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Bedford Free Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 1925

Page

2

Local News Highlights From Lenox Area and Visitors

Local notes report visitors and illness in Lenox with Mr. Freeman Beard improving at home. D C Hammerell visits from Los Angeles to see cousins in H. E. May family. Ed Gordon and G A Wyant groups visit, Bonner Miller from St Louis stays with her brother G A Hadley. Elizabeth Neyman returns from Keola Town after weeks with Mrs Paul Clark. I J Bailey and companion in Creston hospital recovering from car crash injuries. Farm exhibit prizes announced by fair officials: 12 for first, 8 for second, 6 for third, 4 for fourth. omission noted. Jack Tinkham and family from Topeka visit Mrs A J Sowers and relatives. Tinkham oversees Topeka Biscuit Company branch.

Local Social Briefs From Maryville and Nearby

Paner al Parlor hosts guests during a weekend visit. Warneker and Glenn VanCamp traveled to Omaha Sunday and returned the same day. Mrs Igon, visiting her sister Mrs Ella Faith and Frank Lewis, went home to Kansas City. Mrs J A Evans left for Norris South Dakota to visit daughter Mrs Gray Miller on their ranch. Mrs Leslie Cobb and sons Karl and Wayne and Arthur Thompson with family visited Maryville last Thursday. Will Evans, at Parsons Kansas, is recovering from an operation and able to sit up and feel like a boy again.

J. A. Evans Norris South Dakota Gray Miller Husband Leslie Cobb Karl Wayne Maryville Arthur Thompson Will Evans Parsons Kansas

McMahill Family Visits Gravity Resident's Kin

Mr A A McMahill and his wife and three children from Omaha Nebraska arrived Wednesday to visit Ollie McMahill and his father Henry McMahill who is visiting his son Ollie in Gravity.

A. A. McMahill Omaha Nebr Ollie McMahill Henry McMahill Ollie Gravity

Omaha pressman visits parents after workweek

Kenneth Meredith, a printing shop pressman in Omaha, arrived home Wednesday morning to spend the balance of the week with his parents Mr and Mrs Joe Meredith.

Kenneth Meredith Omaha Joe Meredith

Chas Martin Family Headed to Mayo Clinic for Checks

Chas Martin and family with Jess Snyder left early this week for Rochester Minnesota where Martin will undergo a thorough physical examination at Mayo Bros hospital due to declining health. Mrs R E Bradley remains in Maryville recovering from an appendectomy and Emmitt walks with a cane after injuring his knee while playing One Old Cat on the lawn.

Chas. Martin Jess Snyder Studebaker Rochester Minn Martin Mayo Bros. Hospital R. E. Bradley Maryville Emmitt

Widoner John H B faces heat wave illness and doctor visit

John H B, weakened by the heat, was attended by Dr Beauchamp after a fainting spell last week. Mr and Mrs Ollie McMahill of Gravity hosted a Wednesday dinner with Henry McMahon of Kincade Kansas Melvin Van derveer of Moran Kansas and Mr and Mrs A C Robart and Mrs J P Atkins of Bedford.

John H. B. ‘“Widoner Dr. Beauchamp Ollie McMahill Gravity Henry McMahil Kincade Kans Melvin Vanderveer Moran Kansas A. C. Robart J. P. Atkins Bedford

Mrs Min Miller Takes Short Vacation From Wayside Lunch

Mrs Min Miller, owner of the Wayside Lunch room, traveled to St Joseph yesterday morning for a brief vacation. This marks her first extended absence from the business since February two years ago.

Min Miller Wayside St. Joseph

Bruce Mahan and son end visit after Ottumwa talk

Bruce Mahan and his son Louis Frank, visiting with Mrs. William Kenery for a week, began their return home last Sunday. They spent Monday in Ottumwa where Bruce addressed a group of business men at midday.

Bruce Mahan Louis Frank William Kenery Ottumwa Bruce

Death notice linked to search for owner of Long Beach property

Mrs W R Herbert of near Bedford reports a woman named Caroline Howard who recently died at her home in Euston Ringgold county Iowa leaving two sons and two daughters The information bureau in Los Angeles is seeking the owner of a valuable piece of property in Long Beach and will be notified of the local lead based on the county clerk’s information

W. R. Herbert Bedford Caroline Howard Los Angeles California Euston Ringgold County Iowa Information Bureau Long Beach

Rain Relieves Parched Community as Heat Returns

A rain on Monday night brought about an inch of relief after days of extreme heat that hindered field work. The region saw corn tasseling well and oats ripening in shocks with haying underway. Alfalfa enters its second cutting and looks promising.

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Evangelist Morris Attends Berea Church Service

Evangelist M. Morris of Long Beach California preached at Berea church Sunday. Visitors from Stanberry Blockton Maryville Guilford Barnard joined, including Mr. and Mrs. J P Yadon and daughter and Miss Linthecum, plus several Goforth and Sell family members. Morris departed Monday morning via Maryville for Hale Missouri.

M. Morris Long Beach Cal- Tee Berea J. P. Yadon Linthecum Stanberry Glenn A. Cobb Blockton S. J. Hagans Maryville J. E. Goforth Guilford John Rush

Valley School Meeting Hosts Union Leaders on Cooperatives

A large turnout at Valley School near Hopkins heard Senator Bowman of Waterloo and Attorney Clark of Des Moines at the Farmers Union quarterly meeting. Talks covered cooperative marketing and effort. a joint picnic with the Bureau was planned, with date to be announced. Brookhart expected to speak at the picnic.

Valley School Hopkins Bowman Waterloo Clark Des Moines Union Bureau Farmers Union Sen. Brookhart

Conway News Briefs Report Local Visits and Birth

Mrs J K Grubb visited Lenox between trains Monday afternoon. Wm Lewis of the county home retired from Iowa City after cancer treatment on his face. Several families toured Creston for a picnic at the park with local households. Dr Groom announced the birth of a daughter to Mr and Mrs Virgil Clark who works for Lewis Larson. Mrs J H Chilcote and son Billy were also noted.

J. K. Grubb Wm. Lewis Iowa City Bert Powell Anson Gold Lela W. W. Palmer Laycock Creston W. J. Walker H. C. Smith Jay Pitman

Bedford People and Visitors Highlight Week

Bedford residents welcomed relatives and friends visiting from nearby towns. Updates include Blaine Robinson breaking two bones in a tractor accident and preparing for surgery in Town City. Hatchers Players draw crowds over three days ending Wednesday, with attendees from Sharpsburg and surrounding areas.

Goitre Operation Patient Improves. Gall Bladder Surgery Delayed

A patient who had undergone a goitre operation at Town City remains in serious condition but is slightly improved. She will not undergo gall trouble surgery for some time. Othe Vincent and family traveled from Sharpsburg Monday evening to attend to insurance matters.

Goitre Town City Othe Vincent Sharpsburg

Two Types of Artists in Havelock Ellis Quotation

A fragment quotes Havelock Ellis describing two kinds of artists. The great artist expands the scope of human art by beautifying things that have never known art, while the would-be artist who tames ugly things still leaves them ugly. The passage presents a stark contrast in artistic transformation.

Havelock Ellis

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Lasses Serview Joseph S. Pleringer Optometrist Freeman Beard D. C. Hammerell H. E. May Ed Gordon G. A. Wyant Baby of Lenox J. A. Wyant Bonner Miller St. Louis G. A. Hadley Mrs. Dey Ermand Elizabeth Neyman Keola Town Paul Clark I. J. Bailey Jack Tinkham Topeka A. J. Sowers Phillip Jackson Tinkham Topeka i Iten Biscuit Company August Warneker Glenn VanCamp Conway J. W. Thompson Leo Cooper Bobbie Blaine Robinson Merle Junction Groom Hatchers Sheriff Nevins H. O. Smith Crest Duane Cynthia Coakley Billie Powers F. C. Cooper Hilda Cooper Pauline Miller Clearfield CG. C. Cooper Miss Alice Vida Hopson J. R. Cooper Parnell John Warren Savannah F. M. Humphrey Garland Mary Miller Mable Franklin M. H. Litteer Leah Litteer Edith Calhoun Frank Wright Flora Wilson Thurman Thurman, Town Georgia Nash George Gold Florsheim Shoes Oxfords Kuppenheimer Vogue Keller Heman Thompson Gold Bond Classymade Paschal Clothing Co H. C. Little P.S H. C.L Palm Beach
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