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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1934
Page
1
A Bedford High School Times-Press fragment presents student reflections on deportment and grades, a baseball metaphor about taking chances, and a Thanksgiving poem. It contrasts classroom anxiety with life lessons about seizing opportunities and self control amid holiday family scenes.
Mr Hertz home room had 36 pupils and no tardies while Miss Johnson home room with 12 pupils reported no tardies. Helen Snyder notes the tally details and compares gender attendance in the two classes.
Dorothy Kingsley writes a reflective verse on gratitude for family friends home and nature. The speaker counts blessings and urges kindness and cheer during harvest season, noting others worse off and suggesting an attitude of thankfulness. The tone is warm, seasonal, and exhortative.
Miss Evans returns to duties after weeks of illness. Mrs. Allen Hamblin covered her classes. Mr. Gregerson also sick and has rejoined regular schedule with Mrs. Harry Putnam substituting. Doris Weingarth notes happiness at full staffing restoration.
The Christmas vacation will start Friday afternoon December 21 and last two weeks with school resuming Monday January 7.
The following is the schedule for the next two weeks. The document lists upcoming events and times, outlining shifts and coverage across departments. No further details beyond the published entries are included.
A local schedule lists Friday December 14 at Opportunity Chapel for Senior High, Tuesday December 18 basketball in Corning, Thursday December 20 school board banquet and Christmas Carol program, Friday December 21 chapel and grade parties for Senior and Junior High, with Christmas vacation at 2:30 pm noted by Vesta Oxley.
Wednesday evening December 12, faculty members hosted a banquet for the football team with the Home Economics division serving. Christmas decorations adorned tables and toastmaster Mr Gregerson spoke. Menu included meat loaf mashed potatoes sweet potatoes tomato salad Dixie Butter rolls pumpkin pie whipped cream and coffee. Sixth grade decorates room and plans a Christmas tree.
Betty Jane Hook notes Mary Ellen Dirksena is home from school with a cold. Last week Mrs Vosburg Mrs Dobson and Mrs Campbell visited the fifth grade class.
Mrs. L. C. Morris visited the fourth grade Friday afternoon as students work on festive room decorations.
The third grade class decorates their classroom for Christmas this week. They completed Santa Claus stories last week and are now composing letters to Santa.
Sorrow comes to Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Shum with the death of their infant Bobbie Allen born December 6. Burial at Fairview cemetery Lenox. Rex Jones of Arkansas visiting with his parents and relatives. Local notices include hospital returnees, visits, and school activities such as declamatory contest rehearsals and ongoing class studies in English, algebra, geometry, history, geography, and physics.
The junior class play Three Moss Roses has been postponed because of bad roads and unfavorable weather. A new date will be announced later. Doris were d Veck has returned to school after an absence.
Bob Griffith, a student at Drake University, visited our school on Monday. Dorothy and Arline Robinson of Conway and Miss Blythe were noted in attendance.
The high school drew names on Tuesday for Christmas gifts. A Christmas tree will be set up and everyone will bring their gifts on December 20, the day before the school vacation from December 21 to January 2.
The Clearfield squad swept two contests on November 29, winning 22 to 11 in the second game and 25 to 22 in a close first game. Bailey's quick shooting helped edge ahead late as the team stayed tight throughout. Next home game in Clearfield on February 18. Our team played Conway on December 7 and will travel to New Market on December 11.
Seventh grade language class has been studying the classes of adverbs. The fifth grade reading class finished Looking Back at Egypt. Fifth grade arithmetic begins fractions. Sixth grade English formed a Better English club with Darline Fickess as president and Eben Knott as secretary. Any officer may be impeached for speech errors. Ten errors must be presented before removal. This aims to promote correct English.
In the milk study for healthy teeth the Primary Health Department children create a jail scene with an Old Coffee Pot and a Milk Bottle as friendly figures. Small sponge houses and green trees on a clay base form an attractive Christmas sand table under the guidance of Lois Gillette and fellow spellers including Darrell Huber, Kenneth Carlisle, Mildred Pennebaker, Alice Fickess, Dora Marie Grimm, Evelyn Savage, Bernice Blair, and Helen Grazier.
Dialogue fragments from a Passing Show sketch feature a left handed golfer who keeps his change in his right pocket and asks Skeeter about his man. The scene humorously contrasts caddies with clipped, phonetic speech reflective of period stage humor.
A Louisville newspaper joke notes a prison governor telling a released convict he stayed an extra week. The convict replies that it’s acceptable and promises to avoid a repeat, reflecting a light, cynical view of justice.
Mr and Mrs Garfield Hadley moved into their Bedford apartment on Monday and have been living with her father J E Clark since their marriage. The Home Missionary society hosted a program at the Christian church Sunday morning. Mrs Reed entertained at a dinner party Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Orville Burley hosted a post-nuptial shower at the J R Burley residence on Wednesday afternoon. Social groups The W H M S and Queen Esther societies held a gathering Wednesday evening at the Elmer Brown home. Mr and Mrs Harry Lambley and daughter made a business trip to Omaha on Thursday. Lambley plans to open a store near the Standard Oil station. Miss Blythe Damewood of Conway visited friends here last week.
Arthur Meyers ill at home in north Gravity accompanied by Dr and Mrs Reed to St Joseph for treatment. Mrs Roxie Williams works at Bert Hess Cafe in Clarinda. Mrs C J Nelson ill but improving. Will Garrett very ill Sunday. Revival meetings at Christian Adventist church ongoing. Laura Gaebler and Georgiana Francis returned from Omaha. J B Clark repairing R B Monahan store interior. Mrs Albert Parks ill but improving. Roy and Lloyd Wagoner 방문 in Chicago visited relatives. Vada Veach visiting Ames at Cage home. Dr L T Reed on business trip to Shenandoah. Ferne Warrior visiting Amel Smith in Blockton. Mrs Ira Jewell and son Leslie returned from Webb City Missouri. Mrs Dawson visiting. Mrs N T Brown ill. Mrs Neilie Sparks returned from Denver. Ray Embree in Des Moines veterans hospital for treatment. J W Ledgerwood improving but still homebound.
Miss Kathryn Kennedy daughter of Mr and Mrs Fred Kennedy northeast of Guss and Glenn Hossman of Brooks were married at the Methodist church in Nodaway on Thursday evening. Following the ceremony.
The text notes young people leaving for a short wedding trip to Chicago and staying at Mrs Bruce Stillians home in Villisca. Edgar Hampel visited business in Omaha Friday and Saturday. Miss Glenna Mae French visited friends in Clarinda and Villisca then returned home. Mr and Mrs John Spring visited Billy Spring near Corning Monday. Mr and Mrs Wayne Rock and Lola Jean spent Sunday with Mr and Mrs Will Rock.
Notice states Bray Motor Company voted to retire from active business and dissolve as of January 1, 1935. President Bray and Secretary Bray to publish and file proof with the State Secretary. Attest: Helen L. Bray.
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