Local youths enlist in U S Navy training
Paul McEvoy son of Phil I McEvoy of this city is accepted into U S Navy service at Des Moines and heads to a Chicago training station for wireless telegraphy preliminaries. Max Gardner grandson of W W Eller leaves Benton Township for St Lincoln Colorado to enlist after pursuing ministry, praised for his intellect and intent to serve Uncle Sam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul McEvoy
Phil I. McEvoy
Anita
U. S. Navy
Des Moines
Chicago
Paul
Max Gardner
Edw. R. Gardner
Benton Township
St. Lincoln
Colorado
Sam
W. W. Eller
Jesse Elle
Death of M K Whitemore Revoked Near McCool Junction
A telegram announced the sudden death of M K Whitemore at his home near McCool Junction Missouri at sixty five. He leaves a wife three children two sons and one daughter and a large circle of relatives and friends. The funeral was expected Tuesday with relatives from Anita attending. He was a brother in law to Mrs R C Pratt Mrs Bertha Renshaw and Nickie Ehrmann.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. K. Whitemore
McCool Junction
York County
Missouri
R. C. Pratt
Bertha Renshaw
Nickie Ehrmann
Whitemore
Anita
Local Reports Note Various Social and Business Happenings
Local column records callers to the RECORD office and community happenings. Names include Miss Vera Hook Sam Turner Mrs Rickel and families, plus mentions of travel to Omaha Atlantic Joliet Chicago and Detroit. Items cover illness sales and plans for travel and farming tasks ahead with several social visits and a Kensington event.
Local Notes From An Everyweek Page
Chas Hockenberry called to Extra Friday for his seriously ill mother. Mrs Carroll Hoe visits Des Moines for a few days with Miss Wilma Stone at Des Moines College. Bob Cooper jokes about a two gallon jug claimed to contain oil. Anita youths going to Des Moines to enlist in the Navy mostly pass the exam except Joe Vetter and Kenneth Dean. Lester Reed underage. Clyde White and George Brookner pass but delay enlistment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carroll Hoe
Des Moines
Wilma Stone
Des Moines College
Anita Young
U.S. Navy
Joe Vetter
Kenneth Dean
Lester Reed
Clyde White
George Brookner
Announcement of Death of Mrs Moseley at Rouleau Sask
Announcement from Anita area indicates Mrs B J Moseley died April 16 1917 at her daughter Mrs Geo I Pratt home in Rouleau Saskatchewan after brief pneumonia. Old neighbors and friends in Anita and beyond express sorrow and sympathy to surviving daughter Mrs Fannie Pratt and family.
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Moseley
Fannie Pratt
Des Moines Exam Visit Ends with Navy Service Offer
A man named Lloyd Roe attended an examination in Des Moines on Monday and offered his services to the U.S. Navy but did not pass. He commented on a leather-tinged cow that sounds distressed and seeks a drink, noting she may have lost her calf or is bone-dry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Roe
Des Moines
Uncle Sam
U.S. Navy
Post Office Lobby Expansion Expected to Handle Crowds
The Anita post office lobby is in danger of dangerous crowding as patrons and non patrons face a high risk of being trampled. Officials consider enlarging the lobby to prevent deaths in the bottleneck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Omaha visitor George Scholl and Atlantic guest Ed Newton
George Scholl spent Thursday in Omaha while Ed Newton visited Atlantic on Friday. Snow storms are common in April in Iowa. W. R. Spence, wife, daughter Marjorie, and Aunt Maybelle Spence visited relatives in Atlantic on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Scholl
Omaha
Grand Old
Iowa
W.R. Spence
Majorie
Maybelle Spence
Atlantic
California cherries reach Omaha market this week
Mrs. Andrew Hansen served as a record caller on Thursday and Mrs. Dr. C. E. Harry traveled to Chicago by rail, while the Ford motorcar faced easy roads. The first consignment of California-grown cherries arrives at the Omaha market this week, though Anita remains distant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Hansen
Dr. C. E. Harry
Chicago
Omaha
Anita
Plastering and Brick Work Offered by Leffingwell
Advertisement for plastering brick and cement work with a guarantee of first class results and reasonable prices. Contact phone 224. Mention of H E Campbell treating the eldest daughter of William Scholl in the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Scholl
H. E. Campbell
Sidney veterinarian Chas W Zike ill with blood poisoning
Dr. Chas W Zike of Sidney Nebraska suffers blood poisoning in both arms, believed to stem from professional veterinary work. His mother Mrs Ralph A Zike of Federal Wyoming is with him in Sidney aiding his care at his home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. W. Zike
Sidney
Nebraska
S. F. Cooper
Ralph A. Zike
Federal
Wyoming
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Burlington
R. Ny. Rasmussen
Caddock
Bonner
C.p.richards
Clayton Carey
Thos. A. Morgan and Wife
Menlo
George Renshaw
City Bakery
Hugo Weise
L. R. Eller
Galiher Building
C. Turner
Rev
P. A. Rickel
Chas. D. Robison
Allen
Chas. L
Robi. A. Wilson
Record Office
L. H. Price
Nevada
Bert Beebe
Vernon
Wiota
R. D. Vernon
Kensington
C. A. Long
W. E. Clark
Rev. C. L. Thomas
Harry Swarts
G. M. Adair
Harry Carey
Tippett
Josephine Kelley
Hayes O. Kelley
Bill” Steele
Berea
Adam Haist
James Teeters
The
Christian Church
D. C
Carrie Anders
Adair
Carrie
Anita Rural Telephone Company
Phileo
Jno. A. Irving
Joliet
Detroit
Michigan
Canada
Vicinity
Chas Hockenberry
Bob” Cooper
Bob
Amos W. Shipman
Mother Moseley
B. D. Porshay
M. Blakesley
R. Spence
D. R. Forshay
L. K. Nichols
Insurance Dept
Citizens Savings Bank
J. Weston and
R. A. Weston
Crystal Ice Co., Chas. Atwood, Prop
L. Newton
ROF & Kohl
F. R. Leffingwell
Kentucky
Jim
Chas Thomas
Enid
Oklahoma
Grace Howard
Chief, Jr
Asa Chief
Turley
C. E. Harry
Apeel
Benton Center
W. W. Kirkpatrick
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