23 Nov 1933
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1933
Page
1
The Pella Chronicle reports two views on store hours after NRA changes with 5 pm vs 6 pm closings. Supporters cite light savings. opponents say 5 pm harms shoppers. The piece also questions scrip notes and local money circulation, urging cooperative use to boost commerce. It ends noting pervasive prejudice against churches and other institutions.
The piece ponders public fascination with celebrity marriages and questions the trend of sensational announcers. It argues marriages should be sacred and criticizes cruel alibis. It then laments declining emotional expression in sermons and advocates balanced storytelling to stir souls without overdoing it.
A critic labels the machine age as technological unemployment citing mass worker displacement. He cites brickyards with output rising from 490 to 40 000 bricks daily and bulbs from 75 to 75 000, noting reduced hours and staff cuts across factories and a Fort Madison newspaper office that replaced staff with machines.
A collage of editorials from Iowa papers praising Henry Wallace's Des Moines speech and the Farm Security program. Authors hail Wallace as blunt and sincere, urge farmers to cut hog and corn output for higher prices, and condemn violence. Other notes cover civic optimism, Roosevelt policy support, and local anecdotes.
A column recounts local quips and moments from Pella, including sock gifts from Dick Den Adel, jokes about production, mustache attempts, and banter with neighbors like George Ver Steeg and Roy Andeweg. It notes a Father and Son banquet scene and oddities about local figures and events, ending with a playful snippet about Pete Bloom’s upcoming wedding celebration plans.
Prairie City sustained a fire loss of 4000 dollars. About forty neighbors helped Mr and H P Klein celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary. Dr C N Bos and Dr C F Asch enbrenner attended a medical meeting at Oskaloosa with physicians from Monroe Marion and Mahaska counties. Henry Burgraff became the new messenger boy at the telegraph office replacing Casey Van Rees. Nick Boland and G F Stegeman opened the Stegeman shoe store with G Gosselink staying on for a while. Reformed church members near Bellefontaine discussed acquiring a building for church use formerly a school. Kate Johnson returned as local editor of the Pella Booster after a several month layoff. Ray Van Maren was traveling freight agent for Ottumwa division of C B and Q from Des Moines. John Nieberg L F Bousquet and G H Waechter returned from a land trip in Louisiana. Several from Pella attended the Scottish Rite Masons consistory at Des Moines. editor W A Young earned degrees. Mr and Mrs H Kuyper observed their 57th wedding anniversary. A B Colyn of Otley bought 240 acres of land in Louisiana.
An advertisement for Dr Emil Adia Tablets from Vander Linden's Drug re notes relief from burning gnawing stomach pains. It claims neutralizes acids, prevents serious stomach trouble, allows eating what you want, and offers a money back guarantee.
Proof of will filed in Marion County District Court Iowa. Instrument purporting to be the will of Ingenu Ed mand, also written as I E and Ingenu E. Renaud deceased, will come on for hearing December 4, 1933. Officials Don L. Remy Clerk and L R Clement Deputy. Knoxville Iowa November 6.
A note traces the Flight O'Tyme line to Chronicle entries dated 1903 and 1913. It highlights early aviation terminology and the paper's role in recording experimental flight lore. The item preserves dates and the idea of a recurring aviation nickname across eras.
Ex-governor Francis M Drake dies at Centerville after 48 hours illness. Mary Cannady killer Jim Smith sentenced to the gallows in Albia with execution at Tracy, first legal southern Iowa in 20 years. Keokuk rural free delivery to start Dec 15. Apology to Rev Hopton for calling arrival a boy, it was a girl. State football league plans form. Carrie Nation ordered from the White House for abusive language and fined. Pella jurors named for December district court terms. Licenses issued to Leydens and Klaet, Bensink and De Reus. Two thousand tin cups bought for Fort Des Moines BBQ opening. Pella cold snap. Harvey citizens vote 88 to 23 to incorporate. Fitzsimmons vs Gardner slated in San Francisco. Rockefeller begins oil wagon business in Pella.
Twenty years back, temperance forces shut city saloons ending a long dispute. A local obituary records the death of Eg Motte at his home aged 55. The issue highlights the Dowden Potato Digger factory era in the Chronicle column.
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