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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1956
Page
2
North Massena Bapt ist Church announces Sunday school at 9 30 morning worship at 11 and evening service at 7 with youth fellowship at 8. midweek prayer meetings, choir practice, and trustee and Woman's Society meetings are listed alongside notes on visitors welcome and vacation church school success.
The notice lists religious services at Church of Christ with Sunday school at 11 and preaching at 7. Lois Nichols leads a youth meeting. It also notes Divine Service every Sunday at 9 and a Bible class at 10 for all ages, and Masses at St. Mary’s and Viota Catholic churches with Father Devlin at 8 and 10 respectively.
A nostalgic reminiscence from the Anita Tribune files recalls celebrating the Fourth of July in old fashioned style. The note mentions Jacob Landrock’s European Restaurant offering a tea for 23 cents and lists local residents and visitors from Wisla, Fontanelle, Storm Lake, and Milauier among others in a scrapbookish round of social ties and past community figures.
A 1896 note recalls Nicholas IC as Czar of All the Russias and A Worthing seeking Cass County auditor. Anita beat Stuart 8 to 5 in baseball. Principal F B Lawrence reports 90 students enrolled with 52 in high school. D C Kellogg weaves carpet. Sherm Myers edits the local paper.
A 50 year old column recalls J A Cooper’s six wolves captured recently. It notes teen boys imitate wolves, mentions Hayes Redburn and wife welcoming a sixteen pound boy, and lists local tradesmen like City Meat Market and Blue Line Dray. tribune editor Ed Richardson is named as manager.
Anita Tribune lists 1916 high school graduates Thomas Burns Edwin Burkhart Hobart Newton Charles Wagner Raymon Wagner Raymond Peterson Mary Denne Alta King Gladys Rickle Mildred Walker Wilma Wagner Kathryn Galiher, with 40 years of reflection. A separate note recalls a 1916 automobile collision involving Torch cars owned by Guy McDermott and Sen. John Voorhees with driver Tom Franklin. Val Wiegand & son sold high-cut boots at $6.25. Walter F. Budd was editor.
The piece contrasts Iowa farm life over time noting population loss due to mechanization and the shift from farming to industry. It cites local figures and people including Hobart Newton, O W Shaffer & Son, Dr E W Kimpston, Dr P Y Williams, L W McEl Downey, and editor Walter Budd. It invites a scraphonic index to chart changes from 1896 to 1926 and 1956.
Mrs. Worth Chastain recently entertained the East 4 Street Neighborhood Circle. Guests included Mrs. Harvey Schell as guest of honor and Mrs. Dewey Robinson as hostess. Attendees, such as Vis Hubert Bartley and Mrs. Elmyesett, joined in the social event with light refreshments.
Five years ago Anita saw Don Wiersma install a 10 hp boiler at Anita Cleaners. Mr and Mrs van Lavey resold the Motor Son to R R Arnett. Cat Darrow sold a Chestnut Street home to Walter Dorsey and bought Edith Schwenk’s Walnut Street home. Wallace D Taman was editor of the Anita Tribune. "I must be a pretty healthy place," said Wally as he moved to Anita. FH Ose, father of Clarence Jim and Eri, was mentioned. Flo's BL noted no fight in three years.
A year-ago reminiscence notes Anita and family events from June 9 1955. Enid Lou Burns, daughter of Mr and Mrs Tom Burns, graduated from Drake University. Mentions of local clergy and church roles appear among tangential notes.
A nostalgic note invites oldtimers and loyal subscribers to recall the paper’s early days. The piece thanks readers like Harry Cate Hansen Edith Dilts Leffimpwel Dolie Fillingwortht Arthur James and others while hinting at gift subscriptions and the newspaper’s long history on Third Street near the post office.
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