Local notes from Anita and vicinity feature visits and events
Des Moines visitors W H Wagner and Jesse N Jones stop in Anita while planning trips to the Republican convention in Kansas City. Des Moines resident Beulah Long returns home for summer, studying dramatics in Chicago. Cass County Fair contracts Isler Greater Shows for September carnival. Maria Redburn and son Jerry celebrate birthdays with family guests.
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Ee Jesse N. Jones
Des Moines
Kansas City
W. W. Don Carlos, Jr
Cass County Fair Association
Isler Greater
Carnival Company
Water reduces bacteria counts in air and dust
French scientists measured germ counts in Paris before and after rain and in a wet subway scene. They found 3 800 germs per cubic meter on a wet day and 16 000 on a dry day. in the subway 410 after sprinkling and 68 000 when dry. Officials advocate more sprinkling. calcium chloride helps moisture absorption and germ kill.
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Paris
Place Clichy
A. Sartory
Marc Langlais
Good Roads Facts From U S Highway Progress
A compilation on highway spending and conditions notes more than 1 billion dollars spent last year on U S roads. It highlights Yellowstone gateways, cross national park links, and the Defense highway reducing Washington to Annapolis travel by eight miles. Minnesota outlines public road totals and patrol maintenance spend, while Arizona advises pedestrians to walk on the left.
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United States
Yellowstone National Park
Canada
Washington
Annapolis
Arizona Highway Department
Minnesota
Local Social and Business Notes From Onawa and Nearby
Ed L Newton visits Onawa Iowa on a business trip. Dorothy Wiese accepts a position at Rangers Bros drug store. Mrs Ethel McCord of Ackley visits H P Ziegler home. Nellie Richards visits Omaha guest of Mrs G B Eckles. Olin Bissell and Lyle Hayter visit Indianola guests of the McEldowneys. Leo Rongers of Rexall drug store attends to Des Moines business. D C Reed and wife plan weekend near Corning with relatives. Marian Dougherty to remain at Anita Drug store under new owner Lulu Faga.
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Leo Rongers
Rexall Drug Store
Des Moines
Miss Marian Dougherty
Anita Drug Store
Lulu Faga
Local Farm Visit Reports Good Crops in Adair County
M Dorn visited his Adair county farms yesterday and found crops thriving. Mrs J F Galiher spends the week in Griswold with son in law and daughter Paul and Mrs Denham. Post nuptial showers honor Mrs Ruby Peterson Heckman. Mrs Harry Marlowe and son Henry Jr visited relatives in Massena with Mrs E W Holmes and Mrs H P Ziegler families. Lost bundle of joint tent poles between Anita and Adair. return to Anita Record office or John W McBurney Stuart Iowa.
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M. Dorn
Adair County
J. F. Galiher
Griswold
Paul Denham
Ruby Peterson Heckman
Harry Marlowe
Harry, Jr
Massena
E. W. Holmes
H. P. Ziegler
Anita
Adair
Iowa
John W. McBurney
Stuart
Kansas Favors Gravel Highway Plan Across State
The Kansas Highway Commission adopts a policy to use sand and gravel on road improvements to keep them passable year round. Costing about 1500 to 2000 dollars per mile, gravel and sand plus calcium chloride reduce dust and simplify maintenance. Some roads will be rebuilt in five to six years, prioritizing broader mud-free access over longer lasting but costlier pavement. Other items note local visits, family travel, births, illnesses, fishing trips, and residents visiting relatives across Iowa and Colorado.
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Kansas Highway Commission
John Gardner
Manhattan Island
Manhattan
Willie
Dust in the Air Causes Sneezing but Not Cold
Physicians say sneezing often stems from dust inhalation rather than draft or illness. City dust accumulates yearly in vast quantities, while rural roads emit less. modern road dust suppression with calcium chloride reduces airborne particles.
June Toilet Sale at Rexall Store
Bongers Bros advertise a June toilet sale at the Rexall Store, inviting shoppers to save on bathroom essentials.
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Rexall
Fine Stationery on Special Sale at June Jubilee
An elegant display highlights Fine Stationery on special sale during the June Jubilee promotion.
BONGERS BROS LINOTYPE OPERATOR ON TWO WEEKS VACATION
D L McDermott, employed the past year as a linotype operator on a Lowell Wyoming newspaper, is taking a two weeks vacation in Anita with his parents and relatives. Mrs Julia A Millard spent last week in Oskaloosa visiting her sister and also stopped in Corydon to see a brother after twelve years. The Women s Home Missionary Society of the M E church will meet Thursday at 2 00 PM at the home of Mrs R D Vernon on East Main Street. A good program is assured and full attendance is desired.
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Cora Armstrong
Nebraska
Samuel Howlett
D. L. McDermott
Lowell
Wyoming
Anita
J. D. McDermott
Julia A. Millard
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Mattie Benscotter
Corydon
Women’s Home Missionary Society of the
Larson the Eye Man visits Audubon with Postmaster Newton
Postmaster Ed Newton from Atlanta's Larson the Eye Man visited Audubon last Friday on a business trip. Willis Anderson has returned from business and pleasure travel to Omaha and other notes in Nebraska.
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Larson
Atlantic
L. Newton
Audubon
Willis Anderson
Omaha
Nebraska
Harding Style Milk Worth Walking A Mile For
W D Prat remains homebound with months of illness showing only slight improvement. Iona King, longtime Extra schools teacher, has finished her year of service and returned to Anita. Clare Carey and Bill Stager take a brief vacation this week to fish at nearby spots. R O Mohr and family relocate from Anita to Red Oak Iowa for permanent cream poultry work. Claire Galcher and family reside in Portsmouth Iowa. Jeham and family of Griswold visit the Galchers. Mr and Mrs R B Felt of San Diego and Thorle Robison of Anita visit Bustington and Galesburg then travel home via Corydon Olwa.
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Iona King
Anita
R. O. Mohr
Red Oak
Iowa
Claire Galcher
Portsmouth
Pudi
Je Ham
Griswold
J. ¥. Galcher
R. B. Felt
San Diego
California
Thorle Robison
Bustington
Galesburg
Corydon
Olwa
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S. K. Wilson
A. G. Conley
Council Bluffs
James E. Foote
Falls City
Fred H. Aldrich
John
J. H. Aldrich
Chas. A. Thompson
Aldrich
Son
Virginia
Rialto
Billy Angelo
C. O. Lacey
Carroll and Harlan
H. R. Redburn
Jerry
Mary Wilson
Florence Rickle
Wayne Green
The
Christian Church
Miller’s Market
Onawa
Dorothy Wiese
Rangers Bros
Ethel McCord
Ackley, Iowa
Nellie Richards
G. 8. Eckles
Olin Bissell
Lyle Hayter
Robert and
Maurice McEldowney
Indianola
D. C
Kansas
C. G. Hayter
Mrs. Hayter
L. B. Trumbull
Olin G. Shepherd
Hedrick, Iowa
A. J. Kuehn
Peshtigo
Wisconsin
William Kuehn
Chicago
Indianapolis
Indiana
Isabelle Dougherty
L. E. Crossland
Roy C. Peterson
Robert Howard
Dows
Chester Crandall
Greeley
Colorado
Thos. Stephenson
Tulsa
Oklahoma
H. J. Suplee
Linden
J. A. Wagner
Ed. Wagner
Arita
W. A. Suplee
Leach
W.E. Rhodes
Mer. Anita, Iowa
Bongers Bros
W. D. Prat
Clare Carey
Bill Stager
Cass County Credit Association
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