Conway church revival weekend draws large crowd
Services at the Conway Church of the Nazarene begin with Rev E E Garrett assisted by Eugene Palmer of Ottumwa and Fred Richey in charge of music. Homecoming Sunday features an 11 am service and a patriotic address by an ex soldier. Week events include old people night grade school night and a working folks night with dressed dress prize. Community invites extend to neighboring towns as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
E. E. ‘Garrett
Eugene Palmer
Ottumwa
Fred Richey
Palmer
Absent Treatment and Witty Exchange Highlight 19th Century Show
An item notes a comic exchange from the Passing Show with lines about love and illness. It then quips about a husband and wife car question, followed by a biblical verse about daily speech and nightly knowledge. The brief item captures light theatre humor and cultural references.
Local families visit at J C Allen and others
A long list of visiting friends and relatives from nearby homes attended gatherings at the J C Allen house and the Elmer Beauchamp and A C Scott homes. The notes mention multiple families including the Smiths, Byrns, Cummings, Beauchamps, and Warrens, with several children present. The entry closes with a weather remark noting a sunny, cool day and a poetic line about the bridal of earth and sky.
Local merchants set NRA standard signs as shops extend hours
Harry Davis opens radio shop while Omaha Ice and Cold Storage launches a produce station in Mrs Fayth Maxwell's building. Robert Hester will run the station, Edwards Brothers Grocery likely to open next week. Stores open 7 am to 6 pm weekdays, 7 am to 11 pm Thursdays and Saturdays, closed Sundays. Numerous visits from out of town guests noted across several households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Davis
Omaha Ice and Cold Storage Co
NRA
City Well Delivers Thirty Five Gpm at Baseball Park
A new city well at the baseball park provides thirty five gallons of water per minute. The water is described as soft and suitable for public use, signaling a reliable municipal supply upgrade for the area.
Williams and Forney lay foundation for new building
Foundations completed for the Williams and Forney project, with work started on the main structure signaling the start of the construction phase for the new building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Williams and Forney
Community chautauqua draws large crowds
Large crowds attended the community chautauqua held the first of the week. All programs showed good local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chautauqua
Hopkins Picnic Plans For August Weekend
Plans are underway for the annual Hopkins picnic to be held August 24 25 and 26. Visitors include Ben Creech and Lena Creech and Clarence Davison from Arlington Park NL as well as Maitland resident Kyle Graham staying with H A Dalby. Harry Fitch of Indiana is visiting James George and Elmer Hutcher son and Christina Kysar are guests in Virginia. George Ulmer Jr is in Chi- cut off.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Ben Creech
Clarence Davison
Arlington Park
Lena Creech
Kyle Graham
Maitland
H. A. Dalby
Harry Fitch
Indiana
James George
Elmer Hutcherson
Christina Kysar
Virginia
George Ulmer, Jr
Chi
Social notes from Sharpsburg and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Allison and children from Grand Island Nebraska visit Mrs Allisons parents Mr and Mrs Charlie Jones. Mr and Mrs Ed Phelan guests at Will Boyden home Friday. Miss Maggie Brown visiting friends in St Joseph. Miss Pearl Hancock Chariton Iowa visiting sister Orval Brown. Susie Taylor Lenox visiting friends in Sharpsburg last week. Will Brown and daughters and Jessie visit relative in Harlan Iowa Tuesday and Wednesday. Mr and Mrs Carl Gold and Pauline Borden Bedford visit Fred Borden home Sunday afternoon. Children weekend visitors at Chariton Iowa. Ed Rutledge attends funeral of a relative Bethany Missouri Friday. Mr and Mrs Grazier and children visiting relatives in the Ozarks. Mr and Mrs Ted Boyer go to Carroll Iowa for employment. Fred Borden and Will Bannon were Clarinda visitors Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Carmichael
Lenox
T. E. Lambley
Edna Horning
Bedford
C. E. Straight
Clarence Olson
E. R. Drumm
Hubert Poole
Conway
Arnold Garst
Hamburg
C. R. Bischoff
Garst
E. R. Besco
Burl
Viola
Clearfield
J. E. Harvey
Edna
Lois
Edna Harvey
Harris Wright, Jr
Kansas City
H. G. Wintermute
W. W. Myers
Afton
Guy Older
Kent
F. W. Osmond
Savannah
Walter Collins
Russell
Siam
Quatin Lambley
Tekamah
Nebr
Harry Cochran
Gibson
Casey
Iowa
Gus Stroberg
Block
C. W. Farmer
Morrisville
Harlan Harvey
Athelstan
Thomas Larson
Carmichael
Loren Fanning
John Fanning
Leonard Worrell
Royce Newbury
E. E. Garrett
Evangelist Falmer
Ray Lambley
Orval Norton
Omaha
Mildred Wl
Cheyenne
Wyo
Orval Brown
Knoxville
Dan Matheny
Platteville
Orville Allen
William Kenery
Jennie ‘ Hannah
Tom Mahan
Frank Allen
Harry Fitch
J. C. Allen
I. H. Herbert
Clyde Cummings
Blanche Cummings
Howard Spencer
Willard Smith
Reid Rogers
Troy
Delbert
Densil
Mildred
Harold
Duane Burch
Elmer Beauchamp
Maxine
Carrol Smith
Ed Smith
T. F. Byrn
Freda
Elizabeth Beauchamp
George Wake
Grandma Wake
A. C. Scott
Pen Spencer
Pennsylvania
Clarice Beauchamp
Olive
Ruby Esther Smith
Freda Burns
Harry Bordner
Eleanor
Mrs. Olsen
Lloyd Burch
Charlie Buzzard
I. C. Allen
Cago
Elver Miller
Charles Wallace
Frank DeWitt
Ruth
Edna Myrl
Gerald Cross
Galesburg
Glen Waldroff
Virginia
Norma Lee
Minnie Morehouse
Greeley
Colo
Elmer Montgomery
Bloomfield
N. J
Charles Lewis
Carl Rolfe
Camron
Jack Barney
Oklahoma City
Will DeMott
R. B. McGuire
Robert Filson
Allison
Grand Island
Charlie Jones
Ed Phelan
Will Boyden
Maggie Brown
St. Joseph
Pearl Hancock
Charion
S. Orval Brown
Susie Taylor
Sharpsburg
Will, Brown
Jessie
Harlan
Carl Gold
Pauline Borden
Fred Borden
Ed Rutledge
Béthany
Grazier
Ozarks
Ted Boyer
Carrol
Will Bannon
Nis
Wayne Garnier
Seta Rg
Jack
Carne
J. S. Watton
Amy “Trowenaera
Nir
Wes
J. S. Walton
Wits
Wayne Gunter
Mio
Town
Ol Rabel
Forest ‘City
J. J. Anderson
Pauline Carlton
Spirit Lake
Lester Levi
Norma Jean
Charlotte Joan
Anita
Miller Owens
Effie Lucille Cowell
Clark
A. S. Conaway
Chicago
Centerville
Ralph Scott
Francis Herbert
Chillicothe
R. B. Reed
Frank Porter
Des Moines
Walter Wherall
Marshalltown
Mildred Bruner
Ruth Bruner
Creston
Bernice Bruner
John Stephenson
Washington, D. C
A. J. Abarr
Alice Ann Gallaugher
Leland “ Abarr
Will Butcher
Lester Gallaugher
C. C. Carlton
Catherine
Porter Wilt
South
Earl Williams
Bobbie
Clarinda
Ottumwa
Willis Crafts
Margaret
Paul
Shannon City
Roy Long
Katharine Alice Crafts
Louise Cassill
Leona Turner
Greer McCrory
Cedar Rapids
Mrs. Mills
Talley Couple Headed to Estes Park Conference
Rev and Mrs Horton Talley of Lincoln Nebr longtime Bedford residents travel to Estes Park Colo for an eight day conference for college presidents and deans. Talley serves as dean of men at Nebraska Wesleyan University and will return to Bedford after the trip.
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Talleys
Estes Park
Horton Talley
Lincoln
Nebr
Bedford
M. R. Talley
Colo
Talley
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Colorado
Joe Kemery of Savannah Celebrates 74th Birthday
Savannah, Massachusetts resident Joe Kemery marked his seventy fourth birthday Saturday. A granddaughter born to his son and wife, Mrs. Alexander Kemery of Savannah, shared the anniversary, and the newborn was named Crestie Tene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kemery
Savannah
Jackson Township
Alexander Kemery
Crestie Tene
Day steals inpreceptibly away says Pliny the Younger
A compact, period voce line attributes the passage to Pliny the Younger about time's passage. The quoted reflection notes how the day slips by unnoticed as it ends. It reads as a literary epigraph rather than a news item.
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Pliny, the Younger
Mine Audrel Jefferson Propkinas Ticket Clip Reading
A clipped note mentions Mine Audrel Jefferson and Propkinas with a prompt to bring this clipping as a ticket. No clear events or dates are provided, and the legible names are the main focus of the fragment.
Former Resident's Husband Is Dead
Dr. C. W. Burgess aged 88 died at his Bethany Missouri home on Tuesday August 1. Funeral services were held there the following Friday and burial followed. A Maine native, he moved to Missouri in 1867 and spent 35 years practicing medicine in Harrison County and years teaching in Livingston County. He is survived by wife Dr Frances E. Burgess and four children Frank E. Burgess Hickory Mo Ralph C. Burgess Earl B. Burgess Bethany and Mrs O P Meadows Pattonsburg. Frances E. Burgess former Bedford resident and former county superintendent of schools known as Miss Fannie Rutledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taurs
C. P. Thompson
Cantril
Conway
C. KE. Straight
Vernon
L. W. Straight
Lenox
Guss
D. E. Garst
Maxwell
Iowa
C. A. Weaver
Alba
C. E. Straight
J. A. Lambley
Methodist Hospital
St. Jose
G. L. Nixon
Ralph Hunter
Dean
John Mason
Bedford
C. W. Burgess
Bethany
Maine
Missouri
Harrison County
Livingston County
Frances E. Burgess
Hickory, Mo
Ralph C. Burgess
Earl B. Burgess
O. P. Meadows
Pattonsburg
Fannie Rutledge
Cattle Valuations Raised In Taylor County
Assessed real estate and personal property in Taylor County were approved by the state board of assessment and review, except for cows whose valuations were raised by ten percent. The increase was ordered specifically for all cows in the county, as certified by the county auditor.
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Taylor County
State Board of Assessment
State Board
Railroad section boss transferred to Savannah Missouri
A. A. Barber, longtime section boss on the Burlington railroad through Bedford, was released from duty last fall and has gone to Savannah Missouri to take similar work. The Bedford line section is now supervised by a new boss living at Hopkin.
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A.A. Barber
Burlington
Bedford
Savannah
Hopkin
Local families visit and travel notes from Lenox area
Area residents and guests are listed visiting relatives and traveling between Lenox and nearby towns. Names include McFarland, Walton, Carlton, Bruner, Abarr, Owens, Reed, Hawthorne, and Williams with trips to Chicago, Des Moines, Spirit Lake, and Washington. Time spans cover several weeks and weekends across surrounding towns.
Mrs Hatfield Sues Townsend for 5000 in damages
Grace Hatfield sues P. O Townsend in Taylor County District Court seeking 5000 alleging a June accident east of town when Townsend's car struck the buggy she rode in.
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Taylor County
Grace Hatfield
P. O. Townsend
Townsend
Visitor in Funda Io Suffers Bicycle Accident
Mildred McMican of Funda Io wa visiting her uncle Rev. F. McMiison fell from a bicycle Wednesday afternoon, injuring her face and shoulder with cuts and bruises.
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Mildred McMican
Funda
Iowa
F. McMiison
Bedford native W. W. Mitchell visits friends during travels
W. W. Mitchell, formerly of Bedford and ex-director of the city band, now with Goodyear Tire and Rubber in Akron, Ohio, was in Bedford Monday and Wednesday for a brief visit to friends.
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W. W. Mitchell
Bedford
Sity
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Missionary Society Events At United Presbyterian Church
Lenox and Clearfield churches hosted joint United Presbyterian Missionary Society gatherings on Tuesday and Friday afternoons. Attendees included Mary Moyle, Ben Walter, Arlo Richard, O L Copeland, K R Huff, Bessie McCain, Anna McCain, Hattie Henderson, Ivan Carey, Alice Cassill, Anna Turner, Nellie Bryant, Everett Kennedy, Mac Orr, Olive McIntyre, with Hattie Henderson and Dorothy Lust as hostesses and Moyle leading devotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clearfield
W. R. C. Hosts Lenox Nodaway at Corning Hall
The Woman's Relief Corps in Corning entertained the Lenox and Nodaway corps at its hall Tuesday with a cafeteria style dinner and a program. Attendees from Lenox included Mrs. G. A. Bryant, Mrs. B. H. Clayton, Mrs. Will Hayes, Mrs. Jim Locke, Mrs. F. M. Clute, Mrs. Mary Lecklither, Mrs. Sam Rogers, Mrs. Fred Holden, Mrs. Dave Donaldson, and Miss Hattie Henderson.
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Corning
Woman's Relief Corps
Lenox and Nodaway Corps
Lenox
G. A. Bryant
B. H. Clayton
Will Hayes
Jim Locke
F. M. Clute
Mary Leckliter
Sam Rogers
Fred Holden
Dave Donaldson
Hattie Henderson
U P Society Meets The Woman's Missionary
The church group gathered Thursday at Mrs. Alice Orr home with eleven members present. Program leaders were Mrs. F. W. Bennison and Mrs. Lottie Lust.
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U. P. Society
Woman’s Missionary Society of the United Presbyterian Church
Alice Orr
F. W. Bennison
Lottie Lust
Paul and Pauline Discuss Planes and Cars
Paul praises new type air plane tires over old ones. Pauline asks about a new car. Paul says no car, he is a pedestrian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Pauline
Mrs Morna Muff of Blockton Wins Farthing Prize
Rialto Times Presa reports Mrs Morna Muff of Blockton is lucky as a clipping brings a ticket to a prize. The notice implies a local contest or drawing with Mrs Muff as winner.
Dorothy Lust Undergoes Appendicitis Operation in Creston Clinic
Dorothy Lust, daughter of Mrs Lottie Lust, had an appendicitis operation Monday morning at Coakley’s clinic in Creston and is reported doing nicely. Visitors include Glen Hewitt and family from Omaha who stayed with Mrs Ray Potts and Mrs Robert Potts. W C Van Houten, a Creston business visitor, and Des Moines couple O A Jones and daughter Helen visited. Anna Turner returned from a two week vacation in Colorado. Dr and Mrs K R Huff were also noted.
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Dorothy Lust
Lottie Lust
Coakley
Creston
Glen Hewitt
Omaha
Ray Potts
Robert Potts
W. C. van Houten
O. A. Jones
Helen
Des Moines
Arlo Richard
Dog case in court charges filed against Bedford men
Kenneth Young and Clark Houk of Bedford appeared before Willis A. Paul and waived hearing to the grand jury on grand larceny charges. They were released on appearance bonds. The pair allegedly took a water spaniel dog owned by John Bipsley of New Market on July 28 and brought the dog home after a street fair. The dog is pedigreed and valued at $50 or more.
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Kenneth Young
Clark Houk
Bedford
Willis A. Paul
Graud
John Bipsley
New Market
Hipsley
Glen Brown Wins Ticket From Rialto Times Press
Conway resident Glen Brown is rewarded with a ticket from Rialto Times Press. He is advised to bring the clipping as proof. The brief item notes Brown’s luck and the newspaper’s role in awarding the ticket.
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Glen Brown
Conway
Rialto-Times-Press
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