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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1928
Page
5
Community notes list Barn items and social visits as residents like Mrs. Andrew Nelson recover from illness. Visitors include Solon A. Karns in Omaha and Gail Burke in Omaha, with Anita, Atlantic, Audubon, Guthrie Center, Walnut and Carroll mentioned among movements and visits.
The Greater Anita Club held its regular monthly meeting and banquet Friday evening. A number of important questions were discussed at length, with broad community interest likely in coming dates.
The Shepherd of the Hills drew a large audience at the Rialto Theatre this week and left universal satisfaction. J. M. Hull conducts the Rock Island station at Altoona for a few weeks while the regular agent is on vacation.
Donna Ziegler celebrated her third birthday on Thursday July 19 with a picnic supper. She was joined by guests Miss Winifred Cornell Miss Mildred Cornell and Miss Miriam Thorpe of Des Moines. The cake with three red candles was the centerpiece of the celebration. Gifts came from friends Miss Hallie Mae Koob and Ruth Koob.
Wm. Cochran returns after several weeks visiting in Guthrie Center at the home of his son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Geo L Schwenneker.
Mrs. Cyrus Anderson of Payette Idaho visits Anita with Stone family relatives and friends. Dr. Burnell Schuler of Drexel Missouri travels home via Anita to Spencer Iowa for summer vacation after visiting old classmate Dr. M. M. Gammon in Anita. Imogene Joy, long in Berea vicinity, visits Anita as a guest of relatives. Dr. Carl H. Johnson of Anita vacations with family in the west planning Cheyenne round-up and Denver visit. Mrs. A. L. Patterson of Fontanelle, former Berea resident, returns from Santa Ana California and visits son J. E. Patterson at Edgar Montana.
For sale German roller canaries described as beautiful yellow birds with lovely singing at five dollars each. Mrs. Glen Taylor of Adair reports Billy an infant son of Mr and Mrs Homer Millhollin is critically ill but much improved. Mrs. R C Rasmussen helped her son in Des Moines to settle in a new home. Sixty six graves at Evergreen cemetery were restored after heavy rainfall by sexton Ed N McLaughlin. Jessie Johnson and two children of Sanborn are visiting Anita with relatives. Lost is a pink pearl setting ring resembling a bead, size of a small cherry seed, reward. notify Mrs Martin Christensen. Emmett Newen, Glenwood lumber yard manager, stopped in Anita. Emmett R Wilson bought Chas Marshall’s share in Marshall Wilson trucking and will run the line.
Representatives from the American Automobile Association organize a new Anita club aiming for twenty members. Shaffer and Christensen are named official AAA garage for Anita.
Mrs G M Adair departed Wednesday morning for lakes in northern Iowa to rest and fish for large species. Harold Rasmussen served as chauffeur ensuring a safe trip. Fire units answered a Tuesday alarm at Henry Karns home but family members extinguished the blaze quickly after it started from an oil stove.
Miss LaVerne Bontrager the Strand Theatre pianist and Mrs C V East and daughter Miss Anita from Anita were in Council Bluffs for a Register and Tribune personality contest. Miss East won first in vocal solos and will compete in Des Moines August 2 and 3. Bontrager earned honorable mention as piano accompanist.
Mr and Mrs Al Schlingen of Parkston South Dakota stayed with Leo Rongers J T Monnig Ernest Burke and families in Anita last week Mr and Mrs J T Monnig and Mr and Mrs V C Case with families visited Neola Iowa last week Mrs Monnig and the children will extend the stay A J Fitzgerald and wife of Elkhorn with Miss Marie and Mildred Walker of Anita left for Chicago and eastern points by auto expecting return via Minneapolis and the lakes
Collects multiple short items: for sale help at Carl Miller meat market in harvest rush. Everett Jewett assisting. Mrs. Campbell and children visiting Ames with Maxwell family. Lora Fitch Houston visiting from DeLand Florida to Anita and Des Moines. I E Miars and Leora Miars hosting in Anita. Blakesleys visiting from Winnebago Minnesota and Carroll. a German lecturer comments on government during a brief visit.
Senator Tom Heflin said he would take the first boat to Europe if Governor Smith were nominated in Houston. The question arises whether this was a pledge or promise and if Heflin intends to keep it.
The Blue Valley Creamery Institute promotes a home chick ration of milk yellow corn middlings ground bone oyster shell and salt in fixed proportions. Wisconsin state college originated the mix 80 pounds ground yellow corn 20 middlings 5 bone 5 oyster shell 1 salt. Dry mash in a small hopper and sour skimmilk fed for four to six weeks.
The text proclaims the United States leads in gas usage with Americans consuming half of a global one trillion cubic feet of manufactured gas last year. It credits unprecedented domestic progress in gas use in homes and industry and cites higher living and industrial standards as a result.
Mrs Everett Vernon entertained the Mutual Benefit Club at her home on Thursday afternoon. The gathering featured quilting activities followed by luncheon.
Hackettstown New Jersey July 18 1928 Sherm F Myers Anita Iowa encloses two dollar renewal for The Record from July 25 1928 to July 25 1929. Miss Dufford once owned a large Lincoln township farm and remains remembered by many old residents of Anita renewing ties with her home town.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Pratt and two children of Wilcox Canada, visiting W. D. Pratt's relatives, left Monday for Springfield Missouri to spend a few days with their uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. Geo J Pratt, long time Anita residents.
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