Little Pauls Got The Mumps And Aunt Mary Eller's Death
A wartime letter from Paul Met describes a mumps illness and Navy life from an unnamed hospital with a tall wireless station. The missive mentions possible ship dismissal in July and requests mail delivery to his unit. In a separate notice, Mrs. Mary Eller widow of John Reiter dies in Atlantic after months of illness, funeral at Baptist church with Rev J A Hurley officiating. burial in Atlantic cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm
Uncle Sam
Anita
Charlie Fickle
Clyde White
Mr. Humphreys
Paul Met
Mary Eller
John Reiter
Cass County
Pioneer
Atlantic
Peck
First M. E. Church Notes
The Ladies Aid meets Friday at 2 30 in the League room. Members urged to attend. Quarterly conference business meeting Saturday at 8 00. Bro Talley will preach both Sunday morning and evening. Communion at morning service. All members urged to attend Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid
Bro. Talley
Church Notices and Local Social Roundup
Church calendar lists Thursday Ladies Aid session Friday Missionary meeting at Mrs Kellys home and Sunday themes The Faith of God and Individual Responsibility with Children Day program Also reports on various social calls, parish members and the M E Aid Society meeting at Mrs Hayters home with fifty eight attendees and a stormy departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Aid Society
The
Missionary Society
M. Es Aid Society
J. A. Irving
Lillian F. Hayter
Mesdames Hayter
Allanson
Newton
Obituary for Albert W. Chester in Massena area
Albert W. Chester died May 14 1917 at his Massena township home aged 30 years 5 months and 15 days. Funeral May 1 at his Bridgewater area residence with ministers from Early Chapel Anita and Bridgewater. Survived by wife Dora Fairholm mother Eva Chester sister Mrs Frank Meyer massena cemetery burial. Bill Wahlert recalls a Sweneys barber shop tale of a steer dying by eating green beans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert W. Chester
Bridgewater
Clarence Eppert
Early Chapel
Barlam
Iowa
H. J. Wilkins
Anita
Victor F. Johnson
E. B. Charles
F. R. Michael
Chester
Park Church of Christ
Massena
Arthur W. Chester
Lincoln Township
Cass County
Lews
Massena Township
Earlham
Old Home
Dora Fairholm
I. V. Fairholm
Mr. Chester
Eva Chester
Anne
Frank 8. Meyer
Little Port
Bill” Wahlert
Sweney
Bill
Anita boys enlistments and travel notes at Great Lakes
Mrs. Phil C. McEvoy called at the RECORD office Saturday. Bert Thomas, renamed from the Anita group, reports enlistment in the regular army and is now in Chicago. Jacob K. Foote, an Anita alumnus, earned a seven day furlough to attend to business with his mother Maggie McDermott in Rochester, Minnesota, before returning to Great Lakes Naval Training Station Illinois. Gordon BE. Stone returned from Payette Idaho where he attended to business matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Thomas
Anita Boys
Great Lakes
Linois
Chicago
Gordon BE. Stone
Payette
Idaho
Jacob K. Foote
Anita
Navy
Maggie McDermott
Rochester
Minnesota
Jake
Ilinois
Letter From Casey Resident Reflects on Anitas and Home Town
Lula Wagner Kirkpatrick of Casey Iowa dated May 24 1917 writes to Friend Sherm about delays in visiting Anita and renews a subscription to the RECORD. The note mentions longing for the old home town and warm regards to friends. A Mission Texas report says H J Suplee underwent appendix surgery and is recovering well at an advanced age, pleasing his many friends and neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherm
Anita
Lou Kirkpatrick
Mission
Texas
H. J. Suplee
Rash
Nateby Duke
Baron Bernard
Joseph F. Gissibl
Lowa
Iowa State Department of Agriculture
Iowa Department of Agriculture
C. KE. Harry
Des Moines
Iowa
A. R. Corey
BOONE WOMAN ED EAST VISITS. AREA NEWS AND LOCAL NOTES
Ed East of Boone Iowa was in the city last week. Mrs Hattie Becker and the babies returned home to Carroll. Anita Public Schools closed for the year and teachers returned home. Several teachers listed transfers to Warrensburg Austin Cedar Rapids Stuart Atlantic Walnut and Sioux City. Old Pap Benham visiting Winterset and Florida winters noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed. East
Boone, Iowa
Hattie Becker
Carroll
W.H. Faulkner
Des Moines
Sears
Anita
Fanny Moles
Warrensburg
Inez Eastman
Austin
New Man At The Wheel George Smither Opens C P Smith Restaurant
George Smither announces takeover of the C P Smith restaurant located just south of the Postal Telegraph office on the street to the depot. He promises in business and invites patrons to enjoy meals short orders lunches fruit drinks confections cigars and tobacco with attentive service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. P. Smith
Postal Telegraph Office
George Smither
Rubber Belting Now In Stock At Shipman Store
Tearry offers a full stock of rubber belting in sizes from one and a half to six inches. AMOS W. SHIPMAN.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amos. W. Shipman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ziegler & Ziegler Lawyers
C. E. Harry
Millard’s
C. V. Beaver
G. H. Deeming
FO Electrical
Peter Scott, Jr
R. A. Becker
Citizens Bank
H. E. Campbell
Campbell Block
Wagners Restaurant
M. E. Church
G. M. Adair
L. A. Galiher
Paul
Lllinois
R. W. Swick
Church OF Christ
James Teeters
Congregational Church Notes
the Christian Endeavor
John Steinmetz
Sam’ Petty
Carl Millard
Emma Hofmeister
Rec Jrd
Supt. Martin
Edith Marsh
Georgia Gillett
Theo
Enfield
Geo.loggess and Family
Claire Sweney
Bessie Lowell
Sherman F
F. R B. Norton
Billy
Johnson
Viota
Sherm. F. Myers and Family
Max Aldrich
J. H. Aldrich
C. A. Thompson
Marie Rattenberg
Elkhorn
Wan Scholl
James Inger
Mayette Ran- Abs
Percheron and Shire
Elmland Iphicrate
Iphicrate
Resultat
Pantin
Jules
Villers
Briard
Brilliant
My Farm
Lincoln Center
Cc. D. Robinson
Crystal Ice Co., Chas. Atwood, Prop
Phil C. McEvoy
Record Office
Lula Wagner Kirkpatrick
Casey, Iowa
William Dunderdale
Tarnacre
Carstang
England
Lunesdale
Blythewood
Sunflower
Owston Tom
Nateby Flower
Shire
Dr. C. E. Harry
C. D. Robinson
Bob Smith
Groom
Bernard
Joseph F. Gissibs
David H. Williamson
Lypland
Kirkcudbright
Scotland
James McGough
Williamsburg
Sir Everard
Top Gallant
Darnley
Vera
Iron Duke
Acme
Eliza
Prince Rames
Prince of Wales
Sir Walter Scott
Roe & Kohl's
Bell
T. F. Dement Farm
Floyd
Walt Turner
Levi Mountain
Levi
Florida
F. L. Wheatley
Adair
L. W. Wheatley
O. W. Wheatley
J.O. Wheatley
Pap" Benham
Winterset
Ben R. Godanour
Advoir du Palse
Pap
Rock Island Lines
Colorado
Rocky Mountain National Park
Estes Park
Pike's Peak Region
Yellowstone National Park
California
Pacific Coast
Iowa Lakes
W.R. Larimer
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