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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1924
Page
4
The snippet lists Calvin Coolidge of Massachusetts for president and Charles G. Dawes of Illinois for vice president as the ticket. It reads like a campaign display from the era.
A stream of opinion echoes from the era, attacking La Follette and the Democrats while praising GOP caution. Trumpeting fears of Bolshevik intrusions and public ownership, the piece mocks rival conventions and forecasts political upheaval, with quotes from figures like Young and Bryan shaping the debate.
A report from the Anita Picnic at Brookside Park Pasadena notes over eighty attendees with many Iowa expatriates enjoying a sunny day. The piece lists numerous attendees and mentions ongoing ties to Iowa and California communities, including Wm H Wagner Lew H Benson and others. It also references a future Iowa Picnic planned for Long Beach on August 9.
Fragmentary financial ledger from Anita covering May 1922 to July 1924 lists disbursements to Laborers, traders, and local firms, with credits and balance on hand. The item includes notes on lodge activities, local personalities, and a visit by Rollie Young with reflections on local growth and entertainment.
A local Democrat says he switched party affiliation on primary day to vote for a Republican candidate but plans to back the Democratic ticket in November. The paper credits his honesty in seeking to aid a Republican nominee while intending to vote Democrat later.
The piece questions whether William Jennings Bryan will back John W. Davis after Davis is named the Democratic presidential candidate in New York. It notes Bryan’s possible shift with Davis’ running mate Brother Charlie and jokes about white Indians in the region.
The piece argues the Democratic Party is unable to handleReligion Prohibition Sectionalism Conservatism National business interests political organization and the Ku Klux Klan diplomatically and intelligently. It adds the party cannot be blamed for issues it does not know about.
Iowa's budget law, effective July 4, drawn as an expensive experiment, will be watched closely as legislators assess its working and measure its success or failure.
John N. Langfitt of Greenfield captured the Republican nomination for State senator in the Adair Madison district on the forty third ballot. His opponents were J C Hoyt of Greenfield and R O Garber of Adair.
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