Anita Scout Training Camp Notes and Local News
Local notes report Roscoe Wagner at Fort Monroe training camp and several residents joining military service or attending colleges. Miss Sadie Hill and Mrs. Riggin visit Anita, while defense efforts, liberty bond campaigns, and community events fill the week. Community life includes farming moves, fishing trips, and humorous notices about goat milk economics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roscoe Wagner
J. A. Wagner
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Sadie Hill
Stuart
A. F. Riggins
Reecord
Miss Hill
Susie Hill
Aurse
Anita
Nebe Shoe House in Atlantic Advertises Quality Footwear
The Nebe Shoe Co. anchors southwest Iowa with a long established reputation for square dealings and a full line of footwear. Readers are urged to visit The Nebe Shoe House in Atlantic for fall and winter footwear. Fred Saunders subscribed the RECORD for his daughter Mrs. Faye Carlson in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nebe Shoe Co
Nebe Shoe Chmpang
Iowa
Nebe Shoe House
Atlantic
Fred Saunders
Faye Carlson
Chicago
POTATOES ON TRACK AT STAPLES MINN PRICED AT 1.00
Staples Minnesota reports potatoes at 1.00 per bushel in car load lots. Frank Fillenworth and Clay Lewis are noted as RECORD callers. Leslie Crandall buys a Buick. Frank J Burg subscribes to the RECORD. Lew H Hayter pays 1.50 for a year’s RECORD subscription. Mrs Aura Williamson and daughter visit Anita area with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staples
Minn
Frank Fillenworth
Staples, Minn
Clay Lewis
Leslie Crandall
Lew H. Hayter
Aura Williamson
Weldon
Iowa
Anita
Hog Shipment Reported From J H Trimmer to Omaha
J H Trimmer shipped a carload of hogs to Omaha on Monday. The brief notice records the livestock movement and the destination, reflecting agricultural trade activity of the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Trimmer
Omahs
Former Anita Resident Dies on Burlington Train
W. J. Butcher, longtime Anita figure, died September 24 aboard a Burlington train traveling from Galesburg to Quincy Illinois. Born November 24 1846 in Galesburg he married Miss Felt twice first in 1869 and again in 1910. He leaves four children and had spent years in Long Beach California with burial in Galesburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Butcher
Anita
Burlington
Galesburg
Quincy
Illinois
Mr. Butcher
Missa Mista Felt
Chas. M. Felt
Addie Felt
C. M. Felt
Letter from Johnny Bear at Camp Dodge Iowa
Johnny Bear writes from Camp Dodge Iowa in September describing transfer to the Signaling Battalion with duties in wireless vehicle and telegraph work. He notes heavy packing of gear including 100 pounds of tents and blankets and mentions fellow soldiers George Smither and others in tent city. He locates his position in Company C Building C and expects limited drilling while awaiting Sunday visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Shaffer
W. Shaffer
State University At
Iowa City
Uncle Sam
Camp Dodge
Iowa
George Smither
Tent City
Camry Mills
Dows
Company
Sheri
Fifth District Judicial Races Stir Political Tension
The judiciary, once thought depoliticized, now finds itself at the center of a heated scramble in the fifth district as candidates engage in vigorous political activity and aggressive campaigning.
Well Directed Power Fights Child Labor Tax Proposal
Congressman William R. Green proposes a 5 percent excise tax on products made by child labor under 11 or by older children working excessive hours. Firms report monthly, taxes go to the internal revenue service, and the Labor Secretary can inspect mills any time. Green’s bill is routed to the Ways and Means Committee for review alongside similar measures. A Malvern Leader cartoon suggests a local misreading of a wager between two women over a weight comparison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William R. Green
Collector of
Internal Revenue
Secretary of Labor
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Green
Ways and Means Committee
Malvern
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Towa
Wr Oe Brown
Wilhelm
Mike Metz
Red Cross
Joseph Burke
Avery Wallace
G. A. Roe
Frank Carter, Jr
A.M. Worthing
Billy Biggs
Bessie Parkinso
Portland
Oregon
George Galiher
Ralph Cochran
Ames
Iowa State College
Anita Council of Defense
Hadeen
Council
Don McClure
Fontanelle Observer
Don
Beegin
Frank Watkins
Camp Devens
Mass
Harald Ziegler
Max Ross
Lake Bigelow
Missouri
Harold
B.F. Seart
Princeton
Amaos
Gissibland
Lincolnship
Sears
Gisall
Okie
Euele
G. W. Parker
Frank Waters
Wiota
Wm. Vogel
Dexter
Claire Sweney
Leland S. En. Engle
L. A. Engle
Students’ Army Training Corps
Ames College
Myron Grimm
Niles
Ohio
Fred Kline
Mike Sorrensen
J. M. Sheley
Massena
Pat Hadley
Frederick Lowell
Jay D. Kline
Jay
M. KX. Whitemore
Elias Baker
McCool Junction
Nebraska
Anita and
Bertha Renshaw
Emma Metz
Shirt Avenue
Dave
Anita Ostyry
Benton
Ranklin
Milline
Allyn Gage
Vogue Hat Shop
Frank J. Burg
Acim Regeenn
Round Oak
L. R. Galiher Co
Johnny Bear
John Bear
Signal Battalion
Lowa
Nebe
Nebe’s
Bob” Cryer
Highland Church
John Deere
Janesville
Arker
Sunita le
Barber & Clark
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