Rebekah Lodge honors 25year members in New Market
New Market reports a 25 year membership honor for Rebekah Lodge members at a Wednesday gathering. Juanita Keith of Bedford attended as delegate. The Rebekah County Convention met November 25 with a 1 pm start, dinner served by Eastern Star, and degree work in the evening led by gravity. State President attended. Mrs. Dave Kite presided and received roses from her daughter Nancy Darlene.
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Carolyn Scott
New Market
Rebekah Lodge
Juanita Keith
Rebekah
Eastern Star
Gravity
Dave Kite
Nancy Darlene
Bedford Times-Press Items Highlight Local Visits and Meetings
Local notes recap visits by the Kite, Hughes, and Pace families. Church groups schedule December events, including the United Missionary Church Women and an Adult Homemaking lesson on Christmas decor. Community members move, recover, or report assists, with a death in the Pace family prompting relatives to travel from Oskaloosa.
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Lela Stites
C. S. Hausen
Clarinda
The
Legion Auxiliary
John Pace
Jefferson Jays 4-H Meeting Highlights Knots and Projects
Jefferson Jays 4-H club met with Robert Graves on December 1. Twelve members answered roll call. Joe and Albert Hillers demonstrated tying important knots. Clem Land spoke on choosing your project.
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Jefferson Jays
Robert Graves
Joe
Albert Hillers
Clem Land
Gay Boys 4-H Club Holds December Meeting
Gay Boys 4 H club met December 1 at Richard Weehler’s home with 13 members. Upcoming events include a county skating party December 12 in Lenox and a county Christmas party December 15 in Blockton. The club plans a basketball game with Brockton High’s second team. Danny and Theresa Ryan demonstrated knot tying while Leo Ryan spoke on selecting a project.
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Richard Weehler
Lenox
Blockton Community Hall
Brockton High School
Danny
Theresa Ryan
Leo Ryan
In Our Town A Bridge Accident Story Of 16 Men
A driver loses control on an icy bridge and is saved by 16 bystanders who try to help but cause a fatal injury when lifting him. The piece ends with a safety admonition from Bob Hullihan of the State Safety Department about not moving the injured and waiting for expert help. Also notes a family reunion and relatives visiting in Grant City and Maryville.
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Floyd Miller
Lizzie Miller
Municipal Hospital
Marvin Brown
Garrison
Ludlow Brown
Emily Taylor
Gillespie
Clarinda
Ben Anderson
John Manson
Swan
Des Moines
Manson
California
Bob Hullihan
State Safety Department
Blockton News Thanksgiving at relatives in Grant City
Mrs. Minnie Jones spent Thanksgiving with her sister and husband Carter Haas of Grant City. Other relatives present included Mr. and Mrs. R. G Hogue of Tingley and Willard Seaton, with additional family members mentioned.
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W. W. Byrn
Verna Jenkins
Ray Black
Maryville
Ermil Black
McMinnville
Oregon
Wilbur Byrn
Grant City
C. L. Stephenson
Joy Lea
Bedford
Ottis Byrn
Sharon Ann
Clarinda
Don Schultz
Gee. M. Bentle Blockton
Minnie Jones
Carter Haas
R. G Hogue
Tingley
Willard Seaton
Local families and visitors gather across Iowa towns
Nair Craven and many others from Clarinda Sheridan Tank Springs Yorktown Knoxville and Bedford share visits and meals with relatives. Harold Wood opens a cafe with free doughnuts and coffee. A banquet at Blockton honors Elbert Adams new Jr. Grand Steward as years of lodge activity continue. Thanksgiving travel and family dinners appear throughout the region.
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Harold Wood
John Huntington
Mary
Ohio
Carl Devault
Roy Fordyce
Haldean Johnston
Knoxville
Tom Johnston
Ross Brant
Geo. Clark
Susie Statesman
Alfred Stewart
Cudahy
Bethany Lodge No. 320
Blockton
Iowa
Elbert R. Adams
Grand Lodge of
Grove Jr. Stockmen Install New Officers at Meeting
Grove Jr. Stockmen met at Gary Hamblin’s home on Nov 21. New officers installed include Leonard Brown president Richard Gold vice president Gary Hamblin treasurer Jerold Nook reporter Sandra Evans historian. Joyce Evans joined as a new member. Evans demonstrated “Dust Explosion Can Hurt.”
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Grove Jr
Gary Hamblin
Leonard Brown
Richard Gold
Jerold Nook
Sandra Evans
Joyce Evans
Athelstans Hosting Guests From Nearby Towns Over Weekend
Mrs Marion Jenkins reports a busy weekend with guests including Mr and Mrs Robert Cordell and Dorothy, Mr and Mrs Dean Cordell and Kay, and extended visits from Joyce Tamerius Mary Fay Monson Virginia Brown, and other relatives. The Jacobson and Rusco families also visited, with Jimmy staying longer. Nearby trips included Ed Youngs’ daughter Anna Marie and her parents to Bennett Springs Missouri.
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Marion Jenkins Athelstan
Robert Cordell
Dorothy
Dean Cordick
Otis Cordell
Kay
Dean Cordell
China Scott
Joyce Tamerius
Mary
Fay Monson
Virginia Brown
Town City
Joe Rusco
Donald Jackson
St. Joseph
Leonard Rusco
Lowell
Patty
Sheridan
Royal Rusco
Jimmy
Lenox
Howard Scott
Shenandoah
Gene Newar
Anna Marie
Ed Young
Bennett Springs
Blair's Certified Feeds Boost Egg Production in Blair area
Advertisement extols Blair's Certified Laying Feeds as a profit booster for high producing flocks amid strong egg prices. Floyd Van Reenen of Blair's Certified Feeds in Isedford, Iowa, markets a complete Blair Poultry Feeding Program with antibiotics Aureomycin and Terremycin and Vitamin B12. Local Blair Feed Dealers pass benefits directly to poultrymen, urging immediate action.
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Blair
Floyd van Reenen
Isedford
Iowa
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