Iowa Farmers Carry Large Debt Despite High Farm Values
Des Moines report shows the average Iowa farm valued at 136.27 per acre on 3,527,291 acres with 35,800 mortgage debt per owner operator. statewide mortgaged indebtedness totals 724,283,427 with livestock accounting for 75 percent of non-structure debt. Modern farm features include 32,628 tractors and 187,493 automobiles among 189,022 owner-farmers who work 20,201,610 acres.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Lou F. Morgans
Morgans
Citizens State Bank Building Set for Public Auction
Five legal notices from the state banking department announce the sale of the Citizens State Bank building and fixtures. The auction is scheduled at the bank building on Friday January 8 at 10:00 A M. The property may be sold as a single unit or in separate parcels under examiner Bruce Townsend supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tribune
State Banking Department
Citizens State Bank
Bruce Townsend
Examiner
Royal Arch Masons to Entertain Friday at Masonic Temple
Cyrene Chapter No 126 Royal Arch Masons will entertain members and their families Friday evening at the Masonic Temple. Newly elected officers for the year will be installed and a program followed by supper.
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Cyrene
Royal Arch Masons
Masonic Temple
Order
Hendricks to Hold Public Sale January 14
F Hendricks will conduct a public sale at his residence south of Anita on Thursday January 14 to settle the partnership with his late father Sigel Hendricks. A large assortment of farm equipment will be offered with full details to appear in next week's Tribune. Also noted is a New Year’s Eve dance at the K P hall. Edgar Vernon and family visited Casey relatives. C E Faulkner attended the National Corn Growers Association meeting in Des Moines Tuesday.
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W. F. Hendricks
Anita
Sigel Hendricks
Tribune
C. E. Faulkner
National Corn Growers Association
Des Moines
M. M. Burkhart
Joe Vetter
S. D. Parks
Crete
Nebraska
Mr. Parks
N C. Burkhart
Mr. Burkhart
Vetter
Drainage plan hearings and bond sale planned
The Cass Pottawattamie boards accepted the drainage ditch assessment report for the East Nishnabotna river project at Philips hall. Objections were raised by Fred Shaw and the Burlington Railroad, while Devere Watson explained details and deferred payment options. Bonds to fund the district will be sold around April at 5 percent interest and non taxable.
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Burlington Railroad Company
Devere Watson
Former Anita Boy Weds in Greenfield
Clyde B. Tobias son of Mr and Mrs W J Tobias of Stuart formerly Anita and Lorraine West daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank West of Walnut united in marriage at Greenfield Methodist parsonage on December 24 Rev W H Cable officiated. Witnesses were the groom's parents and sister. The couple to reside in Walnut after January first with Tobias in a good position.
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Greenfield
Clyde B. Tobias
W. J. Tobias
Stuart
Anita
Lorraine West
Frank West
Walnut
Atlantic
Adair High School
Maine
Atlantic‘high School
Corn sugar has possibilities for state
Des Moines Dec 30 Several million dollars worth of corn would be used annually for the manufacture of corn sugar, if the federal standard for manufactured articles is changed to allow its use without special branding. Iowa Secretary Mark G Thornburg urges changes to standards on ice cream jellies preserves fruit butter to permit optional corn or cane sugar.
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Des Moines
Mark G. Thornburg
Iowa
William Jardine
U. 8
Secretary of Agriculture
Thornburg
Indict Farm Tenants on Arson Charge in Audubon County
An indictment charges Max Langner a 45 year old renter near Hamlin Audubon county with arson following a fire that destroyed the farm house on his rented property from George Spencer of Lake View Miss Grace Reynolds a teacher at McDermott school east of the city traveled to Griswold Thursday evening to spend Christmas with her mother Mrs Lillie Reynolds Virgil Foy her brother in law came to pick her up
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Audubon
Max Langner
Hamlin
Audubon County
Langner
George Spencer
Lake View
Grace Reynolds
McDermott
Griswold
Lillie I. Reynolds
Inlaw
Virgil Foy
Walnut Grove workers visit city over weekend
Kenneth Dean of Walnut Grove Co. factory came to town with his parents Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Clark. W. E. Clark and wife, and sister Mrs. James Rose and family joined the weekend visit. H. G. Armentrout was a business caller in Atlantic last Thursday. Dr. James Carey and family from West Liberty, Iowa, stayed several days with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Oren Burns. Amy Carey accompanied her son.
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Kenneth Dean
Walnut Grove Co
W. E. Clark
Menlo
S. W. Clark
James Rose
H.G. Armentrout
Atlantic
James Carey
West Liberty
Iowa
Oren Burns
Amy Carey
L. K. Nichols
Andrew Wiegand
Glen A. Roe
Mason City
Leland Peterson
Donald
Dale
Robert
Clarion
J. di. Peterson
H. C. Bangham
Mr. Peterson
Standard Oil Co
Plentiful Warehouse Money for Guthrie County Corn Growers
Guthrie County corn growers can borrow up to 75 percent of their corn value at 6 percent for nine months under the warehouse act. County sealer John W. King says no extra security is needed if prices fall and borrowers may repay anytime with no prepayment penalty. He frames the money as Eastern and Iowa funding to help farmers profit, urging local banks and merchants to participate while stressing security and conservative estimates.
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Guthrie Center
Guthrie County
John W. King
Chicago
Iowa
Mr. King
Former Anita Boy Visits Relatives Here
Ruber Scholl of Washburn North Dakota visits Anita with his parents Chas Scholl and wife and other relatives. The jovial figure is said to be enjoying his time and plans to practice law in Washburn after recently passing the state bar.
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Ruber Scholl
Washburn
North Dakota
Chas. Scholl
Rube
Earth
Anita
Rube Scholl
U. S
Nick Sends Subscription Renewal and Weather Reflections
T. B. Nichols of Aberdeen Washington mails a four dollar check for his subscription to the old home paper. He notes rain in the area and jokes about how residents adapt to wet weather after clear spells. He mentions Anita flourishing and signs off with warm regards.
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Walter
Anita
Nick
Mrs Kelley Sends 1926 Tribune Payment and Notices Snow
Mrs H A Kelley of Castleton Illinois mails a 1.50 money order for the Tribune for 1926. She notes a delayed paper on a cold Saturday after a white Christmas and sends season greetings. Also mentions Wm Schalke and wife visiting Corning during Christmas.
Voorhees Praised By Ardmore Paper
The Ardmore Daily Ardmoreite lauds Leon G. Voorhees president of The Anita Bank and Ardmore Chamber of Commerce for 1926. The piece highlights his leadership, community work, and plans to double Ardmore’s industrial achievements, noting support from local business leaders and ongoing county board terms.
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Anita Man
Anita Bank
Ardmore Chamber of Commerce
Leon G. Voorhees
Chamber of Commerce
Ardmore
Oanoma
Ardmoreite
Tribune
First National’ Bank
Leon Voorhees
John G. Voorhees
Charley van Vieck
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Royal Arch’ Masons
F. Hendricks
Edgar D. Vernon
Casey
Anita Boy
Briardale
Kellogg’s
A. R. Kohl
the Briardale Grocery
Rexall
Bangers Bros
Fullerton‘lumber CO
V. c. McCoy
T. B. Nichols
Aberdeen
Washington
H. A. Kelley
Castleton
Illinois
Voorhees
County Board of Supervisors
H. G. Armentrout
D. J. Bode
Messrs. Armentrout
Bode
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