Recalling Other Days Former Anita pastor writes from Troutdale
W B Norton recalls forty five years since serving Anita church as he and Mrs Norton share memories of family, career and past acquaintances. He asks readers who remember him to write to his current home in Troutdale Oregon and notes his late son and missionary daughter.
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Anita M. E. Church
Sherm
Anita
Avoca
Julia
India
Delhi
Empire
Stanley W. Clemes
Lowrey
Chicago
Fred
Troutdale
Oregon
Louise
L. N. French
E. E. Major
Shower Honoring Bride Elect Beulah Long
Mrs. L. E. Bean and Mrs. M. M. Burkhart hosted a Monday afternoon pre nuptial shower for Miss Beulah Long at Mrs. Bean home. Guests hemmed tea towels and chatted then luncheon, a vocal duet, and a gift presentation followed. A photograph of Miss Long’s Nashua Iowa wedding scene was presented along with many gifts and well wishes from the attendees.
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L. E. Bean
M. M. Burkhart
Nashua
Iowa
Miss Long
Marjorie
Virginia Bean
John Cooper
J. L. Stockholm
J. H. Aldrich
Atlantic man roams Anita offering varied insurance
Glen Perryman of Atlantic has spent several days in Anita and nearby areas writing any kind or form of insurance requested by residents.
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Glen Perryman
Atlantic
Anita
Former Anita Man Thomas Smith Dies in Cheyenne
Thomas Smith, 70, long time Anita resident, died after a lengthy illness following prostate operation. Born April 8, 1859, he married Olive Weatherby in 1883 and had ten children. Surviving: seven children and several siblings. funeral services planned in Burns, Wyoming.
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Anita
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Thos. Smith
Thomas Smith
Brayton
Iowa
Olive Weatherby
Dennis A. Weatherby
Ed. Godanour
Adair
Ernest Smith
Walter Smith
Omaha
Nebraska
George Meeks
Anna Millard
Homer Smith
Hillsdale
Leonard Smith
Burns
Isaac Smith
Cameron
Red Oak
A. M. Sheakley
George Frazier
New Sharon
John Peterman
Atlantic
Michael and
Joseph Smith
Fred
Edward Weatherby
Anna Meeks
Boy Drowns In Sand Pit Near Everly
Gyle Camp twelve year old nephew of Mrs. Kopp died after drowning in an old sand pit Thursday evening near Everly Iowa. He and other boys swam in the deep water and he disappeared beneath the surface. His body was recovered and funeral services were held in Everly on Saturday with Mrs. C. S. Camp of Lewis attending with his grandparents.
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Joseph Kopp
Everly
Iowa
Gyle Camp
Irving Camp
Kopp
Everley
Hale Hearty Roger Chinn Visits Anita Friends
Roger Chinn once an invalid in Anita now in Bradgate Iowa enjoying good health and a week among old friends. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Fral C Chinn who recently moved from Anita to Bradgate.
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Roger Chinn
Anita Boy
Fral C. Chinn
Bradgate
Iowa
Anita
Roger
Will Teach in Massena Miss Virginia Weston Elected
Miss Virginia Weston daughter of Dr and Mrs Robert A Weston of Des Moines and Drake University graduate has been elected to a teaching position in Massena for the coming school year. She will live with her aunt Mrs Bessie Parkinson in Massena and is granddaughter of the late Wm J Weston. Her mother and aunt are Anita public school alumni.
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Virginia Weston
Robert A. Weston
Des Moines
Drake University
Massena
Wm. J. Weston
Bessie Parkinson
Miss Weston
Parkinson
Anita Public Schools
Weston
O. M. Bovee
Anita
Seattle Professor and Family Visit Anita Before NYC Move
Professor George Renner, wife and son of Seattle, were guests of Mrs. Renner’s parents Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Pratt in Anita on West Main Street. They traveled by auto to New York City where Renner will teach at Columbia University during the summer school. They plan to return to Seattle in early September.
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George Renner
Seattle
Washington
Renner
Washington University
Anita
Injury at Royal Neighbors meeting in Anita
During the Royal Neighbors county convention at the Masonic Temple in Anita a transom pane fell while a member adjusted it. Mrs. T. T. Logan was struck on the head, cut on the arm, and rendered briefly unconscious. Dr. H. E. Campbell treated her. wounds are healing nicely.
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Royal Neighbors
Masonic Temple
Anita
T. T. Logan
H. E. Campbell
Anita Native Harry Blood Visits from Denver
Harry L Blood of Denver Colorado returned to his old home town of Anita after attending the Browning King Company sales convention in Chicago. He began his career in Anita as a clerk, later worked in Denver for Lewis Dry Goods and May Company, and now serves as a buyer for Browning King Company with a good salary. He is married with one son and has two sisters formerly from Anita active in education at Winnett Montana and Fulton California. He enjoyed seeing the town’s progress after years away.
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Anita
Harry L. Blood
Denver
Colorado
Chicago
Browning - King Company
Harry Blood
Wm. O
Elizabeth Blood
Worthing Bros
Lewis Dry Goods Company
May Company
San Francisco
Browning-King Company
Harry
Grace Beaver
Raymond C. Beaver
Winnett
Montana
Minnie Harris
Fulton
California
Illinois visitors from Peoria tour old friends in town
John Row keeps city property and farm interests in Peoria while visiting with his daughter Mrs. Laura Buerkin and granddaughter Mildred. They plan to visit relatives in Nebraska before returning home to Peoria.
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John Row
Peoria
Illinois
Laura Buerkin
This
Mildred
Nebraska
Christmas Will Be Here From Weather Forecast
The weather forecast predicts killing frosts in the northwest middlewest and middle Atlantic and New England from September 24 to 27 while the south and southwest stay bright and clear. Christmas is due on December 25 as usual.
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Northwest
Middlewest
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ed L Newton Family Reunion At Stuart Iowa
A reunion and dinner for the Ed L Newton family was held last Sunday at Hobart E Newton’s home in Stuart. Attending were Ed L Newton and his wife from Anita along with Glen Newton of Nevada Iowa Chas M Salmon from Cambridge Ohio and Emmett Newton from Massena.
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Ed. L. Newton
Hobart E. Newton
Stuart
Anita
Glen Newton
Nevada
Iowa
Chas, M. Salmon
Cambridge
Ohio
Emmett Newton
Massena
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Votes for Flag Replacement and Support
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. DeMent's home on West Main. They bought a large American Flag to replace the worn city flag staff and approved $5.60 for local disabled ex service man supplies and $5.00 for state child welfare work. The next meeting is set for Friday August 9 at Mrs. Arthur Davey’s home.
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American Legion Auxiliary
T. F. DeMent
West Main Street
Committee On Community Service
Arthur Davey
Purchased Picture Show in Oakland By Harry Archer
Harry Archer former Anita resident who sold his Ford plant at Adel has purchased the Oakland moving picture show and will take possession this week. He and his son Jack were in town Friday meeting old friends. Jack is a student at Iowa State University and is enjoying summer vacation with relatives.
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Harry Archer
Anita
Ford
Adel
Oakland
Harry
Jack
Iowa State University
Iowa City
New Oil Station Manager Named for Local Post Office Corner
Guy Steinmetz, long time employee at Wagner Filling Station, is appointed local manager of Standard Oil station at the post office corner succeeding Everett Morgan who resigned to join Angell's Comedians orchestra. Shoemaker of Wiota will replace Guy at Wagner.
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Guy Steinmetz
Wagner
Standard Oil Company
Everett Morgan
Angell
Comedians Orchestra
Guy
Wagner Station
Mr. Shoemaker
Wiota
Worthwhile fishing noted in Turkey Creek
Local anglers report success with sizable catches including a six pound carp by R C Pratt and a four pound catch by Fred Hansen. The anecdotes boost effort to pursue larger fish believed still present in Turkey Creek.
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Turkey Creek
R. C. Pratt
Fred Hansen
Lenox Woman Guest of Local Couple
Miss Hazel Feeney of Lenox Iowa has been a guest the past week of Mr and Mrs Robert Howard.
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Hazel Feeney
Lenox, Iowa
Robert Howard
Rain Pounds Ready Hay Across County Fields
Saturday morning heavy rain toppled a large acreage of good hay, leaving fields soaked and hay now unfit for immediate barn storage. Ranchers assess damage and plan salvage where possible.
CAN'T CONTROL THE ELEMENTS
Mike Metz of Wiota visited Anita on Monday and visited many friends. He oversees a long strip of federal highway No. 32 but is not responsible for road conditions after recent cloud bursts and floods.
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Mike Metz
Wiota
Anita Monday
Mike
Snake pulled in two after hiding in iron tree
Workmen on the farm of Wm Cochran south of town found a large bull snake that tried to flee by crawling into a hollow iron double-tree. In attempting to remove it, they pulled the snake in two, ending its escape.
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Wm. Cochran
Iowa feed at Salmon home delights visitor
The writer describes a hearty Iowa dinner hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. M. Salmon, notes Mrs. Salmon’s lineage to the Newtons, and recalls a festive evening with discussions of Anita and the Record editor. A decorative left hand ballot is mentioned but legality unclear. a post-dinner auto tour follows before crossing into William Penn territory. The piece ends with hopes for a Fourth of July firecracker.
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Chas. M. Salmon
Salmon
Cambridge
William Penn
Dr.Campbell
Grant township school board awards building contract
At a Grant township school board meeting the contract for a new district No. 9 school building near Anita was awarded to Fred Knowlton. Bids from Knowlton 1765 dollars Hofmeister 1870 dollars Peterman 2000 dollars. The 24 by 30 feet, 12 foot ceiling structure must be ready by September 11 and the old building will be torn down with lumber from it usable in the new structure.
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Grant Township
Anita
Fred Knowlton
L. J. Hofmeister
A. L. Peterman
Atlantic
Anita Harrison Celebrates Eleventh Birthday
Little Miss Anita Harrison, daughter of the late Dr. J Wiley Harrison, observed her eleventh birthday recently at her mother Mrs Paul Larkin’s Guthrie Center home.
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Anita Harrison
J. Wiley Harrison
Paul Larkin
Guthrie Center
Anniversary trip recalls Blakesley family ties in Anita
Claude E Blakesley his wife and daughter visit Red Cloud on their way to Branson Missouri for observances marking the fifty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Chas M Blakesley longtime Anita residents. The celebration will draw children grandchildren and great grandchildren from across the country. Mrs Blakesley a daughter of the late Edwin Cate one of Anita’s early settlers is Harry Cate former Anita Postmaster now in Pasadena California.
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Claude E. Blakesley
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Anita
Branson
Missouri
Blakesley
Chas. M. Blakesley
Grover Cleveland
Charlie
May Blakesley
Edwin Cate
Harry H. Cate
Pasadena
California
Back After Many Years Hestwood Visits Urbana Kin
Wm Hestwood of Urbana Illinois spent a few days last week at the home of his nephew Mason Linderman and wife east of town. He was joined by his sister Mrs L M Linderman of Des Moines a former Anita area resident. Their visit recalls the elder Rev John Hestwood a pioneer Methodist minister and presiding elder in the Des Moines conference.
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Wm. Hestwood
Urbana
Ilinois
Mason Linderman
L. M. Linderman
Des Moines
Anita
Hestwood
John Hestwood
Atlantic
Bill” Hestwood
Four Audubon Men Fined For Intoxication At Dance
Four Audubon young men attended a Hamlin dance, were arrested and fined ten dollars each, and sentenced to fifteen days in jail, with the jail term suspended during good behavior. The punishment drew criticism as the justice of the peace erred in judgment.
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Hamlim
Justice of the Peace
Fishin Report From Mason City Crowd
Uncle Jim Scanlon reports clear Lake fishing is fine in Mason City Iowa with a 5 1 4 pound catch and mentions fishermen have landed six pounders. The writer encloses a $2.00 fund for the Record and asks for continued delivery.
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Sherma, Myers
Anita
Iowa
Jim Scanlon
Mason City
Clear Lake
Will Teach Her First Term
Miss Charlotte P. Cornell is elected to a teaching post in the public schools at Geneva Town. A Des Moines graduate of Drake University this will be her first teaching experience. She is the daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Raymond J. Cornell of Des Moines and granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Helmes of Anita.
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Charlotte P. Cornell
Anita
Cass County
Raymond J. Cornell
Des Moines
E. W. Helmes
Geneva
Cornell
Drake University
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Jim
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