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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1925
Page
2
Fairfield reports Rock Island line running two long freight trains daily loaded with head lettuce from California and Texas. A local counter estimates enough lettuce ships weekly to feed 15 million people with a head each. The typical run uses 76 refrigerator cars per day.
Stem Newton of Council Bluffs stayed in the city over Sunday at the home of his parents Ed L. Newton and his wife.
Cass County Farm Bureau notes a proposed Poultry Protective Association to guard poultry from thieves. The group would be independent with officers and township boards, offering a $500 reward via membership dues up to 2 and protecting poultry countywide. Also notes shifts in local business and an escape incident involving a prized fox at Peterson.
M E Church notes show pastor B W McElowney continuing a Sunday morning series on The Love of God with upcoming topics The Meanest Man in Town and Help ing the Boy and Girl Succeed Mid week service Thursday 7 30 followed by Sunday School teachers meeting Emma Wade leads Ep worth League next Sunday topic Keeping the Community Friendly Robert McEldowney to appear on radio station WHO Des Moines March 20 7 30 to 9 00 p m Congregational notes mention prayer conference at Bohning and Davey homes Wednesday 7 30 with lecture by Mrs Max Mayer Parent Teachers Association Christian Science services at Long s Furniture Store Sundays 11 00 a m and 2 00 p m with Sunday School at 9 00 a m
From Our Old Files dated March 21 1895 reports W J Johnson moving to a purchased farm southwest of Anita J W Harrison returns from Town City after a year at the State University S W Jenkins township clerk cites three scarlet fever cases in A Schwab family with quarantine Notable building and business plans include brick blocks for E E Major and a $12 000 Masonic Temple A Des Moines trip to hear Paul Whiteman and orchestra is noted Fires threaten John C Jenkins home and a Benton Center county meeting celebrates a large turnout Corning high school graduates vote to wear caps and gowns rat extermination week is proclaimed with officials predicting prizes and warnings about disease transmission
Radio Applause Cards available at the Tribune office for 24 cents per dozen. Frank Rhoads and wife welcomed a baby boy born last Friday. Peter Biggs renewed his Tribune subscription for another year Friday morning. A baby girl was born to Mr and Mrs Bruce Wilbourn of Lincoln township last Friday morning. Mrs Anna Smith visited city with her son Ross C. Smith family and returned to Conway Iowa Monday. Rexall Store advertises paints varnishes wallpapers waxes and polishes. Iowa begins large cattle tuberculosis testing. several counties accredited or to be, including Winnebago Mahaska Kossuth and Pottawattamie forthcoming. Notice of appointment of administratrix in F H Sears estate Cass County Iowa. John Wade renewed subscription Saturday afternoon.
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