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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1926
Page
8
The Exira contest results note M Alice Frum praised a close, unusually good district contest in Anita. Extra did not win first in any section, but audience opinion favored her representatives. Anita hosted the evening with courteous reception and sang with its high school musical groups.
Lee E Hitchell writes from Upland California sharing news of Californias weather grape shipments and freight figures for September and October noting 937 cars of grapes and sixty thousand cars total last year. He describes mountain trips with friends in the San Bernardino area and social visits with neighbors like Harry Cate and Guy Ferryman, plus family updates including their daughter Loraine recovering from chicken pox. He admires California and compares it with Iowa Florida and mentions trains and old Mormon Trail stair steps.
Court House Atlantic Iowa March 4 1926 sealed proposals due 1 30 P M March 15 1926 at County Auditor office Atlantic Cass county Iowa for culvert pipe including 1520 lineal feet of 24 inch 1024 lineal feet of 30 inch and 400 lineal feet of 36 inch plans specs and proposal forms available at the County Auditor or County Engineer offices Atlantic Iowa L E Hubbell
Four mile Whiteway-7 highway nearing completion with culvert work awarded to Atlantic Lumber Company and grading to Chris Nelson of Omaha. Work starts soon with May 15 active grading and potential opening by July 4, depending on progress. Ted Vernon from Ardmore Oklahoma sends payment for the old home paper. March weather unsettled, returning mid winter patterns.
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