Calvin Hoover Campaign Letter Praises Iowa Scene
A Webster City note from October 15 1928 praises Iowa farms roads and autumn color, endorses Hoover over Smith and urges citizens to support the president. In Atlantic an armed bank robbery at the Whitney Bank yields about $30,000 in cash and $10,000 in bonds with a quick getaway in a Hupmobile, as authorities broadcast descriptions and search the area.
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Webster City
Iowa
Tiowa
California
Hoover
Smith
E. E. Major
Whitney Bank
Atlantic
Ford
M. L. Maulsby
Third Street
Council Bluffs
Shenandoah
Whitneys
Nishna Valley Athletic Conference Organized by Local Schools
Representatives from Adair Anita Elliott Griswold Lewis Massena Oakland and Walnut organized the Nishna Valley Athletic Conference at Griswold to promote clean athletics and supervise contests. Football and basketball will be emphasized with annual trophies for highest conference percentage and minimum game requirements. Officers include W D Patterson Griswold president R G Gormley Massena vice president and C W Garlock Anita secretary treasurer.
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Adair
Anita
Elliott
Griswold
Lewis
Massena
Oakland
Walnut
Nishna Valley
W. D. Patterson
R. G. Gormley
C. W. Garlock
Mrs Carter Hospitalized in Rockford with Serious Heart Condition
Mrs. Frank E. Carter remains a patient in Rockford Illinois hospital with complications of a most serious nature and a weak heart making recovery unlikely due to severe bodily ailments and poor prospects for improvement.
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Frank E. Carter
Rockford
Illinois
Honolulu resident reports son kidnaps and murder case
A letter to Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Peterson from their son C. B. Peterson, living in Honolulu, indicates a kidnapping and murder theme. The note suggests criminal acts are not confined to any single region in the United States.
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The
United States
J. D. Peterson
C. B. Peterson
Honolulu
Town closes in on Japanese kidnapper and killer
A wealthy banker's ten year old boy was kidnapped for a 10000 ransom. The kidnapper killed the boy after a confrontation and was caught two days later. National guard used to control crowds around the police station as the accused faces trial for a death sentence. The town remains in turmoil with Hoover favored in the presidential race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loeb-Leopold
Dea
National Guard
Hoover
Eggers Bros Ad Highlights Local Money Value
A compact notice notes a radio offer described as worth money to local buyers at Eggers Bros in Atlantic. It emphasizes value and a store presentation, signaling a promotional push.
Anita Girl Anita Girl Is Heard From
Miss Louise Trumbull daughter of Mr and Mrs L B Trumbull has joined F B Ingram Productions Company producing school church and club plays. The venture meets merited success and a return date for next year 1929 was signed with the assurance the entertainment will be bigger and better.
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Louise Trumbull
L. B. Trumbull
F. B. Ingram Productions Company
Death of Mrs Rena Jacobson Revives Benton Township Ties
Former Benton township resident Mrs Rena Jacobson dies in Los Angeles. She was daughter of Richard and Laura Jensen and widow of Jackson Jacobsen. Survived by son Lyle daughter Laura and two sisters and two brothers including Frank M Jensen of Dallas SD and John Jensen.
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Mayme Peerman
Los Angeles
Rena Jacobson
Benton Township
Jacobsen
Richard and
Laura Jensen
Walter F. Marsh
Peerman
Jackson
Lyle
Laura
Ida Gabrielsen
Cora Jensen
Frank M. Jensen
Dallas
South Dakota
John Jensen
Anita Literary Club meeting hosts new librarian
Mrs. G M DeCamp welcomed the Anita Literary Club with a program including a Wilder review by Mrs. A B Stone, violin solo by Miss Jane Scholl, and vocal and piano numbers by Miss Myrna Loveless and Lyle Hayter. The resignation of Librarian Mrs. L B Trumbull was accepted and Mrs. Cora Stoodt elected. Library hours announced as 7 to 9:30 Tuesday, 2 to 5:30 Saturday, and 7 to 9:30 Saturday.
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G. M. DeCamp
Anita Literary Club
A. B. Stone
Lafe Koob
Herbert Bartley
Isola Bangham
Isabelle Dougherty
L. B. Trumbull
Cora Stoodt
Parking System Change Orders Street Center Parking
By order of the Anita City Council vehicles will be parked in the center of streets replacing curb parking. Mayor Monnig says the change reduces pedestrian danger and curbside speeding. Gutters along Main street have already been cleared and flushed as the system begins.
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Anita
Monnig
Main Street
Past Officers to Preside at Eastern Star Meeting
Columbia chapter Order Eastern Star will hold a meeting at the Masonic Temple Monday November 12. Two candidates will be initiated and the degree conferred by Past Worthy Matrons and Patrons. all members urged to attend.
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Columbia
Order Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Columbia Chapter
Par ent-Teachers Association Postponed For Friday Program
On account of the Firemen's Ball and Carnival this Thursday the Parent-Teachers Association meeting at the high school auditorium has been moved to Friday evening. An appropriate program will be rendered and all are cordially invited.
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Parent-Teachers Association
Dr Elverton Major Letters From Anita Home Town
The Record presents a letter from Dr Elverton E Major a noted former Anita resident now in California His long career as a professional and business man and his deep interest in politics shine through in his evaluation of national state and local governance and the men who implement laws His message resonates with old friends neighbors and readers across the world who cherish Anita as a notable small town.
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Elverton E. Major
Anita
Old Home
Major
California
Boatrights to Spend Winter in Texas
Geo W Boatright and wife formerly of Anita and Stuart plan a winter in Texas with relatives. Boatright held long local agent roles for the Rock Island railway in Anita and later Stuart. He owns several tracts of Texas real estate with prospects of profitable returns under proper development.
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Geo. W. Boatright
Stuart
Anita
Boatright
Rock Island Railway Company
Texas
Will Visit the Old Home
Mr and Mrs Samuel Petty longtime Anita residents now living in California have moved to Beverly Hills They request their old home paper be forwarded eventually returning to Anita in early spring to repair their farm southeast of Anita and greet friends
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Samuel Petty
Anita
California
Beverly Hills
A. T. Turner
Hastings
Mrs. Turner
Chas. Workman
John C. Kelley Civil War Veteran Recovers at Eighty
After weeks of illness and a major operation, John C. Kelley, a Civil War veteran past eighty, visited downtown Saturday afternoon to greet friends, noting health improvements from past battlefield service and subsequent ailments.
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John C. Kelley
Kelley
Obituary for John Hall of Valley Junction Iowa
John Hall born in Cork Ireland September 18 1851 died September 30 1928 at his Valley Junction home after a brief illness aged 77 years 17 days He was married January 18 1871 to Ida May Parkis and had ten children five of whom survived His immediate relatives include Elvin Chas LeRoy Mrs Florence Nichols and Mrs Maude McBride One sister Mary Nixon resides in Balaton Nebraska He was a Methodist church worker and a devoted family man remembered for a Christian life above reproach
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John Hall
Cork
Ireland
Valley Junction
Iowa
Robert
Mary Ann Hall
America
Kankakee
Illinois
Mr. Hall
Mechanicsville
Ida May Parkis
Lyman and
Margaret Parkis
Elvin Hall
Chas Hall
Adair
LeRoy Hall
Menlo
Florence Nichols
Anita, Iowa
Maude McBride
Des Moines
Mary Nixon
Balaton
Nebraska
Hall
Passing of Mrs A T Turner in Hastings Nebraska
Mrs Martha Alvina Turner died October 16 in Hastings at age 73 after a brief illness. She was wife of the late Asher T Turner and mother of five children. Funeral services were held at the John Richards home and at United Brothers church, with interment in Parkview Cemetery Hastings.
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Chas. Workman
Hastings
Nebraska
Martha Alvina Turner
Asher T. Turner
John Richards
E. C Turner
William White
Wiota
Judd D. White
Sharon
Oklahoma
Porter White
Alda
United Brothers Church
Harold J. Fey
Parkview
Fish couple heads to California for winter stay
Dr. and Mrs. W. E. Fish leave Anita after over thirty years of residence and business to ride Rock Island No. 6 to Los Angeles. They may settle there if conditions are favorable, otherwise return to Iowa. Their daughters Mrs. Mildred Hallam and Arline Fish already reside in California joining a large ex Anita Cass County community.
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Anita
W. E. Fish
Rock Island
Los Angeles
California
Grand Old Iowa
Mildred Hallam
Arline Fish
Cass County
Grand Good Old Mother Auntie Lahman Celebrates 92nd Birthday
Atlantic story notes Auntie Georgia Lahman of Wiota Cass county pioneer, born Fort Dearborn September 15, 1836. She raised a large family, kept house alone for 29 years, hosts Wiota teachers, and remains a beloved neighbor connected to Major General Saltzman.
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Atlantic
Des Moines Register
Georgia Lahman
Cass County
Wiota
Middle West
Georgia
Ogle County
Illinois
Panora
Iowa
Former Residents Here Visit Chosen Family in City
Ed P. Calkins and wife, former residents, stayed with Mrs. J. A. Wagner and family, visiting relatives. They spent the summer in Iowa and Minnesota and were en route to California where they have lived since Calkins retired from the railway postal service years ago.
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Ed. P. Calkins
Mr. Calkins
J. A. Wagner
Mrs. Calkins
Iowa
Minnesota
California
Railway Postal Service
California Doctor Crosby Visits City on Way to Chicago
Dr. C. H. Crosby, a former Stuart physician and surgeon now living in California, stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Chas. E. Bartley this week. He traveled by auto to Chicago for a National Medical Association meeting, of which he has long been a member.
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C. H. Crosby
Stuart
California
Chas. E. Bartley
Chicago
National Medical Agesociation
Sylvia Booth and Harold Steen Wedding in Waukegan
On Tuesday October 16 1928 in Waukegan Illinois Miss Sylvia May Booth daughter of Mr and Mrs R H Booth and Harold P Steen of Waukegan were married The couple will reside in Waukegan with the bride formerly employed in Des Moines.
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Waukeegan
Ilinois
Sylvia May Booth
R. H. Booth
Harold P. Steen
Des Moines
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Sherm
Athletic Assn
Eggers Bros
Anita Girl
HE Comes
Bessie Myers Lowell
the Anita Literary Club
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