Iowa Public Works Inventory Details 1713 Projects Listed
The Iowa Public Works Administration and Iowa State Board document 1713 announced projects totaling over 90 million dollars. Locations include Anita Adair Brayton Casey Dee Griswold Guthrie Center and more with funds for street work, city halls, power systems, plants, pools, graveling, and park improvements.
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Iowa
Iowa Pwa
Iowa State Board
Anita
Tepais
Adair
Interior
Casey
A Vote of Thanks from Anita Business Community
Local business leaders in Anita and surrounding areas express full support for a project to boost the town’s volume of business. A Harding Cream Company truck serves eggs and cream with free trials, delivering across daily routes and promising satisfaction.
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Anita
Terrido
Bs Harding Service
Harding Cream Company
Home on the Range at Rialto this weekend
A thundering West themed story from Zane Grey brought to life by Jackie Coogan Evelyn Brent Randolph Scott and Ann Sheridan premieres this Saturday and Sunday at the Rialto Theatre. The plot follows salted mining schemes in Alaska and a heroic love triangle ending in a horse race victory and a dramatic river plunge. Ralph Miller moves to Red Oak for state highway work.
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Rialto Theatre
Zane Grey
Home On the Range
Paramount Studios
Jackie Coogan
Evelyn Brent
Randolph Scott
Fuzzy Knight
Ann Sheridan
Home
Alaska
United States
Coogan
Dean Jagger
Addison Richards
Paramount News
Paramount
Diphtheria Immunization Drive and Local Events
High school notes announce immunization blanks to be sent home this week for parents to sign and return, cost two cents per child, next week immunizations will occur. Cass County spelling contest Saturday at Atlantic courthouse features Phil Monnig in eighth grade. Senior class selects The Eagle Screams for May play with cast soon to rehearse. Also reports Fred Boren and wife travelling to St Charles after the death of her father G Archer. Funeral held Sunday afternoon.
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Cass County
Court House
Atlantic
Phil Monnig
Phil
Fred Boren
St. Charles
G. Archers 66
Archer
Former Lincoln Township Man Dies in California
M. N. Baker aged 87, longtime Lincoln township farmer and former Iowa Cass County state representative, died March 15 in Long Beach California after wintering there. Surviving are three children, Nattie Murray, Clarence Baker of Namipa and Emma Spear of Hutchinson Kansas. He and his wife farmed south of Anita and he moved to Idaho about 35 years ago.
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M. N. (Marsh) Baker
Nampa
Idaho
Iowa
Emma Spear
Hutchinson
Kan
Baker
Anita
H. G. Armentrout
Cass County
Extend Credit for Seed Oats to Drought Farmers
Rural Rehabilitation of Des Moines extends emergency credit to primary drought area farmers for seed oats at 75 cents per bushel. Eligible farmers with no immediate credit may secure seed oats at the Farmers Cooperative elevator in Anita after filing application and seed oats order forms. Not a government seed loan, but available to farmers for government oats eligibility. Vendors note possible conflicts with government oats programs.
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County Farm Bureau
Paul Knaupp
Rural Rehabilitation Corporation of
Des Moines
Anita
Knaupp
Numerous Recommendations by Fire Preventionists in Anita
The Iowa State Fire Prevention Association sent follow up recommendations after inspections on March 26. Of 55 Anita business buildings inspected, 147 corrections were advised. 28 faults in 5 churches and 14 in the schoolhouse. Chief Robert Scott urges return of signed cards after corrections. The city thanked merchants and the Greater Anita Club for cooperation in this movement.
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Anita Business
Iowa State Fire Prevention Association
Robert Scott
Fie
Office
The
State Fire Prevention Association
Anita
Scott
Greater Anita Club
Fire Department
Royse Bissell and Mildred Holaday United in Marriage
Miss Mildred Holaday daughter of Mr and Mrs Roy Holaday Mag sena and Royce Bissell son of Mr and Mrs R N Bissell Lincoln township united in marriage on Monday afternoon March 25 at Cumberland Rev Cunningham officiating Attendants were Max Way and Miss Marjorie Holaday The bride a Massena high school graduate and county rural teacher and the groom a Anita high school graduate class of 1931 now farming They will live on a farm five miles northwest of Massena Also noted J W Long Des Moines visited at the Chester A Long home and Silver Thread club met with needle work followed by lunch.
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Mildred Holaday
Roy Holaday
Magsena
Royce Bissell
R. N. Bissell
Lincoln Township
Cumberland
Cunningham
Max Way
Marjorie Holaday
Hissell
Massena High School
Bissell
Anita High School
Massena
Cass Representative Forced to Oppose Own Amendment
G T Kuester Cass county representative in the Iowa General Assembly was forced to vote against an amendment he offered to a bill limiting medical diagnoses by livestock product salesmen. The measure aimed to bar salesmen from diagnosing livestock illnesses while selling stock remedies. The amendment was defeated 50 to 62 in the house, with debate over reconsideration possible. Noblitt couple: G C Noblitt and wife traveled to St Joseph Missouri for sister-in law Ed Thiessen illness. appendix operation performed.
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G. T. Kuester
Cass County
Iowa General Assembly
Love
Adair County
Senate
Arch MacFarlane
Black Hawk County
G. C. Noblitt
St. Joseph
Ed. Thiessen
Cass County Items From Our Old Files April 6 1905
Miss Vera Hook visits Guthrie Center for a weekend. A Cass County Fair Association seeks county aid. Rock Island and Q railways owe $16 026 in taxes with half paid. Chas W Major builds a business block east of the drug store for Hansen, Sage, Neiman & Co. Iowa markets and local cattle prices noted with Chicago comparisons. Grant township high grades praised for Chicago market performance.
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Vera Hook
Guthrie Center
George P. Jewett
Chris Bohning
Lincoln Township
Cass County Fair Association
Board of Supervisors
Rock Island
Cass County
Chas. W. Major
Rood
Hansen, Sage, Neiman & Co
Iowa
Chicago
C. E. Townsend
C. J. Benson
Grant Township
Capitol News and Farm Credit Action Friday
Washington observers react to international tensions and a near final passage of the public works bill. Congress debates the Wheeler amendment to the Farm Credit Act, pushing for a 3 1/2 percent loan rate for land banks. Secretaries and committees shape drought relief wheat sowing policy as cherry trees near bloom at the Tidal Basin attract 100000 visitors, recalling Washington’s enduring flower gift.
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Washington
Europe
United States
Senate
Marvin Jones
Committee On Agriculture
U. S. Shipping Board
Farm Credit Administration
Wallace
Forshay Loan & Insurance Agency Honored by American Company
Forshay Loan & Insurance Agency received a gold sign from The American Insurance Company of Newark for faithfully representing the firm for over 25 years. Paul B. Sommers, president, sent a congratulatory letter stressing friendship and enduring success. Arnold Dressler visited Des Moines with his parents, while the Methodist Quilting Circle held sessions at Mrs. George Denne's Rose Hill home with seven and ten participants across two days.
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Forshay Loan & Insurance Agency
American Insurance Company
Newark
New Jersey
Western Department
Paul B. Sommers
Ladies and Society of the Methodist Church
George Denne
Rose Hill Avenue
Also Mentioned on This Page
General
Brayton
City Hall Soc
Lewis
Rock
City Au
Guthrie
Iowa City
Nellie Holmes
Mo. Ziegler
Listerhood
Harold McDermott
Lanb *Itul Bridge Club
P Tet F. Budd
Corer
Mars
Unl
Apent Ff Hte
Righ
Carla
Gaylord Noblitt
Rialto
Ralph Miller
Red Oak
State Highway Commission
Midwest
Raisins
Thompson
California
Peck
Cbg
Fale Wressler
Chardan
Cenrge Caswell
Iowa Press Association
Tribune
Clarinda
Caswell
J. W. Long
Des Moinés
City
Chester A. Long
Silver Thread Club
Roy Daughenbaugh
Cass
Wearin
Capitol
Otha D
Arnold Dressler
Harry Dressler
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