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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1935
Page
8
The piece argues Huey P Long's filibuster killed the third deficiency bill and urges voters to keep such leaders from power. It condemns interference with administration efforts to aid the unemployed and dependent, calling the stance selfish and tragic.
A property owner in another town praised the state highway patrol and offered to pay double taxes to double the force if needed. The patrol is funded by drivers licenses, not property taxes. Jimmy Dykes remains manager of the Chicago White Sox, building a solid yet uncertain team with pitching as the main weakness. with more investment in pitching, the Sox could rival any club.
The piece argues battles are fought by farmers themselves not by fighting the administration. It notes high salaried insiders claim otherwise and urges constructive action through united effort and the ballot box, asserting reforms come through voting rather than confrontation.
The piece argues Italy’s aggression in Africa risks a wider war, noting Ethiopia could unite England and France to curb Italy. It suggests Italy may need a setback to be brought to reason, viewing the conflict as conquest rather than a just cause.
The piece notes rising farmer interest in newspapers due to rural free delivery and changing habits. It cites past mail frequency as a barrier to daily reading and highlights a stronger literary orientation among farmers as a key factor in the shift.
The author reflects on evolving motorcar design from rickety touring cars to closed sedans and streamlined high powered models. He notes rapid progress over the years, suggesting perfection may still be distant and praising the age as wonderful.
The writer argues scrip notes strip value as buyers pay a stamp tax and 4 percent loss on each transaction. He notes every bearer must affix a stamp and cover the tax, leaving the dollar worth about 96 cents after completion, with few avoiding stamps. The piece predicts scrip will soon be retired.
The piece notes a brighter mood at family reunions this summer as abundant harvests leave farmers optimistic. Last year’s drought and losses had left them down, but now canning fills pantries and livestock feed improves prospects for winter income from surplus sales. The piece cites President Roosevelt’s statement on future aid as not very assuring, dampening optimism.
Indianola Record questions Republican zeal over a rock ribbed district election while noting Virginia straw votes showing Roosevelt support. It suggests Democrats should worry about shifting registrations in Pennsylvania and California amid broader national political tensions. Sigourney Review laments aging paving in county seats and critiques Sigourney water plans, urging better infrastructure and water purification.
The News prints the will of A P Sandy Moody revealing his Sigourney birthplace ownership. He left his entire estate to Sigourney to aid residents and train youth for useful citizenship. Provisions include a cemetery rest room courthouse lawn seats and Sunday school bequests to benefit local children.
A collection of local quips and anecdotes from Pella. Named residents like Leon Hackett and Arie Klyn appear in humorous sketches about matrimony, neighborly love, and odd encounters. The column riffs on small town life with playful lines about dan ger, work, buses, and everyday events.
The start of a new school year brings mental rest and physical growth for children. Regular attendance depends on preventing preventable diseases like smallpox and diphtheria through immunization and health programs. Strong local health services, including a nurse and health officer, improve disease reporting, prompt care, and overall school health outcomes.
The Raleigh Register warns that home storage of poisons endangers health and life. It urges segregating dangerous items from children and ensuring they cannot be mistaken for harmless remedies, noting warnings by the U S Public Health Service.
A string of aphoristic lines about faith, talk versus action, luck, routine, and opinions on prohibition. It playfully contrasts prayer with giving, listening with speaking, and motivation with daily alarms while noting self reflections from a lighthearted, old newspaper voice.
The lesson uses Lydia and Pris cilla from Acts 16 and 18 to highlight women in worship hospitality and service. It argues women are apt to Christian influence, cites Lydia hosting Paul and Pris cilla aiding Apollos, and urges modern Christians to integrate faith with work and industry while maintaining spiritual focus.
The query examines whether women increasingly direct attention to home life or expand influence in business. It weighs shifts in domestic focus versus professional or public roles, reflecting on historical expectations and evolving responsibilities for women.
Ry Hubert Utterback M D outlines the August 26 1935 sine die adjournment of Congress. He notes filibuster by Senator Long blocking key social and labor acts, outlines future funding and NRA issues, and mentions planned committee work on retail trade and ongoing administrative duties. He reports a quiet Capitol Hill as members depart for recess.
Ruth Tolle, 21, leapt from the third floor of a Chicago hotel as her husband and two friends battered a door to stop her. Authorities reported the tragedy occurred early Sunday, with she living at the hotel prior to the fatal plunge.
Twenty years ago the Chronicle notes activity in the Great White Way despite opposition, a Volunteer Infant reunion, several deaths including R Stow and James Brownley Keubles, weddings for the week, travel stories of Anie Van Marel and Anna Westink, Tunis Tysseling and Ruth Lew Rev, and Edgar Mills ’ return from Virginia. A liquor arrest near Des Moines, Gerritt Bennink’s Rochester trip for nervous trouble, Rev J A Monkman reappointed at the local Methodist church, GN Cole’s train mishap and return to Pella, slow canning of tomatoes due to illness, Will Ryhnsbury’s position story at Pella High, and road work near the Howell road quarried rock project, with 3rd Iowa getting underway.
Obscure notices recount the death of J. B. Cotton of Frankfort. a boy 14 injures himself on a threshing engine. Gerrit Fennema buys Otley farm at 115 per acre. G W Hullmire sues Des Moines for $86 for use of dogs. A H L Viersen dies at 71. William Van Bergen awarded 100 for finding Klein child’s body. Ver Heul girls’ home burglarized. Sylvia Noftsinger ill and unable to return to Central College. Science Hall second story nearly done. D S Huber’s auto breaks down near Monroe and is towed to Pella. East First Street grading underway.
The Grinnell Register reports plans to pave Highway 63 in Poweshick County from Highway 6 north of Malcom to Montezuma, about 11.134 miles, with six miles more to connect to Mahaska County. A single federal aid contract for paving culverts and grading is to be let as soon as September 3 at the state highway commission in Ames, with estimated costs over 300000 dollars.
Lew Wolfe family lost their house and belongings in a Wednesday fire west of town. The kitchen stove may have sparked the blaze as Mrs Wolfe found heavy smoke upon returning from the garden. Neighbors raised the alarm but help arrived too late to save the structure and two items. The loss was partially insured.
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