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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1946
Page
3
In a small town near Clorinda last week a semi truck driver sought air at the only early station. The operator refused to sell gasoline air to the driver citing contract reasons with Blank. The incident highlights postwar independence and the push for better business as rationing ends.
The article recalls working women at the town carnival who were drawn into gambling concessions. It warns readers that gambling manipulators prevail and notes a past incident with locals at a distant circus where a five dollar pill was said to go far.
Display features many dikes and pink lilies in a large reflecting pool at the park’s far side. Describes visitors and the scene as the exhibition continues, with emphasis on the plants and the garden setting.
The Lenox Time-Table urges residents to back local businesses and spend locally rather than seeking savings out of town. It argues that choosing to shop locally sustains jobs and the community’s economy, inviting readers to consider the broader impact of their spending choices.
The Shenandoah Sentinel explains that the left shoulder insignia worn by personnel in the local recruiting office shows they are under the Fifth Army. After a plan to dissolve service commands, the U S was divided into six areas and Iowa lies in the Fifth Army District.
A Friday night hail storm devastated crops across eastern Ringgold County from Athens Township to south of Shannon City. The northwest quarter of Athens Township and parts of Poe and Monroe suffered complete destruction, with property damage from shattered windows reported in nearby towns as the storm moved northwest.
Fire pumps loaned to New Cambria and Ravenwood during wartime civilian defense days were handed over to the towns yesterday. City Comptroller Bal L. Henz stated the units, priced at 350 dollars each with fittings, were required by the two municipalities from the war era administration.
Glenn and Elle Bisse returned to Clarinda after a three week trip and praised the town saying it is the best sight they found on their journey. The Herald-Journal notes the welcome home sentiment as a showcase of local hospitality.
Local notes report Dr Wm Whiffin stocking drugs in a former W Whiffip office on Green Street and T H Morgan purchasing L S Morris’s home near the Baptist church. Simeon Wright’s barn burned with about five tons of hay lost. E A Mosman, a California dentist, moves to Conway, and S Smith plans a broom factory there. The dam’s reinforced concrete base is six feet by three feet, resting on limestone. City council eyed replacing old boardwalks with cement and widening the creek above the dam, with a plan to raise the dam by a foot and adjust levels.
Twenty five years ago the M Church interior redecorating nears completion with walls tinted light, new light fixtures to be installed, and floors refurbished making the church resemble a new building. A gas burning coffee urn incident at Opera House Cafe sparked a fire alarm, and Archie McCaun reports near completion of the dam project east of town as water levels allow.
Mrs Beebe presents African Journey a 64 page illustrated account with photographs by Eslanda Goode Robeson and three maps. It covers South Africa Kenya Uganda and the Congo with profiles of African kings British governors villages mines and towns while noting Beebe’s anthropology studies and Robeson's travels with her husband.
Bedford winners receive trade slips for Miss Spelt contest with first prize of four dollars and first prize. Second place goes to Mrs Faye Orth of Bedford for two dollars. Six additional prizes of one dollar go to listed winners including Mrs Taylor Jones Bedford Mrs C V Fordyce Blockton Miss Gladys Kemper Bedford Miss B Ferne Akers Gravity Roy Nash Conway and Mrs Wm Kime Bedford.
The speaker condemns racial injustice as a precursor to war. She links the oppression of Africans and Africans in America to global struggles, arguing white supremacy rests on force and will fail. The global negro problem includes Africans in Africa and minorities worldwide.
In Los Angeles a dispute over Louis pronunciation centers on French loo-RE versus English LOO-iss with LOO-ce as rare. Houston editor Roger Bubton cites a childhood street scene while a Winchell broadcast pairs James T. Byrnes marriage note with a jokey remark.
Gaiety and glamour drive the film Masquerade in Mexico showing Friday and Saturday August 9 and 10 at the Rialto. A penniless young woman masquerades as the Spanish singer the Condesa de Costa Mora and is hired by Patric Knowles to intrigue Ture de Cordova away from his wife Ann Dvorak. Hilarity follows until a final unusual solution irons out the complications.
The Lake of Three Fires beach shows clear water after a spring level reduction to curb sediment. Vic Robinson notes weeks of clarity as bass lure results improve, while locals plan summer picnics and consider safety compared to pools.
The action-packed Western California Gold Rush comes to Rialto Theatre on Friday and Saturday August 9 and 10. Wild Bill Elliott stars as Red Ryder in a tale of outwitting outshooting and out fighting villains in a crowded California gold rush town.
Wallace Beery stars as Zeb Bascomb in a Western tale set in Wyoming. He travels with a caravan of Mormons and learns softening influence from Emma played by Margaret O Brien, while marjorie Main's Abbey Hanks adds humor and grit. The film follows theft, a staged Indian attack, and a militia rescue as Bascomb seeks redemption.
The Enchanted Forest is billed as a rare syn chronization of color music action drama romance and adventure at Ri alto Theatre on Wednesday and Thursday Aus 14 and 15. Old John lives in the forest and communicates with animals while birds and trees sing. A storm rescue guides a mother to her son Blackie the Crow, played by Jim the Hollywood bird actor, helps unravel the tale and deliver a happy ending.
Local readers are urged to consider advertising in the Times Press with emphasis on broad reach and proven value. The notice promotes cost effectiveness and visibility for small and large businesses alike.
The piece notes that Louisville plants contribute three-fifths of Kentucky's industrial output by value from 1,700 plants. About 75,000 workers earn roughly 70 million dollars annually to produce items valued over 600 million dollars, supporting Savings Bonds for years ahead. U.S. Treasury Department
Jim Wilburn, national dirt track champion in 1941 and 1942, is among fifty drivers slated for the Iowa Centennial State Fair auto race on the fast half mile dirt track. George Robson, winner of the 1946 Indianapolis Speedway classic, also competes. Races are Friday August 23, Sunday August 25, and Friday August 30.
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