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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1934
Page
2
Local notes report visits and travels of residents and friends around Pella and nearby towns. It lists births, illnesses, hospital stays, and family visits with many named individuals and places such as Knoxville Des Moines Oskaloosa and Holland Michigan. Economic topics and a lecture by Dr. Lubbers follow a prior farming conference on feeding problems and government aid.
Kryn Wielard of Oskalooke was in the city on business Monday. He and Mrs. Wielard recently moved to Oskaloosa. M Vander Linden and family and Bert Baron and family were Sunday dinner guests of Mr and Mrs H W Vander Linden at Leighton. W E Johnson was in Eddyville Sunday to see his mother Mrs A E Johnson, who remains in serious condition.
Dr I J Lubbers president of Central College returns to discuss The American Dollar. He claims wealth and money differ and that money is a medium of exchange with jobs to do. He cites farm land as true wealth and notes counterfeit bills show money’s credit nature.
Paving on Main Street wears thin and needs resurfacing while painting around the square grows. A Danville quilt story highlights a heritage piece owned by Mrs Kelly, now in her seventies. Community signs of progress emerge as spending rises, Turkish Thanksgiving musings spark debate, and shoppers respond to ads inviting activity.
The A Capella group at Central schedules a four night run of H M S Pinafore starting Wednesday at the U S Veterans Hospital in Knox ville returning to Pella Thursday and Prairie City Friday and Saturday with tickets set at twenty five cents for students and thirty five cents for adults Selections include Lt Porter Ralph Rackstraw Dick Deadeye and Josephine with a tentative Novem ber 20 start and reserve seating not yet determined The cast and choruses are practicing for a notable production expected to be successful
The Act I and II summary of Gilbert and Sullivan's HMS Pinafore unfolds with Little Buttercup Ralph Deadeye and Captain Corcoran in love intrigues as Josephine loves a common sailor and secrets surface. A 1934 Christmas Seal appeal urges Marion county support for Iowa Tuberculosis Association case finding and prevention.
Marion County will gain modern tuberculosis prevention education in 1935 through a joint effort by the Iowa Tuberculosis Association and a local committee led by Leon N. Miller of Knoxville. The plan funds free school materials and talks by staff, aiming to expand tuberculosis control as six deaths in 1933 imply 50 to 60 active cases.
Mildred Maxine Sipes aged nine died Thursday at University Hospital Iowa City from an acute appendicitis attack. She had been in the hospital since noon. She lived with her mother Mrs James Sipes who works at the Cobel home near Ollie.
The passage lists early motorist registration methods and their persistence, notes women’s clubs predate the nation, recounts impacts of past droughts, Australia’s criminal record seen with known criminals, school principal tenure, superintendent experience, U S paper money durability, Uncle Sam’s government best seller, and the 1914 Children’s Bureau pamphlet Cave.
Non-Freeze Solutions offers winter oil for your radiator and crank case. Drive in to winterize now and save grief later on.
The passage notes a spike in demand for pennies dimes and nickels since 1929. It states that in September the United States mints produced 44,253,229 such coins with a total value of 4,355,069 dollars, reflecting a busy period for small currency production.
The Chronicle corrects last week’s item stating Mrs. John Ulrich Sr. planned to move to Iowa Park. Her daughter is Mrs. Lena Bryant of El Paso, Texas.
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