Willison Passes Away In Griswold Iowa
Willison eighty six year old father of Bert Willison and Mrs Ira Ruggles died September 2 after brief illness from pneumonia and dropsy at his daughter's home in Griswold Iowa. Funeral services are set for Thursday at 2 30 PM at the M church in Anita with interment in Evergreen Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willison
Bert ‘Willison
Ira’ Ruggles
Anita
Frank Burwell
Griswold
Iowa
Evergreen Cemetery
Cleveland Badges and Liberty Bonds Ride the Times
A clipping recalls 35 years ago the Cleveland badges worn on pantaloons and the habit of long coats. It notes September 11 as Liberty bond interest day totaling about 8.75 million dollars, and critiques President Wilson, the League of Nations, tariffs, taxation, and an Iowa congressman’s inquiry into a 100 million dollar food appropriation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic News-Telegraph
Sherm Myers
Anita Tribune
Atlantic
Cleveland
Yander
Haid
Uncle Sam
Treasury Department
United States
Liberty Bonds
Wilson
Congressman Good
Iowa
Laundry Work Wanted and Local Notices
Laundry work wanted by Mrs G A Meek to be done and delivered at home south of the Odd Fellows building. Mrs Elvira Hyde called Friday. Archie W Angell and wife of Atlantic spent Sunday in Anita with their mother Mrs Clara Angell. D L Gardner leased Warner residence on East Main and moved in last week. Mrs Nettie Cate came from Chicago Friday for a few days with granddaughter Helen Snyder also of Chicago. Mrs Elvira Hyde leaves this week for Billings and Custer Montana to visit sisters Mia J F Engle and Mrs Jennie May. It has been twenty five years since the Sisters have been privileged to gether the visit if Tooked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
G. A. Meek
Archie W. Angell
Atantic
Anita
Clara Angell
Nettie Cate
Chiago
Helen Snyder
Chicago
Elvira Hyde
Billings
Custer
Montana
Mia
J. F. Engle
Jennie May
Ree
J. L. Karns
Afton
Iowa
W. H
H. A
Chas
F. Karns
Fred Worm
Jerry
Local residents and visitors gather in Anita
A longitudinal list of residents and guests visits Anita Iowa and nearby towns. L M Linderman buys a farm near Prescott A 8 Kirkpatrick of Chicago visits with parents W W Kirkpatrick and wife J M Trumbull and family return from France S W Armbrenast Des Moines spends days with S C Turner family Rosa Hubbard Guthrie Den er conducts business for Iowa Electric H F Wilson and wife of Jamaica Iowa visit Anita Lulu Linderman declines teaching to work at Des Moines University Book Store Curley Clark buys Buckley hardware stock at Menlo for public auction A couple walking from Reno Nevada to Peoria Illinois stops in Anita Mrs O C Boyd and Miss Mollie Smith Iowa City visit Mrs C B Dorsey and family Mrs T G Turner and youngest son visit Missouri relatives Evelyn Deeming to Mayo Bros hospital Rochester Minn Bessie Lowell and son Sherm F return from Des Moines Boone Ft Dodge Lake Okoboji Mrs Andrew Chapman family at Fremont Iowa Dr Roland A Felt Tulsa visits Chas M Felt and family Rev Chas C Smith and wife with two sons head to Abingdon Ill Hed ding College appointment Lew J Boyd Toledo Ohio arrives Anita to visit relatives Leslie E Bean becomes new proprietor of Sweney tensorial parlor and bathroom Frank Lees remains with shop after change
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew J. Boyd
Toledo
Ohio
Anita
Lew
Omaha
Frank Lees
Heath
Anita Public Schools Open With Old Time Hours
The Anita Public Schools begin the year on Monday September Sth and the Board of Education adopts old time hours, one hour later than the present new time. School patrons and scholars are requested to take note by order of the Board of Education of the Independent School District of Anita Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Public Schools
Board of Education
Board of Education of
Independent School District
Anita
Iowa
Forty Years Later Anita Native Visits With Family
The editor of the Recorder received a call from Ray B Bennett his wife and three sons and a daughter on their way home to Kearney Nebraska from a trip east. Bennett born in Anita forty years ago visited for the first time since leaving with his parents thirty eight years ago. Dr J L Bennett once practiced here and sold his home now owned by Lizzie Petty McDermott. Helen Dinsmore returned from Cedar Rapids to Bismarck North Dakota to continue as superintendent of Palmer penmanship and elocution with higher pay. Mrs Henry Houck learns her daughter Mrs J L Thomas was injured in a Colorado runaway causing multiple arm injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Recorps
Ray B. Bennett
Kearney
Nebraska
Bennett
Anita
Mr. Bennett
J. L. Bennett
Tennett
Lizzie Petty McDermott
Jas. E. Bruce
Cedar Rapids
Helen Dinsmore
Bismarck
North Dakota
Palmer
Henry Houck
J. L. Thomas
Colorado
Local notes and family updates fill Anita column
Uncle John Ruggles improves in health as community news covers visits from Mrs. Linderman to Drake University, a milk famine rumor, and a string of local events. The column notes include injuries, family moves, school changes, church activities, and trips across Iowa and to nearby states, with names such as H E Campbell, D H E Campbell, E S Holton, Ira Ruggles, and many others.
Coffey & Irwin Co reorganizes with Theo G Coffey as president
The Coffey & Irwin Co expands from hardware to farm implements and John Deere machinery. Theo G Coffey becomes president while remaining in Greenfield. Anita operations will be led by Nelse L Larson with D L Gardner assisting. The firm touts its reputation for quality goods and fair prices across Iowa communities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theo. G. Coffey
Coffey & Irwin
Iowa
I. C. Miller
L. R. Galiher Company
Coffey & Irwin Co
Anita
Nelse L. Larson
Larson
D. L. Gardner
Coffey & Irwin Company
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League of Nations
Warner
East Main Street
L. M. Linderman
Prescott
Lows
A. 8. Kirkpatrick
W. W. Kirkpatrick
J. M. Trumbull
Bernal
France
S. W. Armbrenast
Des Moines
City
S.C. Turner
Rosa Hubbard
Guthrie Dener
Anita Wednesday
Iowa Electric Company
H. F. Wilson
Jamaica
Carl D. Millard
Lulu Linderman
University
Fred Ehrman
Wiota
Mrs
Bertha Renshaw
Nickie Ehrman
Reno
Nevada
Peoria
Illinois
O. C. Boyd
Mollie Smith
Iowa City
C.B. Dorsey
T. G. Turner
Butler
Missouri
Evelyn Deeming
Rochester
Minn
Mayo Bros. Hospital
Bessie Lowell
Sherm, F
Boone
Ft. Dodge
Lake Okoboji
Andrew Chapman
Harkins
Mankato
Kansas
Wm. Richter
Fremont
H. G. Highley
H. H. Cate
Main Street
Lulu Gotsche
Jane
Manning
G.M. Adair
B. D. Forshay
Roland A. Felt
Miss Esther
Tusa
Oklahoma
Chas. M Felt
Lakes
Felt
Tulsa
Chas. C. Smith
Anita M
Oklahoma City
Abingdon
Great Western Separator
Great Western
Task
Coffey & Irwin Implement CO
John Ruggles
Bobbie’ Linderman
Drake University
Joseph Vais
Joseph, Jr
Mattie
Newton
Andrew Johnson
Wm. E. Johnson
Voorhees
Meade
Grand Army of the Republic
Columbus
Abe Biggs
W. O. Trego
Bertrand Stauffer
W. J. Weston
Dora Jean
H. E. Campbell
LaVerne
H. N. Rhoads
D. H. E. Campbell
Weaver
Cumberland
P. T. Williams
Campbell
E. S. Holton
M. FE. Church
Ira Ruggles
Jennie Miller and
Babies
Val Weigand
C. Ross Wiley
Fred B. Dennis
Gertrude Richter
Rasmussen Cafe
Anita School
W. F. Crawford
A. B. Case
Panama
W. B. Case
Howard S. Williams
Bertha Barrett
Council Bluffs
Mike
J. P. Metz
Plattsmouth
Leon G. Voorhees
The
Anita Bank
Texas
Leona Rhoads
Nurses’ Training School
C. E. Barry
A. R. Robinson
the Woods
Misses Rose
Agnes Tierney
Mondamin
M. EK
C. L. Thomas
C. H Bartley
Chas. Bliese
Anita M. BR
Chas. G. Warner
John" Cooper
Bull Frog Valley
Chas, McVay
Wife
Charlie
Kansas City
Punch
Judy
Coffey & Irwin Hardware and Implement Company
Fred Roe
C. M. Blakesley
T. E. Root
Jay D. Kline
C. W. Crandall
David T. Voorhees
Roy Linderman
Norwalk, Iowa
C. W. Shaffer
Casey
Geo. C. Whitmore
Leadville
Denver
ER. W. Calkins
U. S
Hot Springs
South Dakota
H.O. Stone
Ida Biggs
Albert L Felt
Canada
W.H. Wagner, Jr
George Shaffer
Flint
Michigan
Buick
Bill
Lquor
Claude Ruggles
Annte
Navy
Clarence
the Ruggles
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