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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1921
Page
7
J. Eby and his wife of Atlantic were Christmas day guests of L. B. Trumbull and wife and Godfrey Miller.
Mrs G M Aldrich entertained a company of friends Thursday evening in their home, enjoying a very fascinating game of 500 with lively bidding and cheerful play reported by local observers.
Bruno Scholl seventy nine years old remains active in the St. Paul Housewives League and veterans groups. A former German shoe maker and Civil War veteran, he lives alone at 130 Ronda Street and contributes his views on dress and reform, while assisting Ellsworth Circle women with historic drill and serving as a veteran leader. He was paroled from Libby prison after Chancellorsville and later held roles as chaplain in Garfield Post and mentor to civic groups.
The item mixes satire on editors and doctors with local briefings. Exchange Howard Houston of Orion and relatives of S. C. Turner and R. D. Vernon are noted, along with winter tourists and potential cost concerns in California and Florida. Public schools’ costly size is referenced, as eggs sales yield substantial local revenue.
A fragment discusses a new approach to loaning money described as cheaper than existing fogs, praised by Mr. Sharon and linked to the War Finance Corporation under Eagle Grove Times.
The Anita Record laments timber loss in the prairie country and urges legislative tax exemptions for woodland up to 30 acres per quarter section to encourage planting and preserve timber. It notes higher farm values with remaining woods and calls for action before more land is cleared.
Mrs Peter Scott Jr was honored at a surprise party in Anita hosted by a group of women friends. The event celebrated her impending move to Adair where her husband will oversee Iowa Electric Light & Power Company interests. A Bible gift marked the occasion. Attendees included Mesdames Florence Higen, Fred Knowlton, P A Rickel, B M Kohl, Roscoe Tunner, and Miss Evona Krews ton, Lily Louden, Gladys Mozens.
A long speculative passage cites Eddie Ritzenbacher claiming Japan could assemble fifty to a hundred bombing planes and strike the U S coast within fifteen hours, reaching San Francisco then spreading over the nation with destructive raids. The piece questions defense priorities and the air threat posed by Japan.
South West Iowa chiropractors gathered in Council Bluffs on December 1 for their regular bi monthly meeting. The morning featured short addresses and reports from the Des Moines state meet while the afternoon focused on routine business including a drive to improve member services and records.
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