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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1928
Page
5
Wm J Baier wife and son of Audubon county spent Saturday in Anita with relatives and friends. Mrs Lawrence Reed of Omaha is spending the week in Anita with Mr and Mrs Wm S Reed and her circle of friends, formerly a teacher in the Anita Public Schools.
Wilson Parrott and spouse spent Sunday with relatives near Rockwell City. State Senator Charles D. Booth of Cass Shelby district and P. B. Brown of the Harlan Republican visited Anita, meeting old friends and acquaintances.
Mr and Mrs Robert Butler announce the birth and christening of their baby boy named Robert Earl Butler. Grandparents in the city express pride in their new grandson.
Grandma Bain marked her 77th birthday with a surprise party at her farmhouse near Anita in Audubon County. Oak Ridge Club members hosted a two course luncheon and presented many gifts to the longtime resident and widow of George Bain, now living on the family farm with her grandson Elbert Mooney.
W C McCrory and family spent Sunday in Atlantic. Don Herman Baier and family attended a family reunion. Fred Scholl and family visited relatives in Des Moines. Henry Aggen L A Chaney and Otto Borth joined C F Borth's family for a Sunday gathering. Lincoln Center Sunday School enrollment rose to 74 last week. The Bazaar with program and supper will be Friday at Lincoln Center church. Geo Thorpe and Geo A Robinson of Des Moines were Sunday guests at H P Ziegler’s home.
Rev Fr M J O Connor spent Monday in Anita. Attorney E S Holton was in Des Moines Monday. C O Lacey of the Rialto Theatre visited Omaha Tuesday. Mrs E E Fellows of Griswold visited Anita Tuesday for Real Silk Hosiery orders. Geo W Boatright of Stuart and wife spent Sunday with John R Stuhr family. Mrs E L Newton visited Stuart Sunday at Hobart E Newton’s home. Mrs Ollie Thornburg returned from Pleasantville Des Moines and Menlo. Grandmother Worthing returned from Walnut to D R Donohoe home. Joe H Kirkham of Garden Grove California sent $2 for the old home paper. Mrs Carrie Johnson Smith of Neponset Illinois plans to spend winter in California.
Mrs. Marian Wagner daughter of Mr and Mrs William H Wagner and Solon A Karns son of Mr and Mrs Chas F Karns wed in Denver Colorado on October 6 1928 at the Reynolds home. The couple are Anita natives who worked in the Anita post office and plan to Illinois for business ventures after a brief hometown stay.
Miss Leora Miars reports rising Sunday School attendance with 127 on Rally Sunday and 113 last Sunday. The note invites continued support toward 125 next Sunday, announces the Iowa City National W C T U convention October 10 to 12 to promote Prohibition, and lists regular services, Loyalty Month programs, choir rehearsals, and altered Endeavor meeting times with the theme Am I My Brother's Keeper.
Lloyd Miller and his wife along with their son-in-law and daughter of Mr and Mrs Val Wiegand have moved to Grand Island Nebraska after returning from Roanoak Virginia where they recently resided.
Mrs. A B Maxwell of Ames Iowa known as Dora Sloan visits Ames for a week with her son in law Dr H E Campbell and grandchildren Dora Jean and Howard Elmer Campbell. Her husband Dr A B Maxwell headed a city department and her sons Earl and Claude Smith practice law in Ames with Earl serving as Story County Attorney.
Former Fairfield Iowa physician Dr L R Eller and his wife and daughter, once residents of Anita, spent a Sunday in town visiting the farm southeast of Anita that is occupied by Mr and Mrs Axel Jensen. Eller is now practicing in Fairfield.
Frank H. Osen and wife Mrs W S Reed Frank A Daughenbaugh and Sherm F Myers attended a Cass county Republican Central Committee meeting in Atlantic. The gathering showed wide representation from precinct committees and indicated high interest this year. A practically full vote is expected at the general election on November 6.
Clarence Lacey of the Rialto Theatre purchased a new Pontiac sedan this week, reflecting local consumer activity at a prominent venue. The event highlights ongoing automotive sales among theater patrons in the city.
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