Golden Wedding Celebration in Anita for John and Mary Kelley
The Golden Wedding of John C. Kelley and Mary Elizabeth Daughenbaugh was celebrated at their Anita home with eighty guests. Attendees included Meade Post G A R members and the First M E Church Ladies Aid, presenting gold coins. The couple, married in 1872 in Scott County Iowa, have six children and long ties to Cass County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Mary Elizabeth Daugry
Kelley
Gaui
Anita
Kelly
Meade Post, No. 50
John Kelly
Ladies’ Aid Society
M. E. Church
Mother Kelley
John C. Kelley
Huntington County
Pennsylvania
Scott County
Iowa
Mary Elizabeth Daughenbaugh
Blair County
Scott Co. Iowa
Cass County
Oscar A. Kelley
Davenport
Myrtle Nelson
Wiota
Hayes Kelley
Minne Brunson
Ahita
Logan Kelley
Fort Dodge
Verna White
Missouri
Woman Dies After Rat Bite at Home
Mrs. W. Scott Lewis died in Glenwood Millis County from a rat bite while seizing a rat feeding on newly hatched chicks in a barrel. Blood poisoning swiftly followed and doctors warned rat bites are highly dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Scott Lewis
Glenwood
Millis County
Uncle Tom's Cabin Coming to Anita This August
Announcement of the revival of Uncle Tom's Cabin by the Terry Company in Anita on Tuesday August 22. Terry’s troupe, now fifty performers strong with Pullman cars, promotes the national drama praised by educators and clergy alike. A noon street parade and 7 PM band concert accompany the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Terry Company
Uncle Tom’s Cabin Co
Terry
Harriet Ward Beecher Stowe
Panora Chautauqua Funds Stir Local Debate
The Meno Journal notes Panora residents funded their 1922 chautauqua and left a $6640 balance in the association treasury. The Panora group is accused of keeping surplus funds that should belong to the home town guarantors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panora
Association Treasury
Meno Journal
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Main Street
Legion Reunion
Audubon
James Allman
Atlantic
Syracuse
California
Jas. C. Rickel
Harry Dressler
A. Rickel
Florence
Mitchell
South Dakota
Hood
Sunoco Motor Oil
Luthy Storage Batteries
Luthy
Farmers’ Coop
P. H. Petttinger
Owa
Kentucky
W. H. Dorale
America
John Wigginton
O. W. Wheatley
Eugene Wheatly
Blair
Nebraska
Leela Peterson
Irma Newton
Miss Newton
Mesdames Reba Rasmussen
Veril Newton
Effie Bean
Flora McDermott
Ella Biggs
Ruth Williams
Minnie Millbollin
Faye Burkhart
Esther Vetter
Emma Richter
Hazel Miller
Roma Newton
Misses Bernice
Mayfred Stone
Mildred Lamborn
Louise Montgomery
Frances Stone
Ida Biggs
Kathryn Galiber
Lydia Kuebo
Irma Lewis
Irene Johanson
June Karas
Merle Walker
Maurine Turner
Bernice Kirkham
Kate Clark
Marguerite
Helen Clark
Summerville
New Jersey
Unique Theatre
ALL Star Sport
Hope Hampton
WM. Duncan
Larry Lemon Comedy—The Hick
Dr. Hess
Anita Drug CO
Menlo Journal
Menlo
Kodak Films
F.M. Alexander
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
Wagners Restaurant
G. M. Adair
Citizens’ State Bank
Hedges Bros
L. E. Bean
Anita, Iowa
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