Capitol Hill notes on appointments and state affairs
Iowa executive council approves Irene Smith for social welfare board amid Senate delay. John Dunlevy and Richard Eby named to state printing board alongside others. House cleaning by Attorney General Erbe uncovers 1582 long pending county attorney cases. Reformatory project halted by picketing slows progress. Prize money totaling 74367 set for Town State Fair contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Press Association
Irene Smith
Ottumwa
Democrat
Board of
Social Welfare
Iowa Senate
Iowa Executive Council
Smith
Loveless
Senate
Rolla Grenn
Osceola
Printing Board
John Dunlevy
Avoca
Week
Richard Eby
Moulton
State Printing Board
Tred Edwards
Davenport
Norman Erba
Chet Akers
Melvin Synhorst
Norman Erhe
Church Notices From Various Local Congregations
A compilation of Sunday services and church activities from St Marys Catholic, Viota Catholic, Congregational, North Massena Baptist, and Community Bible Church. Details include service times, lessons, Sunday schools, fellowships, prayer meetings, open houses for a fortieth wedding anniversary, and committee meeting schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circle II
Howard Borth
Fellowship Hall
Kev
Barnes
Mayo Proctor Church Schedule Highlight
The notice lists Mayo Proctor hosting services Sunday at 9 30 and 10 00 with Sunday School, plus a Monday night youth meeting at 7200 and a 9 00 worship service. Bible class follows Sunday School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Church
Charles S. Yoak
Women’s Fellowship
Carl Johnson
Walter Hagén
Rauymond Lantz
Goldie Wilson
Community Bible Church
Duarte Dodson
Offical Board
Commission On Education
Woman's Society
Anita Utilities Board Proceedings June 16 1957
The Anita Municipal Utilities board met with Matthews Eddy and McLuen present. Officers approved May minutes and budget transfers to sinking funds and bonds. Resignation of L Clingtensen accepted. Numerous bills were approved for electric water utilities payroll materials and services. Adjourned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of ‘Trustees
The
Anita Municipal Utilities
Wilbur Matthews
Les Eddy
Ben Me’uen
Naw Kusinace
McLaren
Eddy
Elfectric Sinking Fund
Waterworks Sinking Fund
McLuen
O L. Clingtensen
Paul Karps
George Harrison
Jack Waugh
Anita Municipal
Town Electric Co
Anita Lumber Co
Anita Oil Co
Gambles Store
Town & Country Ins
Anita Tribune
Tig
Chapman Texaco
West Iowa Tele. Co
Norman Larsett
Hawkeye Electric Supply
Crabtree Printing Service
States Hygenic Lab
Matt Parrott & Son
Town’ Valve Co
Schneider Elec
Materia
Sebastian Diesel
Diesel Service Co
Westinghouse Electric Supply
Terry-Durin
Carl W. Johnson
Anita Tribune reminiscences reveal local figures and events
The piece recalls Dr. A. L. Sprague extracting teeth without pain to himself, grain dealers Harrison & Griffin, James E. Bruce’s office above the Bank of Anita, and millinery firm Misses Williams and Crew. It notes a church painting cost under $50 and Sherman F. Myers as editor and town recorder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Sprague
Harrison & Griffin
James E. Bruce
Bank of Anita
Misses Williams
M. E. Church
Sherman F. Myers
Anita Tribune
Local Odd Fellows Rep Elected and Town Markets Advertised
Sixty years ago on June 17 1887 Valentine Wiegand was elected representative to the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows Worthing Brothers in the Masonic Temple offered seven pounds of coffee for a dollar and quart Mason jars at 45 cents a dozen. Tidrick sold twenty pounds of granulated sugar and a dozen quart fruit jars for 49 cents. Sherman F Myers and Ed L Richardson edited and published the Anita Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valentine Wiegand
G Rand Lodge of
Odd Fellows
Worthing Brothers
Masonic Temple
Five Decades Ago Anita News Bits and Marriages
A June 27 1907 digest notes recent marriages including Miss Bertha Wiegand to William Barrett of Osage Iowa and other local life events. It mentions Baby joys at Grover King’s home, local tradesmen buying livestock and hides, and staff movers like Sherman F Myers Anita postmaster and editor of the Anita Tribune. Roy Stacey and Walter Budd linger in editorial roles with traffic notes in Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Wiegand
Valentine Wiegand
William P. Barrett
J. L. Barrett
Osage
Iowa
Grover King
Charlie and
Maggie Scholl
F. Q
Worthing & Son
J. M
E. E. Grace
City
Sherman F. Myers
Anita
Anita Tribune
Samuel J Budd Dies at Atlantic After Long Life
Thirty years ago in Atlantic Samuel J Budd, born November 22 1870 near Bellevue Iowa, son of H W Budd and Rachel Lewis Budd, came to Cass County in 1874 and grew up in Lincoln Township. He ran a restaurant in Anita before moving to Atlantic about twenty years prior to his death. He married Nellie Beers in Anita and had daughter Eva Ludi. He survived by wife, daughter, his father in Anita and siblings Anna Bell Mel Emma Hockenberry Charles Bud of Grinnell John Budd of Dexter and Walter Budd of Anita.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Samuel J. Budd
Bullevue
Iowa
Henry Watson Budd
Rachel Lewis Budd
Cass County
Lincoln Township
Atiila
Nellie Beers
Anita
Eva Ludi
H.W. Budd
Anna Bell
Mel
Emma Hockenberry
Charles E. Bud
Gritnell
Towa
John W. Budd
Dexter
Walter F. Budd
The
Tribune
Recently Married Pair Highlight Local Social Notes
Ten years ago Miss Kiberta Caddock daughter of Mr and Mrs Robert Allen Caddock of Brea wed Manly Dyer Brown son of Mr and Mrs Zort L Browmos sey. Maduff's Food Market sold a 16 oz jar of peanut butter for 2 cents and Kohl Lantz Briardale Briar dared brand offered lemons at 45 cents a dozen. Paul R Brown edited the Anita Tribune and M D Sumner Beti served as pastor of the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiberta Caddock
Robert Allen Caddock
Brea
Manly Dyer Brown
Zort L. Browmossey
Maduff
Paul R. Brown
Ediitor
Il Anita Tribune
M. D. Sunme Beti
Methodist Church
Notable church anniversaries and local clergy edits noted
Five years ago and Ashes marks a front page note of changes in local religious life. It highlights two June anniversaries for Levi Walker and Harry Huff, along with pastors Dessie Masker Levee Brown R K Derry and M L Dake connected to area churches and the Anita Tribune editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashes
Wally Inman
Levi Walker
Harry Huff
Dessie Masker
Year Ago Restrooms Near Anita Park Incomplete
A Tribune notes work on Anita Recreation Park restrooms, mentions outlining border decor to improve appearance and customer reactions to bold advertising. It also reports coffee price at Kohl and Lantz and confirms Russell Morgan as Anita postmaster since June 1 1955.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kohl & Lantz Briardale
Russell Morgan
Anita
George Slither
Margaret and
David Ash
Anita Triune
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dierk
Republic
Purina
Jewett Grain & Coal
Anita, Iowa
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporatio
Capitol Hill News
Dorothy Kirsner
Des Moines
Commission For the Blind
King Palmer
H. T. Opsahl
Decorah
Chiropractic Examiners
Anamosa Hien
Cellar Rapids Net Workers
Supreme Court
Bloomfield Township
Glenn Sarsfield
State Department
Sarsfield
Polk County
Homer Adcock
Town Liquor Control Commission
Harold E. Wolfe
Mason City Republican
William P. Housel
Humboldt
Gerald W. Smith
Creston
Suns
Department OF Public Safety Sey
Bob Hullihan
Warner
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Father Joseph A. Devlin
Christian Science
Christian Science Service
North Massena Baptist Church
F.G. Barnes
Wiota
Church of Christ
Mayo Proctor
Holy Cross Lutheran Church
W. H. Kohlmeier
Anita Utilities Board Proceedings
Shifay
Helbert
L. C. Eddy
W. B. McLuen
Delbert L. Christensen
Sec'y
State House
Mer Aum
Ant
Fellows
Wil
Wom
Cavernar Loveless
State
Go Electric
Go Modern
Investige
Voice
Anitan
Katherine Maine
Anna O'Leary
Lewis Kenatchee
Washington
Ella Edwards
Garry Scholla
Clarence
Hy Zy
Reuben R. Scholl
Walburn
North Dakota
Maggie Set
W. D
Walter F. (Tink) Budd
Oltar
Sil
Colum
Walter F
Tink) Budd
Bert Scarlett
B. L. Scarlett
Wayne Bullock
Corning
H. P. Ziegler
A. H. F. Ziegler
Exico
Kimbalston
Elk Horn
C. V. Beaver
Oawha
Roy Stacey
Adalt News
Roy
David F. Ash
Margaret
Ash
National
Assoch Uah
Associani Ois
Anita Recreat Park
David F. Ash Slaal
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