Anita News highlights local health update and travels
Charles School, previously unwell, underwent a minor operation with satisfactory recovery noted. Gerald Shuemaker visits Fort Dodge relatives while Mrs Shuemaker stays nearby. Milo Pierce returns to Chicago after a week with Anita friends and relatives. Ralph Miller returns to Des Moines after vacation in Anita. Ernest Wagner heads to Kansas for summer reserve training. Mr and Mrs Harold Barber Charley Barber and family visited Griswold. Jared Blattner of Atlantic spent time in Anita for business and friends. Mrs Lulu Muller of Council Bluffs visits Charles D Barber’s home. Merron Missersey and Miss Joy were weekend guests of friends in Omaha.
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Anita
Charles School
Gerald Shuemaker
Des Moines
Ernest Wagner
Kansas
Officers’ Reserve Training Corps
Harold Barber
Charley Barber
Griswold
Jared Blattner
Atlantic
Suesday
Lulu Muller
Council Bluffs
Charles
D. Barber
Merron Miss Eersey
Tautphe Joy
Omaha
Parker Seeks 1000th Session Attendance Mark in Missouri House
Kansas City report notes Speaker Jones H. Parker, long Veto at the Missouri House of Representatives, recalling a 1881 page start and now pursuing a claim to a 1000 session attendance record during a June visit.
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Kansas City
Assembly
Jones H. Parker
Missouri House of Representatives
Parker
Air Show to Highlight 1930 Iowa State Fair
Des Moines reports a giant aviation show will headline the 1930 Iowa State Fair and Exposition. The event features looping stunts, gliders, and demonstrations by famed aircraft such as the St. Louis Robin and the Guggenheim safety plane winner Curtissinger. It promises practical displays including crop dusting demonstrations and chemical application methods, marking aviation’s growing role in the Hawkeye State.
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Tripa
Midwest
St. Louis
No Longer Effective Yootlug Horns in Jericho Tale
A garbled excerpt from a Lafayette Journal and Courtier commentary notes that horns failed to clear traffic, echoing the biblical Jericho walls tale but in a satirical local register. It references a mythic device and urban traffic, illustrating misapplied miracle language.
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Jericho
Massena's Six Civil War Veterans Gather at Taylor Home
Cass county's six remaining Civil War veterans from Massena gather at Matthew Taylor's country home for a yearly party. J L Langworthy 93 Thomas Mason 87 S D Dykoff 86 W T McKee 82 EM Kauffman 86 and Matthew Taylor 84 share war stories. They attend G A R encampment in Ottumwa and look forward to future reunions.
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Cass County
J. L. Langworthy
Thomas Mason
S. D. Dykoff
W. T. McKee
EM Kauffman
Matthew ‘Taylor
Mena
Matthew Taylor
Taylor
McKeu
Mr. Wykoff
Ottumwa
Eleven Cass Lads to Attend C. M. T. Camp This Summer
County Attorney R. W. Cockshoot announces eleven Cass lads will attend the C. M. T. camp at Camp Dnapring from August 2 to 30. Only 38 places remain for interested territorial youths. signups include Wesley Ross and others from Athuntic, Maine and Cumberland. Captain Cockshoot, head of local field artillery units, leaves for two weeks’ training at Camp McCoy, Wisconsin, July 9, with Cel Otto Muhl as head of the banking group.
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Dnapring
R. W. Cockshoot
Cockshoot
Wesley, Ross of
Athuntic
William Young
Gloyd Miller
Glyde Thit
Grant Shahan
Maine
Fick Gerlach
Donald Dorsey
Clarke
Kenneth Dougherty
Ll Dougherty
Thomas Healey
Cumberland
Feders
New Stock Exchange Groundbreaking in Detroit
Detroit on June 19 reports rapid progress on the new Detroit Stock Exchange building costing $500,000. Ground was recently broken and the facility will be ready for occupancy in coming months, with work proceeding briskly.
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Detroit
Detroit. Stock Exchange
No Road Maps To Guide Iowa Tourists On Mexican Highways
W P Wortman recalls a journey from Mexico City to San Luis Potosi and on to Monterey with scarce road maps. The writer details crowded trains, improvised conveyances, and locals who offered mixed advice, while meeting Ciro de Gracia and auto garage managers who provided leads to unmarked routes, enabling the quickest trip yet.
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Iowa
W. P. Wortman
Milvern Leader
San Luis Potosi
Mexico
Mexico City
Sarr
Senor Ciro el Gracia
Senor de Gracia
Monterey
San Luis
Senor
de Gracia
Chevrolet
Ford
Saltilla
Monterrey
Elk Horn News highlights local visits and church welcome
Elk Horn residents report social visits across Iowa towns. Misa Evelyn Mardesen and Leo Petersen spent time at the Osterholm home. Glenwood visitors arrive from Odebolt and Davenport. Rev C G Kloth welcomed by Elk Horn Lutheran church members. Local family news includes Chylajuas from Kimballton and Mertyn Larsen from Council Bluffs visiting relatives.
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Elk Horn
Misa Evelyn Mardesen
Leo Petersen
Osterholm
Glenwoot V
Mirae
Néla Polborg
Dacknoyville
Mas
Nia
Chetatonsen
Davenport
the. N. P
Oh.- J.fitzgerald
Jack
A. & Walker
John AG. Christenser
Moren
Suputny
FOPL
Fredricksen
Peculiar Plant Growth Report Described in Far East Tale
A fragmented note describes a slow growing crop called sloweat and a giant bamboo in Tidla that blooms unusually, claimed to reach Jokt. The text mentions natives gathering deeds and a mysterious MYMEL phrase, giving an impression of unusual plant behavior and cultural notes.
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Tidla
Penney Company Announces Broad Price Reductions
The J. C. Penney store announces wide price cuts across many stock lines due to lower raw material costs. Manager J. W. Ehlers notes meaningful reductions in silk fabrics and silk hosiery, with staple men’s and boy’s wear also dropping in price. Company president Earl Sams says lower wholesale prices are flowing to consumers to restore confidence, with immediate effect. First five months sales total 317,169,874.96, down 2.71 percent from last year due to weather losses.
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J. C. Renney Company
J. W. E. Ehlers
Penney
Earl. Cv. Sams
Rand
J. C. Penney “Company
Local Notes From Sioux City Area Summer Visitors
June 19 extra news item notes multiple local residents and visitors. Miss Helen Wigshe and Miss Vera Wissler return from teaching posts in Sioux City and Denver respectively. Families attend graduations at Vermilion and South Dakota. Several residents travel to Des Moines and Grinnell for work and family visits.
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Missex Elsie Rusmus
Bessie Birk
Helen Leako
Des Moines
Eloise Jenkins
Naoma Hensley
John ‘Riley
Tows ‘ City
de. Riley
Marengo
KD Bashany
Shenyadoul
LeRo Henry
Wall Lake
L. Ps. Kleven
Liard Klever
Meal Elwood
Levi Shirey
I Sargh Rhodes
Chil. Jones Center
Rowers
Reo
Unclear text fragment states new tablecloth on desk
Fragmentary notes mention a game executive and a secretary with vague actions about a desk. The readable parts reference covering a desk with a new tablecloth and addressing something, but no clear event, persons, or location are identifiable.
Cheek: Fon Maya That Business Tromangted
A scrambled note appears to reference a disrupted business event or transaction. The fragment mentions Cheek and Maya, suggesting persons or brands involved, but lacks clear actions, dates, or locations to determine specifics. Further readable text needed for a precise card.
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Massena
Koff
Aire Hale
Mr. Taylor
CASS
C. M. T. Camp
NEW Stock Exchange
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Elk Horn News
Penney Company
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