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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1929
Page
4
Sterm F Myers editor and publisher listed as second class mail under January 2 1913 at Anita Iowa Cass County post office under the act of Congress March 3 1897. Once phone residence phone.
The piece questions how the First Lady would handle withholding courtesies from the wife of a Congressman, noting the latter is described as dark skinned. It suggests some feminists in Congress might lack better credentials, contrasting color with pedigree.
Senator Capper of Kansas says the recently enacted farm relief measure is to help agriculture and will improve as weak points are found. He notes it is an experiment and success depends on cooperation.
The author notes there are more pressing questions than who started the world war and suggests the origin debate is a closed incident due to lack of convincing information. Some still pursue discussion for pastime.
A rambling critique questions farm surpluses and government role in agriculture. It condemns prohibition era beverage cases, mocks near beer verdicts, and blasts politicians and what it calls roteriety. It argues for farm relief limited by voters resisting misrepresentation in Washington.
The fragmented letter describes Arlene Jenkins John ston's voyage with her husband in government service. She recalls crossing from New York, Havana, and Panama via canal, Lima and Callao, Panamanian Gatun Lake, and Antofagasta. She notes Peru Bolivia Chile rail travel, altitudes around 15 500 feet, and vivid scenes of ports, churches, markets, and locals.
A Diamond Jubilee Iowa State Fair display will chronicle grain harvesting from 1850 to today. Officials collect old implements from across the state to pair historic tools with modern reapers in a giant tent exhibit August 21 to 30.
Picnic dinner parties were numerous nationwide Sunday. Ed L Newton lays hard wood floors in five rooms on east Main. Rollin E King of Atlantic tends farm northeast of Anita this week. Lulu Faga visits Ames at F R Leffinells. Postmaster Newton feeds two car loads of lambs near Anita.
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