Trouble Makers Tell of Troubles With Jackie Coogan Film
Albert Austin recalls many challenges on the Rialto set for Trouble starring Jackie Coogan. A burst water pipe drenched a basement while winter shoots needed a heater that failed. Epidemic of cold halted exterior work and days of rain plagued production, yet Austin calls Trouble a great picture.
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Jackie Coogan
Rialto ‘Theatre
Albert Austin
Jackie
Austin
Plumex
Arthur Gray Wins World Herald Scholarship
Arthur Gray, former Bedford boy now in Omaha, wins the World Herald’s $200 cash scholarship. He attended Gastelar and Technical High School, graduating in 1922 with high honors and an active record in student activities including Dramatic Club and Honor Roll.
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Arthur Gray
Omaha World Herald
Bedford
Technical High School
Omaha
World Herald
Ira Gray
Eighteenth Street
Gastelar School
Tech
Gladys Smith Home From Iowa City After Knee Injury
Gladys Smith, previously in a hospital in Iowa City, returns home for two weeks before another hospital visit. At thirteen, she cannot walk after a knee fracture above the joint failed to heal, despite two operations. Doctors cite a bone disease as the cause and warn further treatment may be needed.
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Gladys Smith
Iowa City
Pearl Smith
Old Time Charivari Near Luther Sharp Home
A wedding celebration last week drew friends who gathered Monday evening at Luther Sharp’s home. About a dozen cars from Bedford Conway and nearby areas parked west of the house as revelers armed with dishes, explosives and firearms made an eerie noise outside, frightening two mules.
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Luther Sharp
Bedford
Conway
Luther’s Yard Party Ends Quietly After Mules Worry
Luther had parked in the yard the evening before and passed cigars to the crowd. He stayed apart, worried about his mules, and missed the after party as the group departed at midnight after best wishes to the couple.
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Luther
Poultry School at Creston Offers Hands On Training
A poultry selecting and culling school will be held in Creston on June 22 and 23 led by Prof. Lapp of the Agricultural Extension Service Ames Ind. The program includes selection and culling practice, feeding, housing, management and diseases demonstrations, caponizing instruction, and is open to all interested in pouling. Attendees should report to the Farm Bureau office in Creston for details.
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Creston
Prof
Lapp
The
Agricultural Extension Service
Ames
Farm Bureau
Iowa
Vacation Bible School Ends With Display Program
The Daily Vacation Bible School enrolls 50 children and will close the program the last of next week with a display of their handiwork. All parents and friends are invited to attend. Services on Sunday featured hot weather but were well received. Sunday schedule includes 9:45 Bible School 11:00 Public worship with sermon 1:00 p.m Preaching at East Mission 7:00 Young People's meeting and 8:00 Evening service with sermon. C. W. Fletcher, Minister.
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C. W. Fletcher
Jersey Cow Sale Draws Crowd At Night Auction
The jersey cows sold Monday evening at eight, attended by farmers after work. Thirty one head averaged about fifty dollars each. Cattle tested for tuberculosis, a desirable lot, owned by C R McMillan of Marissa Illinois. This marks the sixth cattle shipment he has sold here in recent years.
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Jersey
C. R. McMillan
Marissa
Ilinois
DeMolay Chapter Progressing With Rapid Growth
The DeMolay organization is organizing locally and progressing rapidly with daily enrollments of boys aged 16 to 21. Initiation is planned within two weeks, possibly with the Creston chapter visiting to conduct the initiation, sponsored by Bedford Masons.
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Creston
The
Masons of Bedford
New Market Seeks Bedford Band for Summer Wednesday
New Market leaders hope Bedford's band will play in New Market on Wednesday evenings during the summer. The proposal was presented to Bedford director Mac Claver, with the band’s executive committee offering terms. It remains unclear if New Market businessmen have accepted the offer.
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New Market
Bedford
Mac Claver
Church of Christ Announces Next Lord’s Day Services
The Church of Christ lists preaching at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. next Sunday, Bible school at 9:46 a.m., and Endeavor at 7 p.m. Children’s day exercises last Sunday were well attended. The congregation will join union park services for July and August Sunday evenings. The pastor declines a Minnesota pastorate. A special committee will arrange ample parking for July 4 through 9.
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Church of Christ
Union Park
Minnesota
Best
Maines
Ladies Aid Meeting at Presbyterian Church
The ladies aid society of the Presbyterian church will meet in the church parlors Tuesday afternoon, June 26. Mesdames N. J. Bates, K. B. Paschal, Guy Thompson, Geo. McNair, C. N. Nelson, W. H. Paige, Tia Ackley, S. R. Weir, H. B. Rhoads, J. L. Bishop, Anna Goble and Misses Adda Lewis and Allie Nelson will lead the program and refreshments.
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Ladies Aid Soccety
The
Presbyterian Church
Mesdames
N. J. Bates
K. B. Paschal
Guy Thompson
Geo. McNair
C. N. Nelson
W. H. Paige
Tia Ackley
S. R. Weir
H. B. Rhoads
J. L. Bishop
Anna Goble
Adda Lewis
Allie Nelson
Marriage Licenses Issued In Past Week From Several Towns
Licenses issued include W. F. Strain of Akron Colorado and Anna Long of Lenox Robert Romberger of Corning and E Dorris Arthur of Corning Walter E Sullivan of Clearmont Missouri and Nellie P Pulliam of Clearmont Mathew Lyte Young and Pearl Alma Cox both of Gravity
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W. FP. Strain
Akron
Colorado
Anna Long
Lenox
Robert Romberger
Corning
E. Dorris Arthur
Walter E. Sullivan
Clearmont
Nellie P. Pulliam
Mathew Lyte Young
Pearl Alma Cox
Gravity
Umbrella Mender Visits Town Amid Rainy Season
A rain dampened week brings an umbrella mender to town. The visitor reports generous patronage from locals during wet weather, noting this trade appears only in rainy seasons and is scarce in dry spells.
Conway Community M E Church Week Schedule 1923
Carl Brown pastor leads the Conway Community M E Church week from June 24 to July 1 1923 with church school session at 10 am morning worship at 11 am sermon by the pastor Epworth League at 7 pm and evening worship at 8 pm the pastor is expected to preach.
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Conway
M. E. Church
Carl Brown
Epworth League
Greenwood Community M E Church Week Overview 1923
Greenwood Community M E Church announces the week of June 24 to July 1 1923 led by Pastor Garl Brown. Morning worship at 9 30 a m. Sunday school session at 10 30 a m Epworth League gathering at 6 30 p m. activities include church school session and youth group.
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Reenwood Community
M. E
Garl Brown
Epworth League
Doctor Rimel Buys Property Near Court House Square
Dr Rimel buys property north east of the court house square with R E Bradley handling the deal The physician plans improvements and to establish his residence on the site
Romberger Couple Wed in Corning Ceremony
Arthur Romberger and E Doris Arthur both of Corning wed on June 18 in a ceremony officiated by Rev. Lumbar. Romberger, a Corning high school teacher and athletic coach, is well known to Bedford residents and was joined by Robert Romberger in congratulations.
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Arthur Romberger
Robert Romberger
E. Doris Arthur
Corning
Lumbar
Romberger
Bedford
2K Royal Outing Place Paragraph Promotes Mountain Retreat
A promotional piece extols a Rocky Mountain outing park as a healthful vacation refuge. It describes scenery, activities for all ages, varied hotel accommodations from luxury to rustic, and invites readers to travel by local railroad to visit this summer. It is signed by Cc, A. Reynolds, ticket agent.
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Rockies
Mountain of Paradise
A. Reynolds
Man as Housekeeper in Scattered Papers Debate
A compact reflection on how men who leave newspapers scattered around the house view their role. The piece suggests the average man misreads tidiness, likening him to a louse in the act of claim and cleanup.
Still Dreaming of Home Among Abandoned Farm Aches
A nostalgic reader muses on finding a humble home in hills or by the sea. He contemplates buying an old farm for a few hundred dollars, despite dilapidation, to recall earlier American summers and simpler times. The dream endures amid costly new builds and elusive bargains.
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Tam
Sevibner
Jani
Sen
Work for Disabled Soldiers in Czechoslovakia's Lacquer Wood Goods
The article describes Czechoslovakia flooding Europe with lacquer wood novelties crafted largely by World War I wounded soldiers. Shops display unique fins, jewel boxes, trays, brushes, and more, each piece in new patterns. Government leases workshops, trained workers teach technique, and individual creators, even those with disabilities, design items with distinctive Czech styles. The Milwaukee Journal notes this industry thrives despite machine production substitutes.
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Czechoslovakia
Europe
Machine Productiag
Milwaukee
Sonny Breaks In Neighbors Recall Frightening Scene
A chaotic incident in a new neighborhood ends with a child missing briefly and then found a block away wearing only stockings. Onlookers laugh as a parent pursues in rain and mud, while several bystanders expected to influence public press observe.
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Sonny
Ome
Chicago
Skeptical Wife Sees Devoted Husband Plan Party
A woman notes her husband’s annoyance but is reassured when he declares anger and desire to dress up for a party that night. He explains the plan, telling the manicurist to set a good date, and leaves with a nagging warning not to exaggerate next time.
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Stald
Absent Minded Brown Leaves Umbrella Alike Abroad
A fragment from Wheeler's Magazine notes Absent Minded Brown has left his umbrella behind again. A humorous exchange suggests Brown plans to travel to Switzerland for belongings. The piece captures a light, whimsical moment in the periodical.
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Brown
Joln
Switzerland
Blaings
Wheeler
Marazina
Impulsive Uncle Billy at the stockyards hall of fame
In a heated corridor exchange at the ox exchange Uncle Billy Middiesworth confronts Mike Selik, the two trading taunts and a stunt reveal a tense mix of respect and distrust. Uncle Billy’s ragged complaint and a dramatic retort underscore a long history between the two figures in Indianapolis stockyard lore.
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Billy
Billy Middiesworth
Mika Selik
Mike
Sells
Van
Novel Humidifying Device Described in Magazine
An article describes a home appliance that humidifies air with scented water sprays. The device resembles a fan but uses a few perfumed-water jets driven by a centrifugal pump and timed by a motor. The design emphasizes compact operation and efficiency.
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Esa
The Forgetting Poem Fragment
A fragmented poetic line speaks of forgetting injuries and a lingering memory of a person named She Tries. The text hints at memory loss and guilt, with an unclear speaker and displaced phrasing.
Not na Bare Bear. Western Headline Kills Bear to Pajamas
A fragment from the Boston Transcript notes a striking Western headline about killing a bear for its pajama style. The wording is opaque and lacks clear dates or locations. The readable fact centers on a sensational bear related incident reported by the newspaper.
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Boston Transcript
Cotton prospects and equipment innovations in early Africa
The report discusses potential cotton growth in South Africa, with four suitable soil areas in the Terminal, Swaziland, and Zululand, estimating a crop of 2,000,000 pounds under average conditions. It notes high costs, diverse regional conditions, and a favorable climate that could boost production, alongside description of a new trailer bearing revolutionary rear-swinging wheels for automobiles.
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South Africa
Swaalland
Zululand
George Buchanan
Tarber
Unio
East Africa
Fragmented passage on language and miscommunication
A garbled quote discusses differences between words and concepts in American English and other language forms. The speaker mocks misused terms, arguing that only a precise grasp of meaning distinguishes a mere misstep from a significant error. The source text is largely indecipherable.
To Escape Knife of Divorce in a Sat of Epoc Case
A garriage and an epoc related satirical case surfaces in the Boston Transcript. The text hints at a divorce threat and a fre accusation context surrounding a marriage ceremony and ensuing events.
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Garriage
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