Bedford Notes June 1941 Social and War Efforts
Bedford week by week shows strong spirit as a flag day raised funds for the British Red Cross and St John Ambulance. The article recalls Admiral Sir Lionel Warden’s career and role with the Royal family and war effort, plus Colmworth House in Sharnbrook hosting nurses and visits by Mrs Churchill and Mrs Winant as American aid continues to support hospital nurses and relief work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
England
British Red Cross Society
St. John Ambulance Brieuch Fede
Red Cross
Admiral Helsey
Lionel Warden
Espee
Duke of Windsor
Prince of Wales
George VI
Lionel
Ladysmith
H.M.S
New Zealand
Heligoland
Dogger Bank
Iron Duke
Jutland
A.D.C
Royal Australian Navy
Sir Lionel
Boar
Bedfordshire County Council
Sharnbrook
Colmworth House
Lord and Lady Melchett
Winston Churchill
Winant
Lord Luke
Bedfordshire
Lord Horder
Lord Nuffield
At The Library by Mrs Beebe Examines South America
In a reflective piece Mrs Beebe questions reader knowledge of South America and its peoples. The author notes Mr Whitaker as a foreign correspondent whose previous work on Rome and the Balkans appeared in magazines like the Saturday Evening Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Ames
Hopkins Picnic and Auction Set After-Work Gatherings
Picnic events planned for next Thursday with Friday afternoon fleets and a nightly program. The auctioned collection from Huneins and its trade territory weighed 370 pounds and was picked up by the Aome Truck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huneins
Aome
Local Talent Show and Social Events Highlight Community Evening
A community program directed by Lewis Nicholson and Marjorie White drew a large appreciative audience. Guests included Lena McClelland and Nora Wells as hostesses, with Mrs. Lon Zuberi coordinating the program. The Friday social featured the Pinochle Club hosted by Mrs. Woodrow Elfritz and two visiting guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Elfritz
Local families host relatives and guests for vacations
A string of courtesy visits and vacations are noted. Gretchen Hosman visits in Bedford with her aunt Mrs. Fred Herbert. James Wagner and James Godsey visit relatives in multiple towns. Mr and Mrs Harold Wolfinger depart for Oklahoma to resume work. Irvin Hanna family takes a month long trip with stops in Shenandoah and Colorado Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gretchen Hosman
Omaha
Thomas Hosman
Bedford
Fred Herbert
James Wagner
Maryville
Warren
Robert Snow
Shaw
Downey
Calf
Ralen Thompson
Jc. S. C
Eerl Alexander
Fredeng
Pistole
Harold Wolfinger
Geo. Ulmer
Oklahoma
Wolfinger
Stanley Swanson
Mr. Swanson
C. M. Swanson
Stanton, Iowa
P. M. Reynolds
San Francisco
Calif
Maple Grove Club and Community Gatherings Report
Maple Grove members and spouses held a cleanup and churchyard work Thursday. Twenty members plus three visitors attended a Friday meeting with planning for a Maryville picnic on August 6 and a book review of Free Land by Rose Wilder Lane.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Allison
Erville
Edna Bird
Dale
Glenn Butts
Eugene Crane
Catherine Morris
Frank Thummel
Harry Sunny
Luke Zuck
Keith
Maple Grove Cluch
Church Yard
Maple Grove Club
Sarah Butts
Linnie Butts
Shirley Pickering
Lenox Circle Holds Thursday Meeting at Church Basement
The Prixcile Circle met on Thursday at the church basement with eighteen members present. Mrs Lavwell Snum Mrs Cleo Haering and Mrs Claude attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prixcile
Lavwell Snum
Cleo Haering
Claude
Reynolds Hostesses Lead Community Event
Reynolds were hostesses for a local program featuring several contests directed by Mrs. Chas Rokaw and Mrs. Ed Black. Refreshments were served afterward.
Lenox Gail Potts Joins Burlington Brakeman
Lenox Gail Potts, once employed at Eddie Quinn Clothing Store, begins work as a Burlington railroad brakeman and makes his first run Saturday. Bob Layne resigns from the post office and takes a job at the Quinn Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
Gail Potts
Eddie Quinn
Burlington Railroad
Bob Layne
Quinn
Funeral services for Will Stevens at local Presbyterian church
Will Stevens age 75 died at home Wednesday noon after three paralytic strokes. Funeral services were conducted Friday afternoon at the Presbyterian church United by Rev. Mon eymaker. Burial followed in Gravity cemetery.
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The
Presbyterian Church United
Will Stevens
Stevens
Mr. Moneymaker
Travelers and visitors from multiple states on weekend
Waterloo and Des Moines families spent the weekend with relatives across Iowa and nearby states. Journeys included California and Texas trips, visits to Camp Walters in Mineral Wells, Chicago and South Bend, with several families visiting in Creston Pueblo Winterset Minnesota Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cnas
Saunders
Dorothy
Donald
Earl Douglas
California
Texas
Mineral Wells
Camp Walters
Thelma Lorimer
Des Moines
C. V. Haynes
Dorothy Vesper
Los Angeles
Will Stevens
Melvin Key
Anita
Frank Key
Grace Roe
Lyle Miller
South Bend
Indiana
Russell Wurster
Chicago
Roy Nelson
Winterset
Wendell Nelson
Earl Wilson
Allie Wilson
Creston
Raymond Miller
Dave Miller
Pueblo
Colo
Russell Keller
Sparks
Hetz
Donald Teaberry
Jackie
Burlington
L. J. Kilby
Lee Jacoby
Floyd Hawkins
Lees Summit
Cliff Beach
C. D. Hetz
Luella Cottrell
Visitors and travels sweep Sheridan area in lively notes
Local residents and relatives drop by or travel through the region. Pvt Gordon Davidson spends furlough with Fort Jackson family. Cleve Schover and relatives visit from Ohio. Charley Wilson family and others visit kin in Sheridan and nearby towns. A Sunday car crash near Redding injures no one. Rev Howard Fisher and family are among visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon Davidson
Fort Jackson
S. C
A. B. Davidson
Schover
Cleveland
Ohio
Clyde Cartner
Charley Wilson
Sheridan
Irvin Sherman
Pickering
Colorado
Oregon
California
Phyllis Cowen
Fort Morgan
Colo
Mary Ostrander
Des Moines
Ida McLaughlin
Elsina Wyckoff
Alva
Bedford
Wyckof
Melvin Gayle
Clearfield
Dall Churchill
Leland O'Riley
Hopkins
Howard Fisher
Winston, Mo
Redding
Orval Adams
Old OT
Visitors and relatives gather in Rosendale area
Mexico and Iowa trips lead to home visits in Rosendale Missouri where the superintendent of schools plans to settle. Fr endship guests include Mr and Mrs John Lamison and son from Bradshaw Nebraska Mrs Lois Ford of Ottawa Kansas Mrs Herman Claver and children from Tulsa Oklahoma and other relatives from Chilli cothe Texas and St Joseph Missouri.
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Mexico
Iowa
Rosendale
John Lamison
Bradshaw
Nebr
Ethyl Scott
L. W. Curry
Lamison
Lois Ford
Ottawa
Kans
Lera McClelland
Preston Dowis
Herman Claver
Tulsa
Okla
George Claver
Ray Carpenter
Chillicothe
Paul Carpenter
Henry Murray
Maynard Caldwell
van Caldwell
Marvin Caldwell
Texas
Marvin
Van
George Glass Evans
Virgil Winemiller
St. Joseph
Surprise gifts reach Mrs Foster from De Mille and Overman
Mrs W L Foster of 214 North Fillmore received a crate of grapefruit from Cecil B De Mille and days later an electric refrigerator delivered to her door. The appliance came as a gift from her nephew Lynne Overman of Los Angeles.
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W. L. Foster
North Fillmore Street
Cecil B. DeMille
Lynne Overman
Los Angeles
Wheat Marketing Referendum Proclaimed For 1942 Quotas
I Walter Webb chairman Taylor County AAA Chairman announced a 1942 wheat marketing quota with a 55 million acre national allotment. Local 1942 county allotment is 9251 acres and referen dum dates will be set in spring. The quota aims to stabilize prices by restricting surplus while carryover projected at 1 300 million bushels for 1942 43.
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United States
I. Walter Webb
Taylor County Aaa
Claude Wickard
Webb
Farmers Adjust Marketing After Seeding Adjustments
Producers who overseed their allotments must adjust marketings under the quota just as cooperators did in seedings. The passage notes continued marketing of the entire production despite adjustments at seeding time.
Barnacle Bill
The story follows Bill Johansen and his partner Pico as they chase sunny schemes to own the Monterey and sail to the South Seas. After an unsuccessful attempt to steal equipment and a clash with Marge Cavendish, Bill tries to hide debt by signing the boat to his daughter Virginia. Virginia arrives hoping for reconciliation, but discovers the auction that threatens the family boat.
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Bill Johansen
Pico
Bill
Monterey
San Pedro
Marge Cavendish
Marge
Bill H
Kelly Company
Kelly
South Seas
Virginia
Mary Ann
South
Maree
Maryn
Jenny Lind
Aboard the Monterey the troubles of Bill and Marge
Bill Johannsen faces debts and a risky boat purchase as he clashes with Dixon and the Kellys. Virginia and Petillo confront the crooks while Bill tries to win Marge’s forgiveness after bad bets and a costly auction.
Highest Bidder Dramas Unfold In Tuna Fleet Plot
Chapter Two follows Marge and Virginia advancing a scheme as Bill reluctantly joins a tuna fishing voyage with Joe Betilio's fleet for Kelly overit. The trip sparks trouble when Bill's resolve wavers and tensions rise among the crew as Virginia pressures him and others weigh risky choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marge
Virginia
Bill
Joe Betilio
Pill
Wowself
Pico
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Faye Caldwell
T. J. Reim
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Times - Press
Taylor County Motor Co
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Farmers’ Co-Op. Elevator Co
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Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
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Bill Johannsen
Wallace Beary
Marge Cavandish
Marjorie Main Pies Rodriguez
Lee Carrilie
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Virginia Weidler
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Giichrist
Aunt Letty
Sara Haden
Virginia Tan
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Tecejvini
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MacDonald
Rin
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