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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
3
Across Iowa reports show Red Cross growth with 157 chapters and a $1.3 million state war fund gift surpassing the goal. Labor bureaus place 3000+ workers. aviator camp plans at Camp Dodge. fires and accidents dot the season. weather, rail and dam projects, and farm yields shape a bustling home-front overview.
Des Moines George H Messenger is installed as state bank commissioner under the new bank commission law. He will work from the auditor's office until a dedicated bank department room is ready. He sold his Linden bank interest to partners L W Flack Charles G Cockerill and P C Cockerill and Mrs Mary Warrington. Roy Alber remains chief clerk and Sara G French stays. J M Woodworth is named chief bank examiner with a slate of others. Charles A Mains moves to Waterloo Loan and Trust Company.
Iowa National Guard mobilized at home stations with units joining the Hawkeye state army. About 2,000 Guardsmen already in federal service remain on duty while others entrain for Deming New Mexico around August 1. Draft into federal service statewide planned August 6 with no mass concentration, and the state will cover rations and contracted costs.
Extension authorities from Iowa State College report plans for about 5,000 additional silos this summer, adding roughly one billion pounds of silage. With hay at $15 a ton, silage fed with corn could be worth $6 a ton, equating to about $3 million in extra value and enough to feed 200,000 beef cattle or 100,000 dairy cattle in winter. Including prior silos, Iowa could reach 28,000 silos, conserving 2.8 million tons of silage worth around $16.8 million.
Sarah Virginia Sampson 48 staged a five act Fairy Operetta to raise funds for the local Red Cross unit. She wrote the book, made costumes, and converted the Sampson lawn into an outdoor theater. She is niece of Major Fred Clarke who heads the Red Cross hospital unit in southeastern Iowa.
Mrs. Nancy M. Beals, 83, blinded, dedicates full time to service for her country. She knits washcloths for soldiers, crochets edges, and adds her name with a scripture verse to each finished cloth.
The 1917 Iowa State League of Municipalities meeting will be held in Iowa City in early September marking the city's first hosting. Preparations are under way to ensure a successful program and generous city hospitality. A league representative will confer with city councils on the program.
Reports from Berlin Amsterdam and London describe sensational rumors that Kaiser William may have abdicated or lost his throne. Reichstag strike and war credit battles add to the tension as leaders push for peace or a stronger defense.
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