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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1929
Page
4
entry indicates a January 2 1913 second class mail matter at Anita Nebraska under federal act of 1897. record labeled official paper for Cass County and Anita with listed office and residence phone charges.
A broad range of opinions criticizes demagogic rhetoric, tax plans, and polities across Iowa. The piece attacks misinformed voters, bank failures, road funding debates, and tariff positions, urging scrutiny of candidates including Hoover era Republicans and other party figures.
Judge John Fletcher of Dee Moines Attorney General Iowa stops in Anita on way to Avoca and dispels governor speculation stating he will not run but will seek re election as Attorney General at the June primaries. He praises his Avoca home and urges county support for re election.
Reports of a 200 foot sea serpent with a sugar barrel sized head and white teeth spur an expedition on Lake Champlamin. Locals boast of remarkable hooch and a claim that Iowa liquor could produce ordinary snakes but not sea serpents. Please pass the "Country Club."
A lively exchange mocked farm policy and politicians as a hearing on farm relief devolved into quips about dirt farmers and middlemen. The session shifted to playful banter about tariffs and politics as participants teased officials and awaiting next week’s topic.
A Tulsa woman who won 250000 in a suit against her 65 year old lover now asks for 200000 in damages for permanent injury to her good name. The case centers on alleged felonious fumbling and the intertwining of long standing affection. The public tone suggests ongoing legal and social scrutiny of the dispute.
The National Bulletin notes a proposed sliding scale for sugar that may favor producers over consumers. It argues it would keep money in the country while Cuba presses to be allowed to live, with implications for taxpayers and the home producer.
A reader’s quip requests a front page list of Brook Hart’s accomplishments since becoming U S Senator from Iowa noting any minor contributions to the state or nation and offering space for such a study-hall style display in the newspaper.
In light of limited success enforcing prohibition laws, the piece questions redeploying the entire enforcement force to ensure officers earn a portion of the salaries funded by Congress' large appropriation. The suggestion highlights renewed effort and accountability in enforcement.
Bongers Bros advertises special Ol-Fashioned Gum Prons priced at thirty nine cents per pound in a bold newspaper insert. The notice emphasizes value and seasonal sale terms with limited quantities.
The gubernatorial nomination contest promises activity rather than a tame run. Early eliminations are seen as numerous and imperative. News notes include Myra Turner calling, business visits in Atlantic, Chester Wagner painting, hay operations, and a coal discovery in Carbon county.
Chas. Salmon wife and daughter of Cambridge Ohio arrive in the city Friday to spend the summer vacation with Mrs. Salmon's parents Mr and Mrs Ed L Newton and other relatives and friends. Mr Salmon resumes school work after a year in other business.
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