Anita Iowa Council Meeting Minutes March 4 1929
The Anita town council convened at the town hall with Mayor Pro Tem C. H. Miller and councilmen Heckman, Stuhr, Koob and Ziegler present. Minutes and treasurer’s report approved. various bills listed and paid including supplies, services, publishing, gas, and labor before adjournment.
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Anita
Iowa
C. H. Miller
Heckman
Stuhr
Koob
Ziegler
Matt Parrott & Sons Company
Circe
H. R. Redburn
W. T. Biggs
The
Anita Record
Fred Exline
Anita General Service Company
Merle Turner
F. W. Stager
Iowa Electric Company
Fullerton Lumber Company
Wagner
Co. W. Clardy
E. W. Holmes Company
See Larson the Eye Man Makes Townwide Tree Cuttings
Local report notes many large trees around town are being felled and chopped into stove wood. Observers mention work is visible along streets and property lines, raising concerns about shade and scenic views. No injuries or specific dates are given. Community discussions focus on utility access and disposal of the timber.
An Iowa California Picnic and old time newspaper talk
Letters from readers recount the Anita Record and memories of early newspaper work. A. T. Cox of Wing North Dakota recalls Iowa and California ties with mates the Pettys, while Mrs Clarabel J. Kuehl of Sherm F. Myers pays two dollars for subscriptions and notes winter cold and dry air in North Dakota.
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Pettys
Iowa
Los Angeles
Frank D. Jackson
James G. Berryhill
California
A. T. Cox
Clarabel J. Kuehl
Velvet Barley Gains Ground in Cass County
The Farm Bureau introduced Velvet Barley in Cass County where seed sold for $1.50 a bushel. Growers praise its smooth beards and handling ease, with yields comparable or superior to common barley. Seed supplies are limited and selling fast. Early purchases are advised despite snow.
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Cass County
Farm Bureau
Sixty-Five Years Married Aldrichs Celebrate Jubilee
Mr and Mrs John H Aldrich of Anita celebrate their sixty fifth wedding anniversary on February 27 with family friends and a large turnout. The couple married in 1864 in Leon Illinois and have six children nine grandchildren and sixteen great grand children. John Aldrich a long time Mason and resident of Anita the family has lived in Guthrie Center and Colorado before settling in Anita.
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John H. Aldrich
John Aldrich
Bradford County
Pennsylvania
Julia Robinson
Niles
Michigan
Leon
Henry County
Illinois
Grace Dufford
Samuel W. Dufford
Anita
Green River
Utah
Maude Davies
Spokane
Washington
Geo. M. Aldrich
Iowa
Fred H. Aldrich
Des Moines
King Aldrich
Denver
Colorado
Aldrich
Guthrie Center
Yorktown
Ilinois
John
Julia Aldrich
Mrs. Aldrich
Remembering A. T. Cox and changing political life
The piece recalls A. T. Cox and older newspaper men in southwestern Iowa during lively past campaigns. It notes how civic participation has shifted, with less than half of U S voters now choosing a Republican president by about seven and a half million votes, without national upheaval.
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A. T. Cox
Iowa
Everthing
United States
Mrs Kueh Remembered In Community Obituary Note
Friends recall Mrs. Kueh as daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Geo F Our longtime residents of the community Mr Our a Civil War veteran and a prominent member of Meade Post No 50 G A R
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Kueh
Geo. F. Our
Our
Meade Post No. 50
Death of Mrs. Ann O Hara in Kansas City
Ann O Hara aged eighty three died in Kansas City Kansas after a sudden attack of double pneumonia at her grandson’s home. Her daughter Mrs Stella Musick of Magnolia Iowa was notified. The body will be brought to Magnolia for burial beside her Civil War veteran husband.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Ann O'Hara
Stella Musick
Kanes City
Magnolia
Iowa
Turkey Creek Floods Missed Roads Near Anita
Thawed water from Turkey Creek overflows its banks and floods numerous highways through Anita area. Dr. C. B. Eller has been appointed by Clarinda Mayor to join the city Library Board. he is brother of Dr. L. R. Eller, long-time Anita physician now in Fairfield, Iowa.
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Turkey Creek
Anita
C. B. Eller
Clarinda
L. R. Eller
Fairfield
Iowa
Cream Separators and Washing Machines For Sale
Bartley’s Produce lists used cream separators and washing machines for sale. Smiley’s in Atlantic offers several piano options in good condition. Emanuel M. King, once a Anita resident now living in South Dakota, requests the Record’s address change to rural route 2 Emery, South Dakota.
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Emanuel M. King
Anita
South Dakota
Ethan
Emery
Limited Anita school board election draws few voters
Only 32 ballots were cast for the Independent district of Anita school board last Monday. One ticket consisted of G. A. Roe and Toi Burns. Several voters wrote in Mrs Safe Koob and M J A Wagner but failed to mark a cross, so those write-ins were not counted.
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Anita
G. A. Roe
Toi Burns
Safe Koob
M. J. A. Wagner
Lincoln man reports cattle herd TB tested
L. D. Pearson of Lincoln township announced his herd underwent tuberculosis testing with satisfactory results.
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L. D. Pearson
Lincoln Townsip
T. B
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Stuhr’s
U. S
OUC
City Council
Council Chamber
Larson
Atlantic
Burbank
Mr. Myers
Samuel Petty
Mrs. Petty
Tribune
Oakland
Harlan
Bristol
North Dakota
Wing
Sherm F
Myers
Draft Horse Sale
Lang Sale
Bob
Peter Askin
Dupree
Solth Dakota
Cruise and Lang
Phoebe Marsh McMullen
Kellerton
the King Farm
Anita Transfer
Emmett R. Wilson
Gordon Beautiful
Welch-Moore Shoe Co
Atlantic’s
Mother O'Hara
Miller’s Market
Zurfluh
Chines
Bartley's Produce
Smiley
Linke Chevrolet Co
Atlantic, Iowa
Economy Shoe CO
Rene
Frank H. Wheatley
Hupmobiles
Nelson Auto Exchange
Chestnut St
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