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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1924
Page
4
The Anita Record enters second class mail on January 2 1913 at Anita Iowa Cass County under the act of Congress March 3 1879 SHERM F MYERS is editor and publisher.
A Maquoketa Excelsior note accuses Senator Brookhart of courting farmers and laboring men, arguing fusion harms Republican unity. Editorials condemn an alleged Independent Republican planning to run on a straight Republican ticket in Iowa, urging loyalty to the party. Mrs. Elia Biggs hosts the L C club gathering.
Mrs H G Stuart was a caller at the Record office Friday. Nelse Johnson wife and son were Des Moines visitors Saturday. Most of the farmers in this vicinity will finish planting corn this week.
G D Ward and wife and Sherman F Lowell were seen as Omaha visitors on Saturday. They spent time in the city, meeting locals and touring downtown landmarks.
A D Dean has filed papers to seek the position of Constable in Grant township, initiating the nomination process and formal candidacy for the local office.
Ralph W. Cockshoot of Atlantic attended business interests in Anita yesterday. Mrs. Jessie Wheeler of Maine was a guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Pratt. Madaline Reynolds, a Des Moines University student, spent Sunday at home in Anita.
Farmers in Audubon County report substantial crop losses after a week of drought. A timely rain Saturday brought needed relief to the area, aiding the growing crops. Allen Clark and wife of Earnham are guests of Mrs. Maria Hock and daughter Vera this week.
Twenty children attended Beth Knowlton's sixth birthday party held last Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Bessie Crossland and her daughter Crace Loraine of Des Moines were weekend guests of Mrs. J. W. Dougherty and her family, sharing a Sunday visit.
A bakery offers fifty Bread Wraps per hundred and fifty cents in cash at the 22 tf. City Bakery, drawing shoppers with a local promotion.
The Saturday evening event in Anita continues to attract unusually large crowds of young people from nearby towns and communities, extending beyond the immediate area.
Mrs Mary Smither and her daughter Esther Bear are spending the week in Belleville Kansas as guests at the home of their daughter and sister Mrs Claude Blakesley and family.
Burton E B Sweet of Waverly a Republican candidate for United States Senator travels Iowa by Ford meeting farmers in barns streets and on platforms. He advocates cooperative marketing coalitions a square deal and equal chance with other enterprises while praising Iowa as the greatest state and stressing farmers as backbone of government.
Mrs. R. N. Crowley aged eighty five, mother of Mrs. A. B. Stone of Anita, died at her Massena New York home after a lingering illness. Funeral services were held at the old home with interment on Mothers Day. Survived by three daughters and two sons. Mrs. Stone had lived with her mother for two months and plans to return home soon.
It demands time and labor to complete the Wagner & Wagner service station at Main and Locust in Anita. The project promises a great improvement and a permanent ornament to the area, though it will cost substantial money.
James Morgan departed yesterday by car for Burlington Iowa to spend a couple of weeks with his daughter Mrs Bruce Engle and family.
Wm RB Spence and family, once residents of Anitz, move from here to Walnut Iowa and have settled in Wichita Kansas where Bill works in the insurance business and is making good.
The district west of Anita closed last Friday with a meritorious program. A picnic dinner followed for all participants. Howard, Kenneth, Arthur and Mabel Lett, children of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Lett, earned the highest merit award for perfect attendance all year.
The church announces choir practice Saturday evening and Boy Scouts meet Monday from 3 to 9 with First Aid and Bandaging topics this week. Prayer meeting is Wednesday at 8. Sunday’s theme is Helping God Save the World.
The article previews joining Anita Post No 210 of the American Legion urging veterans to enroll. It promotes patriotism, service to sick and disabled buddies, and Belief in Americanism drawn from World War I service. It emphasizes Legion aims, inclusivity across ranks, and the post’s potential to benefit the community.
The Iowa fishing season begins Thursday with bass pike crappies pickerel and perch allowed until December 1. Regulations keep the existing laws and license details. nonresident males over 16 must buy a $2.00 license. The season permits two lines with hooks, spoon hooks for certain setups, and minnow seining remains legal.
Steven N. Reed a Cass county resident and one of Wiota’s last Civil War veterans died at home from heart disease after a brief illness. Born June 15 1845 in Scranton Pennsylvania he served in the Pennsylvania volunteer artillery company H for two years and five months. He married Mary Roe December 31 1875 and had seven children four of whom died in infancy. He is survived by his widow three children Nellie Campbell Mills Wyoming Roy and Frank Reed Wiota thirteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Wiota M E Church at 2:00 pm with Rev C L Thomas officiating and interment followed in Wiota Cemetery.
The Service Star Legion met Tuesday with neither president nor vice president present due to deaths in two members’ families. Mrs Mary Reed led the session. They extended sympathy to Mrs A E Stone and Mrs E E tryde on recent losses in Massena New York and Boone Iowa. Poppies will be sold on Memorial Day as in prior years. Mrs A B Stone and Mrs E E tryde were elected delegate and alternate to the State convention in Boone Iowa in the fires week in June.
H. H. Cate writes from Los Angeles detailing visits with Anita friends, church and lodge activity, local birds and books, a move to a second housing unit, and appreciation for California life. He mentions Flora Young family, Mrs Myers, Uncle Bill Wagner, and touring spots like Lone Beach and the Alexand ria luncheon, noting real estate prices and local charm.
The Lincoln township Helping Hand club met on Thursday afternoon May 15 at Mrs. J. P. Rupperle home with Mary assisting. Seventeen members and visitors attended for quilting and a luncheon. The next meeting is set with Mrs. Frank A. Daughenbaugh on Thursday May 29.
A H Marsh of Omaha and former Benton resident visits Cass County relatives and friends. He returns to the Highland area where his youth was spent, recalling pioneer roots of the Marsh family and fond memories of the old home town.
To the neighbors and friends whose acts of kindness sympathy and love were shown in paying the last tribute of respect to our beloved brother and uncle Joseph Parks Hefler. We gratefully thank you. Mrs. E. E. Hyde and Family
During a regular Board of Education meeting the Anita school leaders including C W Garlock Lnd and Coach Horswell along with Janitor Chas Workman entered the Domestic Science room and prepared a feast for the board. They invited the board to partake of a playful spread described as safe and tasty with no harm intended. The event featured frolics by the faculty and was reportedly enjoyed by all present without disruption.
Frank Peerman died at his Avoca home after a brief illness at age sixty one. Funeral services were held Sunday with interment at Maine Lodge I O O F. He was born March 8 1863 in Richmond Virginia and moved to Maine where his father served as pastor. He married Mayme Marsh of Benton township Cass county Iowa and had three children Ada Reynolds Denver C Lutes and Chester A Peerman. He is survived by sisters Mollie Blankinship Massena and Lee Sankey Canada. He traveled widely in youth and later ran a business in Avoca earning high esteem from all who knew him.
Warren M Wood a Benton township resident of forty years died suddenly Monday afternoon from a stroke. He was born in Decatur Michigan on September 10 1863 and married to Marian Bitely on October 21 1880. Surviving are two children Mrs John Barnes of Los Angeles California and Robert Wood, two sisters and a brother and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 2 09 at the Wiota M E Church with Rev J Mitchell officiating, interment Evergreen Cemetery Anita.
Hardware stock formerly under Coffey & Irwin and sold to P P Edwards has been traded to a Colorado man for land in Colorado. The new owner plans to liquidate the stock leaving Anita with a single hardware store.
Mrs. Dollie Runkel Dickerson widow of Albert W. Dickerson and longtime Cass County Bank cashier died in Chicago at seventy. Body brought to Atlantic for Sunday funeral at 2:30 led by Rev. William Mack, burial in Atlantic Cemetery beside husband and son.
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