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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1924
Page
5
All World War Veterans who have not yet filed their application for adjusted compensation should do so without delay. The necessary blanks and help are available from G. M. DeCAMP, Post Adjutant. Try us for hard coal this year. 26-51 E. W. HOLMES CO.
A burst water main on Man Street left Anita without water for forty hours after the problem was found Tuesday afternoon. Repairs were difficult due to deep mains and paving. Temporary fixes provided water for the fire at C. N. Campbell’s residence about 1:30 Tuesday evening, preventing greater damage to nearby homes. W. H. Wagner, a Stuart visitor, was noted. several residents and visitors were mentioned in local community updates and social notices.
Old friends and neighbors welcome Mrs Whitmore and her children as they tour from Denver to New York stopping in Anita for a day. George C Whitmore travels as a sales representative and plans to meet his family in New York before returning to Denver.
C A Long and family spend a week at the lakes while Old Soldiers Reunion looms at Griswold August 19 to 21. Many locals visit relatives in Anita and nearby towns, with outings to Lake Okoboji and Lake Kobolt.
The Daily News Telegraph claimed F M Nebe posted detour signs on Whiteway-7 east of Wiota Cemetery, warning the public. Supervisor H G Armentrout defended efforts to keep the highways passable during floods, noting the road was dusty and dry the day Nebe worked.
Solon Karns resigns from Jas. B. Lewis store after two years and will join the Anita post office on August 1 to replace Hobart E. Newton, newly appointed Deputy County Clerk. Newton succeeds B. H. Skipton, promoted to County Clerk, who takes over as Postmaster at Atlantic.
James Morgan and his daughter Mrs. G. M. DeCamp depart from the city for Lake Okohoji and northern Iowa and Minnesota. They travel with Jr. and Mrs. J. W. Morgan of La 'ave, Tineis. The group plans a week at the popular resort and visits to other points in the region.
Estate style clippings report items and notices including Anita Iowa listings. Mrs H E Campbell owns a new sedan as a gift from a doctor. Wm Wagner and son plan to travel to Cheyenne Wyoming to aid the annual Round up.
Wild blackberries and raspberries noted in vast quantities locally and of excellent quality. The Dorale family, who recently left on an auto trip to Idaho, are now in Rawlins Wyoming gathering a weeklong rest before resuming their journey.
Chas L Martin of New Plymouth Idaho, a former Anita business man, is visiting his in laws Mr and Mrs A H Talbott and family in the city. He returns from Creston Iowa after transporting his mother’s body for burial, reconnecting with old friends.
The Wagner Filling Station advertises a tire sale featuring First Grade Federal Tires available at Montgomery Ward or Sears Roebuck with prices. Seek customers to see the offer before ordering tires.
All phone rentals and Telephone Tolls due July 1 1924 must be paid before July 15 1924 and if not paid by that date the service will be discontinued. Rural Telephone Co.
Miss Florence Smith, back from an auto trip to Colorado, spent Saturday in Anita visiting old friends. She has engaged to teach at a school near Treynor Iowa for the coming school year.
Advertisement notes binder canvas repairs and sale items including Canvas Slats Straps and Buckles. Also mentions Weather disrupted Anita Tuesday night Band Concerts for two weeks.
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