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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
1
A collection of editorial opinions criticizes complacency in curbing crime in Des Moines and debates national governance. It flags concerns about Congress size, Harding era sincerity, Gomperism’s impact on labor, and the status of law as a profession amid a shift in administration.
Mrs Sophia Klemish widow of the late Thomas Klemish died at her home after a few days illness aged 61 years 9 months. Funeral services were held at the Catholic church in Adair at 10 o'clock this morning with interment in Adair Catholic cemetery. Obituary of Mother Klemish to appear next week in the Record.
The week brings word of Mrs. Dr. Campbell’s illness, idle men in Washington state, Fatty Arbuckle’s theatre appearance, and a Tampa winter plan for Geo W Boatright. Old Sam Cooper’s 82nd birthday is celebrated with baskets, Alf Stone and Godfrey Miller reminisce, Clayde Karns injures an eye, and John T. Jenkins, Brayton’s earliest settler, dies at 83. Mrs. L. V. Furman dies in Sioux Falls, with survivors listed. Ol Coomes, 75, suffers a fall and the tale of his meerschaum stem ending in two.
Geo S Daughenbaugh of Wiota visited the city Tuesday. Cass county assessors start instruction at the courthouse Wednesday. T T Logan and wife plan to keep house in Earlham for a time for their brother in law F H Parsons after his wife’s death. Board of Supervisors named Atlantic News Telegraph Griswold American and Anita Record official Cass county newspapers for 1921. W C Trego learned of J W Twiney’s death in Fellsburg Kansas, his Civil War comrade. Marie Gundrum will teach piano and violin in Anita on Wednesdays at W H Dinsmore residence, with other classes in Casey and Adair. monthly student recitals planned.
Des Moines social notes mention Miss Bertha DeCamp visiting the city for the week with her brother G. M. DeCamp and his wife. A rabbit hunting tale highlights Bobbie Robinson of Anita Bank as a sure shot by bagging two rabbits with one bullet. Also noted is a lost white kitten named Snowball and neighborly acts from Frank Sister who butchered a beef for the RECORD family. Mrs. C A Caldwell of Audubon recovers after a triple operation. she is sister to Mrs. C O Gipple and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P F Anderson of Ruthven.
City Marshal Art Dean states a couple identified as Lin ale Ford and a Dodge brother were found locked in a garage a few nights ago. Authorities say no warrants have been issued yet and the claim is supported by witnesses.
Capt John W Scott, prominent Cass county resident since 1874, died December 26 at his Atlantic home after a lengthy illness at age 77. A notable Republican figure, he leaves a wife three sons and three daughters.
Henry Murray Jr dies at home in Atlantic after months of heart trouble. Born 1847 near Iowa City, he married Emma Hart in 1869 and lived on farms in Cass, Anita, and Atlantic. Survived by wife, two daughters Mrs. Pearce and Mrs. King, and son C. C. Murray. Funeral at Evergreen cemetery. mourners included immediate family.
Claude Wissler and Gladys Leona Keasey wed on New Year’s Day at the bride’s parents home in Wiota. Rev C L Thomas officiated as about fifty relatives witnessed the ceremony. A pink and white decor adorned the wedding bower, the couple received numerous gifts, two showers had preceded the nuptials, and they will reside on the groom’s uncle’s farm near Atlantic.
A Washburn editor receives a heated reply from Rube Scholl defending the Bank of North Dakota and criticizing a December editorial. The letter argues temporary bank closures will end, accuses a three-faction opposition, and praises the non-partisan move. Local notes recount residents visiting, moving, and common chores around town including lighting upgrades and harvest efforts.
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