Anita Club Plans Three Day Home Coming Festival
At the Anita Commercial Club meeting in Hotel Victoria plans were approved for a Home Coming and Festival in Anita on October 9 10 and 11 with a guest list including Judge Geo B Lynch Harry M Stucker and Prof C W Garlock. Committees cover invitations entertainment finance concessions program dance advertising parade decorations and pictures. The event celebrates sixty years of progress such as brick streets sewerage water works a new park and Kellastone Band Shell with a call for all former residents and visitors to attend.
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Anita Commercial Club
Hotel Victoria
Anita
Geo. B. Lynch
Adair
Harry M. Stucker
Ottawa
Kansas
Tampa
Florida
E. E. Major
Wm. R. Myers
Los Angeles
California
Geo. W. Lattig
Payette
Idaho
Chas. F. Chase
Atlantic
Iowa
Anita Times
Old Guard
Old Town
Chester A. Long
Commercial Club
B. D. Forshay
Harry H. Cate
H. E. Campbell
H. P. Ziegler
Earl S. Holton
Chas. Clardy
G. A. Roe
G. M. Adair
C. A. Long
M. C. Hansen
G. M. DeCamp
W. F. Budd
H. A. Marshall
R. C Rasmussen
M. E. Burkhart
Dr. L. R. Johnson
Chas
W. Clardy
Geo. F. Shaffer
Martin Christiansen
H. E. Newton
T. B. Nichols
Harry Swartz
M.C. Hansen
Sherm
F. Myers
Chas. W. Cardy
P. T. Williams
Chas. E. Faulkner
J. H. Sheeler
Prof
Co. W. Garlock
Jas. B. Lewis
D. C. Bell
H. G. Highley
L. E. Bear
G. C. Hayter
W. H. Dinsmore
Berea General Store Sold to Local Farmer Prince
Joe Vetter, owner of the Berea general store for two years, has disposed of his interests to William A. Baier. Baier, a well known local farmer, took possession last Monday and vows satisfactory service as Berea's Merchant Prince. Vetter and his family plan to return to Anita for now.
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Joe’’? Vetter
Berea
Wm. A. Baier
Long time resident John F Madison dies at Fontanelle Iowa
John F Madison age sixty six years thirteen days died at his Fontanelle home after a long Adair county life. He was born in Boone county Indiana and moved with his parents to Iowa in 1859 living near Des Moines Winterset and Eureka township before settling in Fontanelle 1909. He married Anna Church in 1881 and had six children. His second wife Mary C Brown survived him along with fourteen grandchildren and a large circle of relatives in Fontanelle and surrounding towns.
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John F.madison
Boone County
Indiana
Fontanelle
Iowa
Jeremiah Madison
Bridgewater
Mr. Madison
Des Moines
Winterset
Adair County
Eureka Township
Anna C. Church
Edith E. Thiele
Hettie Rogers
Andy C.madison
Ernest E. Madison
Jerry M. Madison
Bessie &. Fritz
Madison
Mary C. Brown
Pagosa Springs
Colorado
Omega E. Rogers
Stuart
Howe
Louisa Scott
Fort Lumpton
Alpheus Madison
Ft. Lumpton
Taxes Outpaced Income For Electric Railways In 1922
Secretary J W Welch of the American Electric Railway association cites 1922 taxes at 92000000 while net income stood at 86000000. He notes electric railways paid more in public taxes than to stockholders and reserves, with net income rising over 500 percent since 1890 and taxes up over 2000 percent.
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J. W. Welch
American Electric Railway Association
Anita seeks Senator Bruce for Home-Coming Festival speech
The Anita Commercial Club aims to have Senator James E. Bruce speak at the Home-Coming Festival on October 9 in Anita. Bruce, long associated with Anita, now based in Tampa, is hoped to accept the invitation soon as locals anticipate a reunion with their old friend.
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Anita Commercial Club
James E. Bruce
Anita
Cass County
Bruce
Tampa
Florida
Jim
No Place for Grouches in Public Utility Work
The piece argues the public utility industry should eject or reform grouchy workers. It urges self instruction to greet the public pleasantly and firmly highlights that rudeness can be found at all levels, from humble staff to executives.
Sad death of a little boy Clifford Floerschinger
Clifford Floerschinger son of Mr and Mrs John Floerschinger died September 15 1923 after septic poisoning aged seven years five months six days He was born April 9 1916 on a farm near Neola Iowa lived in Adair county before moving to Anita Iowa The funeral was held at St Johns Catholic church Adair Father Sheehes spoke on Hope and becoming as children of God Burial was in Adair Catholic cemetery He is survived by his parents and five brothers Pallbearers were Paul and Joseph Floerschinger Gus Schickoufsky and Wesley Johnson Honorary pallbearers Ida Daume Hilda Rupple Elsie Griffin Celia Cecil Relatives from Neola and nearby towns attended
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Clifford Floerschinger
John Floerschinger
Clifford
Neola
Iowa
Adair County
Anita
St. John’s Catholic Church
Adair
Sheehes
Adair Catholic
Paul
Joseph Floerschinger
Gus Schickoufsky
Wesley Johnson
Ida Daume
Hilda Rupperle
Elsie Griffin
Celia Cecil
Fred Schickoufsky
Godfrey
Gus
Card of Thanks for Illness and death of our little boy
The Floerschinger family expresses gratitude to friends and neighbors for help during illness and death of their son. They thank for floral offerings and spiritual consolation. Mr. and Mrs. John Floerschinger and Family.
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John Floerschinger
No market for his horses stalls sale ends early
Twenty five head of young western horses offered at Anita stock yards failed to attract buyers. Owner M. M. McCue halted the sale after selling one or two horses at prices far below their value. The owner cites scarce cash as the cause and poor investment demand.
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Anita
M. M. McCue
Walnut Street Paving Nears Completion in Town
Paving contracts will finish with the south end of Walnut street from the north side track to the Rock Island depot, about half a block, connecting the depot with the city’s paved district and lifting business points out of mud and water.
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Anpita
Walnut Street
Rock Island
Late Recipe and State Officials Visit Highlight An Iowa Trip
A quirky recipe about a damp hoof soaked in moonshine is noted beside a report that Mrs. Maude Bunker of Cambridge Iowa, State President of the Rebekah Assembly, spent Monday night in Anita with Walter Hook and family. The couple were en route to Shenandoah to attend Assembly matters.
Farmers and schools in crisis call for sacrifice
J O Boyd of Keokuk Iowa argues that war and ruined industry cut farmer prices and warn that communities lacking pride in public schools face decline in business and social life. He says teachers should adjust thinking to support school growth and development to prevent retrogression.
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J. O. Boyd
Board of Education
Keokuk
Iowa
Highway Seven graders improve Whiteway Highway 7 near Anita
County graders work along Whiteway Highway 7 west of Anita to bring the main road to passable condition. County Supervisor H. G. Armen trout says the improvement will continue from Anita to the west line of Franklin township as weather allows.
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Anita
H. G. Armentrout
Franklin Township
First
Anita Boy Returns to Old Home for Visit
Dr. James C. Carey and family of West Liberty Iowa spend a week in Anita visiting his parents Mrs. S E Carey and Mr. and Mrs. Oren Burns. A Anita boy who found success in business and veterinary practice after graduating from Iowa State College. Mrs Carey has fully recovered her health and spirits.
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James C. Carey
West Liberty
Iowa
Anita
S. E. Carey
Oren Burns
Dr. Carey
Anita Public Schools
Veterinary Department
Iowa State College
Ames
Carey
Transformation on Anita streets proves new paving worth the cost
Property owners in Anita celebrate paved districts turning ragged ditches into parking and green terraces. Residents note higher property values and a lasting improvement after the street upgrade. Also: rental notice for a nine room modern house at 11009 Poplar Street, Atlantic, Iowa. Weather concerns follow days of near steady rain.
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Anita
Chas. Ragan
Jared Blattner
Poplar Street
Atlantic
Iowa
Stationery for all occasions at Bongers Bros
Bongers Bros offers a broad range of stationery appropriate for every occasion at 37. The shop emphasizes quality selections for gifts, school, and office needs with attentive service.
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Bongers Bros
Iowa's worst weeds named by state legislature
Iowa lists the worst weeds as Quack grass Canada thistle Cocklebur Wild Mustard Curled Dock Smooth Dock Buckthorn Wild Parsnip Horse Nettle Velvet Weed Burdock Russian Thistle Shoo fly or Bladder Kermin and Wild Carrot. Dr L H Pammel head of Botany at Iowa State College urges preventing seed formation to control weeds noting some lose vitality soon while others persist for years.
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Pammel
Nut harvest hints at walnuts hazelnuts ahead
Walnut and hazelnut supplies appear abundant while hickory nuts remain scarce. After the summer recess, regular Pythian Sisters meetings resume, continuing through fall and winter as usual.
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Pythian Sisters
Get the 12 Pages of Comics in Colors Saturday Sun time
Comic feature by Melvin Rogers in The Chicago Sunday Herald and Examiner promises six color pages. It highlights color comics across sections with playful panels and Sunday humor.
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Chicago Sunday Herald and Examiner
Melvin Rogers
Tax-Exempt Securities and Wealth Gaps Highlighted
Louis W. Hill testified that from 1916 to 1919 he shifted holdings from taxable to tax free bonds, boosting Mrs Hill’s income from 365000 to 730000 annually. The Detroit Free Press notes this as typical of hundreds of similar cases and warns of billions lost to taxes, burdening working people and widows.
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Louis W. Hill
Hill
Detroit Free Press
Photographs Show Anita Street Paving Work by Contractors
A display at Cook & Stucker in Anita features numerous photos documenting paving progress in several stages. The Kellastone finish completed the E. E. Barpholt service station at Main and Chestnut, with J. M. Deeming credited as the artist on the project.
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Anita
Cook & Stucker
E. E. Barpholt
Main and
Chestnut Streets
Kellastone
J. M. Deeming
Clean-up planned for Main Street after Anita concrete job
Town crews will sweeping Main and other streets after the final concrete pour and bricklaying on the paying job in Anita. Residents are advised to prepare with wire brushes brooms shovels and needed tools for the cleanup.
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Anita
Parent-Teachers Association Holds Busy Anita Meeting
The Anita High School hosted a Friday Parent-Teachers Association gathering with pupil songs and recitations from first and second grades, musical performances, and a reception for teachers. Officers for the four classes were announced, and guests included visitors from Stuart and nurses in Iowa City.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
Bessie M. Bell
Marian Wagner
Ruth Herriman
Gerald Stone
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Fd. L. Newton
L. R. Johnson
J. M. Deeming
H. O. Stone
C. W. Garlock
Helen Dinsmo
Byron Turner
Lawrence Jewett
Beulah Long
May
Hartman
Local Chapter News and Household Visits in South Bend Area
Mrs Emma Steadman of South Bend Indiana and Chas Aldrich of Tampico Illinois return home after a weeks stay in the city with John H Aldrich and family. The tenth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Zate Biggs was celebrated with relatives and friends at their home followed by luncheon. Mrs B F Sister and daughter in law Mrs Frank L Sister visit Nebraska to see Wm Galvin and relatives. Billy Galvin, a former Anita resident, owns a Randolp area farm with hogs and improvements ready for market.
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Emma Steadman
South Bend
Indiana
Chas. Aldrich
Tampico
Illinois
John H. Aldrich
Zate Biggs
B. F
Frank L
Nebraska
Wm. P. Galvin
Billy’’ Galvin
Anita
Randolph
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