Death of Former Anita Lady Mrs Walter S Sherman
Relatives in Anita and Cass County learn of the death of Mrs Walter S Sherman at her Garfield Washington home on July 22 after a long illness. She was eighty five and survived by her husband two sisters eight children twenty five grandchildren and twenty three great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Garfield Presbyterian church conducted by Rev W L Killian.
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Anita and
Walter S. Sherman
Anita
Garfield
Washington
Adaline Felt
Chas. M. Felt
Cass County
Cherry Grove
Warren County
Illinois
Galesburg
Walter Scott Sherman
Mother Sherman
M. E. Church
Presbyterian Church
Killian
Amos W Shipman and Family Visit Anita Relatives
Amos W Shipman of Scottsbluff Nebraska and his wife and two sons are spending a week in Anita as guests of the families of Mrs Almira Rickle and Elvira E Hyde and other relatives and old friends. Amos formerly lived in Anita and after selling his business stayed in Scottsbluff where he runs a meat market. The old residents who return for visits receive a cordial welcome from the Shipman family.
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Amos W. Shipman
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
Anita
Almira Rickle
Elvira E. Hyde
Amos
Visiting Pap and Mothers Spend Week in Anita
Visiting pap and mother Mrs Lena Pratt of Wapello Iowa and Mrs Flora McDermott and son Douglas of West Liberty Iowa spend the week in Anita with their parents and grandparents Mr and Mrs J D Young and visit other relatives in the old home town. The husbands Geo E Pratt and C H McDermott run mercantile business in their towns and report strong business.
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Lena Pratt
Wapello
Iowa
Flora McDermott
Douglas
West Liberty
Anita
J. D. Young
Geo. E. Pratt
C. H. McDermott
Rounding Among Relatives Visits Across Iowa
Mrs. Nettie Cate of Chicago spent a week in Anita with relatives including Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Thompson and Mr. and Mrs. Chas A Thompson. She traveled to Des Moines to visit her nephew and niece Mr. and Mrs. R Waldo Lowell, then planned a few days in Wapello with her brother Wm B Huff, a former Anita resident.
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Nettie Cate
Chicago
Anita
Chas. A. Thompson
C. A. Thompson
Des Moines
R. Waldo Lowell
Wapello
Iowa
Wm. B. Huff
Anita Man
Anita Boy a Salesman
Olaf Hansen son of Mr and Mrs M C Hansen of The Regulator is assigned as traveling salesman for Hamilton Brown Shoe Company in northern Iowa and has earned recognition from his employers for early success in his first efforts.
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Olaf Hansen
M. C. Hansen
Regulator
Iowa
Hamilton-Brown Shoe Company
Death of Elva May White at Thirteen in Casey Iowa
Elva May White born Cass county Iowa May 6 1915 died at home near Casey July 19 1928 aged 13 2 13. She attended Cass and Adair rural schools and planned to start high school. Active Methodist and Epworth League member. Obituary mourner notes she is safe with Jesus and her light remains in Heaven. Survived by parents two sisters and two brothers Lucille Betty Carroll Merle. Funeral at Casey M E Church with Evergreen Anita burial. Pallbearers listed. flower girls named.
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Elva May White
Mayne C. White
Emaline White
B. L. Scarlett
Cass County
Iowa
Casey
Elva
Cass
Adair
Methodist
Epworth League
Jesus
M. C. White
Lucille
Betty
Carroll
Merle
M. E. Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Anita
Hugh S. Mitchell
Everett Guthrie
James Cline
Ivan Warner
Ralph Speedling
David Guthrie
Zort A. Brown
Theresa Floyd
Viola Johnson
Aileen McDowell
Frances Duthie
Gladys Kading
Frances Kading
Card of Thanks for Elva Mae White
We express sincere thanks to friends and former neighbors for kindness during our recent bereavement over the death of our daughter and sister Elva Mae White and for the many floral tributes to her memory.
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Elva Mae White
Cara Nome Perfume Gift With Face Powder Box
A one dollar bottle of Cara Nome Perfume is offered free with each box of Cara Nome Face Powder during the Factory-to-You Sale promotional event.
Bible School Attendance Aims For One Hundred Next Sunday
Attendance reached 76 at Bible School on Sunday with the youth led Morning Service by the Senior Endeavor Society in the pastor's absence. Miss Geraldine Cleaver conducted services with a male choir and young men leading music and prayers. Eric Osen delivered an inspiring talk. Regular services, evangelistic programs, and missionary society activities noted.
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Wilma Forshay
Endeavor Society
Geraldine Cleaver
Eric Osen
Bible School
Ella Biggs
Endeavor
Ladies’ Missionary Society
Emma Hofmeister
Ladies’ Aid
Anita Boy Scouts Return From Camp Near Council Bluffs
Lester Heckman scoutmaster leads the Anita Troop home after a two week camp at a scenic site north of Council Bluffs. The return was slowed by heavy rain damage with deep mud on roads.
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Return OF
ANITA
BOY Scouts
Lester Heckman
The
Anita Boy Scouts
Nature
Council Bluffs
Lester
Visit with Auntie and Family Mentioned in Mitchelville
Mrs Herbert Bartley joined her husband on his eastern Town route last week and enjoyed a brief visit with her aunt Mrs Belle Irving Copley in Mitchelville. Copley, daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John A Irving, was a longtime Anita public schools teacher before her marriage.
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Herbert Bartley
Town
Belle Irving Copley
Mitchelville
Copley
John A. Irving
Corps of Teachers
Anita Public Schools
Edward Bell and Family Visit Fred Bell
Edward F. Bell and his wife spent Sunday with Fred H. Bell and family, sharing time together and enjoying a family gathering.
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Edward F. Bell
Fred H. Bell
Gissibl and daughter return from Illinois trip
Jos F. Gissibl of Lincoln township and his daughter Mrs. Nancy Willison of Earlham returned from an extended visit in Bureau county Illinois where the Gissibl family lived for years before moving to Cass county Town. He notes many changes among his old home community.
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Jos. F. Gissibl
Lincoln Township
Nancy Willison
Earlham
Bureau County
Ilinois
Gissibl
Cass County
Sunday Visitors From Des Moines Recall Anita Ties
H E Holt and wife of Des Moines spent Sunday with Mrs. Holt’s parents Mr and Mrs A H Talbott in Anita. Holt is a traveling salesman for a Des Moines wholesale house. Mrs Holt known as Miss Clara Talbott, former Anita girl. Percy W Calkins was a welcome caller Saturday evening.
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H. E. Holt
Des Moines
Anita
Mrs. Holt
A. H. Talbott
Mr. Holt
Clara Talbott
Original Sunshine Club Hosts Star Quilt Session
Mrs. Clyde Moore entertained the Original Sunshine Club with sixteen members and eleven visitors. The meeting featured finishing touches on a star quilt and gifts of linen table cloths to three summer brides Mrs. Merle Turner Mrs. Fay Peterson and Mrs. Wm Heckman.
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Sunshine Club
Merle Turner
Fay Peterson
Wm. Heckman
Woodall
Dewey Robinson
Pay Peterson
Mary Pilmer
Marie Jensen Hazel Wahlert
Mary Robson
Charlotte and
Margaret Moore
Axel Jensen
Clyde Moore
Endeavor Society Conducts Morning Church Services
During Rev Miss Leora Miars absence the Senior Endeavor Society leads the morning worship. Next Sunday's service will follow Bible school with special music and a sacred reading by Mrs Ella Biggs replacing the usual sermon.
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Leora Miars
Congregational Church
Senior Endeavor Society
Bible School
Ella Biggs
Dorn and daughter attend Hemphill family reunion in Fontanelle
M Dorn and his daughter Miss Leila spent Sunday in Fontanelle as guests at the Hemphill family reunion. The gathering drew many relatives from near and far to the annual event.
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M. Dorn
Leila
Fontanelle
Hemphill
Race Near Anita Ends Quietly in Wilson Victory
A country horse race south of Anita last Saturday afternoon saw two running plugs owned by Chas L Wilson and Henry Karns contest a $50 side bet each. Wilson's horse won by a clear margin, and witnesses say the Wilson horse did not wake up until the race was over.
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Anita
Chas. L. Wilson
Henry Karns
Wilson
Old Timer in Ill Health in Eureka Township
The many friends of P. R. Nichols, a well known farmer and long time resident of Eureka township in Adair county, regret to learn he has been in extreme ill health for several weeks unable to follow the trail. Mr. Nichols is advanced in years and unused to idleness.
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P. R. Nichols
Eureka Township
Adair County
Nichols
Real Pioneers Visit Anita From Aberdeen Family
Mrs. Emily C Townsend her daughter Mrs Harriet Russell and granddaughter Miss Margaret Russell of Aberdeen South Dakota visit Anita lifelong friends and former residents. The Townsends arrived from Anita in the early seventies and lived there thirty five years while Charles E Townsend worked in lumber and coal and ran a stock farm nearby. They now reside in Aberdeen and summers at Arnold's Park cottage, returning to Anita for short visits.
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Emily C. Townsend
Harriet Russell
Margaret Russell
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Anita
Chas. E. Townsend
Townsend
Town
Arnold’s Park
Visit by J Bert Callison to Anita and old friends
J Bert Callison of Kansas City Missouri, son of the late James C Callison a Cass county pioneer, spent a week in Anita visiting old-time friends. He travels with Mrs Callison by auto. The Callison matriarch remains in Kansas City after a long hip fracture but now moves around without crutches.
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J. Bert Callison
Kansas City
Missouri
James C. Callison
Cass County
Anita
Callison
Mr. Callison
Family guest Maggie Long in Anita with Kansas City kin
Mrs Maggie Long of Kansas City Missouri is visiting Anita and nearby areas as a guest of the Scholl family and Mrs Emma Burns clan. She is the daughter of James Langer of Mayetta Kansas and accompanies her granddaughter Marguerite Wilkinson of Kansas City.
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Maggie Long
Kansas City
Missouri
Anita
Scholl
Emma Burns
Eastern trip postcard notes Holtons in New York City
A postal card from Attorney E. S. Holton and Mrs. Holton with Miss Lesetta Hereth describes a pleasant eastern vacation. They visited Boston noted for baked beans, then traveled to New York City and planned to proceed to the national capital.
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E. S. Holton
Old-Timer Visits Anita W. J. Brown of Dawson Iowa
Anita resident and former notable businessman visits in town on Wednesday. Brown, who runs a Dawson filling station with his brother, recently sold their garage and reconnected with old friends and neighbors from Anita.
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W. J. Brown
Dawson
Iowa
Anita
Mr. Brown
Acker couple attends Atlantic Chautauqua program
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Acker from Lincoln township joined the Atlantic Chautauqua on Sunday morning. They spent the afternoon at the home of Mrs. Acker’s father, H. A. Wissler. Mr. Acker sang in the Men’s Chorus of thirty two voices performing a sacred program.
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A. M. Acker
Lincoln Township
Atlantic
Teacher Crissie Hollin Injured at Clear Lake
Miss Crissie Hollin a popular Anita Public Schools teacher injures her knee while on vacation at Clear Lake Iowa. She has a severe sprain and is in a plaster cast but hopes to be ready when school resumes next month.
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Crissie Hollin
Anita Public Schools
Clear Lake
Iowa
Rexall Factory-to-You Sale Promises Money Saving
The Rexall promotion announces a money saving sale this month under the Factory-to-You label. BONGERS BROS. advertises savings on necessities and urges shoppers to take advantage of the limited time offer.
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Bongers Bros
Reed Couple Settle in Omaha Anitas Welcome Friends
Mr and Mrs Lawrence L Reed longtime Anita residents have relocated to 1318 32nd Street Omaha Nebraska where they invite Anita friends to visit when in the city.
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Lawrence L. Reed
32Nd Street
Omaha
Nebraska
Omaha Bees Offers $1000 in Town Band Prizes
The Omaha Bee-News will award $1000 in cash prizes in a town band contest the first of its kind in Omaha. Open to nonprofessional town bands from Nebraska and Iowa, excluding Omaha and Council Bluffs, the event occurs during the fourth annual radio show and exposition starting August 27.
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Nebraska
Omaha Bee-News
Omaha
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Crystal Studio
City Auditorium
Back to Old Playground Dr James C Carey Visits
Dr James C Carey and his family of West Liberty Iowa spent a week in Anita visiting relatives and friends. A former Anita graduate he now runs a successful veterinary practice in West Liberty after graduating from Iowa State College Ames. They head to Minneapolis Minnesota for the American Veterinary Medical Association annual meeting attended by members from the United States Canada and Mexico.
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James C. Carey
West Liberty
Iowa
Amy Carey
Emma Burns
Carey
Anita
Anita Public Schools
Veterinary Department
Iowa State College
Ames
Minneapolis
Minnesota
American Veterinary Medical Association
United States
Canada
Mexico
Carey Family Reunion at Keystone Park
A last Sunday reunion at Keystone Park in Anita honored Dr. and Mrs. James C. Carey of West Liberty Iowa. Attendees included the Carey family and friends such as Tom Burns Harold Wahlert Fred Scholl Floyd Gissibl Amy Carey Maggie Long Emma Burns and others for a large meal featuring fried chicken and ice cream.
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Keystone Park
Anita
James C. Carey
West Liberty
Iowa
Tom Burns
Harold Wahlert
Fred Scholl
Floyd Gissibl
Amy Carey
Maggie Long
Kansas City
Emma Burns
Jos
F. Gissibl
Messrs
and Mesdames Merle Turner
Hal Moraine
Fay Peterson
Fractured Hip Keeps Helen Dockstader Home
Mrs. Helen Dockstader, mother of Anna Forsythe owner of West Anita Filling Station, is confined to her home with a badly fractured hip from a fall two evenings ago on West Main. X rays at Dr. H. E. Campbell hospital show a severe break and given her 86 years, recovery of use is doubtful.
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Helen Dockstader
Anna Forsythe
West Anita
West Main Street
Dr. H
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Pap
Anita Boy
the Home Folk
Percy W. Calkins
Bessie Myers Lowell
Mrs. Clyde Moore
Endeavor Society IN Charge
Chestnut St
J. H. Marshall & Son
Neff Clothing Co
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