This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 13 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
4
Second class mail notice for Anita Iowa. Local urges include Atlantic visitors and trips by residents, road legislation debate, and jokes about cabbage and onions. Names mentioned: C P Richards, L W Reynolds, J M Deeming, Mrs Walter Hook, Wm W Houston, Capt C W Huff, Levi Hutt, John Crabb, N C Burkhart, M M Burkhart, Dr R A Becker. The piece references family visits, illness, and a civic discussion on prayers and state expenditures.
The Fontgasile Improvement Club will raise a large flag atop a 60 ft pole at the town hall. On Sunday afternoon April 29 a patriotic program begins at 2 30 featuring music speaking drills and the flag raising by local National Guards enlistees. Citizens from nearby towns are invited.
Isaac E. Turner longtime Anita resident died at his Woodward Oklahoma home on April 20 1917 aged 74 years 7 months and days Funeral services were held Sunday April 22 at 1 30 PM Chenoweth Tromblee parlors conducted by Rev R B Coffey Interment King Cemetery Woodward Oklahoma where services also held by the Grand Army of the Republic Obituary to be published in the RECORD next week.
Former Iowa man W. W. Houston died in DeLand Florida following a December paralytic stroke in Buffalo. His body arrived in Atlantic and was taken to Exira for funeral services. He was married to Lora Fitch of Anita. The notice also mentions local items about W. E. Clark, Home Guards in Anita, a gun factory, and a Tom Thumb Wedding at the Opera House with detailed bridal party roles.
G W Lattig sends annual dues to the Recorps praising Anita and Iona, noting prosperity in Idaho and a move to a mountain farm on the Weiser River. He plans to ranch again, comments on fruit conditions, and hopes for a visit. A. A. Miller remodels his residence with a new porch and window, and Olson loses the end of a finger in a shearing accident. Claire Sweney installs an electric oscillating fan at his barber shop.
The W. W. division of the Ladies' Ard hosts a Kensington tea at Mrs. Chester A. Long’s home Friday at 2:00 PM with all ladies invited. The Passion Week offering reached 850.00 for the Mission Board in New York City. W K Carey visited Keithsburg Illinois last week to oversee crops and 500 head of sheep on his ranch.
A brief classified item notes re cleaned clover seed available, plus a rental notice for a second-hand typewriter at G C Rowe in the Rogers Building Council Bluffs Iowa. It also mentions E M Smith family relocating to Hillsdale Wyoming and Ernie Smith entering contracting and building.
Seed corn for sale from Iowa Silver Mine and Reed's Yellow Dent offered by O D Aldrich at a reasonable price. Evergreen Cemetery Association met last week and appropriated $100 to the Ladies' Cemetery Association for driveway improvements across the grounds.
News items from Funny Corner list social visits in Solon Karns Anita and Extra communities. People attend church, host guests, or travel to nearby towns. Ed. L. Newton’s automobile bill fails by one vote in the Iowa Senate after House approval. C. C. Pugh comments on Des Moines.
A. R. Cochran states milk now costs eight cents a quart due to high feed costs. The notice appears in the period and sets May 1 as the price change date. George W. McWilliams, after selling his farm and moving to Hillsdale Wyoming, starts a lumber business there with strong prospects.
The first installment of April showers resembled a Johnstown flood last Thursday but Iowa remains bone dry and will need unusually heavy moisture to compensate for the absence of rain.
The Record notes the extended birth of marriage for Miss Inez Neimeyer daughter of Mr and Mrs Chas Neimeyer formerly of Cass county. A lavish home ceremony at 3222 Battery street featured Rev Forney Hutchinson with bridesmaids and flower girl. The couple will reside in New Orleans and then at 1405 Broadway after May 11.
The Eagle Grove Eagle quotes the Des Moines press as biased against Governor Harding and laments state news coverage of the legislature. It argues newspapers distort bills and mislead the public, citing a $127,000 rebuke by voters and calls for experienced reporting.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.