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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1924
Page
8
Bangers Bros. offers a complete range of textbooks and school supplies. The store markets early back to school items and educational materials for students and teachers.
Master Jackie Knowlton son of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Knowlton has been ill the past week. William Smith who enlisted in the Marines in 1921 will be discharged from services in early December and expects to return home to Anita.
Ed Anderson of Eckley Colorado writes an upbeat letter to editor Sherm in the Anita Record from August 1924. He notes marriage and two children, praises local politics, and enclosures a two pound postage order for the old home paper.
Miss Anna Ditman spends the week in Anita to begin school duties in the coming years. Miss Leta Booth leaves for Mapleton Iowa to teach in public schools there. John E. Ruggles recovers from appendicitis without surgery. Mrs. M. A. James is a record caller and presents nine red apples to the editor. Willis Gipple reports a large bee output across Cass and Adair counties. Mrs. D. W. Faulkner and Mrs. Mary Steinmetz visit Mrs. Faulkner’s daughter in Lincoln township. Jerome Booth visits from Drake University for a weekend at his parents’ home in Anita.
In Cass County Iowa the district court notes the appointment and qualification of B. D. Forshay as Executor of the estate of Samuel F Cooper, deceased. He requests all debts be paid and all claims presented as required by law, dated September 5, 1924, with attorney H. P. Ziegler acting for the executor.
Letter dated August 28 1924 from Addie Henderson Hayward Idaho Falls Idaho encloses a two dollar fund check for the Record and requests back issues. The writer praises Yellowstone area plans for a future log cabin and fishing trip near the park. Notes on local people and events follow including health, transportation, a new Ford, a baby’s illness, county fair attendance, a resignation of County Engineer J A Gatus and a Congregational Church Missionary Society dinner.
The Christian Church lists schedule including Sunday School 10:00 A M and morning service 11:00 A M Evening service 8:00 P M Christian Endeavor 7:00 P M Choir practice Wednesday 7 80 P M Ladies Aid meets Thursday all day Dinner at 12:00 in church dining room Watch for revival meetings described as potentially the largest ever held at the church Negotiations underway to secure well known evangelist and singers for the event.
A contest offers 2000 dollars first prize with 3000 dollars in cash prizes total. Judges include a banker an educator and a clergyman. Send a stamped self addressed envelope for circular and rules. Shefield Laboratories Dept. Aurora Illinois 38 41.
The Women’s Foreign Missionary Society of the M. E. Church held its monthly meeting at Mrs. Jennie Overmier’s home. Officers for the coming year were elected: Crandall president, Black first vice president, Turner second vice president, Miller third vice president, Denne secretary, Reed corresponding secretary, and Winder treasurer. A Japanese tea followed with thirty attendees.
James Byrd returned from Wyoming. A baby girl was born Tuesday September 9 to Mr and Mrs Fred Kuehn. J W Todhunter of Atlantic attended to business in Anita Tuesday. Dr Phil T Williams and family visited Atlantic Sunday. Peter Barns and wife will occupy the W H Barns residence in South Anita. Marie Smith, former landlady of the Hotel Victoria, moved to Council Bluffs. Key Deeming of the Record bought a new Ford touring car for his wife.
Frank Stager of this city dropped a bunch of bottled drinks while carrying them to the ice tank at the Cass county Fair. A bottle exploded, slicing his wrist joint and severing small veins, narrowly missing the main artery. W S James and Miss Louie Carey appear in brief local notices.
Mr and Mrs George Deane return home after visiting relatives and friends in Nebraska. Dr C L Campbell and wife of Atlantic were Sunday dinner guests at Dr H E Campbell’s home. The world wheat crop is estimated at ten percent below 1923 but no shortage for absolute needs. Wm H Wagner went to Des Moines Tuesday to derive back one of a number of new Ford touring cars for DeMent Bros.
A special meeting of the teachers and Sunday School workers will be held Friday evening at 7 30 at the church. The Christian Endeavor topic next Sunday evening is How can We Serve the Sunday School. The Moral Earnestness of the Kingdom is the eight o clock theme and The World’s Greatest Wonder Gods Love is the Sunday evening theme.
Ed M Blakesley spent Sunday with the home folks in Anita. Lewis James returned from a visit with relatives in Nebraska. Dr G M Adair and M C Hansen were Des Moines visitors Friday. She Cass County Fair got by just in time and the next day it rained. John E Ruggles and Sherm F Myers were Omaha visitors Monday. A D Dean has been ill but is holding his own. An unusually late frost will save a large acreage of the present corn crop. Fred Naylor and wife of the Casey vicinity were visitors in Anita last week.
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