Pres Allfree Favors Gas Tax For State Highways
H B Allfree, president of the Iowa Good Roads Association, predicts Iowa will adopt a gasoline tax to fund highway improvements. He notes 36 of 48 states already use a tax of 1 to 4 cents per gallon and cites a two cent Iowa rate could yield $4.6 million annually. The plan would allocate two thirds to secondary roads and one third to primary roads, with no tax on non vehicular owners.
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H. B. Allfree
Iowa Good Roads Association
Iowa State Highway Commission
Iowa
Iowa Goold Roads Association
Allfree
Indiana
Tuberculosis Petition Being Signed Up
A county wide test for bovine tuberculosis is being circulated among Lake Prairie Township herd owners. Supporters say it will bring a premium of ten cents per hundred on hogs shipped to market once the county is disease-free, with agricultural leaders backing the effort to gain broad approval.
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Lake Prairie Township
Iowa
Ver Ploeghe family picnic set for September 3
The Ver Ploegh family picnic, postponed last week, is rescheduled for Wednesday September 3 at the Redmond grove south of Leighton. The event gathers relatives from the area for a day of food and fellowship at the outdoor site.
Picnic for K of P. families in Knoxville Labor Day
On Monday September 1st Labor Day the K of P. will hold a county picnic in Knoxville at the Fair Grounds. Bring your families and enjoy a day of good time together.
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Knoxville
Klein family reunion draws about 325 at Grandman grove picnic
The Klein family reunion and picnic drew about 325 attendees at Grandman Grove last week. The event attracted participants from Nebraska and Orange City, aided by fine weather and the first good threshing day in some time.
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Klein
Grandman Grove
Nebraska
Orange City
Human Bird Delivers Death-Defying Act at Pella Bank Corner
A traveling performer billed as the Human Bird appeared at the Security State Bank corner in Pella on Friday afternoon. Crowds from two to ten blocks away gathered as he bound himself head downward from a rope and then climbed the bank’s corner to speak on audience generosity. He noted the collection was insufficient for his best stunts, then performed, remarking he had done all he could for his earnings. The reporter suggests outcomes would have differed with fewer similar acts that month.
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Pella
Security State Bank
Pella Library Adds New Books in Nonfiction and Fiction
Pella Library announces new arrivals for both nonfiction and fiction. Notable nonfiction titles include Griffis Walloons, The Measure of a Man, Of One Blood, The Red Man in the United States, The World's Living Religions, The Character of Paul, The Challenge of Youth, and Trees as good Citizens among others. Fiction selections feature Ferber So Big Tarkington The Midlander Wodehouse Jeeves and more, plus various titles for children including This Earth of Ours Five Plays and Five Pantomimes and Little House in the Woods.
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Griffis
Shedd
Speer
Linguist
United States
Hume
Jefferson
Paul
Barbour
Alexander Whyte Sterns
Lutes
Warner
Ferber
Tarkington
the Midlander
Wodehouse
Jeeves
Fisher
Stern
Hudson
Hull—Labyrinth
Fletcher
Markenmore
Richards
Squire
Merwin
Sinclair—Inverter Pyramid
Uncle James
Abbott
Bennett
Fabre
Earth
Baldwin
Asher
Shepherd—Boys
Humphrey
Saunders
Hunt
Woods
Meeker
Oregon Trail
Alden
Keeping Well health column announced for next Chronicle
Next issue will start a regular health service titled Keeping Well written by Frederick R. Green M D nationally known editor of Health The Chronicle will publish Doctor Green answers to questions about appendicitis face powder tonics roads and health and pneumonia preventability The new service promises concise articles focused on physical facts for human well being
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Frederick R. Green
Health
the Chronicle
Doctor Green
Lin
State Fair travel changes through Pella over decades
The writer recalls a century of traffic to the Iowa State Fair via Pella, noting doubled car flow on White Way, shift from rail to auto travel, and lighter train loads now. He recounts early visits thirty years ago with few cars, crowded trains, and a memorable pocket theft, contrasts with today’s easier trips, and predicts future road improvements and more fair conveyance space.
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Pella
Chronicle
White Way
Des Moines
Rock Island
Washington
Fair Grounds
Mahaska
Keokuk
Wapello
Illinois
Missouri
Florida
Monroe County
Railsway
Fair
Fair Ground
Monroe
Lake Prairie
Community's Oldest Man Claimed by Death
Frans Huyser aged 95 years 8 months died at the home of his son in law Wm De Geus a few miles northeast of town at 4 15 Sunday afternoon death due to old age He was the community's oldest man survived by a large family Funeral services were held Monday a short service at the home at one o'clock and a public service at the First Reformed church at two o'clock Interment was at Oakwood Cemetery
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Frans Huyser
Wm. de Geus
Mr. Huyser
First Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Former pastor changes denominational connection
At the Iowa Conference of the Free Methodist church Rev. T. O. Hill of University Park was ordained and elected as an elder, with Bishop W. A. Sellen and several ministers participating. The service marked a sacred milestone for the young preacher though he would not be present Sunday.
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Iowa
The
Free Methodist Church
T. O. Hill
University Park
W. A. Sellen
John Watterson
H. N. Dickson
Trimble
Oskaloosa Herald
Banks Closed Monday for Labor Day Holiday
Pella banks will be closed Monday September 1 for Labor Day. Colfax celebrates Labor Day with events.
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Pella
Pella People In Sunday Accident
Mr and Mrs James Van Vark were traveling to Des Moines for the state fair with friends when a collision occurred between their car and a Monroe County vehicle between Prairie City and Des Moines. Mrs Van Vark suffered considerable injuries and was taken to a Des Moines hospital. others sustained scratches and returned home. Both cars were badly damaged.
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James van Vark
Des Moines
Prairie City
Monroe County
van Vark
Long Distance Power Service Proving Expensive
Osceola Herald reports that electric users who saved by lower rates still face high costs and irregular service after Des Moines current was routed to Oskaloosa lines. A new notice requires motor users to install equipment to protect property from outages on the 70 mile high power line.
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Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Herald
Colfax Legion Post Plans Labor Day Celebration
The Jones-Willis Post of the American Legion at Colfax schedules a Labor Day event on Monday September 1. Judge Dan Hamilton district court will be chief speaker and the Colfax band provides music. A ball game open-air dance and other amusements complete the program with a promise of good times for attendees.
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Jones-Willis
American Legion
Colfax
Dan Hamilton
District Court
Marion County Hi Y Boys Enjoy Camp Foster Visit
First Marion County Hi Y delegation returns from Camp Foster after cabins were dedicated. Seven boys and leader from Pleasantville join the group, with 25 boys in Farm Bureau Camp at the county fair. In all 73 Marion County youths attended these camps this season.
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Marion County
Hi Y
Camp Foster
Robert Miller
Howard Kading
Knoxville
Gerrard
Bussey
Roland Kline
Robert Gosseling
Nathaniel Tebo
Anthony Tysseling
Marion Vander Linden
Fred Lautenbach
Pella
Atkinson
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Pleasantville
W. D. Addison
Herman Brice
Arthur C. Merritt
Alvis Stevenson
Horace Shadle
Charles Gilderboom
Carl Flanagan
Donald Clark
Wallace McKee
Dwain Bingaman
Tony Gibulovich
Forest Dodgson
Wilfred van Gorp
Kermit Sherwood
Harry Crouch
Howard Hedrick
James Reese
Francis van Zante
Sedrick Davis
Milo Metz
Paul ‘Johnson
Jim ‘Golf
Milton Wright
Clarence Kading
James Anderson
Donald St. J. Wesley S Leland
Norris
Donald
Myron Welch
Howard Welch
Floyd Crozier
Myron Miller
Ted
Baby Beef Club
Dairy Calf Club
Lamb Club
Pig Club
Rev
W. A. Sandy
Robbers Try Wright Bank in Fright Night Loot
A copy from the Oskaloosa Herald reports a failed bank raid at the Farmers Saving Bank of Wright. Bandits attempted to burn through the vault door with a torch, damaged the door, pried a window, and stole a small amount, a revolver, and a notary seal. No fingerprints were found as Sheriff Whitmore investigates with assistance from a Northwest trains crew nearby.
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Wright
Oskaloosa
Oskaloosa Herald
The
Herald
Farmers Saving Bank of
Frank Souter
Mr. Souter
Souter
John C. Whitmore
Belle Plaine
New Teacher for Pella Kindergartners
Illness of Miss Mary Renaud prevents her return at term start. The school board has secured Miss Marjorie Momyer of Knoxville, who completed two years of Cedar Falls kindergarten training, to lead the kindergarten program temporarily.
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Mary Renaud
Pella
Marjorie Momyer
Knoxville
Momyer
Cedar Falls
Pella Pastor Leaves To Resume His Studies
Rev. R. E. Sabin pastor of the Pella Methodist church and Mrs. Sabin leave Pella for Newton to visit relatives then go to Madison New Jersey where he will study at Drew Theological Seminary for three years He plans to do time work at Columbia University Sabin has been in Pella about nine months and has been a useful citizen leading Boy Scouts and aiding the American Legion His congregation and the community regret his departure after a short stay.
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RE. A. Sabin
Pella Methodist Church
Sabin
Pella
Newton
Madison
N. J
Drew Theological Seminary
Columbia University
Boy Scouts
American Legion
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Ein
Colfax Legion Post
Iowa Lake Resort
Wright Bank
Pella Kindergartners
Pella Pastor
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