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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1936
Page
3
A weekly message from Lieutenant Colonel A. M. Hitch, superintendent of Kemper Military School in Boonville Missouri, urges assisting a boy with his problem or letting him work it through himself.
A magazine essay argues that a man's thoughts shape his body and that countenance reveals kindness cruelty and habit. It notes aging can alter weight independently of diet and suggests retirement timing depends on personal feeling and continued enjoyment of work with life beginning at forty.
The Christian Science Monitor argues prosperity hinges on affordable daily goods for the laboring majority. It contends that those who buy most of farm and factory output must receive a fair and square deal and be able to live within their incomes.
The piece muses that walking may suspend thinking as attention shifts to birds, trees, and passersby. It weighs alternative mental tasks and suggests periods of reduced thinking. It questions whether riding also dulls the brain and heart, proposing lighter, less laborious focus.
For years Fun notes Arkansasians push a bill to shield news sources from court disclosure. If enacted, newspapers would have the right to expose vice without revealing informants, granting a bold freedom not yet enjoyed by the press and widening exclusive rights.
The Virginia schoolteacher Edith Maxwell, who killed her father after he reprimanded her for coming in late, seeks a new trial. Evidence showed Maxwell was drunk when attacked. she acted in self defense. The writer argues jurors should acquit on the first ballot and urges courts to limit the old notion of male dominance.
Governor Landon in a political speech appeals to the average man to fight for good government. He argues neither major party has a monopoly on virtue and notes President Roosevelt has expanded government authority over private enterprise while favoring the common people at every turn, a key feature voters will consider in November.
A critical editorial ponders ownership of the current farm program amid mounting questions sobre who guides and benefits from policy. It questions whether the plan reflects executive intent or broader political pressure.
The passage defends the farm program as a collective effort of farm leaders and participants. It argues that those who joined the program benefited, while nonparticipants oppose it. It notes initial Washington discussions and acknowledges dissent from conscientious objectors while praising aid to corn-hog contract signers during market closures.
The Cicero News predicts broad rank and file backing for President Roosevelt in his fight to correct abuses from misrule. It highlights depositors, homeowners, small bankers, business people, and laborers benefiting from Roosevelt policies, noting improved employment and purchasing power while acknowledging ongoing flaws and past Hoover-era faults.
The Chariton Leader scoffs at the claim of 56 hidden bread taxes arguing there were none to hide and notes the current loaf costs eight cents. Delta Press cautions Republicans not to overrate visible enthusiasm for Governor Landon, predicting quiet voters will decide in November as in 1928 balancing past showy rallies with steady, unseen resolve.
The American Telephone Co. reduced long distance call rates and added more telephones in August than in any prior month. Critics opposing government action against public utilities may be embarrassed by these developments.
The report states drought has reduced corn yield and tempers pollen levels, helping those affected by fever and reducing suffering among members of an ancient order.
A Pella city meeting yields a complaint about wasted water from an outdoor faucet and calls for measures to bill only actual use. Jokes about bill collectors, local people like Grace Van Dellen, Rev. L. De Vries, and others fill the humorous column, with quips on Dutch phrases, birthdays, and upcoming World Series ticket chatter.
The report notes a petrified foot located 36 feet underground in Kentucky. The comment about road conditions suggests prior frustration with travel in the area while mentioning a separate idea about relief without spending money and heat without fuel.
Twenty five scientists at Harvard spark questions on end or halfback prospects. Rumors swirl about renaming the Boston Nationals the Bees. The Cubs beat the Stingers in a doubleheader. Hoover’s grass prospects and six week data loom. Payne’s Home Sweet Home hints at the auto trailer era. A Texan invents a driving mistake detector. A talkative caddy offers golf aid. Worry versus work, the plump woman cue, Mussolini’s eight million, postwar money for bonuses. Night stars, a stiff punch, and a future as taxpayers.
This lesson reviews the third quarter lessons in order. It covers the Coming of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost, witnessing under persecution, early church social sharing, Christianity spreading through persecution, Philip’s missionary work to Gaza, Saul’s conversion and commissioning, sowing and reaping as a temperance theme, the universal gospel, and the beginning of world missions as the apostles preach from Cyprus to Antioch with the Lord’s hand guiding many to belief.
The text reflects on Paul and Barnabas as gods to be worshipped, then stoned, followed by their continued gospel work. It covers the Jerusalem council addressing Judaizing teachers, urging abstention from certain practices. It ends with a meditation on Christian living and faithful action.
During the week ending September 12, ten trachoma cases were reported to the state health department. Five families across widely separated Iowa counties are affected. The condition, not new to Iowa, is increasing in prevalence and spread occurs via eye discharge and shared items. Early recognition, case reporting, and isolation with care are urged.
Otley residents and relatives gathered for Sunday visits at multiple homes. Arie Breen and family hosted his parents, while Arie Klyn completed a new roof. Several related trips to Orange City and Rock Island were noted, with plans to travel to California on September 28 to visit relatives.
Knoxville Iowa council planned to pave about 50 blocks after publishing specs. Bids were to be opened at a special meeting, but the city now must readvertise for bids as the process continues. The mayor and council attended the earlier session.
Twenty years ago the Chronicle noted William Jennings Bryan would appear in Pella on October 2. It also lists Central college events including a sold out song recital by Prof H J Brouwer and a paddle social, plus local deaths, property transfers, and city government trial of a city manager at $200 monthly.
A blaze razed the Pella Stacker Co plant including the blacksmith room at 6:30 in the evening. Other items note a Milwaukee banker’s indeterminate prison sentence for embezzling 400000, multiple marriage licenses issued in Knoxville, several deaths, and local social notices spanning weddings, births, travel, and church invitations.
More than 400 guests attended the CCC open house at Camp Knox on Sunday September 13. Enrollees hosted a Sunday dinner for special guests and provided tours. About 950 people sampled coffee and doughnuts in the afternoon while guides explained housing and feeding arrangements.
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