Local society notes highlight weddings and clubs
Mrs Dallas Westphalen formerly Janet Jewett wed May 26 at Anita Methodist Church. Couple to Hot Springs Ark trip, then home on Hopley farm near Atlantic. Friendly Circle met with 11 members. gifts and contests noted. Anita bride Lena Alff became Mrs Harold Biggs Sunday at Anita home. Rev Wall of Extra Christian Church officiated. Pythian Sisters Temple 214 observed meetings, tributes, and social activities. numerous gatherings at Atlantic and Anita venues. Anita clubs held luncheons, officer installs, garden tours, and open house events as National Nursing Home Week ends with Potter’s Nursing Home showcasing upgrades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Westphalen
Janet Jewett
Anita Methodist Church
Lena Alff
Carl Alff
Atlantic
Harold
Bud) Biggs
George Biggs
Anita
Suday
Paul Hendersons
Wall
Extra Christian Church
Paul Henderson
Henderson
Orville Biggs
Extra
Charles Biggs
Marilyn Nelson
Hopley Farm
Memorial Day Gatherings and Community Notes in Anita
Memorial Day dinner at Ray Beet home brings thirty relatives together with Curt Todhunter and Max Reed of Mitchell SD among attendees. Reeds and Todhunters join Friday picnic at Fanna Schwenkel, with a Sunday Mt Eina and Des Moines visit. Donna returns to Anita. Also noting a Silver Anniversary open house for Henry and Christina Christensen at Anita Christian church. Happy Go Lucky club hosts Elsie Reinier with six members and guest Mrs Emery Oler.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Beet
Curt
Todhunter
Max Reed
Mitchell, SD
Fanna Schwenkel
Reeds
Todhunters
Web Todhunter
Jim Rickel
Arkansas
Mt. Eina
Des Moines
Charlotte
Donna
Anita
Henry Christensen
Anita Christian Church
Happy GO Lucky Club
Elsie Reinier
Emery Oler
Service men in training and stationed personnel list
Readable excerpts list numerous service members with ranks and assignments across U.S. bases and ships. Names include Roger D. Harris, William Armstrong, Marvin Behrends, David Bissell, Gerald Budd, Robert Budd, Delbert Coglon, Harold Davis, Ivan Grinstead, Jack Harris, Keith Henderson, Robert Qtr, Dean Holland, John Hughes, Larry Hughes, Dennis Johnson, Jon Jordan, Dean Karns, Donald McIntyre, Robert Miller, Leland Nelson, Merle McIntire, E M Newton, Byron Nichols, Joe Redburn, Gail Shannon, J R Shannon, Gary Lasline, Jerry Sorensen, Don Steffens, Ronald Wilson among others with their unit affiliations and base locations like Fort Belvoir, Chanute AFB, Pensacola, Alameda, Walker AFB, Fort Sill, Fort Hood, Camp Lejeune, Fort Ord, San Francisco, New York, Keesler AFB, and SMAE San Marcos.
Community home decorated with neighbor flowers and refreshments
The residence featured abundant flowers from neighbors and friends. Refreshments were provided by Mr. and Mrs. M. Polter and their staff, reflecting a communal effort to honor the occasion.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Friendly Circle Club
Harry Johnson
Rex Barber
Wilbur Dorsey
Lars Christensen
Donald Dorsey
Alff-Biggs Wedding
Pythian Sisters
Pythian Sisters Temple 214
Floyd Dement
Harry Swartz
Harold Smith
Wilbur Heckman, Jr
Ivory Palaces
Raymond Lantz
Recreation Park
Frank Neighbors
William Crawford
Max Stephen
Wnt
Elton Christensen
Edward Brownsberger, Jr
Edna Pigsely
Christensen
Snc
Brownsberner
Jack Falk
George Pigsley
Simon Smith
Will Spence
Susan’ Kirkham
Willian Bangham
Glen Roe
Elizabeth Nichols
Carrie Reynolds
Carl Millard
Joe Vetter
Bart Holton
Ben Kirkham
Ruby Petersen
California
Bangham
Lions Roaf
Anita Linns
Ezabeth
Harland Hester
Royce Bissell
Harold Heeren
Anita Lions
Royce’ Bissell
David Ash
Oak Sand
Birthday Club
Tommie Christensen
Mike Lambertsen
Richard Neighbors
Hazel Davis
Silas Heath
Kenneth Lett
Leland Morgan
Miss Heath
Frank
Home and Garden Club
Anita Home
Bishop's
Elva Anderson
Brash, Cole
Wast Main
Clifford Fries
Gay Karstens
Carl Johnson
Elmer Fries
P.E.O
Chanter
Tom Burns
Ethel Budd
Nancy Wehrman
Council Bluffs
Nancy Kirkham
Potters' Nursing Home
Potter’s Nursing Home
Potters
Bobby Rasmussen
Keith
Chadwick
Tom Miller
Merlyn (But) Johnson
David Leo Petersen
Dellene
Lindblom
Ronald Roots
Richart Beaman
Loyal Passehl
Charles Hettinger
Edna Bell
Elsie Mae Reinier
Barbara Fries
Matilda Barnhardt
Fred Woods
Philo
Floyd Rogers
W. H. Wagner
Esther Rhode
Fletcher's Gamble Store
Dale Christensen
Miller’s
Miller's
Singer
St. Marys Ave
Omaha
Nebr
Olson’s
Miller
Oakland Rendering Co
Anitte
Adair
Howard Dove
Reed's’ Store
Iowa
Francis Symonds
Garst & Thomas Hybrid Corn Company
Coon Rapids
Fauna Schwenke
Women of the Christian Church
Anita Methodist Vacation Bible School
Marinus Jensen
Roger
Harris Box
Bryan
Texas
William D. Armstrong
Eng
Ft. Belvoir
Virginia
Marvin
E. Behrends
US Naval Base
Key West
Florida
David A. Bissell
Laredo Afb
Gerald C. Budd
Stu
P.O
Chanute Afb
Ilinois
Robert C. Budd
USS
St. Paul
c/o
FPO
San Francisco
Calif
Darrell L. Coglon
Dept. N
Corry Field
Pensacola
A/le
Delbert C. Coglon
CAF
B. Clovis Afb
New Mexico
Harold L. Davis
AKC
Navy Air Station
Alameda
Ivan B
Jack Ri Warris
Monroe Street
el Paso
Keith D. Henderson
Sheppard Afd
Henneberg
CWO
Robert Qtrs
West Apache Fi
Huachuca
Arizona
Dean F. Holland O
No. 15
Box
Htry
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
John E. Hughes
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Larry Lee Hughes
509Th Tactical Hospital
Walker Afb
Roswell, New Mexico
Carroll T. Jessen
Olathe
Kansas
Dennis Johnson
Fechet Plaza
Scott
Afb
Jon L. Jordan
Lowry Afb
Limestone
Maine
Dean M. Karns
Sheppardsville
Donald L. Martin
4Th Armd
Div
Ft. Hood, Texas
Mark A. McDermott
Mearns Avenue
Highland Falls
New York
Merle McIntire
Donald E. McIntyre
Fortune Road
Ft. Worth, Tex
Robert D. Miller
6Th Marines
Camp LeJcune
N. Carolina
Leland L. Nelson
A. Co
Camp Pendieton
E. M. Newton
McCard Field
Tacoma
Washington
Byron Nichols
Safran
Joe Redburn
APO
Gail Shannon
Inf
Fort Ord
J. R. Shannon
Signal Service Co
Gary G. Laslne
Keesler Afb
Mississigni
Jerry Sorensen
Cy Apo
Don P. Steffens
Smae
San Marcos
Ronald L. Wilson
Biry
Ft. Stewart, Georgia
Go Modern
Go Electric
Tribune
Eddie Janak Orch
Farmers Union
ACOVA
Pam
Anita, Iowa
Anita Sadile Club
Anita Midgets
Oakland ‘Walnut
Macedonia
Carson
Oakland Walnut
Marne
Hedule
Ball Park
Jack Blazek
Getla
Anita Mid
Une
Audubon
Elk Horn
Cumberland
Casey
Adie Pri
Evi
Elk’ Horn Tomberlas
Town and
Ins
Anita Tribune Rasmussen Hatchery
Fletcher's Gamble
West Iowa Telephone Co
Shaffer and Burns Haszard Oil Co
Burke Bros
Golden Rule Faulkner, Ins
Hagen Produce
Chadwick Impl. Co
the Redwood Unita State Bank
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