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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1921
Page
3
A cryptic promotional note hints at a work titled The Devil's Passkey. It claims the author is deeply knowledgeable about human crises and promises a setting where characters confront their greatest lives.
Local Bedford area notes list numerous visitors and residents over the week. James Locke and Darrell Reed travel through Lenox and Gravity, with shoppers and relatives in Bedford. Several births, teaching moves, and trips to Des Moines, Ottumwa, Perry, and surrounding towns are noted along with visits from Omaha, Council Bluffs, and St. Joseph. A daughter was born to Lute Taylor and Martha Jerene May 23.
Jim Ulmer of Hopkins was a Bedford visitor on Wednesday. Lawrence Morgason left Bedford Wednesday for Shenandoah to visit relatives. Miss Gladys Groves, who had been visiting Bedford, returned to Conway Wednesday. Miss Marie Double left Thursday for Cedar Falls to attend summer school. Miss Ella Straight, visiting relatives in Bedford, returned to Des Moines Thursday. County Agent Kingman was called to Des Moines late last week. Miss Chloe Power formerly Ruth Livingston left Wednesday for Maryville Missouri. Nate Hickenlooper and Bill Ewart of Blockton visited Bedford Wednesday for business and friends.
Mrs John Chilcote and her son Billey traveled to Conway on Thursday to visit Mrs Chilcote’s mother Mrs J W Thompson at the Thompson home. Mrs George Conner and her daughter Helen, who had been visiting at the James Conner home, departed Saturday for Cumberland, their home.
S P Webb Frank Wetmore El mer Brice and Bruce Kemple went on a fishing trip on the Platte river Monday night returning home Tuesday evening Miss Helen Lucas who has been teaching school in the Tuskegee Institute at Tuskegee Ala returned home Wednesday for a visit at Greene Lucas home Mr and Mrs W E Crum Jr Geo Evans and J J Clark drove to Excelsior Springs Mo last Saturday to visit Mrs J J Clark and Dr Archer who are taking treatment there Mr Clark returned on the train Sunday and the rest of the party returned in the car Monday Wyatt Blakemore and Ben Williams accompanied them.
An 11 pound girl was born last Tuesday morning May 31 to Mr and Mrs John Hardsark of northwest of Bedford. Mrs W A Cornell visiting at the Dougherty home in Bedford left Saturday for Kansas City. Miss Ethel Straight returning home from St Joseph Missouri. Electa Owens and Chas Fitch left for Newton Iowa to visit Vern Fitch. Frank Wisdom Len Maxwell Dale Wisdom and Faye Wisdom attended a dinner at Dr A E King in Blockton for the doctor’s 68th birthday.
Mr and Mrs Leslie Ghandjer and Mrs George Moon with daughter Miss Georgia Moon of Omaha Nebraska are visiting relatives and friends in Bedford on Wednesday.
Mrs George Moon and daughter Georgia have been visiting. they plan to return home in Nebraska. The informal note records their time in Sharpsburg and mentions the anticipated travel back.
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