Death of S V Jenkins Prominent Anita Resident
After a long illness Sebastian Van Pelt Jenkins died at 71 on January 19 1924 at his West Main Street home in Anita Iowa He was a husband father and brother and a long time Congregational Church member He married Mattie Kirkham in 1890 and was active in Masonic Royal Arch Knights of Pythias and Eastern Star He is survived by his wife daughter Daisy Crawford and siblings and will be buried in Evergreen Cemetery with funeral services conducted by Rev A A Robertson.
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S. V. Jenkins
Anita
West Main Street
Sebastian van Pelt Jenkins
James B
Mary (van Pelt) Jenkins
South Bend
Indiana
van Pelt
Joliet
Illinois
Iowa
Oskaloosa
Jenkins
Cass County
Blue Ridge
Mr. Jenkins
Mattie Kirkham
Sylvester Kirkham
Anita Congregational Church
Obedience Lodge
Royal Arch
Logan Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Daisy Crawford
Wm. F. Crawford
Mary Holton
Isola Jenkins
Claudia Brown
John C. Jenkins
James O. Jenkins
Geockey
Colorado
Congregational Church
A. A. Robertson
Jesus
Isle
R. C. Rasmussen
Guy Rasmussen
L. R. Johnson
Sheree F. Myers
J. W. Peterson
Mary Love Farnam
Granger
Arline Jenkins
Maine
James C. Jenkins
Greeley
Former Anita Lady Quits Ill
Mrs. F. T. Delaney of Independence Iowa is gravely ill with pneumonia at age seventy five. The Carson family links she lived with Anita when Carl D. Carson resided there and her daughter is Mrs. Carl D. Carson. The attending physician says recovery is unlikely.
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Anita
F. T. Delaney
Independence
Iowa
Delaney
Carl D. Carson
Carson
Crozier Rites Held For An Anita Resident
Thornton A. Crozier born in California in 1852 died at his Eureka township home in Adair county Iowa on January 18 1924 aged 71. He married Laura Belle Fast in 1875 and six children survive with his wife. Funeral services were at Anita M E Church conducted by Rev B W McEldowney and burial was at Evergreen Cemetery.
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California
Eureka Township
Adair County
Iowa
Knoxville
Laura Belle Fast
Jesse W
Mr. Crozier
Anita
Card of Thanks to Friends and Neighbors for Mourning
The family expresses gratitude for kindness sympathy and floral tributes for their late husband and father Thornton A. Crozier and thanks those who helped open the road to Anita. Mrs. Thornton A. Crozier and family appreciate every act and will remember them.
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Thornton A. Crozier
Anita
Thornton A.crozier
Are We Growin Or Swellin
An essay contrasts growth with swelling, urging healthy, permanent development over temporary expansion. It warns swelling can be painful and temporary, while true growth yields lasting, valuable results for towns and individuals through quality material input.
Former Anita Man Quits Inl Illness Call To Iowa City
Mesdames Wayne Bullock W E Kelloway and D R Forshay went to Iowa City to visit their ill brother Wm Ald rich who has been ill for months. An operation was planned but postponed due to his condition and reports say he is somewhat improved.
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Mesdames
Wayne’ Bullock
W. E. Kelloway
D. R. Forshay
Iowa City
Wm. O. Aldrich
Couple celebrates forty ninth wedding anniversary with charivari
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Robinson of Garrison North Dakota long time Anita residents mark their forty ninth wedding anniversary with a charivari a lively old fashioned party. Guests at the event included friends and neighbors who enjoyed a luncheon and card games after bells toms and tin pans marked the celebration.
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J. G
Gil) Robinson
Anita
Garrison
North Dakota
Gil
Cass County
Iowa
Robinson Home
Mother Robinson
Robinson
Elisha Roe
Wiota
Earl Rogers
First Lesson in Reciprocity for Small Town Papers
A plea that the local country town newspaper benefits surrounding communities and attracts outside attention without pay. It argues that many business figures could fix profits by supporting small papers and avoiding a recurring financial drain caused by neglect and lack of reciprocity.
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Old Town
Small town papers rely on local support to survive
In Iowa small towns, papers often suspend due to waning support and advertising. Irwin shows a path with 400 prepaid subscriptions and active local advertisers, suggesting that sustained backing from business leaders and the community is essential to keep a paper alive, even with modest profits.
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Iowa
Irwin
Coon Rapids
Nightmare linked death shocks Hastings Nebraska family
Dick Cornelius, 28, living near Hastings, Nebraska, died suddenly after a severe nightmarish episode and sleepwalking. Doctors suspect high blood pressure and the dream shock caused a brain vein clot. He married Bethel Perry in March. his in laws relocate to manage affairs until spring.
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Dick Cornelius
Hastings
Nebraska
Cornelius
Bethel Perry
J. E. Perry
Anita
A. T. Turner
Chas, Workman
Ed. B. Perry
Extra
Cattle Downturn Suspected in Cherokee County Sales
A Cherokee County report claims cows sold for dairy use proved inferior and will be sent to packers as canners and cutters. Farmers allege unscrupulous dealers imported cows thought to be culls from Illinois and other dairy regions, prompting scrutiny by influential farmers. Fraud harms dairy development.
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Cherokee
Iowa
Des Moines Register
Cherokee County
Illinois
Reverend Don A. Allen Receives Grateful Thanks
The Anita M. E. Church pastor now retired in Fresno sends a box of California fruit to the Record editorial staff. The note praises his long years of faithful service and acknowledges Mother Allen as a steadfast helper through many seasons of church work.
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Don A. Allen
Anita M. E
Fresno
California
Allen
Mother Allen
Anita Meets Stuart Friday in Local High School Showdown
The Stuart undefeated team travels to face our local high school cage team in a Friday double header on the local floor. Our boys carry a long winning string, having lost only to Stuart on their own court earlier this season. The clash promises intense play, speed, and a spirited crowd.
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Stuart
Grant Farm Bureau Meeting at Osen Home
Grant township Farm Bureau to meet at the Frank H. Osen home northwest of Anita at noon Thursday January 31. Families are asked to bring a luncheon item and a two o'clock meal will be served. a large attendance is expected.
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Grant Township Farm Bureau
Frank H. Osen
Anita
He Couldn’t Carry The Load Iner Larder Overload Mystery
Report describes splashes of mixed materials along Anita's main street earlier in the morning. The incident suggests someone overloaded his inner larder with something objectionable, though no final shuffle or overdose report has emerged.
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Anita
Mrs Fred G Salisbury undergoes major operation in Rochester
Mrs Fred G Salisbury of Hanley Sask formerly Anita resident was moved to Mayo Brothers hospital Rochester Minnesota for a highly serious operation deemed life saving. Latest reports say her condition is critical with slim chances of recovery. Her relatives in Anita and nearby towns gather and hope for improvement. Another Anita resident Mrs Carl Hansen suffers long rheumatism at home.
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Fred G. Salisbury
Hanley, Sask
Anita
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Salisbury
Wm. H. Wagner
San Pedro
California
Ed. M. Blakesley
Wiota
Gertie Slater
Sioux City
Griswold
Carl Hansen
East Anita
Prominent Young Folks Wed at Corning Parsonage
Miss Alma Bissell and Mr. George Schrader wed Wednesday January 9 at 3 pm in the Methodist parsonage Corning. Rev FE S Menoher officiated with Miss Bessie Wyllie and Otto Schrader as attendants. The couple will reside on the groom’s family farm near Bridgwater.
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Corning
Alma Bissell
George Schrader
FE. S. Menoher
Bessie Wyllie
Otto Schrader
Alva Bissell
Massena
Henry Schrader
Bridgwater
Bridgewater Times
Evangelist Lockhart Revives Atlantic Church Revival
Evangelist W. J. Lockhart conducts special revival services at Atlantic Christian Church. He stirs the community from apathy, inspiring a drive toward duty and moral reform across the county seat and distant towns Griswold and Anita.
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W. J. Lockhart
Atlantic Christian Church
Griswold
Anita
Parent-Teacher Social Hour at High School
The PTA hosted a pleasant social hour and box supper at the High School building on Thursday. An evening program featured the High School Orchestra, readings by Mrs. E. 8. Holton, quartette performances by Mrs. G. A. Roe and others, vocal solos by Mrs. Bessie M. Ward, and duets by Miss Bessie Bell and Miss Ruth Allanson.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
Reading
E. 8. Holton
G. A. Roe
Bessie Bell
C. W. Garlock
Bessie M. Ward
Ruth Allanson
Bongers Bros Drug Store Remodeling Planned
The Bongers Bros drug store interior is being remodeled with partition removal and ceiling and wall decorations. The front will be altered and premises improved as they install a new soda fountain, updated show cases, and other additions for better business handling.
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Bongers Bros
Seeing and Hearing Good for Old Readers
The piece notes many men still enjoy evenings of rich entertainment as they age. It mentions Uncle Dick Bode as another example, joking about keeping his view from the bald-headed row with the brightest lights and unblocked sight.
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Dick” Bode
Bringing Home the Bacon from Ardmore Oil Field
Daily Ardmoreite reports the Sure Oil Corporation No. 1 on the Lowery-Walker farm near Ardmore shows early flow of 112.5 barrels per hour for about three hours, around 900 barrels daily, while drilling in a 45 foot sand topped at 222 feet and penetrated to 2276 feet. Nearby offsets Simpson-Fell No. 2-A and Simpson-Voorhees No. 8 produced 450 to 800 barrels from sands between 2010 and 2400 feet.
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Ardmoreite
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Hewitt Field
Sure Oil Corporation
No. 1
Lowery-Walker Farm
Simpson
Voorhees
Sure Corporation
Simpson-Voorhees
Should Look After Our Own in Caas County
The piece urges all Caas county communities to thoroughly investigate hardships caused by extreme winter weather and ensure no deserving persons, especially women and children, go without life’s necessities such as food clothing and fuel.
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Caas County
Lincoln man Cecil McAfee active in radio work
Cecil McAfee of Lincoln township, a thorough student of radio construction and installation, is described as highly competent to impart valuable radio knowledge. His home is equipped for broadcasts from New York, San Francisco, and other major U S cities, enjoyed by his family.
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Cecil McAfee
Lincoln Township
McAfee
New York
San Francisco
United States
Serving Fare They Crave
A cautionary editorial discusses how some women seek fame on film by showcasing their bodies while others lack artistic merit. It notes critics and audiences chase sensational looks and the lucrative yet risky path of screen exposure.
Dream publisher wakes to oily stench and fame
The writer muses that if the VERY EXTRAORDINARY DREAM publisher could wake up with the smell of oil after a century of local editing, someone would have a fit. The note hints at the wealth oil discovery could bring and teases readers about whose fit it would trigger.
Favor Old Fashioned Way in Bitter Iowa Winter
The speaker prefers a harsh Iowa winter with cold winds and heavy snow over Florida alligators flying toads or California earthquakes. They reject sensational dangers and settle for the traditional, slower passage of time.
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Florida
California
Which Leg Is Most Important in Industry
In a witty remark attributed to Andrew Carnegie, he compared labor, capital, and brains, asking which is the third leg of a three legged stool. The jest underscores the equal importance of all three factors in industry and progress.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
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Eastern Star
Evergreen Cemetery
Anita M. E. Church
B. W. McEldowney
Anita Man
Rev
Grant Farm Bureau Meeting
Leon G. Voorhees
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