Anita Welcomes New Superintendent Clyde Newell
Anita greets new school chief Clyde B Newell arriving from Center Point Linn County with his wife joining the elementary system Educators praise his background and his family plans to live in the vacated superintendent home Mrs Newell will teach in the elementary grades They have three children one in high school one in college and a son in grade school Nearby lore recalls lamp lighter Andrew Hansen and the old curved iron step from a street lamp used in the early 1900s, tying local history to the new era
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Clyde B. Newell
Newell
Glen C. Hornbuckle
Hornbuckles
Corning
Center Point
Linn County
Newa
Jack Long
Andrew Hansen
Hansine- Johnson
Mr. Hansen
Hansen
Ransen
Denmark
America
Iriya Johnson
George Shaffer
Bonnie Davis
Johnson
United States
Moonlight Auction List Starts to Rise in Anita
Mrs Maggie Chaney of Des Moines joins Crestwood Nursing Home arrivals along with Mrs Mary Sheley who marked her 95th birthday and others, as Moonlight Auction signs up items from Anita retailers. Three properties changed hands: Wills sell West Main to Hoskins, Nissans move to Atlantic, and Davis buy Elm street home. The Chamber of Commerce Moonlight Auction starts Saturday July 17 at Band Shell Park with items from auto supplies to farm goods, auctioneers Speck Fay and Lynn Dorsey, clerk Roy Parker.
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Maggie Chaney
Des Moines
Crestwood Nursing Home
Chaney
Charles Borth
Anita
Chaneys
Lincoln Township
Sorensen
Third
Mary Sheley
Crestwood
Crestwood Nursing Home On Thursday Where She Will Make Her Home, Mrs. Sheley
Dennis Nursing Home
Atlantic
Hilda Spangberg
Spangbberg
James Osen
Mary Amdor
Massena
Frank
West Main Street
Arthur Hoskins
Will
Larry Nissan
Nissan
W. 14Th St
Dallas Davis
Enma Hockenberry
Elm Street
Edward Masker
Harlan
Masker
Davis
Judy
Lonnie Weed
Hagan
West Main St
Cortez Stanley
Mr. Weed
Chamber of Commerce
Band Shell Park
Max Mackrill
Speck Fay
Lynn Dorsey
Roy Parker
Firemen Burn Anita Area Practice Home
The former Norman Gundy farm house near Anita was used for a practice drill by Anita Volunteer Firemen, then burned. Pete Kelloway, owner of Bridle Bit Ranch, previously owned the farm. The town’s Community Celebration is planned for July 26 and 27 with a chicken barbecue, horse show, dances, and a teen event, plus a kids’ afternoon and various contests. Larry Behnken and family moved to St Peters Missouri, storing belongings until moving into their new home.
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Norman Gundy
Anita
Pete Kelloway
School House Road
Wheatley Farm
Anita Park
Anita Saddle Club
Forte
Danny Josephson
Roy Armstrong
Larry Rai
Red Tops
Howard Anderson
Andy
The
Manhattans
Bessire
Rex Peer
Atlantic
Iowa Poultry Organization
Ames
Fire Hall
Harlan Amusements
Iowa Conservation Commission
Lions’ Club
Clinton
Larry Behnkens
Missouri
Larry Behnken
St. Peters
Behnkens
Claus Behnken
Behnken
Claus Behnkens
Last Rites Today for Mrs Dill
Funeral services for 83 year old Mrs Emma Dill will be held Thursday at 2 p m at Long funeral home. The Rev Carroll Robinson will officiate with Sidney Larsen joined by choir in singing In the Garden and Going Down the Valley. Interment will be Anita Evergreen cemetery. Mrs Dill was born March 9 1882 near Anita, married to John Dill in 1898, farmed in Lincoln township until 1934, later moved to Anita. Survived by three children, a daughter Winifred Brown of Anita, sons Clayton of Adair and J Merritt of Minneapolis, a brother and sister, and several relatives. Her husband preceded her in death in 1962. A rabies scare follows a cat bite on June 23 for Gaylen Walters. anti rabies shots begun.
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Long Funeral
Emma Dill
Carroll Robinson
Roger Scott
Sidney Larsen
Wesley Johnson
Leroy Dill
John Dill
George Aggen
Howard Borth
Dale Dressler
Gary Dressler
Anita Evergreen Cemetery
Anita
Carl
Louisa Borth
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Atlantic
Lincoln Township
Dill
James
Winifred) Brown
Clayton
Adair
J. Merritt
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles Borth
Mary Borth
Anjita
Minnie Daughenbaugh
Clara Borth
Annie
Otto Borth
Freddie
Anita lads enter Soap Box Derby in Atlantic
Two Anita boys entered the Soap Box Derby to be held Sunday July 4 in Atlantic at 2 30 p m starting Sixth and Chestnut. Competitors are David Weatherwax 12 and Robert Scholl year old, built their own racers under local and national rules. This marks Anita's first derby entry since 1947 when Im Melntrye won the county crown. The Atlantic winner advances to the national Soap Box Derby finals in Des Moines later this summer. Derby officials expect the entry list to grow fast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Atlantic
David Eatherwax
Charles Weatutwax
Robert Scholl
Jarvin Scholl
Tribune
Im Melntrye
Lounty
Erby
Es Moines
Coastwood Nursing Home Hosts 10 Day Nurses Aide Course
Coastwood Nursing Home runs a 10 day nurses aide course starting Monday in July and continuing to Friday July 16. Classes run daily 1 to 4 pm for a total of 30 hours. Mrs Peck, a registered nurse from Audubon affiliated with the State Department of Public Health, will teach. Limited enrollment. applicants must submit forms and will be kept on file for future use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coastwood Nursing Home
Peck
Audubon
Anita Leads Swimming Lessons Among Area Children
Two hundred ten Anita Wiota children are among 456 youths from Cumberland Massena Lewis Anita and Wiota taking Red Cross swimming lessons at the Atlantic pool this summer. Handicapped class has 15, Anita 14 Massena 76 Cumberland 75 Lewis 70 Viota 16. Lessons run through July 10 with July 3 off.
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Anita, Wiota
Anita-Wiota
Cumberland
Massena
Lewis
Anita
Wiota
Red Cross
Atlantic Pool
Viota
Kay Johnson on Nine Week European Tour
Miss Kay Johnson daughter of Mrs Istyn Johnson and Miss Maylo Beil of Downers Grove IL leave Chicago for a nine week Europe tour joining Miss Sharon Gissible airline stewardess from San Francisco. They will visit Copenhagen Stockholm and travel through the Scandinavian countries Holland Germany and the other listed nations by plane and motor coach before returning August 13. Johnson taught last year in Palatine Illinois and will resume teaching this fall.
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Kay Johnson
Istyn Johnson
Maylo Beil
Downers Grove
Europe
Johnson and
Beil
Chicago
Copenhagen
Denmark
Sharon Gissible
San Francisco
Calif
Germany
Stockholm
Sweden
Gissible
Johnson
States
Holland
Switzerland
Austria
Greece
Italy
France
England
Scotland
Three Films Set For Holiday Weekend At Anita Theater
Anita Theater announces a color film lineup for the holiday weekend. The 11 p m Saturday midnight show features The Evil of Frankenstein, with Rampage at 7 30 p m Saturday, followed by a 10 30 p m reopening. Sunday offers Rampage and The Lively Set at 7 30 p m, and Monday shows The Lively Set as a single feature. Cast notes highlight Robert Mitchum Elsa Martinelli and Jack Hawkins in Rampage, while The Evil of Frankenstein stars Peter Cushing Peter Woodthorpe and Caron Gardner in color Universal horror revived for local audiences. The Lively Set centers on fast cars and romance with a blend of songs and action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta Theater
Robert Mitchum
Elsa Martinelli
Jack Hawkins
Anita Theater
Mitchum
Hawkins
Miss Martinelli
Universal
Cyele
Peter Cushing
Peter Woodthorpe
Caron Gardner
Excise Tax Refund Affects Local TV Shop Inventory
President Lyndon Johnson signed the excise tax cut, prompting Cal Blue of Cal's TV to inventory about 2000 dollars of banks to qualify for a federal excise tax refund. The IRS will verify inventories by company with a detailed list of tube types and prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyndon Johnson
Cal Blue
Cal’s TV
Blue
Bureau of Internal Revenue
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Becky
Pat
Mike
Farmers’ Co-Op
By Meta Miller
Moonlight
Gene Bessire
Mrs. Dill
Gaylen Walters
Verner Walters
Ile
Ourse
Hans Christensent
Jenevieve Christensen
West Main
Dora Edwards
Cherry St
Jack Fulks
Tommie Christensen
Christensen
Jerry Ryd
Cherry
Willa Dean’s
Willa Dean's
William McIntyre
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