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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1925
Page
4
The column rails at Wisconsin politics and Brookhart, urging readers to consider income tax and fiscal fairness. It notes Iowa’s pride in not matching Wisconsin’s “low ebb” and mocks political promises while lampooning crop pests and the era’s tax debates.
Mrs Myrtle Rork entertained the Original Sunshine Club at her home on Thursday with a day spent piecing quilts and a one o clock dinner. The next meeting is set for October 1 at Mrs Herman Baier’s home. Frank Peterson and family hosted a Sunday picnic and watermelon feed for club members and their families.
At the annual conference in Atlantic last week pastors for the Council Bluffs district were appointed. George Crissman is district superintendent with an office in Council Bluffs. Assignments include Adair M J Rarick Anita M A Gable Casey A B Adams Carson W H Doyle and many others across Iowa towns such as Glenwood Griswold Hancock Harlan Hastings Logan Macedonia Malvern Manilla Manning Missouri Valley Pacific Junction Pisgah Shelby and Woodbine with several posts listed as to be supplied.
Avery Stephenson and his wife returned from a four weeks trip to Arcola Canada where they stayed with Mrs Stephenson's parents Mr and Mrs David Marsh and other relatives. They drove the auto trip without trouble and report Uncle Davy and Mother Marsh in good health sending greetings to old friends in the Anita area.
W. H. Wagner purchased a new Overland Sedan. Howard F. Milhollin becomes a new subscriber to the Record. Dr A M Mikkelsen and wife spent Sunday in Extra. Mike Metz and family visited Anita Saturday night. Mrs Chas Karns spends the week in Omaha visiting daughter June Karns. Mrs Wm Wahlert visited Extra at her parents home. Elijah Birge family visited in Audubon county. Nelle Strater of Des Moines spends week in Anita with Forshay Adair and friends. George F Campbell of Carthage S D visits Anita to handle business and see brother L C Campbell. Clifford Holmes of Hartford Iowa visits Anita and family.
Dorothy Dinsmore, Anita High School graduate of 1925, left for Des Moines to study for a Bachelor of Music at Drake University with violin major. She broadcast a voice and violin program from KFLZ Anita with Marie Gundrum at the piano. Born and raised in Anita she will be missed in church and social circles.
One Fred Stauffer of Durango Colorado arrived in the city this week to stay with his parents and sister while taking a rest from business cares due to months of ill health. Hon Marsh N Baker, former Lincoln township resident and two term Iowa legislator from Cass county, is visiting Anite and nearby friends this week.
Miss Pearl Cahail daughter of Mr and Mrs C H Cahail Guthrie Center and W A Johnson son of Mr and Mrs Hayden R Johnson Anita area were married at the Christian church parsonage Guthrie Center Iowa at six o clock P M on Saturday evening September 19 The groom works for Swift and Company and the couple will reside in Guthrie Center for the present
Charley Beason recalls school days near Benson farm and early teachers Anna Griffith David Wooster and Mary Russell. He lists settlers and relatives in Lincoln and Anita areas and notes the Sreadvile strike and Black Hills rush era with wagon trains bearing hopeful or ironic inscriptions.
Sunday visits and illnesses among local families are recorded with names such as Dr. Phil T Williams and Miss Gladys Joy. The Forshay Insurance Agency bought a new Chevrolet coach from Shaffer. Citizens State Bank paid another ten percent dividend to depositors last week. The Christ ian church Ladies Society served a six o'clock dinner to the Greater Anita Club.
Cassie in Hamilton Texas shares a letter from an unsigned former Anita boy living in Council Bluffs. He says Will Chambers sent Cassie’s note to the Record and mentions life in Anita, old friends, and schooling with Mary Whitmorr Stone and Myrtle Sears Faulkner. He hints at a SwanSen family link and requests contact.
Claudia Brown writes to send $2 for a one year Anita Record subscription. She and Harvey plan to attend college this fall and ask to be remembered to friends in the old home town and community.
Bill Kelley and many Record callers were noted Saturday. Mrs. J. H. Hill and daughter Mrs. Oscar Lindblom also visited. E W Crawford of Fullerton Lumber spent Friday in Anita on company business. Mrs Euphemia Brown remains seriously ill at her home west of Anita. Ruth Saunders of Massena visited with cousin Freda Scholl before heading to Des Moines for school. Guy Smith reportedly leases a Brayton farm from C K Halleck and will move March 1.
Lou Livingston and family of Lewis were Sunday guests at Frank Louden home.
A reader sends payment for another year of the Record subscription and asks to mail a missing last issue so they do not miss any news.
Oma Mrs. E E Soper visited son Earl and family near Bridgewater. Fred C Chinn manager of Farmers' Coop toured Omaha and Des Moines by auto. Evergreen Cemetery frontage improved with a 24 inch sewer pipe and dirt fill. With over half the corn crop harvested from frost, the community has reasons to be thankful this year.
Mason Linderman and his wife along with Mrs. Elsie Kopp returned Sunday evening after spending the week in Des Moines visiting relatives and friends.
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