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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1925
Page
4
The Anita Record edited by Sherman F. Myers is the official Cass county Iowa paper published every Thursday. It notes filing as second class mail matter since January 2 1913 at Anita post office under the 1879 act.
The items cover a proposed Florida bill barring Japanese property ownership, a Des Moines druggist facing a $25,858.25 tax suit, calls for suppressing crime coverage, debates on socialism and farming, a New York woman’s Soviet Russia experience, future aeroplane joy rides, and Mr. Bryan’s stance on jazz culture alongside the National Republic’s inquiry about free silver.
The National Republic notes in May that the Saghalin concession gave a lease-cancellation clause if the United States did not recognize the Russian Soviet government within five years. When recognition stalled, the lease was forfeited to Japanese interests, illustrating to critics how capitalistic America wields influence without compromising American principles.
A comparison questions enforcement of laws by noting everyday acts. It cites the Cincinnati Enquirer quote about dictated but not read and the image of routine chores such as washing feet or wiping a baby’s nose on common household items.
The text argues crime reporting will persist and that sensationalists exploit readers seeking grisly detail. It laments many readers hungry for awful specifics, even within patent medicine ads, and mentions the League of Nations as a poorly treated target of intrusion.
The Industrial News Bureau and Manufacturer lauds President Roosevelt for abolishing 38 of 84 federal land offices to cut costs and curb federal extravagance. They claim the move boosts efficiency, reduces officialdom, and lowers taxes, praising the president’s economy drive.
The article recalls sixteen dollar pricing for real value, comments on marriage and divorce rates with eleven percent for divorce and eight point four for marriage, and notes shifts in Wisconsin under La Follette. It mentions Mrs. Sherman of the General Federation of Women's Clubs and changes to wedding vows in Abby Rekefeler's ceremony amid nationwide trends.
The Internationale was sung at New York's Metropolitan Opera House as a May Day protest against the U S government. Attendees urged recognition of Soviet Russia and hinted at overthrow of capitalism, with pamphlets calling for revolt and workers seizing power.
Busses and autos crowd railway routes nationwide and the Rock Island suspends regular passenger service on the Gowrie to Sibley branch. Passenger equipment will join freight trains under a new freight-dominant timetable.
The piece accuses U S business representatives of pushing foreign policy for personal gain at the nation’s expense. It cites the Sinclair interests on Saghalin as a case, noting a Soviet lease cancellation clause if the United States does not recognize the Soviet government within five years.
Congress will be asked to appropriate two hundred million dollars for the first installment of expenses to enforce prohibition and liquor smuggling laws. The proposal would come as a jolt to taxpayers who already face high taxes and worries over rising costs.
The first section of Whiteway highway from Anita to the Rock Island crossing is finished. It represents the road style planned for the route to Wiota and then a straight line into Atlantic, a project the article says cannot be duplicated anywhere in the state.
A Rock Island Lines report from Des Moines notes an unknown colored man boarded Train No 59 on May 14 after departure. He became stuck at East 18th Street between the smoker and baggage car, was freed, and fled the scene apparently unharmed.
The text claims a broad seed of Red Radicalism across the United States and asserts under President Ceolidze that forty government commissions will be investigated. The aim is retrenchment in public expenditures by trimming unnecessary services and high paid officials, reducing the cushion in expensive offices.
Sealed bids are invited at the County Auditor's office in Atlantic Iowa until 1 30 P M May 25 1925 for excavation and incidental work on the primary road from Wieta west under Federal Aid Project No 44 Section C Plans and specifications may be viewed at the County Auditor's office County Engineer's office Atlantic and the State Highway Commission Ames Iowa Bid security is required and bids may be rejected or altered by the county with final approval by the State Highway Commission before contracts become effective.
President Coolidge suggests citizens minimize attention to Washington and devote effort to national business, arguing this approach would benefit both the people and the country. The statement frames governance as secondary to economic development and national enterprise.
Sealed proposals are invited by the Cass County Auditor in Atlantic Iowa until 1 30 P M May 25 1925 for five box culverts and five circular culverts Bidding blanks plans and addit ional information available at the County Auditor State Highway Commission Ames Iowa and the County Engineer office Atlantic Iowa
Hemstitching offered on all materials with five years experience. Work completed while you wait. Mail orders given special attention. Ruth Jones proprietor. Telephone 539R 21-7.
Cass County Iowa board adjourned session approves minutes and funds. They allocate 500 dollars to the Cass County Fair Agricultural Association and solicit bids for grading West Sixth Street and for constructing box culverts. They authorize bond depository returns due to 1934 code changes and process several tax rebates. Sheriff and clerk bonds and quarterly sheriff’s report are approved. Meeting adjourns to May 4 1925. Warden, county auditor. W. H. Egan re shingles and improvements listed.
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