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Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 06, 1934

Page

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Services Held for Mrs Sarah E Long at New Market

Funeral services for 90 year old Mrs Sarah E Long were conducted at the Christian church in New Market with burial in Memory Cemetery. Born November 28, 1844 in Dark County Ohio, she moved to Iowa as a girl and lived in Page and Taylor counties most of her life. Survivors include two daughters, a son, three sons in law, fifteen grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.

Sarah E. Long Doud Hunter Christian Church New Market Memory Cemetery Sarah E. Little Archibald and Catharine Little Dark County Ohio Anson D. Long Mr. Long Ella Fulx Perry Long Airs Long Iowa Missouri Page Taylor Leslie Dirrim Hepburn Conway Bertha Long George Fulk Clarinda

Willing Workers observe Bertha Scroggie birthday

In a Tuesday gathering the Willing Workers class celebrated Mrs. Bertha Scroggie's birthday with gifts from a birthday box. Guests Mrs. Hester Horning and Mrs. Bellis also share November births. Refreshments followed as part of the observance.

Bertha Scroggie Hester Horning Mrs. Bellis

Rural mail carrier faces tough route as helpers assist

V W Myers Conway rural mail carrier struggles to deliver mail. His assistant William Osmond and three horseback helpers Elton Lambley Darrel Drumm and Clifford Reed covered much of the route. Several locals visited relatives and attended a postponed church bazaar due to bad roads.

Fern Lambley Elton Robert Brown Joyce John Lambley P. T. Miller Iowa City P. C. Miller Chariton LaValle McMullin Hopkins Joe McMullin E. E. Garrett Bedford Darrel Nixon Leon Ruth Nixon Conway George Nixon Darrel Maryville Audrey Grubb Ellen Church Eldon Poole Ethel Connor St. Joseph C. D. Connor V. W. Myers William Osmond Elton Lambley Darrel Drumm Clifford Reed Ben Bellis Ruby F. E B. Richey Ralph Saylor C. N. Burch Orval Brown Lillian Grubb Wiliam Grubb H. C. Knutson Mediapolis Ray Lambley Lambley Helen J. A. Lambley Helen Fisher Irene Fisher Council Bluffs U. S. Lincoln Melvin McCurdy Jeannette Grandma McCurdy North English Chloris McCurdy

Letters To Santa Claus From Iowa and Missouri Children

A compilation of Christmas wish letters dated November to December 1934 from Sheridan Bedford Sharpsburg and New Market Iowa and Missouri. Children request dolls overshoes trains wagons drums saxophones and practical gifts amid hard times, with siblings and parents mentioned and stamps of locations including Sheridan Bedford Sharpsburg New Market and 110 North Edwin Streets.

Bedford North Edwin St Santa Claus Ardella Shimer New Market Santa Ledford Maxine Henderson

Dear Santa letters from Bedford Indiana children 1934

A collection of Christmas wishes from young readers in Bedford Indiana dated December 3 1934. Dorothy Combs Doyle John and Dorothy Mae John request toys dolls candy a Mickey Mouse watch and clothing items for family members in affectionate handwritten notes to Santa Claus.

Sharpsburg Santa Claus Bedford Santa Virginia Hamilton Doris Jean Hamilton Miss Weller Dorothy Combs Santa Clause Ben Doyle John Dorothy Mae John

Mary Helen Harp Seeks Boots Watch in Christmas Letter

A child writes to Santa asking for a steep-lined pair of boots a coaster wagon candy and nuts and a wrist watch. She states her shoe size is 2s and she is eleven years old ending with promising more letters next week.

Santa

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