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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1963
Page
3
The notice lists Divine service at 11 30 a m every Lord s Day and Youth Fellowship at 7 00 p m on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of each month. It provides the church program times for weekly and bi monthly gatherings.
John D. Kerr will lead the Sunday worship at 9 30 with church school at 10 30 on Sunday at the Presbyterian Church.
Edward Collier outlines a Magic motor tour of Missouri’s central heartland starting at the Capitol in Jefferson City. The trip passes through Columbia home to the University of Missouri and its famed journalism school, plus historic river towns Hocheport Glasgow Arrow Rock and Boonville. It ends at Lake of the Ozarks State Park for boating and square dance festivals.
Calvin Caughey minister announces Sunday September 1 schedule with 10:00 church school 11:00 worship and communion. Evening youth meetings 4:30 junior high 6:30 senior high EF. Weekly meetings include Boy Scouts Monday 7:00 Dorcas Society 7:30 with Mrs Dean Goudie and several circle groups meetings Tuesday and Wednesday 2:00 with various hosts. Choir practices Thursday 7:00 junior and 7:30 adult.
J Milton Kinney leads a church schedule with 9:00 a.m. church school and 10:00 a.m. worship. Evening programs include Sr MYF, Jr choir, Sr choir, Circle V Tea, and a Finance Commission. September meetings cover Quarterly Conference and WSCS and Official Board sessions.
Rev Stephen Kane pastor announces Mass times on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 8 am and the 1st 3rd and 5th Sundays at 10 am at Sacred Heart Church.
The Kingdom Hall at 204 Jefferson St lists weekly events including a Tuesday 8 p.m. Bible Book Study titled You May Survive Armageddon Into God's New World, a Friday 8 p.m. Ministry Development Class, a 9 p.m. Public Bible speaking class, a Sunday 2 p.m. Public Bible Talk, and a 3 15 p.m. Watch Tower Study.
Clarence M. Potter evangelist leads Sept 1 services at New Market Church of Christ with guest speaker I E Stickelman and CYFC events on Sept 5. Siam Church of Christ also posts Sept 1 worship with Stickelman and CYFC activities on Aug 29 and Sept 5.
The Conway American Legion Auxiliary met at Mrs Edna Lambley’s home on August 22 with ten members present and two guests. Dues for the coming year were paid, four membership applications were prepared, and poppies ordered. Plans were made for the next county meeting and refreshments were hosted by Mrs Lambley with assistance from Mrs Florence Brown.
Local column recalls a brief power cut near the Times-Press and recounts letters from readers in Denison and Ft. Morgan. Anecdotes include a jail quip, a renewal check, poems about a little town, bicycle rental ideas, and humorous remarks about moving and household life.
Mrs Randall Wiles reports a busy period with local and out of state visitors. Families from Denver Fort Collins Des Moines Minneapolis Merrillan Town City North Springfield Tarkio Newton Tulsa and Kansas City spent time with relatives and attended gatherings including an Aug 18 birthday dinner for Archie Calkin.
Miss Sarah Ferguson daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas R Ferguson Clearfield and Dale Stephens son of Mr and Mrs Donald S Stephens Conway were married Saturday August 10 at 8 pm in Clearfield United Presbyterian Church. The double ring ceremony was led by Rev Robert C Capery in Maryville. About 125 relatives attended with music by Mrs Thomas R Miller and soloist Sharon Campbell. The bride wore a floor length Chantilly lace gown and tulle over satin with a sabrina neckline and iris sequin detail. She carried a white Bible with white roses mums and lilies of the valley. Maureen Greeley served as maid of honor and Mrs Claire Ferguson as bridesmaid. Best man was Larry Stephens and groomsman Claire Ferguson. After the ceremony a reception followed in the church parlors. The couple will reside at 509 West 5th Street Maryville Missouri after a wedding trip.
Observed questions ask why the passenger pigeon went extinct and which Pacific island was settled by mutineers from the Bounty. Other entries inquire where steamers sit 12,500 feet up, how Paris’s Latin Quarter got its name, why the Pacific appears bluer, and who wrote the first modern detective stories.
The R. J. Producers 4H club met August 7 with 21 members and three visitors. The session featured demonstrations on wagon engineering and related projects by Richard, McLeod, Terry Larigon, Piers, Swigart, and John, plus notes on important upcoming activities.
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