Taylor County Fair Opens Tuesday Five Days of Fun
Taylor County Fair officials predict a bumper five day fair with daily afternoon and evening programs starting Tuesday August 5 to 10. Highlights include the Motor Maniacs Motor sports Harness and running races Gus Schrader Dirt track champion and his 15000 World’s Wonder Car plus the Bedford band caravan and a WHO Barn Dance Frolic entertainment lineup.
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Gus Schrader
Gus Sun
Floral Hall
Taylor County
Bedford
Gallopin
Gus
Schrader
Taylor County Fair
Offentauser
Building Burns At Coal Mine In New Market
A large building at the New Market coal mine burned early Monday. The origin of the blaze remains unknown but spontaneous combustion is suspected due to crushed coal in the structure. Firemen halted spread to the shaft. scales motors and much machinery were destroyed. Loss about 5000 dollars with some insurance.
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New Market
Bedford seeks information on Sutton family J N Suttons
Mrs Edna Miller of Cedar Vale Kansas asks Bedford Times Press readers for information about her family the J N Suttons she says she is the youngest and only living child of Joccens and Hannah Sutton former Bedford residents readers who know the family are asked to contact the office so the information can be passed to Mrs Miller
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Edna Miller
Cedar Vale
Kans
Bedford
J. N
Mrs John S Nevius Dies At Home In Bedford
Mrs. John S Nevius died at her Bedford home Friday July 26 after months of illness. Funeral Sunday at Bedford Methodist church with Rev A Douglas Steffenson and grave service by the Bedford O E S. Surviving children include Mrs Pink Gold Conway Mrs Clyde Perkins Sidney Guy E Nevius Hamburg and Dr Carl W Nevius Council Bluffs with Floyd Nevius Fremont deceased. Seventeen descendants listed and many out of town relatives attended.
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John S. Nevius
Bedford
Johns. Nevius
Clarada
Pink Gold
Conway
Clyde Perkins
Sidney
Guy E. Nevius
Hamburg
Carl W. Nevius
Council Bluffs
Floyd Nevius
Fremont
Nebr
Nevius
Bedford Methodist Church
Order of Eastern Star
B. B. Nevius
Denver
Colo
Car Gold
Anson Gold
Dwight Perkins
Jack
Toway
Dean
Paul Nevius
Carrol Nevius
A. E. Bennett
Shenandoah
Lewis Morley
J. N. Damewood
Harry Morley
Jesse Levitt
Beecher Smith
Joe Shields
Ray Walker
Gravity
Frank Ambrose
Brockton
Leon Thorp
Russell Laird
Bob Archie
4-H Girls Demonstrations At Taylor County Fair
Mrs A J Marken of Jefferson Iowa will judge the 4-H exhibits and demonstrations at the Taylor County Fair on Wednesday August 7 The demonstrations are scheduled from 9 30 to 3 30 in a tent east of Floral Hall with 4 H clubs named and participants listed The judge will announce final decisions and awards including highest scoring health girl and other notices The public is invited to attend the demonstrations.
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A. J. Marken
Jefferson
Iowa
Taylor County Fair
Floral Hall
Freda Huntington
Thelma Gray
Loyal Legion
Marjory MecMurphy
Ruby Piercy
Mary Maids
Leola Young
Thelma
Rural Schools in Taylor County Share State Aid
Twenty Taylor county rural schools received State Aid as Standard Schools totaling 686.70 with payments from 23.98 to 52.32 and Liam a double-room school at 65.40. County superintendent Mrs. Anna D. Engle led a review meeting with directors and teachers to plan fall expenditures and equipment improvements.
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Taylor County
Liam
Anna D. Engle
Bailey
Benton
Hazel Deli
Frog Valley
Memory
Dallas Township
West Gay and Gay Center
Gay Township
Grove
Holt
Jefferson
Marshall
Mason
Platte
High Prairie and Valley
Polk Township
Siam Independent
Washington
Mrs. Wm. Derrickson Dies At Home In Bedford
Mrs. William Derrickson 77, of Bedford, died Wednesday morning after years of illness. She fractured her hip in a 12 week old fall and declined. Funeral 2 PM Friday at Wetmore Funeral Home, Rev Hy Hallgrimson officiating. Burial in Bedford Cemetery. Survived by four children Marion Mohler Jesse Derrickson Floyd Derrickson and Reha Lock plus grandchildren.
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William Derrickson
Bedford
Wetmore Funeral
Hy Hallgrimson
Bedford Cemetery
Marion Mohler
Jesse Derrickson
Floyd Derrickson
Reha Lock
Corning
Six Year Old Boy Directs Rhythm Band at Kiddie Circus
Joe Jackson IV six year old son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Jackson Jr of Maryville directs the Rhythm Band of Horace Mann Kindergarten in the Kiddie Circus on the college campus. He gathered musicians and announced the numbers while wearing a green and yellow cape. His grandmother Mrs J H Baker of Bedford attended.
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Joe Jackson IV
Joseph Jackson, Jr
Maryville
Horace Mann
Joe
J. H. Baker
Bedford
County Softball Festival Details Set for Labor Day
Taylor County invites teams to a county championship kittenball contest on Labor Day September 2 at the County Fair Grounds. Four classifications include men and boys any age, men 35 plus, and 4 H club boys and girls. The Farm Bureau sponsors the inaugural Sports Festival with about thirty events for all residents.
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Taylor County
Merle Travis
Farm Bureau Sports Festival Committee
County Fair Grounds
Taylor
Omaha Man Buys Day 80 Acre Farm
Victor M. Michal of Omaha purchased the Day 80 acre farm three miles northwest of Blockton through C. C. Carlton of Bedford, authorized representative of Aetna Life Insurance. He plans a rural home for his family and eventual relocation to operate the farm.
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Victor M. Michal
Omaha
Blockton
C. C. Carlton
Bedford
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Mr. Michal
Dentist Dr Dey Ermand Dies at 82 in Lenox
Dr Dey Ermand a longtime Lenox dentist died Tuesday afternoon July 30 at age 82 Funeral services will be at Arnold Funeral Home Lenox with burial in Lenox cemetery He was survived by six children his last wife was former Mrs Lou Hadley of Bedford who had died years earlier
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W. J. Dey Ermand
Lenox
Arnold Funeral Home
Dey Ermanda
Lou Hadley
Bedford
Family suffers severe burns in cave fire in Missouri
The John McCullough family of 1 1/2 miles northwest of Hop king faced a cave fire after a lantern ignited spilled gasoline from a broken jug. Mr McCullough carried four injured relatives to St Francis hospital in Maryville, aided by neighbors.
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John McCullough
Hopking
Mr. McCullough
Byron Young
C. I. Vogt
Fred Newton
McCullough
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Charles
Maryville Forum
1-H Livestock Show Set for August 8 at County Fair
4-H club members will have livestock judged on Thursday August 8 at the county fair. Judging starts 9:00 a.m. and finishes by noon in rings placed by W J Kennedy of St Joseph. Champion baby beef chosen before noon, then best group of five baby beeves awarded a silver trophy from the Farm Bureau. Neighbors urged to attend.
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Ralph Andrews
Andrews
W. J. Kennedy
St. Joseph
Farm Bureau
Cars Meet Head-on During Rain Storm
Miss Ben Hull of Bedford and Francis Henderson of Lenox were in a collision south of Bedford Monday night as Mae Roush of Gravity collided with their car in heavy rain. Roush and her two grandchildren suffered minor bruises while one granddaughter was badly cut and taken to a physician.
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Ben Hull
Bedford
Francis Henderson
Lenox
Mae Roush
Roy Graves Dies Of Gunshot Wound In Clearfield County
Roy Graves 46 fatally shot himself at his Clearfield farm home Monday morning. Found by his 13 year old son, Graves had suffered ill health for years and was county commander of the American Legion. Military funeral held Wednesday at the Clearfield Methodist Church with about sixty Legionaires attending including Bedford unit members.
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Roy Graves
Clearfield
Graves
American Legion
Methodist Church
Farmer Kills Sixteen Rattlesnakes in Hay Season Tale
I N Hughes of eight miles east and two north of Bedford reports sixteen rattlesnakes killed on his farm during the just closed haying season. He alone killed nine in one day. several were found in hay loads and the haymow. He notes few bites to cattle and fear in horses, with snakes often warning before striking.
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I. N. Hughes
Bedford
Mr. Hughes
Hughes
Attendees at Democratic State Convention in Des Moines
The article lists community representatives at the Democratic State Convention in Des Moines on Wednesday. George Warin of Maloy Cecil Streebin of Blockton C S Hook of New Market Mr and Mrs Ivan Houchin of Gravity Roger Warin Floyd Harsh Claude Hamilton Wm T Meikle and Kenneth Wildman of Bedford attended.
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Des Moines
George Warin
Maloy
Cecil Streebin
Blockton
C. S. Hook
New, Market
Ivan Houchin
Gravity
Roger Warin
Floyd Harsh
Claude Hamilton
Wm. T. Meikle
Kenneth Wildman
Bedford
Buck Resigns From Bedford Church for Austin Minn
Rev. C. Max Buck announced to the Churches of Christ in Bedford and Gravity that he resigns and will depart after September 22 for a new post in Austin Minnesota. He notes five years of church growth and financial improvement under his leadership and says the Austin field offers a larger church, congregation, and salary.
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C. Max Buck
Churches of Christ
Bedford
Gravity
Austin, Minn
Timberlake Named to State Farm Security Advisory Committee
Harold L. DuVal announces Vern Timberlake’s appointment by Secretary Wallace to the State Farm Security Administration Advisory Committee. Timberlake served on the Taylor County FSA Advisory Committee since 1935, aided 150 rural rehabilitation loans totaling 127 500 dollars, helped purchase 16 farms, and will serve a three year term beginning July 1, 1940. He farms near Bedford and has long engaged in farm organization work.
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Harold L. DuVal
FSA
Ward
Wallace
United States Department of Agriculture
Vern Timberlake
State Farms Security Administration
Mr. Timberlake
Taylor County
Farm Security Administration
DuVal
Timberlake
State Farm
Security “Administration
Bedford
Iowa
Weather likely caused damage and lake levels rise
Rainfall totaled 0.90 inches on Friday 2.55 inches on Saturday and Sunday morning 0.51 inch Tuesday. Strong winds and lightning caused damage with downed trees and utility lines southeast of Bedford and some buildings harmed. Lake of Three Fires reached full for the third time in its history with the spillway active and water rising over three feet. Temperatures ranged from 105 to 71 degrees over the week with highs in the 90s.
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Bedford
Marian Paschal Earns Medalist in Clarinda Open
Marian Paschal of Bedford won low medalist honors in Clarinda's open women’s golf tournament at Clarinda Country Club. She shot 141 for nine holes as about 35 women participated in the event hosted Friday.
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Marian Paschal
Bedford
Clarinda
Clarintda Country Club
Pasture Improvement Program Aids Weeds Clipping Study
Eight Taylor county farmers join a Des Moines Chamber of Commerce pasture program with Extension Service support. Robert Davie says clipping weeds rotating grazing and supplementary pastures boost profitability and forage all season. Additional help comes from soils agent Marvin Anderson and local Farm Bureau offices. Participants include Stamp Hicks Bledon Chamberlain Cobb Henderson French and others across Bedford Nodaway Clearfield Blockton Grav ity.
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Taylor County
Des Moines
Davie
Marvin Anderson
Farm Bureau
Charles Stamp
Alva Hicks
Ralph Bledon
Hall -of-Gravity
Iowa
Guy Young
Budd Chamberlain
Bedford
Glen Cobb
Blockton
Guy Henderson
Clearfield
Henry French
Farm Agencies Plan Exhibits at Taylor County Fair
County AAA Committee County Farm Bureau weed commission and Soil Conservation Service CCC camp join to prepare exhibits at the Agricultural Hall of the Taylor County Fair Grounds. The State AAA Committee provides a portable booth andnocturnal displays show AAA programs.
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County Aaa Committee
County Farm Bureau
Soil Constrtation Service CCC
Taylor County Fair Grounds
State Aaa
AAA
Andy Neilson
Taylor County
Robert M. Davie
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Bureau
Budi Chamberlain
Soil Conservation Service
CCC
Bedford Library Closes Two Weeks for Vacation
The Bedford Public Library will close for two weeks beginning August 12 for librarian Marian Paschal's vacation and will reopen August 26. Nearby visitors, Mr and Mrs Clyde Cummings and daughter Carolyn Mae visited Roy Horning, who is ill with a cracked jaw and unable to work, relying on crutches.
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Bedford Public Library
Marian Paschal
Clyde Cum
Mings
Car
Carolyn Mae
Roy Horning
Mr. Horning
Night Watch Foils Jewelry Store Break-In Attempt
Night watchman Ben Long observed a man flee from the alley behind J O Tracy Jewelry Store around 2 am. A door panel had been pried loose and fingerprints were taken, but no arrest was reported as of now.
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Ben Long
J. O. Tracy
Long
Tracy Shop
Tracy
Don Burks
Ivan Wells
Local Health and Accident News Highlights
Several residents face medical care and injuries. Mrs. W G Young of Sharpsburg had a tonsillectomy, Maude Weller travels to University Hospital Iowa City for treatments, Walter A Houck of Bedford is ill at home, Bud Hatchett of Lenox seeks care at St Francis Hospital Maryville, A R Beegley of Sheridan Mo suffers bee stings while roofing, Henry Roush of Hopkins breaks an upper arm in a fall from a barn near Hopkins and is treated at Maryville’s St Francis Hospital.
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Iowa City
Maude Weller
University Hospital
W. Ja.houck
Walter A. Houck
Bedford
Maryville Hospital
Bud Hatchett
Lenox
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
A. R. Beegley
Sheridan
W. Caldwell
Henry Roush
Hopkins
Appleby Farm
Hopkins Racsity
Births in Bedford area July notices list multiple families
A daughter to Wayne Wright and wife west of Bedford on July 31. A daughter to Guy Weir east of Bedford July 30. A daughter to Paul Golding New Market July 31. A son Wayne Harley to Dale Owens Hopkins July 25. A daughter Linda Margaret to Joe Lyons Blockton July 30. Lyons baby at Terrill Hospital Bedford. Lavonne Drake is the mother. Barbara Kay to Russell Flynn Bedford July 26 at Hand Hospital Shenandoah. Flynn represents Ramsay Rendering in Shenandoah. Fragments mention Thummel family and Senttscluff trip planned.
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Mrs
Wayne Wright
West of Bedford
Guy Weir
East of Bedford
Paul Golding
New Market
Dale Owens
Hopkins
Wayne Harley
Joe Lyons
Blockton
Linda Margaret
Russell Flynn
Bedford
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Mary Shafar
Francis Shafar
Wm. Derrickson
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