Oiling Main Street West of City Park Proposed
The city plans to oil Main Street from the street to the City Park limits with a funded by property owners. City supervision and payment will cover the work as an experiment to test practicality and economy for broader street treatment. John Burkhart of Mission Texas visits Anita this week as guest of his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Burkhart
Mission
Texas
Anita
N. C. Burkhart
M.M. Burkhart
John
Price Increase at The City Bakery
A necessary price increase due to higher material costs in bakery goods. All bread per loaf ten cents, tea rolls per dozen fifteen cents, buns and cookies seven to nine cents, doughnuts one and a half cents, pies nineteen cents each. Hugo Weise, proprietor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie
Ee West
Hugo Weise
Record Family Notes From The Record Readers
Subscribers thank the RECORD for remittance. Soldier letters will be published next week. Names include John Schaake Jr and many others from Iowa Nebraska Texas and Oklahoma with towns such as Corning Stuart Jamaica Washburn Coffeyville and Woodward. Some weather mention April blizzard and straw hat wearers.
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Soldier Boys
The
Record
John Schaake, Jr
Todd McVay
Corning
Iowa
Reuben Scholl
Washburn
N. D
H. F. Wilson
Jamaica
Finis B. Perry Corley
Jennie Mueller
Omaha
Neb
Callie Dungan
Stuart
H. J. Suplee
Mission
Texas
Jno
L. Jamison Woodward
Okla
Sherm
S. Winehill
Coffeyville
Kan
Shipman Weds Reynolds in Anita Iowan Wedding
Amos W. Shipman and Carrie Faulkner Reynolds were married Sunday afternoon May 7, 1917 at 2:30 at the home of Mr and Mrs Stewart Trimmer Sr in West Anita. Rev Robt W Swick officiated with only Harry C Faulkner and Madaline Reynolds as guests. The couple, well known in Anita, reside at their Fire home on property recently bought from Finis B Perry and hope for a bright honeymoon and happy future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart Trimmer
West Anita
Amos W. Shipman
Carrie Faulkner Reynolds
Robt. W. Swick
Anite
M. E. Church
Harry C. Faulkner
Madaline Reynolds
Amos
Carrie
Anita
Finis B. Perry
Death of Winfield Denton in Leavenworth
Winfield Denton died at his Leavenworth home on April 19 1917 after a year of declining health following la grippe. Aged seventy he once led Denton Elevator Co and lived at Ira H. Soper’s former residence. Survived by widow, a son Lewis Denton of Talmadge Nebraska and daughters Mrs Mayer Shoyer Havensville Kansas and Mrs F C Caldwell Barberton Ohio. Funeral April 21 at 3 from First Presbyterian Church with Rev A B Miller officiating. Cemetery interment at Mount Muncie.
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Dana B. Ward
Leavenworth
Kansas
Winfield Denton
Anita
Robert Denton & Sons
Prient
Ira H. Soper
Robert Denton
Genoa
New York
Nita
Beloit
Denton Elevator Company
Tosiah
Martha Darrow
Lewis Denton
Talmadge
Nebraska
Mayer Shoyer
Havensville
F. C. Caldwell
Barberton
Ohio
Sundy
A. B. Miller
First Presbyterian Church
Mount Muncie Cemetery
Clover Seed for Sale and Local Notices
A notice advertises choice re cleaned clover seed for sale with a phone contact. Various local items include a visitor at RECORD office, a board of education meeting, a Des Moines college student visiting home, Memorial Day program plans, sewing work opportunities, and Avoca Cemetery Association warning non paying lot owners that future care will be withheld after May 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avoca
Neighborhood Social Roundup at Spry Home
Pete Christiansen and family joined C. M. Spry for Sunday visit. Jim Roberts and Karns siblings spent Wednesday evening at Spry. Irene Gipple, Edna Just, Zeta Scott and others hosted or visited area homes. Atlantic visitors and Self Improved Club members from the community are noted along with quilting day at Mrs. Wollinder’s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete Christiansen
C. M. Spry
Jim Roberts
Clayde
Frank and
Albert Karns
Irene Gipple
C. F. Karns
Edna Just
James Roberts
Karns
Verle
Claire Gipple
Zeta Scott
J. F. Just
O. C. Gipple
Matic
Irene
Atlantic
D. G. Lloyd
Earl Grilin
Fred Wollinder
Roscoe Turner
Mrs E W Holmes Visits Kirkman Amid Family News
Mrs E W Holmes spent a couple of days last week in Kirkman at the home of her daughter Mrs R J Cornell and family. Garrett M DeCamp has greatly improved the appearance of his corner building with two coats of paint. Raymond Caddock shipped his household goods to Thornton Wyoming last week where he and his mother will occupy a claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Holmes
Kirkman
R. J Cornell
Garrett M. DeCamp
Raymond Caddock
Thornton
Wyoming
Local residents make steady recoveries and travel plans
Mother Purvis has nearly recovered from a severe fall and walked downtown Monday. Nettie McIntyre plans a summer in Rockyford Canada with daughter Julia Smith. Zack Wilbourn’s horse was badly cut by a barb wire fence and is under care by Dr. Co. BE Harry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Purvis
Nettie McIntyre
Rockyford
Canada
Julia Smith
Zack Wilbourn
Co. BE. Harry
Mason Work Keeps Leftingwell Busy All Summer
F R Leftingwell has contracted mason work and plastering through the season with good weather. Before town on Monday evening Zack Wilbourn’s high gear Ford reared and kicked him in the face, angering him enough to leave his car in the barn and ride a lumber wagon to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. R. Leftingwell
Zack Wilbourn
Zack
Tin Lizzie
Plastering and masonry contractor boasts first class work
An Iowa ad proclaims plastering and brick and cement work with a guarantee of first class results at fair prices. The contractor, F. R. Leffingwell, lists phone 224 and notes the extreme winter conditions while mentioning a May blizzard as a humorous aside.
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Itf
Alaska
North Pole
Iowa
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Sea Island
W.S. Reed
R. C. Rasmussen
Caddock
Bonner
C.p.richards
Fred Pieper
S. E. Goodrich
Carol Peterson
E. C. Huff
C.D. Mattheis
L. A. Chaney
O. D. Aldrich
Vail Wiegand & Son
Chas. Hockenberry
Carl D. Millard
M. M. Burkhart
Sige
Hendricks
Shipman
Reynolds
Wm. Bangham
J. W. Dougherty
Board of Education
Wilma Stone
Des Moines College
East Bridge
Mornia Campton
Funny Corner
Solon Karns
D. Porshay
M. Blakeslay
W. BR. Spence
D. R. Forsibay
L. K. Nichols
Citizens Savings Bank
Percheron and Shire
Stallions
Iphicrate
Resultat
Pantip
Jules
Villers
Briard
Brilliant
My Farm
Lincoln Center
F. R
Leffing
C. E. Harry
Stoffs
Ten Cent
Wilson Bros. & Howard
J. M. Cramlet, Groom
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