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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1930
Page
2
Long list of local residents visiting relatives in Lincoln Des Moines Knoxville and Ottumwa with weekend trips church events and family gatherings. Auto company deliveries and business trips plus multiple shoppings and ads in the Chronicle reflect bustling community life and holiday plans.
A used Planstieal Radio in a fine case offered at 25 dollars complete with tubes table speaker B Eleminator and A Battery. The radio’s original cost was 300 dollars. Enquiries to M. Vander Linden.
Dr and Mrs Ray Fox and daughter Patricia of Charles City visit the Fox family in town. Mrs Ford Korn with son Jack and Mrs H O Wormhoudt with daughter Thressa plan trips to Davenport for Christmas. Mrs E J Fanssen leaves for Clarinda to visit her son Joe Fanssen and family. Campus trees are being cut down as part of improvements.
Elsie Ferguson stars in the First National Vitaphone drama Scarlet Pages with Marian Nixon and Grant Withers. The film adapts a Samuel Shipman and John B. Hymer play and features a murder trial climax and a strong mother love theme. Ray Enright directed the production.
Kids expect treats as the shop advertises a line of candies priced from 10c to 35¢ per pound with bulk options and special boxed chocolates available at THE BOOK SHOP.
Two sales are advertised in this issue. The C De Geus Sr estate at 829 Franklin Street offers household goods including a lawn mower vacuum cleaner washing machine and other items. The Van Baalen sale Friday Dec 26 at his home two houses south of the elevator lists 26 head of livestock seed corn farm implements wagons plows harrows cultivators buggy harness and some household goods.
Auction notices list Klein Bros and Gore Kamerick closing out sales in Pella on December 22 with 200 head of livestock and farm equipment. Prairie City and Tracy Iowa sales on December 22 and January 7 and 28 start at 10 a m or 1 m, plus weekly Tuesday sales at South End Barn. Additional sales in Pella and Prairie City December 19 20 and 23 26 with livestock machinery and household goods.
The post office requests early mailing proper packing and clear addresses. All offices close on Christmas day so parcels and cards should reach by Tuesday December 23. A schedule lists latest mailing dates by region from December 15 to 22 with Iowa offices December 21 to 22. Postmaster L. F. Bousquet signs the notice.
Five residents discuss replacing township assessors with a county assessor. W D Van Sittert says records should reflect all taxable assets for fair tax burdens, Ben Hoeksema worries taxes burden property owners and questions a county assessor’s help, Arie De Bruyn opposes a county assessor and high salaried officials.
Shoppers are invited to visit a local shop showcasing an unusually large and varied line of Christmas gifts this season. The store promises heaps of items for all ages, inviting customers to come in and browse the selection.
John Koopmans argues township assessors know the situation best and county assessors cannot gain more information. Ford Korn doubts the benefit, noting extra staff would raise costs and that credits may be worth less than their value.
Dr J W Reynolds, member of the state Board of Review, corrects figures on valuation and assessment of railroads, transmission lines, and telephone and telegraph lines in a letter to E V Goad, editor of the Pella Chronicle, dated December 16 1930. The exchange follows an assessors meeting at Legion Hall in Des Moines and aims to clarify the state tax valuation data.
The board reports real and personal property values totaling over 3.89 billion and a state levy of ten mills to raise 9.9 million. Total roll money and credits reach 567 million, with one fourth of assessed value used for taxable valuation. Annual state government costs run about 18 million, funded by the levy and other taxes. J W Reynolds signs as state official.
Four round trips daily with connections at Monroe for Knoxville. Routes include Pella to Des Moines and Oskaloosa, and Des Moines to Pella. Special round trip rates apply between all stations. Buses run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa. late evening trips do not connect at Monroe.
A festive note spreads goodwill urging joy and cheer for the holiday season. The message asks readers if they can be of service, reflecting community spirit and seasonal generosity.
Mrs W B Houck is ill at home over Sunday and son Max Carder has been ill for days. Mrs Peter De Jong underwent appendectomy at Mahaska hospital last week. Ben Vogelaar admitted for medical treatment and later operated for goitre at Mahaska hospital. Mrs J C Van Roekel operated on for appendicitis at Mercy hospital. Joan Elaine born to Dr and Mrs C D Welle at Mercy hospital on December 11 1930. Martin De Jong shows slight improvement but remains weak.
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