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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1940
Page
3
Pocahontas County residents sing the patriotic tune written by Irving Berlin in 1917 and revived by Kate Smith in 1938. The song, widely heard on radio and at public events, funds Girl and Boy Scouts with proceeds from its sale.
George and Ralph Rutledge of Sharpsburg found a remarkable watch on Saturday night. Orval Cooper, a former Sharpsburg man now visiting from Long Beach California, crafted the brass case and hands from an automobile clock and created a stem wound movement. The timepiece measures 41% inches in diameter, over an inch thick, weighs 2% pounds, and keeps good time though heavy for a vest pocket.
T A Schooler city marshal told the Indianola city council that licensing bicycles would help regulate use. He proposed brakes and lights be required to obtain a license, with plates costing about fifty cents per bike, to be studied further.
Fragmentary notes describe farmer complaints in Southwest Town about car fields and power issues. The text references local concerns with roads, drought, and infrastructure affecting farming. No clear events or names are provided.
In a fall of 1888 reminiscence a farmers’ plea for labor in Nebraska yields a tale of a young typesetter and fellow workers trying to shuck corn for pay. The piece jokes about effort, luck, and skepticism toward political figures, noting a town return to work and a farmer’s curt dismissal.
Malcolm W. Bingay of the Detroit Free Press profiles Eddie Guest in Rotarian Magazine, praising his singular identity. The piece notes Guest writes from inner conviction, treats Mother’s Day with sincerity, and lives by a personal standard he seeks to be comfortable with.
Michigan and Detroit have advertised tax collection efforts, with the Municipal Finance Officers' Association noting success. Michigan spent $75,000 to promote an installment plan for delinquent taxes and collected about $15,000,000 in cash, among similar results from other governments.
Fragmentary text shows N. J. Carder expressing liking for Willkie and politics, with unclear references to a secretary, an art piece, and veterans. The passage is garbled, offering no verifiable events or dates.
Sixty years ago Ed Quinby bought Dr Weidners drug store at Memory. Frank Dunning welcomed a bright daughter born Wednesday morning. Gid Wieser finished kalfemining the schoolhouse rooms. Dr Standley bought the brick adjoining the Pacific House west, planning a hotel addition. Miss Luella B Webb and Edwin Bundy wed August 19 near the city.
Recap of events includes Hubert Redenbaugh of Dallas township breaking his arm after a tree fall. Roy D. Hargin buys Conway grocery and meat market from H. O. Smith and takes possession. Several marriages occur in Lenox and Bedford with Rev. Goodsell and Rev. Hatcher officiating. A fire destroys a house on the Harold Bower farm in Mason township. A Hopkins farmer’s auto tire is punctured by a Rhode Island Red rooster with spurs.
Jesse Savage had two toes cut off while bearing a plow on a road crew in Mason Township. A witness, Newton White, reports 135 cars and 2 buggies passed his Saints Highway home between 1 and 6 pm Sunday. Last Wednesday Creston tickets sold 112 for a morning special. Con way and Lenox contributed about 120 and 300 respectively. Creston attraction unclear.
Two Lenox couples wed in August ceremonies twenty years ago. Ruth Bartrem and Joseph Trost married at the Methodist parsonage with Rev. John Arnold officiating. Lou Hadley and Dr W J Dey Ermand tied the knot at the Christian church parsonage with Rev. McCallen presiding. Lena Olive Pollock of College Springs and Carrol Nelson of Bedford scheduled to wed September 1 at T. E. Hale residence south of College Springs.
A ten year ago report lists the birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Troncin of Eagle Grove on Sunday August 24. Other births include Mrs. Albert Beck of Blue Grove on Wednesday August 27. The record also notes a public wedding at the Clarinda fair for Miss Neva Frost of Gravity and Forest Lawyer of New Market. Friday Hopkins saw Mrs. Dow Jones and Mrs. Cliff Templeton judging the women display of needle work canned fruit and baked goods at the Fall Festival.
A narrator reflects on a Bedford visit en route to Blockton and Minnesota relatives. She recalls night lights over the Missouri River at Atchison, traffic glare, and the beauty of trains. Anecdotes include a vacation writing claim and a child’s candy moment, ending with a tale about a fragile elm transplanted and finally thriving years later.
A garbled OCR fragment lists names including Carder J F Christiansen Padgett and R G Serry with party notes. The piece references dryers ships and Bates, but the context and full event remain unreadable.
Fragmentary notes describe a Hazel Dell situation involving a staged route or event. Mentions Geddes Blaya and Pou og So, with unclear timing and participants. Readers are advised to watch for full details as text is garbled.
Technicolor sea drama Typhoon shows at Rialto Bedford Friday and Saturday August 30 and 31. Dorothy Lamour with Robert Preston and Lynne Overman stars in a tropical South Seas tale as a pearl expedition faces a vengeful Polynesian chief during a devastating hurricane sequence and mutiny.
Townsfolk fret over rain delaying the state fair deficit estimates as mud traps vehicles and plans. Familiars share homely vignettes from Dale’s Pasture, noting cows, mowing, rodeo memories, and a young vaudeville performer, all set against weather and farm life in a nostalgic column.
Former Miss Marie Duncan is noted in social items. Mr and Mrs William Mae Donaldson of Bedison Missouri spent Sunday with the Fre man Barnes. Mr and Mrs Willard Smith and daughter returned from Idaho where they visited their son Carl Smith and family.
Blockton residents report Virgil Florea’s serious illness in western Nebraska as his parents Mr. and Mrs. B A Florea travel to be with him. Other notes mention Edith Stephens visiting Des Moines relatives, Ruth Hibbard's school remaining here, and several local social visits and gatherings.
The Iowa Southern Utilities Company of Delaware Centerville Iowa files with the Iowa State Commerce Commission a petition for a franchise to construct operate and maintain an electric transmission line over public lands highways and private lands in Taylor County Iowa. The line is 6900 volts single phase wye connected with a neutral wire multi grounded beginning at the northeast corner of Section 36 Township 68 North Range 32 West and proceeding west along the north line of the section.
The Iowa State Commerce Commission fixed September 10, 1940 at 10:00 A M in Des Moines as the hearing time for a franchise petition. Objections must be written in triplicate and filed at least five days before the hearing date. objectors should be represented by an authorized advocate. Des Moines August 16 1940. Geo L McCaughan Secretary. File E 4283.
In Taylor County Iowa the estate of Retta M Herren Deceased seeks to sell Lot Twenty two Block Six Tomlinsons Addition New Market to pay debts. Parties include David Herren Holly Clark Zetta Noble Ruby McNutt and State Board of Social Welfare of Iowa. Appearance by September 9, 1940 at 10 AM required. default and sale order may be entered.
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