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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1928
Page
4
The Anita Record is designated as second class mail matter since January 2 1913 at Anita Iowa under federal act. It serves Cass County and the town of Anita as the official local newspaper, with office and residence phone listings provided.
Daniel F Steck of Ottumwa plans to return to Iowa after March 4 1938 to pursue the Republican nomination for the United States Senate two years hence. The article notes his first term in Congress and his recent campaign remarks.
Gov. John Hammill proposes a detailed farm aid plan in his forthcoming message to the Iowa legislature. He is praised as a leading figure among both state and national leaders, with public statements noted for honesty and sincerity.
The Sunday Register exposes the open forum as a battlefield for social religious and political belligerents to clash freely. Farmers across the agricultural states ignored urgent relief until a distrustful flock of quack doctors claimed a cure. Prices for manure spreaders reportedly stay steady despite the debate.
The writer notes legislative talk on improving secondary roads spurred by Representative-elect Shannon and echoed by state governors. They argue better roads will boost transport for all, while Election echoes create static and Uncle Sam should ready defenses without courting conflict.
Instead of enjoying the pleasurable privilege of listening to rare programs by radio, it is possible to tune in most any time now and be apprised of the very latest quotations of an extra special brand or quality of picnic hams carved from hogs shoulders. You can also be informed as to the cost of blue eyed prunes with freight added which is generally in excess of what you would pay your home town merchant.
The Northwood Anchor voices limited optimism for the Democratic party, urging only to live and perhaps learn. It likens the average drinker to a giraffe with a long neck, mocking excessive consumption while warning that inflated stocks and bonds can ruin fortunes as surely as inflated real estate prices in Iowa.
Heavy snowfall blocked routes to Anita as cars stalled or slipped off grades. No serious injuries reported though vehicle damage occurred in several instances.
Sol N. Wagner of Ruthven Iowa, once a familiar Anita area resident now bound for California, spends a couple of weeks at Fort Morgan Colorado with daughter Mrs Maude Amarine. She plans to join him in California for a short visit with relatives and friends.
Classified notices list hemstitching service with mail orders and quick response. Brown Hotel Greenfield Iowa advertises eight to ten cent prices. Eggers Bros Atlantic promotes diamonds wedding rings and Christmas gifts. Local notes mention possible heavy snow and late corn harvest after January 1. There is also a promotion for Ames Big Ten and Bartley Produce.
The Board of Trustees of Grant Township Cass County Iowa will hold a special meeting at the Farmers' Coop Anita Iowa on Thursday December 20 at 2 00 PM for the purpose of allowing all certified bills against the township and for the transaction of any and all business that may legally come before the Board by order of the Board of Trustees Cass County Iowa
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