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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1923
Page
1
Supt C W Garlock reports largest first day enrollment in school history at Anita Public School with 354 total students. High School uses eight period plan to reduce crowding and streamline schedules amid 215 grades and 139 high school pupils.
Local businessmen in Anita contributed funds to place comfortable benches in City Concert Park. Each seat bears the donor’s painted advertisement and is built and painted by Frank J. McCord at a nominal cost. The shaded park seating sees heavy use Sundays and Band Concert nights.
The town of Anita and surrounding areas report a spike in poultry thefts. Multiple henneries were visited over the past week by an intruder aware of roosted fowl totals, with dogs failing to deter the thieves. Bloodhounds will be used to track and capture the culprits, as thefts appear to be growing in volume locally.
The note suggests a Lincoln township bachelor farmer will marry soon with a highly respectable lady. Friends acknowledge his long solo life, self sufficiency, and bachelor quarters, joking that if he delays, a fine should fund the Home For Neglected Old Maids.
The Ku Klux Klan in eastern and southern areas encounters resistance from various groups and individuals, creating a challenging situation for the organization. Opposition emerges through public sentiment, organizing efforts, and countering campaigns across multiple locales.
Mrs Mayme Wainwright and her son from Gilmer Nebraska stay with her brothers Joe H Trimmer and S A Trimmer in Gilmer along with sister Mrs Margaret Daniels of Corydon Iowa and other relatives and friends this week.
A former Anita resident visiting California writes from her temporary trip to a friend in the old town. She notes they came for change and rest, joking that the waiter gets the change and the hotel gets the rest.
Miss Irene Johnson accepts a post in the Walnut Grove Hog Remedy Company replacing Miss Lydia Kuehn who moves up to fill the vacancy left by Leland Hubbell’s resignation.
Miss Louise Montgomery of Stuart formerly worked at the Anita post office is seriously ill in Iowa City while pursuing nurses training. Her friends in Anita hope for a speedy recovery.
Miss Hannah Anderson from Los Angeles is guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. McFarland in Massena township. She travels to visit relatives and friends in Detroit, Michigan.
Albert Carney of Cherokee Iowa spends the week in the Anita vicinity visiting his father and brother Adam and Sherwood Carney and two sisters Mrs Arthur and Mrs L L Brockman. He is also a guest of his brother in law William Scholl and family.
Mrs Sherm F Myers and Mrs Bessie M Ward are busy in the August routine of battling hay fever, an unwelcome visitor that lingers until Jack Frost signals the season’s end.
The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Delaheyde swallowed an open safety pin with the point upward. X rays were taken daily and the pin was finally recovered Wednesday. The baby showed no pain or distress. Stuart Herald reports the safe outcome.
John F Just a well known Anita resident and former businessman was taken to Atlantic hospital Sunday for treatment of multiple ailments. Doctors found cancer of the intestines with poor prognosis, and the Odd Fellows lodge members are caring for him during this illness.
A truck carrying twelve boys from Extra to Audubon to watch a baseball game crashed in a ditch between Extra and Audubon when the driver lost control. Injured were Earl Willis with a fractured collar bone, Claude Wells with facial and bodily cuts, and Arthur Anderson with minor bruises. Passersby aided the boys in Audubon.
Four large field-stone and cement pillars at the east and west entrances to Evergreen Cemetery have been completed by L. A. Goodpasture. Iron gates are hung and a decision on fence quality will be made by Cemetery officials soon.
Harry H. Cate president of the National Postmasters Association plans to attend the annual meeting in Chattanooga Tennessee during October. He expects a great gathering and hopes for one of the real good times of his life.
At the start of 1923 Iowa held 147 percent of its 1910 hog count, while the U.S. total stood at 109 percent. Iowa accounted for about 14 percent of the nation’s hogs in 1923, reflecting a major regional shift in livestock.
Uncle Billy Supplee visited the state fair with his two sons Ralph and Billy Jr. Each boy was expected to lift 200 to 250 pounds on the scale beam. He watched them closely for two days, but one boy got lost in the crowd for a full day and was found unharmed.
People from elsewhere visited Main Street properties last week to consider purchase or other plans. The impressions sparked by the visits suggest many possible angles for upcoming stories, though exact outcomes remain unclear.
Joe L. Stalcup, former resident and businessman long based in Des Moines after leaving Anita, has moved to Geneva Nebraska. He will be centrally located in a newly assigned territory representing a wholesale harness and saddlery house.
Ford Motor Company has awarded contracts to aggregate seven million dollars for advertising. Henry Ford argues the investment pays off, insisting the campaign will boost sales and brand reach.
A. A. Miller and wife and W. D. Pratt and wife return from Wall Lake outing where Albert and Billy fish in a contest for the championship. Albert wins with a twelve pound and an eight pound blue cat and a twenty nine inch eel later served at a ladies banquet.
The piece argues Iowa must rely on brains over brawn to solve transport, price fixing, and marketing problems. It urges Iona to apply her mind and use painstaking study to improve prosperity, noting machinery and soil enable large crops but fail to lift overall wealth.
An eight-pound girl arrived August 30 to Mr and Mrs W D McAfee, marking the twenty first descendant in the Scholl family line of Uncle Charlie and Aunt Maggie.
Mrs Nellie Richards and her nieces Misses Marie and Anna Belle Wise spent Sunday with friends in Atlantic and remained over until Wednesday morning after attending the county fair on Tuesday.
The Iowa attorney general's office rules that bootleggers cannot shield cars from seizure by mortgaging them. A mortgagee owns only the interest stated in the mortgage, while the state may seize and sell the vehicle. To protect its stake the mortgage holder may buy the car for the mortgage amount.
The Record urges readers with outstanding accounts to pay in September, ideally by the 15th, to support the home enterprise. It notes many small individual accounts add up to a substantial sum and stresses the newspaper’s need to meet obligations despite tough times.
The Auburn Iowa Record outlines why a local paper cannot subsist, arguing that the town must support the publication to cover running costs. Roy W. Deeming defends the publisher’s earnest efforts to keep the town on the map and in the limelight, urging patronage from business leaders and citizens.
H. D. Beal his wife and daughter Miss Arline of LaPorte City Iowa spent a day in Greenfield visiting C. T. Winder and family and also called on E. M. Bonney and family during their trip.
No rabies cases reported locally but many dogs at large appear agitated and are suspected of possible bite risk on provocation.
Mrs Milo Wickey relocates to Massena to live with her mother Mrs Casteel following her husband’s sudden death caused by exposure while aiding the search for the bodies of two drowned girls in Berea.
J. McLain of Elk Horn Iowa appeared in Justice Presamall's court after passing a worthless check for ten dollars at Smiley music store in Atlantic. He paid the full amount plus costs totaling twenty dollars and twenty five cents.
The near approach of cooler weather drives rats to seek indoor shelter and food. Property owners are urged to act now with effective prevention measures to curb the winter influx and reduce offspring numbers.
The Tipton Advertiser notes Iowa will have plenty to eat and wear next year with good crops yet warns farmers should receive fair returns. The state avoids being labeled part of a region in eastern papers as nearing bankruptcy.
The Crocker Brigade, formed by the 11th 13th 15th and 16th Iowa Infantry Volunteers, will meet in Ames on September 19 and 20 for its twenty first biennial reunion. Milton G. Wiggins of Dow City issued the announcement. The group notes ties of Fraternity Charity and Loyalty binding members from 1862 to 1865 and expects future reunions.
Traffic on the Whiteway-7 Highway through Anita swelled with visitors from surrounding counties as they returned from the state fair. Police report smooth movement with no major incidents as motorists head home.
Geo. M. Aldrich has purchased the residence property belonging to Mrs. Lulu Alvord, now occupied by O. Goodwin. The house will be completely modernized.
Leon G. Voorhees, long absent while attending business across the country, was seen in the city briefly last week, marking a short return before resuming travel.
Funeral services for the late Samuel Highley who died suddenly in Omaha last week were held in Atlantic Friday. The services were conducted by Rev. F. W. Simpson.
In anticipation of a harsher winter, many residents are hauling in supplies such as corn cobs, grubs, wood, and coal. The scene reflects broader worries after several milder seasons.
Edwin Dougherty, who has spent the past year with George Morgan at Paoli Colorado, returned to Anita this week for a brief visit with his parents.
In Anita a business shift occurs as Wm F Crawford takes over the general stock and business from Lattig and Crawford. The Lattig family, long established since the 1870s, operated at the prominent Lattig Corner through P. & G. M. Lattig, then P. Lattig & Sons, and finally Lattig & Crawford.
Miss Marie Gunham presents a piano and violin recital at seven forty five pm in Anita M E Church auditorium. The free program features solos and duets for pupils of all grades, with performers including Roscoe Porch Jane Scholl Freda Scholl Evelyn Dean Maurine Turner Lyle Hayter Jewell Smith Agnes Lindblom Marie Rickel Opal Bontrager Romaine Tharais h LaVerne Bontrager Jodia Harris Dorothy Dinsmore Marjorie Earl Blanche Mowry Bessie Neifert Mary Fagan and others from Casey and Adair.
Col A G Todhunter a famed Anita businessman and longtime Cass county auctioneer, now living in South Dakota, spends a few weeks with his son Webb in Atlantic and visits Anita to reconnect with old neighbors. Despite being past seventy, he appears hale and may be mistaken for a teen. He notes health and prosperity of the Anita Cass county community in South Dakota.
Clate Carey, who runs timber land south of Anita and raises hogs and poultry for profit, suffered a large loss when an expert chicken thief stole his flock leaving no trace. Carey is unusually calm, offering to let the thief keep the roosters if the hens are returned.
Mr and Mrs David Wilson of Galesburg Illinois visit for a few weeks with their daughter Mrs E E Soper of the Anita vicinity Mrs Frank Schwenke of the Bridgewater vicinity and Mrs O S Plummer of Adair The elderly driver remains active saying he is good for a hundred years and possibly longer while enjoying unusual good health.
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