Sam M. Houston records West Virginia trip notes
Sam M. Houston former Anita Public Schools instructor spends summers as Redpath Chautauqua manager and writes of a recent auto trip through West Virginia mining and lumber camps. He avoids venturing into dangerous areas noting bright sun and gathering shadows as eventide falls.
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Sam M. Houston
Anita Public Schools Corps of
Redpath Chautauqua Entertainments
Southland
West Virginia
Sam
West Virginian Mining Camps Tour From Madison
A Sunday motor tour from Madison Boone County traces Van and Penter coal camps owned by Detroit Milling Company producing 1000 tons daily. Descriptions note two room company homes on stilts, lack of modern conveniences, a company store and school, and a remote, unsanitary camp life with diverse residents. The trip continues to Cold Harbor Racine and back via Route 2, highlighting mountain scenery, logging, gas wells, and state police patrols before returning to Madison.
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Van
Detroit Milling Company
Uan
Penter
Cold Harbor
Racine
West Virginia State Police
Injured Woman Survives Horse Accident at Anita Home
Mrs. John Mehlman suffered deep cuts to neck and body when a loose horse crashed through a wire fence, wrapping around her, near Anita. She was treated at Dr. H. E. Campbell hospital in Anita. The item notes a serious but nonfatal injury from the incident.
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John Mehlman
Anita
Death of Rev Don A Allen Former Anita pastor
The Rev Don A Allen longtime Iowa and California Methodist preacher died at 4 10 AM at his Fresno home after years of illness. He served as pastor of the Anita M E church about twenty five years ago and was active in Masonic Odd Fellows Grand Army Posts. He is survived by his wife three daughters one son and many grandchildren. Funeral services were held and he was interred in Fresno.
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Sherm F. Myers
The
Record
Don A. Allen
Platt Avenue
Fresno
California
Allen
Anita M. E
Iowa
Former Anita People Out in California
Mrs. Mamie Conley has returned to California and secured a good job in Santa Monica where she and her daughter reside. Tom Smither remains with Western Auto Supply Company in Los Angeles after a recent promotion from Huntington Park to the No. 1 store.
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Anita
California
Mamie Conley
Santa Monica
Tom” Smither
Western Auto Supply Company
Los Angeles
Huntington Park
Visiting Relatives in Anita Welcomed Guest
Mrs J G Furstenburg of Omaha visits Anita with her grandson, staying with sister Mrs Mayme Peerman and brother E W Marsh along with many relatives and friends from Benton township long unseen.
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J. G. Furstenburg
Omaha
Anita
Mayme Peerman
E. W. Marsh
Furstenburg
Walter F. Marsh
Benton Township
Harvey Prosser Visits Ohio University Kin in Anita
Harvey Prosser of Warren Ohio spent several days with his uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs S E Goodrich. He is a law student at Ohio University and was joined by two fellow students bound for Wyoming to spend the summer vacation. The trio enjoyed their auto trip to Anita.
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Harvey Prosser
Warren
Ohio
S. E Goodrich
Ladies enjoy four tables of bridge in hon or guest from Los Angeles
Mrs. D. R. Forshay hosted a bridge party for four tables in honor of Mrs. Everett Kelloway of Los Angeles who is visiting and staying with relatives and friends across the state. Mrs. Lester Heckman won the high score prize with consolation to Mrs. Solon Karns. Refreshments were served.
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D. R. Forshay
Everett Kelloway
Los Angeles
California
Lester Heckman
Solon Karns
Lost tools near Anita and Martin Brehmer corner
Between nine and one o’clock on June 20 a pair of steel boring bits for a well augur disappeared. Finder should notify L C Campbell Anita Iowa phone 70 0 Box 41 and will receive a reward.
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Anita
Martin Brehmer
L. C. Campbell
Iowa
Former Anita Man Dies
Claire Morrison a former Anita resident died at his home in Kearney Nebraska from double pneumonia. The body was taken to San Bernardino California for burial beside his mother Mrs Morrison Martin. He was brother of the late Frank H Morrison and cousin of Chas A and B W Robison of Anita.
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Anita
Claire Morrison
Kearney
Nebraska
San Bernardino
California
Morrison Martin
John F
Lew C
Han R. Robison
Frank H. Morrison
Chas. A. and
B. W. Robison
Pythian Sisters Memorial Services Sunday
The Pythian Sisters will hold Memorial services at the K P hall Sunday at 2 30 PM, inviting the public. Afterward a committee will visit Evergreen cemetery to decorate the graves of fourteen members including Mary Allanson Ira Bontrager Oscar Bartley Henry Brown Marie Bontrager George Dilts Chas W Major Ida McCord and others.
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Pythian
K. P. Hall
Evergreen Cemetery
Mary Allanson
Ira Bontrager
Oscar Bartley
Henry Brown
Marie Bontrager
George Dilts
Chas. W. Major
Ida McCord
Chas. W. Richards
Carroll Roe
Frances Shipman
Royce Vernon
Oliver Wagner
Otto Wiegand
A Real Big Day in Anita
The town invites all residents to Anita on Thursday for a all day and night Big Time featuring a dance, picture show, and baseball game. The Golden Gate Girls will entertain in afternoon and evening with other attractions and 2000 free balloons for children.
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Anita
Golden Gate Girls
Local Notices on Marriages and Moves in California Nevada
Miss Jeanette Albers, formerly a Citizens Bank stenographer, has wed in Los Angeles and remains there. Harvey Wagner, son of Mr and Mrs Wm H Wagner Sr of San Pedro, has moved his family to Lake Elsinore, California seeking better business conditions. Raymond Fordyce, son of the late Geo W Fordyce, now resides in Ely Nevada after years in Los Angeles, with a good salary. The elder Fordyce owned a jewelry business in Anita.
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Jeanette Albers
Citizens’ Bank
Los Angeles
California
Anita
Harvey Wagner
Wm. H. Wagner, Sr
San Pedro
Nevada
Lake Elsinore
Raymond Fordyce
Geo. W. Fordyce
Ely
Fordyce
Everett Kelloway Visit Highlights Family Ties
Everett Kelloway part owner of Union Central Life Insurance Los Angeles office recently traveled to Detroit and other eastern cities. He stopped in Des Moines on the return leg to visit his parents Mr and Mrs W E Kelloway and other relatives and former business associates.
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Everett Kelloway
Los Angeles
Union Central Life Insurance Company
Detroit
Michigan
Des Moines
W. E. Kellaway
Anita Instructors' Family Welcomes Baby Girl
Prof and Mrs W N Andersen formerly with Anita Public Schools welcomed a baby girl. The couple moved from Anita to California and now reside in Seattle where Andersen holds a notable post. Niel P Nielsen, ex-Anita resident, works at Warner Bros. studio in Hollywood earning overtime pay. studio employs over two hundred carpenters across three shifts and more than two thousand people, excluding actors.
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W. N. Andersen
Anita Public Schools
Prof
Andersen
Andersens
California
Seattle
Washington
Niel P. Nielsen
Anita
Warner Bros. Studio
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Karl Von Wiegand Visits Los Angeles After Twenty Years
Karl Von Wiegand, nephew of Val and Andrew Wiegand from Anita, affiliated with Measi syndicate in Europe, made a cent visit to Los Angeles and entered Hearst employment. He toured the Hearst ranch and was hosted royally with Lady Hay, who recently crossed the Atlantic on the Zeppelin.
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Karl von Wiegand
Val
Andrew Wiegand
Anita
Europe
Los Angeles
California
Hearst
Hearst Ranch
Coast
Karl
Lady Hay
Atlantic
Pasadena gardener and architect student head to Europe
Frank Crawford, formerly of Anita area, now resides in Pasadena and runs a floristry business selling carnations and roses at fifteen cents a dozen. Harry Cate often buys bouquets. Elmer McFarland, USC architecture student and son of Massena township residents, travels with the university delegation to study European architecture, having topped his class standings.
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Frank Crawford
Anita
Hoopes
Pasadena
Harry Cate
Crawford
Elmer McFarland
W. G. McFarland
Massena Township
Los Angeles
University of Southern California
England
Italy
France
Germany
Switzerland
After Thirty Years Letter From Dr E E Major
Dr Ele verton E Major recalls Anita memories from retirement in Los Angeles. He writes of long separation yet enduring affection for old neighbors, honors for G A R veterans, and nostalgia for the past business boom while noting how autos and radios strain family finances. He offers best wishes to all.
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Eleverton E. Major
Anita
Los Angeles
California
American Legion Auxiliary Holds Picnic Meeting Near Anita
The American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs. Wm. Wahlert's home east of Anita for a regular session followed by a picnic luncheon. Cookie Day is set for June 27 with six dozen cookies and a one-pound candy box to Knoxville Veterans Hospital and birthday party. A list of fifty hospitalized men was sent to the unit for letters of cheer. Mrs. W. S. Reed was elected First Vice President to fill a vacancy and selected as delegate to the Iowa City state convention in August.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Wm. Wahlert
Anita
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
W. S. Reed
Iowa City
Local farmer prepares 150 head of cattle for fall market
Barney Coffing, a well known farmer and stock raiser living in Audubon county, has 150 head of young cattle in the feed lot ready for the upcoming fall market.
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Barney Coffing
Audubon County
New York Trip Highlights Of Anita’s Pupils
The party sailed from New York on June 15 and will arrive back in New York August 5. Elmer is another of the many boys Anita has turned out, of whom we may feel justly proud.
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New York
Elmer
Anita
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