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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1922
Page
8
Notice declares a plumbing and heating business in Anita with contact phone 78 48 16 and a request for customers. A Thanksgiving service at First M E Church drew a large audience with a program including vocal solos duets and a reading of parts of the original story.
Ralph Story of Wyoming has invented and patented a Storys Safety Egg Case Holder. The handle attaches to any egg case to prevent spills if overturned. Krause of Cedar Rapids already has a manufacturing contract and Chicago wholesale house will sell the item with Story receiving royalties. The article also notes The DeWitt of DeWitts Little Early Risers was a Wyoming boy.
Fire department answered a Thursday two o'clock alarm at the Forsyth residence on West Main Street. James was seen climbing through the roof by a neighbor who reported the fire. The attic was the origin and remains under investigation. Rain overnight helped save the building and nearby structures.
The advertisement notes holiday goods on display with many gifts for family members. It mentions Mrs. Harry Scholl of Washburn North Dakota recovering from a serious operation after a recent procedure.
Anita Drug Co advertises an elegant line of ladies hand bags and purses ideal for Christmas gifts. Nelse Johnson of Omaha is spending a few days in Anita. L. M. Martin and family from Atlantic visited J. L. Carey and wife.
Mrs F R Howard and family spent Thanksgiving Day as guests of relatives in the country.
Dr. Phil T Williams and family joined W C Williams for Thanksgiving at the Menlo area home. J A Cooper and L E Bean family members dined with S F Cooper and his wife on Thanksgiving Day.
A family gathering at the C. L. D. Miller home in Anita featured a bountiful dinner. Miss Ida Biggs of Des Moines planned to spend a few days in Anita with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Abe Biggs. Misses Lela and Sylvia Booth of Des Moines returned home to share Thanksgiving with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Haney Booth.
Notice declares a public auction at 10 oclock A M at the Atlantic Court House front door to sell real estate in Cass county to satisfy a special execution in favor of Emma H Shaw against Mary Bontrager guardian for Nellie L Opal P and Frankie Mae Bontrager and B D Forshay. Property includes parts of Section 32 Township 77 North Range 34 West. Sheriff W A McKee and Deputy Geo H Highley oversee the sale. Amos W Shipman has modernized a dwelling in Atlantic and grading work on the grounds is underway.
The writer argues that a hometown newspaper benefits the community and should be supported by those who benefit little from its work. He asserts that a man who disparages the paper lacks insight into its value and is as unhelpful as a delinquent tax list.
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