Shriners Parade in Pasadena wowed 100000 spectators
The writer recalls the Shriners convention in Pasadena, describing the Ten Million Dollar Parade at the Coliseum, a 100,000 crowd, and elaborate floats from Warner Bros and Harold Lloyd. The note mentions other city contingents, a $500000.99 cost, and the Hollywood growth scene including premieres and local contacts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm
Los Angeles
Shriners
Pittsburgh
Sioux City
Des Moines
Davenport
Cedar Rapids
Warner Bros
Harold Lloyd
Elks
Creas
Coliseum
Homer Boatright
Hollywood
Broadway
Lorraine Hubbell
Lee Hubbell
Pasadena
LaLoma Road
Iowa
Bixby Park
Long Beach
Cass County
California
Anita
Old Timer Visits Anita From West Branch
John C. Rose of West Branch Iowa, a former Anita area farmer, spent Monday in Anita for business and social visits. He was joined by his son in law Hon James Larson, former Iowa legislator, and Mrs Larson, previously Miss Clara Rose, a graduate of Anita Public Schools. They traveled by auto and renewed old friendships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Rose
West Branch
Iowa
Anita
Miss Winifred Lemon Secures Fifth Grade Post
Miss Winifred Lemon of Cresco Iowa former sixth grade teacher in Anita public schools was elected last week to teach fifth grade at Mount Pleasant Junior High in Henry County Iowa. The town has 4445 residents and 966 students in its schools. Lemon was popular with pupils and parents during her Anita tenure and her friends cheer her promotion as well earned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winifred Lemon
Cresco
Iowa
Anita Public
Mount Pleasant
Henry County
Anita
Miss Lemon
Little Girl Loses Eye After Firecracker Injury
The eight year old daughter of Mr and Mrs W C Richter west of Anita was struck in the eye by a roman candle ball during the Fourth of July. Surgeons fear the eye sight is completely destroyed but are making every effort to save it. The accident casts a sad note on the holiday.
Anita Congregational Church Notes
Maurice H. Rose Pastor leads Daniel study and current events reflections. Sunday School at 10:09 A M. Morning service at 11 with A Golden Head and Dirty Feet. Evening service at 8 with Sin Righteousness and Judgment. Ladies Aid meets Thursday. W C T U meets Tuesday 2 30 P M with Mrs Willis Miller as speaker. Everyone welcome.
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Christian Church
Ladies’ Aid
Willis Miller
Atlantic
Home from Arizona trip brings Caddock family back
Mr and Mrs Earl Caddock and their sons Earl Bob and Dick return from Tucson Arizona where they spent the winter. Mrs Caddock came by train while Earl and the boys with John Nichols drove home by car noting rough Nebraska and Iowa roads and a smooth trip otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Caddock
Earl
Bob
Tuscon
Arizona
Mrs A L Patterson Improves After Illness
Mrs A L Patterson returns home from Des Moines where she visited her son William and spent time with her daughter Mrs C V Welcher in Atlantic. After months with a severe rheumatic attack she is much better now, Fontanelle Observer reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Patterson
Des Moines
William
Atlantic
Hhe
C. V. Welcher
Fontanelle
Bank Shows Strong Resources in Ardmore Under Voorhees
First National Bank in Ardmore Oklahoma reports June 30 1929 total resources of 2 635 450 91 with deposits 2 327 352 45. Capital stock surplus and profits amount to 308 098 46. Voorhees, president, controls several banks including The Anita Bank.
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First National Bank
Ardmore
Oklahoma
Leon G. Voorhees
Southland
Anita Bank
Mrs Elizabeth McClellan Visits Relatives in Anita
Mrs Elizabeth McClellan of Valley Junction spends a week in Anita visiting her grandmother Mrs T J Galiher and aunts Miss Lucy Galiher and Mrs W S Reed and other relatives. She will travel to Omaha next before returning home. She is the daughter of Mrs May Galiher McClellan, a former Anita schoolteacher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth McClellan
Valley Junction
Anita
T. J. Galiher
Lucy Galiher
W. S. Reed
Omaha
May Galiher McClellan
Sister Dies in Gary Indiana widow Annie Kelley dies at 82
Annie F. Kelley, born March 21 1847 in Huntingdon County Pennsylvania, died July 4 1929 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Walter Roush in Gary Indiana. She was married to Isaac Lewis in 1865 and lived for years near Menlo. Survivors include two daughters and a brother John C. Kelley Anita. Funeral held Saturday with interment in the family lot Casey.
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John C. Kelley
Isaac Lewis
Walter Roush
Gary
Indiana
Annie F. Kelley
Huntingdon County
Pennsylvania
Menlo
M. E. Church
Wm. Maddy
Salem
Oregon
Anita
Casey
Twins Birth Announced in Springfield Missouri
Announcement from Springfield Missouri informs relatives in Anita of the birth of twins a boy and a girl to Mr and Mrs Wilbur Pratt. Old friends and neighbors in Anita recall Grandpa George and Grandma Fanny Pratt rushing to care for the twins with full family pride and joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Missouri
Anita
Wilbur Pratt
Grandpa George
Grandma Fanny Pratt
George
Fanny
Miss Beverly Reed Visits Grandparents on Rose Hill
Miss Beverly Nelle Reed visited her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. S Reed on Rose Hill Avenue. Mrs. Reed hosted ten little girls on Monday July 1 from two to five in the afternoon with games and a prize for Evangeline Lindblom and consolation to Marian Bartley. Ice cream and cake followed the entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Nelle Reed
W. H. Reed
S. Reed
Rose Hill Avenue
Marian Bartley
Card of Thanks from Mrs. Andrew Nelson
A grateful note thanks the Auntie for staying with Mr. Nelson and helping with children and grandparents, the family physician Dr H E Campbell and assistants, nurses at Atlantic hospital, gentlemen who transported the recipient, the church and Neighborhood Circle, and all who sent flowers, cards, or letters. The kindness will never be forgotten.
Entertains Large Company at Anita Home
A company of relatives and friends were Sunday dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs Bert Johnson in the Anita vicinity. Attendees included James Pelzer and family Albert Eshelman and family Mr and Mrs Harold Shearer Mr and Mrs Lawrence Newman Miss Arline Eshelman of Griswold Alvin Pelzer and family Clair Schuler and family of Cumberland Mr and Mrs John Koenig of Audubon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Johnson
Anita
James Pelzer
Albert Eshelman
Harold Shearer
Lawrence Newman
Arline Eshelman
Griswold
Alvin Pelzer
Clair Scchuler
Cumberland
John Koenig
Audubon
Newton Named Massena Manager for Fullerton Lumber
Emmett Newton son of Mr and Mrs Ed L Newton has been placed in charge of Fullerton Lumber Company operations in Massena. He comes from Glenwood Iowa where he has worked for the company for over a year and replaces Ted Timberman whose resignation was accepted weeks earlier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Newton
Ed. L. Newton
Glenwood
Iowa
Fullerton Lumber Company
Massena
Ted Timberman
Benj F and Mrs Taylor Return Visit to Mid West
Mr and Mrs Benjamin F Taylor longtime Buck Creek residents northwest of Atlantic now reside in Whittier California. They plan a western tour visiting relatives in Cass county Iowa. Their three sons Corwin Clayton Harrison and Henry live in Kanawha Hayfield and Independence. The Taylors work in real estate and insurance in Whittier.
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Benj. F. Taylor
Buck Creek
Atlantic
Whittier
California
Middle West
Cass County
Iowa
Taylor
Rev
Corwin Taylor
Kanawha
Clayton
Harrison Taylor
Hayfield
Henry Taylor
Independence
Kansas
Ginger Hills
Mrs. Taylor
Sam M Houston Transferred to Eastern Circuit Leader
Promoted by transfer Sam M Houston the platform manager for the Redpath Chautauquas moves from the Gulf southern circuit to the extreme eastern circuit. This week he will be stationed at Slippery Rock Pennsylvania after last week being in Cambridge Ohio. While in the south he attended a directors’ convention and banquet at the Hotel Kentuckian Fulton Kentucky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam M. Houston
Redpath Chautauquas
Slippery Rock
Pennsylvania
Cambridge
Ohio
South
Sam
Fulton
Kentucky
Butler family on vacation in Anita area
Wm. G. Butler and family spend several weeks in Anita and nearby with relatives and friends. He devotes part of his time to plowing corn, a diversion from his mail duties on the Sioux City to Willmar railway post office route, recently transferred from Chicago terminal.
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Wm. G. Butler
Anita
Bill
Sioux City
Iowa
Willmar
Minnesota
Chicago
Musick Buys Dorsey Interest In Truck Line And Cream Station
Cole Musick has purchased E. C. Dorsey’s stake in the Anita Atlantic truck line and also acquires the cream and poultry station at Main and Chestnut streets. Both properties will be operated by Musick for now with plans to move out of the De Camp building later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole Musick
E. C. Dorsey
Main and
Chestnut Streets
Dorsey
de- Camp
Local Oil Station Manager Resigns to Join Traveling Company
Everett E. Morgan quits after two years as manager of the Standard Oil station to join Angell's Comedians Company. He will move to Imogene, Iowa this week and become a member of the company's orchestra.
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Everett E. Morgan
Standard Oil
Everett
Angell
Comedians Company
Imogene
Iowa
Amonmg Us
Hull Named Permanent Rock Island Agent at Boonville
Jas. M. Hull who served as agent for the Rock Island at the Anita station during J. T. Monning illness has been made permanent agent for the company at Boonville and started duties last week. Mr. and Mrs. Hull will stay in Anita until a dwelling is found in Boonville which is presently difficult to secure.
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Jas. M. Hull
Rock Island
Anita Station
J. T. Monnig
Boonville
Mrs. Hull
Anita
Special Old Fashioned Gum Drops at Thirty Nine Cents
BONGERS BROS offers old fashioned gum drops at 39 cents per pound. The listing appears in a small grocery or general store advertisement noting price and vendor.
Cass County Boy Honored Elected Secretary of Iowa City Board
Chas. 8. Galiher Jr., former Cass County resident and Iowa State University athletics manager, has been elected Secretary of the Iowa City Board of Education at a recent school board meeting. He is a grandson of Mrs. T. J. Galiher of Anita.
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Chas
Galiher, Jr
Cass County
The
State University At
Iowa City
Iowa City Board of Education
T. J. Galiher
Anita
Lincoln Center Home Coming Picnic Invite
Following Sunday School at Lincoln Center church a Home Coming picnic is planned for all former attendees. A program will be presented and attendees are asked to bring a food basket or tub to share and enjoy a day of pleasure.
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Lincoln Center Church
Lincoln Center
Grant Township Farm Bureau Meeting Invitation
The Grant Township Farm Bureau will meet at the Geo. E. McDermott home east of Anita at 8:00 on Wednesday July 17. A program suited to the occasion will be provided and all are invited. Ladies are asked to bring cake. The gatherings are noted as of interest and profitable.
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Grant Township
Farm Bureau
Geo. E. McDermott
Anita
Message of well wishes to family and town
The note sends best wishes to the recipient and their family, hoping they are well and that business is thriving in the town. It invokes goodwill toward all, extending cordial regards across the community.
See Larson The Eye Man In Atlantic City Oddities
See Larson the eye man appears in Atlantic City with longer demonstrations and a curious display drawing attention from locals and visitors alike. The event showcases unusual optical devices and personalized vision tricks.
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Larson
Atlantic
Former Anita Man Dead Emanuel M. King dies in Bridgewater at sixty five
Grover C. King of Lincoln township received a telegram announcing the sudden death of Emanuel M. King former Anita resident. He died at his home near Bridgewater South Dakota at about sixty five. He was the eldest son of the late John C. and wife pioneers of Lincoln township Cass County. He married twice first to Reynolds sister of Maggie Foote McDermott and second to Maude Irving. He leaves six children two from the first marriage and four from the second. Surviving relatives include Grover King Mrs Ernie Vetter and Mrs S H Silvius. Funeral services and interment will be at Bridgewater where wives and one child are buried. Grover King left for the services Tuesday evening.
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Grover C. King
Lincoln Township
Emanuel M. King
Anita
Mrs. Vetter
Farmer Liston seriously injured in hay wagon accident
Chas R Liston a Lincoln township farmer was badly hurt Tuesday on his Anita area farm when a hay load toppled, a wagon tongue struck him, and a wheel passed over his body. He suffered multiple cuts and bruises and several broken ribs. He was treated at Dr H E Campbell hospital and later sent home to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Liston
Lincoln Township
Anita
Longtime Massena Resident John W Fischer Dies in Chicago
John W Fischer aged eighty four died at his Chicago home after living in Massena for twenty two years and in Chicago since early life. He came to the United States as a young man and settled in Chicago before moving to Cass county in 1905 to farm. He leaves a widow and eight children five sons and three daughters including Mrs Stella Donohoe of this city. Funeral services and interment were in Chicago where six children live.
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John W. Fischer
Massena
Chicago
Fischer
United States
Cass County
Stella Donohoe
New York City
Pratt Family Visit From Canada Highlighted in Anita
Eugene Pratt and his wife with two children from Wilcox Saskatchewan are spending a week in Anita visiting his parents Mr and Mrs W D Pratt and sisters Mrs Jessie Wheeler and Mrs Elsie Kopp. Pratt notes Canadian crops lag due to low moisture. The family traveled by auto, reporting good roads until leaving Dexter on Federal Highway No 32.
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Eugene Pratt
Wilcox, Sask
Canada
Anita and
Viccinity
W. D. Pratt
Jessie Wheeler
Elsie Kopp
Pratt
Pratts
Dexter
Original Bridge Club Hosts Meeting at Mrs Broderson Home
The Original Bridge Club held its regular Wednesday afternoon gathering at Mrs. B. F. Broderson’s east Main street home. Invited guests included Mrs. J. T. Mennig and Mrs. G. M. DeCamp. Laura Campbell won high score.
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Bridge Club
B. F. Broderson
East Main Street
J. T. Mennig
G. M. DeCamp
Laura Campbell
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la Loma Road
Anita Congregational Church
Maurice H. Rose
Andrew Nelson
Booneville
Monarch Paints
Fullerton Lumber Co
Anita, Iowa
Bongers Bros
Grant Twp
Farmer
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