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Newspaper

Anita Record

Location

Anita, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 19, 1926

Page

5

Local items brighten Anita notes and visits

Mrs. A. H. Steinmetz and Mrs. Ed Blakesley called at the Record office Saturday. John Hancock of Atlantic visited Anita on business. Mrs. J. W. Ruggles is ill at home in Anita. De Avery Stephenson and wife made a pleasant call at the Record office Saturday. For sale Pure Bred Collie pups and Fresh Jersey cows. Evelyn Metz returns from Montana visit. Anna Metz to teach in Kolin Montana. Main street traffic fines urged enforcement as ordinance takes effect. C. A. Longard family depart for Manson Iowa to visit relatives and lakes.

de Avery Stephenson

Local visitors hosted by Anita residents and Jefferson families

Des Moines couples M. L. Dingnan and wife and James Ball and wife spent Sunday in Anita visiting Mrs. I. E. Fickel Frank Lees and family and Earl Knowlton and families. Patty Williams, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Phil T. Williams, has been staying with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Bell at Jefferson Iowa for the past week.

M. L. Dingnan James Ball Des Moines Anita I. E. Fickel Frank Lees Earl Knowlton Patty Williams Phil T. Williams Mrs R. R. Bell Jefferson Iowa Bertha Barrett Pratt, Kansas Val Wiegard Albert Wiese Hugo Wiese Iowa City

Pasture for Cattle and Club Meeting Noted

Good blue grass pasture ready to turn cattle in reported by Wm Bangham. C O Z Club members enjoyed a pleasant Thursday afternoon at Mrs Carl Hansen's east Main Street home after a one o clock dinner. Keystone Park Anita referenced as a popular tourist camp along Whiteway 7 highway attracting transients this season.

Bangham C. O. Z. Club Carl Hansen East Main St Keystone Park Anita

Des Moines and Anita Social Notes

Meson Linderman and wife visited Des Moines on Thursday. Victor B Case and family spent Friday with relatives at Neola. Dr G M Adair and family vacationing two weeks at Lake Okoboji. Ed Collins and wife of Des Moines were guests of Leo Bongers and wife. Fee Friday night marked Anita Post No 210 American Legion meeting. Leo Bongers attended Des Moines for Rainbow Division reunion. Paul Donahue of the Atlantic Daily News Telegraph was a business visitor in Anita Saturday.

Victor B. Case Neola J— Dr. G. M. Adair Lake Okoboji Collins Des Moines Leo Bongers Cee Fee Anita Post No American Legion Rainbow Division Paul Donahue The Atlantic Daily News-Telegraph Anita

By the Day of the Hour Phone Red 230

Mrs. Fauna Suplee Anita in Iowa appears in a brief notice with a contact line Phone Red 230 and a cryptic dated phrase 3tpd suggesting a local personal notice or notice snippet.

Fauna Suplee Anita Iowa

Wiota Woman Visits Anita With Friends

Mrs Indian Spry of Wiota spent Monday in Anita with friends. Miss Evelyn Stager spends the week with relatives in Carroll. A S Perryman Atlantic realtor was a business visitor in Anita Saturday.

Indian Spry Wiota Anita Evelyn Stager Carroll O— A. S. Perryman Atlantic Realtor

Local visits noted in Council Bluffs Omaha and Anita

Henry Lees spent Sunday with relatives and friends in Council Bluffs and Omaha. Mayor Chas W McDermott of Wiota was a business visitor in Anita on Monday.

Henry Lees Council Bluffs Omaha Chas. W. McDermott Wiota Anita Monday

Anita Hosts Baseball Tourney Attendance Steady

A. S. Ballentine and family visited Anita from Atlantic. Anita had strong turnout at the Casey baseball tournament. Wayne Sisler and wife visited Audubon friends. James C. Rickel and family returned from a wide auto trip. O L. E. Bean leased the F J McCord residence and takes possession. Father O Donnell of Massena visited Leo Rongers. Clair Aldrich and family spent Friday in Anita with G M Aldrich. F J McCord and wife leased their Anita home and moved to Valley Junction. George Deane and James D McDermott traveled to northern state on business this week.

Clair Aldrich Avoca Anita G. M. Aldrich F. J. McCord Valley Junction George Deane Jas. d D. McDermott

Burkers Visit Viota With Grandmother Mrs Ballenseifer

Raymond and Gail Burker spent the past week at Viota with their grandmother Mrs A Ballenseifer. The trip highlighted family ties and a shared time away from home.

Raymond Gail Burker Viota A. Ballenseifer

Anita's Tuesday Band Concerts Draw Large Crowds

Anita’s regular Tuesday evening band concerts continue to draw large crowds from every direction. Guy Cannon, County Engineer, was in the city yesterday attending to business matters for the county.

Anita Guy Cannon

Byron Turner Recovering After Tonsil Removal Case

Byron Turner underwent tonsil removal this week at the Dr. H E Campbell hospital. Medical staff reported a smooth procedure and stable recovery.

Byron Turner Dr. H

Miss Jetta Knowlton Begins Fourth Teaching Year

Miss Jetta Knowlton starts her fourth year as a teacher in the district west of Anita about September 1.

Jetta Knowlton Anita

For Sale Cheap Majestic Range at Harness Shop

James Morgan and Howard A. Marshall noted in Omaha business matters. The item offered is a nearly new Majestic Range for sale at G. M. DeCarp's Harness Shop.

G. M. DeCarp James Morgan

For Sale Double tub Weed row Electric Washer

KING ELECTRIC COMPANY Aslantia Town 34 11. The town of Menlo proclaims debt freedom and considers permanent improvements even if it means incurring debt. Geo Scholl and family return to Long Island Kansas after visiting Chas Scholl and P R Nichols families. Henry J Kuehn begins a 28 by 28 modern dwelling northeast of Anita. Sam K Sullivan and wife of Newkirk Oklahoma visit Adair Anita relatives. Mrs Sullivan is sister of Mrs Faulkner who joined them at the lakes.

Menlo Geo. Scholl Chas. Scholl P. R. Nichols Long Island Kansas Sam K. Sullivan Newkirk Oklahoma Adair Anita

Absence of Pastor Alters Congregational Church Services

With Rev Robt N Chord away on a two week vacation there will be no preaching at the Congregational church next Sunday. Sunday School will meet at the usual hour.

Robt. N. Chord Congregational Church Robt. Chord

Gypsies Visit Anita. McDermotts Extend Stay

Mrs. Hazel McDermott and her son Randall of Atlantic spent the week in Anita and vicinity staying with E. S. Holton, Geo. E. and Harold McDermott. A lively group of Gypsies in a modern car stopped in Anita Friday, the women briefly left the vehicle to tell fortunes and collect coins and other small items.

Hazel McDermott Randall Atlantic Anita Vicinity E. S. Holton Geo. E. and Harold McDermott

Henry Lees Promises Guaranteed Well Digging Service

An advertisement by Henry Lees offers well digging and repair services. He guarantees all work and invites personal visits or a phone call at 94 31-5tpd to arrange work.

Man-A Good Man To Tie To Larson

A brief item notes a man described as a good person to associate with Larson, highlighting a favorable character reference and potential ties or affiliations related to the topic.

Mrs Homer Kirkham Hosts Home Missionary Society Tea

Mrs Homer Kirkham entertained the Home Missionary Society at her home on Thursday afternoon. The gathering featured members of the society in a cordial social event.

Homer Kirkham The Home Missionary Society

Mrs Sherm Myers and family visit Des Moines

Mrs Sherm F Myers, Bessie Myers Lowell and their son Sherman spent Wednesday with friends in Des Moines.

Sherm F. Myers Bessie Myers Lowell Sherman Des Moines Hee Sherm F. Myers Manning

Local families visit Casey and Anita for holiday week

Ernie Burke with wife and two sons Raymond and Gail spent Monday at the Ernest Miller home in Casey and attended the baseball tournament. Miss Blossom Walker of Des Moines's University of Commerce is three weeks' vacationing in Anita with her mother grandmother and relatives.

Ernie Burke Raymond Gail Ernest Miller Casey Blossom Walker University of Commerce Des Moines Anita

Cres ton woman and son visit Cres ton kin

Mrs. F. J. Cihak and her son from Cres ton, longtime Anita area residents, are spending several days with her daughter Mrs. Mason Linderman and sister Mrs. Joe Vais in the community.

F. J. Cihak and Son Creston Anita Mason Linderman Joe Vais

Miss Meta Knowlton Engaged as Teacher in Grant Twp

Miss Meta Knowlton has been engaged as teacher in district No. 2 Grant township for the coming year. This is her second year in that district where she has given the best of satisfaction.

Meta Knowlton Grant Township

Local Notes and Social News From Atlantic Area

Atlantic residents report farm interests near Anita and travel to Manning. Pratt visitor Bertha Barrett stays with Wiegard family. Marie Chord visits home during college break. Mrs. Just pays ahead on Record. Chord and East Reynolds classes hosted by Anita East. Congregational services led by Rev. Robt. Chord return from vacation.

Local Families Headed to Des Moines Ames and Northeast Iowa

Pr H E Campbell travels to Des Moines to handle business while Mrs Campbell and children visit Ames for a couple of weeks with her relatives. W H Wagener and family plan an extended northeast Iowa trip visiting lakes and McGregor. A six year old boy near Anita is treated for a fractured arm after a horse incident at Dr H E Campbell hospital.

Pr. H. E. Campbell Des Moines O— W. H. Wagener Iowa McGregor Peter Peterson Anita Dr. H

Miss Mayfred Stone Visits Anita Before Cedar Rapids Return

Miss Mayfred Stone, summer student in Des Moines, spends the week in Anita with her parents Mr and Mrs A B Stone and relatives before resuming school duties at Cedar Rapids for the upcoming year.

Mayfred Stone Des Moines Anita A. B. Stone Cedar Rapids

Old Friend in Hospital in Council Bluffs Iowa

Sherm F Myers Dear Sir Mr Smith is at Jennie Edmundson hospital Council Bluffs since August 6 undergoing prostate operation on the th He is doing as well as could be expected and should recover if nothing unforeseen happens Visitors find him on the first floor room 113 under a trained nurse He is in good health and trusts God to recover or accept fate Sincerely Mrs LEWIS J SMITH

Mr. Smith Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs Anita Mrs Lewis J. Smith

Lew Smith’s Health Sincerely Urged by Anita Friends

The note expresses earnest wishes for Lew Smith to pull through and spend many more years with relatives and friends. A former Anita resident, he now lives in Harlan Iowa, where he has resided since leaving Anita years ago.

Lew” Smith Anita Lew Smith Harlan Iowa

Household Goods for Sale in Move to California

I am moving to California next week and will sell this week an oil stove a cook stove a heating stove a kitchen cabinet bed and bedding table dishes and kitchen utensils.

California

Local agent named for Atwater-Kent radios

Ben R. Gothanour of this city is appointed local agent and distributor for Atwater-Kent radios and accessories. He has already taken orders for three cabinets and thirty radio sets.

Ben R. Gothanour Atwater-Kent

Popular Whiteway 7 highway hotel draws tourists

The Carey rooming house sees many visitors turning in for the night as fame of this popular hotel spreads along the Whiteway 7 highway in both directions.

Carey Rooming House Whiteway 7

Annual M E Conference Opens in Perry Iowa

The Des Moines Conference of the M E church meets in Perry on September 22 with Bishop McDowell presiding. The gathering will conduct church business and appoint pastors for the coming year. many preachers will be on the anxious seat as decisions unfold.

Des Moines M. E. Church Perry Iowa McDowell Great Methodist Episcopal Church

Wagner Filling Station Gets Fresh Paint on Main Street

Recently applied coats of paint have transformed the Wagner Filling Station on Main Street into a notably attractive spot.

Wagner Main Street

Also Mentioned on This Page

A. H. Steinmetz Teenie Campns Ed. M. Blakesley Record Office John Hancock J. W. Ruggles W. C. Anderson Evelyn Metz Montana Anna Metz Mike Metz Benton Township Kolin C. A. Longard Manson Lakes J.arson Punk Ieneeee Meson Linderman and Cash and Carry Grocery A. S. Ballentine and Family Casey Sunday Wayne Sisler Audubon County James C. Rickel L. E. Bean Father O'Donnell Massena City Leo Rongers Larson Howard A. Marshall Walnut Grove King Electric Company Aslantia Henry J. Kuehn Efthin O. W. Wheatley Ladies’ Aid Society of Aldula Stone Vera B. Hook Guthrie Center Sro Momays Maurice Turner H. H. Turner Canada Marie Chord Commercial College Rev Robi. N. Chord Anita East Madelene Reynolds Worth Chastain Maggie Just Mrs. Just Atlantic, Iowa Anita, Iowa Sir Mary E, Fickel M. E Miller’s Meat Market Oal Kentucky Old Ben Franklin County Schumacher Pares Elevator E. M. Kellogg, Mer
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