Auto crash near Carroll leaves two dead
A late Sunday collision six miles north of Carroll killed Myrta Robinson 40 and another man identified as Albert Vonnahme. Mrs Robinson and her husband were en route to Anita when their car left the highway and plunged into a ditch. Robinson died after being removed to a hospital. Mrs Robinson was severely injured. Obituary notes Stacy family details and funeral plans for Mrs Stacy.
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Myrta Robinson
Robinson
Ta. Bank
Albert Vonnahme
Mt. Carmel
Anita Temple
Arthur
Carer
F. M. Stacy
Algona
Helen Fapolig
Minnesota
Carl Stacy
Losornia
Band Concert Series Planned by Greater Anita Club
The Greater Anita Club announced Tuesday night band concerts this summer to be held in Concert Park by Anita youths. Initiated by Earl R. Blue last July, the juvenile band program has been sponsored since September by the Greater Anita Club and the public schools and will continue in summer under the club's support.
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Greater Anita Club
Anita
Earl R. Blue
Tribune Receives Letter From Former Anita Lady
Mrs. Mary Whitmore Stone of Springfield Missouri sends a year’s subscription to the Tribune. Her husband Luman Stone, aged 92, is able to walk with assistance after a hip injury healing. He reads, stays cheerful, and rides the house in a wheelchair. Mrs Stone and her husband are former Anita residents and she once taught in Anita public schools.
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the Tribune
Mary Whitmore Stone
Springfield
Missouri
Ramittapea
Old Home
Great, Family Journal
Luman, Stone
Stone
Anita
Tribune
Corner Stone For M. E. Church to Be Laid Sunday
The corner stone ceremony for Anita’s new Methodist Episcopal church will be Sunday at 3:00 pm. Frank Choate gifts the stone with Earl Blue directing the junior band to perform. Dr. David Shenton leads the ritual, gives an address, and places the stone with contractor John Gebuhr supervising the service.
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New Methodist Episcopal Church
Anita
Frank Choate
Earl Blue
David Shenton
John Gebuhr
Twelve Cass County youths head to forest camp
Twelve Cass County youths left Friday for Fort Des Moines to enter the federal forestry army training camp. Participants include Carl Paters of Anita Roy Gaulke of Lewis Jess Jordan Glen Barnholdt of Viota Paul Jennings of Massena Donald Clair Logue of Cumberland Franklin Eastman John H Lehmkuhl of Griswold James Garland Gaines George Eilers Paul Keffer Harold Joe Lane of Atlantic Eugene Wehling and Calvin Jewett Anite youths previously at Des Moines army camp were sent to a federal project near Creston.
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Cass
Fort Des Moines
Federal
iCarl Paters
Anita
Roy Gaulke
Lewis
Jess Jordan
Glen Barnholdt
Viota
Paul Jennings
Massena
Donald Clair Logue
Cumberland
Franklin Eastman
John H. Lehmkuhl
Griswold
James Garland Gaines
George Eilers
Paul Keffer
Harold Joe Lane
Atlantic
Eugene Wehling
Calvin Jewett
Des Moines
Creston
Wiota to Host Free Summer Movie Series
Wiota will present a free summer program of silent feature and comedy films. The shows will run every Thursday in June July and August and are organized by Azel Ames of Anita. Local residents Dr L B Johnson and wife of Chicago visited the city Monday. Oak Ridge club met at Dorothy Moffitt's Adair home last Thursday. Hamilton Campbell learned Sunday his sister in law Mrs Taylor Guy 69 died at her Carroll home.
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Wiota
Azel
Ames
Anita
Oak Ridge Club
Dorothy Moffitt
Adair
Hamilton Campbell
Taylor Guy
Carroll
Lawrence Battey
Chariton
Mrs. Battey
Jas. B. Herriman
42nd Street at Rialto Delivers Big Musical Drama
Warner Bros presents 42nd Street at the Rialto for three days starting Sunday. The feature stars Warner Baxter Bebe Daniels George Brent Una Merkel Ruby Keeler and Dick Powell with Busby Berkeley choreographing lavish sets and turntable dance sequences. A second feature Three’s a Crowd and Universal News accompany the program priced at 10 and 25 cents.
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Bradford Ropes
42Nd Street
Warner Bros
Rialto Theatre
Warner Baxter
Bebe Daniela
George Brent
Una Merkel
Ruby Keeler
al Jalson
Guy Mipbee
Ned Sparks
Dick Powell
Ginger Rogera
Allen Jenkins
Henry B. Walthall
Dr. J. Nugent
Harry Akst
al Dubin
Harry Warren
Carolina Moon
Busby Berkeley
Earl Carroll
Bebe Daniels
Alan James
James Seymour
Loyd Bacon
Frank Bacon
Lightnin
Universal News
Graham McNamee
Decoration Day visits and local family notices
J Tobias of Merlo visited with friends in the city for Decoration Day. C M Parker and wife from Cedar Falls Iowa were Decoration Day visitors. M C Hansen and wife and their son Olaf Hansen from St Joseph Missouri are visiting in the city with O C Hansen and wife. Oak Ridge reports several whooping cough cases. Lynn B Robison of Des Moines visited Monday with his brother C A Robison and family. George Daughenbaugh and daughter Misa Cora of Wiota attended the funeral of Mrs John C Kelley.
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J. Tobias
Merlo
C. M. Parker
Cedar Falls, Iowa
City
M. C. Hansen
Olaf Hansen
St. Joseph, Missouri
O. C. Hansen
Oak Ridge
Lynn B. Robison
Des Moines
C. A. Robison
George Daughenbaugh
Misa Cora
Wiota
John C. Kelley
L. ©. Bangham
James Cibert
Claude
Ft. Dodge
Iowa
Samantha Hanser
May Tower
Cedar Falls
Yowa
Jack Hanzen
Anita
Concert Park
Evergreen Cemetery
Hangen
Lincoln Township
May Capture Wild Birds and Faies to Use as Pets
Residents of Casa County may capture up to two game birds or fur bearing animals as pets without a license, provided they obtain a written permit from the Iowa Fish and Game Commission. Deputy Warden Charles C. White will distribute the necessary forms. permits require warden approval and strict adherence to tagging and limit rules. Recorder O. M. Hobart notes 516 hunting and fishing licenses sold so far.
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Casa County
Iowa Fish and Game Commission
Charles C. White
Harlan
Game Commission
Hobart
Lee Tracy Picture at Rialto Friday and Saturday
The Rialto Theatre will feature Private Jones starring Lee Tracy and Gloria Stuart on Friday and Saturday. The film, praised by critics as one of Tracy’s best, returns after a sleet-caused pause and offers a two reel musical with Morton Downey and noted composers Henderson and Brown plus Norman Brokenshire. The program includes songs such as Wabash Moon and Me and My Shadow. Local visitors and residents with varied trips over Decoration day are noted.
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Private Jones
Lee Tracy
Gloria Stuart
Rialto Theatre
Tracy
PIANO AND VIOLIN RECITATIONS AT CHURCH EVENT
Pupils of Miss Marie Gundrum performed a piano and violin recital on Wednesday evening at 8:00 o clock in the Church of Christ. The program featured student musicians from the local area and attracted attendees from the community.
Betty Burns Fourth in National Spelling Bee
Alma Roach a 12 year old from Twinsbury Ohio representing Akron Beacon Journal won fourth place and $75 in the ninth annual national spelling bee in Washington D C She correctly spelled propitiatory after Boris Metzer failed and then torsion to claim the prize Betty Byrne 13 of Anita Iowa placed fourth with vinaigrette She and her teacher Christine Hollen will tour sights in the capital before returning home The Des Moines Register Tribune funded her Iowa trip and she will meet President Roosevelt during the visit
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Alma Roach
Twinsbury
Ohio
Akron Beacon Journal
Washington, D. Ic
George Metzer
Hoboken
N. J
Alma
Dorothy Greenwald
Muscatine
Iowa
Betty Byrne
Anita
Betty
Christing Hollen
Des Moines
Des Moines Register and Tribune
Roosevelt
White House
Bureau of Printing and Engraving
Smithsonian Institution
Art Galleries
Capitol
Christina Hollen
Chicago
Decoration Day Draws Many Former Residents to Anita
Weather reached about 70 degrees as former residents gathered in Anita for Decoration Day. A large crowd visited Evergreen cemetery to honor deceased relatives, while a Concert Park program and a Memorial service by the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary drew sizable attendance. Fr. M J OConor’s illness moved the address to Pr Romald of Des Moines, who delivered a strong patriotic talk.
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Anita
Evergreen Cemetery
Concert Park
American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
M. J. O'Connor
Pr. Romald
Des Moines
Check Artist Swindles Anita Merchants Saturday
A stranger in Anita posing as a Massena farmer passed two worthless checks on Anita merchants. He bought small items, overpaying and taking change, then left with promises to return for the goods. A second con man targeted a city service station with an auto polish ad deal. Mrs. A M Mikkelsen and children visited Corning relatives. Neighbors helped Mrs. W H Egan by planting forty acres of corn last week.
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Anita
Massena
F. A. Daughenbaugh
Chris Holland
C. T. McAfes
Herman Baier
John Mehlmann
Cecil McAfee
Raynor Holland
Gerald Fowble
W. H. Egan
Egan
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Dana
Mr. Robinson
Anita Lady
M. E. Church
Cass County
Ita, Iowa
Macaroni
Sunkist
Creamery
Lee Tracy Picture
Rialto
Jack Hubbard
A. B. Stone
Frank E. Carter
Hampton
L. H. Carter
Frank W. Burkhart
Nebraska City
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Worth County
Betty Burns
Tews
Vinaigrette
Akron
Bea
Anita Merchants
A. M. Mikkelsen
Corning
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