Anita Hosts County Legion Initiation Night
The Anita American Legion Post will host the County Initiation for old and new members next Thursday night June 18 at 8 30 in the Anita High School Auditorium. The program, run by the Council Bluffs American Legion Initiatory team, invites all Legion members from Griswold Cumberland Atlantic and Anita posts and all veterans who have not joined to attend and be instituted.
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Anita
American Legion
Anita High School
Council Bluffs
Griswold
Cumberland
Atlantic
Legion
Wedding at Gospel Hall Berea Scene of Union
Oral Harris and Clifford Harrie’s daughter and Freeman Brown and Zort Brown’s son wed at three in the afternoon in the Gospel Hall Berea. The double ring ceremony featured Linda of Lyman as maid of honor and Manly Brown as best. a reception followed with tiered cake and gifts.
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Oral Harris
Clifford Harrie
Adair Freeman Brown
and Zort Brown
Casey
Gospel Hall
Cat Linda
Lyman
Marrites
Anita Boy Scouts Paper Drive Set For Wednesday
The Anita Boy Scouts will hold their first paper drive next Wednesday June 12 beginning at 9 p.m. and continuing until finished. Rev Edwin Weibel leads the effort as the new Scout Leader directing the drive.
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Anita Boy Scouts
Anita
Boy Scouts
Edwin ‘Weibel
Opening Kittenball Game Draws Good Crowd
On Wednesday night the weedon kittenball opener drew a nice crowd. The event referenced a wedding between Miss Marjorie Rev and Myron Heckman with J B Cunningham Ray’s Cardinale team noted, held Sunday June 28 at four o'clock near Country Club Christian Church, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Anita
Marjorie Rev
Wiehel
Red Sox
Myron Heckman
Creston Tornado Damage Scenes Described by Scouts
The Des Moines Tribune notes extensive destruction from a Creston tornado that demolished multiple structures on Mrs. Vais and Mr. and Mrs. Mason Lindeman properties. The house survived while barns collapsed. livestock losses included chickens, hogs, and a injured horse needing euthanasia. Scouts, leaderless in winter, urge collecting papers and magazines Friday to aid cleanup.
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Hemis
Joe Vais
Joseph F. Vais
Creston
Des Moines Tribune
Mrrs. Vuis
Mason Lindeman
Nebraska couple hurt in crash near Anita
Mr and Mrs William Bailey of Beatrice Neb suffered cuts and bruises when their 1941 Nash left the highway after a spindle bolt on the front axle broke. The car crashed into a pole on US 1 east of Anita around 4 15 Sunday afternoon. Vehicle damage was estimated at $300.
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William Bailey
Beatrice Neb
Anita
Nash
Lutheran Bible School Closes Friday June Seventh
The Holy Cross Lutheran Church vacation Bible school will close Friday June seventh. Thirty pupils enrolled. Teachers are Mrs Worth Chestain, Mrs Harold Heeren and Rev Weibel. Children will sing a hymn in two part harmony at Sunday morning services and displays of worksheets will be shown after the service in the church room.
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The
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
Mrrs. Worth | Chestain
Harold Heeren
Weibel
Thirty Six Enrolled in Congo Bible School
The Congrega tional Church Bible school opened Monday with thirty six enrolled. Mrs. Raymond Lantz is superintendent. First group teachers are Mrs. Rex Miller and Mrs. Del Ray, second group by Mrs. Bryan Parker, Mrs. John Benham, and Mrs. Arthur Petersen. Miss Margaret Shaffer and Norman Sue Woodruff supervise play period. Dean Karns is pianist. Hazel Forshay, formerly from Anita, is at home in The Capital City and bedfast.
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Bible School
the Congregational Church
Raymond Lantz
Rex Miller
del Ray
Bryan Parker
John Benham
Arthur Petersen
Margaret Shaffer
Norman Sue ‘Woodruff
Dean Karns
Taking Vacation from Bank
Mr and Mrs Harry Swartz with Mrs Swartz’s mother Mrs P E Lamborn depart for their annual vacation visiting Wellington Kansas at the Lamborn home and Garden City at the Renick home In Anita State Bank Mrs George Shaffer will take Mrs Swartz’s place
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Harry Swartz
Methodist Bible School to Start June 17
The Methodist Church Vacation Bible School begins Monday June 17 for two weeks with classes daily 8:30 to 12:45 for preschool through 8th grade. Primary class by Mrs Harley Miller on Outdoors in Palestine. Surdony by Mrs Wesley Johnson Growing Up With Jesus. Intermediates with Rev Summerbell The Bible In The Building Of Life. chorus by Mrs Summerbell. A closing picnic follows. Also, Phil McLaughlin elected janitor for Anita school building with Ralph Biggs as assistant janitor. they started painting and redecorating rooms.
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Methodist Church
Harley Miller
Palestine
Wesley Johnson
Jesus
Summerbell
Phil McLaughlin
Anita
Ralph Biggs
Red Sox Triumph 28 1 Over Cards In Tight Monday Game
In a high scoring Monday matchup, Blue Miller Colburn Posseril and Win led the Red Sox to a 28 to 1 victory over the Cards after seven innings of tight ball. Rev Wiebel pitched and was struck near the neck by a line drive. Karns, the scorekeeper, added two extra helpers as scoring mounted. Next game Friday June 7 features Yanks vs Giants around 9 16 with multiple games planned on future Monday Wednesday and Friday nights.
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Red Sox
Red
Harold Christensen
Wayne Overmeyer
Rev. Wiebel
Bob| Pratt
Cliff Fries
Bob
Pratt
Harold Heeren
Spryang Dohrmann
Paul Mailander
Yanks
Paul Brown
Giants
Moving House Into Town On Rose Hill Avenue
Charles Gipple of Gipple Insurance completes a basement excavation on Rose Hill Ave for a four room bungalow moved from a farm near Anita. Cement work is finished and remodeling will modernize the home.
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Charles Gipple
The
Gipple
Thirteen Churches Unite With M B Church In Past Year
Thirty-one members joined the M B Church in Anita over the past year including twenty-one by profession of faith and nine by transfer. Twenty-three were baptized across age groups and nine infants also joined. Mr and Mrs William Crawford announced a baby boy born to Mr and Mrs Leland Clifford in Detroit Michigan weighing seven pounds nine ounces named Daniel Charles. Mrs Clifford formerly Miss Maurine Allanson, Anita resident, is remembered.
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lAnita Methodist Church
Etter
William Crawford
Leland’ Clifford
Detroit
Mich
Daniel Charles
Clifford
Anita
Maurine Allanson
Post nuptial shower for Mrs. Robert Heckman observed
Mrs Lewis Woods and Miss Pauline Gissile hosted about 80 guests at a Woods home shower honoring the recent bride Mrs Robert Heckman. School children of the honoree’s class attended, with contest winners named as Mrs Fred Woods Mrs George Miller and Mrs Arley Huddleson. Pink and white decor featured umbrellas for the bride and lunch favors.
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Robert Heckman
Lewis Woods
Pauline Gissile
Woods
Hieckman
Fred Woods
George Miller
Arley Huddleson
the Woods
Benton Future Farmers Meet Plans Ball Team
The Benton Future Farmers met at the Max Walker home with Jimmie Walker as host. Six members attended plus leader Loyal Possed. Record books were discussed and plans made to organize a ball team. Mrs Walker served refreshments. The next meeting will be at Loyal Possehi’s home.
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Benton Future Farmers
Max Walker
Jimmie Walker
Loyal Possed
Primary vote shows Iowa gains with Blue reelected governor
June primary turnout lingered under 20 percent statewide. Governor Robert Blue carried all 99 Iowa counties by a 59 678 majority over George Olmstead. Republican total 221 778. Democratic Governor candidate Frank Miles unopposed received 49 280, totaling 271 058 votes statewide. Earl G Miller upset Wayne Ropes for secretary of state 112 731 to 73 929. Local results include Jay G Colburn’s 42 vote win over Julius A Lensch in Harlan for state senate, Loyal G Possehl defeating Lloyd Smith 380 to 93 for supervisor, and Don Lavery replaced by John Budd as county attorney. County and precinct officials, delegates, and local names listed.
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Robert Blue
Iowa
George Olmstead
Frank Miles
Earl G. Miller
Wayne Ropes
Miller
Jay G Colburn
Harlan
Julius A. Lensch
Cags-Shelby
Colburn
Lensch
Loyal G. Possehl
Lloyd Smith
Smith
Don Lavery
John Budd
Allen
Gillin
Eisel
Behelman
Dell Taylor
W. W. Kitson
John Jenkins
Chas. Wilson
Wilbur Matthews
Chas
Walker
Lada Gill
B. S. Holton
Ed. L. Newton
Irene Linfer
Wm. A. Linfer
Chris Hansen Sells House and Moves to Atlantic
Mr. Walter Hoyt purchases the Chris Hansen residence in Anita with possession set for July 1. Hansen plans to relocate to Atlantic to live with his son Gail, who resides there. Hoyt, a farmer south of Massena, will not abandon the farm and has rented the house.
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Chris Hansen
Atlantic
Walter Hoyt
Massena
Anita
Mr. Hansen
Gail
Mr. Hoyt
Rasmussen Family Heads to Santa Barbara for Vacation
Md and Mrs Jens Rasmussen and their children will travel to Santa Barbara California for a several weeks long vacation beginning soon.
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Jens Rasmussen
Santa Barbara
California
Union Club Meeting at Mrs. Lowenberg’s Home
Mrs. Phil Lowenberg hosted the Union club ladies Wednesday afternoon at her home on Highway No. 6 west of Anita. Thirteen members and one guest, Mrs. Clara Mae Metz of Atlantic, attended as they sewed and enjoyed a two course lunch prepared with help from Mrs. Lowenberg and her daughter.
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Phil Lowenberg
The
Union Club
Hghway No. 6
Anita
Lowenberg
Clara Mae Metz
Atlantic
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Apita
Mary Kelly
Mise. Mary
Mre
Paul
Mar
Kenneth Jorgensen
St. Catholic
Wiota
O'Connor
Janice Kelly
Carol Carmichael
Donald Jorgensen
Bud
Mra
Jorensen
Bride
Anita School
Gipple Insurance Agency
Rasmussen, Oil Station
Legion Hall
Pel Hall
Rennie Taylor
Orient
Manly Brown
Geraldine
Gaddock
Mya
Brown
Lohengrin
Adair FM
Casey’ High
Pacific
Ruby Bigge
Cedar Rapids
Town
Everett
Marjorie Heckman
Lutheran Bible School
Congo’ Bible School
Hazel Forshay
Wethodist Bible School
Solon ‘Karns
Blue
Posserile
Petersen — Watson
Misa Othelia Petersen
Chris Petersen
John F. [Watson
Independence
St. Paul's Lutheran Church
Carl Wildrick
Mise Buelah Carstensen
Elkhorn
Melvin Petersen
Guthrie Center
Mildreg Phillips
Ivy Petersen
Ansel Petersen
Julia Ann
Miss Carstenson
Rose Hill Ave
Helen Neilsen
Sylvia Johnson
Gerald Winegartner
Rochester
N. Y
Watson
Extra
State Teachers College
Cedar Falls
Simpson
T. W. A. ‘Airlines
Kansas City
Independence, Mo
M. B. Church
Mrs. Robt, Heckman
Possehi
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