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Anita Area Social Roundup Bares Many Local Visits
Local residents report a flurry of visits and greetings in Anita and surrounding towns. Kari Bonney and family visit sister Mrs. GC T. Winder in Anita, while H C Lewis and W C Turner pause between trains at Viota. Mrs M L Tilton and daughter from Walnut travel to Anita with her father James Sheeley and family. Mrs W S Braey returns home to Creston. Des Moines visitors include Mrs Frank Winger and three children staying with Mrs Fred Saunders and family. The community hosts frequent church, hospital and holiday gatherings, with several residents noted for supporting relatives and neighbors amid ongoing health troubles. Assistance from Rev O O Peters and Rev Ray Thoms is mentioned, along with letters from Miss Beeline Worthington. The note ends with hopeful wishes for recovery and continued family visits.