14 Sep 1933
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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1933
Page
1
The piece argues that a person’s life testifies louder than sermons whether Christian or infidel, booster or knocker. It defends Sunday visiting as beneficial if done with good purpose, cautioning against mere duty and stressing Sabbath privileges for people, not people for the Sabbath.
Labor Day radio recounts a Cards double header in Chicago where a deliberate pass of manager Grim to face Jurges backfired as Jurges hit a single and drove in two. The piece notes that strategy fails in life across military political business and religion and that the cards are not always stacked.
The article notes Labor Day highlighting a shift toward organized and unorganized labor and a plan to employ every person whose energy and skill sustains livelihoods. It speaks of slow progress from economic distress to improvement with mills of change turning, signaling hopeful economic solutions coming sooner rather than later.
The local kittenball season closes as hundreds attend nightly games. Sixty or more players have been involved, providing recreation and healthy development at no cost beyond voluntary contributions. The activity has benefited both young and old and may attract similar crowds next season.
The article notes past medical mysteries from tuberculosis to diphtheria and highlights sleeping sickness as the current baffling ailment. It describes recent deaths and the inability of physicians to prevent fatalities, with concerns that the epidemic could spread beyond localized areas and become widespread.
A narrator recalls life before and after a financial crash starting in 1890. He details a once comfortable upbringing with $125 monthly wages and a $4,500 home, followed by severe unemployment, hunger, and menial work. The tale ends reflecting on whether contemporary hardships compare to those endured long ago.
A critique of modern worship highlights two extremes in church practice. One side emphasizes a mechanical routine, aiming merely to finish the service and go home. The other side seeks fresh features while maintaining routine structure.
A reader notes two churches with different service styles. One emphasizes dignity, order, and spiritual focus, while the other lacks system and social ease. The piece urges welcoming Atmosphere, thoughtful congregation study, and the balancing of worship with sociability, humor, and community spirit.
Indianola Tribune reports Senator Louis Murphy advocates state owned liquor dispensaries and strict laws with teeth for control of liquor traffic. He supports temperance and total abstinence, opposing private profit from liquor and arguing state sale is the only way to handle the evil. The piece notes his wet platform contrasts with dry forces in Iowa and outlines political tensions as Governor Herring seeks strong liquor legislation amid party dynamics.
Monroe County News notes the NRA and Roosevelt push for a new deal loosened the grip of greedy business on labor. It claims shorter work days and higher wages will be granted, reshaping power balance as public sentiment backs Roosevelt to aid forgotten workers. Sigourney Review previews local political chatter with potential candidates and party dynamics.
Twenty years ago in the September 18 1913 chronicle congressman Prouty introduced two bills for a new Pella post office at 60000 dollars. Obituaries note Edward S Plimpton Jr died at Red Cross hospital Salida Colorado. Resolutions of respect honored Misses Cornelia De Geus Della King and Gertrude Gezel who perished in the Lake Geneva disaster.
Thirty years ago in 1908 Miss Alice Roosevelt drew attention by riding a submarine to the bottom of Narragansett Bay. George W. Kimmell was reelected chairman of the Lake Prairie Township Republican committee. Public schools and churches in Runnels closed due to a smallpox epidemic. It is not an uncommon sight.
The item lists figures on Negro merchants with 25 700 stores, murder rates in the U S versus England, mental hospital populations, California outdoor ad law, NRA stamps printed, prohibition whisky consumption, Cuba’s army size, agricultural worker horsepower, Panama hat cooling, and Chronicle sale of 500 yellow sheets for 40 cents.
The 1934 year is described as an election year with voters soon to name party candidates for all state, country and township offices to run in the general election in November 1984. The notice indicates preparation and upcoming political activity by voters and parties.
A survey of military trivia notes the longest pigeon flight of 2016 miles bred by Ensign E S Peterson USN, visor salutes from knights inspired modern salutes, postwar mine-clearance of 90 000 mines, 471 000 landings on USS Saratoga, its 180 000 horsepower electric drive, Crane Ship No1 lifting 260 tons, ship naming conventions by vessel type, and four fleet actions with total enemy ships destroyed.
A gossipy local column from Pella recounts small town happenings. William Jansz greets neighbors after welcoming a first baby. Jake Sterrenberg shifts from liability to asset as readers tease his antics. Neighborly chats cover politics, marriage, a Democratic club, and light town wit.
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