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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1935
Page
3
An editorial laments 35000 deaths last year and 114 killed over a August weekend, urging stronger state action, stricter enforcement, and tougher penalties for reckless drivers. It cites highway patrols in Iowa and stresses education and modern enforcement to reduce fatalities and property damage.
The article argues that fic codes are enforced to the limit and calls on every motorist to join the war on reckless and incompetent driving as a public duty and a personal responsibility to participate as much as possible.
The Knoxville Express riffs on the Bible flood tale suggesting Noah entertained wickedness while building the ark and collecting creatures. It questions why pairs of pests and nuisance animals were gathered and hints the biblical hero may have indulged in wine throughout the ordeal.
A Knoxville Express report outlines that Ethiopian forces allegedly deploy skunks and civet breeding as a defensive tactic against Italian forces. It claims Emperor Selassie’s commerce ministry supports civet culture to fund munitions, while tribes may harass Italian troops at water wells.
An editor notes readers who once lived in Waylor County but now reside elsewhere are urged to write to the Times-Press. The appeal asks former residents to share news and reconnect with local friends and happenings.
Frog Valley messages dated August 1935 share greetings from Eva Holliday Carpenter Knowles and Cecil G Alive among old friends. Notes recall eight children raised on farms with most in town work except one caretaker, plus deaths of George Jamison and Alkire. Aug 6 1935 and Aug 11 1935 letters invite Emma, Louisa, Retta, Eva, and Lucy to lighter reunion plans on August 14 1935.
Collections from Lawndale California Dalhart Texas and Smithshire Iowa reveal letters dated August 1935 from Emily Jamison Nellie Seymour Brent and Earl Alkire. They recount missed picnics family losses dust storms crops and memories of Iowa while noting kin in Dallas Nevada and Oklahoma with personal regards and hopeful wishes for future contact.
Clem Sohn famed for looping from a plane with batlike wings will fly four sessions at the State Fair from Aug 26 to 28. He will launch from about two miles up, wear a tracer to leave a white smoke trail, and land on the aviation field in front of the grandstand, performing soaring and looping maneuvers.
A terse exchange unfolds as a traveler seeks lodging and learns that Su is the station agent. The dialogue highlights a brisk, humorous tone set at the station, with Su asserting her role and a bemused reply from another speaker.
Clerk Stewart issues a marriage license Wednesday to Oscar Akers of Gravity and Cora Brand of Bedford. A stone schoolhouse building on the grounds is torn down with debris moved away. FF Dunning plans to re erect a storage building below the elevator for the creamery. I J Bailey in the north part of the city welcomes a baby girl born Sunday. Mrs Bailey and the infant are reported doing well. Field Iowa couple wed at the bride's parents home in Northwood on Wednesday August 11.
Twenty years ago this week Miss Wilma W Stewart of Tina Missouri and Curtis Melvin of Bedford wed at Maryville on Friday August 20 Miss Bertha Slagle of Bedford and Henry K Russell of Jackson Township married at the Bedford Methodist parsonage on Thursday August 19 The item also mentions Miss Buchanan a Bedford schools music instructor and Grover C Hammersly of Sheff-ield
Mr and Mrs Wallace Loy of Pittsburg Kansas welcomed twin sons Kenneth M and Gordon M on Monday August 24. Bedford Picnic Grounds near the dam attracts many families with Sunday gatherings where the Jones Lacy and Ernest families enjoyed picnics last Sunday. A daughter arrived for Mr and Mrs James Ulmer in Bedford on Saturday August 22.
The City of Bedford voices frustration over a Civilian Conservation Corps Company seen as undisciplined and unruly. The report notes the camp’s reputation and implies broad public concern about the boys' behavior and control.
August 17 1935 Congress adjournment nears as tax bill progress and conference accords loom. Wheeler and I push for Federal Trade Commission inquiry into food pricing gaps and meat price rises. News of Will Rogers and Wiley Post death in a plane crash dominates national sentiment with tributes and reflection.
In Forest City Iowa the CCC camp faces local resistance and political maneuvering yet aims to show value. The writer promotes the camp as beneficial, notes music ties, slow improvements, and plans to invite visitors to view an efficiently run CCC operation.
A Curate’s daughter exclaims her hen laid an egg, the Vicar’s daughter counters with many eggs, and the Bishop’s daughter tops them by noting her father laid a cornerstone. The quip playfully elevates religious ranks through a pun on laying.
A correspondent describes a week at Brooks Beach near Arnolds Park on lake Okoboji. They arrive by car from Des Moines, praise Brooks Beach cottages, fish in West Lake Okoboji catching catfish, note the 18 hole golf course and planned appearances by Gene Sarazen and Babe Didrikson, and reflect on sun, weather, and travel mishaps as they anticipate further lake activities and a return to 400 Olds.
No. 30 passenger, No. 84 freight, No. 85 freight, No. 31 passenger mixed trains. Mixed train handles passengers baggage and express but not U S Mail. Freights operate daily except Sunday.
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