Pella Carriers to Attend Des Moines Meeting
Eight Pella carrier salesmen and their parents, invited by Gardner Cowles, will attend the third annual Carrier Salesman's Convention and Frolic in Des Moines on June 13. The event features a theater party, parade, prizes totaling 100 dollars, free rides at River View Park, and expected attendance of about 6,000 salesmen and parents from across Iowa.
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Des Moines Register and Tribune
Gardner Cowles
Des Moines
Robert Baron
Jean W. Cook
Sylvanius Dykstra
Herbert Klaaren
Robert J. Klein
Max Schakel
Charles van Viiet
Lee W. Vriezelaar
Riverview Amusement Park
Iowa
Jay Mentor of Everett High A Storied Coach and Educator
The High Ko dak Everett High School publication profiles Jay Kempkes Mentor a longtime coach and administrator. Born in Pella he rose from grocery clerk to principal at several Iowa schools before wartime training and settling in Everett Washington. A science minded educator he built strong football basketball and track programs while giving bird talks and teaching biology zoology and psychology.
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High Kodak
Everett
Washington
Jay Kempkes
Ulysses
Everett High
Jay
Bagshaw and Clark
Mr. Kempkes
Pella
Macedonia
Alexander ‘the Great
Central Academy
Central College
Kempkes
Columbus Junction
Iowa
Fort Madison
Valley Junction
Camp Pike
Arkansas
University of Washington
University of Iowa
Lake Okoboji
Scalloped Tuna and Vegetables and Codfish Bake
Readable recipe fragments describe scalloped tuna and vegetables with a white sauce layered with bread crumbs baked twenty minutes. Also included are codfish bake steps with a cream sauce, fish stock, eggs, and cheese baked until creamy and golden.
Not Hard to Find Editor Explains Police Absence
Chief of Police P J Grundman replies to John Ulrich about blocking the walk before his store during a political meeting. He was tied up in the mayor court and could not reach the scene. He regrets the inconvenience and says the law could have been invoked if contact with city offices had occurred.
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Chronicle
John Ulrich
P. J. Grundman
Forest fires and plant disease tips from Uncle Sam
Pilots report forest fires to Forest Service dispatchers while air bases relay messages. The U S Department of Agriculture warns farmers to avoid root knot disease by planting noninfected crops for two to three years and using resistant varieties. Crop rotation and careful handling of infested beets reduce nematode impact, with clean fields prioritized for planting and longer rotations of four to five years in heavily infested areas.
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Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
West
Out of town shopping debated by Pella residents
Five residents of Pella express views on shopping locally versus traveling elsewhere for the same quality merchandise at reasonable prices. They urge supporting local merchants to keep money in town and sustain the community’s economy.
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Pella
Dick Verought
John Korver
R. C. Amidon
James Huyser
Leonard DE Moor
Home Loan Bank Bill eyed to aid private borrowers
Washington reports a proposed Home Loan Bank Bill to furnish 150 million dollars for private residence property loans. Lawrence T. Stevens warns 150,000 families lost homes last year due to financing failures. DC foreclosures total 1,067. Also notes voter rights and redemption lack for DC owners.
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Congress
Lawrence T. Stevens
National Association of Real Estate Boards
District of Columbia
Tax bill battles spark Capitol protests and debates
Proponents led by Charles Crisp and Henry Rainey champion the tax bill in Congress while critics headed by Robert Doughton Fiorello La Guardia and John Rankin oppose it. Debates touch wealth concentration and tax exemptions as lawmakers discuss foreign trade and national finances. President Hoover inaugurates the S S Santa Rosa, signaling a revival in U S shipbuilding with Grace Line and Panama Mail Service backing a new Central and South American carrier.
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Congress
Charles R. Crisp
Georgia
Ways and Means Committee
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Fiorello le Guardia
New York
John £. Rankin
Mississippi
Capital Hill
William P. Connery, Jr
Massachusetts
William E. Barton
Missouri
Hoover
Washington
Kearney
N. J
United States
Brown
T. V. 0. Conner
United States Shipping Board
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Grace Line-Panama Mail
S. S. Santa Rosa
Santa Rosa Ship Redefines Marine Luxury and Trade Ambitions
The Santa Rosa, a $5,000,000 vessel, showcases cutting edge marine design with private baths in every stateroom, an illuminated outdoor pool, night clubs, gyms, and children's rooms. A removable roof over the dining salon allows al fresco dining under the tropical night sky, signaling expanded international trade interests.
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Santa Rosa
Women to Press Prohibition Repeal in Washington
The Woman's Organization for National Prohibition Reform will hold its third annual conference in Washington April 12 and 13 with about a thousand delegates from forty states. Miss Maude K Wetmore says national conventions offer the first nationwide chance to push repeal, urging parties to adopt re submission planks and a straight stand on Prohibition.
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Washington
Women’s Organization For National Prohibition Reform
National
Carrie Nation
Hatchet Fame
John Barley
Lady Wets
Maude K. Wetmore
Newport
Rhode Island
New York
Woman's Organization For National Prohibition Reform
Miss Wetmore
Advertising Rates For The Post Prompt Envy
Newspaper men envy the Post’s ad revenue with high rates. Black and white page costs 8000 dollars, half page 4000, quarter page 2000. Two color page 9500, spread 19000, four color page 11500, four color spread 23000. Color ads close eight weeks before issue, black and white five weeks ahead. Post revenue 36492312 in 1931, about 1000000 on issue in normal years. Dividend on Curtis stock about 16 percent, Ladies Home Journal up about 1000 per page, Country Gentleman behind. Needham in Ames Mile Post.
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Post
The
Curtis
Ladies Home Journal
Country Gentleman
Sherm. Needham
Ames Mile Post
Poison bait for cutworms garden pest control method
A 1910s style farm instruction outlines making poisoned bran bait using bran arsenic or Paris green mixed with syrup and water. It instructs coating bran thoroughly, broadcasting at night along rows or near plants, and notes cutworms feed at night and overwinter in soil. Also mentions feeding hens hard grains and providing green feed, grit, and water. An additional note reports an exploring party finding Indian interest in movies and cigarettes, claiming hill tribes welcomed them.
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Paris Green
Rock Island Train Schedule Eastbound and Westbound Times
Eastbound passenger Nos 472 and 474 depart 1 20 PM and 7 56 PM respectively. Westbound passenger Nos 475 and 478 depart 8 23 AM and 2 47 PM. Local freight Nos 832 and 881 run 10 15 AM and 7 45 AM. Trains 472 473 run Des Moines to Keokuk. 474 476 run Des Moines to Eldon. All daily except Sunday. Freight for shipment on the local must be at the station by 5 PM the evening before. Both local freights carry passenger.
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Des Moines
Keokuk
Eldon
Wabash Time Table Howell Local Train Limits
The schedule notes the 5 14 p m Howell Local will carry passengers only to Runnells or Des Moines and not to other intermediate stations. The 11 05 p m train serves passengers to Albia or beyond and excludes other intermediate stops.
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Runnells
Des Moines
Albia
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American Association of University Women
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