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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1923
Page
5
The Cumberland Chautauqua will be held this year from July 1 through July 5 inclusive. Attendees include C. H. Bartley and his uncle from Waterloo Iowa who stopped by the Record office Saturday. The session notes other local happenings and social calls as the community reports weather, meetings, and arrivals.
Albert Miller Rollie and Billy Pratt return from their first Paking trip of the season to the lakes in northern Iowa. The party notes the funny tribe are plentiful and their appetite for fresh bait never before equalled.
Mrs. Ruby Peterson of Clarion Town is spending several weeks in the city as a guest of her parents Mr and Mrs H C Bangham. She came at their summons due to the serious illness of her mother and is accompanied by her two sons Donald and Dale.
Iowa will get 1 001 915 16 as the state share of federal highway funds for 1923. The amount, added to a motor license fee total of 6 464 632 00, should improve several strips of Iowa highways. Ed Stager from Brayton visited the city Saturday and renewed a Record subscription. He owns twenty acres of small grain and forty five acres under cultivation.
Three Des Moines area high schools prepare to graduate 513 seniors today. A county bridge south of the McDermott school near the John W. Bork farm nears completion as part of local infrastructure work.
Ralph H. Miller of the Citizens' State Bank was in Estherville Iowa this week on bank business.
The United States Touring Information Bureau releases a complete camp-site guide and highway map. Issued from Waterloo Iowa this 115 page volume lists state camp sites with towns locations equipment and conveniences. A large double map shows cities camping sites and aeroplane landing fields.
Local hog owners urged to try Dr. Hess's Worm Powder and Stock Tonic as a feed supplement. Advertised by Anita Drug Co, promoting product for swine health and worm control.
A sheer washable fabric priced at 48 cents per yard promotes lightweight dressmaking for warm days, offering a practical option for summer frocks.
Rollin E King and his wife of Atlantic filed bankruptcy petitions in the office of Referee Fremont Benjamin in Council Bluffs. Liabilities are estimated at about half a million dollars. King attributes his reverses to a land slump after a long real estate boom. He once owned twenty five farms across Cass and Ringgold counties.
A terse note urges best results by conducting trading at the eighteen price level to the Farmers' Co op. It suggests a specific price point or rate tied to cooperative commerce. The fragment implies a recommendation or guideline without broader context.
Albert Karns and his wife are the proud parents of a baby boy born June 1. The child will be known as Duaine Wahe Karns within a large circle of relatives and friends.
A watch is found and placed in the record office. The owner must identify the property and pay 70 cents for this notice, plus a suitable reward to the barefoot boy who delivered the watch to the office.
The former Anita Congregational church pastor Rev. FE P Childs has for years been a successful physician and surgeon based in Cedar Rapids Iowa.
Mrs Milo Brink of Corning attended the funeral services for Melissa J Saunders, her mother, and stayed several days as a guest of sister Mrs George Scholl and brothers Thos T and Fred Saunders.
The wife of the late Rev. Thomas Kelley, a former city resident, could not spend Memorial Day in Anita due to a family illness. She resides with her daughter in Castleton, Illinois.
Supervisor H. G. Armentrout reports major improvements at the Lincoln Center corner. The highway running east and west from that point has been widened at the turns and the road in all four directions is now in first class condition.
Miss Anita H East visited Atlantic over Sunday with Misses Dorothy and Lenore Carson. She sang vocal solos at the Presbyterian church Sunday morning and remains a favorite for her solo work as friends wish her success.
Supervisor H. G. Armentrout hosted a Saturday visit at the Record office with Straw Hats noting the event. W. W. Templeman of Lincoln township was also listed as a Record caller on Saturday.
Silk Thread Madras offers shirts famed for beauty and colorfastness. Priced from 1.98 to 3.50 dollars, the item appeals to buyers seeking durable fabrics and long wear.
Local notice invites truck hauling work by the Farmers' Coop. The brief urges contacts for service during ongoing agricultural logistics.
The ranks of the Grand Army of the Republic are shrinking at about two thousand members each month, reflecting ongoing declines in postwar veteran groups.
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