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Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 15, 1949

Page

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Conway-Benton diverges in Waubonsie area nonconference win

Conway's Waubonsie loope leads Benton 56 43 in Conway Iowa as Joyce Brown 26 and Kath erine Sweeney 22 pace the winners while Orvetta Hall nets 35 for Benton. Benton boys edge Conway 41 35. Sharps-Conway bill splits with Conway girls 57 25 and boys 38 26. Nodaway narrows nodaway 21 19. Local notes include community gatherings and funeral notices as area teams and schools host events and readjust schedules.

Conway - Benton Conway Benton Joyce Brown Katherine Sweeney Orvetta Hall Sharps - Conway Bill Sharpsburg Sharpsburg Joanne Foster Sherpbsurg Cardinals Don Pfander Eldon Gould Invaders Whitaker Foster Chitty Anderson McKey M. Piander Brown Akers M. Rusco Beemer B. Rusco White M. Bower O. Hall L. Hall N. Bower Schiapia Gibson Bilunea Cod R. Schiapia Wasson F. S Hawn Gould c Jamison Hayes Hughes

Telephone Company Raises Rates to Meet Wage Law

Western Light & Telephone Co. announces higher rates effective January 1950 to cover payroll costs from the new Federal Wage Hour law. Minimum wage for operators is 75 cents per hour for a 40 hour week, with overtime at time and a half. Local manager John R. Alexander signs.

Willing Workers Society Elects Officers at Church Meeting

The Christian church Willing Workers Society met with Mrs. Clarence Sleep. Guests included Mrs. Coy Jeffers and Mrs. Howard Collins. Officers elected were President Mrs. Leland Radke, Vice President Mrs. Eldon Stewart, Secretary Mrs. Floyd Sprague, Treasurer Mrs. Eldon Miller. The Christmas exchange followed with refreshments by the hostess, Mrs. B. F. Johnson.

Willing Workers Society of the Christian Church Clarence Sleep Coy Jeffers Howard Collins Leland Radke Eldon Stewart Floyd Sprague Eldon Miller

Library Picks Historical Novels Don Pedro and The Egyptian

The library features Don Pedro and the Devil by Edgar Maas set in Spain during the Inquisition and Peru with Pi zgarro brothers. The Egyptian by Mika Waltari, a Finland author with many works, is highlighted as a bestseller loved across Europe after publication in 1945.

Don Pedro and the Devil Edgar Maas Spain Peru Pizgarro Brothers Don Pedro de Cordova Mika Waltari Europe Finland

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