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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1928
Page
1
Voters turned out quietly for Jay's primary in Anita with 352 votes in Precinct 1 and 148 in Grant Precinct 2. Anita precincts produced 336 Republican and 16 Democratic votes. Grant precincts tallied 140 Republican and 8 Democratic ballots. W Vincent led for Congress with 282 votes and Burke received 105.
An early Sunday fire heavily damaged the George Pig cafe in Massena Indiana. The blaze started from a discarded cigarette late Saturday night and was spotted by Mer Lowe an oil station employee. Firefighters extinguished the flames by 8 o'clock. The floor and ice cream area on the south side suffered heavy damage. Loss covered by insurance.
A surprise in Cass County Republican primary saw Chas. W. Huff of Massena township defeated for state representative by Rev. L. B. Shannon of Wiota. Shannon won 1387 to 1826, a 61 vote margin, across 22 precincts with full county totals detailed.
At the Monday primary H G Armentrout was renominated for supervisor by Republicans with 669 votes to 188 for H U Shannon. Precinct results show Grant No 1 248 64, Grant No 2 100 88, Benton 128 26, Franklin 41 40, Lincoln 101 30, reflecting a wide victory margin.
City League play saw the Rats edge the Jewels 8 to 7 with Swartz and Karns batting for the Rats while Ingold Scott and Wheatley paired for the Jewels. A rain shortened contest Monday left Lucky Strikes leading River Rats 8 to 6 in the third inning. Upcoming games list Plow Boys vs Jewels on June 7 and Lucky Strikes vs Plow Boys on June 11.
Bargain items include Briardale Orange Pekoe at 50c and 30c. Berryville canned tomatoes and May Day Coffee advertised. Our Gem Coffee offered per pound with prices noted. Ab ted.
Audubon Iowa hosts one of four Waubonsie Boyer scout rallies in June with troops from Anita Audubon Avoca Atlantic Griswold and Harlan competing on the 13th. Winners advance to the June 30 Council Bluffs meet. The Waubonsie Boyer area covers Harrison Shelby Audubon Mills Pottawattamie Cass Montgomery Fremont and Page counties with about 65 troops and 1150 scouts registered. The Misses Mildred and Maurine Allanson return home from Grinnell College.
Lieut. Durnice L. Rout, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Routt of Casey, earned a Navy Department citation for gallant service in directing his fire crews aboard a U S ship as they fought to save a Chinese steamship on December 12, 1927. Fire raged and the Chinese crew could not control it. American officers aided the Chinese amid hostilities. The rescue was completed after a hard engagement with the flames, preserving life and ship. The citation was signed by the commanding officer, J M Enochs. C W Hockenberry and wife spent Sunday near Walnut with his sister, Mrs. Chas Jackson and husband.
A Des Moines audience including health officials and clergy viewed the film Damaged Goods before its Rialto Theatre showing to gauge public reaction. A health commissioner endorsed the film saying it contains no objectionable venereal content and could aid education. The one day only screening features separate times for women and men with post feature reels endorsed in the state.
A U S fire loss amounts to over 500 million dollars annually in the United States. A recent item uses a practical illustration: with 500 million dollars a 400 mile road could be built, 5,000 houses erected every 100 feet, each with 2,000 in furnishings, 500 garages, and 2,000 cars, leaving millions for spending money. It argues that fire prevention yields big public and personal gains.
William G Heckman and Ruby J Peterson were married at 8 PM Tuesday May 29 at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage in Atlantic. Rev E A Moore officiated. The couple will live on a farm southeast of Anita. The bride is daughter of Frank Peterson. The groom is a farmer and 1923 graduate. Their families and friends wish them well. Thieves robbed Strand theatre office in Creston Saturday night taking 800 dollars in cash receipts from weekend shows after removing the safe to a hidden spot.
At a regular Cass county board meeting a Legion Post delegation led by Rev Father P N McDermott P G Russell and Harold A Miller asked the board to donate the southwest corner of the courthouse grounds as a site for the Billy Williams Legion memorial building. The board postponed action until June 11 while considering plans and heard objections to drainage district work.
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