Bedford Adds High Speed Booster Pump On Fire Truck
Bedford replaces a worn pump with a Barton Pump centrifugal unit costing 550 dollars from the Iowa Municipal Supply. The booster pump operates at high speed, delivers 350 gallons per minute with two feed lines, and includes a 100 gallon on board tank for quick firefighting. An expert from the supply house installed the unit on Monday to increase efficiency and reduce engine wear.
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Iowa Municipal ‘Supply. Company
Barton Pump Company
Bedford
Ross Teachers Meet at Gladys Hatfield School
Ross township educators gathered at Gladys Hatfield's school on November 28. Attendees included John Renfro Edna Beauchamp Mildred Cobb Maxine Hensley Lucile Hensley and Gladys Hatfield. Maxine Hensley spoke about plans for the year. The next meeting will be with Mildred Cobb at Ross No. 4 on January 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ross
Ross Township
Gladys Hatfield
John Renfro
Edna Beauchamp
Mildred Cobb
Maxine Hensley
Lucile Hensley
Milged Cobb
Ross No. 4
Gospel Team to Visit Bedford for Maryville Program
The Gospel Team from Missouri State Teachers College at Maryville will perform in Bedford. A 6:30 program for the Christian Endeavor societies precedes the 7:30 evening service, offering a second chance for attendees to hear the group.
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Missouri State Teachers College
Maryville
Bedford Day
Church of Christ
Christian Endeavor Societies
Week at Center Offers Cheese Dishes for Fee
An event listing notes information on a weeklong gathering offering cheese based dishes for a fee. It mentions a schedule at a center and emphasizes tasting options and pricing for attendees.
Christmas Seals Program at Bedford P T A Meeting
The Bedford P T A held a Christmas Seals program in the high school auditorium led by chairwoman Mrs. M. R. Francis. Students illustrated seal fund spending on health, noting last year’s allocations for heart lung clinic salaries health supplies glasses dentistry and meals. Miss Linnie Frank spoke on school health while junior high students performed a playlet and Phylis Weingarh read her essay prize piece as the orchestra provided music.
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M. R. Francis
Bedford
Miss Frank
Bedford Schools
Alice Nelson
Phylis Weingarth
Social hour closes the program with refreshments served
A social hour supervised by the hospitality committee followed the program, with light refreshments served. Notable attendees included Mrs. Wayne Hoors and Mrs. Thomas Hosman, and Mr. Leonard L. Moore.
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Hoors
Wayne ‘Harbour
Thomas Hosman
E. T. Brice
Blockton Creamery Holds Annual Meeting
The Blockton Co operative Creamery annual meeting drew about 200 people at the Memorial building in Blockton. Treasurer’s report showed a nice profit and butter fat averaged 20.7 cents. Officers were retained: W. R. Reed president. C. V. Hamilton. J. A. Saville. W. F. Florea. Truman Straight. Florea treasurer. A program followed with refreshments. a cake baked by Mrs. E. E. Brown replicated the creamery showing brick walls red, green roof, white-trimmed windows, and chimney.
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Times-Preas
Blockton
W. F. Florea
E. E. Brown
Roy Spurgeon Injured In Automobile Mishap
Roy Spurgeon sustained several broken ribs and other injuries when his car veered into a ditch south of Bedford around 6 30 Saturday evening. He was returning from Maryville and swerved to avoid a head on collision with a car that fled the scene on the gravel road four miles south of town.
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Roy Spurgeon
Bedford
Maryville
Town
County Odd Fellow Boosters To Meet In Bedford
The Taylor County Booster Association of the Odd Fellows lodge will meet in Bedford for a social affair Wednesday evening December 13 at 7 30 o clock. All Rebekahs and Odd Fellows in the county and their families are invited. A short program and entertainment are planned.
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Taylor County Booster Association of the
Odd Fellow Lodgees
Bedford
Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Births and Name Changes From Gravity to Bedford
Mrs after Wonder of Gravity Wednesday was formerly Miss Posten daughter of Mr and Mrs Russell Ackley of Miles Iowa Ackley a former Gravity resident. A son born to Mr and Mrs John Reed Blockton Sunday Dec 3 named Joan Wilmar Reed formerly Miss Bessie King. A son born to Mr and Mrs R R Roush Des Moines Sunday Nov 26 Mrs Roush formerly Miss Kathryn Swan daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Swan former New Market residents. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Lee Lucas New Market Tuesday Nov 28 named Helen Alice. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Don Robinson Bedford Thursday Nov 30 named Billy Jean.
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Wonder of Gravity
Posten
Russell
Akley
Miles
Iowa
Ackley
Gravity
John Reed
Blockton
Joan Wilmar
Reed
Bessie King
R. R. Roush
Des Moines
Lewis Returns from Quail Experiment
M. D. Lewis deputy game warden comes home from the state fish and game commission quail shooting experiment conducted this fall in select game management areas near Ottumwa. He led the effort there and reports the trial was successful with data secured for future quail propagation and preservation studies.
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M. D. Lewis
State Fish and Game Commission
Lewis
Ottumwa
Rural schools plan fund drives for health work countywide
Rural schools across the county will hold food sales to raise funds for dental hygiene programs and eye examinations and corrections. County superintendent Mrs Anna D Churchill notes the effort aims to support health services in multiple towns.
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Anna D. Churchill
County schools urged to start preparations for state music festival
Mrs Churchill calls for high school bands glee clubs massed chorus and orchestras in the county to begin preparing now for participation in the upcoming state musical performance event. The guidance emphasizes timely practice and coordinated effort across schools to showcase talent.
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Y High
Prizes for Best Santa Letters At Koltermans Bedford
Koltermans store in Bedford continues its pre Christmas tradition inviting youngsters to write letters to Santa Claus. A mailbox in the toyland room is used, letters are read weekly, and a prize is awarded to the best letter each week. Richard Mayland, store manager, oversees the program.
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Kolterman's
Bedford
Santa Claus
Richard Mayland
Toyland
Granddaughter of H. P. Jaqua Dies
Mrs. S. J. Welch aged 19 died in Alliance Nebraska hospital at 1 15 PM Monday after six weeks illness with influenza heart trouble and complications She was the eldest daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy J Jaqua formerly of Bedford and married Oct 24 1932 Burial held in Alliance
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S. J. Welch
Alliance
Nebr
Atty
H. P. Jaqua
Welch
Pauline Jaqua
Percy J. Jaqua
Bedford
State sheriffs and county attorney meeting in Des Moines
Sheriff Tom Lacy and County Attorney Roger Warin will attend the annual state sheriffs and county attorneys meeting in Des Moines December 13 to 15. Dean Mullin of Bedford and Ivan Long of Clarinda were involved in a Sunday night crash on No 3 east of Clarinda when Long attempting to pass a car slipped into mud and collided with Mullin's vehicle.
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Roger’ Warin
Tom Lacy
Des Moines
Dean Mullin
Bedford
Ivan Long
Clarinda
Long
Mullin
Strayed Sow and Shoats Reported Missing Near Bedford
Spotted Poland China sow and five shoats about fifty inches? gone two weeks. Contact Floyd Morehouse in Bedford for details.
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Poland
China
Floyd Morehouse
Bedford
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Phillips
Dorothy Coonan
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