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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1924
Page
4
The Anita Record notes it is entered as second class mail matter January 2, 1913 at Anita Iowa post office under the 1879 act. It identifies itself as the Official Paper of Cass County and the City of Anita with subscription price details for year and six months.
A selection from the Lewis Standard lists public notices and advertisements including bankrupt sale items a two ton Republic truck Nash Ford entries and a coal safe. It also reports on Illinois and Missouri political hints weather prognostications and farm matters with community notices from Anita Cass and Audubon counties including church programs and social club events.
The Queen Esthers of the M E Church hosted a Thursday evening shower at Miss Florence Rickel's home honoring Mrs Grace Wilson Parkinson. Guests enjoyed a luncheon and received gifts in a warm, celebratory gathering.
J Percy Young of the Redpath Chautauqua and Lyceum Bureaus Chicago visited Saturday for the funeral of D. B. Harrison. He spent time with his parents Mr. and Mrs. J D Young and other relatives and friends.
The Sunshine Club held its regular meeting at Mrs. Allen Hayter's home with all members present. Two new members were initiated and a dinner was served. The next gathering at Mrs. Chas. V. Wilson's residence will elect officers for the coming year.
Mrs Frank J McCord and the grand children have returned home after visiting relatives in Mason City Iowa and Des Moines Iowa.
In a Monday after school game a senior team defeated the juniors 22 to 17 to claim the championship of the girls inter class basketball tournament after eliminating the freshmen and sophomores in earlier rounds.
Fred W. Herbert and wife and H. G. Dacken and wife from Atlantic spent Sunday in Anita as guests at the B. D. Forshay residence.
Leather goods advance in the notice column with Tuckaway Bags featured at Bongers Bros. Mrs Mary Smither hosted a quilting party for friends on Thursday afternoon. Royce Vernon shows slight health improvement after weeks of illness. Sam P James and wife from Weldon Iowa attended funeral services for Mrs W B James. Dr and Mrs L R Johnson and their baby have returned from Des Moines and Fort Dodge. Mrs Edgar Vernon and the baby from Eliott spent a few days in Anita with R D Vernon and H A Karns.
Theo B Goodpasture of Blackfoot Idaho has not seen Anita in years and arrived Saturday to visit his mother Mrs Abe Goodpasture and relatives. Fernie Mozena, former Anita girl, recently wed a man in California. she is daughter of Mrs Anna Halsey Mozena.
Miss Louise Trumbull of Anita high school participated in the pre district declamatory contest at Dexter last Friday. Although not a winner, she delivered the best performance this year and earned town praise. Coach Mrs. W. T. Biggs aided her, with Supt. Garlock and Mrs. L. B. Trumbull reporting back. Winners listed include Oratorical first Deila Gowdey of Dexter and others from Guthrie Center Adel Elkhart Grimes Minburn.
Elder L. V. Morris of Des Moines will occupy the pulpit next Sunday morning and evening. Morning sermon title is Judge Not That Ye Be Not Judged. Evening address titled What the Church can do for Anita. All are invited to attend.
Mrs. Laura Buerkin and her daughter Miss Mildred Striebeck have left Anita with their father and grandfather John Row after Mrs. Row’s death. They plan to stay in Peoria for the summer as Mr. Row will join them soon.
The senior eras were entertained Friday evening at Byron Wagner's home. Not all members could attend, but those present thoroughly enjoyed the evening entertainment and expressed pride in being seniors.
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