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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1936
Page
11
Thor Solberg an American Legion airman who flew from New York to Norway last year was seriously injured Saturday when his plane crashed at Voss near Bergen. Seven passengers in the craft were hurt, one seriously.
Mrs John Hagens has an apple tree with blossoms after the family ate and canned the harvest. The article questions whether another crop will occur, noting the unusual outcome that the son was taken for the work.
J B Hutson acting AAA administrator reports 1936 drought area livestock feed will rise due to the Agricultural Conservation Program. The plan promotes drought resistant crops and soil conservation while boosting grasses and legumes to better use scarce moisture. Balanced farming aims to prep for drought and flood events.
The United States Public Health Service notes nine outbreaks of milk borne illness in 1935 with Iowa cases in recent years. Causes include mastitis in cows and staphylococcus germs, worsened by milk that stands unrefrigerated. Proper refrigeration and veterinary isolation can prevent such illnesses. A senator once read Aesop's Fables to the Senate.
The local agriculture teacher Mr M M Dockendorff reports rising enrollment as farm boys from the community prepare to attend Pella High next year. A House of Representatives member questioned DC district teachers on their fitness as instructors.
Critics hail Capra’s Mr Deeds Goes to Town as a strong rival to It Happened One Night. Gary Cooper and Jean Arthur star in a story of Longfellow Deeds who inherits 20 million and heads to New York, bringing charming, rustic humor.
Robert Renaud on WH0 argues America faces a decisive choice between peace and war. He endorses Smedley Butler’s proposed constitutional amendment to restrict military movement beyond US shores, urging youths to defend home while opposing foreign wars.
The report notes 493,454 trees and shrubs planted in town state parks and preserves during fall 1935 and spring 1936 along with over 29,000 planted in state game areas in spring 1936. It cites 32 conservation officers enforcing fish and game laws and assisting education, pushes education to teach conservation in schools, and outlines seasonal dates for squirrel and trout seasons. It also mentions seven fish rescue crews deployed during dry spells, prohibits disturbing hatcheries, and reports a seven mourn dove open-season decision for 1936. A nine lens camera to map 600 square miles is noted, plus Civil War shells still found near Richmond battlefield areas described as live and dangerous.
Rural Electrification Administrator Morris J. Cooke announced near Sterling Virginia that farming electrification costs are dropping. The Rosedale Farm exhibit showed equipment costing about $5,000 with modern appliances, yet a complete farm electrification could fall under $1,000. Government loans will assist, and the event featured prominent speakers including Harold Tekes and Governor George C. Peery.
County Agent Walter Brown fields questions on rural electrification in Marion County based on Rural Electrification Administration data. Topics cover lowest rates fixed charges membership costs meter deposits wiring needs and ownership and operation of the highline by a cooperative possibly with an outside electric company.
Des Moines reports Emory Collins of LeMars, after smashing three world records at the June dirt track races, re-enters for three National Circuit Auto Races to headline the State Fair from Aug 28 to Sept 4. With six thousand dollars in purses, the meet attracts top North American drivers including Gus Schrader and forty other dirt track stars, officials say. It will be the largest race meet ever held in Yows.
Des Moines Indiana aug 28 to sept 4 the Town State Fair will feature a new soil conservation display series showing all the latest practices and methods. seven county farm bureaus are in charge with cooperation from leading conservation authorities.
In Los Angeles a courtroom scene unraveled as three defendants mispronounced names while judge Cosgrave questioned them for an ilegal liquor case Case No. 11,263-C. Assistant U.S. Attorney Powell announced their attorney Charles Vest, who was absent, delaying proceedings for a week. A separate report notes 17 year old Lloyd Beebe died after a fall onto a high tension power line.
Reports note red blood cells carry enough surface electricity to power a 25 watt lamp for five minutes. J Kraemer of New York University reports discovery of sixth century Greek papyri in Palestine. C C Little reports mouse cancer susceptibility is not hereditary. American Museum expedition probes vertebrate fossils in Alaska to bridge gaps in early mammal evolution.
A mixed international feature tells how Haile Selassie is portrayed by Italy while in London a note on Italian Vermouth appears. Russian phone subscribers face outages as inspectors test calls between exchanges. Ataturk commissions Istanbul to expand a seaside city with resort facilities within three months, a task the mayor completes on time. In the Balkans three Yugoslavs die amid a long blood feud as two families and a lawyer clash over a well ownership.
Three of a high ranking Army officer’s sons attended West Point. Women were barred from jury duty in 27 of the 48 states. The Hauptmann case continued to draw publicity. A Minnesota sheriff used the late John Dillinger’s car in efforts against would-be successors.
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