Wintering in California among Iowa exiles at Lincoln Park
A California sojourn note from Glendale residents visiting Cecil in Honolulu then returning home to Iowa. They describe frosty mornings, blooming geraniums, a February Iowa Picnic in Los Angeles with about 100 000 attendees, and comparisons of crops, climate, and markets between Iowa and California. Cecil plans to return to Honolulu February 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Myers
California
Honolulu
Cecil
Iowa
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Mary Haver
Pasadena
Casas
Charlie Watters
Longtime Anita Residents John and Jane Young Remembered
John C. Young and his wife remain in good health after fifty five years on a Cass county farm near Anita. Both natives of Pennsylvania, they married in 1860 and moved to Iowa in 1872 and 1874. They have four children, three deceased, with son James W. Young caring for them. Uncle John has visited every state except one, and winters were often in California or Florida. Mrs. Young’s mother, E Brickley, died in Washington state at 107.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
John C. Young
Pennsylvania
Jasper County
Iowa
Cass County
Freront Young
South Dakota
Pyra Hamilton
J. W. Hamilton
Etta Fowler
California
Young
Snow Plow Keeps County Roads Open, Says Supervisor
Supervisor H. G. Armentrout reports the new snow plow purchased by the Board of Supervisors has operated continuously since unloading. It has done excellent work clearing highways, reaching parts of the county badly in need of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Armentrout
Delbert Robinson Buys New Chevrolet Truck
Delbert Robinson purchases a Chevrolet truck signaling a positive personal purchase. The event reflects consumer activity in local commerce and adds a note of new vehicle ownership for the individual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delbert Robinson
Anita boy wins honors in high school declamatory finals
In West Liberty Iowa Douglass McDermott won first in oratorical division with A Vision of War. Clara Walters captured first in Dramatic Camille and Adaline Light in Humorous King Michas in a Mix-up. The American Legion Post silver trophy was re awarded with engraved names. Douglass is son of C H McDermott and grandson of J D Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Liberty
Iowa
Muscatine
Wilton
Durant
Douglass McDermott
Clara Walters
Camille
Adaline Light
King Michas
American Legion Post
C. H. McDermott
Anita
J. D. Young
Grace Jensen Becomes Bride of Truman Moriarty in Spencer
Announcement from Anita area confirms the marriage of Grace Elvida Jensen to Truman Oscar Moriarty of Greenville Iowa. The ceremony occurred Saturday February 23 in Spencer Iowa with Justice Paul Brown officiating. Bride is daughter of Charles and Grace Jensen of Highland and a former Anita High School student. They will reside in Greenville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita and
Vicinity
Grace Elvida Jensen
Truman Oscar Moriarty
Greenville
Iowa
Spencer
Justice Paul Brown
Chas. P. Jensen
Highland Vicinity
Anita High School
Moriarty
P. E. O. elects officers at chapter meeting
The annual meeting of Chapter E7 P. E. O. was held Tuesday at Mrs. Laura Campbell’s home with a covered dish dinner. Officers elected for the year include Laura Campbell president Madge Faulkner vice president Ethel Budd recording secretary Susan Kirkham corresponding secretary Flora Stone treasurer Myrtle Gray chaplain Effie Ivers guard. Frank Wheatley was a caller at the Record office Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapter E7
Laura Campbell
Effie Ivers
Myrtle Gray
Casey
Madge Faulkner
Ethel Budd
Susan Kirkham
Flora Stone
Worst Storm for Years Prompts Subscriptions to Paper
S K Wilson renewed his subscription for 1929 after a severe storm battered the region. Wek? works as a maintainer on public highway J from Anita north to the Cass Audubon line, reporting a hard winter keeping roads passable with ice and snow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. K. Wilson
Wek
North Corporation
Anita
Cass- Audubon Counties
Juanita Rebekah lodge holds regular meeting in ice and snow
The Juanita Rebekah lodge No. 205 met at the I. O. F. Hall on Friday evening. The degrees were exemplified by the team for new members. Visiting members from North Dakota and Guthrie Center spoke briefly before a large luncheon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Rebekah
I. O. F. Hall
North Dakota
Guthrie Center
Arcola Brother Duo Send 1929 Paper Payment
James of Arcola Saskatchewan remits a money order for $2.75 to continue the old home paper for 1929. Lew and his brother Tom, long involved in stock raising and farming, work in the north country after years of residence in Lincoln township.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis ’. James
Arcola
Sask
Canada
Lincoln Township
Lew
Tom
North Country
Mayor J. T. Monnig Relapse in Atlantic Hospital Care
Relatives and friends of Mayor J. T. Monnig report he suffered a slight relapse from rheumatism while in Atlantic hospital. He is not progressing as hoped after a prior period of marked improvement and remains under special treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Monnig
Atlantic Hospital
Popular Highway J Gains Noted Public Attention
The highway from the south of Corning past Massena through Anita and to the Coffing corner in Audubon county, then west to connect with Federal Highway 71, is one of the new public highways receiving special upkeep and attention as a popular north south route.
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Corning
Massena
Anita
Coffing Corner
Audubon County
Inauguration Radio Installed at Anita High School
A radio was installed in Anita High School Auditorium on Monday to let students and faculty enjoy Herbert Hoover and Charles Curtis inauguration ceremonies. The school thanks Ben R. Gochanour for the donation enabling the listening event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita High School
Herbert Hoover
Chas. C. Curtis
United States
Ben R. Gochanour
Des Moines hosts push to complete surfacing of U.S. 32
Leaders from 35 cities along United States highway 32 gather in Des Moines with the White Way Highway Association to urge paving west of Des Moines this year. The group plans to keep road marking, detour updates, and promotional work active, naming E. P. Harrison as president and reappointing key officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davenport
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
White Way Highway Association
Ames
State Highway Commission
Joe Wagner
Wagner
Iowa
Iowa City
Pretty Country
Nebraska
E. P. Harrison
Oakland
W. C. Strock
D. R. Jones
Casey
Ivan Noland
West Liberty
Harrison
Jones
S. Lincoln Butt
Home Town Newsroom Appeals for Community Submissions
A local plea urges residents to send news items to the Record office or residence for prompt attention. The piece stresses the newspaper as the town’s medium for publicity and encourages mailing phoning or delivering items so editors can report on local happenings.
Farms leased by Jensen and Moore boost local activity
Axel Jensen and Clyde Moore, on the Dr. L. R. Eller and S R. Leach farms southeast of Anita, have leased the Walter Hook 200 acre property for the year. Postmaster Ed. L. Newton visited Des Moines this week, attended a State Highway Commission meeting at Ames, and spent time with his son Glen Newton and family. The Congregational Missionary Society held its regular monthly meeting at Mrs. Isabelle Dougherty’s home with a program and lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
W. A. Queale
Don R. Towns
Redfield
Frank Bissell
Joy D. Hamilton
W. D. Reed
Dexter
H. F. Lauser
F. A. Maurer
Wilton
W. H. Lee
C. S. Beattie
Stuart
A. H. Bergman
W. S. Johnson
Newton
Ray O. Garber
H. R. Soule
Adair
Ed. L. Newton
Axel Jensen
Clyde Moore
State Highway Commission
Ames
Glen Newton
The
Missionary Society of the Congregational Church
Isabelle Dougherty
Medical updates from Atlantic hospital and local posts
James C. Rickle, ill for weeks, underwent an appendectomy last week at Atlantic hospital and is recovering well. Rosa Rogge of Lincoln township was taken to Atlantic hospital for examination with possible surgery to relieve long standing bodily ailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Rickle
Atlantic Hospital
Rosa Rogge
Lincoln Township
Bon Durant Woman Sends Renewal Check To Old Home Paper
Mrs. Roberta L. Calkins of Bon Durant Iowa sends a renewal subscription to her former hometown paper through January 1 1930. She is formerly Roberta Green daughter of the late James and Mrs. Green pioneer Cass County residents. Her husband Harold G. Calkins has died and she runs a drug business in Bondurant owning several real estate parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberta L. Calkins
Bondurant
Iowa
Calkins
Roberta Green
James Green
Cass County
Green
Harold G. Calkins
Winter Wedding in Rosebury Unites Dorthea Abraham and Ralph McDermott
The ceremony for Miss Dorthea Julia Abraham and Ralph W. McDermott took place at the Shupe home in Rosebury Oregon with Elder Clarence W Reynolds officiating. Ruth McCaw sang and Elizabeth Abraham accompanied on piano before a palms decorated living room. After a wedding breakfast at Hotel Brenton the couple departed for Yakima where they will reside. Mrs. McDermott is an Oregon State College graduate and former China teacher. Mr. McDermott is a University of Nebraska alumnus and a Boy Scouts of America executive in the Yakima district.
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Virgil H. Shupe
North 12Th Street
Rosebury
Oregon
Dorthea Julia Abraham
Ralph W. McDermott
Yokohama
Washington
Chas. W. McDermore
Wiota
Clarence W. Reynolds
First Christian Church
Ruth McCaw
Prescott
Elizabeth Abraham
Mendelson
Brenton
McDermott
North
Yakima
Oregon State College
Eugene
Meet Mr Durr at the Hatchery
Mr Durr invites visitors to Mammoth Petersome Electric Hatchery to see pure bred healthy baby chicks and win premiums during the last week of March. First prize is 50 baby chicks, second prize 50 pounds of baby chick mash, third prize one gallon butter milk mash feeder, fourth prize family scales, and fifth prize one gallon stoneware fountain.
Mrs. Rosa Sills Tours Foreign Countries En Route Home
Miss Vera B Hook reports a letter from Mrs. Rosa Plunket Sills of Monticello Indiana describing her around the world journey including Australia and other nations. She plans to land in California around April 15 on her return voyage. Her daughter Arline remains in Marion Ohio and was a guest in the Harding White House. son John Plunkett Sills studies law at Indiana State University.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera B. Hook
Rosa Plunket Sills
Monticello
Indiana
Anita
Chas. C Plunket
Australia
California
Sills
Arline
Marion
Ohio
Warren G. Harding
White House
Harding
John Plunkett Sills
Indiana State University
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W. Loraine
Glendale
BRIDE
Frank Wheatley
Bangers Bros
Rexall Sure
Bessie Myers Lowell
Sargent and Company
Bartley Produce & Feed
Abraham—Mcdermott
Mr. Durr
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