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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
2
Mrs. Fred Goudie will host the Women's Missionary Society of the Baptist church at home Tuesday afternoon August 6. Mrs. Paul Clark will lead devotions and Mrs. Allen Barnes will present the lesson study.
Mrs. Sophia Cirksena will host the Woman's Missionary Society of the Christian church at her home Tuesday afternoon August 6. Mrs. Ed Putnam will lead worship on the topic Making God's New World Through Accountability. Miss Nellie Maxwell will lead the lesson We Look At Ourselves. Thompson Family Holds Annual Reunion and Dinner.
Lois Graves daughter of Mrs Hazel Graves Bedford and James Burmeister son of Mr and Mrs Harry Burmeister Gravity were married Monday July 29 at 4 PM in the Atchison Kansas courthouse. The double ring ceremony was performed by a judge in the presence of the bride’s mother and Miss Donna Terry of Bedford.
Miss Jean Ray daughter of Oliver and Mrs Ray of Bedford wed Donald Mascher son of Wilbert and Mrs Mascher of Clarinda on Sunday July 28 1946 at Bedford Methodist Church. Rev Russell G Nye conducted a double ring ceremony at 3 pm with about one hundred guests.
The wedding of Miss Mascher to the groom Mascher took place with Laverne Otte and Edwin Tino as attendants from Clarinda. Myrtle Schneider and Marie Sunderman served as ushers. the couple to honeymoon for two weeks then reside on a farm near Clarinda.
Calendar entries list August meetings for Baptist Missionary Society Christian Missionary Society Rebekah Lodge and East Mission Ladies Aid with hostesses. Social hosts include Forest Grove Club West Gay Club and Mrs Annie Campbell who hosted dinner for her son Ernie Campbell with guests Miss Helen Vincent of Bedford and Mr and Mrs Lowell Shum of Lenox.
The piece recalls a Lake of Three Fires 4-H Camp return as a boy braces for September school. Vic Robinson, the lifeguard, is noted for his strong tan and notably blistered nose with G S slightly behind in nose standings. (Partial note on Herman O)
Dell's accident and recovery news. Cheryl and Keith making progress. Fashion notes foretell skirts shrinking and knee exposure fading. Loan copies of Good Housekeeping Cosmopolitan and Farm Town offered to farm women for five cents. Prospects for fall fabrics include crepes and textured wools. Dora Jane Hamblin, aka Dodie, visited and photographed camp. 4 H girls read her Times-Press column. Tips to cut ironing time with a 20 by 0.5 inch plywood wide board. Safety Week discussions prompt calls to address lime truck driving safety in Taylor County.
The writer condemns reckless lime trucks that speed through county roads endangering residents. He recalls two near misses near Platteville where workers and a 4 H camper narrowly avoided serious injury. The plea asks for safety measures to protect lives on shared roads.
A patient expresses deep gratitude for the many cards letters and gestures of friendship received during hospitalization noting how uplifting the support was and thanking all who remembered them.
A personal expression of gratitude from P A Blake thanks friends for flowers cards letters calls and courtly help during illness and hopes to repay kindness in the future.
A home pattern for a Jersey Save for Bond dress traced to a local store. The design features deep armholes and a draped skirt with five small pleats. The pattern is issued under the U S Treasury Department program to encourage Victory Bonds purchases.
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