Anita News Notes Gather Local Visits and Events
Mrs. John W. Fischer hosts friends in Massena with Anita tabs. Azel S. Ames visits Des Moines on Anita Record business. Gertrude Barnholdt returns from Kansas City. Leo Rongers family tours Des Moines and Ottumwa. Louis James works at Tibben barber shop in Tibben's absence. J F Gissible and wife visit Bert Willison family in Dexter. Michael Tierney sells 35 lambs at Omaha market for top prices. Helen DeMent undergoes tonsil removal at Campbell Hospital. Mrs. Mattie Mosley visits Anita with sisters and cousins. W P Thiele meets old friends in Anita. Deputy Sheriff Paul P. Edwards and wife in town for official business. Mrs. Anna Ruddy, Joe and Junior Foley visit from Chicago. Wahlert family hosts. Jud and Deb White enjoy 32 years away in Sharon Oklahoma. County Engineer Guy Cannon surveys South Anita for dirt work. Local horse race fans travel to Guthrie Center. Earl Knowlton’s horse wins purse. Glen Porch hosts John E. Willett and son from Valley Junction. Willett is a former Anita telegrapher. Ben Swartz, L J Hofmeister, and Ben Wilson return from northwest Iowa rural school projects. reports cite drought and scarce feed affecting hog and cattle marketing.
Crafton resident plans trip to benefit health
Hannah A Boyle of Crafton Pennsylvania writes August 26 1926 about sending a 2.00 check for Anita Record through July 9 1927. She explains illness delays and hopes a trip via the William Penn Highway to her nephew's home will aid recovery. She notes local bank robberies and a fatal Pittsburgh bank explosion, and mentions missionary day at Congregational church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers’ Bank
Pittsburgh
Crafton Bank
Anita
Howard Clark
Washington
Local Social Visit and Des Moines Businessman Visit
Mrs Lafe Parker hosted her Sunday School class at home Friday afternoon with games and a luncheon helped by Miss Freda Scholl. Joe L Stalcup of Des Moines, former resident and businessman, was in town Monday and Tuesday promoting Des Moines Saddlery Company where he has worked since leaving Anita years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe L. Stalcup
Des Moines
Des Moines Saddlery Company
Anita
Quee
M. M. Lowe
Wiota
Anna Johnson
L. B. Trumbull
Anita Drug Company
Louise
Bryan Parker
Frank and
Wayne Sisler
Arline von Blohn
Marie Rickel
Muriel Chord
Robt. N. Chord
The
University of Commerce
Beeves Top Chicago Market In Cass County Sale
C H Kay of Atlantic achieved the top price at the Chicago market on August 18 selling 32 heavy-weight Herefords averaging 1 437 pounds at 9 00 per hundred. The shipment was among 13 000 head that day but the highest price. The cattle were western branded Herefords finished on corn-belt feed, reflecting Kay’s quality stock and market demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Kay
Atlantic
Chicago
Anita Public Notices and Social News Digest
Local items report Bruce White moving to a Menlo farm next year and various residents visiting the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. Community updates include school openings, church events, farm and family visits, and harvest notes from Anita and surrounding towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce White
Menlo
McFarland Plans Return to California After Home Purchase
W G McFarland recently back from eight months in California attends to farm affairs and prepares to drive back. he has bought a residence in Los Angeles and will make the city his home. He and Mrs McFarland joined the Towa Picnic in California meeting many Anita Cass county Iowa natives among over 100000 Towans at the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. McFarland
California
McFarland
Los Angeles
Mrs. McFarland
Anita
Cass County
Iowa
Towans
Seventy Fifth Birthday of Herman Brehmer Noted at Lincoln Township
The seventy fifth birthday of Herman Brehmer father of Martin Brehmer of Lincoln township was celebrated recently at the Erehmer homestead five miles west of Atlantic. A large gathering of relatives neighbors and friends joined in the event making it a happy day for the elder Brehmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Brehmer
Martin Brehmer
Lincoln Township
Erehmer
Atlantic
Brehmer
Mrs Mary Weimer Returns to Anita After Wisconsin Visit
Mrs Mary Weimer returns to Anita after months with her son Dan W Mallory in Wisconsin. Dan has been in ill health but shows great improvement, and his mother’s presence is seen as contributing to his better condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Weimer
Dan W. Mallory
Wisconsin
Anita
Dan
School Supplies Stocked For Your Purchase
Our stock of Tablets Pencils and all School Supplies is complete. See us before making your purchase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Drug Company
Notice of Administration in Maria Reagues Estate
In the district court of Cass County Iowa the estate of Maria H. Rugeles deceased appoints A B Walker administrator with qualifications. Creditors are requested to file claims properly authenticated for allowance and payment, dated August 31, 1926, attorney E S Holton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
District Court
State OF
Iowa
Cass County
Mar
H. Rugeles
Towa
A. D
Shenandoah visit to Henry Field station reported
Robert Scott and his wife Jesse Stauffer with their son and daughter toured the Henry Field broadcasting station in Shenandoah yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Scott
Jesse Stauffer
Henry Field Broadcasting
Shenandoah
Anita businessman Val Wiegand Recovers at Home
Val Wiegand a longtime resident and business figure in Anita has been ill at home for several days but is now on the road to recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O— Val Wiegand
Anita
Labor Day Address At Congregational Church
The Congregational church will hold a special Labor Day address at the 11:00 service next Sunday morning. The program includes special music and the pastor will give the sermon. The public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Dr. Harry Hall Visits Anita After Stults Arrival
Dr. Harry Hall who recently located in Wiota and succeeded the late Dr. M F Stults was an interested visitor in Anita Tuesday evening. He toured the town meeting a colony of the best people on earth and attended the weekly band concert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Hall
Wiota
M. F. Stults
Anita
Larson for Lenses Punk Tal Lenses
John Coffin of Oskaloosa Iowa, long a well known Anita area resident twenty one years ago, visited this week staying with relatives of Harry and Chas Dressler and Fred Woods. He praises the rapid progress and many improvements in his former home town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Coffin
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Anita
Harry
Chas. Dressler
Fred Woods
John
Truck slips into ditch after rain near town
James Brunson drives a large truck that slid off the grade into a ditch west of town after heavy rain. No injuries beyond shaken nerves. Meanwhile John Wade and family return from Galatia Kansas. Crop prospects along their route appear well below average with fodder scarce in parts of Nebraska and Kansas. Dorothy Dinsmore, studying music in Des Moines, plans to enter Drave Conservatory this fall in Anita. Little Miss Lucille Simon hosts thirty guests for a 2 to 5 party with games and treats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Brunson
O— John Wade
Robert
Galatia
Kansas
John
Nebraska
Dorothy Dinsmore
Des Moines
Anita
Drave Conservatory of Music
Blossom Walker
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John W. Fischer
Massena
Anita Friends
Azel S. Ames
Anita Record
Gertrude Barnholdt
Kansas City
Leo Rongers
Ottumwa
Louis James
Frank Tibben
Mr. Tibben
J. F. Gissible
Bert Willison
Dexter
Michael Tierney
Omaha
Helen DeMent
Floyd DeMent
Dr. H. E. Campbell Hospital
Mattie Mosley
G. M. Aldrich
F. H. Knowlton
Elvira Hyde
Eis Ngpnite
W. P. Thiele
Bridgewater
Paul P. Edwards
City
Paul
Mrs. Edwards
Anna Ruddy
Joe
Junior Foley
Wm Wahlert
Junior
Wahlert
Jud
Deb” White
Sharon
Oklahoma
Guy Cannon
South Anita
Guthrie Center
Earl Knowlton
Glen Porch
John E. Willett
Ercell
Valley Junction
Willett
Ben F. Swartz
L. J. Hofmeister
Ben Wilson
Hannah A. Boyle
Bradford Ave
Crafton
Pennsylvania
Sherm
L. E. Pray
Ee Ferm
C. Richter
Ee J. Os. Metz
Chas. S. Brown
Anita Thursday
O— Benny Brady
Brooklyn
New York
Lawrence Christensen
Family
Edna Nichols
New Virginia
G. W. Marsh
More Cass CO. Beeves
Wm. Cochran
Ines Qiennen
Dave R. Jones
Casey
Fred Naylor
George Scholl
Freda
Jane
W. P. G. Club
D. W. Faulkner
Helen Crowley
Rev
Father Sally
Frank Crook
Bayard
Koob
Harry Dasher
W. B. Kelley
Brayton
Max Walker
U. S. Walker
Iowa State College
Ames
Carnett Pray
Osteopathy College
Mrs. L. E. Pray
Frank Lees
Valley Jackion
Woodrow Electric
King Electric Company Asanti
Jowa
Anita M. EB
Perry
Lad‘@s’ Unio Club
Dottie Reeves
Voorhees Estate
Jesse N. Jones
Comfort
Wm. Smith
Ollie Kelley
Wilton Junction
John C. Kelley
A. J. Nelson
Rosa Tierney
Katharine
St. Mary's Hospital
Council Bluffs
Caroline Picken
T. F. Green and Son
Neola
Arita
Myrad
T. Monnig
Victor B. Case
Ray Nichols
John Hall
H. O. Knudson
Ladies’ Art Society of the Congrestional Church
Revineld Goechanour
Ben R. Goechanour
Maria H. Reagates
Walker
E. S&s . Holton
Lee
Atlantic, Iowa
Miller’s Meat Market
Lucille Simon
Henry Simon
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