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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1927
Page
1
The Anita Concert Band, directed by Prof. R. C. Rasmussen, features resident musicians from Anita, Adair, and Atlantic. Weekly concerts on Tuesday in Anita, Wednesday in Adair, and Thursday in Atlantic draw large crowds and require public applause to honor the band’s effort and preparation.
Miss Ermine Brown and Mrs. Carlson depart Saturday on a summer trip to Sitka Alaska and inland passages. They join a Denver teachers party headed to the Nations Teachers Convention in Seattle, led by Denver's School Superintendent. Brown is Berea school superintendent and well regarded in the state.
A few hot days threaten Cass County corn quality and yield. City Park concerts run smoothly thanks to Anita Boy Scouts patrols. Town reports numerous petty thefts. residents urged to avoid public shaming and legal trouble.
H Samuel Newton a former resident and business man from Atlantic died at his Los Angeles home after twenty five years there. Born 1849 near Vermilion Illinois he was eighty seven? aged seventy eight at death. He worked twenty five years in implement business and John Deere lines and later in real estate and insurance. He served in Annandale district LA and was a trustee of Annandale M E church. He left a widow and sister Mrs ke Hubbell both in Los Angeles.
A large Bills family gathering occurred at Sunnyside Park Atlantic on Sunday June 19 with relatives from Atlantic Oakland Griswold Adair Anita and other Iowa towns. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Albert Herrick Mrs E Bills and daughter Adaline and many others sharing a day of feasting and frolic.
The marriage of Miss Mabel I. White and Edward F. Kiefer occurred in Omaha on June 23 1927 with Rev Voss officiating. The bride, from Anita Iowa, has a long teaching career in Casey Massena and Bridgewater. The groom farms and raises stock near Walden Colorado and they will reside on his North Park farm. He heads to Pennsylvania to visit a brother before joining his bride for Colorado.
In the mayor's absence on vacation J. T. Monnig is named acting Mayor. Citizens warned that any attempt to tamper with city ordinances will be answered with firm action and consequences.
L K Roberts chief national bank examiner of Oklahoma and Mrs Roberts visit Anita and Oklahoma City on their way to Lake Okoboji for summer at Hazel Dell Cottage. The Voorhees host family portion of the trip and several local residents entertain them during their stay. The party travels by automobile from Oklahoma to the lake destination.
An extended auto trip through Cass Audubon Adair and Guthrie counties shows the corn crop in excellent condition with healthy color and few weeds. Favorable weather for another week could push production toward a bumper yield at harvest time.
Eva Malinda Cummings daughter of Enoch and Naomi Alcott Cummings was born December 31, 1861 in Delaware County Iowa and died June 21 1927 in Anita Iowa after a stroke at age 65. She married N W Way and lived in Cass County before moving to Anita in 1914. Survived by husband four sons Clifford, Rollie, Wilford and Chris and daughter Mrs Roy Baker eight other relatives and many friends. The pastor Elder Green honors her devotion to church family and home noting her steady service as wife mother and Ladies Aid member.
Durward Stahl nine saves four year old playmate Duane Karns from drowning in a rain barrel at the Albert Karns home. Durward pulled him out, the child showed no ill effects. Durward, a Junior Boy Scout member, earns a feather in his cap for lifesaving.
Saturday marked the twenty fifth anniversary of Mr and Mrs A N Cron with a large gathering at their Lincoln township home. Relatives and friends enjoyed refreshments and shared best wishes for many future anniversaries. The couple received numerous mementos including silver teaspoons tablespoons and a silver pickle fork from attendees.
A Ford coupe carrying four young geese and two old ganders raced along Anita’s main road Saturday afternoon. The birds survived the sprint without injuring people or themselves, and observers declared they must be living in a lucky age.
Ed Weatherby of MoorMan Products Company Quincy Illinois will attend the annual meeting and school of instruction in Quincy next week. He will be accompanied by Mrs Weatherby and plans to travel by auto through Guthrie county, enjoying the trip.
Funeral services were conducted Thursday at 2 30 PM at the Christian church by Pastor E der Green for a local resident. Interment followed in Evergreen cemetery, as mourners gathered to remember a life well lived.
Miss Elizabeth Newton of Lander Wyoming will spend several weeks with the Newton Macklin and related families in Anita and vicinity. She recalls a prior stay at Dr J W Macklin hospital and is now in good health. Newton is granddaughter of the late Rev W G Hohanshelt former Anita M E pastor and Des Moines Conference elder. Len L Newton, her father, is a Lander newspaper man and Ed L Newton’s brother.
The threshing outfit and storage building owned by a Lincoln Township farming company were sold at public auction to settle a member’s estate. C. A. Harris bought the assets last Thursday for 487.40 dollars, about half their real value.
W. S. Reed and his wife plan an auto trip starting next week to Portland Oregon and other western points. They may detour through California before returning home. They are fully equipped for camping and expect the time of their lives enjoying outdoor life.
Mrs Dora Smith Maxwell of Ames Iowa is visiting for a few weeks with her daughter Mrs H E Campbell. She comes with son Claude Smith a former Anita superintendent now practicing law in Ames with his brother Earl Smith who was elected Story County Attorney.
Ted Vernon and wife return to Ardmore Oklahoma after visiting following the death of A. L. Patterson of Fontanelle, uncle of Mrs. Vernon. They traveled with Mrs. A R Brown, Mrs. A L Patterson and Vernon Beebe to spend weeks at the Vernon home in Oklahoma.
Vernon Jeffries of Pittsburg Pennsylvania an expert auto mechanic has accepted a pension in the Shaffer and Christensen garage. Eighteen months of service long past he lived near Anita with L M Linderman and family. He is a World War veteran who has seen much of the world including overseas service.
Kenneth Dean and wife relocate to Salina Kansas to work in wheat fields at a handsome salary after leaving Walnut Grove Company. Albert J Karns of Walnut visits Anita with his wife and three children, returning home with them. Ambrose C Mock wife and son from toilet Illinois visit Anita briefly. the group tours Colorado, the northwest and California, aiming to return by September.
The W H Wagner home in Anita hosted the noon Thursday June 23 ceremony for Miss Enid Wagner and Harold R Alleman of Alleman Iowa with Rev E O Douglass officiating. Attendants included Marian Wagner and Calvin Alleman as best man. The couple plans a home in Dakota Illinois after a wedding trip to Chicago and the Wisconsin lakes.
Postmaster Ed L Newton plans a near-future trip to the Black Hills of South Dakota with his son Glen Newton of Nevada Iowa who has recently been discharged from the hospital after hernia surgery and is recovering well. They will seek a close view of President and Mrs Coolidge at the summer White House.
Mrs. Helen Dockstader and her daughter Anna Forsythe have made many improvements since acquiring the J. H. Schaake residence on East Main Street. They express satisfaction with Anita as a permanent home, noting the pleasant and profitable year round living.
Miss Mayfred Stone, Cedar Rapids history teacher, leaves for California with friends after a visit with her parents Mr and Mrs A B Stone. The group travels via Des Moines and Canada, returning around August 1. Stone has been re elected teacher of history at Harrison school Cedar Rapids with a higher salary for the coming year.
Samuel G. Jewett & Sons acquire the grocery and meat market from Pray & Son after three years of ownership. They will take possession Friday. Pray & Son have not disclosed future plans. The Jewetts recently returned from California and plan to settle in the town.
J. W. Bork appeared as a caller at the Record office on Monday, adding to the routine inquiries and local activities documented by the staff.
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