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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1921
Page
1
Fragmentary text cites political reform about Iowa legislature and primary elections. The odd phrasing suggests a demand for decisive change, railing against current processes and predicting future legislative action to overhaul primaries. The piece reflects frustration with the system and calls for stronger public will.
The article argues Gov. Kendall avoided a special session, saving the state $250,000 and, with a defeated constitutional convention vote, an additional $100,000. It criticizes excessive taxation and calls for thoughtful spending, warns against guaranteed lines of business, and notes various political comments and social observations. It mentions Germany’s reparations, Chautauqua guarantees, and a long critique of policy, with regional color from Cass County and Dexter.
Coal producers complain that buyers, including railroads, are not purchasing coal causing miners to be out of work and miners and producers to lose money. They demand lower coal prices and reduced freight rates to spur demand or face further idle time across industry.
Republican leaders in Washington say they will save at least 112 million dollars from the current fiscal year appropriations starting July 1 1921. They credit the prior GOP cut of over a billion from Democratic estimates and promise further reductions after a preliminary review.
Mrs. George Morgan and her daughter have returned to Anita after months in Paoli Colorado where Mr Morgan bought a large tract of land. They will stay until spring when they will move to their new home. Mrs Morgan is pleased with Colorado.
The Antis Boy Scouts led by Rev. W. R. Ratuff are camping along the Middle River near Winterset for a week. Chas. Rogers accompanied a carload of Scouts and will stay until camp is broken.
The piece extols the local paper as essential to the town, praising its service to readers and warning against shopkeepers who think newspapers run on wind and water. It defends support for the publication as a home industry deserving backing.
A roundup of local notices and brief items from Anita including Peter Voorhees visiting, J. H. Trimmer's Omaha trip, W N Richter's Colorado trip, grain price volatility impact on farmers, Anita boasting many residents reaching eighty, Mrs. J. M. Garside's Rhode Island Red chickens, L. M. Linderman visiting from Norwalk, Violet Prather ill with appendicitis, Labor Day celebration canceled due to cost, Frank L. Stady wiring sewer connections, Board of Supervisors lowering road dragging rates, a hot Friday ball game with Skinners Row defeating Crape-Hangers 6 to 4, and Clarence B. Petty, son of local residents, a noted musical composer.
Oil stock angles up near Adair after months of land leasing for prospecting with no activity. A mysterious newcomer arrives in the community offering to secure additional leases, reigniting hope and expectation among residents.
A brief editorial praises Secretary Mellon for warning Congress against excess appropriations and urges restraint to avoid expanding the federal payroll. The piece jokes about thrift stamps and imagines Russia’s water supply, proposing a humorous freight of soap and towels with a demonstrator to teach use.
A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Karns on Saturday. Eleven children have been born to the couple in the past twenty two years, all officiated by Br. H. E. Campbell, a remarkable doctor’s record implying the couple’s continued faith in his care.
Rev. J. H. Booser resigns from the Anita Evangelical Church pastorate effective September 1. He and his wife will return to Pennsylvania to care for his ailing father. A successor to the Anita church is not yet announced.
Two Irishmen die, one goes to Heaven and one to Hell. Mike asks Pat what they are doing. Pat says Hell has coal shoveling with three hour shifts, while Heaven hires sweeping the golden stairs for eighteen hours daily, highlighting a humorous contrast.
Lake guests report war-time profiteers at Lake Okoboji are inflating prices for living necessities and cottage rents. They call for closures or price reductions to restore patronage and affordability this season.
The Kansas City Star releases a Missouri Centennial Edition in four sections and 72 pages. Dani B Ward of Anita supports the project, sharing a history resume from earliest times to the present. The edition aims to present state history and institutions in popular form.
Rumors persist of shifting the White Pole Route to a Cumberland path south of Wiota and toward Council Bluffs. Officials push for federal aid placement, while towns along the current line oppose changes that would cut off Wiota Atlantic Lewis from the route. The plan emphasizes faster direct mileage and better roads into Council Bluffs and Omaha. A separate note reports 24 year old Paul D Brown hanged himself in Noble township after financial worries, leaving two young sons and two notes to his wife and father.
The ordinarily good looking mug of Old Bass plans a seasonal move to Aberdeen South Dakota this week to escape hay fever. He will stay there until the pollen flood subsides and the hay fever microbe is frozen out.
Cass county will showcase agricultural products at the Iowa State Fair under the charge of Chas. E. Malone, renowned Atlantic Seedman with years of experience organizing Cass county exhibits. Malone is trusted to select products and arrange displays for maximum impact at the fair.
The article notes three Missouri peaches worth 40 to 60 cents per bushel in the orchard but reach consumers at about 4.50 dollars per bushel after rail and express company charges and the profiteering commission.
At a Board of Directors meeting held Friday evening, T. T. Saunders submitted resignation from the board. Details of the submission and any subsequent actions were not disclosed in the available text.
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