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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1925
Page
1
A long Florida letter extols the state's sunshine and harvests along with a critique of California. The piece also reports the death of Hazel E. Anderson of Anita Iowa, detailing her birth, education, teaching career, and survivors. Grant Township trustees organize for 1925 with Wahlert as chair and Bowen honored as retiring clerk.
Della Winder, former Lincoln County Superintendent of Schools, is installed as sixth grade teacher in Hugo Colorado schools. The Lincoln County Democrat notes her prior four years directing second grade and her lasting impact on rural Lincoln county schools. She is daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Lee H. Griffith and sister of Mrs. E. C. Porch and Mrs. Chas. Ragan of Anita.
Alma Brauer a former Anita post office employee and resident of Seymour Wisconsin, marries T D Shriver of Strawberry Point Iowa. Brauer has long specialized in post office work and has worked at Cumberland and Anita post offices.
The Northwestern Christian Advocate reports the return of Rev Corwin Taylor from Korea where he served as district superintendent and was later assigned to the Forrest City Iowa Methodist church. Born in Pymosa township Ginger Hill, he is the son of Benj F Taylor and long-time Cass County residents now in California. The writer recalls him as a baby and notes his future mission work abroad.
Agriculture department estimates the cash value of 1924 Iowa crops at 9,479,902,000 with 1923 market value 753,013,000 less. Acreage fell about 20,000,000 acres from 1923 while corn production dropped 600,000,000 bushels but its value rose 188,000,000 to total 2,405,486,000. Cotton ranked next.
The Anita Independents won their second start of the season on Cumberland floor by a 30 to 18 margin. Anita stars balanced team play and precise shooting to dominate early and seek more nearby-town games.
The Women’s Home Missionary Society of the M E Church held a Thursday afternoon meeting at Mrs. C H Bartley’s home. President Mrs. F A Black led. devotions by Mrs. W D Pratt. an enigma contest and a chapter review from Adventures in Brotherhood engaged attendees. A committee including Mrs. C M Vohs Mrs W D Pratt and Mrs H P Ziegler was formed to arrange a benefit program. The next meeting is set for February 12 at Mrs. Elvira Hyde’s home.
Two former Anita girls become mothers. Leichen Kuehn Davis of Washington D C has a son Robert Alexander born January 2 1925 weighing eight pounds. Christina Kuehn Thomas of Fort Wayne Ind has a son Walter Kuehn born December 30 1924 weighing eight pounds. Aunt Lydia Kuehn of the Walnut Grove Hog Remedy Company is among the relatives.
Mrs J M Garside entertained about thirty ladies at her Lincoln township home in honor of Mrs Grace Watson Eblen. The gathering featured visiting and sewing a worsted quilt for the bride, followed by luncheon of sandwiches ice cream cake and coffee.
Chas E Robinson slipped on an ice covered walk on White's avenue and suffered a badly fractured rib with multiple bruises. He has been in poor health for years and is now under his family physician's care.
A Massena meeting is called to discuss coal prospecting near town after earlier efforts near Anita and Evergreen Cemetery, where funds raised in past years yielded shallow veins and a single hundred foot slate seam with no coal. Despite renewed interest, mining ceased. Some still believe coal exists nearby while abundant natural gas is wasted.
Farmers near Griswold organized a drive after missing chickens and pigs blamed on wolves. About thirty farmers patrolled a four mile radius with Devil's Hollow as the meeting place. Three wolves were killed while others escaped due to insufficient patrols. A second drive is planned.
A meeting was held to arrange this year’s declamatory contest. Nineteen Anita school students have signified intent to enter. Subjects are being chosen. The contest will be held in the first week of February.
The regular January meeting of the P T A was held at the high school Friday evening with an interesting program and refreshments for the large attendance. The meetings are growing in interest and provide benefits to all who attend.
J. E. Stauffer and his sister Mrs. Robert Scott arrived in Atlantic on Monday and praised Wyoming roads. They said sandy soil prevents rough, muddy conditions, allowing year round travel without impediments.
The program presented before the assembly featured musical numbers by La Verne Boutrager on piano Anita East singing Dorothy Dinsmore on violin and Lyle Redburn with a vocal solo An all male quartet performed a final selection.
Old friends in Anita Cass county mourn the serious illness of Senator James E Bruce III at his Tampa Florida home. He has been in critical condition for weeks with pneumonia and poor prospects for recovery though recently showing slight improvement. Bruce was a prominent attorney former Cass county attorney bank owner and Iowa State Senator with strong ties to Anita and southwestern Iowa.
Vice-Chancellor Buchannan rules in Trenton that Luella Herder, adopted daughter of George Haver, is rightful owner of the Peter T. Haver farm despite surviving brothers and sisters asserting inheritance. Herder, daughter of David T. Voorhees of Anita, wins under New Jersey adoption statute.
Announcement reports Miss Irene Cummings a teacher with American schools in China is seriously ill and confined to bed. Born in Anita during Rev J M Cummings pastorate at the Congregational church she was later a teacher in Farragut Iowa where her father served and her mother has since passed away.
Friday marked Mrs Mary Smither’s sixty sixth birthday. Though in ill health and confined at home, she received calls from her children, grandchildren, and a few intimate friends who offered congratulations and best wishes for a good mother neighbor and friend.
Archie Van Aerman will relocate from south of Anita to the Frank Barber farm north of town.
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