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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
4
Senator Price told a story at a dinner to public health committees about a father who hears a pig but not his baby because the pig was sired by a thoroughbred. The piece mentions a straw-vote and June brides racing to the altar with no fatalities expected.
Lew C Bangham of Des Moines spent several days in Anita last week to visit his mother who has been critically ill.
The quote argues that funding for future wars will not disproportionately harsherly affect the poor middle class than the war just ended. It reflects on wartime taxes and financial burdens across social classes.
The piece notes that New York is not the only area where crowds demand light wine and beer for medicinal culinary and sacramental use, reflecting broader public appetite and regulatory debates.
The note urges that Lincoln's Gettysburg Address be memorized by all students nationwide including current and future scholars in schools and colleges across the United States.
In a time of potential joint strikes by coal miners and wood-sawers, farmers offering corn shells and cobs provide relief. The article notes self-sufficiency amid labor actions and rural supply resilience.
A citizen laments ongoing leniency toward illicit distillers and illegal liquor suppliers, predicting voters will reject the policy that eases access to dangerous alcohol and curb lawless dispensing in the future.
The Keosauqua Republican suggests if Henry Ford is nominated for President then Brookhart should be honored as Vice President on Ford’s ticket, proposing a fitting climax for the campaign.
A compact editorial compares the hogs of local governance to political hogs noting community affairs suffer more damage from the animal's interference than from political discord. The piece underscores the pervasive harm caused by obstruction in civic processes.
Be The Avoca Journal reports the president of the American State Bank at Walnut drew a salary of 15000 per year before the bank closed. The paper notes this figure would destabilize many country banks.
At the opening of Congress next December Representative Britten of Illinois will introduce a bill legalizing the manufacture and sale of light wines and beer with the resulting federal taxes earmarked for a soldier bonus.
In 1926 the public voted Yes 9 147 335 and No 16 152 200 on joining the League of Nations. The paper argues current sentiment would not overturn the 1920 outcome and indicates no shift in policy is expected.
The Governor of New York signs repeal related to prohibition enforcement, reopening the entire prohibition issue. The move becomes the paramount concern in upcoming state and national campaigns with broad political implications.
Dr. Joseph Halstead of Breckenridge Missouri at 105 years is the oldest Mason. He joined in Lexington Kentucky in 1842 and served as family physician for Henry Clay. He recalls Lafayette’s 1824-25 visit to the United States.
Sealed bids will be received at Cass County Auditor's office in Atlantic Iowa until 1 30 PM June 14 1928 for furnishing 762 feet corrugated culvert metal Bidding blanks and details may be secured from A J Gates County Engineer Atlantic Iowa Jennie M Ward County Auditor dated June 5 1923
Eight year old Darienne Morgan daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Morgan of Mercer North Dakota visiting at her brother N O Morgans home fell from a tree breaking her right arm at the elbow joint. She is under care of Dr H E Campbell and Dr G M Adair.
Grain passing through the Chicago Board of Trade reached 323,743,000 bushels with 76,475,000 bushels moving through the Omaha Grain Exchange in the same year.
Chas. W. Hook state adjuster for Farmers' Insurance Company Cedar Rapids with wife visited Anita this week at Walter and Mother Hook's home. They toured former neighbors and old friends who extended greetings.
R N Bissell shipped a car load of cattle to Omaha on Monday, moving livestock by rail.
Ed M. Blakesley of Wiota Savings Bank was in the city on business Friday.
Mrs W H Dorale is confined to her home due to a badly fractured ankle from a fall.
Mrs. R. D. Vernon suffers a badly fractured ankle from a fall last week and is resting easily. Doctors report she is doing as well as could be expected.
Their two grandsons, sons of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Watkins, who had stayed weeks with Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Lewis, have returned to Des Moines.
Last week’s Meade Post No. 50 G A R list misnamed John S. Hunter a member of the 11thinois Cavalry. Hunter served under the late Colonel Robert G Ingersoll and is now correctly identified.
Mrs Horace G Stuart recently underwent a second operation at an Omaha hospital and has returned home where she is rapidly regaining her former health. The news brings relief to her many friends.
Miss Grace Wilson closed a successful term of school at Violet Hill last Friday with a picnic dinner. Neighbors arrived bearing baskets and helped make the day a memorable sendoff for the students.
J. S. Bartley of Waterloo Iowa visited Anita with nephew C. H. Bartley and family to attend the funeral of his brother H. E. Bartley who died in California.
Mrs Roy H Eneix and her daughter Miss Marjorie of Eagle Grove Iowa are spending the week in the city after being summoned by the serious illness of Mrs Eneix s mother Mrs H C Bangham who has suffered ill health for the past year.
Miss Mary Ludwig from a rural district southwest of Anita visited the Record office on Saturday and left a $2.00 payment for another year. She was accompanied by her young nephew and niece.
Cole Musick and family escaped serious injury after their car collided with another near Walnut while returning from Magnolia. The other vehicle drove on the wrong side of the road causing the crash. Musick's car was too damaged to drive, but they rode the train home.
Thos. Hinchliffe and wife from Long Beach California spend a few days in Anita and nearby, longtime home of Mrs. Hinchliffe formerly Miss Jessie Smith daughter of the late Martin M. Smith a Massena township resident. Mrs. Hinchliffe attends the annual Iowa Day Picnics in California and meets many former Anita residents including Dr. and Mrs. E. E. Major.
Bids due 1 30 P M June 14 1923 for seven box culverts and two pony truss bridges with wood floors and pile abutments. Bidding blanks plans and extra information available from A J Gates county engineer Atlantic Iowa.
Carroll White thirteen year old son of Mr and Mrs Mayne C White, formerly of this community and now in Casey, is recovering after a severe illness caused by flu pneumonia and complications. His doctors thought recovery unlikely, but his condition has greatly improved and relatives and friends are relieved.
Mrs Myrtle Barrickman of Santa Barbara and Mrs Edith Fancher of San Jose arrived Friday to be at the bedside of their father Louis Anderson who has been in critical condition for two weeks. Attending physician Dr H E Campbell reports some improvement after a minor operation.
Wm. K. Carey returned last week from Canada where he pursues substantial real estate and other holdings. Crops there have been planted and prospects for a bountiful yield look flattering. An early spring is forecast due to early iceberg and icicle harvests.
Town residents argue squirrels in trees are a pest harming birds by destroying nests and eggs. They claim birds provide greater community benefit and push for extermination of the squirrels wherever possible.
Fred Saemisch of Atlantic was in the city Thursday on business.
Ed M. Blakesley and family from Wiota spent Wednesday in Anita for a brief visit and local social engagements.
A reader urges customers to pressure their dealer to supply Adair Creamery Butter and insist on receiving it, signaling high demand for the product.
A Memorial Day scene in Anita features widespread evidence of the little poppy, symbolizing remembrance as locals honor fallen service members with visible blooms.
Tom Tierney travels from Des Moines to a farm for a several week stay to work and relax away from the city.
In Adair, residents coordinate arrangements for Independence Day festivities with plans for gatherings, events, and community participation to mark the holiday.
Miss Margaret Kellaway has returned from a visit with relatives and friends at Iowa City.
Mrs Harry Stucker went to Lawrence Kansas Friday to spend a few days with her parents.
Lew M. Martin his wife and two sons traveled from Atlantic to the city Wednesday to spend time with Mr and Mrs J L Carey and their family.
Clarence R. Palmer and family from Atlantic were guests of John S. and Mother Hunter on Wednesday, sharing visit and conversation with the hosts.
W. B. Case his wife and baby from the Wiota vicinity were guests of J. T. Mennig and his family on Wednesday.
Mrs A L Turner called Thursday and left two dollars as payment for the home paper through March 15 1924.
Mrs. Bessie Parkinson of Masena spent several days in Anita last week accompanying her father W. J. Weston.
Ed Shannon and his wife and N Harris and her husband from Atlantic were hosted by friends during a Wednesday visit in Anita. The gathering reflected a cordial social engagement with local hospitality.
Ross Beekman Mrs Harold Shranger and Miss OConnell of Atlantic were visitors in Anita Thursday.
Dr. Roy A. Lantz his wife and two children visited Anita on Wednesday as guests of Mrs. F O Worthing and other relatives and friends.
The Fontanelle Observer reports two trucks a tractor and a stump-puller helped extract the Nodaway steam engine that crossed the bridge west of Avondale in Adair county last week.
Uncle Billy Suplee presented to the agricultural editor a fresh potato dug from his garden as proof that tubers planted before the first frost will yield abundantly.
Ed L. Newton was observed as a business visitor in Audubon on Thursday.
Dr H E Campbell reports the birth of a baby girl to Mr Marshall and Mrs Marshall on June 4.
Edwin Garside is employed during the vacation period in the Bongers Bros drug store.
Isaac Swanson of the Brayton vicinity was in the city this week and called at the Record office.
L A Goodpasture and his wife visited Atlantic on Friday and ran a race with the storm, beating it into Anita.
Mrs Waldo Lowell and two children from St Joseph Missouri were guests of Charles A Thompson and his wife for the past week.
H. B. Brink, superintendent of the Lewis consolidated schools, spent Wednesday in Anita as a guest of relatives and friends.
A. R. Robinson of the Anita Bank and his wife visited Ringsted Iowa to see relatives and friends on a Sunday.
Miss Jessie Talbott, who taught in the Ross Iowa schools this past year, sails home this week for summer vacation.
Mrs. Wm. Reed and the baby of Omaha spent a week in the city visiting Mr. and Mrs. Wm. S. Reed and Mrs. Dr. L. R. Johnson at their home.
George L. Currier of Audubon spent Memorial Day in Anita as the guest of his daughter Miss Vera Currier and son Roscoe Currier.
The City Concert Park proves a pleasant resort for residents of Anita and nearby areas during Band Concert nights with families enjoying performances in a relaxed outdoor setting.
Everett and Paul Kellaway, students at the State University of Iowa City, will be home this week to remain through the summer vacation.
R E Starr and wife of the Elliott Graphic and Miss Starr of Shenandoah Iowa were Wednesday guests of Mrs Ida Munten dam.
Mrs Bessie Carson and her daughters Dorothy and Lenore of Atlantic visited Anita midweek, staying with longtime friends and neighbors.
Wallace and Max Bullock, students in a business course at the State University Iowa City, plan to return home this week for the summer vacation.
Dr and Mrs Wm R Koob of Brayton visited the city Wednesday as guests of Benjamin Wagner and family and the Hom er C and Lafe Koob households.
Mrs D C Reed and her daughter Mrs James Cooper with baby called at the Rec ord office Wednesday in the Corning vicinity.
Miss Mildred Dasher, who taught in Elwood Iowa schools this past year, returned home last week to spend the summer vacation at her home.
The lodge held a semi annual session Friday evening and elected officers for the ensuing term ending December 31 1923. Named positions and individuals are listed in the report.
Mrs. W. L. Morgan and her two daughters Darlenne and Delois of Mercer North Dakota are spending several weeks with her son and brother N. O. Morgan and his family.
Miss Gladys Pray travels to Des Moines for summer school. Mrs. Alpha Nelson visits friends in Atlantic for several days last week.
Mrs. W. D. Pratt is spending a week in Maine with her daughter Mrs. Jessie Walker Wheeler.
Mrs. H. Clay Lewis has returned from a visit with her daughter Mrs. Frank Watkins at Des Moines.
Mrs. Jessie Smith Hinchliffe of Long Beach California and Mrs N A McCosh were record callers Tuesday at the local event marking participation of notable residents.
Master James Nelson was added to the Memorial Day program to present a reading titled A Young Patriot, which was well received.
Miss Irene Johnson returns from a two week stay in Manson Iowa visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs John C Kelley has been quite ill and under the care and treatment of the family physician the past week.
Mrs L J Hofmeister Mrs Net tie McIntyre and Mrs Robert Scott spent Friday at the pleasant country home of Mrs R U Cooper.
Guy Deeming sustains severe injuries when his car overturns a short distance east of Wiota. He was hospitalized after the crash and is reported to be recovering from the incident.
Mrs A L Harris orders the Rec ord sent to her daughter Miss Rusia Harris who attends State Normal School at Cedar Falls.
Mrs. Nelse Johnson and her son Niel have returned after spending a few days in Lincoln Nebraska with Nelse Johnson who is employed there.
Mrs Nellie Eneix, currently visiting Anita, departed Tuesday for Chicago to remain the greater part of the summer. She will be away for several months, visiting relatives and enjoying the city.
Harvey H. Turner of this city secured the contract to erect the new M. FE. church parsonage in Adair at a cost of 6000 dollars.
Mrs Lew C Bangham and her daughter Mildred of Des Moines are guests at the home of H C Bangham and Peter Biggs.
Arthur C. James of Ralston Nebraska spends several days in Anita handling the adjustment of affairs related to settling the estate of his late father Willard B. James.
Mrs Mildred Knowlton Kelley of Chicago wife of a wholesale dry goods window decorator spends the week in Anita visiting relatives and friends.
Mrs May Saunders Duthie will remain in Anita for several weeks as she visits relatives and friends following her trip to Anita with the remains of her mother Mrs Melissa J Saunders from Denver Colorado.
Miss Mary Ludwig concluded a nine months term at Pleasant Ridge last Friday with an appropriate program and a dinner prepared and served by the scholars' mothers. A very pleasant time was reported.
Royce Mick Forshay returns from duties at Iowa University and will work the vacation months for Forshay and Son Insurance Agency in Anita. He is employed there during the summer period.
Fifty cent noon meals advertised at The New Calumet Cafe located corner north of Whitney's Bank in Atlantic. The item notes a low price period likely a lunch special.
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