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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1929
Page
5
The Record editor acknowledges Christmas greetings and best wishes from lifelong friends across many states and cities including Iowa Illinois California Florida Minnesota Nebraska Missouri Kansas South Dakota Wyoming and beyond. The list includes families couples and notable residents such as Fr P N McDermott Ed M Smith Earl Vincent and Governor John Hammill.
Mrs Mary Mason widow of Wm F Mason died December 23 at St Josephs Hospital Ottumwa at age seventy years ten months and fourteen days from long complications. She was born Sarah Woodward February 8 1858 in Fort Ridge Minnesota and married William F Mason December 2 1883. She leaves two sons F D Mason Cleveland OH and James Mason Philadelphia PA. She was an M E church member and Eastern Star officer. funeral held in Greenfield with Rev A B Highishoe and Rev W S Moore officiating.
Miss Norma Musick called at the Record office on Monday. Mrs. Genevieve DeMent renewed her 1929 subscription. Fred H. Bell and family moved from Winterset to Stuart. Bessie Weston Parkinson visited Anita from Masena. Anita business houses closed at noon Tuesday for New Years Day. John T. Pearce paid $2 for a 1929 home paper.
Clyde White, operating a job printing office in Audubon, was in Anita today. Bert Johnson called at the Record office on Monday to renew subscriptions to the home paper and to the Des Moines Tribune and Capital.
Wm. C. Etheredge, son of late Samuel W. Etheredge, works as a special correspondent in San Francisco and is a fingerprint expert frequently used by the city police. His parents were early Anita residents before moving to California. He began in newspapers as a boy and now serves major western papers.
A posted notice from M. N. Taylor states that hunting or trapping is not permitted on the sender's property. The declaration is formal and indefinitely prohibits hunting or trapping on the premises.
The Anita area reports Rev Douglass absent due to family illness with his pulpit filled Sunday by Dr Evans of Des Moines. Cole Musick recovers from flu and Anita Public Schools reopen after holidays as students return for the last half of the school year.
The American Legion Auxiliary meeting relocates from Mrs Ed Newton’s home to Mrs Toots Smither’s home on Friday January 11th with a good attendance encouraged.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Maren and son Max recently visited their daughter and sister Mrs. Edith Gibson at Valley Junction. Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Smith and son Frank of Lewis spent Christmas Day with their son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Glen Porch.
A parable about a perpetual postponer who delays paying debts despite wealth. A wise man warns creditors judge him by unpaid due bills. The story ends with a moral to settle past due accounts by January 10, 1929 and to settle with creditors to improve ratings.
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