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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1939
Page
2
A reader corrects a column error confirming Pete Scott served 43 years with the Amita fire department and admits a mistaken extra ten years. The note then poses questions about bats nesting, care of young, and a chimney swallow pair observed near a furnace, with reminiscences of misidentified birds and nocturnal activity.
Observers note dull colored chimney swallows are always in flight and only pause briefly before dropping into chimneys. Last two late blooming locust trees produced waxy white blossoms amid cool cloudy weather, drawing many bumble bees while honey bees stayed away. Bumble bees appear to fertilize the blossoms, promising abundant seed.
Maquoketa residents vote 1124 yes to 547 to grant a twenty year franchise to Iowa Electric Co. at a May 31 special election. The city has run a municipal electric plant in competition for over fifteen years amid an advocacy campaign against the private utility.
Miss Virginia Mack departs today for Texas to spend several weeks with her father, providing a brief seasonal family visit and travel update.
The writer chides busybodies who pry into others affairs and argues that playing cards is harmless when done properly. He recalls overheard talk about radical views and Heaven with a humorous exchange on checkers in Heaven. The piece condemns constant griping among people amid wealth disparity.
County Agent Dale E. Bush urges immediate grasshopper control amid small current damage. Poison bait can be purchased at 10c per bag, with transport from Council Bluffs to Atlantic. bait storage at the old high school and distribution by the Cass County Farm Bureau. Soil Conservation Week June 5 promotes soil care, with a tour of three demonstration farms set for June 8 starting at the Hea McCrory farm. Vaccination School planned for June 12 at the Atlantic auditorium. Lois Needles departs for Marshalltown to work as a nurse.
The Board of Supervisors of County Iowa met in adjourned session at Court House Atlantic on May 15 1939 with Hawley Lynch as Chairman and members Metz Eshelman Wi Wohlenhaus present. Minutes of May 1 read. No orders issued to suburban grocery stores or storers not delivering groceries. county requisitions paid from Poor fund. Rebate for B Henningsen Soldi Exemption $10.14 approved. Claims allowed: Geo Henningsen rental Esther Reeves salary M E Hubbard County Auditor postage Mike Metz Wiese G E Eshelman W H Wohlenhaus adjourned to June 1 on call of Chairman.
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