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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1925
Page
1
The Cass County district court jury returning this Thursday morning found Ed M Blakesley not guilty on an indictment charging embezzlement involving his conduct as president of the Wiota Savings Bank. Supporters express relief and belief in his innocence.
The Anita Record thanks new subscribers who show the paper is recognized as a real country newspaper. It claims broader reach in eastern Cass County than any other paper and invites inspection of its subscription list by reputable business people.
A baby boy born December 3 to Mr and Mrs H V Millhell, a girl named Helen Louise born December 1 to Mr and Mrs Vernon Marsh, and a baby girl Joann born November 18 to Mr and Mrs Martin Carstens enlivens Anita with new arrivals.
Rev. C. N. Chord has accepted a call to lead the Anita Congregational Church and will move his family this week. The church resumes activities after the resignation of Rev. J. W. Ferner with services planned for next Sunday morning and evening and each Sunday thereafter.
A continuance of unusually favorable weather lets farmers husk and store most corn before the expected severe Iowa winter. If prices rise to fair levels, Christmas and New Year prosperity seem within reach. Azel S. Ames of the Anita Record has leased and taken over the Samuel Petty property recently vacated by Wm. L. Heckman and family.
A speaker well versed in the subject explains how newspapers aid both vehicles stuck in mud and businesses in a rut. He notes slipping newspapers under a car’s rear wheels and applying power can free it, and asserts the advertising columns of the press can lift a struggling business.
Mrs. L. E. Bean entertained L. O. C. Club members on Wednesday afternoon with a Bridge session followed by a two course luncheon. Attending were Vera Hook Stella Musick Effie Bean Emma Hofmeister Clara Robison Nora Campbell Ella Biggs Carrie Rasmussen Toots Smither. Substitutes included Bessie M. Lowell Elsie Kopp Myrtle Robinson Esther Bear.
J Hughes Stone resigns after one year as highway maintainer on Whiteway 7 from the Cass Adair county line east to the Voorhees Estate west of An Life fundrante Company Ford Connecticut. He will assume new duties next week and remains a resident of Anita.
Fred C. Chinn longtime Anita resident who managed the Farmers' Co-Operative Elevator Company for several years has resigned and relocated to Pocahontas Iowa to enter the restaurant business with his family moving this week. Chas. E. Faulkner and wife and Mrs. C. A. Long were Atlantic visitors Monday.
The Glen Elder Sentinel recalls struggling to fill eight pages with advertising as a non advertiser laments the Kansas City Star’s breadth. The editor says workers “hit him on the head with a 10-pound sledge” in jest over the press load.
Fern L. Anderson of Audubon county loaded his prize Clydesdales for Chicago shows after success at the American Royal Livestock Show in Kansas City. Cedric Baroness won first prize and the senior champion mare at the International Live Stock Show, highlighting the renowned Anderson stock.
Mrs. Katherine Metz has returned from a protracted visit among relatives and friends at Wilcox Canada. She is accompanied by her son Nick Metz who has resided in the extreme north country for years and is accustomed to an eight or ten months winter each year, as the large Cass county colony up there appears to enjoy.
Mrs L E Bean entertained the Pinochle Club Monday evening for a miscellaneous shower honoring Mrs Minnie Millhollin. The evening featured sewing and music then a hearty meal prepared by the hostess and Stella Fischer. Noblers present included Clara Robison Etta Karns Carrie Rasmussen Bessie M Lowell Ella Biggs Mayme Redburn Ada Joy Reba Rasmussen Minnie Millhollin Lydia Kuehn.
A $200 reward per thief has been posted in Keokuk County for information leading to the capture of persons stealing chickens. Local authorities urge residents to report any suspicious activity to the sheriff's office.
Postmaster Ed L Newton in Anita announces a one hour Christmas Day window from 9 A M to 10 A M to serve customers. He will use telephone and other means to reach residents with parcels, urges early mailing of cards and parcels, and notes mail with Special Delivery stamps will be delivered. No rural delivery will occur that day.
Snow fence is being erected along public highways throughout Cass county to obviate the need for shoveling large amounts of snow during winter. The project aims to save taxpayers hundreds of dollars by keeping traffic ways passable without extensive openings.
Sudden climatic changes cause unnecessary sickness, affecting children and the elderly. Some crave attention to the weather but neglect natural laws, risking long sieges of illness and costly medical visits.
Ladies' Union Club holds its regular monthly meeting this Wednesday at Mrs George Denne's home on North Rose Hill Avenue Members born in December will join in a one o'clock dinner The afternoon will be devoted to quilting and other work with proceeds sent to the Children's Orphan Home in Council Bluffs
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