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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1923
Page
5
Local readers are invited to explore fresh items of interest printed under the RACKET section. The page highlights community happenings, short notices, and brief updates likely to appeal to a broad audience.
Miss Louise Ditman visits Anita with relatives and friends. For sale three purebred Rat Terrier puppies. Call at Record office. Fred Naylor and wife of Casey were Sunday guests of Mother Naylor and family.
Miss Ida Powell from Adair has been the guest of the Misses Walker during the past week. C. B. Reynolds of Kearney Nebraska is visiting relatives and friends in Anita and surrounding areas this week.
Mr and Mrs B A Voss, who had been guests at the John Wade home, have returned to their residence in Moulton.
An advertisement offers sturdy-knit school hose in black white and brown in all sizes. The items are promoted as low priced at a place called the RACKET.
A. F. Choate of the Anita Marble and Granite Works received another shipment of markers and head stones this week, signaling steady activity in local stonework and memorial supply.
Mrs Chas D Robinson orders a one year record subscription for her sister Mrs Belle Irving Copley in Mitchellville Iowa.
A. R. Jewell of Cedar Rapids, son of Mrs. Chas. W. Hook, spent the week in Anita at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Hook.
Miss Lela Booth departs tomorrow to begin her duties as a teacher in Mapleton Iowa for the upcoming school year. She will join the local schools to educate pupils during the new term.
R. H. Campbell of Des Moines spent last week in the city visiting his daughter Mrs. Henry Kuehn and checking on his two farms east of Anita.
Thos. G. Turner and his wife, formerly in the Anita vicinity, spent Friday in the city as guests of Mrs. Edith Turner and family.
Burt Stone and his wife of Cumberland visited the city Thursday en route to the State Pair in Des Moines, planning to spend the entire week there.
Ralph H. Miller cashier of the Citizens' State Bank and Mrs Miller have returned from a pleasant and interesting tour through the Black Hills country.
Mrs. Mildred Haltom and two children from Denver Colorado arrived in Anita Sunday evening to spend a few weeks at the home of Dr. and Mrs. W E Fish.
R. L. Robinson of Omaha spent several days in Anita last week visiting his son Chas. B. Robinson and wife and tending business interests of the Robinson Hardware Company.
M. H. Brink the Lewis Consolidated School superintendent and his wife spend the week in Anita with the families of George Scholl B. D. Carlton and T. T. Saunders sharing visits and hospitality.
Ed Petit former resident of Anita and Atlantic spent Sunday in the city with his brother W M Petit and family He has just returned from California and left Monday for his home in Kansas City
Reverend W R Radliffe former pastor of Anita M E church and Mrs Radliffe were in the city Saturday to attend the Newton Salmon wedding Rev Radliffe is now located at Macedonia
Wm Cochran shows keen interest in the Iowa State Fair this week. Geo D Ward and wife and Sherman F Lowell were state fair visitors last week.
W. J. Tobias of the Ideal Stock Farm east of Anita visited the city on Wednesday.
Deputy Sheriff Geo H Highley of Atlantic was in the city on official business. Miss Merle Walker has been confined to her room by illness with an attack of flu.
Jerry M. Shay of the Wiota vicinity was a business visitor in Anita on Wednesday and greeted many old time friends during the stay.
The Ladies' Society of the Christian church and their families enjoyed a picnic dinner in Keystone Park on Thursday.
Jas B Lewis owner of a branch store in Belle Plaine resumed business duties after a ten days visit there.
Chas Lee and Wm Lee with their wife and daughter Miss Mildred travel from Streater Illinois to Anita and nearby communities to spend the week with relatives.
Mrs. D. W. Faulkner spent a few days last week in the country visiting the homes of her daughters Mrs. S. A. Trimmer and Mrs. Wm. Lantz.
Mrs. M. Smith of the Victoria Hotel is grandmother to a nine pound baby boy born Friday to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Eblen of Cumberland.
Pottawattamie county Masons and their families gathered at the Chau tauqua grounds in Oakland on Tuesday for a large picnic dinner and a pleasant social time.
Miss Merle Walker departs this week for Manilla Iowa to serve as Supervisor of Music in the town's schools for the coming year. The appointment places her in charge of music programs and classroom instruction, reflecting the district's emphasis on arts education.
Clarence Price and wife of Akron Ohio along with Clayton Connell of Hoisington Kansas are visiting Mr and Mrs John Wahe and family this week. They are hosted as guests and share family time in the household.
Advertises home made comforters and full sized battings at low prices. Claims best Charlies grade at 22 cents and comforters as low as 89 cents, framing the offer as a rack.
Everett Kelloway, a State University of Iowa City student, attended with Miss Dorothy Shore of Marshalltown as Sunday visitors at the W. E. Kelloway residence.
R L Oathoudt disposed of his household goods and departed last week for Humboldt Kansas to work this fall and winter for the Cook and Stucker Construction Company.
Miss Grace Broadfoot of the Be rea vicinity departs Friday for Dunlap Iowa to take charge of a grade in the public schools for the coming school year.
Ira E. Bowen and his wife traveled to Indianola to visit the grave of Mrs. Bowen’s sister who died in that city twenty three years ago from diphtheria while attending Simpson College.
Notice records the mutual dissolution of the partnership between Amos W Shipman and W A Linfor with Linfor retiring and Shipman continuing the business in Anita Iowa dated August 13 1923 Elucidates that all partnership matters will be settled by Shipman and notes local social and miscellaneous items including a missing Eastern Star pin and a teacher assignment in Bussey Iowa by Miss Irma Lewis
The Audubon Canning Company commenced operations Monday and expects about five weeks to complete this season's pack.
Miss Dorothy Dinsmore travels to Des Moines on Tuesday morning to greet her sister Miss Helen who is returning from Cedar Falls where she teaches penmanship at the Iowa State Teachers College.
Bank advertises idle funds earning five percent on ninety day deposits. Interest credited to accounts every six months. Citizens' State Bank promotes the savings option with this rate and terms.
Beryl Robinson Adelbert Robins on Deviene Taylor and Elmer Brown returned from the state fair where they spent the week camping on the grounds and exploring the sights.
Clarence B. Petty writes his parents that after a year and a half in a government Sanitarium in Arizona and a period at Oracle he is very much improved and has returned to Tucson to remain through the winter months.
Soldiers seeking exemption from taxation must file with the County Auditor before September first if not already applied through the Assessor. Jennie M. Ward is the County Auditor.
Mrs S K Wilson was a record on Saturday. Ralph A Cochran bought a new touring car. Aluminum pieces on sale at 89 cents. Edith Turner and children Lois and Leland visited T G Turner family northeast of Atlantic.
Mrs. A. R. Witherspoon and her son Jack from Winnipeg Canada have been guests of her brother L. E. Bean and family for the past week visiting local relatives and enjoying time together.
W S Moore and family from Atlantic and Mrs Grace Bleakley with her children from Adair were Sunday guests of C E Parker and family.
The Sunshine Club met last week with Mrs Henry Simon for a full day of quilting. Members and their families enjoyed a hearty dinner after sewing together.
Ray Vinall and wife and FE L Owen and wife of Davenport spend the week in Anita with relatives, the Dorsey families. The ladies Maude and Lucy are daughters of the late Mr and Mrs C B Dorsey.
The editor of the Record received a pleasant Friday call from longtime friend Joe Morgan of the Wiota vicinity. Morgan expresses his steady support and interest in the home paper through a substantial and lasting friendship.
A local ad offers a fine line of markers and headstones with a push to call and view for a first class job and attractive pricing. It is signed by A. F. Choate.
Lawrence Clayton Dodge is an eight pound baby boy born to Mr. and Mrs. Bryan H. Dodge in a St Paul hospital on Sunday August 19. Grandparents Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Deeming of this city celebrate the arrival with warm congratulations.
A. F. Choate, proprietor of the Anita Marble and Granite Works, has been employed this past week to carry out extensive repairs on the private vault enclosing the remains of the late Dr. Trumbull in Adair Cemetery.
Miss May Ruggles remains at her home under a doctor care after a vessel overturned spilling boiling water on her left lower limb and foot causing severe injuries.
A single forty foot steel tower and an eight foot Samson wind wheel complete offered for sixty five dollars cash. Only one on hand from R L Robinson Hardware Co.
The Anita Produce Company dispatched another carload of poultry marking continued shipments to stock markets and local buyers. Robust demand supported steady rail deliveries and operations at the processing and distribution facilities.
E S Holton offers legal services in all courts with expertise in opinions on land titles and estate settlements.
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