Whiteway-7 highway improvement debated at Cass county meeting
Cass county Board of Supervisors heard a proposal to upgrade Whiteway-7 from Anita to Wiota, with $70,000 in federal aid and auto taxes available. The plan aims to fix dangerous corners and is expected to be settled at the May 19 meeting. Public funds would not burden taxpayers, and delaying the project could risk losing the corridor. Also notes May Specials at A. D. Bullock in Anita from May 17 to May 24 with numerous lines and savings.
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Board of Supervisors
Anita
Wiota
Cass County
Adair County
Atlantic Cemetery
Montgomery County
State Highway Commission
A. D. Bullock
Precinct G O P Caucus Chooses Delegates in Grant Township
At the Grant township precinct No 1 Republican caucus in Anita at the American Legion hall Howard Marshall was elected chairman and C A Long Secretary A committee selected 23 delegates for the county convention and the list was ratified Names include Hobart Newton Sherman Myers Howard Marshall C A Long F A Black R R Suplee H P Ziegler Walter Budd Mrs C H Bartley Mrs G M DeCamp Hamilton Campbell Floyd DeMent Theodore Nichols Mrs Phil Williams Dr H E Campbell S F Cooper Lake Bear Dr C E Harry Dr L H Sheeler Mrs Chas Workman S G Jewett Ira E Bowen Sherman Myers nominated for Precinct Committeeman.
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Grant Township
Anita
American Legion Hall
Howard Marshall
C. A. Long
Hobart E. Newton
Sherm
F. Myers
F. A. Black
R. R. Suplee
H. P. Ziegler
Walter F. Budd
C. H. Bartley
G. M. DeCamp
Hamilton Campbell
Floyd DeMent
Theo. B. Nichols
Phil. T. Williams
H. E. Campbell
F. Cooper
Lake Bear
C. E. Harry
L H. Sheeler
Chas
Workman
G. Jewett
Ira E. Bowen
Preparing to Strike Oil Near Craig Colorado
Fred Denison and wife moved to their ranch near Craig Colorado where prospects show oil in paying quantity. Prospecting in the area has yielded satisfactory returns and Denison believes his land lies in the belt where others have struck it. Roy Chaffee and wife visited Fred H. Bell and family on Sunday.
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Fred Denison
Craig
Colorado
Mr. Denison
Ladies' Silk Petticoats and Shirting at Special Prices
Complete summer dress line with 36 inch Voiles in dark and light colors offered at 50c per yard. Turkish towels 16 by 34 inches priced at 25c each. Men’s work shirts plain blue or grey available at special prices.
Groceries and Shoes Sale at Special Prices
A newspaper ad lists bulk grocery items and shoe bargains. Plain blue or grey shirt ing at 20c yard, 12 ts sugar, flour, soap, canned goods, fruit, and rice with low price items. Ladies strap pumps and high heel pumps offered at sale prices.
Hoogenakker Seeks Audubon County Assembly Seat
Audubon county voters are urged to support H. J. Hoogenakker editor of the Audubon Republican as a Republican candidate for Representative in the Iowa General Assembly in the June primary. He is a prominent editor and successful business man who understands local and state needs and would faithfully represent Audubon county in the legislature.
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Audubon County
H. J. Hoogenakker
Audubon Republican
General Assembly of
Iowa
Hoogenakker
Dinty Moore Club Holds Regular Meeting
The Dinty Moore club met Tuesday evening at Mrs. D. W. Faulkner's home. The meal featured corn beef and cabbage with usual trimmings.
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Dinty Moore” Club
D. W. Faulkner
Newspaper Advertising as Leading Medium, Wrigley Official Says
W. H. Stanley of William Wrigley Jr. Co. in Chicago states that newspapers have long been the primary advertising expense and that nearly every daily, semi weekly, and many weekly papers are on their list. He argues newspapers reach readers promptly and forcefully, calling today’s paper a shining light of modern civilization.
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W. H. Stanley
Wm. Wrigley
Chicago
Pastor Resigns to Join Hospital Work in Omaha
Rev. A. C. Jacobs, formerly assigned to the Anita M. E. Church in Tennent, Iowa, resigns from the pastorate after an annual conference appointment last fall and becomes connected with the Lord Lister Hospital in Omaha.
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A. C. Jacobs
Anita M. E
Tennent
Iowa
Lord Lister Hospital
Omaha
Barber E M Bennett Bound Over In Lewdness Case
E M Bennett a 65 year old Clarinda Iowa barber was bound over to the grand jury on a lewdness charge involving a seven year old. Initial bond of 1000 was furnished by friends and he was released to his shop. After burning cross on his lawn the bond was withdrawn and he was jailed. He asked to be seen by county insanity commissioners but failed commitment. He remains jailed awaiting grand jury action with bond now set at 2000.
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E. M. Bennett
Clarinda
Iowa
C. W. Stuart
Brayton Senior Niels P. Hoegh Dies at 87
Niels P. Hoegh, a longtime Audubon County resident since 1875, died last week at his Brayton home at age eighty seven. He was a prominent figure in local business and Republican politics.
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Niels P. Hoegh
Audubon County
Brayton
Attorney Holton Joins Council Bluffs Trip with Hansen Party
Attorney E. S. Holton traveled to Council Bluffs on Tuesday as a passenger with Hans Hansen and his wife.
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E. S. Holton
Council Bluffs
Hans Hansen
Anita schools predict largely new teaching corps next year
Present indications point to an almost entirely new corps of teachers in Anita public schools next year due to voluntary retirements by the teachers. Rumor suggests several will become private instructors at exclusive institutions, requiring constant training. Still, they leave with best wishes from those they served for years.
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Anita Public Schools
Board of Education
Observed Her Birthday at Mrs Pratt's Mars Avenue Home
A company of about thirty neighbors and friends gathered Monday afternoon at Mrs. W. D. Pratt's home on Mars Avenue to celebrate her birthday. Well laden baskets of eatables were laid out and a feast was enjoyed. Mrs. Pratt received many mementos from attendees.
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W. D. Pratt
Mars Avenue
Returned from California Faulkner on estate matters
Chas E Faulkner reports return from California after weeks there handling business, including settlement work for the late Chas W Fancher. He says conditions are weaker due to a dry season and subdued business activity, with foot and mouth disease under control and subsiding.
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Chas. E. Faulkner
California
Chas. W. Fancher
Double Violation of Law Ducks Shot on Farm
Three duck specimens hatched from eggs bought last year by Miss Pansy Smith of Benton Township were shot and carried away from Frank A. Smith's farm creek on the premises. An effort will be made to identify the culprits and confiscate the property belonging to Mr Smith.
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Iowa
Pansy Smith
Frank A. Smith
Benton Township
Smith Farm
Old Glory Back On The Job At Anita Park
The iron flagstaff once removed during street paving at Walnut and Main is raised again at the Anita Concert Park entrance. From its top the American flag will continue to wave. Mrs. L. R. Johnson and the baby return from visits in Des Moines and Stuart.
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Walnut
Main Streets
Anita Streets
Anita Concert Park
Hostess to Helping Hands Club Dinner With Rule Change
Mrs Louis Anderson will host the Helping Hands club known as the Happy Hooligans on Wednesday The husbands of members will be barred from sharing the usual good eats at this occasion titled Hungry Hounds in a playful rule change for the event
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Louis Anderson
Democrats renominate Bode and Zellmer for Board seats
D. J. Bode and C. A. Zellmer seek renomination on the Democratic ticket for the Board of Supervisors. Bode has no opposition in November. Zellmer faces a Republican primary with Wm. Weise or C. A. Nelson competing for the Republican nomination in June.
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D. J. Bode
C. A. Zellmer
Board of Supervisors
Bode
Zellmer
Wm. Weise
C. A. Nelson
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Roy Chaffee
Fred H. Bell
Dinty Moore
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