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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
1
The Record editor urges readers who owe for advertising, printing, or subscriptions to pay promptly to relieve mounting debts and buy essentials like coal and produce. The piece blends a humorous stampede for payment with a call for civic duty and hints at political commentary on partisanship.
Dozens of Frontier Days riders and rope wranglers remain in New York following a Wild West Stampede at Sheepshead Bay. Prizes totaling 50 000 dollars were awarded but cash payments have not arrived. Promoters may fund a benefit to cover losses borne by Irwin Brothers and others.
A caustic editorial tirade targets Republicans and local papers, praising Governor Harding’s allies while ridiculing rivals as bush-whacking mugwumps. The piece notes Colorado teachers drawing Iowa teachers west, mentions Joe Reynolds in town, and reports a Loveland newspaper office robbery of twenty dollars with a sharp admonition about pay and prudence.
Readers express disgust at sensational coverage of Dorothea Vollmer and her elopement. The column denounces the gossip mill and urges honoring true friendship and support figures like Mrs. Vinnie Aldrich and Hamburg residents returning home after visits. Amos W. Shipman travels to Ohio to visit relatives.
Md I Newton of Anita remains in Atlantic hospital after a serious operation. Doctors enforce rest and silence as he awaits discharge. Neighbors report visitors, a friendly yellow dog from Anita, and growing curiosity about the new hospital wing. Elmer Doop, once a barber in Anita, has died after years of local service.
The First M. E. Church announces year end with Sunday as the last service, next Epworth League service in a week, and the Glenwood conference starting September 6 led by Bishop Struntz. Pledges from last fall should arrive by September 1 and meetings include Teacher's Training Class and Sunday School Board at Mrs. S T Perry's. A chicken pie dinner is planned for Friday September 1 in the church dining rooms. A King's Heralds meeting will be held Saturday at Dorothy Moreland's home.
Congregational Church notes cover Ladies Aid Society meeting next Thursday, Bible school and preaching topics, and a Midweek prayer service. Local items report theft of a front wheel, tubes, and accessories from W. O. Clark and A. J. Joy’s garage with no clear clues. Additional items note travel plans of S. F. Cooper and wife, Harold H. Blanchard’s job change, and tax/ court notices in Cass County.
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