02 Aug 1923
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
1
The 1921-1928 sheriff sale commissions were retroactively challenged by a Iowa law shift. Sheriff profits from sale costs were blamed for tax and eviction burdens, while residents debate replacing commissions with buyer-paid fees. Local officials note the plan shifts costs to the public and favor a reform.
The last legislature reduced the abutting land assessment for road paving from 25 percent to 12.5 percent. Other highway changes include procedures for primary road right of way, three member condemnation boards, publication service for special assessments, and authority for the highway commission to acquire land and build facilities in Ames.
Saturday August 4 shoppers who spend at least one dollar will receive a Briardale Shopping Bag stuffed with sample packages. Items include Arm and Hammer Soda Climalene Water Softener Post Bran Flakes Ivory Soap Flakes Life Buoy Soap Yeast Foam Borax Dish Washing Powder Post Toasties Grandpa's Tar Soap Kellogg's Corn Flakes Borax Washing Machine Soap A Calumet Bank A May Day Fan A May Day Fly Swatter.
The Cass County Fair Association announces seven acts to appear daily September 3 through 7 including The Rainbow Trio from Havana Cuba, The Philmers cabaret on the wire, The Four Pierrots with pantomime comedy, Carl Manello Co. braving end‑ladder balance acts, and Laurants presenting art impressions. Fireworks scheduled for September 4 and 6 complete the program, described as the largest amusement effort by the association.
Funeral services were held Sunday at Eureka Center church for Rufus Underwood a 77 year old Adair county pioneer who died Thursday night at his Eureka township home from a stroke of paralysis. Interment followed in Eureka Center cemetery. He leaves a widow two daughters Minnie Norton and Millie Underwood and a son Van Underwood all of Eureka Center township.
Mrs Pearl Hutton Shrader of Los Angeles will sing a solo Thursday evening August 2 broadcast across the United States over KHJ radio via the Los Angeles Times. President Harding planned to speak but illness prevented it. Ernest Stone of Andover South Dakota visits family here with A B Stone and relatives.
Miss Irma M. Newton was honored with a miscellaneous shower in Des Moines hosted by Miss Naomi Landahl and Miss Evelyn Larson formerly from Des Moines University. Attending guests included Miss Edna Carey of Anita and Sorority Sisters.
A new motor vehicle freight and bus law passed by the last general assembly becomes effective and requires operators of for hire freight and passenger buses to hold regular franchises issued by the railroad commission. The rules for operation, route maps, and charge schedules apply as with railroads, with license fees apportioned to counties and road funds. The measure treats truck and bus lines as common carriers to fund road upkeep and impose liability safeguards. Local notes cover community events and visits, including residents in Des Moines, Atlantic, Grinnell, and Omaha, and a center social in Benton Center with fair booth planning and a Boy Scout fife and drum corps in Eagle Grove.
The fortieth Iowa General Assembly changes include refunds on license fees after loss or sale and rate adjustments when car prices fall. New rules cover stolen or abandoned vehicles with 40 day owner claims and auction sale, proceeds to state funds. Drunk driving penalties rise to up to $1000 fine or one year, or both.
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