Merchants Plan Big Anita Festival Days
The Greater Anita Club teams up for a two day pre Christmas festival featuring a community Christmas Tree at the Anita Bank corner, numerous donated prizes by local merchants, two giant free turkeys, free cookies doughnuts and coffee, with tickets for every attendee and displays in Anita General Service Company windows to show prizes. Local business and professional men pledge coordinated entertainment and hospitality inviting residents from Anita and surrounding communities.
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Anita
Greater Ania Club
Anita Bank
Main Street
Anita General Service Company
Greater
Anita Club
Family Reunion Dinner Held At Pollock Home
A Thanksgiving day reunion and dinner for relatives of Mr and Mrs Clyde Pollock took place Sunday at their Berea area home. Attendees included W A Judd and wife George Judd and daughter Cliff Pollock and family Mrs Mary C Pollock and son Ross, all from the Atlantic vicinity.
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Clyde Pollock
Berea
W. A. Judd
George Judd
Cliff Pollock
Mary C. Pollock
Ross
Atlantic
Frank E. Taylor
Hubert
Morris
Dean Travis
Fountain Pen Sale Opens At One Dollar
Anita Drug Company advertises fountain pens from one dollar upward. The Loyal Circle Sunday School Class of the M. E. church met at Mrs. Jessie Wheeler's home with 22 members answering roll call. Luncheon was served.
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Loyal Circle
M. E. Church
Jessie Wheeler
Christmas Seal Sale Posters Shown In Anita
Mrs. H. E. Campbell chairs the Anita Christmas seal drive. Posters depict Santa over snow with a farm house backdrop and the slogan Buy Christmas Seals Fight Tuberculosis. Three poster sizes exist, plus cutout eases for windows. The Shop Early card features a woman with parcels dropping a letter bearing a seal. Two lantern slides are presented at the Rialto theatre.
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H. E. Campbell
Anita
Santa Claus
United States
Rialto Theatre
Original Sunshine Club Hosts Holiday Dinner in Anita
Mrs. Eddie Reimers entertained the Original Sunshine Club at her east Anita home with seven members and two visitors, a one o'clock dinner noted as delicious. The next meeting on December 8 at Mrs. Myrtle Rork's home will feature the annual Christmas grab-bag.
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Eddie Reimers
Sunshine Club
Anita
Plate
Myrtle Rork
Old Residents Here Visit Anita Friends in Thanksgiving
Dr. C. L. Simmons wife and son from Westphalia Kansas spent Thanksgiving with relatives in Anita and vicinity. They were welcomed by G. E. McDermott Harold McDermott Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Holton and others. Dr. Simmons lineage ties to pioneer C. W. Simmons family and Horace Var Slyke through Mrs. Simmons. The trip they drove from Kansas on good roads until Iowa.
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C. L. Simmons
Westphalia
Kansas
Anita
G. E. McDermott
Harold McDermott
E. S. Holton
Audubon County
Simmons
Horace Var Slyke
Geo. E. McDermott
Medical College
Simons
Kan
Guests of Honor Visit Anita Before California Move
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Worthing and daughter Alberta hosted a family dinner in Anita with S A Worthing and Rasmussen and Hansen families present. The party traveled from Lake Crystal Minnesota to Los Angeles to settle, stopping in St Joe Kansas City Nevada Mile and Olney Arkansas, and will later join Tottenham and daughter en route to California where Tottenham plans business.
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Anita
Lake Crystal
Minnesota
Los Angeles
California
A. M. Worthing
Alberta
R. C. Rasmussen
S. A. Worthing
F. Karns
H. R. Redburn
D. R. Donohoe
Jas. B.lewis
M. C. Hansen
Nelse Johnson
Aaitta
Worthing
St. Joe
Kansas City
Nevada
Mile
Missouri
Olney
Arkansas
H. E. Boatright
Worthings
Family reunion brings Walker clan together for Thanksgiving
The U. S. Walker family gathered at the home of Mrs. Mer Fitzgerald in Elk Horn Iowa for Thanksgiving. Papan Mother and the extended family shared a traditional feast with turkey cranberries and pies, with Max Walker absent as a student at Iowa State College in Ames.
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U. S
Max Walker
Iowa State College
Ames
Auto accident injures four in Los Angeles crash
George Hallam husband of Mildred Fish Hallam and Arline Fish and Iva Mae Wilson daughters of local families were in a Los Angeles collision that caused only slight injuries to Mr Hallam and the women while their car was wrecked. The report notes the escape from serious harm was remarkable.
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George Hallam
Anita
Mildred Fish Hallam
Arline Fish
W. E. Fish
Iva Mae Wilson
Charles L. Wilson
Los Angeles
California
Thanksgiving guests in Atlantic at Nebe home
Mrs. Flavia C. Hook and her daughter Miss Vera B. Hook were Thanksgiving day dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Nebe in Atlantic.
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Flavia C. Hook
Vera B. Hook
F. M. Nebe
Atlantic
Freda Scholl
Omaha University
Anita
George Scholl
Stauffer Couple Celebrates 54th Anniversary At Home
The Stauffer pair marked the 54th wedding anniversary with family at their Locust street home. They wed on Thanksgiving, Nov 27, 1873, in Grandview Iowa and later settled in Lincoln township, Adair County, before moving to Anita. They have six children and many grandchildren. Pap is 83 and Mother 79, enjoying good health for their years.
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Bertrand Stauffer
Stauffer
Locust Street
Mrs. Stauffer
Grandview
Iowa
Adair County
Stockton
Kansas
Lincoln Township
Anita
J. FE. Stauffer
Pine Bluff
Wyoming
Lew
Fred Stauffer
Durango
Colorado
Jesse Stauffer
Ignacio
Alpha Nelson
Fannie Scott
Local Resident Henry Beel Struggles With Ill Health
Henry Beel, longtime Anita resident, remains in poor health with slow progress. He is at the home of his son-in-law, John Heck, as Chas. Dressler and wife traveled to Rochester Minnesota last week for Mrs Dressler’s tumor removal operation and reports indicate a satisfactory recovery.
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Henry Beel
Anita
John Heck
Chas. Dressler
Rochester
Minnesota
Longtime Anita Resident Chris Baier Critically Ill
Chris Baier of the Anita area has been critically ill for three weeks at his home northeast of town due to long standing complications. Recent reports say the stricken man is slowly improving.
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Chris Baier
Anita
Baier
Farmhouse Fire Destroys Soper Home Near Fontanelle
A barn and dwelling on Earl Soper's farm eight miles northwest of Fontanelle burned last week. The origin remains unknown, flames started in the pantry, property suffered a total loss with minimal insurance and few household items saved.
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Earl Soper
Fontanelle
Shanghai Bound and Nevada at Rialto in Week of Western Lights
Edward S. O Reilly notes Chinese river piracy on the Yangtse with marauding bands boarding ships near Shanghai. Richard Rix presents Shanghai Bound at Rialto Theatre this Thursday and Friday, while Gary Cooper stars in Nevada at Rialto next Tuesday and Wednesday, with Thelma Todd as leading lady and John Waters directing. Thomas Meighan introduces The City Gone Wild at Rialto Sunday and Monday, share of a golf joke by Meighan.
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China
Edwards
Tex
O’reilly
Yangtse
Shanghai
Richard Rix
Paramount
Nevada
Rialto Theatre
Zane Grey
Gary
William Powell
Thelma Todd
Cooper
Willis Gipple Returns to Anita for Indefinite Stay
Willis Gipple, after several months at Albin Wyoming, has returned to Anita to stay with relatives and friends for an undetermined period. Mrs. C S Claytor, sister of Gipple and a former well known resident, is slowly recovering from a lengthy illness. Crops in the area are unusually good and farm product prices are satisfactory.
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Willis Gipple
Albin
Wyoming
Anita
SSTRAYED Red Calf Promptly Reported at Premises
A red calf weighing about 325 pounds is missing from the premises. Finder should call 52-R-2. Clyde P. Pollock notes the notice among community items. Other notes mention local moves, holiday dinner guests, and Christmas goods promotions.
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Clyde P. Pollock
Sunshine Club formed at Congregational Sunday School
The Junion department held a Thanksgiving party from 2 30 to 4 30 pm. Officers elected include Charles Miller president Margaret Biggs vice president Ruth DeMent secretary Grace Dougherty secretary. New club aims to foster spiritual educational and social growth with songs games and a Thanksgiving story.
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Junion Department
Congregational Sunday School
Sunshine Club
Chas. Miller
Margaret Biggs
Ruth DeMent
Grace Dougherty
Amicitia Society
Congregational Bible School
Ford
Chevrolet
Thanksgiving Dinner At Minden Home Of Mrs Stuhr
John R. Stuhr and wife visited his mother in Minden for Thanksgiving with their two sons John Jr and Robert. The gathering also included Dr W A Stuhr of Chicago, a prominent professional man whose Iowa visits are occasional because of his large practice and other business interests.
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John R. Stuhr
John Jr
Robert
Minden
Friday Bridge Club Meets at Forshay Home
The Friday Bridge Club gathered Friday afternoon at Mrs. B. D. Forshay's West Main Street residence. Miss Minnie Forshay and Mrs. H. L. Bell served as substitutes while Mrs. Jessie Wheeler won the high score. Refreshments followed, with Mrs. Forshay assisted by Miss Minnie Forshay and Mrs. Lydia Kuehn Brown.
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Bridge Club
B. D. Forshay
West Main Street
Minnie Forshay
H. L. Bell
Jessie Wheeler
Lydia Kuehn Brown
Veteran Frank A. Watkins Ordered to Dwight Hospital
World War veteran Frank A. Watkins in declining health for years was sent to Dwight Illinois hospital last week for examination and treatment. He is among many veterans not receiving the care their condition warrants.
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Frank A. Watkins
Dwight
Illinois
Frank
Thanksgiving Day in Anita Shines With Clear Skies
On Thanksgiving in Anita the day was bright and pleasant with a balmy breeze and blue skies. The piece compares local weather favorably to remarks from Harry Cate in California and Lora Fitch Houston in Florida, asserting those states enjoy premier weather as claimed on many occasions.
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Anita
Harry Cate
California
Lora Fitch Houston
Florida
Harry
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Wright
Wrights
Bongers Brothers
Rexall Store
Chas. Campbell
Hamilton Campbell
Bartley’s Produce
Clyde Faleconer
Harvey Peterson
W. E. Kelloway
Des Moines
E. E. Grace
Harlan
D. R. Forshay
Smiley
P.T. Williams
Ongo
Junion Sunshine Club
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