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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1927
Page
5
After more than a year confined by illness W D Pratt is able to go out again and drive his car. Friends and colleagues hope for his continued improvement as he resumes public life and daily activities.
G. T. Renner and wife, who spent the summer in Anita with Mrs. Renner's parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Pratt, departed last week for Seattle Washington where Renner has secured a position at Washington University. They plan several stops in Nebraska Colorado and other western states.
A long list of locals attended the Iowa State Fair and hosted visitors from Des Moines St. Joe and nearby towns. Several families traveled for fairs, business, or visits while others planned trips to Minnesota and Canada.
Dr H E Campbell attends to professional matters at the Atlantic hospital. Mrs H R Redburn recovering at home. Parker installs a well on Chas Hockenberry farm southwest of Anita. W T Biggs buys Adair moving picture theater after selling Unique Theatre in Anita. Two showers refresh the area aiding corn. Ida Muntendam tenderly reads title clear for another year of prepaid home newspaper. Mr and Mrs A J Nelson host John C Kelley Rev E O Douglass and families. Cole Musick and Jesse McElfresh vacation two weeks among lakes in northern Minnesota.
Mr and Mrs Henry Baier and children of Bridgewater were Sunday guests in Anita with Mrs Baier s brother Joe Kopp and wife and other relatives
An eccentric visitor named Dan calls at the cord office last week and leaves notable evidence of his friend TM pana go drafting a will for the home newspaper.
Gertrude Ederle, famed for first English Channel swim, appears in Swim Girl Swim at Rialto with a substantial role and a demonstration of swimming ability. The program for two nights includes Paramount News and a comedy.
Dr. A. M Mikkelsen, a local chiropractor, will be at the Massena hotel every forenoon except Sunday from 9:00 to 11:30 for those wishing his services. E. T. Houston renews his subscriptions to the Record for his brother George Houston at Orion Illinois. Peter Scott Sr. and his brother Johnny Scott have been working on overhauling and adding to the water works on E. B. Lunan’s Lincoln township farm.
Coach Mr and Mrs Joe Kopp visit Omaha while R C Pratt greets the Record office. W D Pratt and wife attend the Cass county fair. Jo Azel Ames of the Record visits Atlantic business. Rollie King and family from Atlantic tour Anita. Harold Barber takes a wholesale post in Council Bluffs. Lesetta Hereth returns to Anita after four weeks in Boston and eastern cities to begin work in E S Holton law office.
Merle Marsh his sister Miss Nila Marsh and Miss Della Kraeblirg, guests in Anita and vicinity, have returned home to Arcola Sask Canada. Frank H Stacey of Guthrie Center a prominent Minorca fowl breeder carried away ribbons at the state fair with twenty five birds shown. Postmaster Ed L Newton rural carriers S V Metheny and R S Henderson attended a rural mail carriers district convention at Bixler Park Adams county five miles north of Corning where large turnout was reported. Mrs Clarence Mathies, under Dr H E Campbell care for several weeks, was taken to the Atlantic hospital Monday for major surgery and is recovering well.
An old ad promotes Meyers Red Fox Poteam Kernels with claims to deter rats and pests. It lists retailers Bongers Bros and Amita Drug Co and also mentions pricing 35 and 75 cents.
Roy Scholl called last week about renewing a subscription to the Becasiil for another year. Since her return from the west country Mrs. W. S. Reed has greatly improved in health. Mrs. John Metheny and children of Menlo visited the Methenys in Anita last week.
Wm. H. McIntyre and wife attended with their babies as the Cass county fair was held in Atlantic on Tuesday. Mrs. Harold Barber spent the week in Bridgewater with her sister Mrs. Leslie Greenwalt. Mrs. Kathryn DeCamp entertained the Knot-A-Hase Club Wednesday at a bridge session.
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