Power Dive at the Rialto Boosts Air Thrills and Romance
The Risito Theatre presents Power Dive Friday and Saturday December 5 and 6. Aerial drama follows test pilot Richard Arlen and airplane inventor father Jean Parker amid a love triangle with Don Castle. Cast also includes Roger Pryor Helen Mack Cliff Edwards Louis Jean Heydt and Billy Lee.
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Risito Theatre
Richard Arlen
Jean Parker
Don Castle
Roger Pryor
Helen Mack
Cliff Edwards
Louis Jean Heydt
Little Billy Lee
Little Stories From Years Gone By
A curated reminiscence from The Times-Press files recalls small town moments and notable locals from years past. Vivid anecdotes highlight daily life, civic happenings, and personalities that shaped the community’s early decades.
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the Times-Press
Auto poultry feeder patent nets royalties for Stafford
Eno Frank Stafford of Villisca has patented an automatic poultry feeder now manufactured by Barker Poultry Equipment Co of Ottumwa. The galvanized five by three foot device uses internal agitators to evenly drop grain into two troughs, preventing waste. Stafford, who already developed a signal device for turning and stopping cars, has a hog feeder in development and patents pending on multiple inventions.
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Frank Stafford
Villisca
Stafford
Bedford
Barker Poultry Equipment Co
Ottumwa
Iowa
Aoutton
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Des Moines
Stafford I
Villiscu
Close Observation Wins Hat For Mt Ayr Worker
Mount Ayr records an anecdote about Harry G. Osen of the Iowa State Highway Commission surveying a tripod with his left hand. He wrote to Lee Hat Company about a magazine ad error and was awarded a hat in appreciation after the magazine corrected the pose guidance.
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Oulfay
Aetna
Lee
Fifty
Avenue
New York
Saturday Evening Post
Harry G
Preacher Recycles Sermon for Charity Cue with Star Spangled Hymn
The Column Review recounts a preacher who linked church fundraising to patriotism by inviting donations of five dollars after the sermon while the organist played The Star Spangled Banner. The piece notes the public display and contrasts religious duty with civic policy, suggesting modest giving could aid peace as taxes fund institutions.
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God
Ora Claytor Moore
Corning Free Press
The Will to Save Is the Important Thing
A Sioux Falls Leader editorial argues that saving shows willpower and enables better financial security. It contrasts savers who prepare for emergencies with spendthrift weaklings who blame improvidence for their failure to save.
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Sioux Falls
Aygus
Learning to Get Along Without Things
A reflective note on adapting to shortages with substitutes for tinfoil gum wrappers, candies, and cigarettes. The piece discusses priority rights restricting foil, defense needs, and a society moving toward fewer luxuries while maintaining basic apparel and goods.
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Adoota de oRo
Winterset News
Copeland and Woods Married in Eagle Grove
Fifty five years ago Mrs Saran M Copeland and Ann Newton Woods wed November 26 at Eagle Grove with Rev Joseph Miller officiating. Snow fell and sleigh bells rang as the community noted the occasion. L L Lyle of Nodaway Township bought the John Lewis farm two miles south east of Bedford from Lyman Evans. D H Hamilton retires from the county board this year with John Reeves of Nodaway Township taking his place and Hamilton likely to remain as bridge commissioner.
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Saran M. Copeland
Ann. Newton Woods
Eagle Trorse
Joseph Miller
L. L. Lyle
Nodaway Township
John Lewis
Bedford
Lyman Evans
D. H. Hamilton
John Reeves
Mr. Hamilton
Brijce
Thanksgiving Dinner Reflections and Local Notes
A fragment from a household diary recounts Thanksgiving cleanup after a 13 guest meal, notes on turkey cost, and a sale of Gloria the cow to Pete. It recalls John Swap and his house near Bedford school as potentially a county historical site. It also urges Christmas lights along Main street and muses on winter forecasts and fuel use.
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Hank
Mary
Mama
John Swap
Swap
Bedford School
John
Main Street
Births and a Bedford marriage license reported in local notes
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Garrett Grubb of Conway. A daughter named Luther Rine was born to Mr and Mrs Luther Rector of Bedford on December 3. Rozella Marie, daughter to Mr and Mrs Gail Eighmy of Bedford, born November 26, 1921. A marriage license was issued December 1 to William H Goecding and Charlotte Taylor of Bedford. Sid Thompson purchased a 16 acre tract near the depot and plans to devote his time to pedigreed hogs.
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Garrett Grubb
Conway
Luther Rector
Bedford
Luther Rine
Gail Eighmy
Rozella Marie
William H. Goecding
Charlotte Taylor Wath
Sid Thompson
Mvst
Hopkins Anniversary and Local Births and Marriages
Twenty five years ago Hopkins notes Mr and Mrs John Madden Lenox celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary last week. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Joe Matheny Blockton on Monday correcting a prior report of a daughter. Velma Grace Hawkins Bedford and D A McBee Braymer Mo were married in Bedford November 25 and will farm east of Bedford. Bruce Aiton Mason Township earned county win in the Acre Corn Club Contest and earns a free trip.
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John Madden
Lenox
Joe Matheny
Blockt
Velma Grace Hawkins
Bedford
D. A. McBee
Braymer
Bruce Aiton
Arch Aiton
Mason Township
Acre
Our Wife at Rialto Theatre Promises Sparkling Comedy
A review describes Our Wife as a saucy sparkling romantic comedy starring Melvyn Douglas Ruth Hussey and Ellen Drew with Charles Coburn and John Hubbard in support. The plot follows a band leader caught in a battle between two women as he pursues a divorce and a new start with the help of a clever college instructor.
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Rialto Theatre
Melvyn Douglas
Ruth Hussey
Ellen Drew
Charles Coburn
John Hubbard
Douglas
Ten Years Ago Births and Local Notes in Clearfield Area
Ten years ago a sen was born to Mr and Miss Ralph Pritchett of Clearfield on Thursday November 19. A daughter Navy born to Mr and Mrs Harvey Pitch of Gravity on November 20 identified as Edith Lavon. Mr and Mrs Joe Seabury left Omaha for the Panama Canal after visiting Bedford with her parents. R A Green of Clearfield owned the county’s first 1931 car license, bought Tuesday morning December 1, per Leonard L Moore the county treasurer.
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A Sen
Ralph Pritchett
Clear- Scie
Harvey Pitch
Navy
Edith Lavon
Joe Seabury
Omaha
Panama Canal
Bedford
G. W. Hook
R. A. Green
Clearfield
Leonard L. Moore
Kisses For Breakfast at the Rialto Theatre
Dennis Morgan plays an amnesia victim whose wives revive him after each bamboozling head bump. Jane Wyatt Shirley Ross Lee Patrick Jerome Cowan Una O Conn or and Clarence Muse surround the riotous comedy as plot twists keep Dennis guessing which wife he will remember when he wakes.
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Dennis Morgan
Rialto Theatre
Dennis
Jane Wyatt
Shirley Ross
Lee Patrick
Jerome Cowan
Una O'Connor
Louise Beavers
Clarence Muse
Shirley
North Carolina
Jane
Shir Iey
Ajl
Lassen Volcano Quiet Today Yet Feels World Strife
The article notes Lassen Peak in California as a silent barometer of global conflict, comparing its 1914 eruption during World War I to ongoing turbulence. It describes Chaos Crags, Chaos Jumbles, and two lakes Butte and Snag, detailing the park’s desolate yet changing landscape and the potential for future activity.
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Mount Lassen
California
U.S.A
Lassen
Lassen Volcanic National Park
Administratrix Notice for Marcus L Adams Estate
Ida E Adams appointed Administratrix of Marcus L Adams deceased by Taylor County Court. Creditors must present claims to the court for allowance and debtors should pay the Administratrix. Dated November 24 1941. J M Haddock Attorney.
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Taylor County
Towa
Marcus L. Adams
Said
Ida E. Adams
J. M. Haddock
Honor Bright a Tale of Virginia and New England
Frances Parkin son Keyes writes Honor Bright a 583 page novel of American life in Virginia Washington and New England. Critics compare it to Galworthy's Forsythe Saga and praise forthright characters. Keyes is an experienced writer and former Good Housekeeping associate editor with travel and home making pieces.
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Washington
Henry Wilder Keyes
New Hampshire
Bedford Board Proceedings November 24 1941
Bedford County Board of Supervisors adjourned session approves a list of expenses including fuel clothing rent and care payments to Armstrong Cobb Dinwiddie Merriman New Market Coal Reed Reed Saville Wurster and others. Meeting set to reconvene on December 3 1941 with T F Armstrong as chairman and R D Goforth as county auditor.
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Town
Board of Supervisors
Armstrong
Roy
Care
Blockton Oil Co
Bedford Oil Co
Cobb, Wayne D
Cregeen
John
Cooper
J. Ray
Dinwiddie
Arthur
Bond
Fuller-Taylor
Goodale
Eugene V
Merriman Lmbr Co
McColm
Mrs. C. W
New Market Coal Company
Price
Erla J
Reed, R
Saville
J. A
Wurster
B. F
Wilcox
Wood
Ray
Zeluf
T. F. Armstrong
R. D. Goforth
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