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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1926
Page
4
The Record notes post election mood in Des Moines with a new mayor and council facing duties, while Iowa banks announce forthcoming dividend payments and Brookhart’s Senate bid draws mixed criticism amid national debt talk and local politics.
Local council proceedings in Anita Iowa list votes on water bill policies and a street improvement bond repayment. Other items note May births, church and Sunday School activities, park commission work, and community visits in surrounding towns.
The letter questions how Brookhart would raise wages for organized labor while increasing farm product prices as labor demands cuts. It warns that misleading pledges may sway voters and forewarns Borkhart could win, leaving farmers and workers disappointed in a hoped for mutual benefit.
The article recalls Brookhart's four year Senate tenure in Iowa and his cordial greeting to La Follette during the 1924 presidential drive. He predicted Iowa would go for La Follette by a large margin and that Brookhart himself would carry the state by about 300,000 votes.
A weather man is praised for practical impact on farmers by moisture control, contrasting his gains with Congress. The writer advocates sending more effective weather knowledge to Washington and fewer so-called statesmen who confuse a mid winter blizzard with an early spring dust storm.
A early belated season trip across the country shows poultry and eggs remain a sure revenue source. The poultry industry is described as one of the best farm earners, offering steady income year round and outperforming wheat in storage value.
The article argues tuition and essential expenses are too high for average Iowa families. It labels the leading state institution as graft unless one is wealthy, urging price reductions to meet financial conditions.
John H. Simmons of Atlantic visited Anita Tuesday interviewing merchants. A baby boy was born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs V B Case near Anita. Dr Phil T Williams attends the Iowa dentists convention in Des Moines this week. De C D Aldrich spends the week in Anita on business and visiting. Anita’s electric service malfunctioned for hours Tuesday afternoon. Mrs Lillian Reynolds of Griswold visits Anita this week with son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Solon Karns. Shaffer and Christensen, Chevrolet dealers, sold a coach to Chas E Thomas this week.
Readers express astonishment at the apparent failure of national leaders to unite on a plan that would give real relief to Iowa and the middle west farmer. The tone suggests frustration with Washington and concern for rural policies.
Mrs. J. H. Hill has been ill the past week and Larson the Eye Man is noted for his work in eye care in Atlantic.
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