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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1963
Page
6
The American Legion Auxiliary runs a Christmas Gift Shop in Veterans hospitals and mental health institutes offering free gifts to veterans for their families. Units statewide supply items valued around $1 each, funded by Poppy Day sales. nine shops operated with cookies and coffee for ambulatory and wheelchair patients.
The Taylor County 4-H Leadership Conference for all local club officers will be held at the Gravity school building on Saturday December 7. Registration starts at 12 45 p m. County 4-H officers in charge include presidents Barbara Brummett and Eddie Armstrong.
The Shaff Plan for apportionment carried in Taylor County at a special election Tuesday with strong local margins. Southwest counties Adair Adams Cass Fremont Madison Montgomery Page Ringgold supported the plan by large margins. Miss Cleota Kirby of Conway received a Medical Secretarial Diploma from CE School of Commerce Omaha and will work at Nebraska Psychiatric Institute.
The Page County Angus Association held its annual meet Friday evening November 22 at the local Methodist Church. Trophies for Champion Angus shown at county fairs were awarded to Cynthia Steeve Diana Gruber Judy Osburn and Doris Ann White. The Angus Women's Auxiliary met during the men’s session with new officers named and a report on the fall State Angus Auxiliary meeting.
The Bedford Flying Club held its annual Christmas dinner meeting at the Skylark Cafe on Wednesday December 4 at 7 00 p m. Members their families and guests attended the event with the club hosting the gathering.
The Taylor County extension office stays open December 9 to 12 as director Carroll Olsen assistant Helen Meyers and associate Len Beath attend the annual extension conference at Tawa State University Ames. Marion Marshall remains to answer calls distribute publications and take messages. The event focuses on changing Extension audience needs and county problems.
A series of hospital admissions discharges and patient movements across Clarinda Municipal St Francis Maryville and local facilities are noted. Names include Mrs Clarence Jones Mrs Hilda Anderson Opal Peterman and many others with dates in late November and early December.
Rev Calvin Caughey will resign after seven years as pastor of Bedford Baptist Church to lead First Baptist Church in Des Moines Washington. Mrs Caughey served as a Bedford school nurse. The family including Kathy Becky Paul and Mark plans to leave about Sunday December 29 as a pastor search begins.
Community appeal urges donations to Christmas Seals for good health. Campaign promotes helping others with a charitable contribution to spread festive welfare and support for those in need.
Taylor County Treasurer Ward Poore asks car owners to bring their 1963 registrations when applying for new licenses. The car license department is now on the east side center first floor, formerly the assessor's office.
Farm Bureau membership in Adams Fremont Montgomery Taylor and Page counties reached 25 percent of its 1964 quota last week. County quotas are Page 1197 Mills 760 Montgomery 700 Fremont 55 Taylor 525 Adams 337 Campaign manager for Taylor county is Francis Brown of Conway.
Clarinda Community College announced its midterm honor roll with area freshmen Gary Howes of New Market Nancy Shields of Bedford Janet Kerr of Conway on the Dean’s List. To qualify, students must register for at least twelve semester hours and maintain a 3.2 GPA or higher.
S/Sgt Jack E Hook arrived November 25 in Okinawa for a year of duty with the U.S. Marines. His journey included stops in Hawaii and Yokohama. Hook is the son of Mrs. Edna Hook of Bedford.
Bedford residents report multiple dogs poisoned prompting Sheriff Leonard Ratliff to cite Iowa Code 717.1. The statute carries up to five years in prison or a $300 fine for maliciously harming or poisoning domestic animals.
Northwest Missouri State College extension courses will be discussed at a meeting on Monday December 9 at 7 30 p m. in Clarinda for all interested in second semester classes. Four courses were taught this semester with about 80 students enrolled.
November 19 marriages include Clifford J Bald win 22 of Conway and Alice Wintermute 18 of Bedford. November 26 pairs Gary Dean Scrog gie 21 of Bedford and Joanna Mae Morris 21 of Bedford. December 2 couples Larry John Spring 19 of Prescott and Diane Marle Pullen 16 of Sharpsburg.
Four day series in Bedford runs January 9 14 21 and 28 for swine producers to boost management skills. Registrations due by December 24 with Taylor County Extension Service and Iowa State University coordinating the program.
Lanny A DeMott 25 of rural Bedford accepted a field man post for the Aberdeen Angu s Journal Webster City Iowa representing the breed in Montana Colorado North Dakota South Dakota Nebraska Wyoming and Western Canada starting January 1. He is a 1956 RES graduate with ISU animal husbandry degrees and extensive 4 H F F A and leadership awards.
Regular quarterly dividends were declared at the November board meeting on common stock payable February 7 at 45 cents per share. Preferred stock dividends were set for 3.30 percent, 4.35 percent, and 4.80 percent cumulative issues, with 50,000 shares outstanding for each class.
Delegates to the National Food Organization convention were elected for the Des Moines gathering on December 4 and 5. Named delegates include L L Siverly Orin Larson Hillard Peterson Francis Diggs Tom Brummett Frank Gunson Tom Larson Oakley Schneider Sanford Straight Leonard Straight Flavel Murphy Ora Koneene Bob Hardee Homer McClintock and Mrs Clark Stroburg. Alternates named include Phil lip Larson Ed Thomas Henry Lundquist Russell Lundquist Corning Opie Gunson Dale Newkirk Gerald Steen Ben Murphy Leo Walderer Harley Diggs Elrene Diggs Lyle Stoaks Jake Larson Ralph Schooling and Mrs Ralph Schooling.
Rev Calvin Caughey announces a crop drive tally of 906.60 dollars with township by township receipts. Bedford led with 247.15, Jackson 18.50, Jefferson 146.25 and others adding to the total. Mrs. Robert Davie of Madison Wisconsin wins a 12 percent day cruise for two to the West Indies in Essex Company’s Famous Wisconsin Landmark contest.
BCHL freshmen basketball opened with a 74 to 51 loss to Grand Valley. Steve Lock scored 19 points and Jim Salen 18 while Roy Weeda led the rebound effort. Coach Hannon praised the team's effort in their first high school game. next Monday they host Maryville at Bedford, then a sophomore game.
Cubmaster Jim Young invites boys aged 8 9 and 10 to join the Cub Scouts at the Methodist church next Monday night at 7 30. This monthly pack meeting requires parental accompaniment and a 50 cent joining fee. District scout executive Roger A Ohmatea says it offers a great opportunity for family involvement.
M. W. Carlson of Gravity will attend the American Farm Bureau Federation convention in Chicago December 9 to 13 as an Iowa delegate. He was named at the recent Des Moines IFBF meeting and will help finalize policy from local surveys. Carlson has served 20 years in Farm Bureau roles and is in his third year as county voting delegate for Taylor county.
Workmen from Iowa Power and city crews finished overhead installation of illuminated decorations in the business district last Tuesday. They placed a large star and colored lights on the Taylor County courthouse to add the Christmas touch to the landmark.
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