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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1963
Page
9
Mrs Frances Carlson reports on social gatherings and visits in Gravity and nearby towns. The piece lists dinners card parties library events and club meetings plus family arrivals and departures through Thanksgiving and early December. Included are retirements and attendance at several local homes and churches with multiple family connections.
Blockton residents and guests gathered for Thanksgiving with relatives in Des Moines Council Bluffs Wichita and St. Joseph. Attendees included Kenneth Brumfield Vickie Norwalk and J R Stephenson Claudia and Jimmy Des Moines Roxie Wolf and Lester Henson family George Kersten Council Bluffs Orlin Nenson family W D McCalla household Gene Swett Loretta Collings John Swett Dora Older Clark Stroburg and NFO event participation.
Des Moines and Cedar Rapids relatives converge for holiday visits. Local families host guests from Kansas, Missouri and Iowa towns including Grinnell, Grundy Center, Maryville and Clarinda. Church events feature WSCS playlets and Home Mission Circle pot lucks with officers reelected.
Mrs. Lucy Daugherty of Kansas City visited Milford and Glen Bentley and their families and sister Mrs. Ralph Smith last weekend. Christian Church notes list James Ferris as pastor with Sunday school at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. CYF and Chi Rho meet at 6 p.m. Christmas program practices follow with evening service at 7:30 p.m. Thursday choir practice is 7:30 p.m. and the Dec 22 program at 7:00 p.m. Baptist Church announces Bobbie Pinkerton as pastor with Training Union at 7 p.m. and evening service at 8 p.m. Bible Study at 10 a.m. Church service at 11 a.m. Contact ST8-2533 for place.
Clarence Landis pastor leads services at 9 a.m. MYF meets first and third Sundays at 6 30 p.m. A study course on The Christian Mission in Southern Asia runs Mondays at 2 p.m. Edith Campbell teaches. Call parsonage for meeting place. Christmas program scheduled for Dec 15 at 7 30 p.m.
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