Pella Carriers to Attend Des Moines Meeting
Eight Pella carrier salesmen from the Des Moines Register and Tribune, 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 theatre party, parade with bands and floats, $100 in prizes, 28 best costume awards, rides at River View Amusement Park, and free concessions for about 5,000 attendees from Iowa.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Des Moines’ Register and Tribune
Gardner Cowles
Robert Baron
Jean W. Cook
Sylvanus Dykstra
Herbert Klaaren
Robert J. Klein
Max Schakel
Charles van Viiet
Lee W. Vriezelaar
Riverview Amusement Park
Mentor Jay Kempkes Shapes Everett High Athletics
The Everett High School official publication highlights Jay Kempkes as longtime coach and biology teacher. Born in Pella Iowa his career spans principal posts in multiple towns before joining Everett High in 1919. He holds a master’s in science and psychology from the University of Washington and led football track and basketball other than giving bird talks.
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High Kodak
Everett
Washington
Jay Kempkes
Ulysses
Everett High
Jay
Bagshaw and Clark
Mid-West
Pella
Iowa
Macedonia
Alexander ‘the Great
Gentral Academy
Central College
Kempkes
Columbus Melion
Fort Madison
Valley Junction
Camp Pike
Arkansas
E. H
University of Washington
University of Iowa
Lake Okoboji
Police Chief Responds On Blocking Of Store Walk
In a reply to John Ulrich the Chronicle editor recounts that Chief P. J. Grundman was tied up in a mayor court case during the political meeting last Saturday. He apologizes for the inconvenience and notes the aggrieved party could have called or visited city offices to pursue action.
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Chronicle
John Ulrich
P. J. Grundman
Escalloped Tuna and Vegetables Recipe Card
Tested fish dishes include steps for escaloped tuna with vegetables layered in a greased dish, baked 20 minutes, and a salmon in cheese cloth simmered in water then served with a rich fish stock sauce. Also includes a codfish bake with cream sauce, cheese, and crumbs baked 20 minutes.
Forest fire reports linked to radio equipped pilots
Pilots with radio equipped aircraft relay forest fire alerts to Forest Service dispatchers. The U S Department of Agriculture urges avoiding root knot disease by planting resistant crops, strict sanitation, and crop rotation. Beet growers adopt field separation and long rotation to limit nematode infestation. infested beets stay small with lower sugar content.
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Forest Service
U. S. Department of Agriculture
West
Out of town shopping debated in Pella voices
The Inquiring Reporter surveys Pella residents on buying locally versus out of town. Veroought, Korver, Amidon, Huys er, and De Moor urge keeping money in town, arguing local merchants support the community and offer similar quality at fair prices.
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Pella
Dick Verought
John Korver
R. C. Amidon
Leonard DE Moor
Private Home Loans Hope in Bank Bill for 150 Million
Weekly letter from Washington notes a proposed Home Loan Bank Bill creating a 150 million fund to back private home loans. National Association of Real Estate Boards cites 160,000 foreclosed homes last year and 1,067 foreclosures in DC, criticizing mortgage procedures and urging relief for homeowners. The piece contrasts financing for homes with access to autos and radios, calling for reform of the second mortgage system. It also discusses Peru’s Callao museums and Grace Line ship plans amid broader global affairs.
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Congress
Lawrence T. Stevens
National Association of Real State Boards
District of Columbia
Uncle Sam
Callao
Peru
Lima
Palace of Fine Arta
Pachacamac
Chan Chan
Trahuancaco
South America
New York
San Francisco
Grace Line Steamship Company
Federal Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Kearny
N. J
Grace Line
Federal
World Aff Institute
Arthur Capper
World Affairs Institute
American Woman’s Association
Paradoxes of American Isolation Discussed by Institute Members
The World Affairs Institute gathering featured Anne Morgan and other leaders from the American Woman's Association, League of Women Voters, and Jewish and City clubs. Jerome Davis Greene and General John F. O'Ryan spoke on Far Eastern affairs and disarmament before Dr. James T. Shotwell summarized talks and forecasted world affairs. Prohibition debates from Evanston and the Signal Press pamphlet argued "all wet" against repealing the 18th Amendment and highlighted rising or falling prosperity and health under prohibition.
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World Affairs Institute
Anne Morgan
American Woman’s Association
James Hollingsworth
Manhattan
League of Women Voters
Valentine Chandor
New York
American Association of University Women
William DeKay Young
Council of Jewish Women
Frances Pratt
American Woman's Association
Allston Dana
Women's City Club of New York
Jerome Davis Greene
Rockefeller Foundation
American Council
Institute of Pacific Relations
Japan Society
American Shipping Commission
Paris
John F. O'Ryan
27Th Regiment of
O'Ryan
James T. Shotwell
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Evanston
Ilinois
Signal Press
Salvation Army
Tax bill protests spark Capitol Hill debate in Congress
Advocates led by Charles Crisp and Henry Rainey push a dignified defense of the measure while foes head by Robert Doughton Fiorello LaGuardia and John Renkin press opposition. Debates touch on wealth concentration foreign trade and tax exemptions as tensions rise on Capitol Hill. Also Hoover inaugurates the S S Santa Rosa launch at Keary New Jersey with Grace Line and U S Shipping Board presence as part of revived American shipbuilding.
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Congress
Charles R. Crisp
Georgia
Henry T. Rainey
Illinois
Robert L. Doughton
North Carolina
Fiorello le Guardia
New York
John O. Renkin
Mississippi
William P. Connery, Jr
Massachusetts
William E. Barton
Missouri
Hoover
Washington
Kearney
N. J
United States
Brown
T. W. O’ Conner
United States Shipping Board
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Co
Grace Line-Panama Mail
S. S. Santa Rosa
Central
South America
Santa Rosa Ship Debuts Marine Luxury With Private Baths
The Santa Rosa, a 5 million dollar liner, showcases new marine architecture with every stateroom having a private bath. It features an outdoor pool with illuminated depths, night clubs, gyms, children's play rooms, and a removable dining salon roof for al fresco service under tropical stars, signaling expansion of international trade.
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Santa Rosa
National Prohibition Reform Conference Set in DC
The 3rd Annual Conference of the Woman's Organization for National Prohibition Reform will convene in Washington on April 12 and 13 with about a thousand delegates from forty states. Maude K. Wetmore of Newport leads the committee and urges parties to place repeal on platforms, arguing national prohibition harms the country and that women voters demand a clear stand ahead of conventions.
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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 Ames Post Pages And Revenue
Newspaper advertising figures from Ames Mile Post compare Post rates with other titles. Black and white page 8000 dollars, half page 4000, quarter page 2000. two color 9500, two color spread 19000, four color page 11500, four color spread 23000. Color ads close eight weeks before issue, black and white five weeks. Post annual revenue 36,492,312 dollars in 1931, about 1,000,000 per issue normally. Dividend rate on Curtis stock about 16 percent yearly. Ladies Home Journal averages about 1000 dollars more per page. Country Gentleman trails.
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Post
Curtis
Ladies Home Journal
Sherm
Needham
Ames Mile Post
Poison Bait For Cutworms Suggests Garden Pest Control
A guide explains making poisoned bran bait with bran, arsenic or Paris green, syrup, and water to combat cutworms. It advises broadcast at night, coating the bran, and applying before crops emerge to target overwintering larvae. Also mentions feeding hens inert grains and providing green feed, grit, and water. An exploration party reports Indians want movies, not wampum, with free cinema and cigarettes pleasing hill tribes.
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Paris Green
Panama
Des Moines Keokuk Eldon Train Schedule Note
Trains 472 and 473 operate Des Moines to Keokuk and Des Moines to Eldon, while Trains 474 and 475 run Des Moines to Eldon only. All trains daily except Sunday. local freight shipments must depart the station by 5:00 p.m. the previous evening. Both local freights carry passengers.
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Des Moines
Keokuk
Eldon
Wabash Time Table Howell Local Trains
The timetable lists two local trains from Howell. The 5:14 p.m. train carries passengers to Runnells or Des Moines and stops at no other intermediate stations. The 11:05 p.m. local serves passengers to Albia or further, with no pickups at other intermediate stops.
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Runnells
Des Moines
Albia
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Elsie Cooper
Benteco Food Stores
James Huyser
Johnston Loos
Jae Famay
NORGE
Norge Corporation
Borg- Warner Corporation
Borg-Warner
Rock Island Train Service
Wabash
Howell
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