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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1932
Page
4
The Inquiring Reporter asks five persons if radio harms or helps home study depending on program type. Responses vary, with some saying interference occurs during study hours, others noting educational programs may aid concentration and discipline.
A group of professors and a reader weigh radio use for study. Some say it aids learning when programs stimulate thought or when study is light. others argue it disrupts concentration, especially with jazz, ads, or noisy environments. Opinions vary by individual study type and reader.
At end of six weeks forty three students are on the honor list. Eighteen are boys and eighty girls. Names include Norman Langerak Margaret Jansen Margaret Keuning Gertrude Lasschuit Junella Van Maanen and many others. School activities include declamatory contests and oral English coursework. Des Moines teachers convention next week affects schedule. Pella gridiron game with Prairie City and agriculture class field work noted. Political debate planned between Socialists and Republicans Monday morning.
A student shows interest in a program and cannot pursue two demanding tasks at once. He cannot listen to a mystery drama and solve a difficult mathematical problem simultaneously, since both require focused attention and high cognitive effort.
Mrs John Vanden Baard and son Corina were injured in an automobile crash south of Pella on Thursday evening. Their car collided with one driven by Art Hackett on a hill. Vanden Baard drove over an embankment to avoid the impact. Mrs Vanden Baard suffered a broken nose and facial cuts, Corina injured in the arm. Both cars were damaged.
This lesson discusses the two laws of action from Galatians and Romans, stressing sowing and reaping, obedience to authority, and the role of laws in civilization. It argues Christians should honor law, support enforcement, and view law observance as both duty and privilege within society.
Lorna Doone Jackson, renowned singing actress with a broad operatic background, will perform at the Central College chapel on Monday evening October 31 at 7 30. Accompanist Doriss Wittich partners her. tickets on sale through faculty and students with reserved seats for the season.
A two week revival at Coal Ridge Baptist Church near Pella conducted by Rev N J Lewis with Rev R T Nordlund preaching resulted in seven baptisms. Five were baptized in the Des Moines river Sunday afternoon and two at Sunday night. Attendees from this city included Mrs John V Vander Linden Mrs E S Dunkin the Misses Hattie Vandermeulen Effie Stubenrauch Mildred Vander Linden Mrs Gertrude Van Houten Mrs Emeline Porter Miss Mary Forsyth Mrs Jennie Clark Robert Clark and Rev and Mrs Nordlund and son Harold.
Town residents report a church society wiener roast on October 24. Mr and Mrs Vos and Mrs John Vos of Pella visited the Korver home on Thursday afternoon. Mrs Corie Vroom underwent an operation for illness.
A crowded street car scene shows a stout woman struggling to access her jacket pocket for fare while a man offers to pay. A passenger on a crowded bus seeks a strap for a young woman, a portable press promises fast work, and a Hoover cleaner repack deal is advertised. A courtroom exchange with Rastus and a joke about a judge closes with radio ads for a new Atwater Kent model.
The notice lists social visits in Pella and nearby towns then states that J. and Mrs. C Sedrel visit Aalders near Otley amid a court matter in Marion County Iowa. It requires filing on or before November 15 1932 with Receiver H P Van Gorp at Knoxville to be considered for any share in the company assets. Dated October 7 1932.
To the creditors of the Woodrow Washing Machine Company this notice requires all claims against the company to be verified and filed under the order and authority of the District Court of Marion County Iowa.
Rescue crew of the Fish and Game Department led by John Horne and deputy Werden saved fifty four bushels of bullheads and sunfish from landlocked ponds near Des Moines. Taylor Huston of Vallely Junction assisted the operation.
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