Iowa Farm Families Forced Off Lands Prompt Rent Search
Security Administration officials report that about 6 000 Iowa farm families were forced from the land in spring as they sought farms to rent. A survey of farm rent conditions in the Midwest shows 442 of 9 800 farm rehabilitation clients in Iowa could not obtain farms, with further hundreds eligible for loans unable to secure them. County supervisors note 388 renters not eligible for FSA help failed to find farms, while many move from rich northern areas to southern parts seeking tenancy. Factors include expanding units, power equipment, drought migration, and credit limits. Efforts focus on better leases, land conservation, and low interest credit to stabilize farming households. Individual reports cite weather, local decimation of rural jobs, and ongoing tenant program expansion under bank act provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Farm Administration
Middle West
A. Beck
FSA
Anapolis
Ind
Better Land
Pinocchio Opens at Rialto for Three Days
Disney’s Pinocchio in technicolor screens at the Rialto for Fri Sat Sun, with Geppetto, Pinocchio, Jiminy Cricket and Monstro the whale in a series of lively adventures. Tonight Congo Maisie with Ann Sothern and John Carroll screens, plus Our Gang All About Hash and a newsreel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walt Disney
Disney
Geppetto
Pinocchio
Blue Fairy
Figaro
Cleo
Monstro
Jiminy Cricket
Mr. Cricket
Jiminy
Ocean
RKO Radio
Rialto Theatre
WPA Approves Anita Sidewalk Program Start Date Set
Town officials learned from the Works Progress Administration that Anita's sidewalk and street repair program has been approved and work will likely begin May 13. Property owners will pay for materials while WPA provides labor. The project starts in the business district and any resident may contact a town official to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Works Progress Administration
Anita
WPA
Former Anita man dies at Atlantic
Albert Grover Retallie 66 longtime Cass county farmer died at Atlantic hospital after two weeks illness with flu and heart trouble. Born January 5 1874 in Hope New Jersey he moved to Cass county in 1886 later farmed near Anita then Grove township south of Atlantic. Survived by widow Mary M Beekman son LeRoy and several half and step relatives. Funeral at Church of Christ Atlantic with Rev L W Bush. interment Atlantic cemetery. Dr Frank A East aged 68 optometrist in Boone Iowa died of heart attack in his Boone office. survived by wife and a son. East was brother of the late Clyde V East of Anita and once ran a jewelry store in Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Grover Retallie
Cass County
Atlantic Hospital
Mr. Retallie
Hope, N. J
William and
Amelia Miller Retallie
Anita
Grove Township
Atlantic
Mary M. Beekman
LeRoy Retallie
Mayme Wainwright
Omaha
Stuart Trimmer
Andrew Trimmer
North Dakota
Margaret Daniels
Corydon
Iowa
Joe Trimmer
Church of Christ In
L. W. Bush
Atlantic Cemetery
Frank A. East
Boone
Dr. East
Clyde V. East
Drivers licenses surge as tests reach new high
Clarence Shirer reported that 56,372 persons have taken the drivers license examination since the 1939 41 license became effective last July 1. A total of 973,870 licenses have been issued to Tow a motorists to date, nearly matching the full two year total from 1937 39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Clarence Shirer
State Department of Public Safety
Shirer
Bad Weather Blamed for Surge in State Crash Deaths
Weather and driver errors pushed March motor vehicle accidents up 55 percent from 1939 with 1,633 total, 51 deaths and 797 injuries. Public safety notes 209 accidents due to rain snow ice, 223 on wrong side, 62 speeding incidents, plus 119 pedestrian crashes. Officials say March was the worst month this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department of Public Safety
Public Safety Department
Karl Fischer
Fischer
New Erosion Control Practices Added for Cass County Farmers
Two new soil-building practices under the 1940 AAA program. A soil waterway in intertilled fields earns 75 cents per 800 linear feet. waterways must be 10 feet wide and vegetative by Oct 1, 1940. Six dams in a waterway or gully earn 1.50 dollars each. must be in operation by Oct 1, 1940. Consult the local AAA committeeman for details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass County
AAA
Lester Soukup
Extension Service
North Central
Anita Girl Dominates Four-State Spelling Contest
Isabel Shaffer an eighth grade Anita schools student won both written and oral contests at Council Bluffs beating 117 from Nebraska Iowa South Dakota and Missouri. She spelled over 400 words correctly in the written round and correctly spelled corollary to topple rival. She earns the Eaton trophy to be presented by Dr Roy W Eaton in Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabel Shaffer
Cass County
Anita
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Iowa
South Dakota
Missouri
Douglas Kielty
Madison
Neb
Correllary
Isabel
Eaton Trophy
Roy W. Eaton
Omaha
Douglas County
Art Beaver 68 Dies After Long Illness
Art Beaver a well known Anita cafe operator died last Friday at Atlantic hospital after a heart ailment and months of declining health. He was born July 16 187? in Marion county Iowa and lived in Berea then Anita where he ran a cafe for nine years. Survived by three brothers Joe W. near Berea Luke and Jake Beaver of Knoxville and numerous nieces and nephews. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 at the Methodist church with Rev. Arthur W. Long officiating and interment at Evergreen Cemetery.
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Art Beaver
Anita
Atlantic Hospital
Beaver
Victoria Hotel
Charles Arthur Beaver
Marion County
Iowa
Henry
Elizabeth Beaver
Berea
Joe W. Beaver
Luke
Jake Beaver
Knoxville
Methodist Church
Arthur W. Long
Raymond Lantz
F. D. Weimer
Winona Kyle
Jesus
Evergreen Cemetery
John Pearce
E. A. Pearson
Ted Walker
van Underwood
Ray Nichols
Ernest Burka
Grinnell Man 62 Dies After Heart Attack At Home
Charles E. Budd of Grinnell Iowa aged 62 died Sunday afternoon at his home following a heart attack. He was born near Anita and worked as a harness maker most of his life. Survived by wife Lulu Stater and two sons Everett in Baton Rouge and Laroy at home. Funeral at the Grinnell Methodist Church with burial in Grinnell cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E. Budd
Grinnell
Iowa
C. W. Hockenberry
W. F. Budd
Anita
Lincoln Township
Lulu Stater
Everett Budd
Baton Rouge
Laroy
Henry
Rachel Budd
H. L. Bell
Samuel
John Budd
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Rialto
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Congo
Maisie
Ann Sothern
John Carroll
Rita Johnson
Shepperd Strudwick
A M. Kerrigan
E. £. Clive
Seattle
Northwest
Anita Man
Elizabeth Fuchs
Betty
Amber
Will Herrig
Melvin Snyder
Odebolt
Vincent Kelly
Robert Wilson
Excelsior Springs
Mr. Wilson
Harry Johnson
Friendly Circle
Ted Cooley
Kenneth Gipple
Wilbur Dorsey
Briardale Grocery
LUX Flakes
Rte
LUX
Prunes
Thrifty
Briardale
Kellogg’s
ALL Bran
Anita Girl
Greater
Ardis Ward
Wiota
J. T. Nelson
Roy Clare
Ward
J. T
Jack) Waters
Guthrie County
Bill Brown
Panora
Indiana
Mr. Brown
Guthrie Center
C. E. Budd
Dees
Waltz Studios
Des Moines
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Joan Faulkner
Harry C. Faulkner
Art Center
Chicago
Fine Arts
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