New Tribune Plant To Rise East Of Walter Dorsey Home
Anita publisher F. Jebsen has bought land east of the Dorsey home to build a Tribune printing plant. Construction by Wm. McIntyre starts around June 1 with a 24 by 49 foot frame building to house Linotype presses and equipment. Moving date for machinery is tentatively July 1. no copy interruptions for readers. Also note Mark McDermott earned admission to the U S Military Academy at West Point for four years, reporting July 5 after July 5 is return to academy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. &. Jebsen
Anita Tribune
Walter Dorsey
Tribune
Wm. McIntyre
Linotype
Dorsey
Anita
Mark McDermott
Adjutant General
Washington, D. C
U. S. Military Academy
West Point
New York
Mark
Fort Leavenworth
Anita Donors Give 91 Pints of Blood in Cass County drive
Ninety one pints of blood were contributed to the regional Red Cross bloodmobile unit in Anita, Cass County, with 109 donors, 91 accepted and 18 no shows. The event drew staff from Omaha and local volunteers, including the American Legion auxiliary canteen workers, and featured Dr. G M Adair as medical director and Dr. Perry Williams arriving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Omaha
Anita
Cass County
Griswold
Atlantic
Egion Hall
D. K. Burgess
Ass County
Emard Raper
Impene McIntire
Raquel Faloner
Lyle Wohlleber
Ita
Leo Voggesser
Louie Poch
G. M. Adair
Perry Williams
Williams
Blood Center
American Legionuxiliary
Ette Robison
Leah Mehlan
Cleo ‘Spry
Ivy Janssen
Francis Reed
Guy Steinmetz
Bernard Raper
Lester King
Tomag
Clarence Osen
BIS
Yone Gill
Jane Miller
Ruth Eddy
C. V. Welcher
Jakeite
Atlantic Wedding Vows Held At Hospital Bed
Roy Thompson 35 of Adair and his Cameron Mo. family were injured in a Saturday night crash at highway 6 and 71 near Atlantic while en route to his Sunday wedding. The ceremony occurred at Atlantic Memorial Hospital with Reverend Harold Butts officiating and guests gathered at the hospital bedside. The wedding party included Miss Charlotte Koob and Harvey Thompson with a reception at Anita. Memorial Day plans were announced by local organizations and a baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Donald Baxter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Thompson
Adair
Cameron
Atlantic
Anita
Mr. Thompson
Mary Thompson
John
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Thompson
Charlotte Koob
Lafe Koob
John Thompson
Harold Butts
Clara Schelm
Ronald Ridenour
Fort Dodge
Iowa
Fred McBride
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Harvey Thompson
O. G. Petersen
Leo Kelley
Roscoe Koob
Dora Edward
Biggs
Goldie Wilson
Lincoln
Nebraska
Koob
W. T. Biggs
Omaha
Cynthia Hansen
Donald Baxter
University Hospital
Iowa City
Anita school band to perform May 10 concert
The Anita school band will give a concert May 10 at 8 00 p m in the high school auditorium. The program features pieces learned in the past month and honors National Music Week May 7 14 with a free will offering to fund next year’s music. Mr and Mrs Duncan McMartin attended a funeral in Omaha Nebraska for his sister in law Mrs Kenneth McMartin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion and Auxiliary
Evergreen Cemetery
Anita High School
Anita
King
McCaughey
Ocala
Yoder
Richard Lindblom
Tommy Dorsey
Jeri Millard
Larry Ray
Marilyn Chapman
Larry McLaughlin
Doris Kline
Hass
Linda Chadwick
Buchtel
Helen Lou Woods
Nancy Wehrman
Vesta Baily
Marvin Fries
Linda Lou Brown
Rita Smith
American Patriots
Guess
Leonard
Lang
Chattanoogie Shoe Shine Boy
Duncan McMartin
Omaha
Nebraska
Kenneth McMartin
Have Census Takers Missed Anyone Here
The 1950 census near completion with Anita reported finished by Mrs. H. J. Spies. Census workers request immediate notification of missed persons or families in Anita Grant Lincoln or Benton townships with address as of April 1 1950 and each person’s relation sex race and age.
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H. J. Spies
Anita
Census Bureau
Grant
Lincoln
Benton
Bureau
Bureau of the
Census District
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Don Karns Selected For Boys State
Don Karns was chosen as Anita's delegate to Boys State to be held in Des Moines from June 4 to 11. Karns, son of Mr and Mrs Cloyd Karns, is a junior at A H S and a member of the community effort honoring loyalty service and scholarship. Alumni Banquet tickets go on sale May 17 at 6:00 pm for May 19 with the program committee and many volunteers listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greater Anita Club
American Legion
Merle Robison
Don Karns
Anita
Des Moines
Boys
Don
Cloyd Karns
Rex Miller
Jerry Shellmaker
Clifford Fries
Arthur Duff
Beatrice Heckman
Daisy Crawford
Erma Salmon
Mabel
Anita Enters Griswold Track Meet
Fourteen high school boys and six junior high boys will compete in the Southwest Iowa Conference track meet at Griswold on Saturday May 6. Anita previously placed third in this meet last year.
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Anita
Griswold
Iowa
Oliver Saxton dies suddenly in Anita at 55
Funeral services for Oliver Le land Saxton 55 of Anita were held Monday at the Methodist church with Rev. Harold Butts in charge. He died April 27 at Atlantic Memorial hospital. He was born September 16 1894 at Ute Iowa and lived in Crawford and Cass counties before moving to Anita three years ago. He married Erma Johnson in 1915 and is survived by his wife five children twelve grandchildren and several relatives. Numerous relatives attended from out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Leland Saxton
Anita
Atlantic Memorial Hospital
Iwo
Methodist Church
Harold Butts
Carl Moore
Will McIntyre
Eric Osen
Jesus
Fred Wohlleber
James McDermott
Cloyd Karns
Woodrow Holmes
Earl Griffin
J. B. MacDermott
Ross Lewis
Pete Christensen
Casey
Evergreen Cemetery
Cary
Etta Saxton
Ute
Iowa
Crawford County
Cass County
Colorado
Anna
Saxton
Shaffer & Burns Implement Co
Erma Johnson
Neva Smith
Robert Saxton
Russell Saxton
Leitha Mae Josephson
Arvis McKeane
Wiota
Cory Saxton
Ainsworth
Nebraska
Ruth Lewis
Ben Saxton
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Walter Saxton
New Plymouth
Idaho
Madonna Schlueter
Wood Lake
Wallace
Cary Saxtatt
Nebr
Benny Saxton
Lee Schlueter
Donald Stebbins
Denison
Dora
Atlantic
Lottie Bixler
Portland
Ore
Henry Dixon
Menlo
George Johnson
Dexter
Marvin Ejinsphar
Ord
Harold Stuetelburg
Alfred Franz
Adair
Child Drinks Kerosene Receives Quick Hospital Care
Kenneth Dean Kinzie, son of Mr and Mrs Kinzie, accidentally drank kerosene Friday. He was taken to a local physician then Atlantic hospital, placed under an oxygen tent briefly, and recovered enough to return home after a few hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Dean Kinzie
Tamer Kinzie
Atlantic Hospital
Four New Houses Planned on West Edge of Anita
Alfred Skip Cement announced plans to build four new homes on the west edge of Anita where highway 6 turns out of town. The houses will cost 9 000 to 11 000 dollars each and are described as the most modern in Anita, to be constructed by local contractor Kenneth Turner.
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Alfred
Skip
Anita
Kenneth Turner
Summer Playground Program Formulated Here in Anita
Four local groups sponsor a summer supervised playground and recreation program led by Bruce Peters athletic coach. A four member committee from each group meets Peters to plan a half day program with midget baseball basketball volleyball horseshoes track and field for boys and girls. The park commission pledges help and donations to buy equipment are being sought through Ben McLuen at the bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
James Osen
Greater Anita Club
Merle Robison
Legion
Dell Ray
Harold Smith
Bruce Peters
Peters
Park Commission
Ben McLuen
Neighbors Plow 40 Acres for Carl Brown Near Anita
Seventeen neighbors from Anita and nearby areas plowed and harrowed 40 acres of corn ground for Carl Brown southeast of Anita. The workers endured light rain and finished by 3:30 pm. Brown, recently ill after surgery and a spring flu, received the aid from local volunteers including James Edgar and Charles Dressler among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Brown
Anita
Mr. Brown
James Edgar
Merrill Anderson
Charles Dressler
Lloyd Cassill
Otto Borth
Ray Dressler
Maurice Shannon
Martin Olsen
Walter Crow
All of
Massena
Nolan Stockham
George Aggen
Henry Aggen
George Kopp
Dale Dressler
Andy Hughes
Leland Lantz
Charles Byers
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Fontanelle
Bridgewater
Fontanella
Ineemi
Hospital
Ad Atlantic
Sfirte
PIAY
Oliver Saxton
West Anita
Charlies. Miller
Doris Wahlert
Janice Hynde
Gloria Griffin
Neiney
Kirkham
Eleanor‘ Garside
Marilyn'Wasson
Donald_Crun
Ray Wahlert
Gil’ Templeman
David Lantz
Richard’ Bissell
Delbert’ Kline
Lynn Dorsey
Marvin ‘Reed
James Hoyler
Larry Hughes
Charles Jesipiomen
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