20 Sep 1956
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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1956
Page
1
The text urges parents to foster independence in children by not rushing progress, offering appropriate activities, and celebrating small wins. Emphasizes patient guidance, varied experiences, and keeping tasks aligned with a child’s abilities to build lasting enjoyment of learning.
A rural accident account recalls a September day when Iris halted a vehicle at a blind Iowa intersection. A barefoot boy and a father died in the wreck, with scattered debris and lingering summer imagery shaping a sobering scene.
Church services and activities listed for Neathes Community Bible Church and North Massena Baptist Church. Includes worship times Sunday 10 11 am and 7 pm, Sunday school 11 am and 10:30 am, youth and young adult events, prayer meetings, rally days, and planned conferences with dates in September. Local notices invite visitors to all services.
Sunday school at 10 oclock in the morning service on a Sunday with choir practice on Wednesday and Women s Fellowship on Thursday. Dedication of funds raised by bake sales in memory of deceased members by Ella Henneberg and Adrea Lantz. Southwest Association meeting at First Congregational church in Harlan on Sept 23 at 3 00. Diamond anniversary at Orient church on Oct 7 at 2 pm. Friends of Mrs Liola Bangham of California urged to write as she is in a nursing home. Nursery for church hour to begin again next Sunday.
Parish schedule lists 10 A M Sunday Mass at St Marys Catholic Church with Father Joseph A Devlin and 8 30 A M Mass at Viota Catholic Church. Holy Cross Lutheran Church conducts Divine Worship at 9 A M Sundays with Pastor W H Kohlmeier, plus Sunday School and Bible Class at 10 A M. Everyone is welcome and invited by the Lutheran Hour program from Anita.
The article notes a Christian Science Church service on Sunday September 23 focusing on spiritual understanding of math and the universe. Readings from the King James Bible include verses praising the Lord and describing righteousness, truth, and divine works.
The Church of Christ announces Sunday services at 9 45 and Sunday School at 10 35. A youth meeting is held every Monday night at 7 00.
Governor Leo Hoegh proclaims October 1956 as Iowa Parent-Teacher Membership Enrollment Month. The notice urges citizens and groups to join PTA drives to advance PTA programs, educate for citizenship, foster healthy family relations, and cooperate with community agencies for youth welfare.
A fragmented Tribune note recalls an old Cass Cotman Fair scene with Anita City Comet and activity on Min Street. Names like J Leasure and MB Myers appear amid garbled details of vendors, events, and civic figures from a past era.
A reminiscence of prices from Fred M. Tidrick's Cash Department Store with staples like a pound of coffee and tea and lard at low figures. Sherman F. Myers is named editor, and Anita’s high school status is noted alongside local business ads and upcoming construction plans for the Johnson building and nearby properties on Main Street and Walnut Street.
Anita recalls events from four decades past. Miss Gladys Glines resigns from Bell's Café to join a Bod restaurant in Atlantic. Newlyweds include Miss Ella Butler and Burton W. Close. The New Racket markets sweaters and jarred goods. Mrs. W. C. Pratt visited the Mane home of Mrs. Ed Wheeek. Walter Tok Budi edits the Avia Spite.
A 30 year retrospective recalls Hon Thomas traveling to Des Moines for a printing job. Grocery prices show 9 dollars per bushel for tomatoes at Kohl’s Briar Dale, and Puritan malt cans at Burkhart for 6.75. BW McEldowney led Unity MoE Church while seeking a nearer charge near Indianola. Tink Rudi edited the Anita Tribune.
Mrs Alfred Dement recently entertained the Bidens Wee Bridge Club at her Chestnut Street home. Charles Barber bought property across Chadwick mill for $400. Miss Mary Jane Lear, Miss Joan Tullener, Sedney Maluef, and Dona tohore enrolled in the State University of Iowa.
Anita recalls a Tribune issue noting ownership transfer to Mr and Mrs David Ash of Monroe City Missouri. Ash, with ties to Monroe City News and Shel Democrat, discusses past employment, education at University of Missouri and Culver Stockton College, and a long career in journalism including a one shot comic paper in 1921.
Fragmented OCR record shows personal names and scattered phrases about Anita, celebrations, and unrelated notes. It references New Jersey, 1945 context, and various individuals without clear events or coherent narrative.
Fragmentary notes recall five years past in Des Moines area. Names like Mrs. Don Vy, Mrs. Ella Dives, and J. Marion Kinney appear amid scattered references to local stores, prices, and events. The text lacks a coherent narrative.
A fragmentary report recalls a year old celebration at Anita involving local families. Mentions Anita High School, Walnut area, a 4th wedding anniversary for Mr and Mrs Thurry Uarnhuidl, and references to local persons Mr Hareoy Mel Gene Hansen and a meat price at Wrastic's.
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