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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Aug 01, 1940

Page

4

Lenox Social Roundup Includes Visits and Local Events

Lenox residents and visitors filled a busy week with family gatherings church social at the country club and multiple hometown outings. Notables include Mrs W S Grant visiting from Santa Barbara Mrs Anne Reimer and Sharon Clarinda at funeral services for Mrs Reimer and regional golfers joining town members at Greenfield tournament.

G.V.C. Club Helen Ethington W. S. Grant Santa Barbara Calif Louie Walter Hal Moyle Dean Ethington Frances Rhoades Maxine Caldwell Ames Clyde Cassis Fremont Neb Anne Reimer Sharon Clarinda Lenox Fred Reimer P.E.O Walt Lewis Country Club Francis Falcey Jeff Killion East Temple Frank Carruthers Daugher Glenn Williams Sharpsburg Art Finland Los Angeles Buck Moore Bob Howard Anita Ed Quinn O. E. Bricker Milton Des Moines Greenfield M. J. Sluss L. B. Anderson Don Tyler Bill Miller Bare George Gray Blaine Stogdill Orville Bricker Bob Reynolds Larry Lee Denison Norma Don Jordan Bedford Karl McCullough W. H. Madden Bernice Wilcke Miles Iowa Miss Wilcke Mary Moyle Pearl Reynolds Fred Hoover

Don’t Try To Can Too Much At Once

Miss Vera Akers home agent warns that canning too much at once leads to spoilage since large batches take longer to process. She advises picking vegetables promptly, hot packing, leaving an inch of liquid, using pints, pressure canning for non acid items, and proper cooling and sealing to ensure safety.

Vera Akers Miss Akers

Sheridan Youth Heads to Harvard After Visit

Phil Ridgeway, visiting his grandmother in Sheridan MO, left Monday for Salt Lake City to see his mother and enter Harvard University this fall. Betty Terry hosted a Tuesday birthday party with games, ice cream, cake, and iced tea served by Ruth Reed. Attendees included Doris Warner, Jean Teatsworth, Twilla Hughes, Gwenna Stapleton, June Caldwell, Betty Reynolds.

Willkie Visits Iowa Aims to Hear Farmers Views

Presidential hopeful Wendell Willkie plans Iowa events on August 5 and may appear publicly on state house steps. Governor George Wilson was asked to convene a small meeting of agricultural leaders to inform Willkie’s acceptance speech in Elwood Indiana on August 17.

Wendell L. Willkie Iowa Willkie George A. Wilson Colorado Springs Elwood Ind Wilson State House Wallace

Heat lifts stresses as cows struggle in heat

A county agent states cooling cows in summer is crucial for milk yield. Dr. D. W. Espe of Iowa State College Dairy Husbandry notes that above 85 degrees Fahrenheit cows must exert extra effort to regulate body temperature, increasing respiration.

Espe D. W. Espe Iowa State College Dairy Husbandry Department

Worrying is Useless to the Iowa Farmer

A city man declares farmers need no worries, arguing they produce their own food and always have plenty to eat. He says farmers enjoy security from job loss and need not please the public as businessmen must.

Iowa

City man and farmer worries on weather and markets

The Corydon Times-Republican notes that weather and market conditions outside a farmer's control affect annual income, but urges farmers to work hard and trust Iowa to yield a profitable harvest despite storms pests or market shifts.

Iowa Corydon Times-Republican

For sale items and contact lines in Iowa classifieds

Classified notes list flooring planks 1200 ft 1x6 in good shape priced 2 cents per ft Lloyd Durbin Rt 2 Bedford. Birdsell No 6 clover and alfalfa huller Luther Evening Red Oak. Wanted clean cotton rags no stockings lace curtains overalls Times-Press. Wight canvas covered boat Ross Edwards Red Oak. 294

Lloyd Durbin Rt. 2 Bedford Birdsell No Luther Evening Red Oak Iowa Wight Ross Edwards

For Sale Items and Livestock Permits Listed

A list offers a combination book case and writing desk an electric washer a dining table a pressure gas stove a parlor furnace and more items. Mrs Mary Chilcote of Conway advertises sale and a permit for live stock to Kansas City St Joseph St Louis Chicago and Omaha from Taylor Ringgold and Adams counties with R L Conard in Adel Iowa.

Mary Chilcote Conway Kansas City St. Joseph St. Louis Chicago Omaha Taylor, Ringgold Adams Counties R. L. Conard Adel Iowa

Wanted and Lost Notices from Local Times-Press

WANTED: Work by hour or day for Mrs Cecile Hale contact Black 64 WANTED: Partly furnished apartment or small house during school year Paul Godfrey Inquire at Times-Press If C W Reed of Grant City expert separator mechanic will be at Swifts in Bedford each Wednesday to recondition and service your cream separator LOST: Wednesday $10 bill between Clark and Galey's and my home Reward Ira Talkington

Willkie Iowa Willard E. Archie Shenandoah Charles Williams, Jr Oskaloosa Landon Rooosevelt Archie Taft Philadelphia Adj Charles H. Grahl Town Paul Godfrey Times-Press C. W. Reed Grant City Swifts Bedford Clark & Galeys Ira Talkington

National Committee for Agriculture Formed in Chicago

A National Committee for Agriculture was organized at a Chicago meeting of Midwest farmers to back the Roosevelt-Wallace ticket. Wallace spoke as he traveled from Des Moines to Washington, noting the group mirrors the McNary-Haugen farm program and farm relief efforts of the 1920s. W. H. Settle of Wells County Indiana, chair, said at least half the conference attendees were Republicans.

National Committee For Agriculture Chicago Wallace Des Moines Washington Morrison Hotel McNary-Haugen Frank O. Lowden Ilinois W. H. Settle Wells County Indiana

Wallace Seeks Farm Support For Roosevelt Ticket

Secretary Wallace says Republicans have not changed and that under the Roosevelt administration more has been accomplished for farmers. He criticizes the Republican platform as promises and notes Iowa attendees at a Wednesday conference, listing Elmer Carlson Adubon R. G. Lowe Letts J. R. Cook Webb I. G. Conrad Melbourne and William T. Meikle of Bedford.

Henry Wallace Wallace S. Democrats Tech Iowa AAA Republican Party Farmerg Roosevelt

Grocery Price List for Fresh Fruits and Produce

Prices shown for peaches apricots oranges grapefruit cantaloupes watermelons bananas lemons tomatoes beets turnips cabbage grapes limes lettuce sweet potatoes onions celery peppers candy cider apple vinegar and ice cream. Special notes include orders filled Friday Monday close Sunday noon open 6 PM.

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