Ephraim W Blakesley Led Long Life Of Public Service
Ephriam W Blakesley born February 15 1847 in Stephenson County Illinois died April 27 1929 at his Payette Idaho home at eighty two years two months twelve days after years of illness and blindness. He practiced law in Illinois and Iowa before moving to Payette in 1906 where he invested in real estate and remained active in civic life. He married Marian Gardner in 1868 in Illinois mother of six, two sons predeceased. surviving sons Bayard C Blakesley and Afton and Ray Blakesley died in childhood. daughters Ethel Lattig and Louie Woods and Beatrice Shaw. Funeral at Payette Presbyterian Church conducted by pastor and Masonic rites.
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Ephriam W. Blakesley
Stephenson County
Illinois
Payette
Idaho
Green County
Wisconsin
Dunwiddee
Iowa
Anita
Anita Times
Lincoln Township
Marian Gardner
Ethel Lattig
Chas. P. Lattig
Louie Woods
Robt. H. Woods
Bayard C. Blakesley
Fruitland
Blakesley
California
General A. &. Grant
Old Anita Times
Chas. F. Chase
Presbyterian Church
Masonic Order
Anita School Activities Promising Senior Banquet and Play
The Junior Senior banquet at K P Hall featured May garden decor and a four course banquet served by Freshman Class. Miss Geraldine Parker led as toast master and the Senior Class prepared the play Smile Rodney Smile to be shown May 16 17 with tickets at Rongers drug store May 11. Cantata Style Show and school exhibit free May 10 at 7 30 PM with seventh and eighth grade Cantata at 8 PM.
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K. P. Hall
Geraldine Parker
Smile
Rodney
Vera Holton
Rongers
Mothers Day Program At Congregational Church
A Sunday Mothers Day service directed by Mrs. A B Stone and the Dorcas Class follows Sunday School at 10 00 with a 11 00 o clock program including preludes hymns scripture reading prayers and a sermon Mother Macree and Mother of Mine are sung by soloists and duets Musical pieces feature Mrs Ruth Bell Williams and Lyle Hayter The Christian Endeavor meets at 7 00 PM with evening service at 8 00 PM featuring requested music.
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A. B. Stone
Dorcas
Congregational Church
Mother Macree
Ruth Bell Williams
Lyle Hayter
Mother
Guy Rasmussen
Maurice Rose
Christian Endeavor
Dance Music From Wood Box at Rialto Theatre
M Kailu head of native Hawaiian family brings a varied program at Rialto Theatre this Thursday and Friday featuring native melodies instrumental music and island dances. The troupe uses eighteen instruments including mandolins violins Chinese fiddles hand saws shovels and files along with native drums and ukuleles.
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M. Kailu
Rialto Theatre
Mayor's Notice on Strict Traffic Enforcement in Anita
The city announces drastic action to enforce traffic laws in Anita. From May 1929, violators face a minimum $5 fine plus costs for each offense, as declared by Mayor Pro Tem C. H. Miller.
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Anita
Iowa
C. H. Miller
For Sale: Ancona Baby Cult 19-t1 Mrs Parker
Sale notice for Ancona Baby Cult 19-t1 belonging to Mrs Parker C E. Provides contact and price details as readable in OCR fragment. Contains few clear identifiers including seller and item type.
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C. E. Parker
Veteran John C. Kelley Recovers Spirit From Church Visit
Civil war veteran John C. Kelley, kept at home by illness, received a friendly visit from Anita M. E. church members. They sang several favorite hymns, much appreciated as he cannot attend public services.
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John C. Kelley
Anita M. E. Church
The Modern Girl
A Boston Transcript poem on shifting gender norms. It critiques social policing of women while noting that women, across centuries, share enduring patterns of behavior and public scrutiny. The verse contrasts older expectations with contemporary freedoms and reveals a nuanced appreciation of female experience.
Suplees Return From California Winter Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Suplee returned from a winter in California where they visited relatives and old neighbors. They traveled the state enjoying road trips and places of interest including Old Mexico and the Catalina Islands. The Iowa Picnic in Lincoln Park Los Angeles drew over 100000 former Iowans with Anita and Cass counties well represented.
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Ralph Suplee
California
Iowa
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Anita
Cass County
Old Mexico
Catalina Islands
Anita and
Ralph and Maude
Lynn Robison Featured as Rosscreen Company Leader
Former Anita resident Lynn Robison named president and sales manager of Rosscreen Company, a Pella based firm selling world wide window screening products. The firm, started in 1926, expanded to 500000 dollars in capital and produces 1500 units daily with manufacturing in Pella and facilities for large scale production.
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Lynn B. Robison
Anita Boy
Lew C. Robison
Chas. A. Robison
Des Moines Register
Rosscreen Company
Pella
United States
Imperial Palace
Japan
Red Cross
Yokohama
Governor's Mansion
Oklahoma City
Ormond Beach
Florida
John D. Rockefeller
Arthur J. Young store sale offers 20 to 50 percent off
The Arthur J. Young store in Atlantic runs a giant stock reduction sale for residents within forty miles. Customers can save twenty to fifty percent on latest furniture designs with cash or satisfactory terms. Full house suites are offered with three gifts per complete suite. A Frigidaire demonstration is featured and delivery is available anywhere.
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Arthur J. Young
Atlantic
Full-Grown Liar Explains Absence as City Hideout
A town rumor centers on a man using a dentist’s excuse to justify his absence from his usual haunts. Neighbors, however, claim the real reason may be his wife’s spring house cleaning and related chores, casting doubt on his tale.
Anita City Council Holds Regular Monthly Meeting
The Anita City Council met Monday night to conduct its routine business and discuss ongoing municipal matters.
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Anita
Stuhr Jr. in Anita after joining Procter & Gamble sales
John Stuhr Jr son of Mr and Mrs John R Stuhr spent the weekend in Anita. He has entered the services of Proctor and Gamble as a traveling salesman for their products with a territory that includes western Iowa and is meeting with success in his new field.
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John Stuhr, Jr
John R. Stuhr
Anita
Proctor & Gamble
Iowa
Grant Township Farm Bureau Meeting Planned for May 15
Grant Township Farm Bureau schedules a meeting at the east railroad school house on Wednesday May 15 delayed for three months by weather and bad roads. County Agent Duncan will attend with pictures and a luncheon to follow. Members urged to attend. ladies asked to bring cake or sandwiches.
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Grant Township Farm Bureau
East Railroad School House
Bureau
Duncan
Odetta Parker
Death of Baby Boy in Anita Area
Max William Kuehn died at age one year and fourteen days after a three day illness from bronchial pneumonia. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Kuehn and died at the family home three miles northeast of Anita. Funeral services were held at the home with Rev. E. C. Douglass presiding and Evergreen cemetery the burial site.
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Max William
Henry J. Kuehn
Anita
E. C. Douglass
Anita M. E. Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Visit From Grandma Welcomed In Ames Family Scene
Mrs. A. B. Maxwell of Ames Town visits her daughter Mrs. H. E. Campbell and family this week. Maxwell is a former Anita girl known to many as Miss Dora Sloan, with parents and siblings once well known residents here.
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A. B. Maxwell
Ames
Town
H. E. Campbell
Grandma
Maxwell
Anita
Dora Sloan
Father in Chicago Illness of Massena Resident
Mrs. Stella Donohoe was summoned to Chicago last week when notified of the serious illness of her father John W. Fischer. The former Massena resident, who moved to Chicago years ago, is eighty four and suffered a slight stroke with little chance of recovery.
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Stella Donohoe
Chicago
John W. Fischer
Massena
Fischer
County Supervisors Tour Bridges in Highway Improvement
The Cass county Board of Supervisors members Guy Cannon County Engineer H G Armentrout D J Bode and Frank Pelzer visited the city last week to inspect bridges culverts and highway improvement matters of local interest.
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Guy Cannon
H. G. Armentrout
D. J. Bode
Griswold-Lewis
Frank Pelzer
Maine
Cass County Board of Supervisors
D C Reed Returns to Trail After Long Illness
D C Reed has nearly fully recovered from a lengthy illness and is once more able to pursue the trail, signaling renewed activity after a prolonged period of illness.
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D. C. Reed
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E. W. Blakesley
Wood Box
Mothers’ Day
Rangers Bros
Mary Wilson
Des Moines
Bessie Myers Lowell
Monarch Paints
Fullerton Lumber Co
Anita, Iowa
P. J
Boston Transcript
Ness
Howard's Beauty Shop
Grant Twp
Farm Bureau
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