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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1933
Page
1
An attache of the state motor department promised an immediate drive against faulty brakes and glaring headlights, but months later locals report no noticeable enforcement in town. Drivers continue to encounter cars with poor or glaring lights, indicating the campaign has not yet taken effect locally.
The knowledge of psychology reshaped life and salesmanship. The seller must not only have a useful product and a customer but also the personality and knack to compel buying. The era demands selling oneself as the true secret of successful sales.
The piece argues that anarchy seeds often grow from parental influences at home. It warns that telling a child to defy authority teaches early rebellion against government, schools, and officials, with lasting effects in later life.
In OUR DAY the Christian Reformed churches held a mission fest that collected more than $500, showing community wealth is available for religious purposes despite talks of economic gloom. The report notes people redirect spending from worldly amusements to missions, reflecting local temper and contrasting towns where such a total would be hard to reach.
A lady missionary asserts that gospel conversion alters Indians both spiritually and physically. When converted, an Indian should improve appearance by regular bathing and changing clothes, reflecting a broader renewal of habits and moral living, showcasing outward cleanliness as a sign of inner regeneration.
Americans prize human character highly. They glorify heroes from Babe Ruth to stars in sports and film, teachers and ministers, and leaders in life. The admiration is natural, even if some would call it a sin.
A reprinted circular from a large produce concern urges farmers to eat more of their own eggs and butter to boost prices. It claims thirty million farmers consuming extra eggs or butter weekly would create shortages and raise prices by about 5 cents per dozen or per pound, yielding net gains per case or tub. The message warns self-help over substitutes and notes government sympathy but no help for reluctant producers.
A local merchant rejects the belief that all prices rose under the NRA recovery act. He notes many items remain affordable and that price increases stem from wholesale costs, not NRA policy. He accuses some merchants of using NRA to justify hikes and argues there is little incentive to raise prices amid unemployment.
A syndicated piece contrasts NIRAs fate with Henry Wallace and the AAA. If farm prices rise and buying power returns, NIRA thrives. if not, support fades. Keokuk County News urges strict motor vehicle enforcement and safe driving, notes lights, licenses, and registrations. A critic questions Uncle Sam’s news items and postal bank ties, urging a fair business code.
The board of education plans to buy 660000 tons of out of state coal, triggering strong objections in Marion county. Critics say the deal adds to the burden of independent boards and commissions in state government.
England has taken a survey of school children to see if they prefer studying past centuries or today. A girl says she prefers today’s history because we have proof of it. The piece notes we argue more about yesterday or last year than about ancient histories.
The Chariton Leader reflects on installment buying, paying until the title clears, and a push to join the NRA to gain prosperity. The piece teases a provocative view of human nature and wonders if Roosevelt would simply hand prosperity over, prompting a response to ongoing payments and loyalty.
A Moulton Tribune retold tale describes a Republican visitor reacting to new NRA posters reading No Republicans Allowed. He finds a cafe serving him despite the emblem and, after dining, warns that Democrats may overstep Republicans in the future.
The speaker lauds fair practice as essential to both private and public sectors. Emphasizing competition with Uncle Sam, they criticize profiteering and push for lower prices on envelopes to benefit common citizens and printers alike.
Almost every community has a pusher who finds satisfaction in organizing and promoting. He drives a chest, dances, celebrations, or lodge suppers, while committees form and officers are elected. He works tirelessly, yet often fails in his own business, forgotten once his projects succeed.
Monroe County News argues life is the most valuable possession and laments recurring Sunday auto fatalities. It attributes most deaths to careless habits and notes that even those who cherish living pay the price. The piece urges greater caution to reduce needless losses of life.
Indianola Tribune recaps Roosevelt’s White House conference clash with a coal operator over the coal code. It cites his Oglethorpe address where he argued wage earners deserve a larger share. The operator claimed miners faced coke oven hardship, while stockholders demand big dividends.
An editors’ compiled slice from Pella shows casual jests about neighbors and local figures. It riffs on Cornie’s remarks about Bernie Vander Linden, Dr. G H Lankelma, and Will Van Buren, with playful digs at Ver Meer’s farm and Belle Fountain. Local quirks and social quips populate this light, regionally flavored item.
Chronicle items from September 11 1918 note deaths of Rev George Niermeyer and Mrs Hannah Miers plus the Lake Prairie Fair opening day sales and a fatal auto accident near Knoxville. Also covered are bond plans for city water system, a postman leave, search at Lake Geneva for missing women, a marriage in August, a new 24 hour telegraph service at Rock Island, and local social and business notices.
Guy Nordman of the Flushing Journal argues advertisers gain most from home city papers. He calls circulation a concentrated, district wide message that permeates homes and neighborhoods. He urges business men to patronize the local paper exclusively to cover their field efficiently and support a key local institution.
Thirty years ago the Chronicle lists Charles Porter honored for gatekeeping at the state fair, a cement crossing contract, liquor permits under Mulch law, rail fare deals from Des Moines to KC, a Damages suit against Rock Island, Graves urging removal of Negroes, H Brand dies from fall injuries, Gold Medal Flour ads, Route 4 rural delivery, an evangelist open air meeting, tomato canning shipments, a marriage announcement for Maasdam and Mathes, and a midwest frost and death of seven month old John Peter de Koning.
George McKee of Anderson South Carolina argues times aren’t hard. In Bandera New Era he recalls a frugal rural upbringing with limited schooling, basic shelter, and simple meals, insisting hardship was not felt by his family. The reminiscence contrasts modern scarcity with his childhood.
Eastbound passenger No. 475 departs at 9 14 a m and Westbound No. 474 departs at 4 15 p m from Rock Island time table. Howell local service listed for Wabash timetable.
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