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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1935
Page
8
The article notes economic optimism with a new store and bank in Tella, and praises self reliance like a local man hauling driftwood for winter fuel. It also condemns risky driving and urges better traffic discipline to prevent accidents.
In a quiet first game with the Louis Cardinals, Cubs first baseman Phil Cavaretta, aged 19, belted a four base hit that produced the only run of the game. The homerless heroics avoided extra innings and kept the Cubs from losing.
The editorial argues admission prices for football and basketball should be affordable so families can attend without straining budgets. It notes the editor does not attend games yet supports community events and criticizes excuses from Max Baer supporters after Joe Louis’s decisive victory, praising Louis’s performance.
The article notes an exceptional season for canning with gardens yielding abundant vegetables and fruit. Housewives filled jars as last year’s lack spurred extra purchases, apples pears peaches and grapes available at reasonable prices. Many fear shortages next year yet act to preserve now, giving thanks for the harvest.
A reader recalls the maxim Do your best your very best and do it everyday. The exhortation applies to all professions from doctor to farmer. Resolve to do the best in each line, and services will remain in demand while idleness yields no opportunity.
The piece stresses that many people lack ambition and effort, urging students and adults alike to strive for their best in every task. It argues those who only aim to get by miss opportunities and fail to contribute meaningfully to life.
Pella town gears up for a grand tulip festival with hundreds of thousands of bulbs shipped from Holland. The event aims to transform the business district into a living garden, drawing visitors from miles away and promising a future spectacle beyond any prior year. Residents are urged to order bulbs to support the community effort.
North English editorial notes the GOP dilemma in offering a substitute to the New Deal era AAA. It portrays Sunny Watson as having a plan to spare farmers from government meddling, promising freedom to grow as they choose. The piece suggests the farmer’s anger at regulation could decide votes.
Delta residents question the value of the Keomah Park lake and park investment. They voice concern that much money may have been wasted while hoping future potential proves them wrong.
The editorial notes that in the west most politicians back the New Deal and AAA while resisting its administration. It claims Republicans in western states supported the farm recovery program yet officials criticize its authors, depicting a partisan stalemate and hostile press coverage.
Colfax Sales Company notes bearish trends in meat trade with oversupply in larger centers and near term declines. Cattle prices slump near bottom but improve with cooler weather, feeders show strong demand, hogs bullish amid meat demand, sheep and calves mixed as buyers eye future crop and market conditions. Auction sale cadence remains Fridays with policy emphasis on making this market the local trade hub.
A fragmented column from a Pella newspaper mixes gossip and small-town anecdotes. It recalls local figures at stores, banks, and post offices, mentions a bus near-miss, comic quips, a hog market joke, and fleeting references to public events and personalities, preserving a raucous midcentury small-town voice.
The Marion County Board of Supervisors adjourned to review bills including sheriff, treasurer and recorder expenses, janitors, printing, office supplies, and vital statistics. A drainage board session followed with wage, road, and supply approvals, plus a designation of Marion County Bank as a depositary and a bounty on groundhogs to be paid up to 600 dollars per year.
Twenty years ago a mix of small events touches Prairie City Newton and nearby towns. Items mention a wedding anniversary, a Jasper county fair attendance, a student painting on a San Zanto farm, a meat market move in town, and weather influencing school attendance. Names include Roy Nowell and Mrs Veith among others in Des Moines and Waterloo circles.
A 30 year old Chronicle entry notes the Prairie District fair a notable success with a strong race program. It mentions marriages at Coal Ridge, a football victory for the tral college team over Knoxville 1 to 0, a failed murder attempt at Dunreath, a stroke for Dowie founder of a religious colony, and various local developments including street work and college attendance.
E G Miller a well known farmer near Oskaloosa speaks on scarce livestock across the region. He notes bean hay cutting weeds choking crops and a mixed corn outlook with light stands. farmers expect fair corn yields but lack feeders and beef prices push selling more corn than in years past.
The statement notes the Marion County Emergency Relief Committee, formed under law and regulations issued by the Governor of Iowa and the State Emergency Relief Committee, adopted on the date first above.
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