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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1924
Page
8
People continue buying new cars despite a tight market, with buyers showing steady demand for autos. Industry sources note resilience in auto sales as lenders report ready financing and consumers pursue new models amid steady employment.
Cecil Scholl and wife and Floyd Gissibs and wife were Atlantic visitors Monday. Mr and Mrs John Heck and Mr and Mrs Roy Deeming spent a pleasant evening at the home of Chris Baier and family last Friday.
Thirty four baby beeves were fed by club members and shown at the county fair. One car load was sold at Omaha auction averaging per pound. The sale list includes many named youths and weights with prices from 9.25 to 12.00 per pound and totals for each animal. The program included a tour through stockyards and packing plants, and organizers hope for more participants next year.
Iowa corn prospects on September 1 show 71 percent condition, with an estimated yield of 83 bushels per acre and 859.8 million bushels, down from August forecasts. oats rise to 41.6 bushels per acre for 240.2 million bushels. spring wheat up to 16.7 bushels.
Dr J W Harrison and family from Guthrie Center visited Anita to spend Sunday at the home of Mrs D B Harrison and Miss Mattie Harris, as listed in probate notices.
The August 1 crop report shows 224,767,000 bushels, compared with last year’s 213,000,000 bushels, highlighting a strong harvest that year. Agricultural agencies note gains in yield, with regional differences.
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute cautions farmers that killing frost before September 25 is unlikely, urging them to hold seed corn for a new crop. It notes past frosts and advises storing ears dry and cool to preserve germination, especially for the northern corn belt.
Jurors have been drawn to serve at the September term of Cass County District Court, which convenes in Atlantic on Tuesday September 30th, 1924, with reporting on Thursday October 2nd. Judge Earl Peters will preside.
The Council Bluffs Association of Congregational Churches will hold its annual meeting in Cres ton on September 24. The Christian Endeavors plan a program with sermons on Separation a Plan of God and Conscious and Unconscious Sowing. An Endeavor business meeting will take place at Mrs. P. T. Williams's home Thursday evening.
A contest offers 3000 in cash prizes for forming words from the letters of the phrase SHEFFIELD TOILET ARTICLES. 2000 first prize awarded. judges are a banker, an educator, and a clergyman. Send stamp for circular and rules. Shefield Laboratories Dept. Aurora Illinois. 38-41.
The Christian Church lists Sunday School at 10:00 A M and Christian Endeavor at 7:00 P M with no sermon. Ladies Aid meets all day Thursday with noon dinner. A Friday September 19 program at 8:00 P M seeks funds to buy new congregational books. Everyone invited.
Sherm F Myers Ed L Newton Howard Marshall H P Ziegler and Earl S Holton will attend the ninth district Republican meeting in Council Bluffs on Wednesday of this week.
Mrs Frank Benham disposed of her household goods at public sale Saturday and plans to leave this week for Kersey Colorado where her husband recently located and operates a barber shop.
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