Brightest Lights at Anita Schools Seen 150 Miles Away
The Iowa City field houses powerful searchlights of about 15000 watts for postal flight guidance across five states. Lights illuminate the field and surrounding buildings to prevent crashes as mail planes operate between Chicago and Omaha. A radio station also broadcasts market reports from the Iowa City field. The Anita Public Schools began a smooth first week with 145 students in the high school and changes including Latin replacing French, plus Public Speaking and Physical Training in the curriculum.
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Iowa
ANITA
Iowa City
Taken Up as Estray near Anita
Taken up by L C McAfee at his residence two and one half miles southwest of Anita a bay mare and a black horse shed all around Owners may prove property pay damage and expense to recover property Also Anita business houses to close on Defense Day Friday September 12 from 2 to 4 PM.
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Anita
Local Notes and Visits From Anita Area
A collage of family visits and travels includes J. E. Johnson and wife returning to St. Charles Iowa after a week with Dr. L. R. Johnson family, Sylvia Booth visiting from Des Moines, A W Shipman and kin in Mitchell Nebraska, Florence and Marie Smith in the city, G A Roe and Andrew Weigand with families in Wichita, Jacob Main of Searsboro calling on old friends, and a coal discovery in Page County at 117 feet promising fortune for landowner. Ernie Burke and family plus Mrs Ballenseifer visited Des Moines.
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J. E. Johnson
Dr. L. R. Johnson
St. Charles
G. A. Roe
Andrew Weigand
Wichita, Kansas
Wm. R. Spence
Lee K. Nichols
Page County
Ernie Burke
Raymond
Gail
Mrs. Burk
A. Ballenseifer
Wiota
Des Moines
Does It Pay to Advertise on the West Coast?
A blunt note on business conditions in the western states, especially California, where advertising is claimed not to pay. The author argues that many businesses face a standstill and that newspapers overlook these realities, implying reduced ad effectiveness locally.
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West
California
Farmers move fences to grade Whiteway-7 highway
Farmers along the Whiteway-7 highway between Anita and Wiota are moving fences back in preparation for grading work that will begin soon.
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Anita
Wiota
Lucky Tiger Hair Remedy Promises Quick Scalp Cure
An advertisement proclaims Dandruff falling hair and scalp disorders rapidly cured with Lucky Tiger Hair Remedy after a few applications. A money back guarantee is offered and readers are urged to ask their barber or druggist.
Nation Defense Day Program At Anita City Park
The Defense Day program will be held Friday September 12 at 1 30 PM in Anita City Park. Anita Concert Band performs selections and the audience joins in the Star Spangled Banner. The parade forms south of the park for men aged eighteen to forty five.
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Anita
America
Ear S
Holton
Harold P. Ziegler
John W. Ferner
Canby Store Owner John B. Timmons Visits Anita
John B. Timmons, proprietor of a general store in Canby Adair county, was a business visitor in Anita on Friday and was warmly received by numerous friends.
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Canby
Adair County
Anita
Mrs Faulkner Hosts W P G Club Tuesday Dinner
Mrs D W Faulkner entertained the W P G Club at her home Tuesday afternoon following the usual one o clock dinner a special feature of the meetings.
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D. W. Faulkner
W. P. G. Club
Modern Woodmen Death Claims Total 1.43 Million
The Modern Woodmen of America will pay death claims during September totaling 1 430 576 95 dollars. The ad promotes life policies of 1000 2000 and 3000 dollars as the best value.
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the Modern Woodmen of America
Modern Woodmen of America
Cass County Ministerial Association Meets in Atlantic
Judge Fred H. Sears returned to Des Moines after a week in Anita visiting old friends and supervising repairs to his residence and business properties.
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Cass County Ministerial Assolation
Atlantic
Fred H. Sears
Des Moines
Anita
Mrs Frank Roberts Seeks Treatment at Mayo Clinic
Mrs Frank Roberts of Benton township spends the week at Mayo Bros hospital in Rochester Minnesota for special treatment of a long standing throat trouble.
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Frank Roberts
Benton Township
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Mrs C O DuVal Visits Anita Kin
Mrs. C O DuVal of Omaha has been the guest of relatives and friends in Anita the past week. She is a daughter of Mr and Mrs H Marsh of Omaha, longtime Benton township residents.
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C. O. DuVal
Omaha
Anita
Former Anita Boy Marries in California Union
The marriage of Eunice Stuart Jenkins to William Cecil Etheredge was celebrated August 30, 1924, at the bride’s Santa Rosa home. Etheredge, an Anita native, later became a writer for a San Francisco newspaper. his mother Nellie Brown of Anita lineage resides in San Jose.
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Joseph Warren Jenkins
Santa Rosa, California
Daugh
Ter
Eunice Stuart Jenkins
William Cecil Etheredge
Samuel W. Etheredge
Santa Rosa
California
Cecil Etheredge
Anita
San Francisco
Nellie Brown
H. L. Brown
Former Resident Rev Charles Stauffacher Visits Cedar Rapids Family
Former Cedar Rapids resident Rev Charles F Stauffacher spent Monday and Tuesday with relatives at the J F Scarlett home. His son Charles H Jr, who has toured the West as pianist for a male quartet, arrived Wednesday and accompanied his mother, brother Dean and sister Joy home to Cedar Rapids. Rev Stauffacher is a former pastor of the Anita Evangelical church.
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Chas. F. Stauffacher
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
J. F. Scarlett
Chas. H. Jr
West
Dean
Joy
Rev Stauffacher
Postponing the Harvest of Weeds Townwide
Property owners already cleared weeds from yards and parking spots. Authorities fear many remains will be damaged by early September frosts, making proper upkeep impossible. Work postponed until next spring.
Back in the Good Old Days on the Farm
The narrator recalls night mail plane headlights like a nationwide comet in the early seventies and a total eclipse. Chickens roasted and cows queued at the bars to be milked at three in the afternoon. Those were the days of real sport on the farm.
Former Fairfield Doctor Enjoys Growing Practice in Anita Era
Dr. L. R. Eller of Fairfield, Iowa, a former Anita resident and practitioner, visited the city last week with his wife and children. He called on old friends, noting his satisfactory practice in Fairfield.
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L. R. Eller
Fairfield
Iowa
Anita
Mak
Ing
Pap
Road Opening Proposal To Anita Gains Support
The proposition to open a new road into Anita from the Northwest wins broad approval among townspeople and rural residents alike, with general backing across community lines.
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Anita
Old Times Dance Draws Small Crowds Saturday Night
The Old Times Dance on Saturday night attracted a modest attendance and patronage, not meeting the level hoped for compared with past years described as the olden times.
Isaac C Russell Visits Cass County Relatives
Isaac C. Russell long time Cass county resident has spent the past year in Dallas county and is now spending a few weeks with relatives and friends in Cass county.
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Isaac C. Russell
Cass County
Dallas County
Mrs. Wm. H. Armstrong Improves After Illness
After a protracted illness, it will be good news to the many friends of Mrs. Wm. H. Armstrong of Franklin township to learn that she is much improved in general health.
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Wm. H. Armstrong
Franklin Township
Sale of Personal Property of William Scholl Executors
In pursuance of an order of Judge Wheeler of the district court Mabel Gissibs and Cecil Scholl executors of the estate of their father the late William Scholl will sell the personal property of the deceased at the Scholl farm in Lincoln township on Friday September 19 at 1 30 PM. Many useful articles of good value are included in the list.
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Wheeler
District Court
Mabel Gissibs
Cecil Scholl
William Scholl
Scholl
Lincoln Township
Wm. Scholl
Anita
Improving Electric Service Across Town
The Iowa Electric Company seeks consent from property owners to trim shade trees along streets and alleys where their electric poles and wires run. This authorization aims to prevent future interference with service and ensure reliable electrical distribution.
Cancer Removed From Lip At Campbell Hospital
Richard Lowden underwent a successful operation Friday at Dr H E Campbell hospital to remove cancer from his lower lip. The incision is healing rapidly and satisfactorily after the procedure which had caused him prolonged trouble.
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Dr. H. E. Campbell Hospital
Richard Lowden
Ladies' Union Club Annual Picnic Dinner at Keystone Park
The Ladies' Union Club members and families enjoyed the annual picnic dinner in Keystone Park Anita on Sunday afternoon. The event is eagerly anticipated by those who partake only once a year.
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Ladies’ Union Club
Keystone Park
Anita
Rent and tolls due to Sept 15 1924
Patrons of the Rural Telephone Company and Anita Telephone Co are notified that all rental accounts to October 1 1924 and all toll service accounts to September 15 1924 must be paid by September 15 1924.
Robt A Combs Visits Relatives in Appanoose County
Robt A Combs long time Adair county resident now living in Appanoose county spends the week with relatives and old friends, continuing ties to his former home community.
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Robt. A. Combs
Adair County
Appanoose County
Clarence Campbell Family Returns to West Main Home
Clarence Campbell and his family, recently back from Colorado, moved back into the dwelling on West Main Street that they occupied before their trip.
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Clarence Campbell
Colorado
West Main Street
Retirement of Rural Telephone Company troubleshooter
Following the sale of the Rural Telephone Company John H. Schaake will retire after years as troubleshooter and move to his farm in Audubon County.
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Rural Telephone Company
John H. Schaake
Audu
Civil War Veteran Uncle James Sheley Ill at Home
Civil War veteran Uncle James Sheley, a well known local figure, is seriously ill at his home in the city. He has lived beyond the four-score mark and suffers from a long standing illness. He is being cared for by his son-in-law and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Chas W Clardy and other relatives.
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James Sheley
Sheley
Chas. W. .Clardy
The Seed Corn Problem
The Department of Agriculture urges farmers with surplus last year’s corn to reserve seed for next year to avoid a seed shortage and high prices for inferior seed.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Larson for Lenses Punk Tal Lenses
H P Ziegler and wife and E W Holmes and wife spent Sunday in Massena as guests of Mrs A F Black and other relatives and friends.
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H. P. Ziegler
E. W Holmes
Massena
A. F. Black
Edwards and son oversee land holdings in Colorado
W. F. Edwards and his son Paul spent the past week in Colorado attending business matters and managing a large tract of land they recently acquired.
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W. F. Edwards
Paul
Colorado
Weise Kin Visit From California
Riney Weise, a former Iowa City boy now living for years in San Diego, California, is this week’s guest of his brother Hugo Weise and family.
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Riney Weise
Iowa City
San Diego
California
Hugo Weise
Worthings from Mitchell Visit Mrs. Worthing and Scarlett Family
Mr. and Mrs. Fred P. Worthing and son Donald of Mitchell South Dakota were recent visitors at the home of Mrs. F O Worthing and J F Scarlett and family.
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Fred P. Worthing and Son
Donald
Mitchell, South da
Kota
F. O. Worthing
J .F. Scarlett
Emmett Newton Visits Anita with Parents
Emmett Newton, employed by a wholesale and retail lumber company in Council Bluffs, spent Sunday in Anita with his parents, Ed L. Newton and his wife.
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Emmett Newton
Council Bluffs
Anita
Ed. L. Newton
Second Annual Homes Coming Likely Not To Occur
The note explains it is not likely Anita will participate in the planned Second Annual Homes Coming, due to several unspecified reasons and at this time. The item reflects a local social schedule and anticipated event that may be canceled or postponed.
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Anita
School pens pencils and supplies sale ad
Sheaffer fountain pens sold with guarantee from $1.00 to $12.00. Mechanical pencils priced from ten cents to $4.00. Advertised by Bongers Bros.
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Bongers Bros
Sheaffer
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United States Mail Flying Field
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Wisconsin
Illinois
Missouri
Guthrie Center
Sen
Washington
Mt. Pleasant
Chicago
Iowa City Light & Power Company
Anita Public Schools
Board of Education
A. D. Dean
H. A. Karns
Parent-Teachers’ Association
J. M. Deeming
L. C. McAfee
Wagners
Sylvia Booth
Haney Booth
A. W. Shipman
Elmira Ricker
Florence
Mitchell, Neb
Florence and
Marie Smith
Victoria Hotel
Jacob Main
Searsboro
Antee
John B. Timmons
Roperties
Anita Boy
San Jose
The
Anita Evangelical Church
Iowa Electric Company
Secur
Lees
Atlantic, Iowa
Anita Telephone CO
Bon County
Ceen
Poland
A.D. Dean
Cec l Scholl
C. E. Parker Clerk
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