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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
1
Town residents are urged to conserve water as the supply dwindles due to heavy daily use by the Street Paving Company. An emergency famine risk is noted unless consumption drops. neighbors with good wells may help supply temporary needs while paving concrete bases progresses over four to five weeks.
Ernest A. Stone of Andover South Dakota visits the Record office to report unusually good crops this year. He says corn is as strong as in Iowa and that favorable prices would lift business, reflecting solid financial conditions at his bank job.
Dr. Fred G. Salisbury and his family of Hanley Canada are spending several weeks in the county visiting relatives and friends.
A man yesterday sought to purchase one of Anita's barber shops in the city but did not succeed in his bid.
A Tuesday night rain wind and electrical storm damaged crops and livestock across rural areas feeding Anita. Farmers report significant losses in multiple counties and call for aid. Local officials urge caution as weather warnings remain in effect.
Former County Attorney Wm C Bryant of Griswold is seriously ill with symptoms indicating typhoid fever. His friends across the county hope for his speedy recovery.
Robert Dasher fifteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Harry C Dasher was thrown from a horse while driving cattle two miles west of Anita. He suffered a severe fracture of the left arm at the elbow after his horse bolted and struck a tree. He was treated by Dr H E Campbell who performed X rays and reduction with Dr C L Campbell of Atlantic assisting.
Mrs. Pearl Hutton Shrader formerly Pearl Hut ton who grew up in Atlantic is slated to sing tonight at nine coast time on HHJ station via Los Angeles Times network. The broadcast may be cancelled if Harding illness keeps the president from speaking. callers should attend in case it proceeds. Shrader will perform a full program with flute accompaniment and is sister to several Atlantic and Anita residents.
Mrs L E Stiles learning to drive misjudged a turn at Elliott and struck a brick pier. The pier collapsed and the roof sagged until timbers were used to shore it up, likely saving lives.
Relatives in Anita and nearby areas announce the birth of a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Strasburger in Dallas Texas on July 18. The mother is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gus Hunter of Mission Texas, former Anita residents, and Jeanne is the first great grandchild of Mr. and Mrs. John Hunter of this city.
Mrs. Fred Bell has been quite ill the past week and is under the treatment of Dr. G. M. Adair.
Ralph Suplee has his dwelling house connected to the city water and sewer systems, completing service hookup and municipal utility connections.
Wm. R. Pilmer of South Dakota visits Cass county relatives and friends. he is a brother of James and John Pilmer.
An effort is under way to stage a grand parade of Cass county Sunday School scholars at the county fair on Tuesday September 5th.
Louis Anderson, confined to bed with a serious illness, undergoes two operations for relief and continues to show improvement as he recovers.
Attorney Earl 8 S. Holton, confined at home for two weeks by a serious illness, shows slow improvement though remains bed bound and receives the family physician daily.
Township trustees and the Board of Supervisors announce strict enforcement of weed cutting along public highways across the county in accordance with the law.
An item notes President Harding on a west trip visiting Wichita and a large Kansas wheat field near Chester ONeil’s farm. He mounted a tractor and made several rounds, signaling familiarity with farming duties to local farmers. Chester ONeil is Glen Welton’s uncle.
Thos. W. Smither returns to his Los Angeles home after visiting his mother Mrs. Mary Smither sisters Miss Lillian Smither Mrs. L. E. Bear and brother G. O. Smither in the area. He is state representative for the Hudson Automobile Company. He is accompanied by his mother and sister who will visit Bremerton Washington with her brother Joseph Miller and her son Charles W. Smither.
Thos. T. Smith of Leesburg Illinois a former prominent local resident spends weeks with relatives and friends. Mrs. Smith visited Morris Illinois to see daughter Mrs. Paul Brown and will reach Anita later. Uncle Tom appears well and cared for by someone.
Mr and Mrs Marsh Millhollin enjoyed a rare homecoming Sunday with all their children present including A L Millhollin wife and son Earl of Omaha J V Mahan and wife of Guthrie Center Iowa Laura Millhollin of Des Moines Homer Millhollin and wife Howard Millhollin of the city in attendance for a family dinner hosted in their honor.
Noland and Miss Norma Musick are spending the week with relatives and friends at Magnolia Iowa.
The Ladies' Cemetery Association conducted a business meeting on Saturday with strong attendance, reflecting active local involvement in cemetery affairs.
Mrs Wm H Armstrong of the Wiota area has been seriously ill for two weeks with a complication of physical ailments.
A baby girl was born last week to Mr. and Mrs. Chas V Wilson in a private family announcement.
Mother J. S. Hunter has been ill for the past week and is under the care of the family physician for treatment.
Leon G. Voorhees left Friday for a business trip to Chicago and will visit Oklahoma before returning.
Mrs. Phoebe Tharnish and her daughter Miss Romaine attended the funeral of the late Mrs. John Tharnish in Atlantic last week.
Miss Edna Carey is spending her vacation in Des Moines where she is engaged in writing insurance policies.
Mrs. Claude E. Blakesley and her daughter Miss Maxine left Monday for their new home in Belleville Kansas where Claude is the manager of a department store.
A. B. Stone has returned from Andover South Dakota where he visited his son Ernie A. Stone of the Andover State Bank.
Mr and Mrs Val Kreamer of Long Beach California and Mr and Mrs Chas Ragan were guests at a six o clock dinner Saturday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs E C Porch.
Misses Arline Sisler and Goldie Parker returned from Cheyenne Wyoming where they visited relatives in the family of Samuel Deets once residents near Anita.
Geo W Boatright and wife from Stuart visited the city Friday as guests of E E McIntyre and friends. Miss Virginia Boatright, who had been a guest of the McIntyres, accompanied them home.
Mrs Louise Hardersen and her mother Mrs Wilhelm Hettinger spend several weeks in Meyronne Canada with sister and daughter Mrs Andrew Schwab and brother and son William Hettinger.
F P Johnston of Guthrie Center connected with the Iowa Electric Company securities department was in the city Monday on business tied to the company’s interests in Anita and surrounding area.
Mrs. F. M. Stacey and daughters Clara Helen and Florence, guests of her daughter and sister Mrs. A. R. Robinson for two weeks, returned to Ringsted Iowa on Sunday with Mr. Robinson driving.
Town officials note concrete crossings removed from streets could be repurposed for public use if Anita owned a rock crusher. Without one, a rock pile might serve as a community project to curb speed by letting residents drive to the limit for city benefit.
Co. W. Garlock the Superintendent elect of Anita schools has leased Mrs Edith Turner's residence and plans to move his family from Pleasantville Iowa this week.
A. R. Robinson of the Anita Bank completed a 160 mile auto journey in under six hours, with part of the trip takes through muddy roads in northern Iowa.
Miss Emily Bailey formerly living in Anita cared for children at her sister Florence Robison’s home south of Adair. She spent Saturday night and Sunday with friends in Anita.
Miss Lydia Kuehn of the Walnut Grove Company returned Sunday from a week long vacation spent in Chicago with her sister Miss Esther Kuehn a stenographer in the Marshall Field Co office.
A caller at the Record office on Tuesday arrived with his daughter Mrs. O. W. Sullivan and daughter Miss Helen of Masena and another granddaughter Miss Evelyn Smith of Elkhart Indiana.
Miss Jeannette Albers formerly stenographer at Citizens' State Bank spent a few days in Anita visiting friends. She is en route from California to Des Moines after enjoying a vacation there.
Miss Ollie Beason, once of Anita, now head nurse at a major New York City hospital, earned the position through long faithful service in Chicago where her abilities were recognized. Born on the Lewis Beason homestead near Anita, she is sister to Charlie Beason of Chicago livestock firms and Lew H. Beason Jr. of Los Angeles. Friends in Anita offer congratulations on her laudable professional achievement.
A portrayal of the local businessman as a banker merchant or contractor who lives in the town and supports the community. The piece argues the home town man buys locally pays taxes supports churches and charities, pays employees and keeps money circulating locally, and cannot afford to overcharge or sell inferior goods.
Large stone and rock pillars for the east and west cemetery entrances are being erected and will be completed next week. Leonard R. Goodpasture supervises the work, which is expected to be one of the finest of its kind in the surrounding country.
Miss Edna Mardison and Victor ia Richter have been assisting Mrs. Fred Bell during the past week.
Mrs Fred Ditman departed last week to Cody Wyoming to spend several weeks with her daughter.
K F Goetsche and wife of Magnolia Iowa were Sunday guests of Cole Musick and family visiting in town with them.
A tourist sped along Anita’s freshly paved Main Street well above the limit, paying the usual toll for the privilege as local enforcement observed the violation.
Roy H Eneix his wife and daughter Miss Marjorie spent the week in Anita with the Bangham families and returned to Eagle Grove Sunday traveling via Des Moines where they visited Lew C Bangham's family.
Miss Esther Kuehn of Chicago and her siblings planned a visit to Anita this week but she will be delayed a few days due to an operation to remove a troublesome toe that has troubled her for weeks.
A prolonged electrical demonstration disrupted general activity in the area on Tuesday night and Wednesday, followed by heavy rainfall estimated in the millions of dollars in value. The event brought work, including paving, to a temporary halt in most labor lines.
Anita Post holds a regular meeting with many boys present. The group ordered grave markers for fallen soldiers and elected delegates to the Mason City state convention on August 16 and 17. Delegates include G M De Camp, H E Bartley, M E Burkhart with alternates W T Biggs, W A Linfor, Merle Wilson.
A rock and stone pile for pillars at Evergreen Cemetery near Anita draws many snakes of various sizes as L A Goodpasture builds the pillars. One worker avoided the rock pile claiming any snake would scare him, regardless of length.
Mrs. Fred Heddens and son Don ald left Monday for Des Moines to visit relatives and friends after a week with her mother Mrs. Maggie Roméy her uncle James Scanlon and Grandma Mother Scanlon Mrs. Heddens formerly Miss Frances Ed wards Anita girl
Chas. H. Bartley, his wife and son Paul, have returned home after visiting relatives and friends in Missouri.
Ralph Oathoudt and his wife have relocated to the residence on West Main Street, occupying a home recently vacated by Ernie Barnholdt.
Nelse Johnson and family moved to their new residence on Tuesday taking over the house recently vacated by Howard Marshall.
C Ross Wiley and wife of Atlantic former Hotel Victoria owners spent the day in Anita as guests of Mr and Mrs Chris Vohs.
The home properties of Miss Bessie Kirkham and Miss Lacey Gali have been linked to the city sewer and water networks.
The Band boys have leased the second story of the Anita Drug Company building for renovation to fit their convenience.
Carl D. Carson and his wife with Misses Dorothy and Lenore traveled to Colorado and Wyoming and attended the Cheyenne round-up, returning home afterward.
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