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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1925
Page
5
Entry class notice dated January 2 1913 lists Anita Cass County Iowa as the mailing location under the act of March 3 1879 with the post office filing. The fragment references standard registration language for periodicals.
Records from the Department of Agriculture show 10 160 farmers business organizations reporting on March 4 1924. Of these 8134 grain organizations 1966 dairy associations 1598 livestock handlers and 1232 fruit and vegetable groups. Grain growers cluster in the West North Central states while dairy and livestock groups concentrate in the East North Central and West North Central. Fruit and vegetable groups are strongest in the Pacific Coast states. Growers are more widely distributed than any other commodity across the United States.
The Federal Aid plan since 1916 has completed 23 million dollars of good roads in Iowa with nine million dollars of government share. 1,688 miles built, 498 finished to last fiscal year cost 6.708 million, about half funded by the federal government. Concrete highways dominate the investment and improved roads slash haul costs and marketing expenses for farms and dairy products. The system aims to connect towns and rural areas, with 200,000 miles planned nationwide and 35,000 miles completed to date at a cost of 606 million dollars, about 261 million paid by the federal government.
The Arkansas Traveler jokes that the person claiming to run things at home is usually referring to the washing machine and the vacuum cleaner, turning domestic chores into a running gag.
Public highways from Anita were in excellent condition for Sunday travel. Miss Jennie M. Ward with her sister and Mrs Mills of Atlantic were briefly in Anita on Sunday.
Isaac Swanson and his wife from Brayton spent Sunday in Anita visiting relatives.
A blustering Saturday night shower is described as having accomplished a great good in the community, highlighting the positive impact of the weather event on local life and morale.
Sam Howlett retrieved his glasses from a small lost and found item noted in the Record last week. After the business session, Royal Neighbors served luncheon at their regular Friday night meeting. Anton Peterson, long ill, shows marked improvement this year. Ray Johnson of Adair visited Anita on Sunday due to his mother Mrs Lucy J Johnson’s serious illness.
The piece credits Miss Dorothy M. Dinsmore from Anita High School with linking good roads to the rise of motor trucks and buses. It cites Standard Oil and the automobile industry as drivers, notes political maneuvering in state houses, and celebrates ongoing paving of Lincoln and Jefferson Highways and the Whiteway Highway from coast to coast.
Clarence Birge and wife of Pol lock California arrived in Anita for a visit with their parents Mr and Mrs Elijah Birge and Mr and Mrs John Heck. Mr Birge works in government service in California. William Heckman resigns from Hayter Garage and joins L R Good pasture crew remodeling the Martin Brehmer dwelling in Lincoln township.
T. F. DeMent, recovering from a long illness and confined to home since last November, made a first trip to Anita on Friday. He renewed acquaintances with many friends during the visit as Atlantic Northern rail service lingers behind in business and revenue.
A promotional booklet claims a long standing home method to treat gall bladder and duct irritations linked to gall stones. It urges reading before considering operation and cites E. E. Paddock of Kansas City Missouri in connection with the advice. Mrs. John Rexroade of Lincoln township is reported to have recovered from a severe flu attack.
A noted Industrial Manufacturer argues that the United States remains the best nation despite flaws. He cites exiles Emma Goldman and Bill Haywood, plus a Wisconsin swindler, urging stronger citizen participation, wiser voting, and strict enforcement of laws to improve social and political life.
California farming groups led by the Grange and Farm Bureau demand tax parity for publicly owned utilities and oppose tax free securities. They argue city utilities unfairly shift tax burdens to rural landowners and farm businesses, amounting to millions yearly. The Petamula Argus editorializes that urban dwellers largely evade state tax, urging proportional contributions.
Sealed proposals due May 4 1925 at 2 PM in Atlantic Iowa for two concrete box culverts. Plans and specs available at the Auditor’s office the Iowa Highway Commission Ames or County Engineer Atlantic. Jennie M Ward
A village store conversation among farmers reveals a sly loophole in poultry farming. One man explains he buys fowls for his son Jim, feeds them, sells eggs from Jim, and Jim eats the eggs himself, making the venture profitable for his son.
Joseph W. Dellinger and wife have twelve children seven sons and five daughters seven are married with children one daughter not married and seventy two grandchildren with sixty two living and seventeen great grandchildren with fifteen living Forty two legal voters exist in the family and forty of those voted for Coolidge in the last General Election This shows a Roosevelt family would be more surprising in any case
Ross Smith of Griswold area reported finding a small stone tomahawk on his farm when a disc wheel struck it. He investigated after the discovery and noted that many Indian relics have been found on the farm in previous years.
Charles Galiber of Casey son of Mr and Mrs C S Galiber former Anita residents is a student at the State University in Iowa City.
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