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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1930
Page
12
Washington dispatches reflect mixed sentiment on prosperity and unemployment while detailing tariff battles in the Senate. Articles discuss prohibition effects, youth playthings demand, and calls for disarmament alongside coverage of Chilean airplane factory plans and U.S. industry protection debates.
A Polla Gun Club shoot is planned for Friday April 26 with two choono-up aides and a supper for shooters. The event references White Way Auto Co and a new Chevrolet connection, listing Gerrit R Kuiper J G Donnelly and others.
An odd spring event unfolds as daredevil jousting between cars begins April and runs to October. Contestants race in weight classes with strict referee rules and spectators reporting round by round to the Workmen’s Compensation Bureau. Insurance payouts are offered for injuries to pedestrians and drivers, with prizes and a steel engraving for the overall winner. Chambers of Commerce are urged to back the plan and promote a Mardi Gras atmosphere in communities nationwide.
The Census Bureau warns 100000 enumerators starting April 12 must know geography and recent world history to record birthplaces accurately. They will translate old place names to current countries, using borders post Versailles, with Russia Germany Italy Austria Ireland among top birth nations. The guide notes many births abroad and in the US, and that officials will fill in country names when needed.
The Chronicle reports a candidate宣布 for the Marion county clerk of court. The entrant declares intent to seek the office in the Republican primary on June 2, 1980, subject to voter decision.
A Democratic candidate, F. W. Grant Reynolds, announces his bid for Supervisor for the 1932 term and asks voters to support him in the June 2 primary in Marion County.
For Supervisor H L Kading informs voters and friends that he will seek the Democratic nomination for Member of the Board of Supervisors for the 1932 term, subject to the primary on June 2.
During ten years ending 1929 Americans scrapped 15,195,000 cars bought for about 12.16 billion dollars, with an average original value near 800 dollars. Despite low scrap value, auto makers created wealth totaling over 26.34 billion, yielding an estimated net national wealth gain of more than 14 billion dollars. The piece notes widespread fire insurance coverage but only around 80 percent of registered cars are insured. After five years of service, a car is
The insurance office of Fred and Joe Lautenbach relocates to a room in the Ulrich meat market building. They invite friends and customers to visit.
County Auditor editor announces candidacy in the Democratic Primary for the County Auditor post. Support requested from readers and constituents for the race to replace or fill the office.
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