A L Turner Dies Here Suddenly
A L Turner a longtime citizen and farmer died at 8 30 am at his home two miles southeast of Anita after a brief two day illness Born February 7 1879 he came to Anita with his parents at age three He married Myra Biggs December 20 1899 and had three children Merle Neva one son died in infancy He is survived by his wife children mother a brother and four sisters Funeral details not yet announced.
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Anita
A. L. Turner
Samuel C. Turner
Moline
Illinois
Myra Biggs
Peter Biggs
Merle
Neva
Walter C. Turner
A. H. Steinmetz
G. O. Smither
A. B. Gilbaugh
Graettinger
Iowa
Mabel Layman
Des Moines
Anna Katrine Olsen Beel dies at 75 in Anita Nebraska
Anna Katrine Olsen Beel, born February 16 1851 in Denmark, died June 24 1926 at her daughter’s home in Anita Nebraska at age 75. She came to the United States in 1873, married Henry Beel, lived near Anita since 1885, and was mother to twelve children with four sons and two daughters surviving. Funeral services were held June 27 at the Anita M E church with interment in Evergreen Cemetery. many descendants attended.
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Anna Katrine Olsen
Denmark
Alvah Heck
United States
Monmouth
Illinois
Henry Beel
Cass County
Anita
Anita M. E
Evergreen Cemetery
Mabel Ackerman
Denver
Colorado
L. C. Beel
Valentine
Nebraska
Card of Thanks from Beel Family
To friends and neighbors who rendered aid during our beloved wife and mother's illness and death we express our grateful thanks for the flowers and loving tribute to her memory. Henry Beel and family.
Anita High School graduates host 1926 class at Congregational church
A 1926 Anita High School graduation reception at the Congregational church featured a pageant tracing the school’s history from 1869, readings and songs by graduates, solos by Miss Lela Booth, and a display of old class photos. Guests enjoyed ice cream and cake as the program concluded.
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Anita High School
Congregational Church
Grace (Calkins) Wagner
LaVerne Bontrager
Anita Public School
FE. FE. Major
Los Angeles
California
Myrtle (McIntyre) Cooper
Ella (Wilson) Biggs
Florence (Campbell) Kuehn
Hazel (Aldrich) Forshay
Ruby (Brewer) Biggs
Vera B. Hook
H. E. Campbell
Membeship
Lela Booth
Ella Biggs
Maggie Trumler Trumbull
What Does It Mean To Be American
Poem extols the flag representing national values and history from independence to World War I era. It links duty, freedom, sacrifice, and public service to American identity, naming figures like Washington Lincoln Roosevelt and events from Bunker Hill to Manila Bay. Cited by G. H. of Anita Iowa.
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Canada
Gulf and Sea
Bunker Hill
Paul Revere
Washington
Valley Forge
Abraham Lincoln
Grant
Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Barbara Fritchie
Dewey
Manilla
Roosevelt
San Juan Hill
Marines
France
America
G. H
Anita
Iowa
Alumni of Anita Public School Planned Homecoming
Plans form to organize an Alumni group from Anita Public School. Graduates from the past forty years spread across the nation would return yearly to visit the old home folks and enjoy planned entertainment.
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Anita Public School
Anita
Hubbell Requests Change of Address for Local Record
Former Anita resident Lee E Hubbell now in Pasadena asks change of address for 14 Record to 607 East Orange Avenue and says his family and the Anita community are in good health. He notes Frank De Ment and wife also moved to Pasadena nearby. He urges letter writers to resume activity.
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Lee E. Hubbell
Anita Man
Pasadena
California
East Orange Avenue
Anita
Frank de Ment
Hubisi
Lee
Record
Fire Destroys Cob House on Robinson Farm at Lincoln Center
A trash pile fire spread to the cob house on the Chas D Robinson farm at Lincoln Center. Sparks blew into the open door and the newly built cob house burned with its contents. neighbors barely saved nearby dwelling and structures. No insurance covered the destroyed building.
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Chas. D. Robinson
Lincoln Center
Couple Returns From International Eucharistic Congress Visit
They came back Saturday morning from Chicago where they attended every session of the International Eucharistic Congress with church dignitaries from around the world. Mr and Mrs Bongers traveled by auto and explored much of the city along the lake front, finding it of special interest.
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Chicago
Mrs. Bongers
Aged Veteran Benjamin Butts Severely Injured by Fall
Benjamin Butts eighty six year old veteran and father of Mrs. Wm Steele of Berea vicinity sustained severe injuries after a hard fall and is confined to bed. He is one of the few men of four-score years who can recount much of history from years past.
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Benjamin Butts
Wm. Steele
Berea
Gen Butts
Frank Barber Sells 97 Head of Choice Workers
Frank Barber sold and delivered to Johnson and Carey this week ninety seven head of choice workers at thirteen dollars per hundred.
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Frank Barber
Johnson & Carey
Oklahoma visitors linger in Anita on cool-weather pause
Léon G. Voorhees and family from Ardmore Oklahoma are spending the week in Anita en route to their Lake Okoboji summer cottage. They defer the northern visit while unseasonable cool weather persists, recalling summers with temperatures well over one hundred.
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Léon G."voorhees
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Anita
Lake Okoboji
Blaze Prompts Fire Department Call at Horton Home
Fire crews were summoned Saturday forenoon to Miss Sarah Horton’s residence after an oil stove acted up in an unusual manner. Prompt response limited damage.
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Sarah Horton
Anita janitor Chas Workman seriously ill at home
Well known citizen and longtime janitor of the Anita public school building Chas Workman has been ill for several weeks and cannot leave his home.
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Chas. Workman
Anita Public School
Former Anita Man James McGrew Dies in California
James McGrew longtime Anita resident died suddenly at his home in Los Angeles on June 20 after a brief illness. He was son of the late John B. and wife and brother of Mrs Mollie Moore of Fort Collins. Survived by wife a daughter Mrs Ruth St Clair and a son in Venice California.
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James McGrew
Anita Man
Los Angeles
California
John B. McGrew
Atlantic
Anita
Mollie Moore
Fort Collins
Colorado
Cass County
Moore
McGrew
Former Schoolmates Share Surdays in Creston Reunion
Former schoolmates Mrs Mary Jenkins Holton Elvira Hefler Hyde Maggie Coyle Gregory and Isola Jenkins Bangham gathered at Creston home of Mrs Mary Coyle Allen for a one o clock dinner. Allen, a leading Creston dry goods and ready to wear merchant, is noted for her elegant home and warm hospitality.
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Mary (Jenkins) Holton
Elvira (Hefler) Hyde
Maggie (Coyle) Gregory
Isola (Jenkins
Evergreen Cemetery Meet Sees Officers Elected
At the Evergreen Cemetery Association annual meeting held at the Legion Hall on Tuesday afternoon, B. D. Forshay was elected president Ed L. Newton secretary Glen A. Roe treasurer and trustees Sherm F. Myers Charles Scholl Val Wiegand. The board was authorized to seek the lowest possible cost and report back with improvements.
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Evergreen Cemetery Association
Legion Hall
B. D. Forshay
Ed. L. Newton
Glen A. Roe
Sherm F. Myers
Chas. Scholl
Val Wiegand
Pleasant Picnic Near Brayton Draws Local Families
A bountiful picnic dinner was served in the timber south of Brayton on Sunday. Families of John Wade Ira Rater Albert Karns C F Karns Mrs Frank Karns Hazel Karns Emma Wade and Roy Foss participated. After the meal gooseberries were the chief diversion.
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Brayton
John Wade
Ira Rater
Albert Karns
C. F. Karns
Frank Karns
Hazel Karns
Emma Wade
Roy Foss
Former resident Henry Wiegand in critical condition
Henry Wiegand, former well known resident of Anita now living in Fontanelle, is reported in critical condition after several months illness. He is a brother to Val and Andrew Wiegand of this city.
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Henry Wiegand
Anita
Fontanelle
Mr. Wiegand
Val
Andrew Wiegand
Reverend Paul Becker Visits Newton as Pastor and Son Returns
The Rev. Paul Becker former Anita youth and now pastor of the Christian church in Newton Iowa spent last week in the city with his wife Mrs. Becker. He was hosted by his mother Mrs. Mary Becker and the family of R H Lantz during the visit.
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Paul Becker
Anita Boy
The
Christian Church
Newton
Iowa
Becker
Mary Becker
R. H. Lantz
Grass and weeds mowing compliance rises on farms
Many farm owners along public highways are promptly following the law requiring mowing of grass and weeds. Others delay, risking authorities stepping in and charging the cost to the properties.
Bad Fire Nipped at Fred Ditman Home
Fire at the Fred Ditman residence on North Locust Street started from a defective fuse block. A copper penny behind each fuse prevented fuses from blowing, causing a shower of sparks before neighbors arrived to help. Firemen found an outside switch pulled, limiting damage to a ruined meter and smoked rear porch.
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Fred Ditman
North Locust Street
Anita Boys of Long Ago Ship Five Loads of Cattle to Chicago
Joe H. Trimmer is on the Chicago market this week with five loads of choice cattle raised pastured and fed on the Voorhees Estate west of Anita, formerly the Louis Benson farm. The stock heads to the Drovers Commission Co of Chicago led by Chas I Benson, first white child born in the Anita area, linking two lifelong friends in a tale of share and price.
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Joe H. Trimmer
Chicago
Chas. I. Benson
Anita
Joe
Trimmer
Charlie
Benson
Cumberland Bank Fails In Cum berland
The First National Bank of Cumberland failed to open Wednesday morning signaling likely transfer to the State Superintendent of Banking and eventual receivership. Officers listed are T. E. Ostrus president C. E. Studley vice president and G. E. Wollenhaupt cashier. The last published statement showed deposits of 160000 dollars.
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First National Bank
Cumberland
T. E. Ostrus
C. E. Studley
G. E. Wollenhaupt
Calamity Talk Fails to Panic Anita Auto Scene
After viewing numerous new autos along Main street during band concerts and Saturday nights, locals reject claims Anita and nearby areas are bankrupt. They argue many other communities face worse financial conditions yet remain unaffected.
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Main Street
Anita
Re-Marking White Way by Col Jones Oversees Pole Painting
Col. D. R. Jones of Casey supervises painting and marking of Whiteway 7 highway across Town. The work along The Great White Way through Anita is praised as exceptionally good and satisfactory, with thanks to Col. Dave and his force of brass artists.
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D. R. Jones
Casey
Town
Anita
Dave
Uncle Billy Weston Returns From Missouri Trip
Uncle Billy Weston retired Monday evening from a lengthy trip through Missouri visiting his daughter Mrs Fthel Teter in Mob erly and stopping at Chillicothe where his granddaughters attend college and are making unusually good records pleasing Grand Dad.
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Billy Weston
Missouri
Moberly
Fthel Teter
Chillicothe
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al Turner
Henry Beel and
Congo
A. H. S. Alumni
Bongers Brothers
Anita Drug Company
Blaze
Welch-Moore Shoe Company
Cumberland Bank
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