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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1938
Page
3
The piece notes shorter days highlighting cozy home life with glowing lamps after hard work. It recalls Indians calling early fall weather summer and observes an unusually long warm spell this year. Coal miners have little work and householders anticipate furnace use.
A short note extols the beauty of autumn woods. It urges readers to take a car trip along the highways to view the oaks turning and the woods blazing with color, promising a calming escape from daily troubles.
The piece notes low public interest in the local campaign with few vocal participants. It suggests many voters are poorly informed as taxes will influence decisions and most details remain hidden from the public.
A reflection on how anger defeats worthwhile achievement and harms speakers. It recalls a friend who kept his lips shut to avoid unkind words and notes the difficulty of thinking clearly while enraged. An old philosopher is cited: he who is master of himself is greater than an emperor.
The city plans a highway routed outside downtown, leaving streets blocked after paving prep. Restaurants and oil stations suffer as motorists won’t detour for service. Businessmen urge faster paving and quicker completion to bring customers back.
The week of 17th to 22nd is National Pharmacy Week across the country. Newspapers aim to spotlight druggists who provide medicines from far corners of the earth. In Pella, each pharmacist fills doctor prescriptions with careful, intelligent compounding by registered pharmacists. The service is overlooked in health but crucial in illness. The pharmacist must have ready materials and knowledge to compound accurately.
The piece criticizes Mr. Harry Hopkins for treating relief as a permanent condition. It argues the issue should be treated as an emergency with a ten year horizon, warning that permanent status will foster ne er do wells who rely on others, and urging promotion of private industry employment. It stresses that those in power encourage this attitude at all levels and advocates getting able bodied individuals into work.
The piece laments Americans chasing endless solutions and panaceas, with both parties failing to provide real progress. It questions where a unifying, practical leadership will come to restore confidence and courage to act, rather than merely criticize or praise hollow promises.
The speaker argues that recovery requires effort not easy fixes. He notes youths in Pella and elsewhere faced tougher times since 1929 but many veterans of postwar moves found varying success. Emphasizing hard work and apprenticeship, he warns against shortcuts and urges readiness to work to seize opportunities today.
The business manager of the Pella Chronicle L W Hartley will address publishers from Towa and other notable newspaper men on Special Editions. The note praises his deep knowledge of business and production and his role in the upcoming Short Course in Journalism to be held October 14 and 15 at Iowa ity.
The piece argues against assuming college guarantees success and notes many misfits attend college while lacking passion for education based professions. It urges pursuing practical trades and hands on skill through technical schools and trades, listing bricklaying, air conditioning, printing, and electrical work as viable paths. It concludes that work in the trades is honorable and often more aligned with future opportunity than college alone.
Editorial from Douglas Wyoming Enterprise notes wearying of political farm relief as several aid programs collapsed. It argues agriculture loses faith in sporadic government help, shifting toward independent progress through marketing cooperatives, seen as a hopeful sign for agriculture's future.
In a perplexing overview the Van Buren County Register notes dictators and democratic powers collaborating to reshape Europe. It cites four nations teaming to settle disputes and defend remnants of Czechoslovakia, while munitions workers in Dover NJ pause for world peace prayers amid shifting alliances and public cynicism about sensational headlines.
A Monroe crowd bought 114 tickets to a local show at the railroad station. The fair was deemed a success by secretary Chas Porter. Advertising promised good seats, lights, and a quality show for ten cents. The act varied and audiences received what came.
A retrospective sketch highlights notable events from 20, 30, 40 and 50 years ago in Pella. It reflects on community milestones, local personalities, and civic moments that shaped the town’s history.
Fifty two years ago on October 12, 1886 at Red Rock, Will Scarff of Pella married Miss Maude EB Reese at the bride's parents' house. They then moved to Des Moines where Scarff worked for the Western Newspaper Union.
Mrs Ed Porter visited Mrs Len Kaldenberg at Otley and stayed most of the week Harriet Rietveld worked in Domestic Science at Ames and was a weekend guest in the Herman Rietveld home Dr L A Garrison was named to Rochester Theological Seminary examining board Bert Stegeman and Lou Smith wed and moved to Pierre S D to settle on L A Stegeman's ranch Herman Rietveld advertised auto livery with rates from Pella to Des Moines and neighboring cities promising pleasant trips and safe returns Good Roads or No
Twenty years ago on October 17 1918 Henry Tysseling died at Fort Riley Kansas of the flu. Tennis S Ver Beck died on October 12 at Camp Dodge. All public meetings were banned by Mayor H J Van den Berg. Churches and Sunday schools suspended meetings. College chapel suspended. Funerals held outdoors. Walter De Wit drove a Ford huckster truck for Floyd Gambell.
A Franklin to Main Street collision caused the steering lock to send a car across a curb and into the Geelhoed store window. Damage estimated at $1,000.00. War casualty notice: Gerrit Van Hemert, son of Mr. and Mrs. 8. Van Hemert, died September 16 in France as a machine gunner. No further war department details. A rumor about influenza executions in Camp Dodge is labeled groundless by Editor Young. Local business notes mention Dick Den Adel’s Des Moines trip for stock, a pumpkin cannery offer of $5 per ton, and flu deaths of Aart Buwalda and Cornelius Groenewoud near Town City. Central College Graham Hall dormitory walls near completion and dining operations underway.
The 40 Years Ago column recalls John J. Kempkes an 18 year old in Des Moines who died of typhoid at Red Ross hospital and notes his band service with the 50th Iowa. It also records bicycle trips by Louis Bousquet and Ben Langerak to Grinnell, sales and purchases in Pella Lynnville and near the Buerkens Wagon factory, poultry premiums won at New Sharon Fair, and the death of Mrs. Bastian Visser in Pella. The canning factory ends a tomato packing run amid unusually large yields and no frost. Johann Andreas Kool and Eva Vander Kieft wed at the bride’s parents’ home. Will Brand’s home was robbed of 70 dollars and jewelry in broad daylight, possibly by nearby tramps.
Twenty nine years prior in October 1908 the Cotton Hall party featured girls dressed in children's clothing with the editor noting the event was enjoyable. A chamber of commerce meeting at city hall discussed water works and a new canning plant. Durant-Dort showcased buggies at Lake Prairie Fair with W A Oldfield as Iowa representative. Railroads required ticket verification to boarding to prevent deadheading.
The Newton reserves defeated the Pella reserves on Saturday morning October 8 after holding them scoreless until the closing minute of play when Newton scored five touchdowns on a twenty sweep. The Dutch fought hard but could not stop the late Newton invasion. The second team is improving rapidly with former members moving to the first squad. Next Saturday they travel to Knoxville for a return game following a prior 0 to 0 stalemate.
In general science class we found that making soap suds with city water needs eight times as much soap as distilled water. In chemistry class we learned washing soda crystals are over 50 percent water. The weight of an average size man is pushing on 16.2 tons.
The P. H. S band showcased marching ideas last week and earned praise. This week the group will form an I for Indianola and feature an electric P based on a neon sign concept. Luella Van der Waal’s situation prompted a special light bulb order, while her mother laments youth extravagance.
Anonymous explains the appeal of geometry: daily varied problems keep lessons engaging, active thinking prevents boredom, immediate visual feedback shows progress, no heavy reading or workbooks, and a good teacher is crucial for enjoying the subject.
In Latin I students from each class share interest as new books help learning. Miss Ver Heul guides activities including singing Adeste Fidelis and inviting each student to contribute to a bulletin board.
A dated cartoonish guide mocks exam cheating habits from studying once daily to peeking at neighbors. It jokes about cramming all night, misattributing discoveries, and teachers penalizing papers while offering bleak choices like quitting school or bribing with apples.
Heul suggested a few sketches might be produced but she would be glad if some handed in conjurations or stories of Roman life to keep Latin class interesting.
Miss Hepfinger's psychology class studied the nervous system, reflex action, habits, and sensation over six weeks and explored practical classroom applications. They learned how psychology aids getting along with others, solving problems, and understanding self, while also examining body structures and bones.
After a skeleton is placed back in its box and stored, a room fills with relieved sighs and the girls regain their color. They claim not to be superstitious, though many say they have not looked back over their left shoulders since the incident.
Members of the Boys and Girls Glee clubs left Oskaloosa High for Edmundson park in a truck driven by Ralph Ver Meer. They sang, feasted on marshmallows and snacks, and initiated new members before returning home. Indigestion postponed a lecture on "What to Eat."
Students in American Literature adopt a conference method of reading. With teacher consent each pupil selects and reads a novel and gives an oral report in a personal conference. Students may use class time and outside time for reading and must read at least one novel, with some already finishing four.
Chatter praises the football team’s revived vigor after a big win and highlights praise for Slingin Ray Klootwyk’s 45 yard pass and Hugh Dunn as a rising standout. The column also recalls a 1930s chronicle of Miss Marcia Ver Steeg’s Loll Club gathering and playful school life amid game-day buzz.
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