School notes highlight absences and tests at Anita
Several pupils missed classes with colds. Miss Fraser and others traveled to Omaha to hear Harry Lauder. Sophomore and Junior classes took the Currant Events Test, with future testing planned for seventh and eighth grades in May. The piece also discusses pupil per teacher ratios in local high schools and notes a new baby born to Karl Koowlton’s family, celebrated by Anita residents.
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Miss Fraser
McEntry
Honotschlager
Omaha
Harry Lauder
Review of Reviews Magazine
H. R. Bonner
United States Bureau of Education
Iowa
First M. E. Church Schedule And Activities
The First M. E. Church invites members to Sunday School at 10:00 a.m. and morning service at 11:00 a.m. with the Messiah and Old Lumber topics. Epworth League meets 6:30 p.m. and evening service 7:30 p.m. Choir practice begins January 31 followed by Bible study and teacher training from February 1 at 7:30 p.m. A men’s Bible class and Junior League for children are announced for after-school and weekly sessions.
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Epworth League
Local Notes From Anita And Vicinity Update
Reports from Oak Ridge area include Ben Kirkham attending Anita scholarship events while Joe Swinehart assists at his home. Happenings cover Audubon township deliveries, cattle shipments to Omaha, and hog herd illnesses. The community notes also mention Farm Bureau meeting in Guthrie Center and a welfare effort by the Board of Supervisors to stock the County Farm with thoroughbred sheep. Within the week Mrs Haylor’s funeral drew neighbors, and Emwery E Grace leveraged a Nebraska trip to promote Walnut Grove Hog Remedy.
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Nebraska
Emwery E. Grace
Walnut Grove
I O O F Installations Spread Across Cass County
Deputy Grand Master Phil Griffith leads joint installations in Cass County lodges from Massena to Atlantic with Rebekah and Encampment officers, dinners, and new halls. Notable events include Lewis Lodge program on January, and a fire loss followed by a new Cumberland hall.
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Phil Griffith
Massena
J. C. Griffith
Fontanell
Vera B. Hook
Stella Musick
Anita
Cass County
Atlantic
Rebekahs
J.C. Griffith
Fontanelle
Masonic Temple
Wiota
Rebekah
Lewis
Walter Lackey
Alice Okell
Rebekah Lodge
Griswold
Cumberland
Cumberland Lodges
Addie Coombs
Appreciation Note From Miss Boyle Honors Mrs. Henderson
Hannah A Boyle of Crafton Pennsylvania thanks Sherm F Myers Anita Iowa for sending the Atlantic News Telegraph and notes the obituary of Mrs E N Henderson. She recalls the Hendersons as kind hosts whose example should inspire betterment each day.
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Crafton
Pennsylvania
Sherm F
Myers
Anita
Iowa
Sir
Atlantic News-Telegraph
E. N. Henderson
Anita Record
Anita Welcomes Local Insurance Agency Lead
A. F. Rathbun of Home Fire Insurance Co. helped place J. D. Young as the Anita local agent for this well known company and several reliable firms. Young is an experienced veteran and will pursue insurance business in Anita. The piece notes a cold snap and Canadian weather, with Er. G. Allanson and daughters visiting L. M. Johnson’s family.
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Anita
Fe Insurance
A. F. Rathbun
Home Fire Insurance Company
J. D. Young
Coal Price Drop Announced in Des Moines
In Des Moines a fifty cent per ton price reduction for Iowa coal is announced. The move affects local miners and buyers and signals potential changes in regional energy costs.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Atlantic Couple Guests Of Local Family Saturday
N L Eby and his wife of Atlantic visited L B Trumbull and family for a Saturday gathering, sharing hospitality and conversation during the visit.
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N.L. Eby and
Wife
Atlantic
L. B. Trumbull
Family
Albert Kaprus and guests visit Highleys Sunday
Albert Kaprus and his wife with Arlo Sohnsor were Sunday guests of Harry Highley and his wife at their home in a quiet social visit.
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Albert Kaprus
Arlo Sohnsor
Harry, Highley
State cigarette stamp revenue tops half a million dollars
The article notes that state revenue from cigarette stamp sales from July 4 1921 to January 1 1922 exceeded $500 000. A quoted line asks who said a sucker is born every minute and whether it referred to cigarette suckers. The piece links the saying to the era’s tobacco trade in a rhetorical aside.
Fourth Ansal Tournament Opens in St Petersburg
The fourth Ansal tournament for the horseshoe pitching Championship of the United States will be held in St. Petersburg Florida beginning February 22. Local champions Nickie Ehrman Jesse McElfresh Pap Jewett and others are expected to attend.
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United States
St. Petersburg
Florida
Nickie Ehrman
Jesse McElfresh
Pap Jewett
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Defender
Smooth Bob
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Chief
Admiral
Big Designer
Designer
Nebraska State Fair
Sioux City Fair
Mammoth Giant
Sioux City
Nels C. Jenson & Sons
J.M. Reed
A. W. Harvey
W. N. Anderson
Howard Allanson
J. M. Johnson
Record
Karl Koowlton
Ma Keniton
South Anita
M. E. Church
W.r.radliff
Oak Ridge and Vicinity
Chas. FH
Graham
Ben Kirkham
Anita Schol
Joe Swinehart
Charlie Graham
Henry Franz
Parkinson Boys
Adair
John Turner
Eric
Farm Bureau
Guthrie Center
Self Improved
David Alexander
Rob Bain
Albert Moorey
Mr. Bain
Emer Shearer
Levi Walker
Will Kirkham
George Graham
Bernie Baylor
McDermott
Albert Karns
Wade Sisters
Board of Supervisors
Peter Scott Jr
Nettie Cate
Chicago
City
C. A. Thompson
H H Cate
J.H Hill
Oscar Lindblom
Farmers’ Coop
RH. A. Boyle
Hannah A. Boyle
Home Insurance Company
NEW Work
J.D. Young
Canada
Texas
Er. G. Allanson
Misses Marie
Mildred
L. M. Johnson
Tim Knowlton
Express and Drag
P. T. Williams
L. R. Galiher Block
E-A-Co
Wah
Walter Schiotridt
Gretchen Baylor
Extra
C. E. Harry
Assistant State Veterisarian
Millard’s
Omee
Camp Dodge
Seventh Corps
Missouri
North and
South Dakota
Minnesota
Clara Bell West
District Court
State of
Joshua Porch
A. D
Elmer C. Porch
By &. S. Holton
Li. H. Sheeler
Palmer School
Anita Bank
Tr. Co. Whitmore
Lawyer
Fulton Building
W. V. Siglin
Kodak Films
F.M. Alexander
Hedges Bros
Bean, Iowa
Marion Woodward
Leon
Woodward
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
Wagners Restaurant
G. M. Adair
Citizens’ State Bank
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