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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1926
Page
5
Rev. W. R. Radliff, former pastor of the Anita M. E. church in Shelby County, has been assigned to lead the Irwin church for the coming conference year. Kirkman church members gave the Radliff family a farewell reception.
Jas. D. McDermott and wife and Mrs. Cora Stoodt entertained as guests at Sunday dinner M. E. Wallace and family of Casey, Frank McDermott and wife of the Grove City community, J. B. McDermott and family of Benton township, and Fred McDermott and family of Viola.
The Anita Literary Club launches an active year with Nature Study as the monthly outline. Meetings will be held the third Thursday at members’ homes. Members may read books by card or per-book fee, with a growing library, 49 active members, and venues listed for each month.
Luman W. Stone, former Anita resident now in Springfield, praises Ozark country. He owns 400 acres in Stone County thirty miles from Springfield along the Missouri Pacific line and cites twenty five canning factories seventy eight home canneries and four strawberry shipping associations. He highlights crops and livestock and touts a proposed three million dollar dam project with wide power reach, while praising road building, water springs, and ideal climate for health and vigor.
Clarissa Mildred Demmins of Anita Audubon county died at 10 25 PM Sunday October 10 1926 at age 62 years 3 months 4 days after five years of illness. She was born in Rockford Illinois July 6 1864 married January 5 1887 to David Alexander and had three children Alice Meierotte William Franklin Alexander and Mable Wohlleber. Funeral services Tuesday at 2 PM at Anita M E church with Rev O E Douglass. interment Evergreen Cemetery. She lived near Anita forty seven years and was active in the United Brethren church.
J. R. Stuhr, purchaser of the A. D. Bullock store, with Mrs. Stuhr and their two sons John and Robert, left Sunday for Woodbine Iowa to visit friends but a broken car forced a stop in Minden where they returned home by train.
F C Saemisch of Atlantic attends to business in Anita. The Ladies Aid Society of the Christian church met at Mrs G W Marsh’s home. A nine pound baby boy born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Curis Christesen. A eight and a half pound baby girl born Tuesday to Mr and Mrs Oliver N Pearce. The Missionary Society meets Friday at Mrs Almina Rickel’s home. The Walter Root and Rexall Drug Store items noted. For Rent Walter Hook farm near Anita. Ladies Union Club and Obedience Lodge hold meetings. Rally Day planned for October 24 at the Christian church. Mothers Club of Fifth grade Sunday School met at Mrs J A Wagner’s home.
J Henry Willey longtime editor and publisher of the Atlantic Messenger died last week at his Independence Iowa home at seventy five. He published the Bulletin Journal since 1892 and was brother of Chas E Willey editor of the Lewis Standard. Also notes local visits and a postal warning about placing materials in rural mailboxes.
The Freshman class at Anita High School elected officers for the ensuing year. William Kirkham will serve as President, Neil Johnson as Vice-President, Zelpha Campbell as Secretary, and Hazel Karns as Treasurer.
It will be fully demonstrated in Atlantic this week whether Cass County and adjoining areas have a real corn yield. The report gauges early season conditions and potential harvest prospects across the region.
Local note identifies Joe Smith, a well known Anita boy, who has spent summers in Travers City Michigan and is now in Chicago. He will work in a corn meal mush factory through early spring as the industry expands with shipments nationwide.
Sam Rootana's wife, formerly of Massena, left this week for California where they will establish their future home. A business meeting of the Board of Directors of the Farmers' Cooperative Elevator Company was held at the Coop headquarters Saturday afternoon.
John C. Kelley, longtime Cass County resident and Civil War veteran, pays for a year’s subscription to the Record to be sent to his daughter Mrs. H. D. White in Lebanon Missouri.
A local seller offers pure bred Buff-Rock roosters at a special price of 1.50 dollars each through the month end. Interested buyers should call 7 R 21 in Anita for details.
Merle Journal notes an alleged matrimony surge at the Walnut Grove Hog Remedy headquarters. The piece humorously urges vaccination and, if needed, muzzles as a countermeasure.
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