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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1925
Page
4
A critical column questions the relevance of world courts and the League of Nations, arguing public opinion shifts with political winds. It critiques propaganda, calls for constitutional tests of laws on highways, and notes Iowa politics, farm interests, and a New York bricklayers strike amid broader national concerns.
Federal highway guidance argues roads wear out and must be maintained, not rebuilt at all costs. Invest only up to a road's earning capacity, paving heavy traffic routes and using cheap surfaces on light traffic roads to minimize long term maintenance.
Vera B Hook announces a new line of imported cre tans for coats and dresses. Elijah Birge reports his wife daughter and son have returned from a Wisconsin auto trip. A note argues wholesale disarmament will be manifest when a small country or province dares to threaten the United States without any means to defend itself.
The Davenport Democrat argues that motorists will invest a dollar in better roads to save multiple later costs. It also mocks the Ohio State Journal for criticizing President Coolidge, noting photos of him loading shingles in Plymouth Vermont and not in a swimsuit at Swampscott Massachusetts.
A sharp policy dispute between Congressman Dickinson of Iowa and Secretary Jardine emerges over the best relief for farmers. Both veterans in public life, they should unite on a treatment plan rather than engage in a damaging administration dispute that distracts from farmers' suffering.
L R Galiher his wife and Chas F Strutz and wife of Atlantic were in a procession from Atlantic to Anita for the late O O Conley interment Sunday afternoon. Three miles west of Anita the steering wheel became disconnected causing the car to leave the road. All occupants escaped with a shake up and minor bruises.
Miss Hazel Karns has come back after a week spent with friends in Griswold.
Mrs Donna Cornell and her children visit old friends in Mas sena on Monday. Joe Kopp and wife plan a brief trip to Lake Okoboji this week.
Miss Jane Gotsche visits Atlantic with aunt Mrs. F W Herbert. Wheeler and wife in Maine for business. Ira Bater of Adair and family visit John Wade. A N Gaylord and wife stay with C T McAfee and wife. Arlo Johnson visits father Louis M Johnson ill at home. W T Parker renews old home paper subscription. Mrs Lulu Alvord vacations in Omaha and Nebraska. Hobart E Newton and family visit Anita. Nellie Eneix travels to Ruthven as nurse. Gardner Talbott's son and daughter visit A H Talbott. Chris Lee of Streeter, Illinois, with nephews J A and A N Crow. Abe Biggs in Des Moines with daughter Ida Travers. Louise Brucker of Utica a guest of Crow family. Mrs F E Sullivan and son of Geneseo visit H C Faulkner. Irma Lewis to Correctionville to teach. T T Logan and niece Mary Alice Parsons visit North Platte. Publishers Auxiliary claims hand bills lack prestige of newspapers.
Dr. H E Campbell treated Harold Fickel for a dislocated left elbow after an auto slid off a grade between Anita and Wiota Sunday night. Other occupants Lloyd Sevenger Loren Huss and Milo Witte escaped serious injury as the vehicle rolled and pinned them briefly. The driver blamed bright lights from an oncoming car for driving too close to the edge before the ten-foot embankment collapse.
A Monday afternoon crash at the school house and railroad crossing two miles east of Anita damaged a new Hudson owned by M. C. Hutchinson of this city and a Chevrolet owned by a tourist. Both cars are in the Martin Christensen auto hospital as owners seek to settle responsibility.
A letter postmarked San Francisco on August 22 at 11 30 P M written by Robert O Stuart a former Anita boy addressed to Sherm F Myers editor Anita Record reached its destination on the early morning train Monday illustrating the rapid transit possible via air mail.
Subscriptions to the Record gain two new names William Huff and William Pearson of Anita Route 1. Carl Hansen reports his fourth alfalfa harvest and aims for a fifth before winter. Solon Karns returns to duties after a vacation spent traveling. Mrs Long of Manson plans post-hospital recovery at her daughter’s home in Anita.
George Karns of Wilton Iowa stays in Anita with his brother Chas F Karns and family along with other relatives for a few days, enjoying family reunion time and local hospitality.
Miss Clara Talbott visits Anita from Des Moines to spend a week with her parents Mr and Mrs A H Talbott. Bert Johnson and family Mrs Wm Heckman and Miss Prudy Johnson join Sunday at Albert Karns home. Amelia King leases Jared Blattner residence on Rose Hill Ave southwest of Anita. A R Robinson and wife return from two weeks touring northern Iowa and Minnesota. Mabelle L Mack, new Anita beauty parlor owner, plans move to Maquoketa. J H Stone displays a ten foot corn stalk at the Record office. John Wade wife and son Rob ert from Anita area and Grandma Wade of Adair visit Mrs Herman Reimers near Exira.
Announcement reports Miss Cora Wright former Anita girl daughter of Wayland Wright now of Morning Sun Iowa to James Anderson. The marriage is set for August 10 at First M. E. church parsonage in Denver Colorado with attendants Miss Louie Carey and Alden Wright. The bride taught mathematics at Burlington High School the past two years while the groom works for Standard Oil. They will reside in Omaha.
The Rebekahs conducted their regular meeting on Friday evening, presenting a program and serving luncheon to conclude the session.
The recent rains promise a good supply of fall ever bearing strawberries after a period of scarcity in late spring and summer. Miss Blossom Walker returned Thursday from Red Oak after attending a district summer course at Cedar Falls teachers' training school. The rain also created steady lawn mowing work for a man who enjoys mowing. Mrs. Jennie Overmier came back Tuesday from time with grandchildren in Ili nois and visited G. W. Boatright and wife in Stuart.
Karrer Verreanga and his sister, en route home from Hot Springs Arkansas to Nebraska, paused in Anita this week to visit their uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs T T Logan.
The Grant township Board of Trustees convened Friday in executive session to determine the status of two contesting owners of a line fence in the township’s north part. Ben Gassel and wife from Bridgewater South Dakota are visiting relatives in Anita and nearby areas. Mrs. Gassel is E. M. King’s daughter, a former Anita resident.
All women in the area are invited to meet at the Legion head quarters in Anita on Friday evening August 28 1925 at eight o'clock to organize a Legion auxiliary.
DD. R. Donohoe and his wife, who recently bought a cafe at Walnut, were in the city Friday to visit relatives and friends. The venture has greatly exceeded their expectations and met with success.
Gardner Talbott of Council Bluffs, once a well known Cass county resident, spends the week in Anita at the home of his uncle A. H. Talbott.
Chas Wertman and Henry Houck collect bale and ship old papers and magazines. They reported twelve tons shipped this week. The Detroit Free Press notes the era’s dress features extreme arm-hole designs and minimal coverage.
Mr and Mrs Carl H Miller entertained at Sunday dinner S W Carney and family Louis Carney and family A S Correll and wife of Adair and Miss Bernice Shockey of Omaha
Amos W. Shipman is packing his household goods and preparing to move to Gearing Nebraska where they will reside after he secures a position in a meat market.
In the District Court of Iowa Cass County the matter is the estate of Emer C Porch deceased. This notice records appointment of an administratrix to manage estate affairs and settle debts and assets.
The guide urges thorough cleaning before new grain is stored and disinfection if pests are found. Carbon bisulphide is recommended as a disinfectant placed in shallow pans or fed through gas pipes for deeper grain, then sealed for twenty four hours.
The upcoming congress faces a major clash over whether any surplus exists to fight over. The tone suggests factional battles and political maneuvering as priorities clash with fiscal realities.
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