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Newspaper
Pella Chronicle
Location
Pella, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1931
Page
2
Central college basketball completes back to back Iowa Conference title wins in the 1930-31 season. Captain Neifert graduates, but the squad retains most players under coach L A Winter, promising continued strength and a strong future for Central basketball.
Central College cagers retained the conference title by routing Benna Vista 39 to 21 at Storm Lake. Lefty Schnack sparked the early scoring as Muyskens and Neifert built a 20 to 6 halftime lead. Beavers fouled out two players, Muyskens was hurt, and reserves padded the final margin behind a strong team performance led by Schnack.
Rev Vernon L Shotts of Muscatine Baptist church delivered a forceful sermon urging Christianity as a spiritual relationship with a person, not mere creed. He outlined four groups in faith, condemned worldliness, and urged personal revival, prayer, and Bible study as essentials for a powerful church and imminent revival.
The county board meets in session to designate official Marion County newspapers the Knoxville Journal Knoxville Express and Pella Press and Chronicle to publish minutes and receive a single paper rate. Also appoints Jacob Vander Syde to fill Lake Prairie Township Justice of the Peace vacancy and names depositories with set maximum amounts for county funds.
Miss Emma Lawler of the H. J. Heinz company Pittsburg Pa is this week demonstrating the products at T Plette and Co s grocery store. Many ladies have visited the store and sampled the products and learned their food value. The demonstrations and sale will continue all week with a special invitation to meet Miss Lawler and view the goods.
Marriage licenses issued include John Stansell and Ruby Reed of New Virginia and Cletus Roustin with Sarah Tucker of Newton. Births recorded: Toma Gene Rickey in Knoxville born Feb 19 1931, Harold Forsythe in Marysville born Feb 26 1931, Floy Elmer Test in Harvey born Feb 24 1931, Jay H Morgan in Indiana Township born Feb 23 1931.
The chamber reports an active year with committees on solicitation and college scholarships advancing as usual. Treasurer notes a balance of 99 on Jan 7 1930 with receipts 3598.44. Directors elected include Aschenbrenner Bousquet Fultz Van Gorp Kuyper Meulpolder Vander Ploeg Shinn Wormhoudt. Pavement dip removals urged for safety and cost savings. merchants advised to coordinate against controversial foreign ads.
Central College cagers clinched the Iowa conference pennant by beating Western Union 48 to 31 at Le Mars. The Red and White pulled away in the second half as reserves kept the lead, with Jack Schiele drawing fouls in rapid succession. Coach L. A. Winter’s squad runs string of wins across the middle west.
Eastbound passenger No 472 and 474 and westbound No 475 and 473 run Des Moines to Keokuk or Eldon with daily service except Sunday. Local freights 881 and 7 carry passengers. freight must be at station by 5 00 p m the previous day. schedules note limited stops and Howell Harvey timetables with limited service on alternate days.
Bus schedule effective September 1 1930 lists four daily round trips Des Moines to Ottumwa via Prairie City Monroe Pella and Oskaloosa with three Monroe Knoxville connections. Timetable shows departures from Pella to Des Moines 8 31 am 12 81 pm 6 01 pm 7 46 pm and from Des Moines to Pella 8 00 am 12 00 pm 4 80 pm 6 15 pm. Also Pella to Oskaloosa 9 34 am 1 34 pm 6 04 pm 7 49 pm and Oskaloosa to Pella 8 00 am 12 00 pm 4 30 pm 7 15 pm. All trips except late evening run via Monroe to Knoxville. all buses run through Oskaloosa to Ottumwa.
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