Local Anita Citizens Form Home Preparedness Company
A Anita meeting at Hotel Victoria led by L P Hadley organized a home preparedness effort for ages 22 to 35. Volunteers joined drills at the baseball park under Hadley with B D Forshay pledging support. The group plans to respond to a forthcoming War Department call and may enlist single men first, with married men possibly later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Hotel Victoria
L. P. Hadley
B. D. Forshay
Hadley
War Department
Leon Voorhees
Glen A. Ros
Ball Park
Mutchy McIntyre Reports Move to Boston Navy Yards
Mutchy McIntyre signs a note from Great Larra Lileoals dated May 1, 1017. He lists Art Lattig Edwin Burkhart Edgar Vernon Orville Lawden Herman Tayor and himself as part of 3-10 Company leaving for Boston Navy Yards. He promises to write back soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm
Art Lattig
Edwin Burkhart
Edgar Vernon
Orville Lawden
Herman Tayor
Boston Navy Yards
Message From Vi Rhoade Informs Naval Y.M.C.A. Brooklyn
A brief 1918 era note from Vi Rhoade in Brooklyn says she is in first-class condition and asks for the old home paper, sending further notices to the Naval Y.M.C.A. in Brooklyn, farewell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friennd Sherm
Naval Y. M. C. A
Brooklyn
New York
Rhoade
Reed joins Uncle Sam aviation service after exams
Willie Reed son of Mr and Mrs W S Reed of this city passed an aviation exam with 100 credit and will enter service at Ft Logan Colorado after travelling via Des Moines Anita and other towns. The notice also mentions Edna Carey declamatory contest at Tabor College and local hospital stays plus a death obituary for Newton Crozier at age 58 after a four year illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Reed
W. S. Reed
Casey
James
Des Moines
Sam
Anita
Ft Logan
Colorado
Edna B. Carey
Tabor
Iowa
Bill Smith
Tabor College
Newton Crozier
Anita Auto Company resumes main operations in Anita
Partnership between W. T. Biggs and John Bear dissolves and the Anita Auto Company relics move to West Main Street, offering full auto repair services and accessories with fixed low prices. Local notes mention club work, 4-H entries, and community snippets including local residents and a joke about a bawling cow.
Cream Egg Poultry Business Sold to Local Buyer
Mra H. R. Robison sold her Cream Egg and Poultry business to John W. Budd who is now in possession in the building north of Citizens Savings Bank and invites former patrons to meet him for continued deliveries. Stanley of Massena won first in the Boy's Encampment essay contest on Why Agriculture Should Be Taught in the School of Iowa with Alfred Dement of Anita second and Charles Reynolds of Griswold third. Stanley will represent Cass Soil at the State Fair next fall. Dement is an alternate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Agricultural College
Iowa
Merwin Bishop
Washington Township
Organized
Chicago
Ames Club
Mra
H. R. Robison
John W. Budd
Citizens’ Savings Bank
Hanoane
Allen J. Stanley
Massena
Alfred Dement
Anita
Charles Reynolds
Griswold
Mr. Stanley
Cass Soar
Subsubscription note from North Dakota farmer to Sherm
From Reuben Scholl at Washburn North Dakota dated May 2 2017 the writer sends a 150 check to renew a subscription and jokes about corn cobs being expensive luxuries while noting good weather and near full crops. He mentions feeding the army and signs off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm
Iowa
Grant Township Assessment Released and Local Updates
J B Cecil assessor discloses the Grant township assessment for readers. The notice lists groups subject to military duty including males 21 to 45 years and over 45 years plus male and female dogs. Lib Carl Millard remains bedbound with erysipelas under Dr C V Beaver care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Cecil
Grant Township
Carl Millard
C. V. Beaver
The Man Without a Country by Edw. Everette Hale
The Record begins a four part serialization of The Man Without a Country by Edw. Everette Hale. The story follows a rash young army officer who curses the United States and later longs to serve and suffer for his homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edw
Everette Hale
United States
Ra’e
Boston
Chaplin
United States Senate
Dr. Hale
Enforce Iowa Sunday blue laws target Des Moines game
Attorney General Havner vows strict enforcement of Iowa Sunday amusements laws. Tom Fairweather owner of the Des Moines baseball team plans a Sunday park game with band, inviting locals to come and get pinched, sparking accusations of flouting state law and official pledges. The piece also notes local society items and a price-related potato anecdote from Iowa City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Havner
General Assembly
Law
Fairweather
Des Moines Commission
Tom's Fairweather
Des Moines
Pete Jones
Anita
Ton Fairweather
Des Moines Band
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Anita’s “Boys
Edger Vernon
Orville Lowden
Frank Rhoads
Edwin E. McIntyre
Arthur Lattig
Herman Taylor
Harold Donohoe
Jacob Foote
Bert Thomas
Carl Beebe
Paul McEvoy
Slyde White
Joe Dougherty
Frank Wagner
Max Gardner
Charles Fickel
Mutchy" McIntyre
Great Larra
Lileoals
Jon
Detroit
City Gas
T. F. Dement
Findlay Hospital
Atlantic
Tom
Carol Peterson
Alice McCarthy
Anita Public Schools
Homer Beatright
City
Iowa City
Commercial Club
Homer
Maude
Girlies
Sigel Hendricks
Record Office
VOGUE
the Vogue
W. T. Biggs
Lake Bear
John Bear
Anita Auto Company
West Main Street
Bear Bros
A. B. Huff
W. C. Trego
Wm. Petit
Billings, Montane
Bill
Burkhart
Victoria Hotel
Burks
Reuben Scholl
Washaurn
North Dakota
R. R. R. Scholl
GRANT
Farmers’ Supply Company
Clardy & Sheley, Proprietors
Fontanelle
J. W. Harison
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Helen Dinsmore
Harrison County
E. W. Holmes
Pen
Charlie Blakesley
Spart
Cumberland
H. J. Wilking
Rockwell
Miss Ruth
Grinsnell Callega
Grace Winder
Hugo
Della Winder
Vicinity
Sara J. Norton
Chas Ragan
E. C. Porch
Wm. Steel
Berea
Robi Cryer
Morris
Illinois
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