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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1936
Page
3
The governor names prohibition settled and out of politics. Party leaders agree to keep it off the agenda as the nation remains split between dry and wet sentiments. Yet observers warn the issue will resurface and liquor sellers may push the drive to outlaw the liquor traffic.
The Pella Chamber of Commerce publication Informer is urged to continue its truth telling about all parties. The piece argues the informer may wake up locals, justifying the chamber’s existence and backing for its active members. It calls readers to embrace the publication as a constructive appeal to better nature.
Report notes Broadway is smoother now after travel from here to Knoxville yet recalls last week’s rough dips and bugholes that slowed progress. The writer suggests spreading gravel on rough portions to lessen corner damage while acknowledging heavy rains cause ongoing wear.
The article condemns relief administration and the harsh criteria for aid. It notes a form asking exhaustive questions that push applicants deeper into desperation, especially farmers forced to reduce herds to qualify. The piece calls for scrutiny of who bears the burden to receive relief.
Readers weigh state budget wins as a predictor for national fiscal policy. The column argues balanced budgets in Kansas and Iowa show capability but warn that success in state government does not guarantee federal results.
The City of Chicago seeks to number its 24,500 unnumbered houses while musing on similar needs for Pella homes. The letter questions why rural mail boxes lack family names and suggests improving visibility by printing names on boxes along rural routes.
The World Series concluded with the Yankees beating the Giants in six games. Giants fans lament a ninth inning rally by New York that broke the game open after Castleman exited for a pinch hitter. The writer credits the Yankees as a great ball club, noting their strong regular season and late surge.
The speaker argues a near unbeatable team is possible with strong batting and fielding, team spirit, and unity. They claim the Yankees could not be beaten by rivals like the Cubs or Giants and anticipate other teams striving to challenge a potential repeat title.
The article argues the standard of living will not drop, but must adjust via wages and salaries to sustain a reasonable living. It notes many struggle to keep up yet others enjoy more comforts, automobiles, and home conveniences, while overall spending slows and industrial stagnation risks.
The Indianola Tribune urges readers uneasy about Governor Landon’s win to consult Farm Bureau figures from the Dept. of Agriculture. The lead editorial notes that since 1920 farm income and exports rise with imports, reflecting a paradox in agricultural economics. A Seymour Herald item recalls a farmer joking with a grasshopper crowding his corn, comparing the small pest to a larger one speaking from a Seymour Herald copy.
The Monroe County News notes Maine’s presidential result favors the Republicans, with claims that “as goes Maine, so goes the nation” and a 36 year pattern except 1912. It cites 1982 and 1934 Democratic wins, contrasting with current GOP gains and moneyed influence from the DuPont-Liberty League. In Marion County, Berry Halden, Chariton publisher, is nominated for U.S. Senate by Iowa Republicans to boost a party machine in Des Moines, with potential continuation in publishing after November.
Delta Press notes President Roosevelt spoke Tuesday night at a Syracuse convention. He criticized Republican leaders for inaction as he inherited a national mess in March 1988 and credited himself with efforts to remedy dreadful conditions.
Bits from Pella editorials joke about water bills councilmen morphine theft and Tulip Time mockery. Quips reference Bill, J. Van Dusseldorp, J. G. Penney Co., Mrs. Van Gorp, and local figures with sly observations on politics, church, and manners.
A fragmented column mocks Democratic propaganda and relief policies while lampooning political figures and current events. It riffs on vacation relief, football rules, and public attitudes, mentioning Roosevelt, Landon, Farley, and misconceptions about democracy amid election rhetoric.
A Sunday school lesson on Acts 17 1 5 11 and I Thess 2 7 12 discusses the tragedy of unbelief and the futility of evil, praising the nobility of belief by Berea Christians who searched the scriptures daily. It notes Paul and Silas preaching in Thessalonica and Berea, Jason's brief confrontation, and urges ministers to seek truth through scripture while posing meditation questions for congregants.
James Hotchkiss aged 47 died near Kinross when he attached a rubber hose to a car exhaust and ran it through a rear window. A note cited inability to live without his wife, who died four years earlier. Coroner ruled death by own action. body found by his child Tuesday morning.
A fragment notes UC debates adopting sex religion and politics as theme motives for proceedings. The passage is unreadable in parts but indicates controversial topic choices and ongoing organized discussion at the university setting.
In the Oct 19 1916 Chronicle Central College bowed to Penn College of Oskaloosa by the largest score in their athletic rivalry. Hamilton scored Central’s only touchdown after a ten second dash. Other items note Uncle Tom's Cabin played outside weather cool. M Beaver Republican candidate visited Pella. Marriages of H Paul Scholte to L Marie Gaass and Peter Kuyper to Lucille Gaass occurred in Oct 1916. Nathan Firth returned from Grand Island Nebraska to report sister Martha's improvement. City council held a special meeting to contract a steam heating plant for the city office building due by December.
Chronicle notes a fire in the shaft of the Olivet coal mine under control, damaging nearby buildings and striking a severe blow to Olivet. Mayor W. J. Allen left Pella for California after 35 years, S. G. Vander Zyl named mayor by the council. Pella college team beat New Sharon 5 to 0 in the season opener. Central College President Garrison led funeral services for Gladys Rich. Yankee Robinson Circus skipped town due to cold. Gerrit Korver moved to Colorado to begin mining improvements.
Ben Van Vliet, formerly with the Bell Telephone Co, resigns to accept a post with the Mutual Telephone Company. The Annual Iowa Conference of the National Christian Association convened at the Second and Third Reformed Churches in this city.
Fifield Verwers Brothers work on a silo and coal supply as visits occur between the Zegers families of Galesburg and Killduff. Mrs Gertie Rice remains ill in Harvey while neighbors and relatives call on Clarence Brieker Neal Kuiken Gerrit Vande Kieft and others. Cattle drive to Frank Rexro pasture and Will iam Verwers brings coal amid community duties at nearby farms.
At Ringsted Iowa Secretary Henry Wallace assured a Ringsted delegation at St Paul that he will give an address on October 26 at the Ringsted cornhusking bee if he is not sent elsewhere by the administration.
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