Blind Veterans Sunday Service in Anita Churches
Under the Anita Service Star Legion a special Blind Veterans Sunday service will be held at the Christian Church in Anita at 3:00 PM on Sunday October 19. The program includes vocal solo duet quartet community selections and short addresses followed by a free will offering to support the Blind Veterans Home fund in Baltimore Maryland. The next Service Star Legion social will be October 28 with quiet work and plans to perfect, inviting new members.
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The
Anita Service Star Legion
Anita
Christian Church
United States
Baltimore
Maryland
Service Star Legion
Helping Hand Club Meets for Quilting in Lincoln Township
The Helping Hand Club gathered Thursday afternoon at Mrs. Wm. Watson’s Lincoln township home for quilting after their business session. Mrs. Watson hosted a luncheon for members and visiting friends Mesdames Frank Schwenke J. M. Garside H. G. Armentrout John Mehlman and Misses Anna Steffens Mae Karns. The next meeting is a special at Miss Anna Steffens’ home on October 16 with important business.
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Wm. Watson
Miss Grace
Lincoln Township
Reunion at John Wahe Home
A family reunion was held Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John Wahe southeast of Anita. Attending were Wm. Wahe and family Ira Bater and family George Parrott and family P. H. Wahe and family Mrs. John Wahe Sr. of Adair Emma Wahe of Anita Winfield Bott and family Lloyd Bott and wife Julius Wahe Ida Wahe Mrs. Lena Ballou and son of Galatia Kansas and Rev. A C Jacobs of Omaha Nebraska.
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John Wahe
Anita
Wm. Wahe
Ira Bater
George Parrott
P. H. Wahe
Adair
Albert Karns
Emma Wahe
Winfield Bott
Lloyd Bott
Julius
Meeting of Woman's Home Missionary Society at North Anita
The Woman's Home Missionary Society of the M E Church met at Mrs. H P Ziegler's North Anita home with eighteen members present. Special guest Miss Bernice Deeming of Des Moines reviewed the chapter "Adventures in Brotherhood." Plans were made for an upcoming Church Rally. program was profitable and engaging.
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Woman’s Home Missionary Society of the
M. E. Church
H. P. Ziegler
North
Anita
Bernice Deeming
Des Moines
Womanless Wedding at Unique Theatre Benefit
A comedy titled A Womanless Wedding will be staged at the Unique Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings October 21 and 22 for the Anita Congregational Church fundraiser. Admission is twenty five cents for all.
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Unique Theatre
Improving City Water Works and New Wells
The city council ordered three new wells to boost water supply for future needs. The wells, across the Rock Island right of way southwest of the water works, are concrete sealed and connect to the main reservoir. A new electric pump station provides cost efficient pumping, with redundancy if the main station fails.
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Rock Island Right of Way
Placing the Responsibility for Bootlegging Across Communities
The article notes that counties beyond Anita are tackling illegal liquor traffic, challenging the notion that Anita and its area alone monopolize bootlegging. It questions who bears responsibility for crimes in other communities and asks what influence is behind the broader crackdown beyond Anita’s well known Home-Coming celebration.
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Anita
Harrison Boys Sunday Here at D B Harrison Home
Dr J W Harrison and family of Guthrie Center and W V Harrison of Columbus Ohio visited D B Harrison on West Main Street. W V Harrison was returning from a Kansas City trip tied to consigning talent for the Redpath Lyceum Bureau Chicago owned by Harry P Harrison.
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J. W. Harrison
Guthrie Center
W. V. Harrison
Columbus
Ohio
D. B. Harrison
West Main Street
Kansas City
Redpath Lyceum Bureau
Chicago
Harry P. Harrison
Bureau
Mrs Van Slyke Seriously Ill in Red Deer
Frank Van Slyke received word Monday of his wife’s serious illness at their Red Deer Alberta home. He left on the evening train for Red Deer. She has suffered ill health for a year and underwent a major operation recently but has not fully recovered.
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Frank van Slyke
Red Deer
Alberta
Canada
Iowa Red Cross Roll Call Plans Announced
Judge Hubert Utterback outlines Iowa eighth annual Red Cross roll call beginning Armistice Day through Thanksgiving with a $1 membership core and special memberships for larger donors. Local committees will organize in every city and hamlet under district and county systems to support disabled veterans health nursing disaster relief and international relief efforts.
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Iowa
Red Cross
Hubert Utterback
Des Moines
Iowa Council of Red Cross
Midwest
Grant Township Farm Bureau Sees Large September Meeting
September gathering at C. E. Parker home draws many members and visitors. Mr. Sorden shows educational films. Luncheon of sandwiches and cake served. Next meeting set for October 22 at Wilbur Heckman home with officer election urged. lunch served and all welcome.
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Grant Township Farm Bureau
C. E. Parker
Wilbur Heckman
Mitchell Dean to Accompany Brother to Glendale Sanatorium
Mitchell Dean of Alda Nebraska travels from Anita to accompany his brother A D Dean to Glendale California. A D Dean will stay indefinitely at the sanitarium owned by their sister Daisy Grant, who has helped in his care and reports the patient greatly improved. A climate change is hoped to benefit his health.
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Mitchell Dean
Alda
Nebraska
Anita
Anita Tusday
A. D. Dean
Glendale
California
Daisy Grant
C. O. Z. Club Hosts Walter Hook Dinner
Mrs. Walter Hook entertained the C. O. Z. Club on Wednesday afternoon with all members present. A six o'clock dinner was served by Miss Vera B. Hook assisted by Mrs. Gertrude Barnholdt. Table decorations evoked circus day and balloon whistles filled the room.
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Walter Hook
C. O. Z. Club
Vera B. Hook
Gertrude Barnholdt
A House Full from Kansas Visits Anita
Winfield Bott his wife and two daughters Miss Opal and Geneva Mrs Lena Ballou and son Athur Lloyd Bott and wife Ida Wahe and Julius Wahe of Galatia Kansas are guests this week at the John Wahe family home and other relatives. They traveled from Galatia to Anita by car with little trouble.
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Winfield Bott
Opal
Geneva
Lena Ballou
Athur
Lloyd Bott
Ida Wahe
Julius Wahe
Galatia
Kansas
John Wahe
Anita
Visiting the Old Home Folks
Edward E. Allanson, longtime Chicago bank employee, spends a week in Anita visiting his father Edward G. Allanson, along with brothers, sisters, and many friends. Friends greet him warmly, noting no change from life in the big city.
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Edward E. Allanson
Chicago
Anita
Edward G. Allanson
Big City
Edward
Former Anita Man to Wed in Toronto Ceremony
Mr. and Mrs. A. Schneider announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy to Dr. S. Earl Daughenbaugh, son of the late S. B. Daughenbaugh. The wedding is slated for October 25, 1924, at the bride’s home in Toronto, with a future residence in Chicago. Dr. Daughenbaugh served in World War II and is pursuing postgraduate work in chiropractic studies.
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Anita
A. Schneider
Concord Avenue
Dorothy
Earl Daughenbaugh
S. B. Daughenbaugh
Lincoln Township
Toronto
North
Ashland Boulevard
Chicago
Daughenbaugh
Cass County
National College of Chiropracties
Beekman Announces Democratic Candidacy for County Treasurer
Grover Cleveland Beekman of Atlantic, Democratic nominee for County Treasurer, visited Anita last week to meet voters. He has spent his life in Cass county and aims to reach remaining residents before the June primary and election.
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Grover Cleveland Beekman
Atlantic
Anita
Beekman
Cass County
Republican candidate Hobart visits Anita to seek votes
O M Hobart the Republican nominee for Cass county Recorder toured Anita this week engaging voters in endorsement efforts. He is a longtime Cass county resident and formerly worked in the newspaper business with the Atlantic Daily and Weekly Telegraph.
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O. M. Hobart
Anita
Recorder
Atlantic Daily
Weekly Telegraph
Lafe Young
Des Moines
Homeward letter from Hattie Russell to Sherm and family
Harriet Russell writes from Aberdeen South Dakota describing safe return from the Lake summer trip with Emily en route to Iowa City for school. She details driving routes via Spencer Sioux Rapids Cedar Falls Waterloo Independence and Cedar Rapids and notes Emily is a senior. The family plans to host Bishop Locke during the church conference and invites friends to visit.
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Emily
Iowa City
Spencer
Soo Rapids
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Independence
Cedar Rapids
Young Couple Wed in Massena Baptism Parsonage
Miss Grace M. Watson and Jesse Eblen wed on Wednesday October 1924 at the Baptist parsonage in Massena Iowa. Rev A E Aldrich performed the ceremony attended by Miss Mae Karns and Richard Watson. The couple plan to Macon Missouri for the winter with Eblen Construction. A late evening serenade followed the ceremony with a noisy but cheerful celebration.
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Baptist Parsonage
Massena
Iowa
Grace M. Watson
Wm. Watson
Lincoln Township
Jesse Eblen
A. Eblen
Cumberland
A. E. Aldrich
Mae Karns
Richard Watson
Taxes Not Paid Until Bank Cashes Check Opinion Says
Assistant Attorney General Huff holds taxes aren’t paid until the bank cashes the check. In Lyon county case John Boomgarden paid 114.54 by check July 3 1924 and received a receipt July 3, but the Rock Rapids bank failed and was closed before the check cleared. The opinion directs county officials to pursue payment as receipt does not finalize tax payment.
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Huff
L. A. Rider
Lyon County
John Boomgarden
Rock Rapids
Boomgarden
Smock
Iowa Savings Bank
Sunshine Club Twenty-Fourth Anniversary Observed
The Sunshine Club marked its twenty-fourth anniversary at Mrs. Lizzie Trimmer’s home with two charter members present. Seventeen members joined a one o’clock dinner on Wednesday October 9 and an afternoon of varied entertainment followed. The next meeting is set for October 23 at Mrs. Effie Kirk’s home.
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Sunshine Club
Lizzie Trimmer
Effie Kirk
Accident at Rock Island stock yards injures John L Carey
John L Carey was severely injured while unloading hogs at the Rock Island stock yards when a truck driver backed against him. He was crushed between the truck and the scales, suffering a flesh wound several inches long at the knee joint. The driver did not see him as he balanced the scales.
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Rock Island
John L. Carey
Mr. Carey
Partial Payment Hinted for Anita Bank Depositors
A rumor suggests a ten to fifteen percent payment soon to depositors of Citizens' State Bank of Anita, closed about thirteen months ago. The bank's affairs are with the State Superintendent of Banking for final settlement.
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Citizens’ State Bank of
Anita
State Superintendent of Banking
Des Moines Violin Studies With Arcule Sheasby
Miss Marie Gundrum will spend one day weekly in Des Moines for post graduate violin study under Arcule Sheasby. She will also take piano and primary methods with Paul Stage, head of the piano department at Drake Conservatory of Music.
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Marie Gundrum
Des Moines
Arcule Sheasby
Paul Stage
Drake Conservatory of Music
P. T. A. Holds Good Meeting at High School
The Parent Teachers Association meeting at the high school Friday evening was well attended. After the business session and a fitting program, luncheon was served by Miss Merryman and her Domestic Science girls. Regular meetings occur on the second Friday each month.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
Merryman
Association
Five Per Cent Farm Loans
The Anita Bank offers selective farm loans at five percent interest, signaling available financing for agricultural customers. No additional details on terms or eligibility are provided in the notice.
Durango Couple Visits Anita Friends Then Plans Ohio Trip
L. W. Smith and his wife of Durango Colorado spend a few days in Anita as guests of relatives and old-time friends. They travel by auto to Leesburg Ohio to visit Mr. Smiths parents Thos T Smith and his wife who have faced health issues. Thos T Smith and wife once owned a farm in Adair county but moved back to Ohio to live in the old Smith Homestead, his birthplace. Mrs. Smith is daughter of the late Capt and Mrs C W Huff and sister of Rep Chas W Huff Jr of Massena and Mrs A L Harris of Berea.
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L. W. Smith
Durango
Colorado
Anita
Leesburg
Ohio
Mr. Smith
Thos. T. Smith
Adair County
Texas Enthusiasm From Alamo Visitor Foresees Prosperity
Frank Rydl of Alamo Texas spent a week in Anita visiting his brother Joseph Rydl and family. Five years ago he sold a quarter section of land near Huron South Dakota at a good price. Conditions have forced him to take it back but his more favorable Texas location lets him hold without difficulty. He predicts an era of increased prosperity for Texas people and industries.
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Frank Rydl
Alamo
Texas
Anita
Joseph Rydl
Rydl
Huron
South Dakota
P T A Meeting Includes Play The Economical Boomerang
At the Friday meeting in the High School building the Parent-Teachers Association featured community singing led by Miss Victoria Love and a Senior English class one-act play titled The Economical Boomerang directed by Miss Reyes. Cast included Wm Hull Anita East Stanley Chinn Genevieve Shannon Ralph Miller Wm Blakesley and Dorothy Dinsmore. After a brief business session light refreshments were served.
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Parent-Teachers’ Association
Victoria Love
Miss Reyes
Wm. Hull
Anita East
Stanley Chinn
Genevieve Shannon
Ralph Miller
Wm. Blakesley
Dorothy Dinsmore
James Scanlon Quits Farm Moves to Town
James Scanlon plans to leave farming in Lincoln township after twenty five years on the same farm. He will move to town as soon as the corn is harvested and is undecided on his future work with several propositions in view, possibly including marriage if offered suitable inducements.
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Lincoln Township
James Scanlon
Jim
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the “Helping Hand” Club
W. H. M. S. Meeting
Ising
Harrison Boys
Mrs. van Slyke
Grant Twp Farm Bureau
Daily Star
Repub
Hobart
Cass
Hattie Townsend Russell
Aberdeen
Sherm
Okoboji
Our Church
Bishop Locke
Charlie
Democratic Club
Coolidge
Mama
la Follette
Harriette
Russell
Ity
Ralph Stephenson
Anita Bank
Mr. Ryde
Parent-Teachers’ Meeting
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