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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1925
Page
7
Local notices detail the Town State Fair set for August 16 through September 4. Economic items note rheumatism and heart trouble confinement for Roger Chinn. News items cover subscriptions, visits, and forthcoming dividends, with various residents and businesses mentioned.
Lake Bear attended business matters in Audubon Friday and Saturday. Reid Hardenburgh and wife of Lewis visited from Lincoln township at I. G. Armentrout and wife’s home. Mrs. P. T. Williams hosted a Thursday bridge party on Elm Street for twenty ladies. Losers of the Orig inal Bridge Club hosted winners at Homeland Cafe for a three course luncheon around 1:80, then more bridge at Mrs. H. E. Campbell’s. Prize went to Mrs. Edwin Burkhart. consolation to Mrs. M. C. Hansen.
Congregational notes list 1925 Sunday School officers and teachers, with Walter Wise as superintendent and many assistants. Services are held weekly with morning and evening gatherings, prayer meetings, and an emphasis on Bible study and biographical lessons of great men of faith.
Des Moines Jan 21 The joint house and senate housing investigating committee heard that rising state department workloads will require new state buildings within the decade If relief is found departments may move to Des Moines business district offices but full expansion likely waits several years with construction not before five years
Notice requires anyone whose domestic animals were killed by dogs or wolves to notify district supervisor and file a claim with the county auditor within ten days. Jennie M Ward, county auditor. Includes local notes on visits, births, and social visits in Atlantic and Guthrie Center.
Oak Ridge teasers note John Henderson and his wife visiting friends after city business on Monday. Lost pocket book between Kohl's and Bullock's. finder to leave at the office. W C T U shipped a box of cookies to disabled soldiers in Knoxville. Elijah Birge family rented Forshay property at Third and Walnut and will move in this week. New wallpaper on sale at 1214 cents per double roll. J W Dougherty and L B Trumbull and families visited Atlantic. Miss Helen with them. L O G bridge club met at Cherry Street. Mrs Guy Rasmussen substituted. Dr G M Adair and wife visited Des Moines for family gathering and Mrs S E Adair’s birthday.
A Sunday fire gutted the Audubon Advocate plant and office in Audubon Iowa. Originating from a basement furnace, the blaze raced through the building, destroying machinery though the large press survived. Loss estimated at $12,100 with full insurance. the building owned by the R. C. Spencer estate and leased to Walter E. Williams. Rebuilding planned. Audubon Republican will publish the Advocate and Extra Journal during recovery.
C A Thompson cites census figures showing U S federal debt rising sevenfold from 4 85 billion in 1912 to 20 85 billion by December 1922 while state debts nearly tripled and municipal debt doubled amid postwar effects. The piece lists local names and community notices in a period context.
Prof. Adolph Shane of Iowa State College reports experiments on using a honey and water mix as an antifreeze for car radiators. The solution must be at least half honey to be safe, and will freeze to a ice cream like consistency without harming the cooling system. He cautions about leakage around the pump and candy like deposits from overheating, and notes the need to drain the honey mix after danger of freezing.
Miss Merryman resumed duties last Monday after a six week absence due to medical treatment at Mayo Brothers Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. Mina Gates, her substitute, returned home to Des Moines. Local basketball teams posted four victories last week with wins over Casey and a Lewis doubleheader. Next, the squads travel to Massena for another double header Friday. Primary grades featured a five-person dramatization for the assembly including Norman Hofmeister and Joan Faulkner.
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