Anita leads as rural retailers post late 1961 gains
Retail sales in Anita rose by 6825 in the last quarter of 1961, outpacing several area towns in total volume derived from the two percent sales tax. Creston Extra and Harlan also posted gains, while Griswold and Greenfield districts suffered notable losses. Atlantic and other towns showed mixed results in the Iowa Tax Commission figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
Iowa Tax Commission
Tax Commission
Avantic
Creston
Avoca
Corning
Extra
Guthrie Center
Panora
Willisea
Harlan
Griswold
Greenfield
Audubon
Winterset
Red Oak
Stuart
Oakland
Lenox
Creston Extra
Tarlan
Atlantic
Oakland -7
Villisca
Anita Welcomes Doctor Move and Library Appointees
Dr. Duane Warris buys Dr. Jack LaRue’s medical practice and will relocate to Anita before the new school year. New library board members are Mrs. Rex Miller and Mrs. Gene Brocker. Lynn Bissell’s quick action spared an Ames girl from serious burns. Engagements and weddings noted include Carolyn Casteel with Gary Lantz, Geraldine Robinson with Leslie Nelson, and Anna May Nelson with Kent Stockham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duane Warris
Jack LaRue
Anita
Rex Miller
Gene Brocker
Lynn Bissell
Ames
Carolyn Casteel
Gary Lantz
Geraldine Robinson
Leslie Nelson
Crown Point
Ind
Anna May Nelson
Kent Stockham
Benson
Minn
Smither Holliday Wed In Creston Church Ceremony
Gary G. Smither and Judy Marlene Holliday united in marriage at St. John’s Evangelical and Reformed Church Creston on Sunday afternoon July 15 at 2 30. The double ring ceremony featured candlebra pink carnations and white gladioli. Bride wore silk organza Chantilly lace gown with sabrina neckline long sleeves and a fingertip veil. Bridesmaids wore cosmos pink dresses and carried pink roses. Best man Larry Ray Anita. groomsmen Baker Creston. Reception followed at the parish hall with flowers and formal details. After a short wedding trip the couple will reside in Cedar Rapids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's Evangelical and Reformed Church
Creston
Judy Marlene Holliday
Frank Holliday
Gary G. Smither
Claude Smither
Anita
G. G. Braziel
Geraldine Heessel
Sidney Larsen
Misses Lavonne
Joyce Holliday
Larry Ray
Damian Baker
Proom
Leroy Merritt
Arispe
Orville Hunnemiller
Ankeny
Karen White
Des Moines
Mary Ann Carson
Beverly Doll
Alene Wilber
Huss
Weisshaar
20 Years Ago 1942 and Earlier Local News Anita items
Twenty years ago multiple local notes report a July 9 1942 car accident injuring Henry Simons and his daughters Iva Mae and Ruby, a Rochester memorial for Mrs Julius Hansen, Frank W Stager 56 dying of a heart attack, births, and rifle shoot results. Other items recount 1932 events, 1922 wedding surprises, a big Anita celebration planned, a housing fire caused by a firecracker, and 1908 church unions and local accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Simons
Iva Mae
Ruby
Fred Dressler
Daryl Dean
Blanche Prather
Earl Shellmaker
Wiota
Storm Lake
Anita
F. R. Howard
Wife and John discuss burglars amid a Go Modern scene
A brief dialogue sketch shows a wife voicing fear of burglars while asking if her husband is swale, and John denying the claim in a faint Go Electric influenced moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Donna Heckman Feted At Bridal Shower
Donna Heckman bride to be July 15 was honored at a July 12 miscellaneous shower at Anita Church of Christ basement. Forty guests attended with contests won by Miss Dorothy Heckman and a team including Mrs Forrest Wilson and Mrs Bill Thompson. The honoree opened gifts at a lavender and white table assisted by family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Heckman
Anita Church of Christ
Dorothy Heckman
Forrest Wilson
Bill Thompson
Miss Heckman
Donald Heckman
Delores
Kenneth Sheeder
Linda
Ida Pollock
Felix Scott
Leonard Bailey
Marion Kaufmann
Har
Birthdays of the Week July 26 to Aug 1
July 26 to Aug 1 lists individuals with birth dates including Marty Dean Kinds Terry Hansen Diane Kluever Everett Liman July 27 Mary Votter Lillian Peterson Paul Huddleson Jie Faga Cynthia Denvey Gloria Jean Steele Roy Scholl Ralph Wheatley July 28 Patty Stockham Kenneth King James B Miller July 29 Denise Hagen Dennis Hagen William Scholl David McCaskey William Boedeker Edgar Petersen David Manley Young Roma Scholl July 30 Edward Brown Laurence Hester July 31 Douglas Hester David Anderson Paul Mailander Rana Lynn Chapman Max Smith Clyde Watkins Aug 1 Gus Hamann Joel Faga Mary Alice Salgado Raymond Reed
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Marty Dean
Terry Hansen
Diane Kluever
Everett Liman
Mary Votter
Lillian Peterson
Paul Huddleson
Jie
Faga
Cynthia Denvey
Gloria Jean Steele
Roy Scholl
Ralph Wheatley
Patty Stockham
Kenneth King
James B. Miller
Denise Hagen
Dennis Hagen
William Scholl
David McCaskey
William Boedeker
Edgar Petersen
David Manley Young
Roma Scholl
Edward Brown
Laurence Hester
Douglas Hester
David Anderson
Paul Mailander
Rana Lynn Chapman
Max Smith
Clyde Watkins
Gus Hamann
Joel Faga
Mary Alice Salgado
Raymond Reed
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Tribune
George
Panova
Gary Smither
J. Holliday
Margerie Huss
Tom Weisshaar
Smither
Creston High School
Creston Community College
Anita High School
Air Force
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Gilpatrick
Benalto
Alberta
Canada
Duane Dodson
Omaha
Anita Community Bible
North Massena
Main Street
Ed Newton
Harold Donohoe
Henry Wieman
Anita School
Andy Miller
Joanne Thompson
Tommy Christensen
Joyce Rupperle
Robert Hagen
Heliograved
Anita Tribune
George Hackwell
Floyd Dement
Cass County
Dement
A. R. Robinson
Lamar Gardner
San Diego
Calif
Gardner Farm
Isabel Biggs
U-Trump-It
Oscar Lindblom
Homer Millhollin
Fullerton Lumber Co
Massena
G. M. Adair
G. A. Roe
J. W. Todhunter
Chas. Clardy
Marion
Mae McNierney
Vera B. Hook
S. A
Go Modern
Go Electric
Grant Two
Mrs. Donald Heckman
Donna
Don
Raymond Nielsens
Dorothy
Nebr
Dave Scote
Timmy
Leland House
Woodward
Robert House
Minburn
Ida Nance
Adel
Leonard Nance
Larry
Ty Kaufmann
Louis Ray George McDermott
Hem Me
Ed Carlton
Kenneth Pighe
Greyhound
Unity
Mae
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
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