Clay Township Needs Justice in Rural Iowa
Harvey Iowa April 13 reports show Clay Township lacking a justice of the peace after John Laren’s resignation. E S Watts seeks to qualify as justice of the peace until the next annual election while locals note farming in full swing and water shortages. Also noted are visitors, a college drama, railroad fare cuts, and 1930 company sales figures with a rise over 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. S. Watts
Harvey
Harvey Public School
Arnie Mathews
New Mexico
John Mathews
Oskaloosa
P. Road
Reports Increase In Sales Volume
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company four week period ending March 28 reported sales of 82,718,571, down from 83,975,652 year earlier by 1,256,981 or 1.5 percent. March tonnage rose to 435,292 from 391,987 in 1930, an 11.05 percent gain of 43,305 tons. Average weekly March sales fell to 20,679,643 from 20,998,888 in 1930.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comany
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Grandma Wayback Says It Ain't Hard to Succeed Today
A compact aphoristic piece reflecting on success and satire about wealth, politics, and diplomacy. The speaker contrasts striving with staying successful, jokes about gangster funerals and sleighs, and comments on Congress and marital conversations.
Ownership Statement for Pella Chronicle April 1 1931
Notarized ownership statement for the Pella Chronicle lists publisher H H Sadler editor E V Goad and business manager H H Sadler, all of Pella Iowa. It states H H Sadler is the owner, no bonds or securities of 1 percent or more, sworn April 15 1931 by Hugo W Kuyper with seal. The page includes a Western ranch joke involving a cowhand and a rope used for catching cattle and horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pella Chronicle
Pella
Iowa
State OF Iowa
Marion
H. H. Sadler
Towa
E. V. Goad
H. H
Hugo W. Kuyper
Western Ranch
Central girls edge Pella High in thriller
Alyce Manson led Central with 15 points as the Dutchmen women battled, edging Pella High 17 to 16 in a tense high school gym contest. Marj Baron added a third quarter field goal for Central, while both teams traded baskets through tight guarding and late rallies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central
Cagers
Pella
Alyce Manson
Central Basketeers
Manson
Pella High School
Bot
Alyce Mansen
Marj Baron
D A Must Stand for Democrat Editor Ten Years of Reform
D A Cromley of Chinook Montana urges in the Pathfinder that ten years of prohibition woman suffrage and republican prosperity failed to deliver farm relief. He contrasts ten years of republican governance with ongoing sheriff relief for farmers and questions the outcome of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. A. Cromley
Chinook, Mont
Pathfinder
Tailored Suits and Coats At One Price From M Vander Linden
No old clothes special offers tailored suits and top coats. Each suit is measured for a perfect fit and all are priced at 20.25 and 23.50 for men. Vander Linden promotes quality tailoring with consistent pricing across 300 styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Vander Linden
New garden plow item at Van Zante Bros Hardware
Ad notes several rural goods and services: a new garden plow feature at Van Zante Bros Hardware, portable grinding mill on trucks, used cars for sale, leghorn hatching eggs, chicken services, and Central States Electric investments. Also mentions Frank Van Haafter and Harold Veenstra with phone numbers, and Otley and Knoxville references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Zante Bros. Hardware
Leghorn
Harold Veenstra
Old Timer Remembers A World Of Quirks And Ironies
An elderly narrator recalls past shames and social norms with wit. He reflects on mental health labels, street life, gendered theft consequences, church collections, and obsolete daily concerns. The piece closes by noting that many have died but refuse to lie down.
City of Des Moines Ford breaks endurance record
Ralph and Rolland Davis drove their Model A Ford for 2,775 hours 46 minutes ending at the east entrance of the Iowa state capitol in Des Moines. The car logged 47,138.3 miles on varied roads and weather, surpassing the previous non-stop endurance mark by 33,680 miles and more than 2,335 hours. Engineers found no serious engine or chassis wear after 116 days of continuous driving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OWA
Civb
Ralph
Rolland Davis
Ford
Des Moines
Hammill
Walter Ferrell
Iowa
American Automobile Association
Indianapolis Speedway
Local notes on teaching assignments and visits
Miss Jeanette Lammers will teach third grade at Rock Valley school next year. Mrs. Ross Schakel, recently ill with flu and tonsillitis, is improving. Wm. Jewell of Lincoln, Nebraska, visited his mother Mrs. J. W. Jewell. Mr. and Mrs. Martin Paardekooper were in Cedar Rapids for a Sunday visit. Mrs. H. A. Bauman visited her sister in Ottumwa. Ed Van Toorn and friends visited Seymour. Jake Sterrenburg’s guests included Neal Dunnink and Marion Kuyper. they also attended the Vander Hart funeral. H. H. Geelhoed returned to Mayo Bros. for further care. Read Chronicle Want Ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette’ Lammers
Central College
Rock Valley
Martin Paardekooper
Cedar Rapids
L. J. McFaden
Jake Sterrenburg
Don Sterrenberg
George Arlington
Indianola
Arlington Doud
Don Huey
Rubio
Iowa
Neal Dunnink
Sterrenberg
Marion Kuyper
Boyden
Vander Hart
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Clay Township
Mathews
Hugh Douglas
Mt. Pleasant
Douglas
Ira Huffman
Knoxville
Fred Calhoun
John Laren
Wayback
Chicago
Congress
Providence
Bulova
Elgin
Westfield
Wilson
South Side Square
Pella, Iowa
Rowe
Kregel
Rf Baron
Rf. Misen
If Olivier
Re Vander Stoep
06 Sipma
Rg van Arsdale
Re Watson
Rg Bensink
Rg Denekas
Ig 9
Pella H. S
Pf Wormhoudt
Rf IT
van Rees
Rf van Vliet
If Schakel
Vander Linden
F. van Rees
Re Huisman
Re Klein
Rg Vander Wol Vander Zyl
D. A
Want-Ad
Farmers Co-operative Exchange
Chronicle Office
Gary T. Vogelaar
the Chronic
H. H. Fennema
Casey Jones
Telephone Blue 63
Harold Sack
C. W. Clement
Jaarsma’s Bakery
H. Jaarsma
Beyers Battery and Electric Company
SAL
van Zante Bros Hardware
Sharpened
Dodge
Nash
Oakland
van Houweling Auto CO
Frank van Haafter
Direct of Makers
Neasham & Hutton, Distributors
Ames
Buick
Pella Motor Company
Central States Electric Co
Henry Brouwer
West Franklin Street
de Jong Floral & Seed Co
White Way Auto CO
Edith Bevan
Dave Bevan
Oak Grove Nursery
A. L. Dykstra
Monroe
BABY
Forrest Ver Ploeg
Phone Black
Rawhide
Nevada
Johnston
van Zante Bros
Pioneer Service
Iowa City
Carl Beyers
Brom Hatchery
Central States Electric
Central States Electric Company
Iowa Brothers
Davis Bros
John Hammill
The
Davis Brothers
House of God
Theodore Roosevelt
Grace Reformed Church
Washington
Thomas
Adam
Milton
Ross Schakel
H. A. Bauman
Ottumwa
Ed. van Toorn
Seymour
H. H. Geelhoed
Mayo Bros., Institution
Rochester, Minn
Chronicle
Oxfords
Rockford Sox
Tor. Pella
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