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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
1
Fragmented verse lines describe angels singing glory to the newborn King and the Prince of Peace. References to healing, life, and second birth appear amid garbled punctuation and stray quotes.
A critical editorial argues against canceling Allied World War I debt and urges Congress and the President to remove political obstacles. It criticizes Mugwumps and Civil Service beneficiaries, mocks past administrations, and calls for a festive Christmas church program at Congregational Church with detailed service notes.
Property for sale includes Bix lots a ten room house a barn and other buildings with sale on favorable terms via A D Dean. Local notices report illness for Miss Anns Johnson and Esther Armentrout. Hugo Weise sold bakery property to Mrs F R Howard for 930000 with possession March 1st. Rodney Bell from Glenwood Springs visits Anita. University delegate Bill attends Frat convention in Des Moines. U S Walker sells land to J H Bill and Oscar Lindblom at 420 per acre. residence transfers as part of price. Lincoln township Farm Bureau officers elected H Egan vice president FA Daughenbaugh secretary.
The text notes diplomats profiting from brief contact with American minds and questions Des Moines city jail as a joke while highlighting Germany’s apparent ease in deferring long overdue payments. It presents a wry, opinionated take on policy diplomacy and international financial obligations.
Wesley Johnson was a Sunday guest at Mrs. Balou's home. A. F. Pine owns eighty six head of steers in feeding and nearing market. Arlo Johnson spent Sunday at home. Ray Smidge, a traveling salesman, is home for the holidays. Albert Karos and wife and Miss Lillian Stickel were Sunday guests of Mrs. Lena Ballou and sisters. W. H. Egan, wife and daughter Mary, were guests last week of J. E. Miller and family in Adair.
School notes cover planned vacation events, a Christmas dinner for faculty, and student performances. Fourth grade voices, soloists, and a freshmen quartet are noted, along with high school Christmas parties at various homes and social visits from local residents.
Anita hosts a community Christmas tree in the square opposite The Anita Bank Crawford Anita Drug County Burkhart corners. Gift to Godfrey committee, reflecting public spirit since Mr. Miller moved to Anita in the seventies. Tree lit with multicolor electric lights. handiwork of Peter Scott Jr. program starts at 8 08 p m Saturday December 2.
In the midwest crisis bankers kept patrons afloat avoiding foreclosures, preventing a wider panic. Attorneys discouraged bankruptcy and costly litigation to stabilize money markets, with both groups sacrificing gains to keep the economy steady. Also notes visitors and a Valley Junction sisters’ reunion in Atlantic.
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