Engineer Weir Resigns to Lead State Primary Road Work
S R Weir has resigned as county engineer after years in service and will join the Iowa state primary road system in Taylor and Ringgold counties while remaining a Bedford resident. Starting November first, the state highway commission will manage primary road work nationwide, ending joint county and state supervision of Weir’s duties. The county loses its engineer as Weir shifts full time to state primary road work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. R. Weir
County Board of Supervisors
Weir
Taylor
Ringgold
Bedford
Iowa
State Highway Commission
Board of Supervisors
Bedford Bulldogs Fall At Villisca In 59 to 3 Loss
Bedford High School football was defeated by Villisca Warriors 59 to 3 in Villisca. Villisca fields a large, fast, experienced squad with four years together, pounding opponents this fall while Bedford’s effort was strong yet outmatched. The Bedford Bulldogs face Lenox at Lenox on Turkey Day, and the Bull Pups junior high lost 14 to 0 to Creston, hampered by inferior gear but showing promising growth for next season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High School
Villisca
Shenandoah
Bedford Boys
Bedford Bulldogs
Lenox
Turkey
Bull Pups
Creston
Turkey Shoot Held Here Tuesday At Bedford Gun Club
The Bedford Gun Club hosted its annual Thanksgiving Turkey Shoot on Tuesday evening at the club grounds. A large turnout of sportsmen tested skill and luck with events awarding twenty one turkeys and several ducks as prizes to winners including Edgar Mitchell, Walt Lake, Wyatt Blakemore, Bar Moore, Harry Mathew, Joe Osborn, F Wetmore, George Hadley, Dr. Bates, Don Bristow, Howard Payton, Wood Robinson, Roy Greenlee, and Paul Parrish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Gun Club
Jesse
Edgar Mitchell
Walt Lake
Wyatt Blakemore
Bar| Moore
Harry Mathew
Joe Osborn
F. Wetmore
George Hadley
Dr. Bates
Don
Community Sale Adds Livestock To Auction List
The sale at the Kemple Ban will feature 70 ewes aged 3 to 4 years and one Oxford buck in addition to staff items advertised. Readers will find a full list of items to be sold elsewhere in this issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemple Ban
No Court This Week Postponed Until After Holidays
There will be no district court here this week as the jury reports Tuesday morning. Judge Carter planned to be present, but attorneys agreed last Monday to postpone court entirely until after the holidays.
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Carter
Free Press feita earlier issue grants Thursday day off
The Free Press notes an early print this week allowing Thursday to be off. The plan shifted publication by one day to accommodate staff scheduling.
Newbigging Farm Sale Near Crieff Scotland 1925 Ad
A Dundee newspaper advertises the public roup sale at Newbigging near Crieff by Hay & Go Ltd from John McDonald. Livestock crops and hundreds of farm implements including a Massey Harris binder to be auctioned October 24, 1925, with staff of long service noted and a historic lease of 99 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Menzies
Scotland
Dundee
John Mc- Donald
Mr. Menzies
John McDonald
Newbigging
Crieff
McDonalds
John McDonall
Mr. McDonald
Messrs
Hay & Go, Ltd
John
Donald
Dunure Fine Art
Fily
Vindictive
Dalhousie Prince
West Highland Garion
Massey-Harris
Wallace
Hay & Go., Ltd
Perth Live Stock Mart
Perth
County Corn Show Decision Meeting in Bedford
A meeting to decide whether to hold a county winter corn show will be held at the county agent's office in Bedford on the evening of December 3. All city business men and interested parties are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
A Proclamation of Thanksgiving in Iowa
A proclamation to the people of Iowa extols Thanksgiving as an American institution. It lauds forefathers, Christian virtues, national unity, prosperity, peace, and the enduring strength of law, liberty, and orderly government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
América
Iowa
Commonwealth
Taylor County Fair Board Election Tue December 1
Taylor County Fair Association will hold officer and board elections for 1926 next Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 in the Community Club rooms Stockholders may vote and all interested may attend Present officials include President James Salter Vice President Joe Keith Secretary C N Nelson Treasurer A Wyant and a board of directors listing Ed Ahrens John Thomp Chas Wysong Larry Evans H Montgomery Sid Webb Dr Anderson Al Bristew Clyde Smith G W Hook
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Fair Association
Fair Association
James Salter
Joe Keith
C. N. Nelson
A. Wyant
Ed Ahrens
John Thomp
Chas. Wysong
Larry Evans
Red Cross Roll Call Reaches $200 Mark Here
Mrs Wayne Paige, chairman of the Red Cross division here, reports the $200 mark has been reached in the annual Bedford roll call started on Armistice Day November 11 and set to conclude soon. More memberships will be obtained before final committee work ends as the Christmas seal sale begins. Funds support tuberculosis fight locally and statewide through the Iowa Tuberculosis association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Paige
Red Cross
Bedford
Iowa Tuberculosis Association
T. B
More School Writeups Next Week in This Paper
Three more school writeups have been received at this office and will appear in print next week as a continuation of last week's series. Printing schedules moved up a day, so they cannot be included in this issue.
Taylor County Boys Win at American Royal Livestock Show
At Kansas City last week Taylor county youth Dale Ingram of New Market earned second place with a Hereford calf while John Crum of Bedford took third with a Hereford and fourth with an Angus. The county group of three calves also placed second. the trio sold for about 15 cents a pound.
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Kansas City
Taylor County
United States
Dale Ingram
New Market
John Crum
Bedford
Escaped Patient Captured Near Gravity
Sheriff Nevins was called to Gravity to return a 53 year old Black man named Dr. Lee who escaped from the insane hospital at Clarinda. He had traveled from Des Moines and stopped at the Raf Duncan home for food before being taken to Bedford and held in the county jail until hospital officials collected him on Sunday.
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Nevins
Gravity
Clarinda
Lee
Des Moines
Raf Duncan
Bedford
Walters Family Visit Noted By Diagonal Friends
The C. B. Walters family of this city visited last Sunday in Diagonal with friends and relatives.
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C. B. Walters
Diagonal
Corn Husking Contest Proposed for Taylor County
Local readers suggest a county wide corn husking contest to gain publicity. Dale Brown, son of Mr and Mrs Will Brown, reputedly husks about 31 bushels in 80 minutes, with other skilled neighbors capable of entering. The idea notes community spirit and county involvement in a fun event.
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Dale Brown
Wid
Will Brown
Ste
Taylor County
New Car Licenses For 1926 Available After Monday
Car licenses for 1926 will be available at the office of the county treasurer after next Monday. The law requires plates issued on payment of license fees on and after December 1. A penalty for nonpayment applies after December. License numbers such as 29, 18, a pair of eights and a pair of nines have already been applied for. This year 3978 licenses have been issued to Taylor County car owners, a sizable rise over former years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Painting Opera House Cafe Bid Won by I B Thompson
I B Thompson of this city won the contract to paint the interior of the Opera House Cafe. He has scaffolding up and has begun the painting work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Thompson
City Seeks Eligible Children for Finn Fund Prizes
The Finn Fund committee has begun accepting letters from residents to nominate youths for the Character Building program awards. Eligible children must be city residents under 18, with traits including honesty, courtesy, kindness, and moral character. those who smoke or use profanity are disqualified.
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Tae An
Geles
Sideling Chase
Aedmeo Dasa
Sete
Keith
Alre
Giunaten
Miss Bava Mechead
Kenneth Steplens
Tome
Henne
Christmas Seal Sale Starts Soon Countywide Drive Under Way
The 8th Annual Christmas seal sale will run in this county and statewide from December to fund health work, tubercular prevention, and child welfare. Proceeds support school health services, literature on diseases, public nursing, clinics, and related programs. The campaign begins the day after Thanksgiving and runs to Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oto Christos
Bedford
Iowa
Kodak Visit to Petersburg Alaska Reported Radio Concert
A Kodak from AHRENS traveled to Petersburg Alaska to report on a radio reception concert broadcast by the Ned Band from a May Seed event on October 3. A resident of Vet, Alaska wrote that he heard the announcement clearly and that part of the program was audible in his area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kodak
Afi
Pereatert Aistu
Ned
Ays
Vet
Alaska
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John Hammill
Taylor County Fair Board
Clyde Ingram
Finn Fund
UNION
A. Nordhyesen
Union County
I. A
Voss Weunta
Birnie
Fee Todsines
Otis Cota
Gurl PO
Aimnt
Cranston
Paylar Bey
Mer. Nickle
Metonald
Norihinsen
Bathie
Calhare
Aiies
Mausan Flowin
Nordhagen
Calhoun County
Coleg
Nordhausen Wi
Farm Bureau
Ahrens Kodak
Petersburg
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