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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1934
Page
4
The Inquiring Reporter asks five people who they consider the standout player in the World Series, seeking diverse views on the same public matter. The piece reflects a period voice and collection of opinions from local or notable figures.
Hall of Fame batsman Paul Dean stands out amid strong play from both teams. Vander Syde and Koopmans praise his pitching and hitting, noting he dominated and secured victory with consistent effort.
Fred Lattenbach praises Frankie Frisch for genius leadership and strong Cards play while Robert Renaud asserts Dizzy Dean outshines all others, with Joe Medwick noted as a top hitter and fielder despite crowd jeers. Agnes Samuelson comments on administrative commendation.
The week’s market page lists prices for wheat oats cream chickens ducks pigeons hogs and delivery details. Notable ranges include hogs at Chicago 4.85 to 6.25 dollars and Pella delivery 4.50 to 5.60 dollars. A lost baby’s rubber doll downtown is reported with reward offered at the office.
An assorted classified listing from Leighton includes Eveready heavy duty B batteries at 1 83 each and flash light cells two for 15 cents. Also offered are used cars such as 1931 Chev truck 1929 Ford pickup 1926 Dodge pickup 1930 Essex coach 1926 Dodge sedan 1927 Ford roadster by White Way Auto Co. Plus ads for poultry buyers, painting and decorating, canaries for sale, lime for land, apples for winter, yellow shelled corn, a fresh cow, Duroc Jersey hogs, fox terrier pups, and help wanted for general house work in Pella area.
Local poultry interests advertise farm calls for weighing birds and selling worm expeller. Neal Schuring and J H Shinn Hatchery promote services and reduced prices. Also offers include poultry lice and worm relief, insurance rates, and farm contact numbers for on farm pickup and sales in Pella Iowa.
A brief notice notes Mrs Henry Jansen located 314 miles northeast of Pella as of Wednesday October 17.
Notice that a written instrument purporting to be the last will of John Korver Deceased is on file in Marion County Iowa Court. The hearing date is October 29 1934 before the Court or Clerk at Knoxville Iowa. All interested persons may be heard.
Drought forced a 20 minute free for all on the college athletic field with ten contestants and two teams allowed to roam a 20 yard area. Nelson and Smith were disqualified for slugging while Van Wyngarden was benched for kicking. Freshmen claimed victory as judges needed ten minutes to render a verdict amid dust and cheering sections.
Miss Fannie A. Gannon Extension Specialist led the first training series in the Home Management project last week. The lesson titled The 1934 Kitchen sparked a lively discussion among members about their own kitchen setups.
The article notes Miss Lois Spear selected as music chairman to conduct the Study of the Bohemian Girl. Eleven townships were represented across three training schools with high attendance. Meetings were held at Mrs. Ira Ward's home on Tuesday and Wednesday and in the Legion Hall at Pella on Thursday. The next lesson dates are November 6 7 and 8.
Gov Clyde L Herring proclaims Fire Prevention Week urging broad observance and united effort across press pulpits and platforms to emphasize safeguards against fire. Carelessness with matches faulty furnaces worn stove pipes and neglected flues cause costly damages and injuries. The message calls for daily attention to fire prevention and personal responsibility.
Estimates from the budget bureau of the agricultural adjustment administration promise that the billion dollar farm program will repay itself, tapping income taxpayers for about 13 million dollars. Within hours after robbing Farmers State Bank of Flandreau and fleeing with roughly 2000 dollars, police captured a suspect named Roy Fairchild, 26, of Minneapolis, in Rock Rapids as the loot was recovered.
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