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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1926
Page
5
Fred L. Kuehn and family visited Atlantic on Saturday. W. T. Parker is listed for Frank Maiander last week. A baby boy born August 17 to Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Ehrman northwest of Anita. J. T. Monnig and Victor Case fished near Adel over the weekend. An unusually large quantity of wild and tame fruit is being prepared for winter food use.
The notice invites readers to visit Anita Drug Company for Fountain Pens. It also reports various local items: the 1927 Cass County WCTU meeting will be in Anita in early August. R R Bell of Jefferson IA visited Anita. Evelyn Metz hired as teacher in Franklin Township Norway school. W H Wagner family returned from northern Iowa Minnesota Wisconsin trip. Juanita Rebekah lodge held a Friday meeting with lunch. Frank White donated plums to the Record. Colorado hard coal selling at 19.75 per ton, cheaper than Pennsylvania coal. Nolan and wife visited former Anita residents near Afton. Mrs Harold Duff hosted the Original Sunshine Club with a 1 o'clock dinner and day’s club activities.
A rural note from Anita reports blue grass pasture ready for cattle, social visits by local residents to Anita, and a high wind storm that damaged corn. Items include sales notices, a literary club business meeting, alumni picnic plans, and residents traveling to Davenport for winter.
Highland Chapel invites all to Sunday School at 10:00 AM and the preaching service at 8:00 PM. The program will feature special musical numbers and is open to everyone. Pastor Lawrence E. Baron leads the church.
Obscure town items list visits, sales, and family matters in Anita Iowa and surrounding areas. Ed F Carlton buys a Tudor Overland coach. Johns Paxton and wife visit Stuart. Farmers Coop ships hogs to Valley Junction. Various residents travel, illness, schooling, and social events documented.
Mr and Mrs Erwin Hayenga of Marion South Dakota return from a vacation visiting relatives across the country Their final stop was the home of Mr and Mrs Frank R Leffingwell in Mason City Prof Hayenga son in law of R D Vernon and husband of a local woman is Marion South Dakota school superintendent
Miss Rose Denney has returned to Atlantic after a brief stay at her parents’ home in Lincoln ship.
Mrs Itol Hayter and her two sons Lyle and Clyde returned from Iowa City after a pleasant visit with Grandma Mrs Lillian Hayter Graesel a former Anita resident. John C Young a longtime Anita resident aged eighty eight is in ill health and has received care from his family physician this past week.
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