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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1930
Page
3
Neighborhood News reports snow in Otley and a car accident with no injuries. It notes road improvements by Larson Construction, truck overhauls planned for spring, a New Year family reunion, illnesses, and visits among residents including Otley and nearby towns.
Community notes list numerous calls and visits among the Harvey area families including Verros, Mathews, Adair, Durham, Van Steenis, Langerak, and Veldhuiz. Socials feature all day meetings, quilt block crafting, and shared meals with kinship ties to Pella Oskaloosa Knoxville and Tainter records.
A flood of short items lists residents visiting relatives in Peoria and nearby towns, church activities, school staff travel, birthdays and dinners. It notes purchases like a Ford coupe, calls from Pella, and a public estate sale notice in Marion County with a February court hearing set.
The Forty third Iowa General Assembly met in Des Moines January 14 1929 and adjourned April 12 with clocks stopped on the final day. It published a comprehensive record by Jacob A Swisher noting 1056 bills and 19 joint resolutions introduced and 399 bills passed in the Senate and 546 in the House. Two vetoes occurred and an appropriation of 22050541 62 for two years ending 1951 was approved, excluding next session expenses and other funds.
In Iowa Marion County the District Court schedules a hearing on the report of trustees and an application to sell real estate to pay debts in the estate of F. N. Byram. The notice lists heirs executors and various named individuals and their heirs or assigns.
Des Moines post office wastes about 1.98 million circular letters yearly valued at 198000 due to obsolete mailing lists and missing return addresses. 50 percent of advertiser mailings are misaddressed, 800000 circulars enter monthly, 160000 undelivered. Daily 4000 to 6000 discarded, 3000 first class mail misaddresses. Changes in addresses total 45000 yearly. No third class directory service. first class has address return options.
C A Martin north of town sold two Spotted Poland China hogs last Friday to John Stickles who shipped them to market. The two hogs weighed 1500 pounds total about 750 pounds each. Martin received seven and one half cents a pound for his hogs and says the price did not yield much profit due to their age. Total sale was $112.50.
Dr J B Adkins assistant superintendent of the Society For the Friendless spoke at the Business Men's Community club luncheon in Central Park cafe on prison reform work. He cited US prison population growth and that 80 percent of helped prisoners in Iowa reform, with 60 to 80 released yearly aided by the society. The talk outlined the society history, activities, and departments, and stressed crime prevention through religious instruction and education.
Passenger service outlines four daily round trips Des Moines to Ottumwa via Pella Monroe Prairie City Oskaloosa and Knoxville connections. Pella to Des Moines departures at 8:40 a m 12:40 p m 6:10 p m 8:40 p m and return times 8:00 a m 12:00 m 4:30 p m 7:00 p m. Oskaloosa to Pella times given with 40 minute Oskaloosa to Pella travel. Special round trip rates noted. Fred B. Smith promotes international friendship cautions on patriotism definitions and America First.
Chronicle Office offers adding machine paper, typewriter ribbons, and carbon paper for sale in a brief local notice.
Eastbound and westbound passenger and local freight trains are listed for Des Moines Keokuk Eldon and Howell Iowa routes. Dates and times shown include train numbers 472 474 475 478 881 882 with morning and evening departures. Some trains run between Des Moines and specific endpoints and some services carry passengers on local freights.
Knoxville Iowa January 1 Dickersons depart for Long Beach California taking the entire family including cats a collie dog Buffy shipped previously by express the pet suffered grief when left behind last year prompting the trip emphasis on family consent and dog care Read the Chronicle want ads.
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