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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1930
Page
4
Otley hosts a two session cooking school on July 28 at 2 and 7 30 pm in the Vriezelaar Store led by Mrs Lydia Hall Kepthart. Demonstrations cover Shellane gas cooking with sample tastings and prize drawings, plus cake making and canning tips for busy housewives.
Central College hires Herman Stuart Ph D as professor of Education to replace Richard Drost on leave for advanced study. Stuart, born in Kalamazoo Michigan, trained at Calvin College Grand Rapids, comes with strong academic record and high recommendations for character and ability.
Jewel Peterson, A. M., of Sioux Falls, joins Central College as piano and organ instructor. She holds a master's from Augustana and spent a year at the University of Iowa continuing music studies. Dr P G Clapp praises her as an earnest, gifted pianist with strong composition use and teaching ability. Her Augustana teacher notes high talent and effective student contact.
The Inquiring Reporter gathers views from five residents on starting a public swimming pool in Pella. Proposals include locating near the river or West Park, funding via city levy or public subscription, and possible Legion support to share costs.
Jd E Cornelius and Company announces a nationwide Plymouth contest offering over 1000 prizes. Write a short sketch on Why I’d Buy a Plymouth to enter. top prize includes a lifetime annuity of 1000 dollars yearly, plus trips, cash prizes, and cars. Entries close October 20. material and blanks available at J E Cornelius Motors in Dallas.
The Ford car shows a sales rise in 1930, with reliability, economy, and design highlighted. In Marion County Ford leads all makes, selling more cars across price classes, and offers test drives to prove the claims.
Fox movietone director William K. Howard urges knowing public taste to guide film making. His latest work Good Intentions stars Edmund Lowe and features Marguerite Churchill, Regis Toomey, Hale Hamilton, J. Carrol Naish, and others.
Birth records list multiple newborns in Liberty township including Harvey son of Harvey D Jones born June 22 1930 Don Norwin son of Clifford G Davis born June 27 1930 Robert E son of Charles W Sims born June 29 1930 Robert Paul son of John Courtney born March 21 1930 Earl son of Harold F Bishop born March 18 1930 John Leonard son of L P Vander Sluis born March 3 1930 Frank Warren son of Claude E Rogers born April 16 1980 Shirley Ann daughter of T A Fridlington born July 11 1930 John Clark son of K P Applegate born July 10 1930 Robert Leland son of Lewis Wallace born April 28 1930.
Church notes describe Third Reformed Church services at 10 45 and 2 00 with a sermon Worry Free. A few slides on the mountains of Palestine will be shown and a Sunday school picnic is set for Henry Kool's park Thursday at 4. Baptist and other church details include Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 10 246 sermon and 7 30 sermon Mountains of God. A few slides of the mountains of Palestine will be shown. Our Sunday school picnic will be held in Henry Kool's park Thursday afternoon at 4. Two men were committed to asylum hospitals Knoxville G Of Baughman Pleasantville and Roche Farvella Pershing. Farvella, a war veteran gassed, admitted to veterans hospital. Baughman to a panity hospital.
John Ethell, Bloomfield postmaster, is identified as a former state representative. The fragment notes his roles and suggests a biographical context within local civic leadership. Additional details beyond these identifiers are not provided in the surviving text.
A traveler identified only as a pioneer from Davis County passed through the city Thursday while en route to Des Moines. He spoke briefly about land, weather, and plans for the coming season, drawing mild local interest.
A fragment notes a call received at the Chronicle office from Des Moines. Details are incomplete and the item reads as a brief archival snippet.
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