Vehicles to Hown at Fair in Jubilee Pageant
June 26 Iowa celebrates Diamond Jubilee Fair with a Week long pageant of transportation. Old fashioned schooner and horse drawn vehicles parade alongside modern autos in a display spanning eras from prairie freighter to red cars. The event opens with Indians on horseback and includes stage coach and hacks being driven by drivers in period costume.
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Iowa
Jon
Ower
Ant of Transportation
Dianlee
Literary Club LDS Annual Election
Osha Scholl hosted the Literary Club at her East Main porch on a Thursday afternoon. Officers elected: Denne as President, Porch as Vice President, Burham as Secretary, Wagner as Treasurer. Ora Stoodt was re-elected. Florence Rickel and Miss Koll provided piano music. refreshments were served. The club planned its next social meeting.
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Osha Scholl
Iterary Club
East Main
Aude Denne
Nna Porch
T. Burham
Adie Wagner
Ora Stoodt
Florence Rickel
Miss Koll
The
Farming Proves Major U.S. Industry in 1928 Value
The Department of Agriculture reports farm product values nationwide reached 9.093 billion dollars in 1928 with Texas totaling 788 million. Iowa and Illinois follow with 545 million and 528 million respectively, highlighting farming as a key national sector.
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Texas
Towas
Jhia
First Avoca Butter Load Marks New Industry
The first full load of butter shipped from the Avoca dairy was 1,190 pounds valued over $9,000. The Avoca butter business supports local cream suppliers and employs a daily output around $1,000. Visitors from Perry Iowa included the Stoner and Baker families and Mrs Will Baker among city guests at the Mart home.
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Avoca
Chinatown Nights Grips Rialto With Tong War Drama
The Rialto presents Chinatown Nights a two day feature about a white tong leader who falls for a society woman and leads her into Chinatown. Director William Wellman crafts a gripping backstage view of Chinese tong wars with Florence Vidor and Wallace Beery leading a strong cast.
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Chinatown
Eniony
United States
Samuel Ornitz
William Wellman
Florence Vidor
Wallace Beery
Production of spring pigs declines in Iowa in 1929
Iowa assessors and the Weather and Crop Bureau report a 6.2 percent drop in spring pig production for 1929 from 1928. A December 1928 rural carrier survey suggested a 6 percent rise, but a mathematical analysis ties 1929 farrowings to about 99 percent of 1928 levels.
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Iowa
Weather and Crop Bureau
Iowa Department of Agriculture
Cass county to use new blue and white license plates
County Treasurer Vedane announces arrival of 1930 blue and white plates for Cass county. Plates are smaller, change from 14 to 15, remove county letter, and include the words Town and 1930. They will be three inches shorter and one inch narrower than the old plates.
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Cass County
Vedane
Plummer Moore Nuptials Held At Adair First Presbyterian Church
Miss Mildred E. Plummer and Elro Moore exchanged marriage vows at the First Presbyterian church in Adair with Rev. John M. DeBerg officiating. The couple, from Eureka Center and Berea areas, plans to reside on the Bert Moore farm south of Adair. A neighborhood charivari followed the ceremony. Also promoting Jonteel cosmetics during a Tune Toilet Goods Sale.
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Mildred E. Plummer
Shaffer Service Station To Observe Anniversary
The Shaffer Service Station on West Main Street will observe its anniversary this Thursday. To show appreciation to Anita and nearby residents they will give away a gallon of Marathon motor oil with each purchase of five gallons or more of gasoline. The oil is valued at one dollar.
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Shaffer
West Main Street
Anita
Railroads Change Colors of Cars Buildings in A Year
The Chicago and North Western railway has shifted passenger coaches from yellow to somber green and similar treatment applied to baggage and mail cars. C B and Q states all depots will soon be painted bright yellow. Current reddish brown and Burlington sand mixtures noted to deter vandalism on stations.
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Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Burlington
Salesmen Meeting Draws Hansen Family to St Louis
M. C. Hansen and his son Olaf travel to St Louis Missouri this week for a Hamilton Brown Shoe Co traveling salesmen meeting.
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M. C. Hansen
Olaf
St. Louis
Missouri
Hamilton- Brown Shoe Co
Petersons Stay With Jenkins Family in City Visit
J. W. Peterson and his wife, joined by daughter Mary Love Farnum of Mt. Pleasant Iowa, spent several days in the city at the home of Mrs. Peterson's parents, J. C. Jenkins and wife.
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J. W. Peterson
Mary Love Farnum
Mt. Pleasant
Iowa
Mrs. Peterson
J. C. Jenkins
Anita Twirler Blanks Brayton In 17 Strikeouts
Three base hits by Wright Bear and two base hits by Wright Swartz Rasmussen highlight the game. Musick Kline Wells Bartley steal bases, Robison with a sacrifice hit. Umpires Moore and Dimick.
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Wright
Bear
Swartz
Rasmussen
Musick
Kline
Wells
Bartley
Robison
Moore
Dimick
Dina Wright
Anita
Casey
Lf Webbeeeee
Millhollin
P Vere
Lindblom
Scott
Brayton
Basharn
Reis
C. Wells
V. Rasmussen
Koob
Sturgeon
Q. Rasmussen
Jorgensen
School Exhibits to Feature 1929 Iowa State Fair
Des Moines announces a statewide public school exposition at the diamond jubilee Iowa state fair. Displays will cover grades 1 through 12, including painting dressmaking geography and arithmetic. Over 1500 dollars in prizes will reward rural graded high school and collective exhibits.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Agnes Samuelson
State Fair Board
Mil ler’s meat prices match rivals in town
W G Butler of Willmar Minnesota visiting with his mother Mrs J M Butler and relatives. Mrs John Mehlmann injured by barb wire while scaring a horse, treated at Campbell’s hospital. Mrs Hansen Johnson hosted a bridge party on Rose Hill Avenue for Irene Johnson Brown with prizes awarded to Mrs Chas Faulkner and Mrs George Bills.
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W. G. Butler
Willmar
Minnesota
J. M. Butler
Bil
Sioux City
John Mehlmann
Lincoln Township
Hansen Ia Johnson
M. C. Hansen
Johnson
Rose Hill Avenue
Ralph Forshay
Fyerett Kelloway
Los Angeles
California
Lester Heckmann
Solon Karns
Wayne Bullock
Wallace Bullock
Max Bullock
Atlantic
Annual Cass County Baby Beef Club Tour Planned
Eighteen farms will be visited by the Cass County Baby Beef Club on Thursday. Forty youths feed 72 calves this year and will present stock at stops along a 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM route starting at Dunecan’s office with a noon picnic at Pymosa school No 2.
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Atlantic
Cass County Baby Beef Club
W. C. Duncan
Pymosa School No. 2
Everett Nelson
Cass Club
Ames
Frank Reed
Extension Department
Dunecan
Farm Bureau
Harry Kay
Clay Henderson
T. W. Stoodt
William Sandhorst
Clarude Kitelinger
N. B. Nelson
I. A. Christensen
Hugo Westphalen
Arthur Nelson
Halger Christensen
Pymosa School
George Lanny
Austin McFadden
Lou Kennedy
Lou Burnside
John Blakely
John Henderson
Ed Dimig
Chris Fuglsang
Mrs Chris Miller Dead in South Anita Home
Christina Hansen Miller wife of Chris Miller died at her Kirkham Avenue home after a long cancer illness. Born in Denmark November 27 1874 she was 54 years 6 months and 26 days old. Funeral at 1:00 p m today conducted by Rev Ludvig Mehr. Interment at Extra.
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Christina Hansen Miller
Chris Miller
Kirkham Avenue
South
Anita
Denmark
Ludvig Mehr
Extra
Auxiliary meeting at Wahlert home elects officers
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. William Wahlert’s country home. Mrs. W. B. Reed was elected first vice president and delegate to the Iowa state convention in August in Iowa City. A picnic luncheon followed, and members were urged to send six dozen cookies and a pound of candy to Knoxville veterans hospital by June 27.
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American Legion Auxiliary
William Wahlert
Reed
Iowa City
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
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Iva
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Plummer
Bongers Bros
Briardale-Store
Boston
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A. R. Kohl
P. T. Williams
C. E. Harry
Fullerton Lumber CO
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Miller’s
Baby Beef Club
Anderson Bell
Christian Church
Earl Cox
Cedar Rapids
H. A. Karns
Chas. Workman
Ida Bell
Soren Sandbeck
Ben Wilson
Peter Scott
Fauna Suplee
Curtis Benson
George Smither
Earl Knowlton
Fred Toepfer
Earl Godanour
Lena Schaake
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