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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1924
Page
5
Reports recount widespread damage from the triple storm. Corn fields washed out or buried under Iowa soil deposited in lowlands. stock, crops, buildings, trees, and fences suffer varying destruction as waters recede.
Friday night social dance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carey Harris drew young people from near and far. Music was provided by the Harris-Brown-Thorpe Serenaders of the Berea vicinity.
Bridgewater will host a two day baseball tournament on July 3 and 4 with a $350 purse for the winners. Teams entered include Casey Cumberland Williamson Bridgewater and Bridgewater.
G B Graham recovers from a minor illness. A Griswold man pays 25 dollars for stealing three ducks from a widow. Delegates from Audubon town ship to the Republican county convention include Fred Pieper Robi Bain E E Shearer Jacob Carstens Harold Couper J L Swinehart Geo B Graham Ancells Comedians begin a week at Cumberland. Oak Ridge Club hosts guests at Levi Walker home. Birth announced of a daughter to Rev W R Ratuff at Macedonia Iowa. Rev Radliff is a former Anita M E Church pastor.
The Queen Esthers meet at Mrs. C. H. Vohs home. sermon theme next Sunday is How the Lord is Lifting the World up Toward Himself. Choir and orchestra rehearse Thursday. Life Service Legion meets. Honor Service for Anita High School 1924 graduates Sunday evening. Epworth League officers elected. Popcorn fund raising nets $10 for Scouts. Baptisms last Sunday bring yearly total to 45. next baptismal observance July 6. Men’s Brotherhood to debate US Japan policy at M. E. Church Sunday 3 pm with Stone and Williams affirming, Hadley and Shannon negating.
R C Pratt acted as record caller on Saturday in the local event, guiding participants through the scoring and keeping official timing consistent with the day’s schedule.
The local Ku Klux Klan held a business meeting Tuesday evening. The wife of Rev. Chas. O. Priest of the Berea vicinity is visiting relatives and friends at Waterloo for the week.
Miss Ermine Brown a teacher in the Perea schools leaves this morning for an extended journey through the west to visit principal points of interest. Mrs Chas E Faukner who has been critically ill for weeks shows satisfactory progress toward recovery bringing relief to friends in Anita and beyond. Mrs H C Dasher hosted the Ladies Union club yesterday with the usual work accomplished and a plentiful dinner at the Dasher home.
Advertisement urges early purchase of hard coal from E. W. Holmes Co with assurances of sourcing from the best mines and docks. It promises soon delivery from a departing railcar and emphasizes quality control by securing coal early.
Sheriff Wm. A. McKee maintained active involvement in local business matters, directing attention to community enterprise and civic duties.
Frank Barber was among the many Record callers Saturday as volunteers contributed to the community effort.
A few cases of chicken pox are reported in Anita and vicinity. Verne T. Herrick has been appointed postmaster at Bridgewater. A receiver has been appointed for the Bridgewater Savings Bank. A drinking fountain has been installed in City Concert Park. The recent rains bring an immense crop of strawberries. The east line fence around Evergreen Cemetery has been rebuilt. Wanted all kinds of washing to do at my home, Mrs. Reilly. Misses Russia Harris and Ruth Taylor visited Atlantic Saturday.
Try 26 31 was for HARD COAL this year. E W HOLMES CO. Misses Russia Harris and Ruth Tay Taylor were Record callers Saturday. Mike Metz of Benton township attended to business matters in Anita today. Miss Prudy Johnson returned from Griswold visit. Mrs Merritt Harris and Miss Russia Harris were callers at the Record office Tuesday evening. Wind hail and high water caused considerable damage in Oak Ridge northeast of Anita.
Christian Church announces Sunday School at 10:00 A M and preaching at 11:00 A M Pastor LaVerne Morris leads. Evening service at 8:00 P M. Choir rehearsal Wednesday 7:30 P M and junior choir Friday 2 30 P M. Ladies Aid meets all day Thursday with Mrs Watkins.
Samuel Petty was called to Tucson Arizona last week by a message informing him of a change in the condition of his son Clarence Petty who has been in a government sanitarium in that city the past two years.
Bongers Bros advertises vacation needs and mail order service for travelers away from home. The notice invites readers to let them serve by handling requests during absence.
Frank Lees and his wife and baby spent Sunday visiting the homes of their two sons and daughter in Des Moines.
A plan proposes installing gasoline and oil service stations at the east and west ends of Main Street. The move aims to improve fueling access and convenience for travelers passing through the area.
O O Conley and family of Atlantic were the Sunday guests of Mrs F O Worthing and Mrs D D Morvan.
Misses Anita and Lela Willison, students in Atlantic summer school, spent Sunday at their own home in Anita.
Miss Mildred Lamborn of the Anita Bank spends vacation with her parents in Garden City Kansas. T H Vernon returns to Ardmore Oklahoma after a pleasant visit with relatives and friends. Albert Miller reports a potato patch yielding large spuds. Geo E Thorpe and family of Des Moines visit E W Holmes and H P Ziegler.
An advertisement urges ordering coal now for a Kentucky Coal delivery with a note that prices will rise. The ad mentions 36-31 and credits E. W. Holmes Co. alongside Chas. F. Karns installing a gas,oline and oil station near Rock Island tracks on the Anita Massena road.
Miss Hazel Thompson of Springfield Ohio arrived in Anita on Tuesday to spend several weeks with her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Charles A Thompson.
G. M. and C. D. Granville and Harold Herbert of Atlantic visited the city Tuesday evening to tour a good town and attend the Kand Concert.
Hobart E. Newton resigns as Clerk of Grove Camp No. 1537 Modern Woodmen of America due to other duties. A. R. Robinson succeeds him as clerk.
William F. Kirkham and wife attended the annual commencement at Iowa State College in Ames. Their daughter Bernice, a student there the past year, completed her Domestic Science course.
Pastor J W Ferner announces Marian Dougherty will lead the Endeavor meeting Sunday at 7 PM. Sunday service at 11 AM features The testimony of the Redeemed. Women’s Aid Society meets Thursday at 2 30 PM for officers election. Evening service at 8 PM titled More Than Conquerors with C E topic Discovering the Pledge.
Ernest Wagner and Louise Trum bull are delegates to the Iowa State Christian Endeavor convention to be held later this week and over Sunday at Sioux City.
The Cass county Sunday school convention will be held in Atlantic on July 8 with expert Sunday School workers providing teacher training and Sunday School music instruction.
Mrs. Lulu Gotsche of Grand Island Nebraska visits this week with sisters Mrs. G M Adair and Mrs. B D Forshay. Sugar in Anita sells for 7.25 to 7.50 a hundredweight, the lowest in months. John W Budd of Atlantic and his family visited Omaha, staying with H W Budd. J L Swinehart and Wm Edington were in town for cattle shipment sales.
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