Farm Census To Be Taken After Jan 1 1935
The census bureau will begin the 15th agricultural census on January 2, 1935, covering 1934 data. Sample schedules are being distributed to the Times-Press for authorized farmer information. The census, vital since 1840, will provide timely agricultural statistics as a mid decade quinquennial update replacing the ten year pattern used since 1840.
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Census Bureau of the
United States
Congress
Times-Press
R. Pettet
Agriculture
Times- Press
Census Bureau
Only Farmers Eligible for U S Farm Census Takers
United States Senator Louis Murphy announced last week that only farmers are eligible for appointments as farm census takers. He said that supervisors and assistant supervisors for town districts would be announced soon in Washington, with rules for enumerator appointments also to be issued. The farm census is conducted every five years, dividing the state into supervisory districts each with a supervisor and assistant, plus a set number of enumerators.
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Dubuque
United States
Louis Murphy
Murphy
Washington, D. C
Lenox Girl Freezes Hands
Thelma Hunt, 14, daughter of Wes Crouch, residing five miles west of Lenox, is reported in serious condition after her hands and feet were severely frozen Friday evening. She was taken to a Bedford hospital, having walked the last mile home through heavy snow after losing her footwear and becoming unconscious near her farm.
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Thelma Hunt
Wes Crouch
Lenx
Bedford
Miss Hunt
Lenox
Lenox CCC Camp to Be Moved to Lamoni
Lenox CCC camp staff received orders to relocate the Co. 777 unit from Lenox to Lamoni. Forty five men moved last week with trucks and equipment, and the entire camp is expected to shift within about two weeks.
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Sam W. Finner
Co. 777
CCC
Lenox
Lamoni
Mrs Lovell Plans To Leave Bedford
Mrs Jeanette Lovell proprietor of The Style Shoppe receives notice to vacate and plans to leave Bedford for Waco Texas with her goods sold quickly next month. Don Foreman to occupy the building on north Court with shop downstairs and living upstairs. The building recently changed hands. Lovell has been in millinery since 1906 and has many friends in Bedford who regret her departure.
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Jeanette Lovell
Bedford
Don Foreman
North Court
Lovell
Waco
Texas
Dan E. Mayfield
Beulah McGuire
P T A Sought Clothing Help For Bedford Students
The Parent-Teacher Association asks the community to supply needed clothing and shoes to help Bedford children attend school. A list of required items includes coats, overshoes, mittens, dresses, coats, shoes, stockings, underwear, gym suits, and gym shoes for various ages, coordinated by PTA president Mrs M R Francis.
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Bedford
P.T. A
M R. Francis
Local Pingers To Meet Red Oak Team
A ten man ping pong team from Red Oak led by Cole H. Houghton will face local players in the Ahrens basement Sunday afternoon. Doubles pairings include Jas A Lucas with P A Olson, Dr Gillies with A J Gregerson, Bob Coy with Alan Thompson, Richard Thompson with Grant Aiton, Si Putnam with Roger Warin. Singles order lists Lucas Olson Putnam A Thompson Gregerson Reg Long Aiton Coy R Thompson Gillies Warin.
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Red Oak
Cole H. Houghton
Ahrens
Jas. A. Lucas
P. A. Olson
Dr. Gillies
A. J. Gregerson
Bob Coy
Alan Thompson
Richard Thompson
Grant Aiton
Si Putnam
Roger Warin
County Officers Select Deputies
County treasurer-elect J. C. Henderson names Harry Aitken of Clearfield as deputy. Aitken lost the sheriff race to Tom Lacy. Frank Herriott says his deputy will be Reginald Tong, who has worked as deputy clerk with Miss Nelson. Thomas Kuhn, elected county auditor, will begin duties next year and has not announced a deputy yet.
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J. C. Henderson
Harry Aitken
Clearfield
Aitken
Tom Lacy
Frank Herriott
Reginald Tong
Miss Nelson
Thos. Kuhn
Ogree
Supervisors Order Transfer of Funds
Taylor county board of supervisors papers show transfers totaling 17000 dollars this week. Seven thousand moved from the emergency fund to the poor fund to cover an overdraft, the remaining 10000 from the construction fund to the maintenance fund to support road work.
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Taylor County Board of Supervisors
Times-Press
Wheat Cooperative Distributes 1800 in 1933 Second Payment
Wheat farmers in Taylor County, part of a government program reducing production, received their 1933 second payment checks Tuesday at the farm bureau office. A first payment for the next year was also issued, bringing the total distributed to about 1800 dollars.
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Taylor County Farm Bureau
Outlook Meeting Draws Large Crowd at Farm Bureau
A capacity crowd gathered at the farm bureau office on Wednesday afternoon to hear Ira Arthur, former extension worker from Ames, discuss future prices and demand for corn. He warned that a one dollar coin may not hold value next year due to anticipated lower demand from reduced stock and overproduction. The meeting also covered the general feed shortage and Northern Iowa farmers returning stock to owners.
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Outlook
Farm Bureau
Ira Arthur
Ames
Arthur
Iowa
County Legion Meet Held at Bedford Hall Monday Evening
Legionaires from across the county will gather at Bedford hall Monday evening December 17 to represent posts from Corning Sidney and other towns. Dr Reed of Gravity provides the possum and coon dinner meat for the event. A visiting nurse spends her time this week in Taylor county assisting families on relief.
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Legionaires
Bedford Hall
Corning
Sidney
Reed
Taylor County
Bedford Gravity Five Defeats Local Teams In Charity Game
Local fans packed the arena as Bedford Gravity quintets defeated two Bedford squads 38 to 14 and 25 to 16 in a Lions Club charity basketball doubleheader. Starting lineups included Salon Reynolds and Beemer for Gravity with Webb and Keith for Bedford. Substitutes Keith Fuller Caskey Whitaker boosted the Bulldogs’ effort while practice is expected to improve their shooting before season-ticket sales begin Friday at Ahrens Petes and the high school office.
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Bedford
Lions Club
Bedford Gravity Salon
Reynolds PF
Lewis
Beemer Livingston
Webb Bradley
Roberts W. Lewis
Keith
Fuller
Caskey
Whitaker
Bradley
Bulldogs
Ahrens
Petes
Taylor county farm bureau meeting and fair board trip
The Taylor county farm bureau annual meeting will be at the Presbyterian church basement on Monday December 17 with an oyster stew lunch at noon and reports from the county agent and activity heads. G W Hook and C N Nelson attended the state fair managers meeting in Des Moines with Nelson returning that evening and Hook staying for additional sessions.
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Taylor County Farm Bureau
Presbyterian Church
G. W. Hook
Taylor County Fair Board
C. N. Nelson
Des Moinns
Nelson
Hook
Taylor County Relief Burden Increases For December
Taylor County must fund about 60 percent of December relief expenses with local money while the remainder comes from federal funds routed through the state. Previously the county share hovered 18 to 25 percent, with the state supplying the bulk. When a county has balances in other funds beside the poor fund, it must transfer to the poor fund to cover relief as long as funds last.
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Taylor County
Nine Days Left For Shoppers In Bedford
The Times-Press notes nine days remain to finish Christmas purchases and eleven days to Christmas. Crews have erected trees and lit fixtures downtown as Bedford’s business district glows with holiday spirit. Green and red lights illuminate the district from last Sunday night, and stores urge readers to shop through the paper’s columns.
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Times-Press
Bedford
Youths Paroled After County Truck Incident
Darrell Paten and Velmar McConkey faced Judge H H Carter for a forenoon hearing after taking a county truck from the county barn without permission. Paten was paroled to his parents and McConkey to J Kirketey, the judge urging them to use the second chance to reform.
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Darrell Paten
Velmar Mc- Conkey
H. H. Carter
Saten
Mc- Conkey
Drouth Impact Measured Across Taylor County Farms
A Iowa State College study by J. A. Hopkins and KE. L. Cady shows drought hurting farm stock and feed. October survey totals show livestock at 68 percent of 1933, and total feed at 46 percent of five year average, with grain at 41 percent and roughage 60 percent of normal.
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Taylor County
Iowa
J. A. Hopkins
Iowa State College of Agricultural Economics
KE. L. Cady
Hold Elmer Lee For Jury Hearing In Taylor County
Elmer Lee, 22, is being held in the county jail for a grand jury hearing on breaking and entering. Sheriff T V Lacy and County Attorney Roger Warin traveled to Milwaukee to secure his return for trial in Taylor County. The case stems from the April thefts at the Safley Bros farm northwest of Bedford, with meat and tools later recovered at the Ray Garner place.
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Elmer Lee
T. V. Lacy
Roger Warin
Bedford
Milwaukee
Wisc
Lee
Taylor County
Safley Bros
Ray Garner Place
Lacy
Garner Farm
Garner Place
Bandits Fail To Get Cash In Pickering Bank Robbery
Four bandits attempted a bank robbery in Pickering Missouri at 8 am but failed to obtain money. Byron Hanna, the bank bookkeeper, was forced to operate the vault combo for 45 minutes until a nearby store employee triggered an alarm. The suspects fled in a 1934 Plymouth with Missouri plate 11-121, possibly armed with machine guns, as Pickering sits eight miles south of Bedford on Highway 27.
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Pickering
Byron Hanna
Hanna
Bedford
Lake Donations Will Be Received in Southwest Iowa
A local committee led by Ben Fuller Guy Thompson and Ed Ahrens seeks funds for a lake and park project in southwest Iowa with about $4000 still needed. Pledges include many small amounts plus larger gifts such as $25,000 by W E Crum Jr and $10 from Rialto. Also noted is H A Piper moving to Burlington Junction Missouri to operate a grocery store.
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Ben Fuller
Guy Thompson
Ed Ahrens
Iowa Lake and Park
John Prugh
Jet Minor
C. E. Williams
Delbert O'Dell
M. G. Maxwell
Clyde Curmmin
Arthur Dinwiddie
Glenn Parker
Fl. E. Moody
Eddna Edmundson
Vera Johnson
Robert Greenlce
Roy Walker
Orville Jefferies
S. W. Iowa Democrat
Joe Seane
Frank Brebe
Rialto
Walter Levine
P. A. Blake
W. E. Crum, Jr
Want to Play Santa Claus Letters Sought by Times-Press
The Times-Press invites readers to play Santa Claus by replying to printed letters. Anyone wishing to fill the role should visit the office or contact the paper to pick up a letter and respond with a suitable gift or message.
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Santa Claus
Times-Press
Ofvice
Christmas Program At School Auditorium
A Christmas program will be held Thursday evening December 1934 at 8 oclock in the school auditorium. Pupils perform orchestral numbers and choruses including Silent Night O Little Town of Bethlehem Hark The Herald Angels Sing and The First Noel. Solo and quartet items feature student performers and Miss I Johnson.
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Gruber
Beth Redner
The
Herald Angels Mendelssohn
Willis
Hande
Kathleen McCoun
Buyers Back Christmas Seal Drive Despite Shortages
The Christmas Seal committee reports a total of 100.23 raised with several bonds excluded by the ont-Teacher Association and local clubs. Mrs. M. Rcis notes broader participation and urges prompt remittance. Bedford schools observed Bangle Day raising 4.13 with students treated to a film and a Popeye cartoon after hours.
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Thi
ont-Teacher Association
Res Aid Society
First Hyterian Church
Rese Club
M. R Cis
Bedford
Mary Ellen Little
Jean Mae Catuska
Nelson
Opal Barm
Edith Reed
Seth
A. D. Hahn
Mr. T
Alice Male
R. W. Thisson
W. H. Blakemore
Formity Club
M. Z. Hendren
Ja Larsson
Ed Ahrens
Miss Nelson
Atlen Hamblix
Stickelman
Reid &. Hunt
U Lewis
Ellen Patton
Bray
Thos, Hosman
E Burks
J. W. Martin
Arthur Widdie
C. H. Morgan
Light Company Employees Fry Annual Clarinda District Party
Iowa-Nelka Light and Power workers in the Clarinda district hold their annual party on Wednesday December 19. All year end awards are pooled into a fund for the party and dispersed to attendees. In Taylor County 193 car licenses have been issued according to the police district record.
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Iowa-Nelka Light & Power Company
Taylor County
Olice
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Senator Murphy
Lenox Girl
Lenox CCC
P.T.A
County Officers
Outlook Meeting
County Legion
Gravity Five
F. B
Taylor
Santa
H. A. Piper
Conway Reacer
Buriington Junction
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