lindsay California working on olive fermentation bacteriology.
High school students enjoyed a concert by five nationally recognized performers known as the National Musical Ensemble. They have won 32 medals and played 200 concerts. The football season ended profitably at 6.65 dollars. the school board re-elected Henry Kuyper as janitor, now finishing the year. Visitors Day drew numerous parents to view pupil work at Webster, Lincoln, and High schools. Chronicle office sold yellow sheets at 40 cents per 500.
Quick relief for stomach upset tied to excess smoking and drinking. Dr Emil Adla Tablets offered with money back guarantee at Vander Linden's Drug Store. Local ad promotes a medical remedy with brand and outlet details.
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