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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
5
Mike Metz of Wiota announces his candidacy for re election to the Cass County board of supervisors. He praises his faithful service, wartime dedication, sound budgeting, and conservative approach, stating he is committed to the county’s best interests.
Mrs. Nellie Hackwell Henderson nee Hackwell born October 21 1881 near Anita Iowa died May 5 1918 of pneumonia at age 37. She married R S Henderson November 29 1900 and left four living children Anita Paul Everett and Mary Lucile with a son Royal deceased in 1907. Funeral at 2 30 Tuesday conducted by Rev Charles Pickford assisted by several pastors. interment Anita cemetery.
United Evangelical Church invites all to Sunday services and midweek prayer with a Mother's Day themed sermon. Obituaries note the deaths of Albert Charles Henick, Geo Maas, and Martin Smith, with funeral arrangements in Atlantic and Massena, and indicate local residents mourning.
A mix of local notices follows with ads and social items including Russell Cryer of Berea who was kicked by a mule and is reported somewhat better. farm for sale calves. legal firm ad. church activities. Memorial Day plans. a Western Union style plea urging Liberty Bonds and national war effort.
A jumble of wartime witticisms questions diets, Chaplin, pacifists and Secretary Baker. The speaker muses on marriage, pneumonia prevention, kitchen police and the fate of war news reviews in a shifting home front mood.
John Vance Cheney recalls a visit by John Muir after weeks in the Sierra. Muir tells of a stormy ascent where steam rose from a crevasse and a grizzly bear licked his face. He also recounts a feared moment while berry-picking with a grizzly nearby.
The article notes a hardy Finnish people thriving under severe Arctic conditions. It highlights a republic proclaimed in Finland and their strong democratic traditions under czarist rule, contrasting Finnish freedom of movement with Russian controls and noting calendar differences.
A visitor asked an air chauffeur about high altitude challenges. Chemists solved rain proofing and temperature control with a durable fabric for aviators. The fabric keeps out cold and wind, resists destruction, and can be manufactured cheaply for pilots in cold, windy, rainy conditions.
An American sailor, George Buckley, received commendation from the secretary of the navy for bravery at Pensacola Florida. Buckley and apprentice A J Gash were aboard a motor dory when it caught fire. Gash went unconscious. Buckley tried to save him but was struck by a life preserver and lost his hold. Coxswain John R Hay leaped in to help recover Gash’s body. Dayar October 1018.
A wartime Red Cross appeal emphasizes every donated dollar funds relief for the hungry, homeless, and wounded. It asserts no administration costs from war funds and details divisions aiding soldiers, families, children, prisoners, and repatriated people across France Russia Romania Serbia Italy Armenia and more.
In Bay City Michigan a Red Cross chapter faced a 160 damage bag shortage for moving troops. Two sisters aged about ten and twelve joined local volunteers, finishing bags by working late that day and returning at 3 a.m. the next morning to complete the shipment.
The Red Cross hospital supply service in France operates 16 warehouses stocked with medicines and surgical supplies. The system supports military and civilian medical needs across multiple facilities in wartime France.
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