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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 1923
Page
4
The six weeks examinations are over and anxiety remains until reports arrive. A PTA supper and program are planned for Thursday April 12 at 6 PM in the Odd Fellows Hall and 7 30 PM at the school building with a sequence of grade performances followed by high school songs and an orchestra. Dora Rapperly returns to school after six weeks absent due to illness.
The Town of Anita Iowa adopts Bruce and Grape Civil Engineers plans for curbing grading paving and graveling on Rose Hill Avenue Fifth Street Maple Street and Maple Street alley segments. The council finds the specifications proper and approves them dated April 2 1925 with Mayor H E Campbell endorsement.
Anila Drug Company promotes dip products and insecticides for the season. Fry's Colfax Water advertises a price of three cents per glass at Googs Place, highlighting local commerce and best drink claims.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Town Clerk of Arita Town from 6 30 to 7 30 PM on April 1 1923 for a nine hundred thirty feet four inch Bell and Spigot water main extension. Bids include digging an open ditch four feet deep and laying the pipe with hydrants valves and a six inch main jump via a 6x6x4 T. The Town Council may reject all bids and work to be supervised by the Council. Found gloves notice at Record office.
The Board of Equalization completed its annual session and published a list of assessments raised or lowered. The notice highlights how even fair officials may face public scrutiny as taxpayers see how their burdens are weighted.
The passage recalls Ir. PP. ZTagleir's law practice and opinions on estates while detailing a history of Anita’s six open saloons. It notes weekend law enforcement laxity, court sessions, and fines, then chronicles prohibition efforts in Iowa towns, culminating in the saloon era’s decline and perceived social and moral improvements in Anita and beyond.
A parish notice outlines choir meetups at the Parsonage and a Ladies Aid meeting with Mr. Chas Schell. Sunday services include 10:00 Sunday School and 11:00 preaching, with 2:30 Junior Endeavor and 7:30 Pictures of the Pilgrims as the program.
We express heartfelt thanks to kind neighbors and friends who assisted us during the illness and death of our beloved son George. Gratitude for comfort and many floral tributes from Mr. and Mrs Wm A Bailey and other relatives.
Local notices list a wallpaper closeout at 1621 Anita Dr and a Gold Star Hatchery ad in Atlantic Iowa offering Buff Orpingtons and Reds at 14 dollars per hundred postpaid. Also notes Mrs Sands of Atlantic visiting daughter Mrs Chafee and a four room for rent listing with contact at the Record office.
An odorless non explosive bug killer advertises Cenol to exterminate bed bugs moths roaches and ants by Bongers Bros with emphasis on safety and effectiveness.
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