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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
4
Advertised markdowns include felt hats values to six dollars, Stetson hats, and boys and men garments. Prices shown include 2.95, 3.95, 4.95 for hats and 8.45, 10.45 for boys knicker suits, with cotton one-piece options also listed.
The Anita Record notes reader skepticism toward Bible stories and bootlegger tales. It recalls a quip about six of eight minister sons being newspaper men and cites Benjamin Harrison on government oversight.
Proceeding records from Atlantic Iowa show the Cass County Board of Supervisors met May 1 1928 with all members present. They approved purchase of a Century Mode Check Writer for 71 dollars, accepted quarterly fee and fine reports, approved a maintenance contract for Flow Line Open Ditch, directed state highway refunds to the county bridge fund, and granted several rebates and refunds including soldiers exemption and tax adjustments.
A scrambled OCR snippet shows a string of numbers and cents like 15¢ 19¢ 52¢ 49¢ 60e 1.10 and ends with a phone hint. The text resembles a fragmented advertisement or catalog snippet with no clear event or names.
The document names Franklin Township receiving board judges Herman Eilis T E Ostrus and Wm Sandhorst with clerks LE Reed I W Stoodt and counting board L A Engle Ray Taylor S M Malone and clerks Maurice Coomes M Barnholdt including Edd Logue A W Lehman as part of the records.
Grant precinct lists officials and staff including George Denne W S Reed George Parker clerks J D Young J C Jenkins and judges J D Peterson Chas L Wilson Dennis Pearce Joe Vetter G O Smither with voting roles noted
Primary Election on June 4 1928 results list appointed election officials by motion and vote, naming several judges and clerks. The record notes the official selection method and the date of appointment.
A detailed roster of judges and clerks for Atlantic across four wards. Wards include names such as Frank Chapman Lucy Janss Harry Cornell Henry Gillett Mrs Carl Walker and others. Additional lists cover second ward third ward and fourth ward with multiple officials and clerks.
Local community notice lists residents and heads of households including A. C. Highley C. C. Moeller Mrs. Ed Schelm Jennie Berg Mrs. R. E. McFarland BEAR GROVE TOWNSHIP W. E. Baker Eugene Riggs Joe Lindeman Henry Rohwer Ross W. Riggs.
J. W. Morgan H. E. Walker J. W. Jordan I. A. Christensen and Mike Metz named for Benton Township roles in a local governance notice outlining assignments and duties.
A list of voters and precinct organizers appears with names such as Wm. Wahlert H. Co. Keob Frank White A. A. Hayter C. E. Parker W. E. White Edw. Dimig Ray Odem Roy L. Fancolly LeRoy Acker, indicating candidate or committee roles in Grant and Grove Township precincts.
Lincoln Township lists F A Daughenbaugh C F Borth John T Pearce Wm Watson and Clyde Pollock among local figures in the itemized registration or ballot card segment.
A listing of township judges and election officials appears for Massena Noble Pyomosa and Pleasant townships. Names include Henry Bisell Jr Fred Wollenhaupt Fred Groves E A Denham Orland Yarger Herman Ryan Marlowe F E Downer Grover Guthrie C H McBride G P Schuler G E Esherman H W Mueller C D Funk Alvin Lembkuhl Roy Herbert J D McAfee Chris Tiedeman Paul Milford Ed McNierney. Pleasant Township First Precinct note continues on page.
W E Rhodes and family spent a midweek in Des Moines while Charley Willey in Lewis faces political remarks about Uncle Dick Bode. W H Wagner visited Menlo with his wife. Broadcasting station KICK has been removed by the federal radio commission, among 162 stations, moving from Anita to Atlantic then Red Oak.
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