New Year Greetings From Anita Readers
A holiday note from Anita readers extends Merry Christmas and Happy New Year wishes. The message honors the season, hopes for joy for children, reminds of Santa Claus as a spirit of love and goodwill, and prays for peace and prosperity for all readers of the Record. Local items recap residents moving, visits, and business notices, including staff changes at Standard Oil and a robe sale offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Jesus
Santa
Santa Claus
Local Notes and Advertisements Chronicle Anita News
Robt Cryer lists customers for 1917 calendar sales and Mr Cryer renews subscriptions at the RECORD. Various residents visit the RECORD office, order print stationery, or send payments. New year greetings, illness updates, trips, and family movements fill a lively community roundup from Anita.
Atlantic Social News and Local Guests
Misses Wilma and Frances Stone and Merle Walker spent Friday in Atlantic. T. F. Dement is much improved in health. R. S. Pell of Lakeside Washington is visiting his daughter Mrs. Claire Sweney in Atlantic. Pell, a former Atlantic resident, will winter in Cass county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zedediah Coomes
Webster
South Dakota
Wiota
Old Coomes
Wilma
Frances Stone
Merle Walker
Atlantic
T. F. Dement
R.S. Pell
Lakeside
Washington
Claire Sweney
Mr. Pell
Cass County
Local visitors call at RECORD office and school returnees
Misses Rosa Agnes and Katherine Tierney Lelia Hendricks and others were welcome callers at the RECORD office Thursday evening. Miss Helen Dinsmore, on holiday from Anita, returned Monday to Logan Iowa to teach third and fourth grades at Beebetown consolidated schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misses Rosa
Agnes
Katherine Tierney
Lelia Hendricks
Ted Vernon
Tommy Tierney
Record Office
Helen Dinsmore
Anita
Logan
Iowa
Beebetown Consolidated Schools
A. B. Maxwell
Ames
City
Anita gains traffic as dairy premium boosts trade
F O Naylor’s condition improves pleasing family and friends. Mrs Abe Goodpasture learns of her sister’s death in Rosebush Michigan and cannot attend. Geo E McDermott ships cattle to Omaha. Alamito Sanitary Dairy Company six cent premium for sweet cream proves popular. Trade growth brings more shoppers to Anita, benefiting producers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abe Goodpasture
Rosebush
Michigan
Alamito Sanitary Dairy Company
Anita
Ice and social notes from Anita in 1917 era
Long list of local notices and happenings from Anita Iowa including farm sales at 210 per acre, visits by residents to Omaha Des Moines and Iowa City, ice harvests early in the year, medical calls for injuries, and cattle sales, with references to several residents and families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry T. Chapin
Lincoln Township
Winter Letter Fragments From 1916 Rural New York
A duo of handwritten notes from 1916 recounts winter conditions in Schenectady New York. One letter from Russell Ballentine sends regards to the RecorD family and mentions coal hauling on a snowy ranch scene. The other from R C Rassmussen to Sherman discusses Christmas in Boston and upcoming singing engagements in Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell Ballentine
Election shifts move Idaho county toward Democrats
From Hon. M. N. Baker of Nampa Idaho a note to Sherm reports the 1917 Recorps fund of 31.50. comments on the election results with Ed L Newton receiving a strong vote. Northwest favored Democrats, state leans Democratic, county large and defeated in five legislative seats and one senator. ends with New Year wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm
Ed. L. Newton
Northwest
Cass County
M. N. Baker
Walt Turner's Christmas Dinner Draws a Hungry Crowd
A lively reception at Walt Turner’s home drew a large crowd with a full feast including ducks roast and pies. Guests included Mr and Mrs A C Turner and A H Steinmetz as well as several families, with Bill Elery photographing the event. One guest, Q O Dean of Alda Nebraska, attended the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm
Anita
Walter Turner
Walt
Kersina
Bill Elery
A. C. Turner
A. H. Steinmetz
A. L. Turner
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Lews
Sherm. F. Myers
M. M. Bontrager
H. C. McKelvey
Creston
Ohio
W. J. Brown
Postal Telegraph
Homer Kirkham
J. H. Kirkham
Ft. Dodge
Sylvester Kirkham
Eagle Grove
Omaha
Garrette M. DeCamp
Elmer Huff
Standard Oil Co
Mr. Huff
F. J. Martin
Fred W. Griep
Fruitland
Idaho
Cedar County
John Griep
Fred
Denver
Dr. H. EB. Campbell
Robt. Cryer
B. F. Brockman
C. J. Goodpasture
S. T. Perry
Nellie Eneix
KE. M. Crane
W. H. Dorale
Jas. B. Lewis
Josephine Kelley
Mrs. Kelley
Jesse Enfield
Adam and
Theodore Enfield
Blossom Walker
F. D. Joy
R. A. Becker
C. A. Thompson
Tom Saunders
Record
C. W. McDermott
S. F. Cooper
George Scholl
A.M. Worthing
Coon Rapids
C. M
Cc. E. Blakesley
Stauffer Boys
Elmer
Jesse
Wyoming
Colorado
G. F. Wilburn
B. J. Wilson
Arthur K. Coomes
Oll Coomes
T. T. Saunders
John Steinmetz
Lawrence Reynolds
Lily Cleomargarine
Cryer
Sam
F. Cooper
Ralph A. Zike
Federal
Robert Cryer
Jonathans
Jones
Automobile Supplies
Chas. Dewolf
F. O. Naylor
Geo. E. McDermott
George Thompson
Atwood Bros
Nattie McVey
Guy Todhunter
D. C. Reed's
Uncle Dave
Oo. W. van Slyke
S. A. Trimmer
Ruth Wilkins
Iowa City
la Verne
Opal Bontrager
Grandpa
Grandma
J. H. Mallory
Edw. R. Gardner
Benton Township
Oklahoma
Belle May
Dement Hone
Dement
Misses Berdeau
Gertrude Robison
Manilla, Iowa
H. R. Robison
Jas. E. Bruce
Chicago
Des Moines
Ira Bontrager
Frank Bontrager
Harlan
George Anstey
Massena
Earl Stone
Gordon
Andover
North Dakota
H.co
A. B
G. E. Stone
H. E. Campbell
Jobin Pine
George Shaffer
The
State University
O. W. Shaffer
D. E. Rummel
Frank Crowley
Leo
G. M. Adair
Campbell
Victoria Hotel
Shuam
R. C. Rassmussen
Schenectady
New York
Boston
Payne
Anita Advertiser
Nampa
Walt Turner
QO. D. Dean
Alda, Nebraska
A. D. Dean
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