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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1931
Page
4
A collage of classified notices lists a special sale on all wool coats ten ninety five with various prices for used coats leather options and kids coats from multiple Iowa sellers in Oskaloosa and nearby areas. Public notices include a will hearing in Marion County and court clerk information.
A health advisory warns against running car engines in closed garages as carbon monoxide can rapidly incapacitate and kill. The piece highlights winter risks, proper precautions, and then provides Iowa communicable disease stats for Nov 12, 1931, including dips and counts by county for diseases such as diphtheria, measles, and tuberculosis.
The Loyal Workers Society of Apace Church will render a Thanksgiving evening program on November PO8 at 7:30. sharp. Everyone is welcome.
Knoxville Iowa November 16 The effect of the five day wedding application law is seen in Marion county with couples going to other states for marriage. From April to October 1931 the total licenses issued were 64 versus 81 in 1930 and 88 in 1929.
C J Van Vark operates a poultry farm south of Central College athletic field with 300 White Leghorn hens. The flock, trap nested for nine months from Jan 1 to Oct 1, laid 118 cases of eggs. Breeding focus over three years aims for higher output this year using cockerels from a state record Utah flock.
In Knoxville Iowa on November 16 Judge W Dingwell sentenced Dallas youth Gary Furgison to an indeterminate term not exceeding 85 years at Fort Madison penitentiary for the murder of Miss Mary Volkers. Defense argued for a new trial citing affidavits, but motion denied. Furgison showed little emotion, accepted the verdict, and was taken to Fort Madison that afternoon.
The monthly meeting of the Pella Parent-Teacher association will be held at the Lincoln school building this evening at 7:80 oclock. There will be a program and officers will be elected for the ensuing year. All members and prospective members are invited to attend.
The Inquiring Reporter gathers five viewpoints on the era’s needs. Dr. Carpenter urges labor revival and meals. Dykstra calls for renewed trust. Wormhoudt favors prewar living standards and thrift. De Koekkoek advocates genuine repentance and spiritual renewal. Van Niewaal endorses deescalation of restrictions and tariff adjustments with diplomacy and tariff reform.
Licenses issued to Edward Schultz Agnes Ratake Walter Williamson Mary Hyatt and others were recorded along with marriages filed for John Burns Cornelia Hoffman Louis De Wild Pauline Liehard Ernest Bieshaar Luella Beerends. Births reported include Robert Lee Harrison Lamoin Wilbur Lee Beverly Ann Lola Mae Delia Arlene Robert Jr James Le Roy John J and more with Knox County and surrounding townships cited.
November chapel events feature a trombone solo by Bill Schalekamp and a talk by D. Mulder on the Disarmament Conference. November 18 offers a vocal duet by Marjorie De Witt and Ruth Langerak, with scripture read by Miss Peterson and a piano piece by her pupil.
Mayor T. G. Fultz of Pella Iowa designates Monday night November 23 as Community Theatre Night to encourage attendance and support for a worthy cause during troubling times.
The Chamber of Commerce of Pella endorses a benefit performance at the Pella Theatre next Monday night. Manager Benson will donate all proceeds to relief for the unemployed, and the chamber urges residents to buy tickets to support the cause and boost welfare funds.
Mrs. C. H. Korn, aged 63, died Monday morning at her Davenport home after a long illness and a failed surgery. She was mother of Charles Korn, Ford Korn, and Mrs. H. O. Wormhoudt, survived by her husband. Funeral services were held Wednesday at Davenport at 2:30 p.m.
The column notes several hospital and illness updates. Mrs. Clarence Van Vark recuperates at Lutheran hospital Des Moines. C. Koopman to Iowa City hospital for observation. Mrs. Koopman accompanies him. Fred Van Rheenen heads to Mayo Clinic Rochester. Ruth Ver Meer fractures collar bone after a fall. Casey Van Baten travels to Mayo Rochester for examination. Mrs. Ben Grant and M. Schakel remain in hospitals. Anna Grace Clark back at school after illness.
A concise editorial urging citizens to respect democratic authority and fulfill their citizenship duties. It argues caricature disrespects self, corrupts governance, and that voter accountability fixes abuses. Individuals must assess personal failures reflected in authority and act to improve the system.
Citizens are urged to embody honesty trustworthiness courage and responsibility as essential traits for good citizenship and public life. The message emphasizes moral integrity as the foundation of a just and capable community.
A trench veteran and his sweetheart tease a marriage proposal while a sly ad urges readers to buy Atwater Kent, Frigidaire, and Monarch appliances as prices drop. A restaurant claim of sudden service ends oddly when a patron dozes and wakes to the sundae question, prompting surprise.
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