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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
4
The Sunday School reports good weather tolerance and invites a brief class next Sunday morning at lh o'clock to study the Gospel According to Isiah. The pastor will preach on The Victory of the Vanquished during the morning service. A union evening service is set at 8 o'clock at the M E church.
The piece lists church events including a quarterly conference on August 12 with Brother Falley preaching, and a business meeting on August 1. It mentions a W T W division serving supper Friday, a slide program on West places, and Miss Mable Allen visiting to collect offerings. Union service at 6, and various local visits and notes about Anita and Payette region residents.
Eight of eleven graduates of A. HI. S. 15 gathered for a long awaited reunion and picnic at the Berea home of Isaac Brown. Attendees recalled old High School days, with plans, memories, and a visit to the Berea store.
The notice notes Win Welse has returned home to Iowa City. It also mentions Justice Department guidance banning liquor transport into dry areas and references local figures such as George Boatright of Stuart with a Maxwell car. Additional items recount Miss Mable Spence's thriving garden, Miss Erden Ferguson's city visit, and L S Reed’s return from Anita with Mrs. Todhunter.
Norman Hartshorn of Higgins Texas visited Anita to spend time with family. Old Sam Turner sells potatoes at 2 dollars a bushel, lower than four dollars. Chas Willis saw the Record in town. W H McClelland, ex Anita resident now in Nevinville Iowa, bought the Chew Son Produce business at Elliott. Ed L Newton returns from Princeton Illinois visit. Des Moines subscriptions up to 4 dollars per year.
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