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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
5
Yrs Ditto outlines Bedford Civic League history highlighting women led civic gains. Library access, rest room creation, and courthouse education efforts followed league founding. Fundraising and county support enabled a rest room and open house events showcasing work and inviting public participation.
May 1 to September 2 civic effort in Bedford seeks to honor best ward with a cup. Civc League leads, mayor and city council provide dumping ground. Two captains per ward and assisting lieutenants drive public spirit for a long term cleanliness goal.
Former Lenox postmaster T F Armstrong urges Taylor County voters to discuss placing the county in supervisor districts at the courthouse on Saturday July 1. He advocates increasing the number of supervisors from three to five to improve road conditions and equal representation across townships. Armstrong says no political affiliation is needed for the meeting.
Old soldiers and the Women’s Relief Corps will observe flag day on Wednesday evening, June 14, at their hall. A program will be given followed by a social time.
Bedford plans a large Fourth of July program headlined by the unveiling of the old soldiers monument. James Salter funds a giant Vermont granite base shipped for the ceremony while a park derrick handles the monument assembly. A 10 o'clock veterans assembly leads to a 11:24 unveiling with the Star Spangled Banner, followed by a banquet.
The Knights of Pythias Pythian Sisters I O O P and Rebekahs held joint memorial services at Bedford Sunday. A large crowd assembled at the court house park and marched to the Christian church where a Baptist ladies quartet sang, B J Gibson of Carning and Rev Edgar Price delivered addresses.
Patchy report describes ceremonies at Bedford cemetery with Rebekahs Pythians Knights of Merchants and Chiu bolts. It notes disruptions, dig mishaps, and confusion during multiple burial rites and processions across several cemeteries.
A Lenox dedication ceremony for a monument and old sea tie roomment is set for Thursday June 27 with Byron C Ward of Des Moines as dedicatory speaker and J T Shaw in charge of ceremonies. The program includes parade from city hall at 1 20 PM with band music, mayoral address, monument history, presentation, unveiling, offers of prayer and a pantomime America, concluding with benediction, plus a morning campfire for veterans. Mrs George Poilson visits. W R C plans a market window at Lovells grocery on June 17.
A community picnic and athletic events were held at the fair grounds with prizes for winners. Township delegates and local Extension staff attended lectures on cultivation and soil topics, followed by afternoon games. Several premiums were awarded for dash races, purse prizes, and clothing items. another picnic is planned for September with more members expected.
The Republican and Democratic county conventions meet in Bedford on July 1. Republicans convene at Clark's Theater and Democrats at City Hall. Delegates elected at the last primary will attend. Names of elected delegates cannot be released due to ties and pending board action.
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