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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1952
Page
5
In Iowa City and across the region the Ash family figures in conversations about weddings taxes and prices while the community eyes a hot week of local tribune work. The piece recalls library tours teachers unpaid during renovations and a fatal stroke of a collaborator amid a year of busy press runs.
The new high school library was completed last Friday and will open next fall with about 1200 books. Renovation includes sealed pine shelves, an L shaped loan desk, green linoleum, pink walls and radiators, and updated lighting and a clock. Teachers, led by Miss Ermine Brown, moved and labeled books by Dewey decimal, while the board funded carpentry, wall refinishing, and 70 additional titles from Des Moines plus Compton's Illustrated Encyclopedia. The library move begins remodeling that will create three classrooms from the old assembly hall before school opens.
Ulysses Schuyler Walker 83 formerly of Anita died Saturday at his daughter’s home in Elk Horn after a year of ill health. He was born January 25 1887 in Audubon County and lived in Cass County before moving to Anita in 1910. Funeral services were Monday at the Anita Congregational Church with burial at Evergreen cemetery.
Miss Kay Blanchard, vocal and instrumental teacher at the Anita schools, left March 10 1951 for Colorado to join the NSO girls orchestra she organized in 1946 and reactivated last year. The group featured Drake University students. she had been attending weekends. She came to Anita from Troy Missouri to replace Donald Wriezelear, recalled to service, and signed to return next year.
Mr and Mrs Levi Walker near Anita mark fifty years of marriage with an open house planned next Sunday from two to five and seven to nine in the evening. The couple live on the family farm where they were wed fifty years ago. They have three children Thelma Keeppel Max and Ross and four grandchildren. Details will appear in next week's Tribune. No gifts requested.
The remodeled west section of Bowen's Variety Store is unveiled and open to traffic while the east side remains boarded off. Completion is expected in two to three weeks, restoring access through both doors for patrons.
Smoke issued from a motor in the vegetable case at the Red and White Grocery Sunday night but no fire spread. Vigil Jensen was away. passersby reported the incident and Orin Burns crawled through a hole to aid firefighters who removed the motor. Vegetables were protected and escaped damage.
Jake White of the Atlantic office of the Iowa State Employment reports 685 corn detasselers needed soon in this vicinity. Recruits will be drawn from Atlantic and nearby communities. Work starts about July 10 and lasts three weeks. High school age boys and girls given preference.
W. W. Fatka, chairman for the Boy Scout drive for funds this year, announces plans for the campaign may start during the coming week. Volunteer men will solicit the downtown district.
Mr and Mrs Bernard Fay welcomed a daughter born at 10 oclock Saturday morning at Atlantic Memorial hospital weighing six pounds fourteen and a half ounces.
About a dozen neighbors arrived Friday at Elmer Jensen's home with twelve tractors to cultivate his corn as he recovers from two weeks of illness and an injured back. Participants included Glen Baylor Carl Holland Russell Holland Wilbert Kohl Hans Thomsen Grover Darling Wesley Gard James Nagel Fred Ehrman Joe Ehrman Leslie Dorsey and Harry Wedemeyer. Mrs Jensen and Mrs Glen Baylor served ice cream after the work.
Mrs. M P Neiens 85 wife of the late Michael P Neiens died at 4 00 Saturday morning at Atlantic hospital after a cerebral hemorrhage two days earlier She was born in Cologne Germany Feb 20 1867 came to the United States at 13 in St Paul Minn married Mr Neiens Jan 17 1848 They moved to a Wiota area farm in 1902 and retired in 1922 Survivors include three sons John P M P Neiens of Wiota Jake C Neiens of Atlantic a daughter Mrs Fred Ehrman of Anita 18 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren Funeral services were held in Wiota St Joseph Catholic church Interment Wiota Catholic cemetery.
Anita's summer recreation program for youths expands as the Phillips couple lead a new Midget baseball setup with coach Reuben Scott guiding 25 players. A five team softball league begins June 5 with Dues by June 14. Schedule lists weekly Sundays and Thursdays through August with multiple local teams and town teams in development.
Harold John Rourick, 33, of Brayton, was found guilty of larceny of domestic animals in district court at Winterset. The jury took over four hours to reach its verdict. He faces up to five years and remains free on $10,000 bond pending sentence set for July 28. Richard Rourick, 28, will stand trial in October for the same cattle thefts from a Guthrie County farm.
Funeral services were held for D. N. Boesen the father of Mrs. John Dulin of Anita. He died after a stroke while visiting a daughter’s home. Burial was in Waterloo where the family lived 32 years before moving to Anita. Mrs. Boesen remains in Waterloo for now planning to return to the Dulin home later.
About a dozen lighting fixtures will be installed at the recreation field to illuminate the softball field tennis court and playground. Jake Lindblom and Buck Exline are handling the job.
Anita lost Tuesday night to Extra club Holson. Extra pitcher allowed one hit while Anita batters produced nothing. Doug Smith began shaky, then settled to permit four hits in a fine effort. L Bissel made an outstanding circus catch in left. Anita aims to rebound against Griswold Friday after a 7 to 1 defeat to Wiota last Friday.
The Groster Anita Club hosts its annual Ladies Night on June 19 starting with a 7 pm dinner at the high school auditorium. At 8 pm the event moves to K P Hall for a business meeting program and dance with pantomime acts by Judy Shoeman and Barbara Baxter and three dimensional pictures by Rex Moorman. Roger Lovis Orchestra from Atlantic will provide the music for the dance.
Edward O'Brien 76 longtime president of the Iowa Star Route Mail Carriers association died Sunday in Carroll hospital after an operation May 18. Funeral services were held at Audubon Wednesday.
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