Chas M Spry Dies Sudden In Cass County
Chas M Spry longtime Cass county resident died suddenly from heart trouble at his Grant township home near Anita. Born July 1870 in Benton township he was 54. He leaves wife Melvina Lewis and six children Hazel Clarence Charles Jr Clyde Cleo. three brothers and four sisters.
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Chas. M. Spry
Cass County
Grant Township
Anita
Elias Spry
Benton Township
Iowa
Ubon County
Clarence
Charles
Clyde
Cleo
Clarice
Marion Spry
O'Neil
Nebraska
Oliver Spry
St. Louis
Missouri
Dell Spry
Wiota
Alice Everett
Alamoosa
Colorado
Ed. F. Lewis
H. C. Lewis
Ida Colflesh
Des Moines
Oregon Proposal to Prohibit Dog Carrying on Automobiles
The Oregon State Humane Society plans to push a bill titled An Act Regulating and Prohibiting Carrying Dogs on Automobiles. It would make it unlawful to carry a dog on any external part of a car unless secured by a protective carrier. The Industrial News Bureau supports enacting similar laws nationwide.
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Oregon State Humane Society
State
Santa Claus in Atlantic Prepares Christmas Festivities
Atlantic will dress for the season with a large Christmas tree on Chestnut street and lavish decorations to accompany gifts for children. Committees have been appointed and funds provided to ensure a successful celebration. The Peter E. Voorhees public sale Friday afternoon drew fewer attendees than hoped but yielded satisfactory results given current conditions.
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Peter E. Voorhees
Kennedy Sentenced for Defrauding Railroad Claim
Walter Kenedy, who sued the Fort Dodge Interurban railroad in Boone county courts alleging injury, was sentenced to two years in the penitentiary for attempting to defraud. The railroad proved the suit was a fraud and Kenedy confessed the deception scheme.
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Walter Kenedy
Fort Dodge Interurban Railroad
Boone
Kenedy
Emeline White Celebrates Sixty-Ninth Birthday Surprise Party
Mrs. Emeline White marked her sixty-ninth birthday with a surprise party as family members gathered at her home on Sunday. Guests included S. F. White, Fred Pieper, Louis Pieper, and many relatives from Greenfield Menlo Casey and Atlanta, who enjoyed a bountiful feast and shared memories before departing.
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Emeline White
Mother White
Messrs
Mesdames
S. F. White
Fred Pieper
Louis Pieper
Anderson Bell
Ernest White
Howard and
Harold
Greenfield
Guy White
Evelyn
Menlo
Mayne White
Lucile Carrol
Elva
Betty
Merle White
Casey
Frank Catterson
Bruce Catterson
Clearfield
John S. Houck
Atlantic
Paul
Milo White
Max
Marvin
Howard
Maxine
Theans
Dephene
Gildys
Thomas Bell
Edna Pieper
Grandma White
School House Job Awarded to Masters and Dailey
Grant Township School board awarded the rural district N. 6 school building contract to Masters and Dailey of Orient Iowa for 61875.00 the lowest bid after many bids. The 26 by 35 foot structure will include a basement and furnace. The fire damaged former building necessitated the new construction. Builders will occupy a vacant G. E. McDermott farm building during erection.
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Grant Township
District
N. 6
Masters & Dailey
Orient
Iowa
G. E. McDermott
Bull Abuse Highlighted By Industrial News Bureau
The piece argues most bulls suffer in confinement with mud and filth, deprived of sun, food, and water, dragging them toward madness. It claims bulls respond to humane treatment and that well cared for bulls shown at fairs exhibit better behavior.
Visiting Among Old Friends
Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Dilley, former Anita residents, were in the city yesterday for business and to visit old neighbors. They have lived on a Fontanelle area farm and may move to a nearby farm southeast of Anita.
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L. R. Dilley
Anita
City
Thanksgiving Day in Anita Quiet in Business Section
Anita observed a quiet Thanksgiving Day in its business area while homes hosted reunions and gatherings. Families and friends enjoyed the day with the traditional large dinner and social mingling typical of the holiday.
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Anita
Remembered Grand Parents and Thanksgiving in Winnetoon
Master James, Robert and Glenn Nelson of Winnetoon Nebraska sent a gift box to Mr and Mrs Bertrand Stauffer for Thanksgiving. The box included cand ies and a duck for roasting to mark the Stauffer fifty first wedding anniversary. Children of the Stauffers were not present but listened to their radio favorite. A note in the corner recalls the editor’s youth as a large candy stick is given to Sherman F Jr.
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James, Robert and
Glenn Nelson
Winnetoon, Nebraska
Bertrand Stauffer
Mrs. Stauffer
Sherman F., Jr
Nebraska
Death of Massena Resident Henry Holaday at 67
Longtime Massena figure Henry Holaday died at 10:00 Friday morning at his home after several months of illness from complications. He was 67 and survived by his wife two sons George and Clifford Holaday and two daughters Mrs Joseph Holste of Victoria Township and Mrs Bessie Spies of South Dakota.
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Henry Holaday
Massena
Holaday
George
Clifford Holaday
Joseph Holste
Victoria Township
Bessie Spies
South Dakota
Petition filed in Anita paying case seeks damages
Atlantic News Telegraph reports eighty pages of typewritten cross petition allege discrepancies and breach of contract by Cook and Stucker. Attorneys Lynch and Byers of Adair and H P Ziegler of Anita represent Anita taxpayers, seeking $100000.00 in the district court filing last week.
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Atlantic News- Telegraph
Anita
Atorneys Lynch & Byers
Adair
H. P. Ziegler
Cook & Stucker
District Court
Well Known People Married In Guthrie Center
On Thursday November 20 at the Presbyterian parsonage in Guthrie Center Iowa Miss Hallie Anita DeMent daughter of Mr and Mrs Thos F DeMent and Herbert Cooper son of Mr and Mrs Robert A Cooper were married by Rev H Claire Walker The couple, born and raised in Anita county area, will be at home on a farm in Audubon county after March 1.
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Presbyterian Parsonage
Guthrie Center
Iowa
Hallie Anita DeMent
Thos. F. DeMent
Herbert Cooper
Robert A. Cooper
H. Claire Walker
Anita
Audubon County
Anita High School to Host Adair in December Basketball Doubleheader
Anita High School prepares for a Friday double header against Adair with local fans in attendance. Both Anita teams defeated Adair last season and will seek another win as Adair brings a veteran squad to the local floor. Tip-off is at 7 30 p m.
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Anita High School
Adair
Anita
Five Years At Fort Madison For Bank Embezzlement
John Beebe the Maine Savings Bank cashier pleaded guilty to larceny by embezzlement in connection with the bank’s January failure. He was sentenced in Judge Dowell’s Atlantic court to five years at Fort Madison on one of twenty indictments while the others remain. Beebe, 32 and married, left immediately with papers to begin his sentence, avoiding custody. John T. Clausen, bank president, faces sixteen indictments and remains on bond awaiting trial.
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Maine Savings Bank
John Beebe
J. S. Dowell
Atlantic
Fort Madison
Beebe
Dowell
Bebe
John T. Clausen
Among the Old Home Folks
Thos. Stephenson formerly of Anita now resides in Dutch Flat California visiting his old Iowa neighbors. He plans a week or ten day return to California for business while expressing fond memories of Anita and pride in California’s climate and opportunities.
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Thos. Stephenson
Anita
Dutch Flat
California
Mrs. Stephenson
Mr. Stephenson
Iowa
Tommy
Iowa in the Beginning: Geological History of the State
John E. Briggs, editor of Palimsest, explains Iowa’s ancient past. Sea incursions, repeated submergence, and sandstone and limestone records reveal tropical marshes, coal peat, gypsum, and multiple glaciations that shaped the loamy prairies.
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Iowa
Prairies
John E. Briggs
State Historical Society
Allamakee County
Iowa Prairies
Hook Undergoes Delicate Operation In Mercy Hospital
Chas W Hook former Anita resident and Farmers Insurance adjuster in Cedar Rapids underwent a very delicate operation to remove a growth near his left ear in Mercy Hospital. The procedure was successful and he is recovering rapidly.
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Chas. W. Hook
Anita
Farmers’ Insurance Company
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Mercy Hospital
Uncle Jerry Regains Health in City Visit
J. M. Shay, longtime resident and notable former citizen of the Wio ta area, has spent the past week in the city receiving treatment for recently developed ailments. Friends will be glad to learn of his improvement as he emphasizes self care for a longer life.
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J. M. Shay
Wiota
Jerry
New Baby Arrives in Des Moines Home
Mr and Mrs Do McLennon welcome their first child in Des Moines. The infant brings joy to grandparents Grandpa and Grandma J D Peterson and to the extended Peterson family. The mother formerly Miss Leola Peterson.
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McLennon
Des Moines
J D. Peterson
Leola Peterson
Jolly Frozen Club Meets for Carpet Rag Sewing
The Jolly fozen Club gathered Tuesday with Mrs Tony Kopp at her home east of Anita. They spent a pleasant afternoon sewing carpet rags and turning fabric scraps into a rug while refreshments were served.
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Jolly Fozen” Club
Tony Kopp
Anita
Gone South for the Winter Birds Depart for Southern Migration
The article notes migratory birds fly southward by night in great flocks and urges readers to aid remaining birds by placing food near homes. It chides gun enthusiasts who shoot at birds and suggests protective measures like shelter and water for the birds’ wintering needs.
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Southland
Death of Former Anita Lady Mrs Valentine Roush
Old-time friends report the death of Mrs. Valentine Roush at age 71 last week at her home near Sioux City. The Roush family lived in Anita in the 1880s with Mr. Roush employed at the Anita flouring mill once owned by Dr. W. D. Rood. The family later moved to Lewis and then northwest Iowa.
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Valentine Roush
Sioux City
Roush
Anita
W. D. Rood
Lewis
Iowa
High Cost of Living Revealed in Old New Hampshire Records
Oid documents recently surfaced in New Hampshire show Judge Jonathan Lawrence paid 20 cents a pound for butter and 12 cents a dozen for eggs at a local general store seventy two years ago. Other prices listed include apples 19 cents per peck flour 5 25 a barrel gloves 28 cents a pair flannel 30 cents a yard and sheeting 12 cents a yard. Wheat topped 3 50 per bushel after the Napoleonic and American civil wars.
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Oid
New Hampshire
Jonathan Lawrence
Shower for Blushing Bride and Berea School Entertainment
Mrs. Earl Lantz hosted a shower for Miss LaVerne Steele with about 35 guests who offered advice and gifts. Berea school held a large community program with performances by B H T Entertainers and the Berea Standard School Orchestra, raising funds to finish paying the school piano and fund future improvements.
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Earl Lantz
LaVerne Steele
Wm. Steele
Miss Steele
Leland Lantz
Paul Steele
Berea School
Berea Standard School
Berea
Iowa State Institutions Count 10128 Inmates and Dependents
The November 1 census lists totals across facilities: Mount Pleasant 122 with five inebriate women, Independence 1324 with twenty inebriates, Clarinda 1282, Cherokee 1251, Anamosa 1027, Fort Madison 962, Rockwell City 65, Eldora 349 boys, Mitchellville 178 girls, Davenport orphanage 498, Toledo new school 172, Glenwood Institute 1526, Woodward 161 feeble minded, 316 epileptics, Oakdale tubercular 296, Soldiers' Home Marshalltown 599, totaling 10 128 cared for by Iowa.
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State Hospital For the Insane
Mount Pleasant
Independence
Clarinda Hosital
Cherokee
Anamosa
Fort Madison
Rockwell City
Eldora
Mitchellville
Davenport
New School
Toledo
Glenwood
Woodward
Oakdale
Marshalltown
Iowa
Good Price For Corn Needed For Farmers In Iowa County
Iowa and Cass county corn should fetch from $1.00 to 80 cents per bushel in the coming months. A stable price would help local farmers recover from the 1924 shortage and in turn aid broader industries and business sectors that rely on agricultural demand.
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Iowa and
Cass County
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