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Pella Chronicle

Location

Pella, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Apr 17, 1930

Page

5

Junior Musical Moments forms in Marion county club

The Knoxville Women's club sponsors the first Junior club in Marion county named Junior Musical Moments. Mrs. W. G. Vander Ploeg will be club mother. Members are music lovers aiming to study and advance music through this contact. Ruth Avery is vice president with Ruth Walker as secretary and Dorothy Gircretti among others.

Knoxville Women’s Club Marion County Musical Moments Shubert Moments W. G. Vander Ploeg Musical Moments Club Vander Preeg Pike Club la Bra Bar Ruth Avery Ruth Walker Gouling Dorothy Gircretti Teaphine Lenty Knoxville Journal

Local social events feature bridge clubs and teas

Mrs. Marion C Van Gor entertained Hi Lo club with two bridge tables and lunch. Mrs Peter De Cooke attended as guest. Gilbert Boot couple will host an evening dinner and bridge at East First Street. Mrs N Van Vliet hosted a tea for M G R club members and friends. League for Service at First Reformed Church held a meeting with hostesses Mrs Vander Haar and Van Haalen. Mrs Arnold Ver Heul to entertain Truth Seekers Sunday School. Mrs J W Vander Linden honored at bridge luncheon for birthday. Eastern Star monthly meeting elected officers. Ford Korn hosts 6 30 dinner at Morningside with guests from Cedar Rapids. Junior high group forms Social Errors. Virginia Fowler hosts another evening. Roland Klein marked birthday with stag dinner. Van Niewaal hosts dinner for Sommunity group. Post office staff entertained by Mr and Mrs Paul Lautenbach. Oskella club hosted by Mrs Grundman with special guests Mrs Van der Linden and Mrs Van Gorp. Mrs Arthur Klein to host Pella Bridge club. Daughters of the King program advertised at church on April 05 with public invited.

Marion C. van Gor Peter de Cooke Gilbert Boot East First Street Pesteen League For Service of the First Reformed Church Peter Vander Haar Peter van Haalen Anna Msston Iy Arnold Ver Heul Paul Grundman Oskella Club B. F. Vander Linden M. C. van Gorp

Pro-Wo Club Evening at High School and Miss Thompson's Home

The Pro-Wo club plans a two part gathering tonight starting with the Junior class play Nobody But Nan at the high school. Afterward the members will be entertained at Miss Thompson's apartment.

Tain Nan Thompson

Program of vocal and instrumental music and dialogues

A varied program featuring Armida Noah Beery Mona Torres Batty Boyd and other performers presents an engaging show under a Texas Moon adaptation of Steward Edward White’s novella. The production combines songs instrumental pieces and dialogues to create an appealing cultural event.

Cludes Armida Noah Beery Mona Torres Batty Boyd Steward Edward Whites

Under a Texas Moon shines in Warner Bros color feature

The theme song Under a Texas Moon is a hit for Warner Bros 100 percent talking singing outdoor picture in Technicolor to be shown at the Rivola theatre on Sunday April 20. Ray Perkins wrote both words and music head of the studio song writing department. The tune appears repeatedly as Don Carlos wooes ladies with his guitar strumming henchmen joining in. Director Michael Curtiz leads the cast including Frank Fay Georgie Stone and George Cooper in the lively romantic production.

Warner Bros Rivola Theatre Warner Brothers Ray Perkins Don Carlos Frank Fay Georgie Stone George Cooper Carlos Paine-Tall Michael Curtiz

Spring vegetables replace old tonics in nourishment shift

An old essay contrasts grandmother spring tonics with modern reliance on garden vegetables for cleansing and health. It lists asparagus, lettuce, radishes, spinach, and rhubarb as rich in minerals and offers several early 20th century recipes for asparagus in brown sauce, a spring lunch sandwich, and a spring vegetable shortcake.

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Prospective Crop Acreage in Iowa 1930 Report

Iowa farmers expect a slight overall rise in major crop acreage in 1930, total ten-crop harvested area reaching 21,481,000 acres from 1929’s 21,450,000. Winter wheat corn oats rye soybeans hay up, spring wheat barley and tame hay down, with southern Iowa soybeans rising over 60 percent and state average around 40 percent. Leslie M. Carl, Iowa statistician, notes plans may shift with seeding.

Iowa Leslie M. Carl

Farm Bureau backs cooperative livestock plan in Iowa meeting

The Iowa Farm Bureau Federation executive committee endorsed the National Live Stock Marketing Association plan after discussions at a Chicago meeting February 25 and 26. Chas E Hearst urged member support and cooperation to establish cooperative concentration points in Iowa, working with the Farm Board to educate and implement the plan. Local committees and creamery updates follow, noting improvements, routes, and pay details for producers and route workers.

Offere Miloral Farm Chicago Chas E. Hearst Iowa Farm Bureau Federation National Live Stock Marketing Association Iowa Farm Board Farm Bureau Hearst Iowa Farm Bureau Town Farm Bureau Federation A. V. Brady Sanborn A. B. Myhr Thompson R. M. Gunn Buckingham Knoxville

Innteailed Creamery Labor Saving Devices

Fragmentary passage notes labor saving devices for a creamery, suggesting they will double output with no mitre or material additions. The text is unclear and appears as OCR garble lacking concrete details, dates, or names.

Larson Company Sues Ten Firms Over Paving Contracts

The Larson Construction firm led by John P. Larson and Oscar C. Olson alleges ten contractors and seven other defendants conspired to monopolize paving work in Polk County. They seek 1.6 million dollars, claiming the defendants cut credit and hindered contract execution amid recent large contract awards. The petition notes a December refusal by the plaintiff related to the dispute.

Yna Greene i Larson John P. Larson Oscar C. Olson Polk County

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Society News Gerald Peardekooper First Reformed J. W. Vander Linden Ed van Zante Vander Linden C. E. S. Meeting Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Hall Casper Lautenbach H. C. Payne A. T. Vander Beck Ford Korn Morningside Mesdames Messrs L. A. Winter George Lankelma H. 0. Wormhondt Earl “Black Charles Korn M. D. McWillams Cedar Rapids Virginia Ann Fowler W. H. Fowler Roland Klein Irk Y. T. van Niewaal Paul Lautenbach Pella Bridge Club Arthur Klein Daughters of the King and Therogram Texas By Caroline B, King Federal Agricultural Statistician Tree Eee Leslie M. Ca‘ -Arl Hae Julius H. Peter M Studios Independence Larson Company M.vander Linden Lez Kuyper Lumber CO Chevrolet Fiat Michigan Boneh Evrolet Fisher MU Prions Jeetory Put, Michigan Way Auto Co Main St Pella, Iowa
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