Long Beach Growth and California Travel Notes from R. R. Suplee
A traveller writes from sunny California describing a month long stay, postal renewals for the Anita Record, road conditions across Kansas, Colorado, and New Mexico, and a rapid Long Beach population rise from 34 000 in 1910 to 156 000 today. He notes mild winter averages around 55 degrees and 65 in summer, comments on orange pear and grape markets, and mentions proximity to the ocean and local produce markets. He expects a future ocean swim and sends greetings to Record readers.
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Sherm
Kansas
Colorado
New Mexico
Lowa
Long Beach
Time Mail From Long Beach Personals Note
A 1929 payment for a record arrives from a Long Beach resident living in a wealthy city. The writer mentions Jim Bruce’s daughters, Masonic lodge activity, and a son Bill employed by Banker Hellman in Los Angeles with a good salary. Plans include returning to Anita for repairs on a farm dwelling and buildings.
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Cedar Street
Long Beach
Calif
Sherm
Jim’ Bruce
O. K
Bill
Hellman
Los Angeles
Beverly Hills
Anita
If an editor speaks truth to power editor satire
A prose poem criticizes professions editors and doctors, noting harsher public reactions to editors errors. It contrasts consequences for editors versus doctors, editors facing lawsuits and ridicule, doctors getting sympathy and silence. It ends with a claim that editors must be born, not made by college.
Ed L Newton Family Reunion Brings Twenty Together in Anita
A Christmas Day gathering at the Ed L Newton home on East Main Street Anita united twenty relatives. Attendees included sons Glen R Newton of Nevada Iowa Hobart E Newton of Stuart Iowa Emmett Newton of Glenwood Iowa son-in-law and daughter Chas M Salmon of Cambridge Ohio sister G H Petty of Atlantic Iowa her grandchildren Graydon and Helen Asay and brother Nate Newton with his wife and daughter of Massa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. L. Newton
Newton
East Main Street
Anita
Glen R. Newton
Nevada
Iowa
Hobart E. Newton
Stuart
Emmett Newton
Glenwood
Chas. M. Salmon
Cambridge
Ohio
G. H. Petty
Atlantic
Graydon
Helen Asay
Nate
Massena
Visiting Old Home Folks
Dr. James C. Carey and family of West Liberty are guests of their parents Mrs. Amy Carey and Mrs. Oren Burns and other relatives. The Carneys are former Anita residents now thriving in veterinary practice and business.
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James C. Carey
West Liberty
Amy Carey
Oren Burns
Carey
Anita
Prohibition Enforcement Funds Draw Fire Over Waste
The piece criticizes a Congress appropriation of two hundred seventy million dollars for enforcing prohibition. It argues the sum plus officer salaries is excessive and urges strict economy and to lighten the tax burden, railing against government waste.
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Congress
Extra penny gasoline tax funds town highways
An extra penny per gallon on gasoline is urged as a fair tax to build permanent public highways and improve secondary roads. The proposal frames motorists and tourists as contributors to local infrastructure with surplus funds accelerating road upgrades.
Iowa 1S Not Busted Refutes Calamity Claims
In a year nearing end more than fifty million dollars has been spent on new building, 29 percent more than last year. The piece argues Iowa could have even greater prosperity if not for calamity-howlers and hot-air squirters.
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Iowa
Women to the Front Debate Over Mussolini Claim
Mussolini declares women in industry and politics are a failure. The piece argues that in the United States women influence in politics and industry is extensive and often superior to men, despite his view.
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Mussolini
Italy
United States
Christmas at Anita High by school grades and gifts
Anita public schools held Christmas tree activities with grade gifts exchange and a short program at the high school. Students enjoyed solo numbers, a Bible Christmas story, carols, and a visit from Santa Claus as gifts were distributed before holiday recess. Schools reopen January 3, 1929.
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Anita Public
M. T. Burham
Lilith Baker
B Ham
Jolly O Santa Claus
Alumni Visit Anita High Boosts School Spirit
A large group of Anita high alumni returned last week for the pep meeting on Friday. Byron Turner Gerald Bell Ivan Turner and Gail Metheny spoke warmly of their alma mater and its enduring place in their hearts despite attending other large state institutions.
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Anita High
Anita
Byron Turner
Gerald Bell
Ivan Turner
Gail Metheny
Community Sickness and Recovery in Anita Area
Clarence N Campbell is recovering from a severe flu attack confined to home and bed for over a week. Carl H Daubendiek returns from Alton Iowa after rebuilding his father W H Daubendieks telephone line. The Anita community reports unprecedented sickness but slow, satisfactory recoveries. Miss Lillian Metz in Mercy hospital training spends holidays at her parents home due to illness. Rev Miss Leora Miars could not attend early morning union services at Anita Congregational church on Tuesday.
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Clarence N. Campbell
Carl H. Daubendiek
Alton
Iowa
W. H. Daubendiek
Anita
Orient
Leora Miars
Anita Congregational Church
No Trapping or Hunting Notice on Taylor Property
Notice declares no hunting or trapping allowed on premises at 477pd. pre ae. by M N Taylor.
Wintering in California at 108 Roswell Avenue Long Beach
The record moves to 108 Roswell Avenue Long Beach California for the winter. Mr Baker, a Lincoln township pioneer and former Idaho legislator, with daughter Emma Murray, joins a large Anita Cass counties exodus wintering in Long Beach among a former community.
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Sherm
Nampa
Idaho
Roswell Avenue
Long Beach
California
Baker
Lincoln Township
H. G. Armentrout
Emma Murray
Calif
Anita and
Cass Canty
Reward Offered for Buick Theft on Main Street
Fifty dollars reward for information leading to locating the person or persons who took a Buick from Main street Monday evening. The car was driven all night and returned badly damaged, needing many new parts and equipment. Reward paid immediately on receipt of information. B. C. Calkins.
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Main Street
B. C. Calkins
Headed by a trusted choice for agriculture relief
The commission tasked with overseeing agricultural relief will appoint the best qualified leader. Merle Robison, a student at Iowa State College, Ames, is visiting his parents in the city. A runaway car crashed into the Odd Fellows building, shattering plate glass in the Crescent Cafe area owned by Mrs. Chas. L. Wilson.
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Merle Robison
Iowa State College At
Ames
City
Mrs. C. A. Robison
Odd Fellows
Chas. L. Wilson
Crescent Cafe
Christmas Day Guests at Forshay Home
Christmas day dinner guests at Mr. and Mrs. Forshay included B. D. Forshay and wife of this city E. L. Murrow and wife of Corydon Iowa Thos K Murrow wife and baby of Des Moines.
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Mick Forshay
B. D. Forshay
This City
E. L. Murrow
Corydon, Iowa
Thos. K. Murrow
Des Moines
Metz Returns From Des Moines Conference With Governor
Mike Metz and the Iowa secondary highway commission met with Governor John Hammill in Des Moines to discuss matters that will form the basis of the Governor's recommendation to the legislature on Iowa's secondary highways.
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Mike Metz
Des Moines
Secondary Highway Commission
John Hammill
Iowa
One On Your Uncle Hiram S Hawes Street Fort Collins
A letter from a reader in Fort Collins Colorado explains a missing money order for Record dues and the sender's attempt to replace it. He mentions Mollie and aging, work, a Colorado landslide, and a Democratic governor. He closes with best wishes for the Record and friends.
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Sherm
Mollie
Colorado
Subscription Remittance Letter for Local Record
A resident at 429 Locust Street Jeffersonville Indiana mails a fund check for two dollars to pay one year's subscription to the Record. The letter notes the first copy arrived last week and references an order placed by "Dad."
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Record
Enclosing Check for Subscription to the Record
A personal note from Nettie Cate at 7830 Oglesby Avenue Chicago Illinois sends an enclosing check for another year's subscription to the Record and wishes a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to the recipient and family with love and friendship.
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Sherm
Nettie Cate
Mid Fruit and Flowers
Mr and Mrs J D Peterson plan a winter in California with relatives across the state. They will be on the go much of the time and see a wide variety of country, returning home in early spring.
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J. D. Peterson
California
Holidaying with Home Folks in Anita
Lawrence Reed and wife of Omaha spent Christmas day in Anita with the W. S. Reed family and other relatives. Mrs. Reed, formerly Miss Muriel Butler a former Anita public school teacher, received a cordial welcome from many friends.
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Lawrence Reed
Omaha
Anita
W. S. Reed
Reed
Muriel Butler
Anita Public
Mrs Mike Metz Undergoes Tonsil Operation at Campbell Hospital
Mrs Mike Metz of Benton township was operated on for tonsil removal at Dr H E Campbell hospital on Thursday. She is now recovering at the home of Mr and Mrs Leo Borgers on North Whites Avenue, receiving care from her daughter Miss Lillian Metz and the attending surgeon.
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Mike Metz
Benton Township
Dr. H. E. Campbell Hospital
Leo Borgers
North White’s Avenue
Lillian Metz
Time and Place for It Congress Session for Farm Relief
The text calls for a special session pledged by Mr. Hoover to enact farm relief legislation before the election. It argues that session should focus on farm relief with other matters as secondary and avoid pet measures or unfinished business.
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Congress
Hoover
The Sin of Insincerity Scores Political Cropping
A brief item notes the perceived insincerity of farm relief proponents who pressured action for agriculture nationwide, now drawing attention in the limelight post election.
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Adam
Iowa Legislature Session Promises Busy Political Period
During the upcoming Des Moines session, state politics will surge with candidate maneuvers for state and district offices. The period will see rapid shifts and strategic actions to meet emergent needs as politicians jockey for advantage.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Adam and Eve Kiss Chorus
A playful verse recounts Adam asking Eve for a kiss and Eve replying with a coy and ecstatic pronouncement that she does not care if she does.
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Adam
Eve
Christmas box from sister sent real Holly
Mrs. T. E. Root received a Christmas box from her sister on the west coast. The package contained a goodly supply of real holly.
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T. E. Root
West Coast
Rose Tournament Parade At Haver's In Pasadena Appeal
Anita area folks invite former residents and tourists to New Year’s gathering at Haver's in Pasadena to enjoy a basket dinner and watch the Rose Tournament parade. Lorraine Hubbell will ride on a float as 200 plus former Anita residents are expected to attend a yearly jolly event with a local boatload of good wishes.
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Sherm
Uncle George
A. Mary Haver’s
Haver’s
North Hudson
Pasadena
Lorraine Hubbell
Lee Hubbell
Harry H. Cate
How to Run a Newspaper
A columnist argues readers should not dictate newspaper operations and questions Christ would run a paper. The piece jokes that no editor or preacher can tell the whole truth for thirty days, suggesting truthfulness is impractical in local journalism.
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Jimmy
Christ
Congressman Earl W. Vincent and Mrs. Vincent in Washington
The Record reports a letter from Congressman Earl W. Vincent noting he and Mrs. Vincent are comfortably located in the Capitol during the closing session. He describes a pleasant drive from Guthrie Center to Washington and says Anita Record feels like a letter from home in their temporary residence.
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Record
Earl W. Vincent
Visit With Old Friends From Atlantic Resident
Mrs. G. H. Petty of Atlantic, longtime Anita teacher, spent Christmas in Anita with her brother Ed L Newton and family. She visited old friends and neighbors and was joined by her two grandchildren Graydon and Helen Asay.
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G. H. Petty
Atlantic
Anita
Anita Public
Ed. L. Newton
Graydon
Helen Asay
Old Home Paper Subscription Request
A reader in Chicago writes to renew the old home paper for another year sending a $2.00 check. The note wishes a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to Sherm and family with affectionate regards.
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Sherm
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Los Angeles Evening Express
R. R. Suplee
Sam
Beverly Hills, Calif
Ed L Newton
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluff’s
M. N. Taylor
Hiram
Hawes Street
Fort Collins
Locust Street
Jeffersonville
Ind
Oglesby, Ave
Chicago, Ilinois
Rongers Brothers
Tae Rexall
Avenue 64
Chicago
Illinois
Leo Rongers
Rexall Drug Store
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