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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1950
Page
3
Wayne Harbour reports his Persian cat, missing for about a month, was found by Jake Souder last Saturday. Wayne confirmed the cat is the same one. both are happy with the turn of events. The rest of the clipping covers humorous local items and a university humor magazine excerpt.
Bedford Times-Press recalls player moves as Robert Harbour departs for Washington Court House Ohio and Betty Cole scores 34 for Gravity High. Corydon Bulldogs win, Osceola and Mt Ayr loom next. Bud Knox named Sugar Bowl official. local scores mislisted and students urged to stay in school and play.
Ad seeks an automobile salesman who is a sober, settled World War II veteran aged 25 to 45. Applicants must not require on the job training and should provide age, education, residence, qualifications, phone number, and three references. Write AUTOSALES in care of the paper with personal details.
Ellen Beebe reviews The Country Wife by Dorothy Van Doren noting her two decades as writer and editor plus Connecticut farm life. Mimi Korach’s sketches and Florette Henri’s The Earl of Surrey prize piece are praised. Marion Crawford’s Crrawfie era education of Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret is discussed as a portrait of royal family life.
William Gustavis Carter born May 6 1876 in Mt. Ayr died December 6 1950 at his Bedford home aged 74 years 6 months. He moved to Taylor county as a child and married Ethel Johnston July 3 1917. Survived by wife five step children one niece and several other relatives.
Glade Hullinger and Donald Lincoln of Bedford made the fall quarter honor roll at Northwest Missouri State College in Maryville. Mahlon Hewitt of Conway Mary Lou Putnam Kay Sawyer of Bedford and Doris Harland of Gravity received scholastic honorable mention for the quarter.
Essay by M A Ellerhoft, State Conservation Commission, traces Christmas roots from pagan light rituals to Christian symbolism. Notes midwinter sun worship, adoption of evergreen trees, and the rise of the Christmas tree in Europe and America. Details tree harvests, species shares, Canada imports, and forest contributions.
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