Home-grown melons prove a good investment this season
The supply of home-grown melons, exceptionally good this year, has run out and proved a strong investment for those who produced this summer fruit.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1925
Page
8
The supply of home-grown melons, exceptionally good this year, has run out and proved a strong investment for those who produced this summer fruit.
W C Aldrich and family spent last week in Atlantic. The Ladies Society of the Christian church served dinner and supper and held a pantry sale Saturday with good financial success.
L. A. Goodpasture and wife returned from an auto trip to the west coast visiting relatives and friends along the way. They marveled at sights described as unequalled. "Nick" brought home a deer's head as a souvenir and is proud of it, though the method of obtaining it is unclear.
Mrs Grover Nordman of Boyd Montana and formerly Wiota died after a brief illness while visiting her parents in West Concord Minnesota. Her husband remained in Boyd Montana and was notified as her condition grew critical. Father in law C G Nordman of Stuart Iowa attended the West Concord funeral services.
Two former Anita boys, Dr. Arthur Callison and Kenneth Robinson, now reside in Pasadena California. Callison is an optician and Robinson an electrician, both running successful businesses and pleased with their new location.
Mrs. W. E. Kellaway of Des Moines, former Anita resident, is hospitalized at Luther an hospital in Des Moines after a triple operation. She is slowly recovering and shows satisfactory progress following the recent ordeal.
Mrs I W Joy spends the week in Des Moines at her sister Mrs Ida Travers home where Travers is recovering from an operation. Miss Marie Walker returns from California to stay with her parents Mr and Mrs U S Walker for a few weeks.
Bert Boatright of Chicago and wife visit his parents Mr and Mrs Geo W Boatright in Stuart. Rain Thursday boosts county crops and pastures. The annual M E Church conference in Atantic attracts many from Anita area. Mrs Frank McMahon and son Bobby of Norfolk Nebraska visit Mr and Mrs B L Scarlett in Anita for the week.
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