Five Anita residents badly hurt in Greenfield crash
Five people, including Ed Aaron and Howard Bell of Anita and Iler family of Greenfield, were severely injured when a cattle truck and a sedan collided on a hill south of Greenfield. Ed Bell may lose an eye. Aaron Bell suffered a torn eye and critical injuries. others have cuts and bruises. The truck driver H L Harbour escaped relatively uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Greenfield
Creston
H. L. Harbour
Russell Lier
Iier
Howard
Aaron Bell
Clinton
Illinois
Orville Bell
Ed. Bell
Howard Bell
Celebrated Golden Wedding Anniversary of Wiota Couple
Mr and Mrs F J Herchenbach Sr longtime Wiota residents welcomed pastor Rev Father M J O Connor and thirty two family members for a noon four course dinner planned by Mother Herchenbach A gold basket with coins and a fifty candle wedding cake marked the occasion An evening gathering at the school auditorium featured games gifts and a two course luncheon for seventy five Relatives thanked the couple and wished them many more anniversaries
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F. J. Herchenbach
Wiota
M. J. O’connor
Herchenbach
Mrs. Herchanbach
Father O’connor
Mrs. Herchenbach
Original Sunshiners Meet at Jensen Home
Mrs. Chris Jensen entertained the Original Sunshine Club at her home on Thursday with ten members present and guests including Mrs. Amy Carey Mrs. A. H. Peterson Mrs. O. F. Arnburg Mrs. Hans Chris Jensen Clyde Moore Wm. Duff Chris Jensen N. Stoner Merle Turner and George Jensen. The radio provided entertainment during noon, a dinner followed at one o clock and the group quilted while the men played a social card game. The next meeting is set for February 9 at Mrs. Winifred Wahlert’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chris Jensen
Sunshine Club
Amy Carey
A. H. Peterson
O. F. Arnburg
Hans Chris Jensen
Clyde Moore
Wm. Duff
N. Stoner
Merle Turner
George Jensen
Winifred Wahlert
Returned from Red Oak with telegraph in Burlington line
David Alexander returns from Red Oak after weeks with his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs J Merriotta both telegraph operators on the Q line Mrs Merriotta who was installed as operator during the World War remains in that role the only woman operator in the Burlington system
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Alexander
Red Oak
J. Merriotta
Farewell Party For Mrs Crandall In Sunday School Circle
Loyle Circle members hosted a farewell dinner for Mrs. Anna Crandall who will move to Colorado. Edna Scarlett presented a friendship motto to Mrs. Crandall as a token from the class. Forty guests attended and all enjoyed the day.
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Loyle Circle
Anna Crandall
Colorado
Edna Scarlett
Recovery continues for Louis M. Johnson after operation
Louis M. Johnson, who underwent emergency surgery for bowel obstruction caused by cancer, has been moved from the Atlantic hospital to Dr. H. E. Campbell hospital and is now at his son Arlo Johnson's home where he is making remarkable progress toward recovery.
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Louis M. Johnson
Atlantic Hospital
Former Anita Boy Attends Pan American Conference
Karl H. von Wiegand, son of the late Henry and Mrs. Wiegand and nephew of Val and Andrew Wie gand of Anita, attended the Pan American conference in Havana with twenty one American republics represented. He works for Universal News Service based in Berlin and has traveled widely in Europe and Asia. A recent letter says he plans a brief return to the U S and may visit relatives in Anita and Fontanelle where a brother and sister reside.
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Karl H. von Wiegand
Anita Boy
Henry Wiegand
Val
Andrew Wiegand
Anita
Havana
Cuba
Karl
Universal News Service
Berlin
Germany
Europe
Asia
Wiegand
Fontanelle
Postponed Meeting of Ladies' Cemetery Association
The regular meeting to elect officers and conduct business is postponed due to the serious illness of Mrs. Flavia C Hook, secretary. It will be rescheduled for February, with the exact date to be announced later.
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Flavia C. Hook
Ladies’ Cemetery Association
Bell Telephone Raises Toll Rates in 1928
The Bell Telephone Company announced increases for Anita to Atlantic calls from ten to fifteen cents and person to person calls from twenty to twenty five cents. The higher rates took effect Saturday January 21 1928.
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Bell Telephone Company
Anita
Atlantic
Card of Thanks for Neighborly Fire Help
We thank neighbors and friends for timely arrival and assistance that likely prevented a disastrous fire at our home.
Radio tubes at mail order prices headline
Anita Battery and Electric Shop advertises tested radio tubes at 98 cents each. The notice promotes mail order pricing and urges readers to order now. The small classified item highlights affordable components for radio enthusiasts.
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Anita
Hadley Family Guests Visit Relatives Near Anita
D. E. Hadley and wife of the Corning vicinity visited yesterday with Mrs. Hadley’s father D. C. Reed and family. Mrs. Hadley will spend a week with relatives and friends in Anita and nearby areas.
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D. E. Hadley
Corning
Mrs. Hadley
D. C. Reed
Anita Quints Split With Massena In Home Games
Anita high school split both ends of Friday night basketball with Massena. The Anita girls prevailed 23 to 10 while the Anita boys fell 13 to 11. The girls played faster and looked toward improvement this season. The boys trailed 8 to 6 at halftime and could not match Massena’s defense in a hard fought 13 to 11 loss.
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Anita High School
Massena
Anita Girls
Anita Boys
Massena Boys
Bain Family Reunion Near Town At Parkinson Home
On Tuesday members of the Bain family gathered at the George Parkinson home north of town for visiting and a noon dinner. Guests included Grandma Bain, Robi Bain, Bert Mooney, G B Graham, Len Bain of Pine Bluff Wyoming, and others. Arch Bain was unable to attend.
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Bain
George Parkinson
Grandma Bain
Messrs
Mesdames Robi. Bain
Bert Mooney
G. B. Graham
Len Bain
Pine Bluff
Wyoming
Arch Bain
Sunshine Club Party Brings Delightful Evening Dance
A surprise party and social dance at Mrs. Myra Turner’s home was planned and carried out by the Original Sunshine Club and families. Sixty guests enjoyed luncheon of sandwiches fruit salad cake and coffee. Music by W. H. Heckman T. E. Root and Clyde Moore complemented the evening.
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Myra Turner
Sunshine Club
W. H. Heckman
T. E. Root
Clyde Moore
Rose Tournament Chronicle with Parade and Picnic
Harry H. Cate recounts the Rose Tournament on New Year’s Day in California. Forty bands marched for over two hours, floats dazzled spectators, and a communal feed with homemade candy followed at George and Mary Haver’s home in Los Angeles. The Iowa Picnic is slated for February 25 at Lincoln Park, with Frank F. Merriam as president of the Southern California Iowa Society. Cate signs from Los Angeles.
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California
Harry Cate
Harry
George and
Mary Haver
North Hudson
George
Anita
Iowa
Lincoln Park
Los Angeles
Frank F. Merriam
Iowa Society
Frank
Harry H. Cate
Springvale Drive
Hostess Ruth Kopp entertains local ladies over weekend
Mrs Ruth Kopp hosted a group of ladies including Mrs Guy Freeman Mrs Carl Camp Mrs Oscar Sandberg and Miss Martha Zellmer over the weekend. The party traveled by automobile to Omaha Friday for leisure and returned home Sunday for a four course dinner prepared for the group and their husbands.
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Ruth Kopp
Guy Freeman
Jefferson
Iowa
Carl Camp
Perry
Oscar Sandberg
Madrid
Martha Zellmer
Atlantic
Omaha
Kopp
Joe and
Anita
Private Telephone Systems Compared in Europe and America
A London Daily Mail writer contrasts Europe’s bureau cratic, luxury telephones with America’s private system. He notes 110 million Americans have many more telephones than Europe despite fewer inhabitants, citing widespread wire use among workers and farmers. He warns Europe’s lack of rapid fire and medical access due to limited lines.
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London Daily Mail
Europe
America
United States
Frank East and Son Send $4 for Old Home Paper
A note from Frank A East and son to Sherm encloses a $4 check for the old home paper. They recall East’s past as a jeweler in Anita and Massena and his term as mayor. Now residing in Boone Iowa they run a well equipped jewelry store and are prospering.
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Sherm
Frank East
Anita
Massena
Frank
Boone
Iowa
Local residents noted in brief encounters
Mrs. Florence Hall Nichols of Berea visited as a Record caller Tuesday. Leo Rongers and Bil Zike were business visitors in Atlantic yesterday. J C Shaner, manager of the local Standard Oil Company, was a Record caller Monday.
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Florence Hall Nichols
Berea
Leo Rongers
Bil
Zike
Atlantic
J. C. Shaner
Standard Oil Company
Anita social and subscriptions in town and farm notices
David Alexander renews Record subscription to January 1 1929. Anita Drug Company promotes Valentines. Joseph McMahon visits Anita from Wiota. Mrs C S Camp and son Harry visit in Anita. Len Bain and wife return to Pine Bluff Wyoming after stay in Oak Ridge. Box social at Highland church near Anita on January 31 invites all for a good cause.
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David Alexander
Audubon County
Record Office
Len Bain
Oak Ridge
Pine Bluff
Wyoming
Highland Church
Anita
Iowa map shows marking of southwest secondary roads
The state highway commission released a map detailing lettering and marking of the region's secondary roads in southwest Iowa. It notes county road J from Exira to Elk Horn extends west from Exira, crossing federal highway No 71.
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The
State Highway Commission
Iowa
Adair
Exira
Elk Horn
Funeral services for Mrs John Hall in Anita Iowa
Funeral services for Ida May Parkis Hall wife of John Hall and longtime Valley Junction resident were held at the M E church in Anita after she died January 18 1928 at age 71. Burial followed in Evergreen cemetery. Her large family including husband three sons two daughters and many relatives mourn her passing.
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John Hall
Valley Junction
Iowa
Anita
M. E. Church
Moore
Atlantic
Evergreen Cemetery
Ida May Parkis
Lyman and
Margaret Parkis
Saratoga
New York
Illinois
Elvin J. Hall
Charlie I. Hall
Adair
LeRoy F. Hall
Menlo
Florence Nichols
Maude McBride
Des Moines
Frank Parkis
Greenfield
Charlie Parkis
Polk
Nebraska
Carrie Fish
Twin Falls
Idaho
Mother Hall
Appreciation for Sympathy and Floral Gifts
The Hall family thanks those who offered help and sympathy during the illness and passing of their wife and mother. Special gratitude is given to Mrs. Grover Tucker and Mrs. James Miller for their devoted care in recent years.
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Grover Tucker
James Miller
John Hall
Old Schoolmate Reunion Note from Anita Area
A letter recounts finding an old schoolmate Seth Steward in Anita after twenty-five years. The writer plans to contact him and notes readers in Anita who miss the Record. Weather is described as mild now, but a heavy winter struck from mid November to early January, and an enclosing check covers the paper through January 1, 1929.
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Seth Steward
Anita
Pardon Requests Magazine Delivery Change to Florida
Frank Pardon asks Owensboro newspaper to reroute the Record to General Delivery Orlando Florida for several weeks during winter. He includes $2.25 for 1928 subscription and 25 cents for trouble. The note mentions Pardon living away from Anita for 41 years yet enjoying hometown news and old friends.
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Owensboro
Kentucky
General Delivery
Orlando
Florida
Frank
Frank Pardon
Anita
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Sunshiners
Jensen
Mrs
Richard Watson
Detonox Gasoline
Barnholdt & Black
Quintette
Rexall
Bangers Brothers
Sherm F. Myers
E. E. Fellows
Griswold
Towa
Bp.t. Williams
American Telephone System
Boone, Iowa
Frank A. East
AMES
Bartley
Anita Drug Company
Joseph McMahon
Armour, South Dakota
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