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Newspaper

Bedford Free Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1917

Page

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Bedford Free Press Editors and Publishers Details

Bedford Iowa newspaper lists editors A C Brice Jr and A W Hamblin and states subscription rates 150 per year paid in advance. Post office listing confirms second class mail status in Bedford Iowa.

Bedford Iowa

Willie owes his mother for ten years of care

A boy overhears a cryptic nursery tale and later receives a bill from his mother. He is pleased with a small payment but moved by the idea of compensating her with loving acts rather than money. The piece frames maternal care as a debt paid in service and affection.

Willie Ryiyi

Walked 162000 Miles in Circle at Johnson County Farm

An aged inmate Hug White died at the Johnson county poor farm after thirty seven years of walking only within the farm boundaries. He traversed about 162000 miles in a circle the diameter never exceeding ten feet. Officials say his barefoot routine began when he removed shoes for each walking period and wore them again after completing each day’s circle.

Hug White Johnson County White

Liberty Loan Subscribers List From Bedford Territory

A fragment shows a long roster of Liberty Loan contributors with many names and amounts, including Bedford territory entries and several organizations such as the Bedford Fire Department, Lynn Wakeman & Beck, and Hawkeye Lumber Co, along with numerous individual donors. The list appears continued on Page 4 with more names and figures.

I. Ie Churchill Oo Drum & Drives Carle Mary E. Beard Lynn Wakeman &Beck Margaret P. Flick Clark E. Thompson A. Wainwright Alex John Hawkeye Lumber Co Howard Wolverton R. G. Moon E. H. Simpson Bud Wm. Meikle Edward G. Straight Bedford Fire Department Hh, Fuller C. S. Jones K. E. Stephens Elmer T. Brice J. el Fiteh Geo. Reid CG. McCormick Hee Geo. Robinson A.D. Scott Oo Frank Greeley Frank Wisdom Weten Crum Thompson Cstreniib W Doucherty Wolnearth Chefea Whitmer Lee John Lefever Co E.uee H. DB. Rhoads G. B. Haddock Daisie Bridges Tra Gray Townsend R. Jones Edward J. Howe Paul Hunter Walter Levine Woodford M. Stonefrey T. Campbell Charlie E. Longfellow Ethyln McMaster Elvon Pierce K. C. Lester Edna Fairbanks John L. Jared J. O. Anderson M. Parker John J. Clark J. P. Putnam T. Stephens Lottie Taylor Eelay Meikle

Burned cook saved by quick action at Burlington Hotel

J. H. Whitehill, co proprietor of the Burlington Hotel, suffered severe burns when a leaking gasoline burner ignited his apron. Mrs Chas. Combs, en route to entrain for Mt. Clear, smothered flames with her woolen coat and helped extinguish the fire. A fire extinguisher limited damage to the urn area and minor wrist and neck burns to Whitehill.

J. H. Whitehill Burlington Hotel Chas. Combs Clearmont Whitehill Clarinda Democrat

Bedford Iowa Professionals Advertise Legal and Medical Services

Attorney James R. Locke offers probate, estates, land titles, and notary services in Bedford. Bedford National Bank building hosts legal practice with emphasis on trials, settlements, and abstracts. Dr J W Beauchamp provides medical care to Bedford and Taylor County residents with two phone lines.

Guy A. King Wisdom—King Company Farm Loans Bedford National Bank Bedford Iowa National Bank James R. Locke Haddock Investment Co J. W. Beauchamp Taylor County

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Bedford Free Press A.C. Brice Jr., and A. W. Hamblin Ediors and Publishers Montgomery County Red Oak Red Oak Electric Co Thos. Jolson Grimes al Mc-Neal M. J. Zuber J. Valentine Bloom Wm. Watson F. H. Waener Ted Ted Qak Sun Liberty Loan Territory Ypres John M. Little Hope Nelson W. A. Mohler Re Wells W. E. Woodyard JJ. Baker N. E. Sparks F. Ef, Wakeman A. Tennant Jack Sowers Orth Melissa Hoover Fimer C Thompson C.U. Chamberlain Claude E. Weingarth H. Humphrey Geo. P. McNees Israel Boyd Floyd O. Jackson A. M. Johnson John J. Streebin J. Harkless J. M. Fairbanks W. C. Keith Kate van Sickle Auten Gills Paschal Lucile Elizabeth Townsend I. D. McCormick Larison Bros A. L. Bibbins Wm. Cobb M. E. Sunday School Byron Engle A. T. Alten P. A. Blake C. C. Bent R. M. Dunning Lee H. Barnum A. E. Lake R. L. Henry J. A. Ashford A. B. Davidson Elizabeth Wakeman Rachel Lovitt Walter Evans Ralph Woodward Debs Clarence &, Orth Patton Jeulah Morley David Sanders Laverne WY Miller Francis M. Miller Mair Nengi EL Teachnor Frank Wright Dorothy L. Bates Ars W. R. Tate Cee Eee John Steele Geo P. McNees A. J Guthrie M. A. Sawyer Nelson Troy Crane Roy Greenlie John H. B. Widner Mattie A. W Dner Vern Johnson Phil S. Miller Mary T Richardson L. B. Harkless Arthur L. Bishop Bernice Maxine Fairbanks Co Paul H. A. Tucker Ue Shirotte Jonnie Sswatts Frank J. Mohler Carrie L. Mohler Carolyn Shade Cary John Oo Eee Eees Chas A. Sherbeck S. Sherbeck Ge Dee Bixee Ante New Market Territory Samuel Scrivner Anna McColm Lennie E. Pace Chas. W. Hamilton G. Brown J. S. Harris E. E. Leighton M. R. Leighton M. R. Glassgow Mrs Geo. A. Lathrop Ralph O. Hunter E. B. Borders Frank Maltsberger J. I. Abbott Kenneth Abbott Rogers Bay Journey Tee Geta Voor Ateye Wolbers O BPR Frank Llovinger B. M. Orme E. Cade Ralph Kendrick J. E. Hale Oliver Jones F. M. Cade S. J. Crawford G. A. Hanshaw C. A. Grove Floyd Grove J. W. Pace W. T. Chestnut J. A. Hutchinson W. H. Wise W. EF. Dunn John Wirth I. W. Malcom M. W. Peterman Jas. Hankins _ J. Robert Steel Carl Leaverton F. M. Brown L. A. Ridnour H. W. Raynor I. S. Smith S. A. McNutt F. E. Valentine E. W. Martin W. Plowman R. R. Anderson J. B. Shaffer H. Hullinger Jas. Sk. Wise F. 8S Burnham E. H. McAlpin L. A. Harland J. S. Noble A. B. Clark W. E. McAlpin Homer L. Hicks Mary J. Matthews R. M. Westfall B. H. Kelso W. C. Carmichael Miles Shore C. B. Werts KE. H. Cade S. B. Aid B. F. Kelso S. W. Cant Catherine Morris Carl W. Brummett Byard L. Hook Bertha Madden N. H. Straight J. M. Shore H. V. Kelso O. B. Miller Perry Long D. M. Pratt R. M. Tuttle D. Hughes F. J. Rogers J. A. Lindsey Jesse L. Brown Mason Bros R. A. Mason Chas. Hipsley J. R. Lindsey W. A. Kitchen Earl Hipsley Arthur Littlewood A. B. Snodgrass A. A. Anderson W. W. Anderson Annie Clark A. E. Pullen A. C. Clabaugh People’s Bank Gravity Territory Vernon Burwell James Marsh S. B. Smith Chas A. Huss Frank Stanley Estle John Parks J. G. Posten R. Berry G. H. Dennis the Citizens’ Bank McCormick Binding Twine Ras M Permna Peruna Company Columbus Bedford Business Directory W. M. Jackson L. T. McCoun M. R. Brant Court House Frank D. B. Sollis Fuller-Taylor Store F. J. Norman Lenox Chiropractor M. A. Sawyer Court St Main St Undertakers Geo. T. Campbell Beall Court Steet F. L. Wetmore Court Street Bedford Town THE Irwin Industries el Paso, Texe Optometrist
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