Welfare league pledges aid cuts fuel plans for winter
The Community Welfare League in Pella cannot guarantee fuel for needy families this winter due to scarce resources. They propose a wood collection plan, seek apples and edibles, and appeal for monetary donations. Treasurer J P De Cook resigned. Connie Smorenberg elected to replace. Donors can contact Jacob Plender or deliver items to Vanden Berg rooms or Plender's home.
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Welfare League
J. P. de Cook
Connie Smorenberg
Jacob Plender
Red Cross Society
Safety Drive Goal Set for Iowa Highway Campaign
Iowa launches a statewide safety campaign led by the Motor Vehicle department the American Legion and other groups to cut highway deaths by 50 percent. The drive begun Sept 24 aims to mobilize county committees with civic labor and religious representatives to push safety in every town. From 1926 to Jan 1 1933 Iowa recorded 3224 highway fatalities and 258 fatalities from Jan 1 to Aug 1 1933.
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Iowa
Iowa Motor Vehicle Department
American Legion
Alex Miller
Lew Wallace
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Harding Polk
American Legion Safety Committee
Herring
The
Legion
Farmer’s Union
Farm Bureau
Police
United Commercial Travelers
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
Henry Brand Dies After Long Illness at 70
Henry Brand died Wednesday at 12 10 pm at his home on the corner of Washington and West First streets after a decade of invalidism. He was 70 years old, 2 months and 16 days. Funeral plans were not yet announced. a fuller obituary will appear in the next issue.
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Henry Brand
Washington and
West First Streets
Brand
Cattle Thieves and Prohibition Voting Sweep Across States
Condensed items report cattle rustling with truck thefts prompting $100 rewards. Warden Lawes cites eight crooks per inmate at Sing Sing. New Mexico Idaho vote for repeal of the 18th amendment, 30th and 31st states to do so. several states to vote in the fall. Transcontinental night flight trophy race set for Oct 2. Crop yields forecast higher with detailed tonnage for corn wheat rye peanuts tobacco potatoes peaches and sweet potatoes. Reconstruction Finance Corp loans $150 million to Farm Credit Admin for mortgage refinancing. Child labor elimination by NRA strains public schools with 1,300 Chicago teachers removed. LA council requires former convicts in city registry. World Series 1933 schedule outlined and Giants win NL pennant. Roosevelt’s FTC resignation request rejected. Humphrey remains on board. Pay cut relief expected Jan 1. cost-of-living survey ordered. New amateur golf champion George Dunlap Jr. tops Maxwell Marston. Straus to NY for minor operation. Wheeler family bruised in Glasgow, Montana crash. Promotion reshuffle at Marine Corps routed to Brig Gen J Russell. Gen Williams slated to retire Jan 1.
State officers scalp 28 MVC violators in Knoxville visit
The state officers paid an unwelcome visit to Knoxville Saturday and fined 28 violators of the motor vehicle law for faults such as faulty brakes, poor lights, and missing registrations. Officer De Hoog says Pella will see a similar sweep soon and urges motorists to ensure their gasoline vehicles are in order.
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Knoxville
de Hoog
Pella
State Department
Columbia Farmer Hurt In Mysterious Pony Incident
Ed Flanagan, a Columbia farmer, recovered at home after a perplexing accident left him delirious for nearly two days. He was found dazed with a broken right shoulder blade after riding his pony amid grazing work horses. Doctors set the shoulder in Chariton, and he slowly regained mobility. His friends note the odd sequence of events and his walk home, half a mile, unaided as remarkable.
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Knoxville Journal Dispatch
Ed Flananga
Columbia
Flanagan
Chariton
Mr. Flanagan
Several Are On The Casualty List
The casualty list this week includes Arie Van Marel with a hand injury from a washing machine wringer, H W Langerak with a carbuncle on the face, Fred Holdsworth who fractured his nose during football practice, John Dykstra badly injuring his wrist in an accident, the young daughter of Jacob Vander Veer with a fractured wrist from a swing fall, Marjorie Van Zante with a nail in her foot, Elizabeth Huyser daughter of Frank Huyser with a fractured arm.
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Arie van Marel
H. W. Langerak
Fred Holdsworth
Mre
John Dykstra
Jacob Vander Veer
Marjorie van Zante
Elizabeth Huyser
Frank Huyser
Announcement of Medical Practice Opening
Public notice states I, Jam rendy, am available as a physician and surgeon. Offices open for practice in telephony era context with claim of medical services. No clear location or dates provided.
Central college prepares for St Ambrose test in football
The Central College Flying Dutchmen drill after an opening loss to Iowa State. They emphasize blocking and new plays, report minor injuries, and list a probable lineup and a 26 man squad traveling to St Ambrose. The team will face St Ambrose Simpson Iowa Wesleyan and Columbia in successive weekends.
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Central College
Iowa State
St. Ambrose
Central
Simpson
Iowa Wesleyan
Columbia
Orville Smith
Cliff Hindman
James Berkey
Wells
Robenson
Maloney
de Velder
Westra
Leavangood
Library Hours Updated by Public Library
Public library announces new daily hours until further notice with evening slots weekdays and reduced Saturday operation. Regular days observe evening hours from late afternoon to early evening, while specific weekend times vary.
Electric and Scientific Show Here Thursday
On next Thursday evening Oct 5 there will be an electrical demonstration at the high school auditorium showing the Photo Electric cell used in burglar alarms and other electrical devices Audible Light will amplify the sound of a burning match through a photo electric cell The program by F C Stanley and Lewis Hoskins of Penn College physics department begins at 8 o clock A small admission charge will be made Knoxville 31 Pella 0 Pella high lost to Knoxville last Friday The loss exposed Pellas struggle against a strong team Bevans injured early Bosveld Bogaards impressed The team prepares for their first night game Friday against Sigonmoy with lights tested for evening play
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F.C. Tanley
Lewis Hoskins
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Knoxville
Pella
Pella High
Famous Radio Stars To Appear Here At Rite-Way Store
Local Rite-Way store manager John Den Hartog hosts the Jack Sprat Melody Men from WOC and WHO for an 8:30 pm Thursday Oct 6 free program in front of the store. The trio will perform music and comedy sketches with prizes to be won.
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Rite-Way
John den Hartog
Radio Stors
WOC
Jack Sprat Melody
Nebraska couple buy Pella Lunch cafe change
Mr and Mrs J Van Lammers of Hartington Nebraska become owners of the Pella Lunch opposite the Chronicle office, taking over from Mr and Mrs Parks who ran the business about a year. The Van Lammers daughters, one in Hartington high school and the other helping in the cafe, mark the new ownership. Parks plan to visit Cedar Rapids before starting new work elsewhere.
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J. van Lammers
Hartington
Nebr
Chronicle
Parks
Lautenbach Plans Fall Schedule for Simpson Women
Miss Ruth Lautenbach head of Simpson women's physical education outlines a fall program. Freshmen will play soccer, sophomores have hockey and danish gymnastics, with hikes for all. Weather permitting, hockey will be on the field west of the Lautenbach building. Inter-class hockey and volleyball games follow, with basketball teams organized in early winter.
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Ruth Lautenbach
Simpson
Indianola Tribune
Local girl frightened by inebriated attacker in Pelle
Stanley Wood of Sally allegedly stalked Miss Mae Plette after a Cen tral Park cafe visit at about 9 00 pm. He followed her to her Franklin street home, fled when confronted, and was taken to the city jail after police found liquor on him. Wood faced release on bond as Mayor Fultz was away.
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Stanley Wood
Sally
Pelle
Wood
Mae Plette
Miss Plette
Central Park
Franklin Street
Plette
Carter
Hastile
Fultz
de Hoog
Correction issued on local accident involving two girls
Hubert Wynberg states he was not at fault in last week’s accident that left two local girls injured. He says he stopped his car before exiting the alley, the car was stationary, and the girls collided with it rather than the car striking them. The paper republishes the correction if the initial report was unreliable.
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Hubert Wynberg
Youth Shot With Revolver In Tracy Melee Leaves Boyin Serious Condition
Knoxville, Sept 26 Raymond Lanciel 17 was wounded when Merle Benscoter 17 of Tracy produced an .88 caliber revolver during a dispute over a ball lost in a keep away game. Lanciel was struck in the head but will likely recover as the assailant fled toward the tracks after the shooting. Sheriff Grundman searched Tracy but could not locate Benscoter.
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Knoxville
Raymond Lanciel
Merle Benscoter
Tracy
Benscoter
Landel
Fred Benscoter
Lanciel
Roy McCombs
McCombs
Burlington
Deot
Grundman
Drug Convention Draws Local Folk
The National Association of Retail Druggists convention in Chicago drew local attendees from Pella, including Mr and Mrs John H Heerema. Delegates discussed retail credit and a plan by Samuel L Antoni ident of the American to restore pharmacists status and improve public health.
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NRA
United States
National Association of Retail Druggists
Sherman Hotel
Chicago
John H. Heerema
Pella
Pella Chamber Debates Pool Bond and Local Issues
Local Chamber of Commerce meeting discusses the city pool as a bond issue option after consulting Des Moines official P F Hopkins. The group votes to continue the committee and seek more details. Other topics include curb on peddlers, funding a poultry show, retiring old scrip, NEA complaint processes, and hours of operation. Dr Henry urges a Roosevelt era stabilization plan emphasizing wheat over gold and criticizes pork health risks.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fred Laufenbach
P. F. Hopkins
Des Moines
Public Works
Iowa
Hopkins
Et of Commerce
Pella
NEA
Henry
L. M. Henry
Roosevelt
R. Henry
Board of Directors
Women Protest Tree Pruning And Telegraph Wires
Women in Pella express anger over recent tree removal around town saying wires should be moved underground to protect communications. At Welfare League meeting last Monday they urged council to act, arguing civic pride requires safer wire placement over tree cutting.
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Welfare League
Pella
Boys Hurt In Crash Near Knoxville
Ernest Dunham eighteen suffered severe facial cuts and a broken left arm when his car overturned twice on the Consul road southeast of Knoxville while returning from a kittenball game. Teammate Lowell Bergson endured bruises and cuts.
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Ernest Dunham
Knoxville
Dunham
Lowell Bergson
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