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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1914
Page
1
A sermon calls Martha and Mary as symbols of balanced service and devotion. It urges prioritizing the home and motherhood, warning against commercialism and urging prayers and support for mothers to shape future generations, with a call to protect the home’s sanctity.
Frank Dement, 17, son of Mr and Mrs T F Dement, underwent surgery last Sunday by Drs H F E Campbell G M Adair of this city and Dr C L Campbell of Atlantic. His condition was critical after the operation but he slowly began to improve.
The town of Anita Iowa announces strict enforcement of Ordinance No 31 relating to speed limits for automobiles and motorcycles within municipal bounds. It also requires proper maintenance of front and rear lights on all such vehicles to ensure compliance and avoid penalties. George Scholl, Mayor.
A strong wind rain and hail storm moved through Anita and nearby areas Sunday evening causing temporary power outages. The outage affected Anita’s electric service while Adair reported lights returning to normal by the usual shutting hour.
W W Eller narrowly avoids severe harm on Main Street Anita when a wagon loaded with wire and goods frightened by a passing auto veered, throwing Eller and scattering contents across three blocks in front of Hadhey's drug store. Doctors Campbell and Adair treated him for a head gash and back strain, though injuries were thankfully slight.
The Incorporated Town of Anita will strictly enforce a city ordinance governing auto and motorcycle speeds and the requirement to keep proper lights on both front and rear. Mayor George Scholl urges compliance and warns residents they cannot plead ignorance or avoid penalties.
A May 1 1914 note from S W Etheredge of Lindsay California encloses a $1.50 money order for Dear Sherm. He says to use it now rather than wait for a letter and emphasizes the preferability of immediate funds.
Meade Post No 50 G A R announces Memorial Day observances in Anita with Thomas C Whitmore of Atlantic delivering the principal address. Anita Concert Band will provide instrumental music, Mrs G A Roe will lead vocal music, Miss Ida Biggs to declaim, and Mrs W C Biggs to recite Lincoln Gettysburg Address. Rev H J Wilkins will preach to veterans on Sunday May 24 at 11:00 am at the Congregational church. Full program to be published next week.
Mrs. J. E. Allen reports moving to Monrovia on Poppy Street by May 5 1914. She details sunshine fruit trees roses and vines around a furnished bungalow near Mt Wilson sixteen miles from Los Angeles. Prices are listed for butter eggs potatoes beefsteak and fish with berries and canned fruit noted as cheap. She mentions joblessness in the area and references President Wilson hoping for peace.
Special feature films shown at the Opera House Thursday Friday and Saturday nights of last week drew large crowds. The Saturday night feature Under the Czar pleased audiences. Vaudeville by Le Call Bros. was above average for such acts.
A Friday evening benefit concert at the Anita M. E. church featured Drake University students from Des Moines under the Anita Library Committee. The quartet Averil Faulkner Wendella Stellwell Ray Campbell Paul Marsden performed up-to-date selections with notable ability pleasing attendees.
Robert Scott won the eight day clock from the G. W. Fordyce window guessing contest. Nearly two weeks of exhibition saw dozens guess the running time, with Scott predicting fifteen days twenty hours forty five minutes. The clock stopped Sunday at 1 48 after seventeen days minus one hour seven minutes.
Announcement from Cedar Rapids Oil Company by agent Geo H Stoffs requests all gas and oil drums be returned empty within 45 days to meet shipping demands.
H R Robison delivered the resin weed stump from the ground where the old schoolhouse stood before it was torn down this week. The stump indicates the ground was mowed shortly before construction and shows the weed’s remarkable preservation after forty years.
Republican candidate W A McKee, Atlantic City City Marshal and former deputy sheriff, addresses voters to promote his sheriff bid. He notes his Republican family lineage, including his father W T McKee of Massena, as a long-standing party support.
The Record editor was remembered by Rev. Don A. Allen now in Fresno California with a gift box of LaFrance roses Bridal-wreath California Sweet Peas Pomegranate ferns and heartfelt wishes from the veteran preacher whose words come from the heart.
Residency and public solicitation by rough individuals from nearby towns has led Anita police to intensify patrols. A tip last Saturday night reportedly broke up a camp and prevented several arrests tied to two well known female characters who have been seen in Anita recently.
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