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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1932
Page
3
Interesting Weekly News from Nearby Communities notes activity in Leighton and surrounding towns. Affected residents include the De Jong and Hasselman families with visits from missionaries and relatives, a new roof on the Christian Reformed church parsonage, and births and illnesses among local households.
Peoria Iowa October 3 local notes report Mrs Vander Molen suffered another stroke last Saturday. The item also notes visits from Mr and Mrs John Van Gorp and family, Mrs Stewie visiting from Leighton, a Christian schools board meeting in Pella, and births and gatherings involving Vander Molen relatives and friends.
Otley Iowa October 3. Mr and Mrs G W Steenhoek and daughter Mrs G Vander Lane and two children from near Prairie City visited Friday at the Neal Kuiken home. Mrs Neal Tucker visited Wednesday at the S Menninga home. Mr and Mrs Klaas Van Buren and son Clarence spent Tuesday evening at the Gerrit Van Ee home. Mr and Mrs Jim Kuyper Klang Menninga and Mrs F Tilma all of Pella visited Thursday at the Sethi Menninga home. Mrs Tunis Van Dyke and Mrs Korver and daughter Mrs Jennie Robus visited Thursday afternoon at the Mrs S Vander Wiel home. Mr and Mrs John Bloodsworth and daughter Irene visited Sunday at the home of Mr Bloodsworths brother Jim Bloodsworth and family at Albia. Mrs Herbert Ryswyk who has been visiting at the home of her daughter Mrs Richard Postma returned to her home in Knoxville last Wednesday and daughter Aric Dickema and children spent Sunday evening at the Joe Kool home. Mrs S Vander Wiel and daughter Johanna visited last Wednesday afternoon at the Gerrit Klyn home near Fifield.
Santos reports Jack Andeweg of Monroe’s Burbank farm harvested an extraordinary bean crop after a muddy summer. Two vines grew from four seeds, producing four foot long beans six inches wide resembling gourds with eggplant flavor. The note suggests marketing beans next year.
The Board of Trustees met and announced a regional American Library Association conference in Des Moines October 12 to 15 with Iowa Headquarters at the Hotel Savery and Fort Des Moines. Prominent librarians will attend. A list of new books and children’s titles is highlighted, including Microbe Hunters, Napoleon, Vagabonds, Fix It Yourself, Home Workshop Manual, What Happened After and various children’s stories and non fiction works.
A devotional note urging readers to value God's Word above all, stressing that neglecting scripture harms Christian life. It urges meditation day and night, cites Old Testament devotion, and celebrates the Word as guidance and treasure amid trials.
A terse note attributed to Van Dellen speaks of sin conquered by the blessed Word, urging devotion over worldly appetites as readers seek spiritual guidance and salvation in daily life.
Chronicle Weekly Health Message reports August and September 1932 typhoid totals across 16 counties, noting 91 cases by September with several local outbreaks. Hardin County sees 32 linked to milk, Clarke County 12 in one family, Sioux City eight from a flood‑contaminated well, plus exposures from a Lincoln visitor. Authorities urge vaccination, milk supervision, water safeguards, and vigilance.
At the Orpheum Theatre in Des Moines the program features The All American football team of 1931 led by Richard Arlen with Gloria Stuart and Andy Devine. The double bill includes The Last Mile with Preston Foster and Howard Phillips and stresses gritty prison drama and social issues.
Dr William J Scholes discusses chronic indigestion as a vague collection of stomach region sensations arising from long standing misfunction. The article notes unclear causes and links to disturbed digestive process and general discomfort.
The text discusses overeating and unsuitable foods as factors in indigestion. It links stomach ulcers, chronic gastritis, and diseases of abdominal organs to indigestion symptoms. It notes anemia, tuberculosis, Bright's disease, and other conditions can accompany digestion problems. Cure depends on treating the underlying disease, not diet alone.
Sally Eilers headlines Hat Check Girl at Rivola in Oskaloosa starting next Saturday October 8 for three days. Ben Lyon leads as a Park Avenue playboy with Ginger Rogers Monroe Owsley and Arthur Pierson in support. The film showcases Broadway nightlife and Times Square dawns as a vibrant backdrop.
Sidney Lanfeld directed the new adaptation of Aian James's novel of the same name starring Noel Madison Parnell Pratt Dewey Robinson and Harold Good in the cast.
Wichita Kansas freight agent J T Lee argues against shipping by highway in a radio address. He says highway shipping deprives railroads of revenue and leads to layoffs, hurts local workers, taxes rise to fund trucks, and reduces community business. He warns highway use harms employment and local commerce tied to rail traffic.
Plans are underway to present The Messiah in Pella this Christmas season with a large community chorus. The first meeting for interested participants is at the First Reformed Church on Monday October 3 at 7 45 p m. Professor Toms of Central College will lead the project.
A historical report notes Deputy Game Wardens arrested violators over the past thirty days across the state. Eleven were fined a total of 170 dollars while nine were sentenced to jail for 145 days. The piece mentions fishermen using polo and line as too slow and dynamite used by some.
Within a month, nine were arrested for fishing without a license and three of them also for fishing in a restricted area. Three more violated license rules by selling fish without proper permits. Fines totaled 465 dollars. one offender received thirty days in jail. Additional cases noted illegal seining, equipment loss plus a 20 dollar fine, and an instance of raccoon cruelty.
The Oregonian notes Marxist critique of capitalism alleging the United States outlived other nations and leads recovery by directing government credit to city and state work programs. It contrasts U S approach with Germany Australia and New Zealand and other places where paternalism prevails.
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