State Takes Over South Anita Road
The Anita Massena road becomes part of the state primary road system after years of local effort and boosters. Supervisors Metz and Wohlenhaus helped push the project, which will soon bear highway signs with the number 148 and be maintained by the state highway commission though a surface date is not yet set.
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State Highway Commission
Anita-Massena
E State
Ames
Mike Metz
W. H. Wohlenhaus
Nita
Ormen
Achievement Day Held in Atlantic by Farm Women
Atlantic hosts Farm Women Achievement Day at the Methodist church. Mrs. Lucile Cochran of the Iowa State College extension service judged eleven exhibits as excellent. Massena township led scores with over 1,000 points. Edna township close behind with 936. Edna and Massena exhibits were top for educational value. Mrs. Raymond Sayre spoke on Looking Ahead. Fifty-one women participated. 14 earned perfect scores. The event featured a county farm women's chorus, a noon luncheon, and a tea service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cass
County Home Project
Methodist Church
Edna Townip
Ictorrg
Massena
Raymond Sayre
Farm Bureau
Ed. Nt
Beasie Bell
Rugene Jones
Alan Hopley
Atlantic
Lou Kennedy
Henry Kueh
Wesley
Lena ‘Barit
Floyd Blankinship
Roscoe Jones
Ralph Jon
Tom Bailey
le V8y Pollock
Louie
Quintupland Highlites Dionnes at Rialto feature
The Dionne quintuplets star in Quintupland a RKO featurette shown Saturday and Sunday at the Rialto Theatre. It depicts the four year olds in winter scenes including sliding skiing and snow play while revealing their health weight and earnings. Also on the bill Outside of Paradise Making the Headlines and March of Time Natural Wonders of the West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dionne
RKO
Mickey Mouse
Dr. Dafoe
Regan
Ireland
Penny Singleton
New York
Phil
Penny
Bert Gordon
Eddie Cantor
Joe E. Marks
Ruth Coleman
Lind Hayes
Renie Riano
Cliff Nazarro
Paradise
Rialto
Jack Holt
Beverly Roberts
Craig Reynolds
Marjorie Gateson
John Wray
Supervisors Name New County Overseer of the Poor
Cass county board selects Miss June Hamm of Marengo Iowa as the new county overseer of the poor to succeed Miss Hoar who resigned to study at the University of Chicago Miss Hamm began duties April 1 and is a former Page county overseer of the poor Miss Klackhohn of Bloomfield Davis county worker declined the offer and remained in Davis county Miss Hoar left for Chicago Friday
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Cass County Board of Supervise
Elizabeth Klackhohn
Bloomfield
Davis County
Frances ‘Oar
University of Chicago
June Hamm
Marengo
Iowa
Miss Hoar
Miss Hamm
Clarinda
Page County
Chicago
King Erskine wed in Valley Nebraska
Iona B King daughter of Mrs Amelia King of Anita Iowa and James R Erskine of Des Moines united in marriage on April 1 at Valley Nebraska The bride a Anita High School graduate attended college in Des Moines and taught in several Iowa schools Mr and Mrs Erskine visited Anita briefly Sunday before his moving to Minnesota where he works as sales manager for a St Louis auto accessory firm
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iMiss
Iona B. King
Amelia King
Anita
James R. Erskine
Des Moines
Valley
Neb
Anita High School
Iowa
Meadow Valley Peas Price Note in Grain Ad
A fragment from a newspaper ad lists Meadow Valley Extra Fine Peas in No 2 Cans at 12c and 25c per can, with half-price terms noted. The text appears as a shopper’s price snippet.
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Meadow Valley
Funeral for Roy Bills Held in Anita and Atlantic
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p m last Wednesday at the Congregational church in Anita for Roy Bills 62 of Fort Worth Texas a native of Anita who died the Monday prior at his brother Claude Bills home in Atlantic after an extended illness Rev Thos B Dixon officiated and burial was in Evergreen cemetery Short services were at the Roland Peacock Baxter funeral home in Atlantic Music included a duet by Mrs Raymond Lantz and A B Stone and a solo by Rev Dixon Pallbearers were C F Darrow I W Joy L E Bean C A Robison B R Godanour and Fred H Bell of Adair Survivors include three brothers and five sisters Claude Bills Atlantic George Bills Lee Bills Mrs Dolcie Scholl and Mrs Zella Robinson of Anita Mrs Esta Anderson of North Hollywood Cal Mrs Ollie Herrick of Grant Pass Ore and Mrs Myrle Soper of Stuart
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Anita
Roy Bills
Forth Worth
Tex
Claude Bills
Atlantic
Thos. B. Dixon
Evergreen Cemetery
Roland, Peacock & Baxter
Raymond Lantz
A. B. Stone
Rev. Dixon
C. F. Darrow
I. W. Joy
L. E. Bean
C. A. Robison
B. R. Godanour
Fred H. Bell
Adair
George and
Nevada Bills
Fort Worth
Bills
George Bills
Lee Bills
Dolcie Scholl
Zella Robinson
Esta Anderson
North Hollywood
Cal
Ollie Herrick
Grant Pass
Ore
Myrle Soper
Stuart
Gaines Gipple=vows unite Atlantic and Anita pair in Maryville
Miss Jessie Gaines daughter of Mr and Mrs Leonard Gaines of Atlantic and Kenneth Gipple son of Mr and Mrs C O Gipple of Anita were married in Maryville Missouri on Saturday March 26 Rev D J Van Devanter of Maryville Methodist Church performed the service The couple will reside with the Gipple family on the farm north of Anita A honeymoon followed and they return to their home among friends in the two communities George J Anstey Massena livestock raiser spoke on a noon program at WSUI Ames sharing farming experiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie Gaines
Leonard Gaines
Atlantic
Kenneth Gipple
C. O. Gipple
Anita
Maryville
D. J. van Devanter
Maryville Methodist Church
Gipple
Mrs. Gipple
George J. Anstey
Massena
WSUI
Ames
Mr. Anstey
John A. Cooper Dies at 82 in Adair County
John A. Cooper 82 of Anita area died Friday at his home after a short illness. Born April 3, 1856 in Moberly Missouri he moved to the community in 1881. Surviving are wife Elizabeth Bell Duff a son James W. Cooper and three daughters Laura Tiggs Barbara Kinniard Effie Bean and a brother William I. Cooper. Funeral was Sunday at 2 p.m. at the family farm with Rev. J M Deberg officiating burial in Sunny Hill Cemetery Adair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Cooper
Anita
Moberly
Elizabeth Bell Duff
James W. Cooper
Newton
Laura Tiggs
North Pine
Canada
Barbara Kinniard
Corning
Effie Bean
Atlantic
William I. Cooper
J. M. Deberg
Adair Presbyterian Church
Sunnyhill
Adair
Anita Girl Wins County Spelling Contest Saturday
Gretchen Daughenbaugh, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carmel Daughenbaugh, won both the oral and written county spelling contests in Atlantic last Saturday afternoon. The seventh grader trained by Miss Christina Hollen with help from B D Forshay, has helped Anita schools win county medals in ten of thirteen years. Gretchen will represent Cass county at the Des Moines Register contest on April 23 and the interstate contest in Council Bluffs on April 29.
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Gretchen Daughenbaugh
Carmel Daughenbaugh
Atlantic
Gretchen
Christina Hollen
Anita
B. D. Forshay
Cags County
Des Moines Register
Des Moines
Council Bluffs
Wall Paper Special Prices At Bongers Bros
Spring sale offers special prices on wall paper by Bongers Bros. Prices beat mail order catalogs as customers compare patterns and textile finishes in-store.
Mrs Ellen Howlett 90 Dies at Home in Anita
Mrs Ellen Howlett aged 90 widow of Samuel Howlett died at her home in South Anita at 9 30 last Wednesday evening from complications of old age and small pox. Born in Rockford Illinois in 1847 she moved to Cass county as a child and helped build the region witnessing its growth from prairie to farm and highway. Survived by two daughters Mrs Cora Armstrong and Mrs Dora Edwards Anita and Ross Howlett Clarinda, plus a sister and brother Mrs Alta Pratt and Grant Brown Anita. Interment in Evergreen cemetery with Rev D B S Prather officiating.
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Ellen Howlett
Samuel Howlett
Cass County
South Anita
Howlett
Rockford, Il
James
Sarah Brown
Iowa
Wiota
Cora Armstrong
Dora Edwards
Anita
Ross Howlett
Clarinda
Alta Pratt
Grant ‘Brown
Middle West
D. B. S. Prather
Methodist Church
Evergreen Cemetery
Rock Island Buys White Line Rights in Freight Road
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved Rock Island Motor Transit Co. purchase of most rights and property of White Line Motor Freight and White Line Trucking for 59000. Rock Island plans Chicago to Omaha service with two Iowa branch routes, abandoning other White Line rights. White Line Transfer and Storage Co. remains unaffected. Anita school board requires personal applications for next year teaching jobs amid expected staff changes.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington, D. C
Rock Island Motor Transit Co
White Line Motor Freight Co
White Line Trucking Co
Des Mones
Commerce Commission
Rock Island Railroad
Chicago
Ill
Omaha
Neb
Rock Island
Muscatine
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Washington
White Lines
White Line Transfer and Storage Co
The
Rock Island Co
Anita School Board
Anita
Anita Mayor Gets $10 A Month In Anita
The old town council voted unanimously to grant the mayor a salary of ten dollars monthly. The measure, introduced by Alfred Dement, notes Anita was among the few towns without a mayoral salary. The oath of office was given to Mayor-elect C. F. Darrow, who then administered oaths to councilmen and the park commissioner. Other officers kept or adjusted salaries, with debts and housing arrangements noted. Chas Workman, longtime Anita resident, died at his home Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Town Council
Anita
Alfred Dement
H. L. Bell
J. C. Jenkins
C. F. Darrow
Darrow
Ernest Burke
Robert C. Howard
A. J. Kopp
Andy Petersen
Wi. T. Biggs
Solon A. Karns
George Bills
Fred Exline
Exline
Water Board
Aaron Bell
Kopp
G. M Adair
Assessor
Water Trustees
George ‘Shaffer
Robert Scott
Chester A. Long
Mir. Bell
Organize Local Unit For the Control of Cancer
Fourteen Anita women met at Mrs. R I Needles home to organize a local unit of the American Society for the Control of Cancer. Needles spoke on early cancer symptoms and outlined a membership drive ending April 30. Attendees represented various local clubs and societies including the Anita Literary Club, P T A, Congregational and Methodist groups, Rebekah lodge, Loyal Circle, K J A club, Rose Hill and East/West Neighborhood Circles, Legion Auxiliary, and the Eastern Star chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
R. I. Needles
American Society For the Control of Cancer
R.W. Forshay
Flora V. Stone
Congregational Missionary Society
Albert Karns
Methodist Missionary Society
Vera B. Hook
Congregational Ladies Aid
Rebekah Lodge
C. T. Winder
Methodist Ladies Aid
Herbert Bartley
Loyal Circle
W. R. Cryer
K. J. A. Club
E. C. Dorsey
Rose Hill Circle
M. Dorn
East Neighborhood Circle
W. F. Crawford
West Neighborhood
Harley Miller
Legion Auxiliary
W. T. Biggs
Eastern Star Chapter
Also Mentioned on This Page
South Anita Road
Jolly Dozen
3 Reag
Henry ‘Maduff
King
Erskine
Briardale Grocery
Anita, Iowa
Kraft
Jonathan
Gaines
John Cooper
Anita Girl
Bongers Bros
Rock Island Railroad Buys
White Line Motor Freight
Chas, Workman
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