Money For Improving Is Ready Money For Improving Is Ready
S A Witzel Farm representative of the Federal Housing Administration promotes FHA loans for home and farm improvements. Loans up to 2000 dollars with up to five years to repay, insured by FHA up to 20 percent, available to owners with good credit through approved lenders. Emphasizes using credit wisely during rising prices and participating in the National Better Housing Program.
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United States
Alaska
Hawaii
S. A. Witzel
Federal Housing Administration
Farm Bureau
Anc
Witzel
Des Moines
Taylor County
Beets on Display at Times-Press Window
A seventeen inch long garden beet with a tail is displayed in the Times-Press window. The vegetable was raised and brought to the office by Dot Blake.
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Times-Press
Dot Blake
Shoe Repairman Moves to East Main and More
Carl Rankin, previously at C. E. Paul on north Court in Bedford, moved this week to the downstairs room in the Old Opera House on East Main, where he will continue shoe repair services and also act as agent for a first class clothes cleaning and pressing business. He will sub‑lease from E. J. Wilson of Gravity, who plans a hatchery in the room starting February next year. Wilson has run hatcheries at Gravity for seven seasons and at Clearfield for five years. the Bedford location will also house a machine next year.
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Carl Rankin
C. E. Paul
North Court
Bedford
East Main
Rankin
E. J. Wilson
Gravity
Wilson
Clearfield
Tax Sale Here Monday Aug. 5
Taylor county tax sales, postponed recently, will be held at the County Treasurer J. R. Hendersons office Monday August 5. Payments should be made before closing time Saturday evening to cancel from the advertised list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
J. R. Henderson
Kittenball Teams Lose To Outsiders In 4-0 Defeat
Bedford's A-Star kittenball team fell 4-0 to a four-person visiting squad from Indianola on the local diamond under lights Friday night. Marsh's All-Stars traveled to Des Moines with about 100 boosters for games at Riverview Park, where a late slump produced a 4-4 draw.
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Bedford
Indianola
Invaders
Marsh
Des Moines
Riverview Park
Change In Relief Program Slated
Local relief officials report state headquarters has ordered all projects under their care completed or ready for discontinuance by September 5. Work will be turned over to a new setup. In August Taylor County relief funds provide for about 125 families. Federal funds total 2573 dollars, with county addition of 415 dollars.
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I Taylor County
Frog Valley Picnic Set for August 14
The eighth annual Frog Valley picnic will be held in the Witte grove near the Frog Valley school on Wednesday August 14. Prizes will be awarded for the teacher traveling the greatest distance and the pupil traveling the greatest distance. A noon picnic dinner and an afternoon program follow, with attendees bringing a market dinner and table service. Clyde L Watson serves as secretary for Dallas No. 7 Pool Valley School, located southwest of Gravity.
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Frog Valley
Witte Grove
Pool Valley School
Dallas No. 7
Gravity
Clyde 1 Watson
Echoes of the Iowa Baptist Assembly to be sung
The Loyal Scouts class at First Baptist Church will present Echoes of the Iowa Baptist Assembly this Sunday morning. Miss Ruth McMaster, their teacher, returns from a twelve day Iowa Falls session and will oversee the program with Eva Klopp Esther Greenlee and W D McMaster appearing. R Jay Nash will give a talk on his Oskalooosa Leadership Training School experience.
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Iowa Baptist Assembly
First Baptist Church
Loyal Scouts
Ruth McMaster
Iowa Falls
Eva Klopp
Esther Greenlee
W.D. McMaster
R. Jay Nash
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Home From Hospital Henry Hamblin Returns After Eye Surgery
Henry Hamblin arrived home Monday noon from Shenandoah Hand Hospital where a cataract was removed from his right eye Thursday by Dr Wayland Maloy. His condition is reported satisfactory.
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Henry Hamblin
Hand
Shenandoah
Wayland Maloy
Aug 3 Deadline to Remove Excess Corn Acreage in Taylor County
Corn hog contract signers in Taylor county must eliminate surplus acreage by August 3 after compliance checks show excess planting. E. E. Taylor, chair, notes 42 compliance supervisors completed township field checks to verify planted acres. Proper eligibility requires at least 25 percent of corn and hog base production unless unusual circumstances apply.
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Taylor County
E. E. Taylor
Corn-Hog Production Control Association
Old Settlers Day At Taylor County Fair Attracts 112
Old Settlers Day at the Taylor county fair drew 112 registrants with free admission. Notable long-term residents included Charles Wysong with 80 years and George L. Brown in Jefferson township with 67 years in the county. Several families marked multi-decade ties to the land, and the event noted trees planted 40 years ago on the fair grounds.
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Taylor County
Elmer Orme
Lew Wyckott
Lewis ‘Wilson
Elta Hoover
Claude Timberlake
Clarence Morgan
J. £. Puller
J. E. Fuller
Chester Wheelen
T., W. Harsh
J. A. Pete
Stowe
Pearl Bowen
W. G. Roberts
H. A. Gillette
Noah ‘Smalley
W. A. Mohler
W. A.mohler
Ralph Woodward
John ¥. Mohler
John Huss
W.A. Muller
Elyon Pierce
J. D. van Reenen
Frank Stewart
A. E. Lake
Ora Cade
H. RK. Hall
Laura Lindley
Len Maxwell
Frank Bordner
John Beamer
Chas. Wysong
O. D. Laird
George L. Brown
Mrs. George Brown
W. H
C. J. Trost
C. A. Hall
Floyd Harsh
C. N. Nelson
A. L. Weingarth
Fannie Double
Sia Eiouees
Lewis Wilson
Charlie Steele
Charles Wysong
Jefferson Township
W. H. Mahan
Ross Township
D. C. Mohler
Local CCC Company 1757 Tracks Iowa Camp Work
CCC Company 1757, now at Bedford, built structures at Dolliver state park and Pil ot Knob, erected a granite observation tower, and earned top Iowa camp ratings. They worked at Forest City and Council Bluffs, aided by camp education programs, and faced a dredge hull delay at Lake Manawa before Bedford assignment.
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CCC
Bedford
Iowa Park
Fort Des Moines
Rochester
Minn
Dolliver State Park
Fort Dodge
Dolliver Park
Iowa
Forest City
Pilot Knob
Rice Lake
Lake Manawa
New Lake
Riess
Council Bluffs
WSSCM
Army Amateur Network
University of Nebraska
Joseph Youngstrom
Dayton
Alvin Walters
Farmersburg
John Haugen
Louis Me.Colley
Little Sioux
National Park Service
Omaha
Dean Pink
Hilaire LaPierre
Waterloo
Irving van Wey
Postville
August Ross
Drexel Gibson
Corning
Louis Humbert
Oakland
Alan Thompson Wins Second Flight in SW Iowa Golf
Alan Thompson was winner of the second flight in the Southwest Iowa golf tournament held in Shenandoah this week. Charles Thompson won the consolation in the third flight. Bud Wetmore and Stanley Swanson were defeated in the first flight and Billy Crum was defeated in the third flight. Several Bedford boys compete in the Southwest Iowa tennis tournament in Shenandoah today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan Thompson
Shenandoah
Charles Thompson
Bud Wetmore
Stanley Swanson
Billy Crum
Bedford
Taylor County Corn Hog Checks Delayed
Taylor county checks for the current year are not expected for about a month. State counties receiving their checks so far are listed as high. County officials anticipate Taylor will likely receive its payment by the end of August.
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Taylor County
City Clubs Have Room in Bedford Public Library Plan
Bedford public library basement will be fitted as a women s club room following executive board meeting of City Federation of Women s Clubs at Mrs Ralph W Thompson s home. Committee to order first fifty chairs select curtains and plan future events including a kittenball game and a public musical in late August. Seventh district Federation of Women s Clubs meeting to be hosted in Bedford October 10 and 11 with about 200 delegates expected. Mrs F C Beebe leads district planning.
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Bedford Public Library
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Ralph W. Thompson
Char
E. A. Jefferies
B. E. .Paschal
A. V. Gooding
State Highway Patrol at Bedford Fair Protection Effort
The Secretary of State Mrs Alex Miller arranged a highway patrol presence around Bedford during the Taylor county fair to aid careful motorists and remove careless drivers. Bedford peace officers arrested George Thornton for intoxication, place in county jail after a Saturday night arrest. A mayoral hearing on Monday revoked a 30 day prior jail sentence. Orville Jefferies and Ed Bray traveled to Des Moines to bring back a new V-8 truck for Standard Oil products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alex Miller
Bedford
George Thornton
Bedford Peace
J. Nevius
Orville Jefferies
Ed Bray
Des Moines
Jefferies
Standard Oil Products
Dog Bites Boy in Bedford Area Injuring Leg
George Spencer son of Mr and Mrs Clark Spencer south of Bedford received a skin laceration on his right leg Saturday when bitten by a dog. Infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Earl Foster born July 23 died at Town City hospital Tuesday July 30 after being taken there the previous Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Spencer
Clark Spencer
South of Bedford
Earl Foster
Bedford
Town City
Drowning of H. Longshore in Bedford Hobo Jungle
Harry Longshore age 8, son of Thomas Longshore of Creston, drowed near Bedford while his father attempted a rescue after the boy fell from a log into the 12 foot deep river. Local rescuers Dr Hardin and others tried reviving him. body recovered about 30 minutes after sinking near the Martin Auto Parts area.
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Harry Longshore
Thomas Longshore
Creston
Martin Auto Parts
Homer Spaonemore
East Bedford
Spoonemore
Taylor County Grand and Petit Jury Drawn for August Term
Clerk Frank Heitclt announced the Taylor county district court has drawn twenty four jurors for petit jury duty for the August term. Names include Mitehell Nodaway Deweese Grant King Meikle Mason McCoy Pratt Holden Brown Wiand Salyards Anderson Lathrop Woods Howe Rankin Bedford Souder Clayton Owen Marshall Withlow Hale Bedfara Robinson Grace Baxter Brown Joe Jess C. They must report Tuesday morning August 27, with grand jurors reporting a week earlier and Judge A. M. Carter presiding.
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Taylor County District Court
Frank Heitclt
Mitehell
Lee
Nodaway
Deweese
Archie
Grant
King
E. BE
Brookton Meikle
W. T. Mason
McCoy
D. Dallas
Pratt
Roy Holden
H. Brown
Silas Wiand
C. BE
Mortvedt
Walter
Salyards
Perle
Anderson
L. B. Lathrop
C. H. Woods
Hazel Howe
Lennie Rankin
Dale
Bedford Souder
Claire
Clayton
Owen
Charles E
Marshall
Withlow
W. E. Platte
Hale
Charles
Bedfara Robinson
Mark
Grace
William
Baxter
Joe
Brown
Jess C
Grand Jury
A.M. Carter
Bedford
Mack Campbell Wins Tourney At Local Golf Course
Mack Campbell won the tournament held Thursday at the local golf course, prevailing among a field of caddies including Jack Campbell Martha Taylor Bua Foley Donald Lewis Bob Sama Harold Marshall and Alan Burks. Everett McGee dislocated his shoulder while working on a Bedford area farm. Mr and Mrs J W Lucas and three children from Downs Kansas visited relatives in Mount Ayr where he supervises branches for a Denver Colorado wholesale grocery firm. Will Watts 28 of Diagonal and Oma Mathis 18 of Mount Ayr were issued a marriage license at Mount Ayr.
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Pol
Mack Campbell
Jack Campbell
Martha Taylor
Bua Foley
Donald Lewis
Bob Sama
Bob
Harold Marshall
Alan Burks
Everett McGee
Bedford
Helen McGee
Kansas
J. W. Lucas
Downs, Kans
George Lucas
Denver
Colo
Lebanon
Mount Ayr
Will, Watts
Diagonal
Oma Mathis
Do You Know Your History in Taylor County
History notes describe early Taylor county by L Mobler with first schools built in Jackson and Jefferson townships. Settlers Hindman and Guyll appear in 1843 1844 births marriages and a 1845 school in Jefferson with teacher Smith Haubble paid 2.50 per pupil per month. The Jackson school was funded privately in 1849.
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Jackson Township
Taylor County
Matthew Hindman
Isaac Guyll
Hindman
Guytl On
Jesse Guyll
Martha Hindman
Rosetta Guyll
Derferson
Smith Haubble
Wimtor
Charles Conall
Low
York
Neal
CCC Men Begin Park Erosion Control Work
CCC enrollees from the local camp started soil erosion tasks at the park last Friday morning. They began building check dams on the east slope, eradicated thistles, and cleared stumps near the proposed beach as graders shaped service roads for trucks. A temporary entrance near the Griffith homestead opened, with caution urged on narrow roads. Junior foremen Clinkenbeard and Elliott joined the camp, completing the supervisory team for the National Park Service lake project.
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CCC
Eer Per
Griffith Horsestead
John F. Clinkenbeard
Charles W. Elliott
National Park Service
Large Rhode Island Red Egg Reported by Bedford Resident
Mrs. Clint Hindman of route 2 Southeast of Bedford brought a 64 by 68 inch circumference egg to the Times-Press office on Saturday. She said the hen laid the egg and that several others were found, but this one was the largest.
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Times-Press
Clint Hindman
Route 2
Bedford
Rhode Island
Hindman
Navy planes salute Bedford as Lieut Jackson tours east
Two navy pursuit planes swooped over Bedford Saturday in a salute from Lieut Ray Jackson and his companion now at Coronado Beach California. Jackson recently on an educational trip to Norfolk and other eastern points flew from Omaha to Clarinda then Bedford drawing townsfolk to Main Street. Elizabeth Jackson and Glen Bell joined in from California for dinner with the lieutenant in Omaha Saturday noon.
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Navy
Bedford
Ray Jackson
Jima
Coronato Beach
Calif
Norfolk Naval Station
Omaha
Clarinda
Main Street
Roy Jackson
J. Fred Besco
Elizabeth Jacksson
Bedford High School
Annapolis
Hawaiian Islands
Anj P
Elizabeth Jackson
Glen Bell
California
Lieut. Jackson
County Fair Opens With Free Act Act And Harness Races
Taylor county fair began yesterday with afternoon harness and running races and a free act show in front of the grand stand. The night program was highly regarded despite early equipment delays. Tonight the troop will perform with full scenery and lighting, cited as one of the best free act shows yet. The racing drew enthusiastic entries for harness and galloping events and the rest of the week promises good racing and entertainment. Stock barns show fine horses cattle hogs and sheep, while floral hall features rural school displays 4 H club gifts and women’s work. A notable exhibit includes a car used by Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, illustrating crime does not pay, with Capone car shown earlier.
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Taylor County
Clyde Barrow
Bonnie Parixey
Tug Capone
Bedford Bears rout Clarinda All Nations in walkover win
Bedford defeated the Clarinda All Nations colored team with a 12 to 2 score until the ninth inning when Clarinda rallied for eight runs. The locals host Creston on Sunday August 4 to try to even the season series after losing 10 to 5 in the opener.
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Clarinda
Dowell Opens Shoe Hospital on Court
Grant Dowell a former Bedford resident who ran a shoe hospital at Mount Pleasant announces the opening of a new shoe hospital in the Clark Pantorium rooms on north Court. New machinery including an electric stitcher buffers trimmers sewing machine and safe trimmer has been installed and is ready to serve the public.
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Grant Dowell
Bedford
Mount Pleasant
Clark Pan Pantorium
North Court
Dowel
City Girls Asked To Move Out of Town
Three girls from Council Bluffs were asked to move from Bedford over the weekend by peace officers. One was jailed, one released and left, and the third escorted to the town line by a peace officer. Firefighters battled a Sunday blaze at Lloyd Stickelman’s West Main Street home, sparks from a pile of dry posts threatening a bar on E. G. Foreman property.
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Council Bluffs
Bedford
Council BudTs
T. V. Lacy
Bedford Fire Department
Lloyd Stickelman
West Main Street
E. G. Foreman
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FHA
E. Main
Clarence Aitken
Harry Aitken
Clarence |Aitken
Taylor ‘County
State Highway Patrol
H. Longshore
Hobo
Augusta
L. Mobler
Clayton Township
Home Boy
Bedford Bears
All Nations
Dowell
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