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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1925
Page
4
The Anita Record is published every Thursday as the official paper of Cass county Iowa. It is entered as second class mail matter January 2 1913 at the Anita post office under the 1879 act.
Representative William R. Green departing New York to study England France and Germany tax systems for new U S revenue legislation. He will convene the Ways and Means Committee October 19 to draft a tax reduction measure aimed at saving taxpayers 300 million dollars annually and ready for a December congressional session. Green plans to simplify Fordney McCumber administration features and limit tariff changes until after the tax bill passes.
Discussion centers on Governor Al Smith possibly challenging Senator Wadsworth for the New York seat. Smith may skip another gubernatorial term as he contemplates a 1928 presidential bid, while Wadsworth enjoys strong statewide support amid a Republican-leaning state. The national spotlight would intensify if Smith enters the race.
H B Allfree, president of the Iowa Good Roads Association, argues that early statewide highway construction will boost Iowa prosperity by keeping dollars in state. He says current spending on tires, cars, and fuel goes to out-of-state markets, and local road work would create a home market using Iowa labor and materials. He warns that without a road program, Iowa risks a repeat exodus of workers and a hollow economy.
The Sears Roebuck Agricultural Foundation reports 13 319 Iowa farmers have borrowed 130 941 651 dollars from Federal land banks and joint stock banks since inception. Loans total 1 447 746 distributed to 85 724 borrowers with 824 575 acres valued at 334 975 233 dollars. Main uses include mortgage payments 68 p ercent land purchases 13 percent debts 10 percent buildings 2 5 percent equipment 0 5 percent livestock 1 5 percent.
The county Board of Supervisors voted two to three to advertise for bids on bridge and grading work for the two and a half mile section of the air line primary road between Atlantic and Wiota. Bids are due May 25 as the state highway commission has yet to act on the board's resolution.
An article notes that repeated relapses into drinking arise from habit and personal inclination rather than sudden accidents. It argues for understanding patterns and addressing underlying impulses to improve long term sobriety.
A weather forecast notes Monday night conditions cleared enough to injure delicate plants. The crude oil smell causes discomfort as it wafts through homes, prompting residents to open windows for air that may grow stale later.
Hasty bootleggers are warned to slow down to avoid arousing suspicion. Ice eight inches thick was observed in the area on Wednesday. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Eugene Wheatley of Atlantic. Bert R Wasson a prominent Atlantic businessman was in Anita on business. The editor comments on a bean patch and references a breeding ad. Mothers Day will be observed nationwide next Sunday. Dr L R Johnson attends Iowa Dental Association meeting in Des Moines. Dr Phil T Williams travels to Des Moines for a three day dental session. George S Daughenbaugh repairs his Wiota dwelling. Samuel A Brown and wife visit relatives in Atlantic Berea and Greenfield. A stray Ford found in Anita was identified and returned to its Des Moines owner. The Atlantic American Legion Post seeks 1900 to fund summer band concerts.
A farmer admitted losing 80 to 100 chickens to disease after tossing carcasses into a hog pen and field feedings. Tuberculin tests revealed about 25 percent tuberculosis infection among sows, with one sow testing positive for bovine tuberculosis of the owl type.
Wiota residents Mr and Mrs Daughenbaugh and daughter Miss Cora visited Anita Saturday evening. Miss Helen Myers, teaching in Bailey district, will teach in Maple Grove district south of Anita for the fall term.
The Senior Class presents Esmeralda at the Unique Theatre on Thursday and Friday May 7 and 8 at 8 p m Admission is 35 cents The event showcases student performers in a community venue.
Mrs. J M Trumbull died after a long illness at her brother in law L B Trumbull’s home in Anita. She leaves her mother Mrs. Nancy Edwards of Adair, brothers Clyde Edwards and Ted Edwards, sisters Nellie Ness and Maggie Galloway, and children B L Trumbull and Mrs Orlen Williams. Funeral today at the Anita home conducted by Rev J W Ferner, with burial in Adair cemetery.
In honor of Russell Ballentine of Big Springs Nebraska forty relatives gathered at Mrs J A Pollocks home for a farewell visit last Sunday. A picnic dinner was enjoyed by the assembled company. Present were Mrs Louis Parlee and sons of Greenfield Fred Denton and family of Harlan B F Ballentine and family of Griswold Ed Prather and family of Wiota A S Ballentine and family Clyde Pollock of Anita.
The delinquent Motor Vehicle list for Cass County appears in the Record. Within fifteen days Sheriff McKee will collect unpaid taxes by seizing autos trucks tractors and other motor vehicles with added penalties and costs, likely creating a busy collection period.
The Atlantic notes Anita will entertain the Farm Bureau members at a picnic though not in their city. A Iowa Department of Agriculture report details 1924 hogs: 24,681,000 total, 13,740,000 to market, 753,000 butchered on farms, 200,000 in local shops, with 5,658,600 Iowa hogs going to Chicago.
Al R Brown, once a resident of Bereavienits, now living at Greenfield, is reported to be in extreme ill health. The notice notes a shift in residence and serious health concerns affecting the individual.
Plymouth County Farm Bureau reports from a state survey show farmers using the McClean hog system raise more pigs to market age and heavier weights, reduce per pig labor, and cut production costs by about thirty-one percent, with fewer disease issues and profits likely improved.
A Memphis Commercial Appeal quote warns that the average income governs necessities and that excess spending to impress others causes unhappiness. It notes the high cost of living is real and urges not to overburden the income with extravagance or debt.
Two former Unita residents, John and Sam M. Cate, long involved in lumber and coal, live at advanced ages. John remains in Sioux City Iowa while Sam dwells in Pierce Nebraska. Sam M. Cate is noted as Anita’s pioneer auctioneer.
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