Letters From Missionaries Chronicle Everyday Family Life
A published letter from Norman and Mrs Hoyt, mission workers in Africa, describes family routines with son Donnie and daughter Marcia, recent church and school activities, and a week spent with Indian communities near the coast. The account covers housing, meals, travel, and fundraising notes, plus impressions of local hospitality and ongoing ministry efforts.
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Norman Hoyt
Africa
the Tribune
Walter Hoyts
Community Bible Church Service Schedule
George A. Brown, pastor leads a Sunday 10:00 a.m. Sunday school and 11:00 a.m. worship service with 7:00 p.m. youth fellowship and 8:00 p.m. evening services. Wednesday features a prayer meeting at 8:00 p.m.
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Community Bible Church
George A. Brown
Wesleyan Service Guild Plans Meetings and Programs
The Wesleyan Service Guild schedules a Thursday 8:00 pm meeting in Fellowship Hall with installation of officers and initiation of new members. Sunday school is set for next Sunday at ten, followed by Memorial Sunday worship at eleven with the sermon What Is True Patriotism. The end of the church year is May 28 with all obligations due, and the annual conference at Mount Pleasant on June 7 featuring a reception of members on June 3. Vacation Church School runs next week 9:00 to 11:30 daily except Saturday.
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Wesleyan Service Guild
Sermion
Mount Pleasant
Massena Churches Schedule Morning Worship and Mass
North Massena Baptist Church led by George A. Brown holds morning worship at 9:30 with Sunday school at 10:30 and Thursday prayer meeting at 7:30. Visitors are invited to every service. St Marys Catholic Church with Father Joseph A Devlin offers 8:00 A M Sunday Mass and Wiota Catholic Church also with Father Devlin offers 10:00 A M Sunday Mass.
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North Massena Baptist Church
George A. Brown
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Father Joseph A. Devlin
Wiota Catholic Church
Joseph A.devlin
Congregational Church Announces Organ Demonstration
Reverend R. K. Derry leads Sunday School at 9:00 and church service at 19:00 with midweek choir practice. Women’s Fellowship hosts are Mrs Chadwick and Mrs Chadwick with a Hammond Organ to be demonstrated by Schimplell Mueller Piano Co of Omaha. Memorial Day Dinner set for May 30.
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R. K. Derry
Donald Chadwick
Herbert Chadwick
Drexel Chadwick
Schimplell and Mueller Piano Co
Omaha
Neb
Holy Cross Lutheran Church Evangelical Schedule
Divine Service every Sunday at 9 A.M. Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 A.M. Friday choir outing and meal at the Parsonage. This Sunday guest speaker in the 9 A.M. service will be The Rev. H. Z. Kohlmeier. Wednesday 7:30 P.M. Sunday School Teachers Meeting. All are invited to attend.
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H. Z. Kohlmeier
Cass County Sealed Bids For Construction Work Open
Candidate announces bid for county offices in Atlantic Iowa with June 1 1956 deadline. Bids require certified check and bond. plans available from County Auditor. Proposals must follow forms. county may waive technicalities and reject bids. Election date May 17 1956 and primary June 4 1956 referenced.
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Cass County
Atlantic
Iowa
Crete Bridges
Board of Supervisors
F. W. Herbert
Christian Science Services Feature Nehemiah’s Wall Work
The article notes Christian Science services on Sunday May 27 will present themes on God given ability to cope with evil and false suggestions. It highlights Nehemiah’s monumental wall rebuilding amid rumors and treachery as part of the Scriptural selections.
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Christian Science Services
Nehemiah
Wall of Jerusalem
Church of Christ Sunday Service Schedule
The Church of Christ holds Sunday school at 10:00 a.m. and preaching at 11:00 a.m. A youth meeting led by Lois Nichols will follow.
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Lois Nichols
Lester Kluever Seeks State Representative Seat
Lester L. Kluever announces filing as a Republican candidate for the State Representative of Cass County. He asks for voter support and votes, subject to county voters' wishes.
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Cass County
Lloyd E. Harris
Lester L.kluever
Anita Tribune Then And Now In Cass County History
A retrospective look recalls Anita figures like J. B. McGrew a Cass County board candidate and editor Sherman F. Myers. Mentions marriages Carrie Morris and J. O. Spalding, Rail service on Rock Island lines with six daily trains, and local residents building sidewalks.
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J. B. McGrew
Board of Supervisors
Cass County
Carrie Morris
J. O. Spalding
Rock Island Railroad
Anita
Andy Johnson
Sherman FE. Myers
Anita Tribune
Anita Remembers 60 Years Ago Headlines and Press News
The Anita Tribune recently enlarged to a six column quarto with a new Prouty cylinder press rumored to yield an all home print paper. Editor Sherman F. Myers and publishers Myers and Richardson were noted in the excerpt from the Adair Messenger.
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The
Tribune
Adair Messenger
Anita Tribune
Prouty Cylinder Press
Sherman F. Myers
Myers and Richardson
Local 1906 Sherman Myers notes town life
Anita remembers Sherman county life in 1906 with the Hansen-Sage-Nieman Co store selling dotted Swiss muslin at 11 5 cents a yard. D. C. Kelloge still handles carpet weaving. Miss Pearl Wagner offers piano lessons. The Congregational minister is named Bohn. Editor Sherman F. Myers is assisted by manager Ed L. Richardson.
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Hansen-Sage-Nieman Co
D. C
Anita Remembers 40 Years Ago May 18 1916
The piece recalls Miss Fannye Stauffer and Robert Scott marriage at the corner of Third and Chestnut streets. It notes Scott as secretary of E W Holmes Lumber Co and mentions Anita figures like editor Ben Bosley, Ermine Brown’s school principal re election, and 1955 Anita Tribune edits. It lists 1953 1955 graduates and joint editors David F and Margaret Sr Ash of the Anita Tribune.
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Fannye E. Stauffer
Bert Stauffer
Robert Scott
Peter Scott
Scott
E. W. Holmes Lumber Co
Third and
Chestnut Streets
Ben Bosley
Brandon
Iowa
Anita
Will Bosley
Atlantic
Ermine Brown
Neola
Walter F
Tink) Budd
Anita Tribune
Kay Robison
Tom Salmon
Anita High School
Delores Rupperle
Belva Bailey
Rex Barber
Elaine Bebensee
Larry Behnken
David Bissell
Joy Brownsberger
Marvin Carlson
Linda Chadwick
Darrel Coglon
Dennis Euben
Jack Falconer
Lloyd Harris
Kenneth Gard
Leona
Gissil
Floyd Jorgensen
Julie Koob
Roger Lett
Dellene Lindblom
Gary Neighbors
Byron Nichols
Donna Misner
Bill Nieman
Judy Parker
Joyce Pearson
Marillus Pierce
Salutatorian
Douglas Smith
Norma Scarlett
Mary Shannon
Delores Uhlmann
Atita Tribune
David F
Margaret Sr. Ash
Anita Commemorates Local Club Leadership and Abridged News
Ten years ago in Anita Mrs Ethel Budd hosted the Knot-a-Kare Bridge Club. New club officers included Jack Long as president Rex Miller as vice president Wayne Jewett secretary and A R Robinson treasurer. Norma Arlene Taylor and Robertleckman tied the knot party notes mention bakery coffee price 28c a pound at Kohl and Lantz Briardale store. Paul R Brown served as editor at the time.
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Norma Arlene Taylor
Robertleckman
Herman Baier
Jack Long
Greater Anita Club
Rex Miller
Wayne Jewett
A. R. Robinson
Ethel Budd
Kohl & Lantz Briardale
Paul R.brown
Anita Tribune
Anita Tribune sale changes hands and new editor named
Five years ago Anita Tribune announced its sale to Wallace D Inman of Des Moines who had graduated in 1938 from Iowa State College with a major in agricultural journalism. He would manage the paper about a year before selling to David and Margaret Ast. The issue also notes newborns and family listings alongside local market prices for Oleo and butter.
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Bob Butler, Jr
Lary Wayne Butler
George Shaffer
Robert Butler
Bill Shaffer
Steven Lee Shaffer
Fred Sheley
P. F. Clemmensen
Steven Alan Clemmensen
Ofeo
Phil’s
E. R. (Jeb) Jebsen
Lucille Jebsen
Anita Tribune
Wallace D
Wally) Inman
Des Moines
Iowa State College
Wally
Tribune
David
Margaret Ast
Anita Remembers 30 Years Ago In Local Chronology
A 30 year old clipping recalls Mrs. G. M. Adair and Jane Gotch planning an Iowa City visit to Mrs. Lulu Gotch and notes a recent W. C. T. A. meeting led by Mrs. Fred Dittman. It mentions a dill pickle sale at Burkhart Grocery and previews a Unique Theatre program with a Hoot Gibson film and a two reel comedy.
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G. M. Adair
Jane Gotch
Iowa City
Lulu Gotch
Fred Dittman
Burkhart
Hoot Gibson
Hoot
Tribune Modernizes Ads Reducing Mourning Rule Burden
The Tribune explains four years of efforts to modernize its layout by removing heavy mourning borders from small ads. The note shows why large ads still use borders, cites customer pressure, and recalls a past slip when a house ad appeared with mourning framing.
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The
Tribune
Local Tribune Halls Debate Border Ad Policy
The Tribune discusses ad design preferences with emphasis on preserving dark borders around ads. Editors note they will keep borders if big ads demand it and small ads require it, resisting a broader modernization.
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the Tribune
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A. M. Gill
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Wendell Pellett
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