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Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1961

Page

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Community News Roundup From Des Moines Affiliates

Local church activities highlight the season with the Christian Women’s Sunday School class hosting a December dinner at Mrs. Susie Statesman’s in Marceline. The Morrell Male Chorus from Ottumwa will perform December 15 at the church. Social visits span Des Moines Creston Findlay Ohio and Norwalk while families plan Thanksgiving and Christmas gatherings with relatives in Des Moines Cedar Falls and San Francisco.

Caton Des Toines Charles Showaltés Christian’ Women's Susie Statesman Marceléne’ ,Oghry Des Foitres Ray Loghry C. A. ‘Abbott Montezuma Iowa Dow Stickelman Willis King Siam Bert Setwart Robert Loutzenhiser Harry ‘Locke Findlay Ohio Paul Smith San Francisco Calif Clay Ton Peters C.W.F Faye Stickelman Morrell Ottumwa Lois Stephens Iris Brown Florence Brumfield Kenneth Norwalk Dick Stevenson Des Moines Sunshine Edwin King Eldon Stroburg Glen’ Stroburg Clark " Stroburg George Walters Cedar Falls Eddie Bryan

Sheridan Social News Recaps Visits and Family Gatherings

Sher idan residents host guests from Overland Park Kansas Grant Iowa North Kansas City and St Joseph. Sunday visits include the Blaylocks Pullen and Findleys with dinners and birthdays noted. Olen Cooper learns his grandmother Mrs Fred Sheley, 90, is hospitalized with a heart condition.

Edward Findley Garland Lynn Boneta Pratt Mary Ruth Brogan Stanberry Galen Howes Tulsa Okla Russell Findley St. Joseph Charley Finchey Linda Sheridan Olen Cooper Kansas City Fred Sheley

Weekend Visitors From DeSoto and Local Church Events

Mr and Mrs Charley Cortner visited with their daughter and her family in DeSoto over the weekend. The Bell Ringers from Shenandoah entertained many ladies at the Methodist Church on Wednesday afternoon. Reminders of church services and programs followed including Bible study and worship at the Tent Chapel on Highway 25, Methodist and Church of Christ schedules, CYF and Chi Rho activities, choir practice, and a Merrymakers Club gift exchange Friday afternoon.

Charley Cortner Dale Walters DeSoto Shenandoah Methodist Church Bob Pinkerton Church OF Christ Blockton S. E. Sterrett Ernest Leierer Merrymakers Club Lois Slaten

Iowa Markets Seen Hitting Price Strength This Winter

Economist Kutish notes two factors behind a downward market in early November. He expects some temporary price strength to push Iowa markets above Chicago levels later this winter as processors in Iowa and Southern Minnesota did not fill storage silos at harvest and soybean stocks remained low in trade channels by November 1.

Kutish Iowa Chicago Economist Towa Minnesota Mississippi

Local visitors and funeral attendance noted in region

Mr and Mrs Donald Lyle of Maryville and several other area residents visited Mrs Bertha Hawbeck on Saturday afternoon. Roy Goff and Icie Jenkins attended the funeral of Angeline Freymeyer in Grant City with burial at Isadora cemetery. Robert Helpaback and two children from Marshalltown Iowa stayed with Mr and Mrs Halloway Dunn and family over the weekend.

Donald Lyle Maryville Clarence Limerick Wilder Idaho Robert Gartside Roxana Parnell Bert Wilson Allyn Young Donnie Sheridan Bertha Hawbeck Roy Goff Icie Jenkins Mr. Goff Angeline Freemyer Grant City Isadora Cemetery Robert Helpabeck Marshalltown Iowa Halloway Dunn

Narrow Yet Wide Lake Ontario Marks Great Lakes Edge

Lake Ontario spans 53 miles at its narrowest point, the slimmest gap among the five Great Lakes. The description highlights its unusual width in a regionally focused note on lake geography.

Lake Ontario Great Lakes

Mason Meadowlarks Club Plans Christmas Gift Exchange

Mason Meadowlarks 4H met Nov 20 1961 at the Browns to make doll clothes and stuffed animals for Glenwood Children's Home. They voted to hold a Christmas gift exchange with gifts from 50 to 75 cents and scheduled a Dec 18 meeting at Jo Burtons featuring talks on clothing colors grooming and courtesy plus a Fallout Units group discussion. Reporter Jennifer Davis.

Mason Meadowlarks 4H Vivian Vickie Brown Meadowlarks Glenwood Jo Burton

Community church notices announce Thursday choir and meeting times

The notice lists Bible study at 6 30 p m and various choir rehearsals at 7 00 p m on Thursday. It also invites the Asian study group and Circle Five of W S C S to meet at the home of Dr and Mrs Harris.

Sf Sehodl Suinay Chi Ana Hkmyf Circle Five Harris

Sunday Church Services and Youth Activities Schedule

Calvin Caughey presents the December 10 church program with a 10 a.m. Church School for all, 12 a.m. worship, Jr High YF at 6 p.m., Sr High YF at 6 p.m., and an evening service at 7:30 p.m. featuring the film The Savior Is Born.

Baptist Church Calvin Caughey

Hog market outlook and bean price bid expectations discussed

Iowa and Minnesota processors may bid up prices for loose beans bought from farmers this winter. Hog slaughter has been high for two months and prices have tumbled, but Kutish says the decline is probably past. Increased pork storage demand could help stabilize hog prices in the coming weeks.

Iowa Minnesota Kutish

Sunday Evening Program Presented by the Sunday School

A church notices a program presented by the Sunday School this Sunday evening. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate a church event aimed at the congregation.

Jehovah's Witnesses Bible Study Schedule List

The notice lists weekly Jehovah's Witnesses studies at Kingdom Hall 204 Jefferson St. Tuesday 8 p.m. Bible Book Study on You May Survive Armageddon Into God's New World. Friday 8 p.m. Ministry Development Class. 9 p.m. Public Bible Speaking Class. Sunday 2 p.m. Public Bible Talk. 3:18 p.m. Watchtower Study.

Jehovah's Witnesses Kingdom. Hall Jefferson ] St

Rev Ivor Randels Sunday Schedule and Choir Rehearsals

The notice lists church events: Sunday school at 9 45 am and morning worship at 10 45 am. Evening activities at 5 45 pm include Chi Rho and choir rehearsals on Thursday at 7 30 pm and Sunday at 2 30 pm in preparation for Christmas. Loyal Partners class meets after the morning service for basket dinner next Sunday December 10 election of officers.

Ivor Randels Chi ‘Rho

Chapel Hour Broadcast Announces Dec 12 Fellowship Night

Radio program The Chapel Hour on KNIM at 8 45 a m Sunday announces Walter Ortmann pastor of Wortien's Missionary Society will sponsor an evening of fellowship Tuesday December 12 at 7 30 p m at the parsonage with details for listeners and church members.

KNIM Walter Ortmann Wortien

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