Old Resident Charles Calkins Dies in Oklahoma City
Charles L. Calkins of Anita died in Oklahoma City after a brief illness. Born January 4, 1850 in Port Jackson New York he lived in Anita many years as a farmer and later in the livestock grain coal and implement trade. He was 77. He was married to Lillie Hull and had daughter Eva Hampton. Burial followed in Oklahoma City and his brother Jay Calkins could not attend due to travel issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jay C. Calkins
Charles L. Calkins
Anita
Eva Hamilton
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
D. C. Calkins
South Anita
Port Jackson
New York
Henry O. Hull
Mr. Calkins
Lillie Hull
H. O. Hull
Eva Hamfton
Calkins
Took in Anitas Great White Way at Anita
Mrs. J. R. Larson of Wolbach Nebraska visited Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hansen on West Main Street with her daughter Mrs. Merchant and three months old infant from Griswold. They spent a Saturday night touring Anita's Great White Way and all enjoyed the experience, planning to remember the bright display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Larson
Wolbach
Nebraska
Fred Hansen
West Main Street
Fred
Anita
Eye Injured by Jagged Limb Hits Falconer Woman
Mrs Clyde Falconer suffered serious eye injury when a jagged branch pierced her right eyeball while preparing a play area in her yard. Surgeon Dr H E Campbell is attempting to save the sight after the accident late last Friday. Neighbors and friends express hope for full restoration of vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clyde R. Falconer
H. E. Campbell
Des Moines Woman Sends $2 for Old Home Paper
Mrs. Edna Robison of Des Moines former Anita resident sends a two dollar check to renew the old home paper for another year.
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Edna Robison
Des Moines
Anita
Wild and Weatherby Return From Moorman Convention
Mr and Mrs George Wild and Mr and Mrs Ed Weatherby return from Quincy Illinois where they attended the Moorman Manufacturing Company annual convention and school of instruction. The event featured hundreds of company reps and wives with steamboat ride on the Mississippi and all expenses paid by the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Wild
Ed. Weatherby
Quincy
Illinois
Moorman Manufacturing Company
Messrs. Wild
Weatherby
Moorman Company
Cass
Mrs Brewster Plans Winter in Los Angeles After Utah Visit
Mrs J M Brewster of Atlantic will travel to Salt Lake City next week to visit her brother John W Brooks and family. She will then spend the winter in Los Angeles with Emery Brooks of Colorado and sister Lillian F Marshall of Los Angeles, joining F M Nebe and family and local guests at a Sunday dinner hosted by Mrs Flavia C and Miss Vera B Hook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. M. Nebe
J. M. Brewster
Atlantic
Flavia C
Vera B. Hook
Brewster
Salt Lake City
Utah
John W. Brooks
Emery Brooks
Colorado
Lillian F. Marshall
Los Angeles
California
Old Resident Doing Well in Texas
W. S. James, once a prominent Anita resident now in Brownsville, Texas, visited his sister in law Mrs. Edna Worthing Scarlett and other relatives. He owns extensive Texas land yielding cabbage lettuce potatoes and many fruits and has found success in attracting northern migrants who prosper. He is also making extensive use by auto.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. James
Anita
Brownsville
Texas
Edna Worthing Scarlett
Mr. James
Mr. Jones
Farmer Severely Hurt in Binder Accident
E W Marsh a well known farmer from Anita suffered mangling of fingers and thumb after his hand became trapped in a binder. Doctors amputated the thumb at the first joint at Campbell hospital in Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Marsh
Anita
Dr. i. E. Campbell Hospital
Cass County Road Bond Proposal to Be Outlined by F McArthur
O W Shaffer of the Greater Anita Club announces F McArthur will speak next Tuesday evening from the band shell at Concert Park. He will present, with facts and figures, the proposition to Cass county voters on July 26 to issue bonds for drawing, grading and hard-surfacing the primary roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. W. Shaffer
Greater Anita Club
F. McArthur
Concert Park
Cass County
Grace Grotefendt Welcomed Back to Los Angeles Visit
Old resident Grace Grotefendt of Los Angeles returns to her roots visiting brothers Fred H. Knowlton and Earl Knowlton and other friends. Grace Knowlton Wilson and her late husband Charles Wilson left for California years ago after his accidental death. she later remarried Grotenfendt. Relatives in the old hometown extend a cordial welcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Grotefendt
Los Angeles
California
Fred H
Earl Knowlton
Grace Knowlton Wilson
Charles Wilson
Wilson
Mr. Grotenfendt
Old Des Moines Resident Visits Anita Friends
G. P. Scoville and his wife with daughter Miss Mildred visited Anita this week, staying with T. T. Saunders George Scholl and other old friends. Scoville is son of James Scoville a Lincoln township farmer who later moved to Polk County. He serves as deputy in Sheriff Park A. Findley’s office for five years.
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G. P. Scoville
Mildred
Des Moines
Anita
T. T. Saunders
George Scholl
Mr. Scoville
James Scoville
Lincoln Township
Polk County
G. P. Seoville
Park A. Findley
Original Sunshiners Meet at Mrs Dagmar Stoners Home
Mrs Dagmar Stoner hosted the Original Sunshine Club at her northeast Anita home. Seven members and three visitors enjoyed a one o'clock dinner and finished a quilt in the afternoon. The next meeting is set for Thursday July 21 at Mrs Annie Behrends home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dagmar Stoner
Sunshine Club
Anita
Annie Behrends
Steps on Rusty Nail Injures Berea Resident
Isaac Brown, a well known former Berea resident, stepped on a rusty nail that pierced the shoe and foot nearly an inch. Dr. H. E. Campbell has treated the wound to prevent infection, and it is healing nicely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isaac Brown
Berea
H. E. Campbell
Greeley Man Delivers Ten Page Local Daily Tribune
Bert Forrester of Greeley Colorado sends the Record editor a recent ten page issue of the Greeley Daily Tribune and Republican. The paper is filled with bright local and general news and current editorial expressions reflecting merit and credit to those in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Forrester
Greeley
Colorado
Anita
Greeley Daily Tribune
Republican
Crop Prospects Bright in Nebraska Ahead of Yields
Oliver C. Winder and family of Ord visit in route to Chicago where daughter attends commercial college. Winder says crop prospects in his Nebraska district are never better and hinge on a strong yield this year.
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Oliver C. Winder
Ord
Nebraska
Anita
Chicago
Commercial College
Winder
Plenty Purchasers for Abe Goodpasture Property in Anita
The Abe Goodpasture residence in Anita will be sold at Referee Harry C. Faulkner's sale on Monday July 18 to settle the estate of Arazina Goodpasture. The property is in good condition and conveniently located, attracting many prospective buyers. Heirs listed include L. R. Goodpasture Mrs Millie Pearce Ellen Goodpasture Theo B Goodpasture Mrs Mary Deeming and Chas J Goodpasture.
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Abe Goodpasture
Anita
Arazina Goodpasture
Harry C. Faulkner
L. R. Goodpasture
Millie Pearce
Ellen Goodpasture
Binns Couple Return to California After Iowa Visit
John F. Binns and his wife spent weeks in Anita and nearby areas visiting relatives and friends. They traveled through Des Moines Oskaloosa Fairfield Boone and other Iowa points before returning home to California by the Great Northern route via Washington and Oregon. They note many changes in their old hometown since leaving California thirty five years ago.
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John F. Binns
Anita
Des Moines
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Boone
Iowa
California
Great Northern
Washington
Oregon
Mrs. Binns
Death of Glen E Johnson Aged 14 in 1927
Glen Everett Johnson died July 25 1927 at Atlantic hospital aged fourteen years eight months seventeen days. He left a mother Hattie Johnson six sisters and five brothers, with a long list of relatives. Funeral services were held 2:30 Friday at the M E church in Massena and burial followed in the Massena cemetery beside his father.
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Glen Everett Johnson
Hattie Johnson
Atlantic Hospital
Lew Wells
Mt. Etna
Iowa
Frank Vetterick
Leslie Greenwaldt
Glen Williams
Massena
Harold Barber
Anita
Ethel
Merle
James
Harold
Asa Earl
Florida
George
Extra
Glen
Atlantic M.F. Church
Atlantic
M. E
Old-Timers Arthur Aborn Visits Cass County Kin
Arthur Aborn and his wife, once prominent in the Wiota area, now residents of California, are spending a few weeks with relatives in Cass county and staying with Edw. R. Gardner and wife. Aborn previously lived in this county, then Oklahoma, before moving to California with extensive business interests in both states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Aborn
Wiota
California
Cass County
Edw. R. Gardner
Mr. Abhorn
Oklahoma
Evergreen Cemetery Expansion Moved To New Site
The new section at Evergreen Cemetery has been relocated and is now installed in good condition.
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Evergreen Cemetery
Fire Strikes Earl Anderson Farm Barn Near Anita
A fire Tuesday evening, likely caused by spontaneous combustion in a manure pile, damaged a barn near Earl Anderson’s farm four miles east and half a mile south of Anita. Neighbors and an Anita fire squad led by H Daubendiek fought the blaze amid high winds, using dirt and water to extinguish it. damages reportedly are fully insured with Forshay Insurance Agency.
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Earl Anderson
Anita
Anita Central
H. Daubendiek
Anita Telephone Company
Forshay Insurance Agency
Good Old Fred A Kauer Pays For Another Year
Frederick A. Kauer a longtime subscriber since March 1883 mailed a $2.00 check to renew the Record for another year. The venerable uncle Fred recently retired from a valued public service role, praised for faithful work equal to or better than younger replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick A. Kauer
Fred
Mrs Guy Smith Returns Home From Mayo Hospital
Mrs Guy Smith who had been a Mayo Brothers hospital patient in Rochester Minnesota after a major operation was brought home to Anita last Friday. She is making rapid progress toward recovery though her condition at times was considered critical.
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Guy Smith
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Rochester
Minnesota
Anita
Notice to Contractors for Grant Township School Project
Proposals for a new school house in Grant Township Cass County Iowa are due by 1 PM Saturday July 30 1927 and will be opened at 8 PM the same day. The board may reject any bid. Plans and specs are available at the Cass County Superintendent’s office Atlantic Iowa Fullerton Lumber Anita Iowa and at the Secretary’s office. Dated July 1 1927 Anita Iowa. C E Parker Secretary.
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Grant Township
Cass County
Iowa
Elizabeth Morse
Atlantic
Fullerton Lumber Company
Holmes Lumber Company
Anita
C. E. Parker
Albert Wilson Dies After Illness in Council Bluffs
Albert K Wilson 36 died at Mercy hospital Council Bluffs from complications after appendicitis and infection. He was born September 20 1890 in Anita Iowa lived in Anita Oakland and Council Bluffs and leaves wife and five children Chester Thelma Billie Jack Betty Jane. funeral Sunday at Beem Belford with Rev Choates. Entombment Walnut Hill Cemetery.
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Anita
Albert Wilson
Anita Man
Wm. T. Wilson
Mercy Hospital
Council Bluffs
Albert K.wilson
Iowa
Oakland
California
Sioux City
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Chester
Thelma
Billie
Jack
Betty Jane
W. T. Wilson
7Th Avenue
M. J. Raridon
Metz Apartments
M. H. Brunson
Beem & Belford
Choates
Fifth Avenue M. E
Walnut Hill Cemetery
K. Wilson
Mary Wilson
Chas. V. Wilson
Ed. Wilson
Schuyler Wilson
Randolph
Nebraska
Huff Family on Pleasure Trip Through Colorado Route
Arthur Dayton Huff his wife and three daughters from Dayton Ohio visit Cass county staying with W M Petit and W H McIntyre families in Anita Friday and Saturday before continuing to Cumberland Atlantic. Mrs Huff formerly Lettie Trego granddaughter of the late Watson C. Trego. The family tours by auto visiting many Colorado spots.
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Arthur Dayton Huff
Dayton
Ohio
Cass County
W. M. Petit
W. H. McIntyre
Anita
Cumberland
Atlantic
Petersons Visit Anita After Illinois Trip
Leland Peterson his wife and two sons of Cedar Falls Iowa spent Sunday in Anita with J D Peterson's family and relatives while returning from Quincy Illinois where they attended a Moorman Manufacturing Company event. Peter son serves as a field man for a large northern Iowa territory with Cedar Falls as headquarters.
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Leland Peterson
Cedar Falls
Iowa
Anita
J. D. Peterson
Quincey
Illinois
Moorman Manufacturing Company
Peterson
Miss Mildred Miller Vacationing With Father Near Anita
Miss Mildred S. Miller long time city schools teacher at Quincy Illinois spends summer vacation at her father Willard Millers home southwest of Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred S. Miller
Quincy
Illinois
Willard Miller
Anita
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Miller’s Market
Sunshiners
Tox, Flit
Cenal Fly Destroyer
Lee’s
Dr. Hess
Bongers Bros
Beatrice
William Watson
Bert Johnson
Byrle Shannon
John Wheatley
W. F. Wise
Chester Crandall
Wilbur Jemmings
Rollie Taylor
Archie van Aerman
Carl Shirm
William Paige
Ernie Wilbourn
Carl Smith
Wayne Sisler
Frank Klemish
L. L. Dorsey
Andrew Dennison
Walter Sisler
Arthur Lett
Peter Fay
Bartley’s Produce Station
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