A Gathering of Eagles final show at Anita Theater
The Anita Theater hosts the weekend screening of A Gathering of Eagles starring Rock Hudson and Rod Taylor. This marks the season’s last show until spring when the theater reopens. The film follows SAC life and features dramatic missile and base scenes. Community Calendar lists events through January 7 including basketball and lodge meetings.
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Anita Theater
Anita
Hollywood
U. S
SAC
Eagles
California
Fabulous Underground
Omaha
Anita and BF Panthers clash in Friday SWIC tripleheader
Anita travels to Fontanelle Friday for two SWIC games with BF Panthers and Pantherettes. The girls play at 7 pm followed by the boys. Leaders include Linda Skelton Judy Barrack Miriam Zietlow for Anita and Nancy McLuen for BF. Both teams seek conference victory to escape the cellar. key matchups hinge on guard play and height advantages.
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Anita
Fontanelle
BF Panthers
Pantherettes
Chuck Pfaffle
Sexer
Joop
Ightly
Jim Wood
U-M
Griswold
Bonnesens Drawing Winners Announced
Winners in the Christmas drawing at Bonnesens include Mrs G V Tingle of Atlantic receiving a 25 dollar gift certificate. H W Andersen of Atlantic won 15 dollars. Mrs Tim Nelsen aka Antta drew 5 dollars and Mrs Linda Schyader of Cumberland won the other 5 dollars.
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Bonnesen's
G. V. Tingle
Atlantic
H. W. Andersen
Tim Nelsen
Antta
Linda Schyader
Cumberland
Hospital News From Omaha Area Hospitals
Darwin Hansen son of the Ted Hansens underwent major abdominal surgery Tuesday morning at Nebraska Methodist Hospital in Omaha. Jack Keene at Veterans Hospital in Omaha spent Christmas at home then returned for further treatment. John Pearce remains a medical patient at Atlantic Memorial Hospital. Mrs Jenevieve Christensen was taken Friday evening by the Anita Emergency Unit to Atlantic Memorial Hospital after weeks at home. Mrs Ethel Budd has been discharged from medical care.
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Darwin Hansen
Ted Hansens
Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Jack Keene
Veterans Hospital
Jenevieve Christensen
Anita
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Christensen
Ethel Budd
Adult Homemaking Classes Begin Jan 8 at Anita HS
Anita High School hosts a ten lesson adult homemaking series led by Miss Patricia Tryon in the home economics room starting January 8 at 7 30 PM. Topics cover consumer buying foods clothing furniture budgeting time meat cooking casseroles salads and table arrangements. Advisory council members are Mrs Dorothy Sorensen Mrs Joe Ballensiefer Mrs Ben McLuen and Mrs Joe Newell. Open to all with coffee after each session.
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Anita High School
Patricia Tryon
Dorothy Sorensen
Joe Ballensiefer
Ben McLuen
Joe Newell
Two Youths Escape Injury as Truck Rolls Near Wiota
A pickup driven by Royce Kitelinger rolled over near the Malcolm Pollock farm on a Friday night after hitting ice. Karen Miller and Royce Kitelinger sustained minor cuts and bruises, with Miller needing stitches and an overnight hospital stay before release.
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Karen Miller
Tom Miller
Royce Kitelinger
Kenneth Kitelinger
Brayton
Young Kitelinger
Malcolm Pollock
Wiota
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Pollocks
Kitelinger
Miss Miller
Ida Bell Surprised With 90th Birthday Party
Mrs Ida Bell was pleasantly surprised Friday afternoon December 27 at the Aaron Bell home where she is living. It was Aunt Ida s first birthday party and she received many cards and gifts. Mrs Aaron Bell served refreshments of decorated birthday cake and coffee to the guests.
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Ida Bell
Aaron Bell
Aunt Ida
Town Assessor Sets Monday Friday Office Hours
Anita Karns, town assessor, will again hold office hours at Cement Realty Town and Country offices on Mondays and Fridays from 1 30 to 5 30 p m beginning Monday Jan 6 Residents are urged to file personal property returns with Mrs Karns and attend promptly to this matter.
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Anita
Hiys
Don Karns
Cement Realty
Town and Country Ins
Birth of Daniel Louis Knief in Girard Illinois
Pastor Louis Knief and wife of Girard Illinois welcomed a son named Daniel Louis born Friday December 20. He weighs 6 pounds 11 ounces and has two siblings, Roger and Darla. The family, former Anita residents, moved to Girard after pastorate at Holy Cross Lutheran Church ended in November.
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Louis Knief
Girard
Ill
Daniel Louis
Roger
Darla
Kniefs
Anita
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Thiele Couple to Observe 25th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Andy Thiele celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home southeast of Anita on Saturday January 4. Hours are 2 to 4 in the afternoon and 7 to 9 in the evening. A money tree will be featured for silver gifts. Relatives and friends are invited.
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Andy Thieles
Andy Thiele
Anita
SCI Grid Honors Kent Stephenson at State College of Town
Kent Stephenson son of Mr and Mrs Cecil Stephenson earned his second major letter for football at State College of Town. He also earned two all opponent team selections and all conference honors. Christmas guests and family reunions are noted with Mae Pieper Robson families visiting in Avoca and Atlantic, Des Moines, Fort Deposit Maryland and Maine relatives attending Christmas Day gatherings.
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Kent Stephenson
Cecil Stephenson
State College of Town
Stephenson
Mae Pieper
Maxine and
Junior
Francis Nelson
Avoca
Mattie Robson
Harold Wilkins
Roger
Gene Jessen
Extra
Jim Wilkins
Baby
Des Moines
Larry Kessler
Fort Deposit
Morris Robson
Richard
Atlantic
Pelzer
Maine
Charles Robson
Adair
Holy Cross To Install Church Council Sunday 1964
Holy Cross Tatheran church to install church council members during morning worship on Sunday January 9 1964 Elders George Miller Kermit Kloppenburg president Don Pollock vice president Loyal Possehl secretary Larry Behnken treasurer Ed Miller financial secretary Russell Eden board of education Paul Krause trustees Tony Petersen finance committee Phil Mc Laughlin Norman Christensen Kennard Kennedy auditing committee Fred Dressler Gay Karstens Scheduled officers and committees reflect church governance for the new year.
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Holy Cross Tatheran
Church Council
George Miller
Kermit Kloppenburg
Don Pollock
Loyal Possehl
Larry Behnken
Ed Miller
Russell Eden
Board of Education
Paul Krause
Tony Petersen
Phil McLaughlin
Norman Christensen
Kennard Kennedy
Fred Dressler
Gay Karstens
Royce Bissell Accepts New Iowa Distributorship
Royce Bissell has accepted a position as distributor for Iowa America Corp. of Des Moines. His territory will be the Southwest fourth of Iowa. He has purchased a home at Greenfield and will move shortly after Feb. 1 with his wife and son Brice.
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Royce Bissell
Greenfield
Iowa America Corp
Des Moines
Southwest
Iowa
Brice
Davis Couple Observes 25th Anniversary at Anita Home
Mr and Mrs Dallas Davis hosted an open house at their west Anita home on December 22 with about fifty guests. A three tier white cake with red poinsettias centered the table as family members cut and served. Guests included relatives and friends from Sioux City Atlantic Extra Underwood Iota and Anita. They married in Carroll on December 21 1998 and have three daughters and three grandsons.
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Dallas Davis
Anita
Robert
Hazel) Nicholson
Atlantic
Edward
Judy) Masker
Underwood
Betty
Douglas
Dwayne Masker
Steven Nicholson
Sioux City
Extra
Iota
Denver Return of Raymond J. Dorsey
Raymond J. Dorsey of Denver Colorado has returned to Denver where he is employed and attends the University of Colorado He spent the past week visiting relatives and friends in the area.
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Denver
Raymond J. Dorsey
Colo
University of Colorado
Wayne Newell Ends Eight Months Sea Duty
Wayne L. Newell seaman USN son of Mr and Mrs Tom Johnson of Anita has returned to the United States after eight months in the Western Pacific aboard the destroyer USS John W Thomason. The vessel visited Pearl Harbor Sasebo Osaka Wakkanai Buckner Bay Okinawa Subic Bay and Hong Kong as part of the Seventh Fleet.
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Wayne Newell
Wayne L. Newell
USN
Tom Johnson
Anita
United States
Western Pacific
John W. Thomason
Thomason
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Sasebo
Osaka
Wakkanai
Japan
Buckner Bay
Okinawa
Subic Bay
Phillippines
Hong Kong
Seventh Fleet
Letts Jr. to Observe 25th Silver Anniversary in Seattle
Arthur Letts Jr. and Mrs. Lett of Seattle plan an open house for their silver wedding anniversary on January 14. The couple married January 14, 1989 in Maryville Missouri. They are parents of Lyle and Judy with grandchildren Randy and Bobby Lett. Mrs Lett is sister of two women, and Mr Lett is brother of Kenneth and Howard.
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Arthur Letts Jr
Arthur Lett Jr
Seattle
Wash
Eloise Wheatley
Arthur Lett
Maryville
W. 8
Incley
Presbyterian Church
Letts
Lyle
Judy
Randy
Bobby Lett
Bobby Lett. Mrs. Lett
Ralph Nichols
John Bruner
Mr. Lett
Kenneth
Howard Lett
Mrs Spiker And Daughters Face Prolonged Hospital Stay
A report on the condition of Mrs. Ma ble Spiker and her daughters follows a Sunday car crash near Springfield Missouri. Mrs Spiker suffers multiple injuries including a broken leg ribs and facial cuts. Mrs Erma Graham driver of the car sustained a broken arm and collar bone. Burl Neuneker also injured with a broken leg. All are in separate rooms at Burge Protestant Hospital Springfield where they will be hospitalized for some time.
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Mable Spiker
Erma Graham
Burl Neuneker
Springfield
Spiker
Neuneker
Graham
Burge Protestant Hospital
Santa Claus Promotes $239 Yale Retail Prizes
Anita Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee ran Santa Claus Days ending last Tuesday at 4 p m. Eleven dollars remained to be won in cash prizes: three dollars plus eight one dollar prizes. Eleven prize winners listed include Lowel Wesack, Lucille Hargin, Bernadine Pearson, Carl Barbour, Larry Harrison, Mrs Walt Glynn, and several others.
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Yale
Anita Chamber of Commerce
Relail Committee
Lowel Wesack
Lucille Hargin
Bernadine Pearson
Carl Barbour
Larry Harrison
Wyoming
Walt Glynn
Ray Rupperle
Delber, Coglon
George Kopp
Richard Richter
Steve Alloway
It's Broke An Amusing Anecdote From Will's Cafe
A two year old girl, Traci Legg, daughter of Griswold basketball coach Dick Legg, visited her grandparents the Aaron Bells and went to Will's Cafe with her aunt Linda Legg. Traci pressed jukebox keys while her aunt played records, then again when no music played she declared in childlike certainty that the jukebox was broke.
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Traci Legg
Griswald
Dick Legg
Aaron Bells
Traci
Linda Legg
Will
Linda
Soren Sandbeck Heads to Arizona Visit
Soren Sandbeck will depart Thursday morning with relief for a visit in Phoenix, Arizona, to meet with local officials and discuss arrangements.
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Arizona
Soren Sandbeck
Relahvey
Phoenix
Preach s Prejudices Reflecting On Wisdom For The Year
A collection of aphorisms and quotes from various thinkers and writers on self knowledge restraint and virtue. The piece presents jingles from McCaffrey Socrates Shakespeare and others urging self discipline empathy and earnest living as guidance for the new year.
Cagerettes and Alumni triumph in vacation cage fete
Anita's First Annual Vacation Hardwood Festival opened Monday with about 200 fans. Spartanettes beat their Alumni 60 to 43 while the Spartan Alumni won their half 96 to 87. In the curtain raiser Nancy McLuen outscored Leon a Stapleton 28 to 26 as Miss Mayberry added 5 in the final six minutes.
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Anita
Spartanettes
Spartan
Stapleton
McLuen
Nancy McLuen
Leona Campen Stapleton
Vieta
Miss Melwen
Buard
Mrs. Stapleton
Lindy Mayberry
Miss Mayberry
Marsha Schaai
Shirley Eden Twarng
Colleen Kelly
de Chadwick
Chuck Pfaffle
Marlene Christensen
Carol Rich
Peg Schaaf
Donna Rattenberg
Jo Chadwick
Janey Jewett
Regina Glynn
Susan Knowlton
Brenda Jorgenson
Connie VanAernman
Leona Stapleton
Carolyn Millard
Mary Glynn
Marsha Sehaaf
Shirley Eden Twarog
Anita’s
Fr.Soph
Spartans
Paving 148 Project and Membership Drive Highlight Chamber Plans
Bob Miller newly elected Anita Chamber of Commerce president outlines 1964 priorities focusing on paving 148 from Massena to Interstate 90 and expanding rural membership. Committees named include Finance Larry Behnken Retail Gladys Carlson Economic Development Alfred Dement Civic Improvement Ray McAfee with Boyd Sims as vice president and Hugh Bowen as secretary.
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Bob Miller
Anita Chamber of Commerce
Massena
Interstate 90
Miller
Chamber of Commerce
Larry Behnken
Gladys Carlson
Alfred Dement
Ray McAfee
Boyd Sims
Hugh Bowen
Ray Stacey Featured In DNN Paper Monday
Des Moines Tribune outlines the life of Ray A Stacey a former editor of the Guthrian Guthrie Center who won the National Editorial Association Community Service plaque in 1935 for supporting community projects including Springbrook State Park He became deaf in early teens due to a possible nerve injury during a baseball game.
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Des Moines ‘Tribune
Fred Tazell
Ray A. Stacey
Guthrian
Guthrie Center
National Editorial Association
Springbrook State Park
Stacey
Anita
Capital City Commercial
Des Moines
Repblic
Anita Tribune
Boone News-Republican
Adair News
Town Falls
Birthday Guests Attend Avoca Celebration
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Fries and family and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Miller and families visited the Herman Fries home near Avoca last Thursday evening December 26 to help their aunt Mrs. Fries celebrate her birthday.
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Avoca
Marvin Fries
Robert Miller
Herman Fries
Mrs. Fries
Extension's Adult Education Classes Start Jan 13
The Cass County Extension Service begins five weekly adult education classes from 7 to 9 30 pm at the Legion hall starting Monday January 13. A representative of the Extension Service will lead discussions chosen for the course. The instructor, a Guthrie Center resident, has a long Iowa journalism career and lip reading talent.
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Cass County Extension Service
Legion Hall
Extension Service
Representaive
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