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Newspaper
Bedford Free Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1926
Page
7
Church announces Vacation School has strong attendance and invites members to attend Sunday services at both the town church and the Mission. Children’s Day Program at 8:00 pm featuring the Mission’s Young People promises a fine entertainment despite last Sunday’s storm. Minister W. Fletcher urges all to attend.
Bulletin urges readers to seek God rather than superstition and notes Bible school at 9 45, public worship at 11 00, and an evening service at 8 00 PM led by Pastor Paul G Luce. It cautions that a rabbit's foot is no substitute for horse sense.
Bible school at 9 45. Cora Kemper superintendent. Preaching and Communion at 11 00 AM. Evening services include Christian Endeavor at 7 00 and preaching at 8 00 PM.
G T Roberts pastoring at the Methodist Church with Sunday School at 9 45 A M. Morning service at 11 A M. Evening service at 8 P M. Epworth League at 7 00 P M and midweek service at 8 00 P M on Wednesday.
A long letter from Mrs B F Locke of Grant City Missouri, printed in The Lookout Cincinnati, outlines the author’s hopes for future daughters-in-law. She values homespun virtues, tact, self reliance, purity, and a strong conscience, with emphasis on homemaking, child care, and devotion to God and family.
Slim Breece departed yesterday afternoon for Smithville Missouri on a business trip.
Mrs. Bertha H Madden of New Market Iowa ordered three Columbian Wyandotte chickens a cockerel and two pullets for shipment on March 17 to San Francisco and then to Sydney Australia. The birds arrived in fair condition after about six weeks travel costing 40.34 dollars. Mrs Madden, active in poultry shows, expects more shipments and plans to display at the county fair next month.
Susanna Van Skyock born Susanna White on July 8 1842 in Morgantown West Virginia died June 15 1926 at her son Jonathan Van Skyock home in Athelstan aged 83 years 11 months 12 days She married John Lantz in 1868 in Green County Pennsylvania and had nine children Later she married Washington Vanskyock in 1893 at Isadora Missouri They had one child She joined the Methodist church as a child and later helped found the Holiness Church in Athelstan She is survived by numerous Lantz Cordell Ostrander Ewart and other descendants and by three sisters and two brothers Funeral services were held June 15 at the Holyness church officiated by Rev Wm Hunt with interment in Isadora cemetery.
A short feature argues that opportunity often hides in hard work and Unseen effort. It reflects on mindset shifts, labor, persistence, and the idea that perseverance turns demanding tasks into openings for success.
C E Donlin vice president of Bank of Hopkins and Hopkins township trustee was found unconscious in his car in the family garage about 9 a m Monday by his wife. He had planned a morning inspection with Judge Bailey of Maryville to view bridges. The car starter failed prompting cranking which may have fatigued him. After being revived he went to the bank the next day and both garage doors were open, gas escape deemed unlikely cause.
Mrs. W. H. Blakemore Miss dean Nelson and Mrs. Ida Straight drove to Iowa Falls last Sunday to visit Mrs. Paul Bartlett Mrs. Blake more and Mrs. Straight returned home Wednesday while Miss Nelson remained for a longer visit.
A piece from the Lontsqite Courier Journal notes a fine artist asked to draw a pretty girl for a product. The reply offers to tailor the image to fit the advertiser's needs, specifying the product as axle grease.
New Market residents Helen and Ruth Wilkinson and Mrs. Howard Wilkinson with Charles visited Mrs. Kate Cooke. Ned Combs, Roy Miller and Lowell returned from Des Moines. W G Roberts and son Jr from near Bedford spent Sunday with the Lint Roberts family. Floyd Journeys and Kate Cooke were Clarinda visitors. Will Denney of Shambaugh visited J S Harris. Edwin Basher returned from Lincoln. Dorothy Combs was a Clarinda visitor. Mary Morris visited Gravity at Dr Madden’s. Dr Kitchen shopped in Clarinda. Wilbur Carmichael became a parent of a baby boy Friday. Carrie Parker and Violet Jones visited Clarinda. Blaine Hunter of Bedford was a business visitor.
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