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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1927
Page
4
Entry indicates second class mail matter dated January 2 1913 at Anita Iowa post office under 1897 act. Cash values listed Rat 227 231 with fees 2.00 1.00 2.75 dollars.
Carl H. Daubendiek of the Anta Telephone Company visited West Bend Iowa on July 4 with his family. He says corn north of Anita extends fifty to one hundred miles and is not as good as Cass county, implying Cass county conditions may be closer to average.
Wm Bangham returned from Chicago with a two car shipment of butchers cattle fed by him. The cattle sold at 12.85 per hundred and were re shipped to New York City. He plans another car load ready soon.
Wm. H. Baxter a prominent Atlantic citizen and former Anita farmer spent yesterday in the city to oversee farm ventures and handle interests. A recent shipment of five stock from the Baxter farm in the Menlo area through the Farmers' Coop yielded unusually satisfactory results.
Mrs. Maude Dean with her son Clifton, three daughters, Miss Iva Mae Wilson and Arline Fish depart on Rock Island train No. 5 for California. Mrs. Dean will settle in Glendale, Arline Fish works in Hollywood, Iva Mae Wilson plans months of sightseeing and expects to return to Anita by October 31.
A fragment shows per unit pricing with 25¢ 49¢ 37¢ 45¢ and 25e 29¢ 67¢ across items. The readable figures suggest a mid century retail price list. No names or locations are provided in the legible text.
The Iowa Insurance Department certifies American National Fire Insurance Company of Columbus Ohio is authorized to transact fire tornado windstorm cyclone and automobile insurance in Iowa through April 1 1928. The sworn statement as of December 31 1926 shows assets 1 280 346 16 liabilities 491 199 11 paid up capital 500 000 surplus over liabilities 289 147 05 and surplus as regards policyholders 789 147 05.
Cedar Rapids visitors Chas W Hook and wife Mrs Hook Arthur Jewell and family stay in Anita with Mrs Flavia C Hook and Vera Hook. Hastings family Frank A Long with wife and two children visit Lincoln township relatives J F Gissibs. O Lacey buys Unique Theatre moves with family to Anita. Broadcast stations go silent July 4 amid suggested relief from rock crushing static.
Public notice announces a special election in Cass County Iowa on July 26 1927. Voters decide whether to authorize bonds up to one million dollars for draining grading and hard surfacing primary roads with a capped five mill annual tax and primary road fund offsets. Polling places and hours follow usual election practice. Robert Bain of Oak Ridge marketed hogs to Anita buyers Friday.
Geo Parkinson and his wife and son Phil joined his sister Mrs. Edna Johnson and their daughter for a week at Winter set, visiting relatives and staying with the Johnsons.
Three youths in a Ford coupe traveling on Federal highway 32, three miles west of Anita, struck a car turning into a farm-yard, then rolled into a ditch. The crash caused significant damage to the coupe and minor injuries to the occupants. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Stuhr hosted relatives for John Jr.’s twenty first birthday dinner with guests from Stuart and Toledo Iowa.
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