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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1924
Page
1
In Monday's primary election E. S. Holton defeated Ralph W. Cockshoot for the republican nomination by 1700 to 1568, securing a clear majority in the county attorney race.
A light Monday primary saw 379 votes in Anita precinct including 31 Democratic ballots. Grant township outside Anita cast 147 votes with 12 Democratic ballots. The two precincts reported results for several offices including U.S. Senator.
Morgan defeats Gipple for trustee with 168 to 10 in precinct one and 75 to 41 in precinct two, totaling a 92 vote lead. Hayter defeats Weatherby for township clerk by 80 votes overall, with 155 to 181 in precinct one and 65 to 59 in precinct two. Other nominations include M Millhollin and C L Wilson for justices, W B Kelley and Frank Bontrager for constables, and F H Osen for township assessor and delegate.
Donna Voorhees of Anita is one of 256 Drake University graduates in Des Moines on June 9. She earns a Grade Teachers Certificate Diploma after completing the College of Education course. Drake summer session opens June 10 with wide enrollment across six colleges. Harvey Hettinger and wife of Des Moines visited Decoration Day with uncle Chas Hettinger and wife.
Roy Felt and his wife of San Diego Calif arrive with relatives and friends for a month long stay. Harry P. Harrison and son Joseph of Chicago spend Decoration Day in the city with his mother Mrs. D. B. Harrison and sister Miss Mattie Harrison.
T T Saunders left for Omaha Sunday evening due to his brother Fred Saunders severe heart trouble and liver hardening. Ascension day saw graves of John C Voorhees and Edwin A Stone decorated at Evergreen cemetery by Kedron Commandery No 42 Atlantic Iowa. Knot a Kare Bridge Club guests of Mrs Hobart E Newton on West Main Street. high score won by Mrs Nelse Johnson.
Last Thursday marked Beulah Longs sixteenth birthday with an Arabic themed slumber party attended by a small group of girls. Guests included Ethel Bear Enid Wagner Wenonah Forshay Marian Wagner Arlene Fish Marian Dougherty Louise Trumbull Ruth Herriman and Helen Trumbull.
Iowa total expenditures for 1923 reached 42.7 million dollars with per capita costs at 17.38, while total revenue stood at 32.0 million dollars. Property taxes provided 88.9 percent of revenue. per capita property taxes were 4.06. Net indebtedness rose to 3.76 per person due to 12.785 million soldier bonus bonds.
Des Moines June 4. Frost limited to a small northwest Iowa area with few fruit trees. State weather bureau reports only passing damage to orchards, most of the state remains safe. Pollenation delayed by cold except where trees self pollinate. Heat radiators are rarely used in Iowa orchards.
In Marne Maine John Lasker 45 has saved for a home for thirty years. A bank failure ends his chance as locals recall his kind loyalty and daily effort. He now resumes odd jobs to rebuild savings and dream again of home ownership.
Ralph Forshay was a business caller in Griswold last Thursday.
John Burch and his wife from Winterset Towa visited the city last week with T. T. Logan and wife. They stopped here while returning from a winter stay in California.
Cass county veterans of World War II will receive approximately 360000 in paid up insurance policies, with 800 ex service men eligible. The Red Cross will help distribute 5000000 application blanks. 20 questions aid eligibility, fingerprints required to guard against fraud, no rush to return forms, and cash benefits not before March 1, 1925.
The state budget law requires cities, school boards and counties to file two years of expenditures and the current year's tentative tax levies with the director of the budget by August 1. Contracts by minor legislative bodies require director approval. Protests can be filed by citizens. the director may approve, reject or modify contracts. The taxation provisions are in effect now, while the contract approval feature starts October. I. B. Maytag of Newton is the first director of the budget and faces a heavy workload.
Raymond Leon Angell, 17 months old son of Floyd and Mrs. Angell of Atlantic, died Saturday after a brief pneumonia illness. Born December 29, 1923 in Atlantic, he leaves parents, a brother Russell age 3 and a sister Madeline age 6. Funeral services were held in Atlantic and Anita with burial in Evergreen cemetery after services at the homes of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ed. Lewis. A new cement sidewalk was laid in front of Rasmussen Cafe.
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