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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1920
Page
7
Mrs. Bertha Renshaw hosted a refined Monday evening for a company of ladies. The repast featured oysters and accompanying, satisfying fare, enjoyed in a pleasant, genteel atmosphere.
A W C T U meeting at Mrs J D Peterson's home featured a paper on Problems of Women Voters by Mrs Jas B Harrimen and further talks by Mrs T Perry and Mrs Chris Vohs. County Supervisors Metz and Highley visited the Record office. Local ads promote ribbed Union Suits and cozy slippers as street repairs continue for safer transit in Anita.
Local notices and ads describe George Morgan successor to J L Carey paying top market for hogs. Community items mention baby health, patent medicines, farm sales, travel to Des Moines, and multiple small town activities in Anita Iowa with residents like Parrott, Worthing, and Bartlett. The snippet shows bustling neighborhood commerce and social notes.
A long strip of local items covers Christmas stock plans and small town news. It mentions Tom F Dement sending a recon to Frank M Gaskell in Sutherland Iowa, Fred Stauffer sending a mountain lion tale from Byfield Colorado, Sherm Winchell recovering from haymow injuries in Coffeyville Kansas, Herman E Taylor selling assets to move to Omaha, Uncle John Irving's Michigan snow scene, Horace Van Slyke and wife visiting relatives in Westphalia Kansas, and reflections on Kansas politics and growth highlighting Republican strength and rural prosperity.
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