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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1944

Page

6

Local Masonic Lodge Reelects Officers At Regular Session

Plum Lodge No 285 A F and A M held a regular session at the Masonic hall with officers reelected for another year and third degree work performed. multiple church and community members visit, church services canceled due to weather, and numerous town residents noted visiting relatives and attending gatherings through the weekend.

Plum Lodge No A-F.&a.m Masonic Hall W.S.C.S Methodist ‘Church Cecil Waldruff del Miller Ellis Fine Alva Clayton Jessie Henderson Spokane Wash Wyoming Clark Miller Fort Bliss Texas Ed Stewart Bruce McClarnon Braddyville

Election of Platte Poppy Pals Officers Highlight Saturday

The Platte Poppy Pals Club met at Thelma and Darlene Nelson's home with twelve members present. New officers for the coming year were elected: Floy Beck president Joyce Gourley vice president Bernadine Bottinghouse secretary Mercedes Lockhart treasurer Darlene Nelson historian Juanita Ferguson reporter for Lenox and Roberta Maye Matthews for Clearfield. Mrs John Kendall to lead with Mrs Floyd Gourley as assistant. Betty Cruzen visitor explained next year's work. Plans floated for a Christmas party with refreshments and favors.

Thelma Darlene Nelson Floy Beck Joyce Gourley Bernadine Boltinghouse Mercedes Lockhart Juanita Ferguson Lenox Roberta Maye Matthews Clearfield John Kendall Floyd Gourley Betty Cruzen

Funeral notices and community updates from New Market area

Miss Cleva Whitehead of New Market spent Friday night and Saturday in the Chbnlin Jobe home. Several families from this community attended the funeral services for Roy Miller Tuesday afternoon in Clarinda. Mrs. Eldon Miller and baby son John Eldon were brought home Friday from the home of her mother, Mrs. Mae Beery in New Market. Mrs. Charlie Shoemaker returned

Cleva Whitehead New Market Chbnlin Jobe Roy Miller Clarinda Eldon Miller John Eldon Mae Beery Charlie Shoemaker

Hopkins Seeks Christmas Seals And Wins Big Against Stanberry

Hopkins students plan caroling on December 20 to raise money for Christmas seals. In a separate game, Hopkins Bulldogs defeated Stanberry 58 to 21 on Stanberry's floor. Funeral services were held for Vern E. Fakes 73 at Hopkins cemetery after a Pickering Christian church service. Fakes died December 6 at his farm home six miles southwest of Hopkins. He is survived by two sisters and a brother. The community held a Missionary Work service at the Christian church and a rededication of the church followed by a basket dinner. Reverend J D Ward spoke at Union church and the high school chorus will perform a Christmas Cantata at the Christian church December 17.

Hopkins Hopkins Bulldogs Stanberry Redding Vern E. Fakes Hopkins Cemetery Pickering Christian Church Fakes Pickering Nannie Ringold O. G. Null A B. McGlothan St. Joseph Elwood Fakes Mr. Fakes The Christian Church P. H. Peterson Florence Olmsted

Residents and visitors cluster in St Joseph markets

Mr and Mrs Clyde Olmsted Mrs John Reynolds and others visited the St Joseph markets buying goods for Amy s Apparel Shoppe. Several locals traveled to Kansas City Shoemaker California Bedford and New Market for family and home affairs.

Clyde Olmsted John Reynolds Amy Laiple St. Joseph Robert Filson Geraldine Krebs Melvin California Wilbert Ball Carlisle Thomas Charles Thomas St. Joesph Theer Howard Thomas

Petersons visit in Bedford and Shenandoah weekend

Rev. and Mrs. P. H. Peterson called in the J. A. Francis home in Bedford Friday afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Olmsted and their daughter Julia Anne of Shenandoah spent Sunday.

P. H. Peterson J. A. Francis Bedford Donald Olmsted Julia Anne Shenandoah

Gravel for Dirt Streets Arrives From State and County

The Clearfield Enterprise reports towns securing gravel for dirt streets, with 530 cash yards used. State and county push, and county machinery leveled Mair Street to distribute the gravel as winter approaches.

Mair Street Clearfield

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