Blockton Teen Dies After Auto Crash at Brockton
Miss Alice Patrick 22 daughter of W H Patrick Blockton died from injuries after an auto wreck near Brockton last Sunday evening. Ora Gentry 15 of Grant City Mo jailed awaiting grand jury action. Patrick died in St Joseph hospital Friday. Funeral held in Blockton Sunday. The crash left Miss Patrick critically injured and a second local tragedy.
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Brockton
Alice Patrick
W. H. Patrick
Blockton
Ora Gentry
Grant City
Bedford
Young Gentry
H. 8. Carr
Miss Patrick
St. Joseph
Patrick
Charles Fraidman
Frank Waldman
Oraentry
Oet
Waldman Alley
Dung Gentry
Lyn
Ja Wilson
Young
Gentry
Wilson
F. W. Spencer
John Wendell
Mies
Wendell
J. T. Maloy
City
City. Attomobile
Antony Warage
Bedford Triumphs Over Afton In Thanksgiving Game
Bedford defeats Afton 35 to 26 on Thanksgiving day at Aston. Bedford’s Dale Bradley led scorers, while Cole of Afton posted 16 of his team’s 26. Key Bedford players included Hopson at center and Churchill and Ginn in versatile roles, as persistent teamwork carried the win. A return game is anticipated.
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Aston
Afton
Bedford
Cole
Johnson
Bradley
Dale Bradley
Olf
Leland Hopson
Johnnie
Roy Churchill
Ray Ginn
Vern Fitch
Minal
Brailleyne
Perry Ginnie Draper Alten lg _Tohnson
Coen
Morris
Snyder
Kinnison
Canon
Melvin
Wieser
Wright
Hamilton
Soper Marriage Facts Exposed
Mrs Mable Soper sues for annulment claiming she did not know a ceremony occurred while Dr Richard Watts Soper recovered after an operation in San Francisco. The court granted the annulment as doctors and hospital staff stood by in operating theater surroundings. The article notes Soper's notoriety from a statewide auto tour and Conway origins.
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Rom
Miles City
Mont
Soper
Conway
San Francisco
Ag Sha
St. Francis’ Hospital
Mable &. Soper
Richard Watts Soper
Belgian Relief Day raises funds and aid to Belgium
Iowa reports a Belgian relief push with donations of corn and wheat. A Bedford drive raised 100.45 dollars, with 19 car loads of corn and 5 of wheat shipped already. Young volunteers including Delia Wisdom and Jerne Standley led the effort while Bedford grain station received a limited tally of 5 bushels corn and 4 wheat. The Belgian refugee situation worsens with tens of thousands in tents in Holland. The article also covers the 1914-15 high school basketball opener, noting strong play, key performers, and a final score of high school 88 to town 28. Additional notice: 240 acres for sale via Bedford Gravity Road committee.
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Bedford
Iowa
Delia Wisdom
Jerné Standley
Rosa Ulrich
Edna Lavison
Maude Beall
Nora MeIlfish
Ferne Nevius
Edna Rhoads
Vera Johnson
Bedford Grain Company
Belgium
American Commission For the Relief of
Rotterdam
Herbert Clark Hoover
American Commission
Holland
Bergen-Op-vom
Burrell
Gelwix
L. Churchill
Hamilton
Nand
Bradley
High Sca
Town
High School
High Schoo
Snyder
Burrett and Kinnison Wright
Melvin Churchill
Wieser Hamilton
Canon
Morris
Robb
Big Army and Navy Programs Opposed by Daniels and Wilson
Washington dispatch notes opposition to wartime expansion. Gardner proposes a joint commission to study preparedness. army lacks siege, field guns, ammunition. navy short 20,000 sailors, calls for more battleships and cruisers. Daniels denounces militarism while Wilson and Garrison lean toward restraint. era of keeping America at peace emphasized.
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Washington, D
Congress
Clark
Wilson
Army
Gardner
Massachusetts
United States
Rules Committee
Antwerp
Namur
Liege
Garrison
Navy
Daniels
America
Europe
Wilson era tensions and trade commission talk in Congress
Discussion tracks presidential policy on preparedness as Bryan denial sharpens debate. Connolly’s Iowa race showing noted amid progressive split. Trade commission appointment rumors surface, with constitutional limits cited. President Wilson returns to Washington from Thanksgiving. Christmas plans and cautious White House timetable outlined. October exports rise with food shipments exceeding 1913 levels as European orders revive. Western rail freight rate protests grow amid tariff increases sought by carriers and state commissions.
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Bryan
Congress
Tuere
Army
Navy
New York Herald, 4& Paper
Wilson
Connolly
Washington
Iowa
Washigton
Roosevelt
Stevens
the Post
Connally
Connelly
New Trade Commission
Jessie Wilson Sayre
Williamstown
Mass
Sayre
White House
Mississippi
Europe
Department of Commerce
Western Classification
Interstate Commerce Commission
Clfford Thorne
Te National Association of Railroad Commissioners
District Court Opens November Term in Creston
District Court convened with Judge Thomas L. Maxe well presiding. Jury trials begin in December with cases assigned by Taylor County Bar Association. Week one lists several State and local civil actions including State v Brand, city of Bedford v Kemple, and Atlantic Refining Co v McDowell among others.
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Maxwel
Creston
Tay Joy County Bar Association
Sage Weels Ming
District Court
Thomas L. Maxewell
State
Brand
Meredith
Boson
City of Bedford
Kemple
Reed
S Mullen
Gibson
Bailey
Daugherty
McKim
Atlantic Refining Co. Va
McDowell
Dunning
Burt
Chase & Son
Steeves
Lj Peregoy Moore Co
Berlford
Bundy matriarch marks her ninetieth birthday note
Grandma Bundy celebrated her ninetieth birthday Monday at the home of her daughter Mrs Jere Dale. Four daughters attended including Mrs Charles Evans of Parsons Kansas Mrs C H Chamberlain Miss Mae Bundy and Mrs Jere Dale of Bedford. Guests brought birthday remembrances and a birthday postal shower followed by a cake and fruit.
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Grandma Bundy
Jere Dale
Charles Evans
Parsons, Kan
C. BH. Chamberlain
Mae Bundy
Bedford
George Evans
BR. BE
Paschal
George
W. I. Scott
C. H. Chamberlain
W. Evans
Warren Ashcraft
R. EB. Bundy
Eldorado Springs
Mugene Bundy
Homer
Maryville
Arthur Goodspeed
Helen
Persis
Jessie
Inez Hardenbrook
Cc. C. Hatcher
Eli Wilt Withdraws Resignation From EUPOVIisers Board
Eli Wilt, chairman of the EUPOVIisers board, who announced last week that he would resign effective January 1, 1915, has now filed withdrawal papers reversing his resignation.
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Eli Wilt
Eupoviisers
Careels
Dallas Township Boy Recovers From Eye Tumor After Omaha Surgery
A nine year old son of G. Fr. Me. Alpin of Dallas township underwent a delicate eye tumor removal in Omaha last week. The operation was satisfactory and doctors expect full recovery with no eye loss. Civic Mass Meeting planned by library committee for around December 10 to discuss a fall program with outside speakers. attendance urged. Licenses taxed to couples B. S. Murray and Pearl Ferrell of Alendale Mo., GW. Cumming of Sioux City and Nellie Bebout of Bedford Iowa, Stevenson and Muir of Tenor mentioned.
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G. FR. Me. Alpin
Dallas Township
Omaha
Ubrary Committee
The
Civic League
Prose Press
Murray
Pearl Ferrell
Alendale
GW. Cummingg
Sioux City
Nellie Bebout
Bedford
W. Ys
Stevenson
An Muir
Tenor
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County Daily
Grand Fury
Hlde
Cnttle
Lenox
Waris Wie
Optates
Dgki
P, H, Plerse
Roy Brand OF Gravity
Ruesel
Philpott
Hallian
Dowell
Crouch
Armstrong
Duncan
Duntan
Longfellow
Risner
Risener
Vanatte
Vanlatte
Palmer
C. B
Q. R R. Go
Ambrose
Williams
Cummings
Swope
Parks
Madden
Boring
Adams
Beard
Sickles
LA Bundy
Dallas
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