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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1919
Page
5
J D Peterson visited Red Oak last week as a business guest. Elmer Scholl shipped a carload of hogs to Omaha during the same period. THR Redburn and family moved to a new farm location last week.
Mose Bell of Atlantic arrived in the city Monday while Sam P Jewett of Keithsboro Illinois shipped a carload of baled hay in Anita this week for sale at 28 dollars per ton.
Uncle Walter Hook ill with pain for a week. Roy N. Scholl discharged from army and to return home from Pensacola Florida this week. Representative Hd L Newton returns from Des Moines to spend Sunday. Joe Morgan of Elliott area, new owner of Foster farm northwest of Anita, was in town Monday.
L Carey & Son sent two carloads of hogs to Omaha with Fred McCord returning from Nebraska to stay for a time. Ernie Burke and Avery Wallace shipped three carloads of cattle to Omaha on Saturday. Mrs D S Biggs begins duties as rural carrier on a Griswold route last week.
At the high school declamatory contest at the Christian church on January 22 George Allanson won first overall with Spartacus to the Gladiators Irene Johnson took first in humorous and second overall Lenore Pegan won first in dramatic and third overall The sub district contest will be in Griswold late February with George Allanson representing Anita Otto Baler moving March 1 to a farm near Exira The Vogue Mat Shop interior has been painted Chas W McDermott of Wieth visited Anita Hope muslin at 25 cents Racket local notes include Charlie Jewett and Ben R Godan as callers Clarence Robinson of Menlo spent Thursday in Anita and had an overnight with his Odd Fellows group He reported a surplus stock public sale nets about 2700 and his son Vernon ill in Kansas City since January 1 has recently recovered enough to resume duties.
Mrs. W. HH. Dinsmore and daughter Dorothy were record callers Friday. Ernie Burke and Avery Wallace shipped three carloads of cattle to Omaha Saturday. Pratt & Naylor shipped two carloads of hogs to Valley Junction Saturday. Axtel Larsen called Monday and left payment for the Record to January 1920.
The report notes loads of hogs bound for Omaha on Saturday. It also mentions Biggs leasing the east room in the Chambers' building for a wallpaper and paint shop. The Ladies Society of the Christian church held a pantry sale Saturday. The Zike family of Sidney, Nebraska, recovers from a prolonged influenza illness.
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