Mary Etta McGrew of Fort Collins Dead at 67
Mary Etta McGrew Moore died at her Fort Collins home on July 20 1929 at age 67. She was born April 26 1862 in Le Grand Iowa married Hiram L Moore in 1885 at Anita Iowa and had four children of whom Bernice Helen survived. Funeral services were held in Fort Collins and Anita with burial at Evergreen cemetery.
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Mary Etta McGrew
John B
Harriet
Loofbourow) McGrew
le Grande
Marshall County
Iowa
Fort Collins
Colorado
Ohio
Atlantic
Anita
Bernice Helen
Moore
B. D. Forshay
J. O D. Young
Ed. L. Newton
Val Wiegand
Carl D. Millard
W. T. Slater
Pioneers Homecoming at Lincoln Center Sunday School
The Lincoln Center Sunday School Association held a pioneers home‑coming with a basket dinner and a program by members, plus a talk by Earl S. Holton and Mrs. Mary Wilson. Mrs. Wilson recalled early days of the first Lincoln Township Sunday School started in 1871. The Lincoln Center church, built during Rev. Wm. G. Hohanshelt’s Anita pastorate, was funded by a community effort and later deeded to the Methodist Conference before township ownership. Cornerstone laid March 1889. dedication June 16, 1889 drawing about 700 attendees. Building committee included Felt, Aggen, Biggs, Johnson, Jewett, Robison, Robinson. only two survive. The total cost, including all feature items, was 1,825 dollars.
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Sunday School Association
Lincoln Center
Earl S. Holton
Mary Wilson
Lincoln Township
Wm. G. Hohanshelt
Methodist Conference
Chas. M. Felt
Fred Aggen
Abe Biggs
Chas. B. Johnson
Geo. P. Jewett
John F. Robison
M. V. Robinson
Fred Agwgen
Somis
California
Anita
Faulkner… Federal Bank Examiner Spends Week in Anita
John C. Faulkner son of Mr and Mrs Harry C Faulkner spends the week in Anita with family and friends. He holds the position of Federal Bank Examiner headquartered in Kansas City Missouri and assigned to many western and southwestern states.
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John C. Faulkner
Harry C. Faulkner
Anita
John
Federal Bank Examiner
Kansas City
Missouri
Bongers Bros. Sells Nine Inch Electric Fans At 4 98
Nine inch electric fans offered by Bongers Bros arrive at a sale price of four dollars ninety eight cents per unit. The listing highlights the portable model and its affordable cost for home use.
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Bongers Bros
Red Cloud pair attend Branson anniversary for Blakesleys
Claude E and his wife and daughter from Red Cloud Nebraska returned Friday from Branson Missouri where they joined Mr and Mrs Chase Blakesley in celebrating the fifty fifth wedding anniversary of Mr and Mrs Blakesley. Family friends and 35 descendants attended including A J Earl and Robert G Earl from Milo Missouri who arrived by train for the event.
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Claude E
Red Cloud
Nebraska
Branson
Missouri
Mr. Blakesley
Chase Blakesley
Anita
A. J. Earl
Robert G. Earl
Milo
White Mule Nest Found On Wiota Farm Field
Carl Keller, a farmer three miles north of Wiota, found five one gallon cans of white mule while harvesting. He opened the cans and released the liquid which caused a sizable blaze. Keller, a member of the Women’s Christian Temperance Union, started the fire by striking a match.
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Carl Keller
Wiota
Mr. Keller
Women’s «Christian Temperance Union
Former Anita Man Dies After Paralytic Stroke
Lemuel Lincoln Brockman died at his Stuart area home on July 21 1929 at age 65 years 11 months 22 days from a paralytic stroke after returning from church services He was born near Cedar Rapids Iowa August 30 1863 married Maria Myrtle Carney June 17 1897 and had seven children. survived by three brothers and one sister Funeral services were held at the Stuart Christian church and he was interred at Evergreen cemetery Anita Iowa
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Lemuel Lincoln Brockman
Andrew F
Sarah Brockman
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Stuart
L. L. Brockman
Anita
Maria Myrtle Carney
Hazel Moore
Hampton
Gertrude Lillie
Menlo
Alta Kirlin
Raymon
Brockman
Chicago
Ruby Heckman
Maurice Brockman
Leland
United Brethren Church
Christian Church
C. E. Cecil
Stuart Christian Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Honor Guest at Picnic in Anita
Wm. Claytor of Albin Wyoming son of Mr and Mrs C S Claytor, former Anita residents, visits relatives and friends. A picnic at Anita Keystone Park in his honor drew many locals including C C Gipple and Claire Gipple, Walter Root, L A Gipple, Harvey Gipple and daughters, Warren Kinnaird, John Cooper, Louie Steele, Fred Richter, Clayde Karns, Lud Shatova, Otto Schrader, D D underson, Wesley Hockersmith and father, Wm Pearson, L E Bean, Mrs Alpha Nelson and three sons, Norman Hofmeister.
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Wm. Claytor
Albin
Wyoming
C. S. Claytor
Anita
Anita Keystone Park
Messrs. and Mesdames
C. C. Gipple
Claire Gipple
Walter Root
L. A. Gipple
Harvey Gipple
Bridgewater
Warren Kinnaird
Corning
John Cooper
Adair
Louie Steele
Berea
Fred Richter
Sac City
Clayde Karns
Lud Shatova
Cumberland
Otto Schrader
D. Dunderson
Prescott
Wesley Hockersmith
Ralph Hockersmith
Fontanelle
Wm. Pearson
L. E. Bean
Alpha Nelson
Norman Hofmeister
Longmont Man Recovers From Appendicitis Operation
Allen Stauffer son of Mr and Mrs J E Stauffer of Longmont Colorado formerly of Anita is making satisfactory recovery from an appendicitis operation recently performed at the hospital in Loveland.
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Allen Stauffer
J. E. Stauffer
Longmont
Colorado
Anita
Loveland
Field Day Highlights Beef Cattle Breeding and Weight Gains
Rex Beresford urged four keys for better baby beef at Claude Telinger farm during Cattle Day. Fifteen calves in the Iowa baby beef car lot weighed an average 967 pounds at 410 days, heavier than last year, with diet including corn oats timothy and alfalfa hay then molasses feed and oil meal. Cattle will be graded on the hoof and at the packing house for dressing percentages and beef grades.
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Rex Beresford
Claude Telinger
Thunderbolt at Adair Theatre starring Bancroft Wray Arlen opens Sunday
Paramount presents Thunderbolt a period underworld drama starring George Bancroft Fay Wray and Richard Arlen at Adair Theatre this Sunday July 28 a rare feature with short subjects and no extra admission charge.
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Underworld Pictures
Paramount
George Bancroft
Fay Wray
Richard Arlen
Adair Theatre
Wall Street
Underworld
Simon Party Visits Anita From Chicago
G W Simon and wife and Miss Mabel Simon of Chicago spent several days in Anita last week as guests of relatives Mrs Augusta Simon and family. They traveled by auto and planned to continue to Minneapolis visiting points of interest. Simon noted Anita’s public improvements and progress since his visit twenty years ago.
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G. W. Simon
Mabel Simon
Chicago
Anita
Augusta Simon
Minneapolis
Simon
Local Oil Station Manager Seeks Fair Patronage
Announcement by new manager of the Standard Oil Company station in Anita requests public patronage and promises complete satisfaction.
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Standard Oil Company
Anita
Still Loving California Letter From Madge Pratt Morgan
A Glendale California letter describes warm weather and quakes, family moves, and local shops near Broadway. The writer notes relatives in Anita Missouri and a long historical digression about Fort Blunder later renamed Fort Montgomery, plus boundary disputes and the Canada United States border story.
Original Sunshine Club Meeting at Voorhees Lodge
Mrs J H Trimmer hosted the Original Sunshine Club at Voorhees Lodge west of Anita. Among twelve members present were charter members Mrs J H Trimmer and Mrs Chas Scholl with two others still active. Visitors Mrs Reba Rasmussen Mr Chas Karns and Mrs R Rasmussen attended. After a one o clock dinner the group quilted together. The club held its annual Keystone Park picnic and dinner on Sunday July 21 and will meet July 25 at Mrs Norine Duff residence.
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J. H. Trimmer
Sunshine Club
Two Little Anita Cirls Neva Turner and Aileen Weatherby Graduate
Miss Neva Turner and Miss Aileen Weatherby will complete a two year nurses training course at Atlantic hospital on September 1. They then plan six months at Iowa City and six months back at Atlantic hospital before graduating. The two young ladies have shown faithful service and will graduate with high honors.
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Neva Turner
Myra Turner
Aileen Weatherby
Ed. Weatherby
Nurses’ Training School
Atlantic Hospital
Iowa City
Anita
Swift's Tankage Featured by Bartley's Produce
Bartley's Produce sells Swift's Tankage the best feed for 28tf operations, highlighting its quality and suitability for livestock nutrition.
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Swift
Noland Visits Old Home Folks in Cass County
Billy Noland of West Liberty stopped in Anita on a trip to visit relatives and friends in the old Cumberland area. He traveled with his family by auto and is a son of the late Wm R Noland, a Cass county figure. Also noted are Dr James Carey H McDermott and Jas A Connelley residents of West Liberty in good health except Connelley slowly recovering from a minor stroke.
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Billy” Noland
West Liberty
Cumberland
Anita
Wm. R. Noland
Cass County
West Liverty
James ¢. Carey
H. McDermott
Jas. A. Connelley
Mr. Connelley
Hear the Whistle Warns Against Crossing Trains
In Anita the article warns there is no excuse for trying to beat a train to a crossing as trains whistle continuously through town. The piece urges proper caution to prevent loss of life and property and the burden of court costs.
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Anita
Rock Island
West Corportion
West Corporation
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White Mule’s
Monarch Paints
Fullerton Lumber Co
Anita, Iowa
Belmont Glendale
Sherm
Los Angeles
Glendale
Long Beach
Val Kraemer
Elks
Harry Cate
Tom
Green Grocery
Madge Pratt Morgan
W. D. and
R. C. Pratt
Geo. I. Pratt
Springfield
Morgan
Merlo
Garden of Eden
Lake Champlain
Colonies
Canada
New York
Carlton
Windmill Point
United States
Gov. Moore
New Hampshire
Maine
Great Britain
Rouses Point
Bartley’s Produce
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