Memories and fires mark Anita history timeline
The article recounts past events from 10 and 15 years ago in Anita including a church dedication in Des Moines, a fire destroying a barn, and local marriages. It also notes Cass County farm increases since 1930 and public notices about Selective Service registration with guidance on how and where to register.
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C. R. Neel
Des Moines
Church O Christ
Anita
Everett B. Luman
Lincoln Township
Myrtle Frances Robinson
Cumberland
First Presbyterian Church
Atlantic
Richard P. Chambers
Anita Playground Project Sparks Community Effort
The piece highlights the Anita Playground Project as a vital outlet for youth, noting how lack of activities fuels mischief. It also reports on local developments including a false fire alarm at the Hagen residence, a new theatre sign by Bruce Carmichael, and progress on a dry cleaning plant by Donald and Orville Wiersma. The writer celebrates Anita as Cass County’s fastest growing community.
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Hagen
Anita
Jieb
Jet
Bruce Carmichael
Bruce
Anita Theatre
Donald
Orville Wiersma
Gipple Insurance Agency
Fire Department Responds To July 4th Call
The Anita Fire Department answered a call around 1 PM on July 4 as the tire whistle blew and the street filled with cars and people. A firefighter jumped from the bathtub, another left his fried chicken dinner, and a third was napping when the incident occurred.
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Anita Fire Department
Fourth of July brings huge crowd to Anita parade
Twenty five years ago on July 9 1925 about 10000 people gathered in Anita for the Cass County farm bureau picnic. A big parade topped the day with festivities while Max Bullock showed a new Willys Knight sedan. A late night lightning strike set a barn on the George P Jewett acreage in West Anita ablaze as rain fell.
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Anita
Cass County Farm Bureau
George P. Jewett
West Anita
Bus Intervenes as Motorcyclists Dodge on Dark Road
A bus traveling in the same direction encountered two motorcycles, with a third rider ahead. The rider returned over a hill as the bus ascended, slowing to avoid collision. The motorcyclist rode between oncoming headlights, ending the eerie chase as the roadway darkness halted the game. Doctors spent months repairing his injuries, but he survived.
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Tive
Free Multiflora Rose Seed Offered to Iowa Farmers
The Iowa Conservation Commission will distribute 30 000 packets of multiflora rose seed free to farmers for fall planting. The thorny shrub grows up to eight feet and offers wildlife shelter, wind erosion control, and a living fence. Seeds, with planting instructions, are mailed mid September to requests received before September 1.
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Iowa
The
Conservation Commission
State Conservation Commission
Grand Ave
Des Moines
Towa
The Highway Story
Three youths ride motorcycles on an Iowa highway in a risky game of skill and daring. Two ride side by side while a third speeds ahead then returns on the wrong side of the road between them guided by headlights. The stunt creates a reckless illusion of head on collision.
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Iowa
Eighteen Year Olds Must Register Under Extended Act
Cass county Selective Service Board chairman Carl Hoffman states that the extended Selective Service Act mirrors the old act in registration and obligations for men at 18, with changes limited to a new provision in the extension. He notes many inquiries followed the presidential approval and highlights the principal difference in the new provision.
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Hoffman
Cass County
Cass County Court House
Carl Hoffman
Law Tightens Registration Obligation at Nineteen
A quoted official states the law is specific and imposes a severe penalty for failure to register at age nineteen. The remark underscores strict compliance requirements and the consequences faced by violators.
Notice of Appointment of Executrix in Frank E Miller Estate
Stella M Miller has been appointed and qualified as Executrix of the estate of Frank E Miller deceased. Creditors must file claims properly and payments will be made as required by law in the District Court of Iowa Cass County 1950. Stella M Miller Executrix Anita Iowa Charles E Walker attorney for estate.
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Frank E. Miller
District Court of the of Iowa
Frank E. Miller Tato
Benton County
Missouri
State County
Stella M. Miller
Charles E. Walker
Anita
Iowa
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Illinois Stoker
Illinois
Franklin County
East
Kentucky
Oklahoma
Jewett Grain and Coal
Wiota
Fred Heck
Roger Warn
John Courte Voorhees
Leon G. Voorhees
Oklahoma City
Okla
Georgia Mabry Flarrell
Hugh L. Flarrell
J. H. Trimmer
Anita Independen
Joe Vetter
Elsie Rich
Ralph‘ Rich
Bruce ]Pellet
Clarence Pellet
D. B. Strather
Anita Playground
Claussen Oil Co
Oakland Rendering Co
Max Bullock
Willys Knight
Anita Light Plant
Huddleson’ Electric
Bob Hullihan
Sey
Osbern
Cement Implement Co
Hammer Mills
Shaffer & Burns
John Deere
Iqwa
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