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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1925
Page
4
Mrs. E. E. Barnholdt and RE. E. Grace with wife visited Des Moines with friends. Ralph Forshay made a business call there last Thursday. George Scholl bought a new Chevrolet sedan from C. W. Shaffer & Son. A pointed adage stresses consistent name and location advertising and the newspaper’s community role.
A May 30 1895 column recalls rain aiding town work as D L Dilts travels to Omaha on Masonic Temple business Rev J T Marvin to deliver at Walnut honors at Lincoln Center Memorial Day services draw old soldiers N N Baker survives near miss with eastbound flyer Warden N N Jones escapes Ft Madison for Cass county visit Atlantic plans grand 4th celebration Dr C L Campbell seeks Odd Fellows grand lodge seat Marshalltown meeting in October Adair school bonds pass 5600 dollars new seven room brick school planned Citizens Bank to add space I N Taylor heads to Kansas after brother’s critical illness Adair district loses 4000 insurance on burned building M E church crowded for memorial sermon Grand Army men praise Elder Smith remarks.
Farm Bureau notes discuss poison bait for cutworms with a wheat bran and paris green mash, urging light application at night and caution around chickens. It also offers dandelion control methods, recommending iron sulfate sprays for young plants and repeated treatments for deep-rooted established plants to keep lawns clear.
Memorial Day events outline a graveside service at Evergreen cemetery at 9 30 and a 10 45 service at Concert Park or Christian church if weather fails. Includes orchestra, invocations by Rev B W McEldowney, readings by Miss Louise Trumbull, vocal solos by Mrs Bessie Ward and Miss Anita East, prayers, addresses, and a 1 30 march to cemetery to complete services. Stores in Anita urged to close 11 to 2 30. Also notes Ross Smith selling barber shop to H C Benson of Walnut, Iowa with possession June 1. Farrow Chicks sale details for June 15 to Aug 10. plus Kiwanis remarks on silk yardage prizes won by G O Watland and Dr O H Gallagher.
Formerly owned by Carl Wilson the stallion Wilaly will stand a mile north of Anita Iowa for the season. Insurance to cover mares with foal costs $1.00 and $15.00 to insure standing and sucking. The stallion has been examined by Dr George N Weighton and certified free from diseases and unsoundness. Owners moving mares before foal confirmation makes service fee due. Care not guaranteed against accidents.
Griswold resident D. J. Bode visited the city last Friday. Des Moines resident Miss Laura Millhollin and Guthrie Center’s Mrs. J. V. Mahan stopped in with their parents Marsh Millhollin and his wife for a brief visit in the city Friday.
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