Memorial Day Service Plans in Anita by American Legion
Memorial Day program in Anita led by American Legion Post No 210. Graves at Evergreen Cemetery decorate at 9 30 AM. Services at Concert Park 10 45 AM with backup at Christian Church if rain. Features include marches, readings, solos, and two addresses. Businesses close 11 AM to 2 30 PM.
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Anita
American Legion
Evergreen Cemetery
Concert Park
Main Street
Christian Church
Fourth and
Chestnut Streets
B. W. McEldowney
Wm. Heckman
Bessie M. Lowell
Louise Trumbull
Anita East
J. W. Ferner
McEldowney
Texas gent runs cheeky Salem service station spoof
A Texas man opens The Lone Star Service Station in Salem suburbs offering laughable promises and a roadshow style pitch. The ad parodies a real filling station with exaggerated glee and a playful sales patter about fuel tires and free smiles.
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Texas
Salem
Oregon
Lone Star
North Capital Street
Miles
Greater Anita Club Meet Opens with Banquet at Victoria Hotel
The Greater Anita Club held its second meeting at 6 30 P M Friday in the Victoria Hotel upper dining room with a chicken banquet served by the new landlady. Business was conducted by unanimous vote and officer duties set for the year including Clean Up Week May 25. Regular meetings will be the second Friday each month, with dues and per plate charges announced, and committees named for Anita Fourth of July events in conjunction with Cass County Farm Bureau. Forty nine businessmen joined, plus fifteen new names at the latest meeting.
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Greater Anita Club
Victoria Hotel
The
Victoria
H. A. Marshall
Edwin Burkhart
H. K. Campbell
A. R. Kohl
Carl Muiler
Anita
Cass County Farm Bureau
G. M. DeCamp
M. C. Hansen
C. A. Long
Joe Vetter
D. R. Forshay
Grant Township Farm Bureau Meeting Highlights
Members gathered at L. W. Martins home for singing led by County Agent Sorden. The program featured school district No. 4 students in duets readings and a play Mrs Black's Pink Tea. Sorden spoke on Farm Wages and Club Work after a Pig Club planning note by Henry Kuehn.
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Grant Township Farm Bureau
L. W. Martin
Sorden
C. H. Bartley
West Anita
Real Business Principles Behind Hooch Trade
A writer claims a thriving illicit liquor business operates like a real enterprise. He notes quick auto rides from Anita to produce and distribute large quantities to nearby markets at profitable prices. The piece suggests a legitimate business mindset leads the operation and mentions fines as part of the overhead.
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Anita
Former Anita Boy Karl Von Wiegand’s World Reach
Karl Von Wiegand, son of Henry and Mrs. Wiegand of Anita and Fontanelle, has become a renowned newspaper correspondent. He contributes to Chicago and New York papers and is linked to the Hindenburg faction, described as close to the throne. He attended Anita public school as a bright pupil and is nephew to Valentine and Andrew Wiegand.
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Karl von Wiegand
Henry Wiegand
Anita
Fontanelle
Chicago
New York
Germany
von Hindenburg
Hindenburg
Mr. Wiegand
Karl
Cass County Sees Malone Take First in Seed Corn Show
Claus Malone of Atlantic wins first place in Cass county seed corn exhibit at the National Seed Corn Show in Chicago under Sears Roebuck Foundation sponsorship. His entry earned the blue ribbon with 100 percent germination, higher than Iowa's average of 66 percent. The show, largest of its kind, featured 27 411 farms across 45 states in 1731 county exhibits tested by ten leading corn authorities.
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Claus Malone
Atlantic
Cass County
Chicago
Sears-Robuck Agricultural Foundation
Iowa
America
A Tribute to the American Tourist
The Manufacturer and Industrial News Bureau notes how the American tourist scatters trash from caves in southern Oregon to Crater Lake and Lake Chelan, hacks forest trees, lights fires, and damages orchards with careless actions across the Pacific Northwest.
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Salem
Oregon
Mount Baker
Washington
California
Canadian
Medford
Willamette Valley
Rome
Hood River
Yakima Valley
Crater Lake
Lake Chelan
Stop Look and Listen Law Proposal Would Reduce Crossings
The writer urges passage of a law forcing drivers to stop look and listen before crossing grade crossings to curb dangerous habits and reduce accidents by preventing attempts to beat trains.
Baby Boy Born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Sharp
Seven pound baby girl? No, seven pound bundle of joy named Phyllis Maxine born to Mr. and Mrs. Walter L. Sharp in Clarion Iowa on May 2, 1025. Mama’s memory ties to Miss Lillian Fordyce daughter of Geo W Fordyce longtime Anita residents.
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Phyllis Maxine
Walter L. Sharp
Clarion
Iowa
Lillian Fordyce
Geo. W. Fordyce
Anita
Longer highway project delayed raises costs for all
The article notes that extending the permanent highway improvement is delayed, increasing overall expenses. It emphasizes the broad financial impact on the public as delay extends the project timeline.
The Little Bronze Button Song of a Veteran’s Emblem
A veteran recalls the little bronze button on a comrade’s coat. He explains it cost ten cents plus four years of marching and fighting. The emblem stands for loyalty to country and the heroism of those who wore blue. Fraternal welcome to veterans and comrades of old.
Co operative marketing plans strawberry drive near Farmington Iowa
A group of farmers in Van Buren County near Farmington plan to plant forty to fifty acres in strawberries this spring. Each farmer grows berries on his own land from half to six acres. They will care for crops individually but pack ship and sell cooperatively to use modern marketing methods.
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Farmington
van Buren County
Iowa
It Comes on Us Once a Year
A nostalgic column notes graduation season with reflections on youth and enduring adages about growth and decline. It contrasts the college graduate’s smile and the push of new knowledge against the aging crowd’s satire and familiar maxims.
Joy-rider's Sunday spin boosts Anna income tax in good roads week
Despite frequent showers, highways to and from Anita remained in unusually good condition. A joy-rider enjoyed his regular Sunday drive around the circle, contributing to increasing John D. income tax receipts.
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Anita
John D
Distributing Tax Burden Across Government Levels
A call to reduce government costs by evenly distributing taxes from national to township and to repeal tax exempt laws. The author argues that tax exemptions let the wealthy avoid paying their share, forcing the poorer to cover deficits.
Observation of Nolan Musick Birthday at Home
Mr and Mrs Cole Musick entertained a group of youths at their home on Saturday evening May 16 to honor their son Nolan. The event featured dancing amusements games and a luncheon. Nolan received numerous gifts as mementos of the happy occasion.
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Nolan
Cole Musick
States to Build 5400 Miles of Road in 1925
Fifteen states will construct 5400 miles of permanent roads in 1925. Iowa is not among them. The gasoline tax will require about 1500 miles of driving before paying for a single yard of gravel.
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Iowa
Tuition Hike Deflects Budget for Iowa Colleges
The 1925-26 tuition and fee increase will hit the University at Iowa City Iowa State College Ames and Iowa State Teachers College Iowa Falls as a result of state budget cuts. Collectively these institutions receive about 2.4 million dollars in tuition and fees for the biennial period.
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University At
Iowa City
Iowa State College
Ames
Iowa State Teachers’ College
Iowa Falls
State Board of Education
Iowa
Bankers Buncoed the Bank
Grand Jury probes a bank that closed finds three top officers the president vice president and cashier borrowed the full bank capital about 50000 dollars. The piece notes ironic critique of apparent insiders profiting, framing it as questionable banking.
Small Town Growth Depends on Civic Effort
The article argues that a town’s size should not limit ambition. It praises the Commercial Club and other civic organizations for performing essential work to foster growth, equality, and progress in small communities.
Original Sunshine Club Holds All Day Quilting Session
Fourteen members gathered Thursday at Mrs. Chris Jorgensen’s home for a full day of quilting after a one o'clock dinner. The club will be hosted this Thursday by Mrs. T. E. Root as they continue their regular business.
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Sunshine Club
Chris Jorgensen
T. E. Root
Pasture and Corn Rations by Chas S Benson Bulletin
Charles S Benson former Anita bay President of the Drovers Commission Company at Chicago issues a regular weekly bulletin to patrons nationwide with advice for breeders, feeders and shippers. He maintains summer grazing on grass and corn remains profitable for cattle and hogs expected to fetch higher prices in summer, and he states that one dollar corn is not high feed.
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Chas. S. Benson
Anita Bay
Drovers’ Commission Company
Chicago
Charlie
Baier and Taylor Wed in Atlantic Ceremony
Miss Audrey Baier and Leland R. Taylor were married in Atlantic at 1 o'clock Saturday. The Rev Donald Charles officiated in the presence of their parents. The couple, both well known in the Berea area, will reside with the Taylor family.
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Audrey Baier
Chas. A. Baier
Leland R. Taylor
Roy Taylor
Atlantic
Donald Charles
Berea
Bridgewater Times
Labor Leader Green Aims for Real Worker Advancement
The article contrasts President William Green of the American Federation of Labor with his late predecessor Samuel Gompers. Green seeks steady economic and legal gains for workers, avoiding alliances with populist or socialist groups and rejecting “peanut politics” and flimsy organizations.
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Wm. Green
American Federation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Green
Anthracite Miners Told of Imminent June Strike
Authoritative sources announce a planned June strike among anthracite miners once current wage scales end. The move would force walking out by all miners and raise costs for workers facing winter expenses during the capital labor dispute.
Crop prospects brighten in Colorado says Mrs Morgan
Mrs. George Morgan writes to her parents in Anita that Colorado crops look abundant this year. The message notes improved conditions will bring good news to friends from Cass county who moved west seeking a profitable change.
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George Morgan
R. CG. Pratt
Anita
Colorado
Cass County
Governor Ferguson Considers Retirement Amid Vetoes
Texas Governor Ma Ferguson has vetoed numerous public measures seen as beneficial to residents. The strong pushback and ongoing veto pattern may lead toward her early retirement when her current term ends.
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Ma” Ferguson
Texas
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