Light plant debate as Pella Chronicle backs 40000 bill
The Pella Chronicle urges continued support for the city council’s $40,000 appropriation for light and power equipment, calling opposition folly. It notes the vote tally of yeas Plette Van Vark Vander Wal Rozenberg and noes Van der Ploer Van Zante and argues protests target the current administration, not the retiring one. E. V. Goad, editor.
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Diesel engines seen challenging power firms in future
Arthur Brisbane predicts rapid Diesel engine development will match power company output for cars trucks and farms. He foresees air pollution solved and cheaper electric light and power through electric ignition engines, without bias toward steam or oil gear. Brisbane writes on global progress.
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Arthur Brisbane
Brisbane
Public buses taxed heavily yet blamed for highway wear
Public utility firms defend buses against claims of harming roads by noting their taxes exceed other utilities. They cite 7.2 cents per dollar earned in taxes versus 4.5 for other utilities and argue buses use gasoline funded roads while railroads pay high taxes without road use. They also say buses add depreciation costs and road wear more than any vehicle except trucks.
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Manufacturers and Industrial News Bureau
New York World
Railroads
The Case For Competition In Towns And Churches
The author argues towns may be over churched and over crowded commercially. Competition between rival churches and farm organizations can drive activity and ideals, with both sides offering benefits. Diversity of views within groups like the Farm Bureau and Farmers Union shapes agricultural policy debates.
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Federal Farm Board
Farm Bureau
Farmers Union Movement
Selective immigration urged to curb racketeering
The New Age Magazine argues for selective immigration to reduce racketeering and unemployment in the United States. It cites Commissioner-General Harry E. Hull on screening migrants for intended work and economic needs, notes pending Congress bills, and contrasts Europe’s 2,000,000 would-be arrivals with a 160,000 annual quota. It laments rising immigration and the focus on counting noses over productive noses.
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Scottish Rite Free Masonry
Harry E. Hull
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Europe
America
New Automobile Drivers Safer, Says Palm er
W T Palmer of Ruscobrake Timings manufacturer declares new drivers are safer, citing psychological faults of beginners on highways. He proposes nationwide motoring study to uncover unrecognized causes of crashes and overconfidence among learners.
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W. T. Palmer
Are Communities Changing In Social Habits
Readers express views on sociability and class divisions comparing 1846 Holland settlers with today. A resident who returned after 20 years notes altered conditions and a drift toward cliques as towns grow larger. The piece contrasts small towns' openness with modern self focus.
Let Others Live and Live Social Ethic Call
A commentary on declining neighborliness in modern life urges stronger personal contact. It critiques urban hurry and suggests a shift from self focus to serving others, referencing the Entre Nous club and a college motto about placing God and others before self.
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Ephone
Entre Nous
Campaigns and Issues: Voters Deserve Clear Positions
The piece urges public voters to demand clear candidate stances on issues, condemning last minute propaganda and manufactured debates. It argues such transparency would prevent mischief, reduce misleading rhetoric, and help voters judge merit, urging thoughtful, moral casting of ballots.
This Week in Pella: Local Quips and Election Laughs
A column of lighthearted snippets from Pella residents includes baby photos in the city gallery, April Fool pranks, humorous remarks on politics and local commerce, and playful exchanges at the polls. The piece recalls quirks of neighbors, a joke about apes and scientists, and a snapshot of community life during an election period.
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Joe Vande Keift
Dining by Influence and Bribery in One Restaurant
A gentleman orders a seven course meal and instructs the head waiter to tell the cook to treat him as Colonel Slocum. A second patron, with a visiting card, demands twenty four clams be opened and served on cracked ice while his name is mentioned to all staff.
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Colonel Slocum
American News Features, Inc
Independent Merchant and Grief in Local Discourse
Voters question what occupation shields one from grief as Otto Mathes avoids office and a merchant in Montana humorously replies to debt collection attempts. The clipping mixes local chatter on gas and steam with a tale of a hapless mayor, a frank merchant, and a list of mothers from literature and song.
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United Press
Montana
What Other Editors Think Uses Big Stick in Tax Clash
A compilation of editorials cites Gov Tur ner pressing Congress on tax revision with determination. Opinions diverge on income tax viability yet praise his resolve and willingness to pressure lawmakers, likening him to a potentially bold reformer or stubborn leader.
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Jasper County
Turner
General Assembly
Roosevelt
Law on tuberculosis test for cattle sparks debate
Chariton Leader notes the legislature has drawn more comment to a proposed change or repeal of the current cattle tuberculosis test law than other bills this year, suggesting the law is imperfect but not unique in flaws and may need revision.
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Chariton
Milk infection law argued as lifesaving for babies
The speaker warns that repealing the law would be a backward step, noting medical authorities prove tuberculosis largely comes from milk from infected cattle. Saving babies is viewed as more important than saving cows, underscoring public health priority.
They Need Watching Chariton Leader
The General Assembly faces unusual public scrutiny this winter as lawmakers consider the salary grab issue from the last session. Tax proposals income tax plans and special tax measures plus redistricting heighten interest in lawmakers votes and actions.
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Chariton
General Assembly
Wage scale in China and state penitentiary riot inquiry
An excerpt discusses Chinese workers savings and monthly wages from eight to fourteen dollars, contrasting skilled and unskilled pay. It notes Americans unlikely to migrate. A legislatures hearing cites civil service rules as a cause for riots at the Illinois state penitentiary in Joliet, with debate over hiring methods for crowd control.
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Bloomfield Democrat
Jasper County
Reeden
Ilinois
Legislative Committee
Flight O'Tyme Chronicle Dates 1911 and 1921
A brief note recalling two dated entries from the Chronicle on this day, one from 1911 and another from 1921, reflecting on aviation themes and local chronicle records. The item underscores historical flight references tied to the publication's history without additional speculation.
Twenty Years Ago Items from the Chronicle of Apr 6 1911
Peter Johnson died at his home in the city at 65. Mrs H Kuyper celebrated her 90th birthday anniversary. A daughter was born to Ed Van Ginkel at Prairie City. A son for Paul Buwalda and a daughter for Jay Hesselin. Rev Newton Thomas, Baptist pastor, visiting relatives. W H Fowler of the local telephone company near Des Moines fought a bill to curb weeds along lines. The Young People class of First Reformed church hosted about 200. D L Wynna and twins Marguerite and Marion visited Colfax.
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H. Kuyper
Ed. van Ginkel
Prairie City
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Jay Hesselin
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Baptist Church
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W. H. Fowler
Des Moines
First Reformed Church
D. L. Wynna
Marguerite
Marion
Colfax
Ten Years Ago Chronicle Highlights Local Events
Aija A K Verrips rushed to Bussey after her aunt Mrs Grover Benson died in a Julesburg auto accident. Park walks along Broadway to Main resumed after cement shortages. Sheriff Henslaw of Clay Center KS jailed in Knoxville for kidnapping a prisoner. Oakley Warner in Prairie City escaped death by slipping through a Farmers Cooperative elevator. Con sol merchant D A Peterson robbed of several hundred dollars. J H Veenstra treated for blood poison in the hand. Luther Sadler wed Miss Nancy Hadley in Huntington WV.
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Farmers Cooperative Exchange
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Huntington
West Va
This Week in 1930 Chronicle Highlights Local Events
Cornelia De Hammer, nine, was badly hurt returning from school at Black Oak Center after being struck by a car. H J Vanden Berg marked 30 years as treasurer of Central College. George Ries became president of the Pella Fire Department. Des Moines businessmen discussed a diagonal north south highway through Pella at the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs H J Vanden Berg Sr died at 94 at the Home for the Aged. Main street water main burst briefly cutting water to homes and businesses. Vander Hart children helped celebrate their parents 55th wedding anniversary.
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Black Oak Center
H. J. Vanden Berg
Central College
George Ries
Pella
Des Moines
Chamber of Commerce
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Penitentiaries Need Management Change Warned
An observer laments that a man capable of understanding Einstein’s relativity might still be unfit to guard convicts. The past year or two in U S. penitentiaries shows a need for management changes across the system.
Kenyon Rumor as 1932 Presidential Candidate
The Toledo Chronicle reports chatter that Judge W. S. Kenyon of Fort Dodge, a former U.S. senator, might be mentioned as a 1932 presidential candidate but asserts he will not run. It states Herbert Hoover will be the Republican nominee and begin a second term on March 4.
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Toledo
W. S. Kenyon
Fort Dodge
United States
Kenyon
Herbert Hoover
Passenger Bus Schedule Through Prairie City Monroe Pella
Bus routes list four daily round trips via Prairie City Monroe Pella and Oskaloosa with special rates. Timetables cover Pella to Des Moines and Oskaloosa, with Monroe connecting to Knoxville. through busses run to Ottumwa. A courtroom quip ends the piece with a man accusing twelve women on a jury.
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