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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1930
Page
10
The article extols the mechanical corn picker for farmers, noting it vastly speeds harvests from eight to ten acres daily versus one to two by hand. It details tractor powered pickers, reduced labor costs, and improved efficiency, contrasting with traditional hand methods and outlining broader agricultural and technological context.
A mix of commentary on Congress cooperation amid partisan aims and a collection of notes on map boundaries, Wilson’s legacy, a flat earth campaign, and the fate of Washington’s 1789 Thanksgiving proclamation. The piece blends political maneuvering with historical curiosities and public notices from the era.
Olsen and Johnson return to the Orpheum Theatre Des Moines from Wednesday December 10 through Saturday with a large troupe of hokum specialists. Their show promises wit and nonstop laughter followed by the feature She Got What She Wanted starring Betty Compson Lee Tracy Alan Hale and others. Also billed Sin Takes a Holiday with Constance Bennett and a vaudeville act by Jack North.
North delivers a lively de liver y style that gets the audience tapping to his banjo while Will Higgles and his entourage of attractive dancers perform Rhyme and Rhythm with pep and footwork. Esther Hallstrom and Oscar Hallstrom stand with attendants, a reception follows at Mrs. C. J. Anderson's home, and the couple plan Marysville residence after a brief honeymoon in the bay area. Hallstrom was educated in St Paul and works for Pacific Gas and Electric. Hallstrom is a Southern Pacific Co. employee.
H H Budke once of Des Moines and connected with Selway Cement Post faced a 30 day sentence for defrauding an innkeeper. Ira N Curtis of Hotel Pella still holds a worthless check Budke gave for a hotel bill. Budke had earlier served 20 days for bad checks and will be sent to Mount Disappeared From Pella. Budke fled to Knoxville after buying a $3 bus ticket to Monroe with a bogus check. Curtis traced him, brought him back to settle the dispute and recover the $3 fare. The check for the hotel bill proved no good. The court appearance followed.
James De Kock, 22, was found unconscious near a barn by farmer Teunis Mansen. He died en route to the house from a fractured rib that punctured his heart after a fall from the hay loft onto a pitch fork handle. Funeral services set for Thursday afternoon.
Monmouth Illinois may abandon intercollegiate football as college authorities weigh the deaths of two prominent varsity players. Halfback Stanley McConnell died from a fractured neck after the Thanksgiving game with Knox, and center Bob Sharpe died from an infection linked to an injury from the Lake Forest contest.
Miss Hazel Mae Talbot niece of Chief of Police C M Dennis of Marysville married Leonard C Hallstrom of Roseville at Zion Lutheran Church Sacramento in a ceremony at 11 am on November 27. The church featured chrysanthemum and palm decorations. Rev. G G Anderson officiated with Marion Gray at the organ. The bride wore a Chantilly lace gown with tulle veil and Juliet cap, carried lilies of the valley and pink roses.
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