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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
5
A campaign to stop cigarette sales in Guthrie Center urges local stores to cease selling them. Noncompliant outlets risk legal action as concerns mount over youths obtaining cigarettes.
The notice promotes eye care with glasses for headaches and watery eyes, offering free consultations. It mentions Misses Wilma and Vrances Stone visiting Iowa City with their sister Mrs Dr Woodward. Fred Whited, a former Anita resident and son of Mrs S J Whited, married Ruth Kramer on Christmas Day at the bride's parents home in Wichita Kansas, planning to settle there after WWI service and a business stint in Wichita.
Minnie Ethel White born September 8 1875 in Dexter Town died December 29 1920 at her Earlham home age 45 3 21. She married F H Parsons January 28 1904 at Dexter Town and lived in Jasper County before moving to Earlham six years ago. Survived by husband two children Harold Portas 10 and Mary Alice 4 and sisters in Anita Iowa North Platte Nebraska Stuttgart Arkansas and Newton Town brother Meek Parsons. Funeral at Earlham Methodist church conducted by Rev Piper interment Invergreen Anita Iowa.
EF A Parsons and Family and Sisters express grateful thanks to friends for acts of kindness during wife and sister's illness and death. They acknowledge loving sympathy and beautiful moral offerings as greatly appreciated.
First M E Church Readliee holds Sunday School at 10 am and morning service at 11 am with the Cardinal Virtues sermon. Epworth League at 6 30 pm and evening service at 7 30 pm on Aaron and the Golden Calf. Revival begins Sunday Jan 3 for two or three weeks. Everyone invited to the Lord's table. No services on future day evening. Good music and gospel preaching.
At the William Wilson home east of town the family reunion for Albert Wilson his wife and two children from Anita and a daughter from Des Moines enjoyed a roast beef dinner. Santa Claus visited briefly staying in retirement while burns from a lit candle healed. He lost his whiskers but escaped any serious injury.
S G Haisson of 300 Town Building Des Moines Iowa offers fifty bushels medium round clover seed with state price in first letter and asks Fat S. Godfrey Miller offers to buy hides at thirteen cents, signaling a local market ad.
Brief classified notice offers three young Poland China bears for sale. The ad states they are extra good and lists price as 45 with contact C. D. Robinson at 52 2.
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