Grant Township Primary Yields Sparse Voter Turnout
In Anita and Grant townships 232 of 565 votes were cast at the Monday primary. Key races included A B Cummins 138 vs Smith W Brookhart 60 for U S Senator and Kendall 135 for Governor with other county and township offices filling nominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Grant Township
U.S
A. B. Cummins
Smith W. Brookhart
Nate E. Kendall
Jno
W. F. Chew
Frank Bontrager
Amos W. Shipman
F. R. Howard
Wm. Wahlert
Ira E. Bowen
Allen A. Haytor
Chas
M. Spry
Frank Osen
C. O. ‘Gipple
Floyd Dement
E. L. Newton
Ham Campbell
Debs Nominated Socialist Candidate Amid War Time Echoes
Debs, convict No. 2263, serving ten years in Atlanta for espionage, is nominated by acclamation as the Socialist party's candidate for U.S. President. The piece reflects on national mood, currency, and cultural headlines as it questions drift and duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene V. Debs
Atlanta
Georgia
Socialist Party
United States
Exposures Seen Ahead on War Era Waste and Graft
A Washington correspondent predicts the upcoming presidential race will reveal vast waste and graft from the war period. He says exposures will anger the public, though big profiteers may avoid jail, as powerful interests have previously smothered investigations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Large Iowa town hides vast booze stock for public sale
A local Iowa city reportedly harbors twenty thousand quarts of liquor bought before prohibition. The stash is said to be well hidden, eluding police, yet the thirsty public buys it at 25 to 30 dollars per quart, with much of it bought cheap at 76 cents to 1.50 per quart. Officials warn it is profiteering and a serious law violation with dim conviction prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Public Sale Of Household Goods Saturday Details
Public sale of household goods set for Saturday June 12 at 2 00 PM located second door north of the Evangelical church 241 R C Fordyce. Also notes various social calls and visits including Mother Hook RECORD visitor Friday Mrs C E Thomas RECORD visitor Friday Chas FE Faulkner and wife Atlantic Thursday John B Timmons Canby city Saturday Uncle Hamilton Campbell RECORD caller Monday Mrs Burt Wissler Des Moines visitor last week B D Forshay Des Moines business visitor Monday Bessie M Lowell and son Sherman Atlantic visitor Thursday M E Church Sunday service well attended Cass county Fair slated Atlantic September 6 to 10 Mas onic lodge degree conferrals Tuesday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelical Church
R. C. Fordyce
Local Social Notes and Community Greetings
Dr and Mrs P T Williams attended the Aluminum banquet in Atlantic Friday night. Miss Gwendolyn Tuuxford plans Cedar Falls summer school. Telephone and electric light poles on Main Street to be removed as an improvement. Mrs F J McCord visited Des Moines and her daughter Mrs Georgia Lewis. Miss Iona King returned from Cedar Falls Normal School. Mrs Geo C Buckley of Stuart visited Mrs Walter Hook and daughter Vera. Miss Rose and Miss Agnes Tierney returned from Mondamin where they taught. Rev N Paul Barton and C W Crandall attended district conference in Hancock. Mrs Lou Wagner Kirkpatrick of Casey traveled to Omaha to join sister Maude Amarine of Brush Colorado for a few weeks with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Wagner Kirkpatrick
Casey
City
Omaha
Maude Amarine
Brush
Colorado
Iowa
Atlantic area notes and region news briefs
Wiota sees Godfrey Miller building a concrete cave. Omaha visitors include Mrs. Carey and Miss Hook. Earl Caddock and family in from Walnut. he beat Strangler Lewis in Des Moines. Atlantic holds race meet and 4th of July events July 3. Carlos Cole, former Atlantic superintendent, dies in Denver. New Farmers' Coop building advances toward a July 5 dedication. Local anecdotes cover ads, poultry, and a tale of a misplaced package later returned. Frank Richey on furlough from Mason City Odd Fellows Home. J P Randle, long-time Anita resident, now blind but cheerful among old friends.
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Frank Richey
Anita
Odd Fellows
Mason City
Town
Frank
Odd Fellows' Home
Order
J. P. Randle
Wm. Gilpatrick
Curtis Benson
Mr. Randle
Roy E
Buster’’) Saunders
Clint’’ Saunders
Nevada
Missouri
W.M. Petit
Ruthven
Iowa
E. L. Wagner
Mother Petit
A. J. Earl
Tommy'' Saunders
Tom Woods
C. J. Goodpasture
Roy
Tommy
California
June News And Local Belle Letters In The Town
Busy June brings weddings graduations and news from Anita and nearby. Lew Anderson returns from California by auto while Evalene Deeming heads to Rochester for summer. Several residents travel and new births and local social events fill the pages with daily life.
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Audubon Township
Fred Pieper
L.M. Walker
R. A. Cooper
Wm.Thielin
Wilson Parrott
C. B. Graham
Jesse N. Jones
Griswold
Jas. H. Lary
Harold J. Herbert
Atlantic
Murray Trailer
Memer
Board of Supervisors
A. Zellmer
Emma’Mannig
C. BE. Kringle
France
London
R. C. Pratt
Leland Hubbell
H. 8. Williams
G. M. Adair
Geo. Deeming
Red Star
Detroit
Offey & Irwi Hardware & Implement CO
N. L. Larson
Mother Hook
Cc. E. Thomas
Chas. FE
Faulkner and Wife
John B. Timmons
Canby
Hamilton Campbell
Burt Wissler
Des Moines
B. D. Forshay
Bessie M. Lowell and Son
Sherman
M. E. Church
Jos. Vais
Miss Matilda
Cass County
Masonic Lodge
P. T. Williams
Gwendolyn Tuuxford
Cedar Falls
Main Street
F. J. McCord
Georgia Lewis
Iona King
State Normal School
Geo. C. Buckley
Stuart
Walter Hook
Vera
Rose
Agnes Tierney
Mondamin
Wagner & Shaffer
Godfrey Miller
Wiota
J. L. Carey
Vera Hook
Jas. Nelson
Extra
Earl Caddock
Walnut
Coffey & Irwin
Mrs. Geo. Morgan
Geraldine
York, Nebraska
Paoli
Clyde J Pratt
Strangler’ Lewis
W.H. McIntyre
Rockyford
Alberta
Cass County Fair Association
Carlos M. Cole
Atlantic Schools
Denver
Crowley E. Cole
Atlantic Jeweler
George A. Shike
H. L. Harrold
Lew Anderson
Evalene Deeming
F. J. Deeming
Rochester
Minnesota
Jasn W.young
Jac. C. Young
Hamilton
Enoch Hill
Earnham
Roy Derry
George Daughenbaugh
Matilda Vais
Wm. Chambers
Rock Island
William
Rock Island Company
Lee
Atlantic, Iowa
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