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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1933
Page
8
Bedford residents host and visit relatives across the region. Teachers, coaches, and officials travel from Conway, Hopkins, Des Moines, Clarinda, and Shawnee to attend events, visits, or meetings. Roller skating upcoming in Gravity. local officials and clubs note changes and community activities.
James Salter attended the annual fair associations meeting in Des Moines, representing the Taylor county fair association. In Maryville, Lula Griffith and son Fern, Stella Saylor, and Elvin Griffith visited business. In Blockton, Mr. and Mrs. Coy and Walter Greer watched the Clearfield Blockton basketball game, with Mr Coy refereeing.
E. Duncan former city street commissioner in Bedford now of Collins Missouri writes the Times-Press praising long needed street work. He notes summer weather there and that the open season on quail rabbits and squirrels is under way providing plenty to eat.
Bray Ford agency head Ed Bray reports strong visitor interest in the 1934 Ford V-8 at local showrooms. Test drivers praise the engine’s power, quick acceleration, smoother operation, and ease of control. Improvements cited include a dual down-throttle carburetor, dual intake manifold, water line thermostats, aluminum cylinder heads, chrome valve inserts, and a new cast alloy steel crankshaft boosting performance and fuel efficiency.
Bray states that the valve inserts with a heat resisting chrome nickel alloy seal maintain the engine's original high efficiency over long periods.
The Ladies Aid society gathered at Mrs. J. M. Fider's home Thursday afternoon with good attendance. A Christmas tree and gift exchange highlighted the meeting followed by refreshments after the business session.
Funeral services for Andrew Jackson Baker 85 died at his Hawleyville home Monday December 4 were held at the Hawleyville church. Baker born May 7 1848 in Tennessee later traveled west by river and wagon trains guarding immigrant trains and driving hogs to Ottumwa. Survived by wife Sarah Christina and twelve children with six living including Alice Owen Council Bluffs Perry and Marion Baker Hawleyville Etta Sly Mosby Bertha Moen Omaha Josie Gillis listed among survivors.
Marion Baker, age unknown, long patient at Hawleyville, obituary mentions surviving spouse and many descendants. The piece notes neighbors husked his corn field during illness and death of his father, with nineteen teams and about fifty workers assisting. Additional items include visits, school closure, fox hunting reports, lumber sawing trips, and social visits among Nodaway and Villisca residents.
The lineup lists Gravity Dec. 21 with Ford La Valle leading NBC orchestra Christmas Dance on December 25 by Red Perkins and his Dixie Ramblers, and a December 28 date.
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