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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1941
Page
1
The Viking Book of Poetry edited by Richard Aldington adds a 1272 page anthology spanning Beowulf to the present day with 310 poets. Aldington and research from Yale and the Library of Congress yield a useful reference with an enjoyable introduction, bibliography, and author and title indexes.
Community notices from Hazel Dell list visits among families in Clarinda Bedford and St Joseph. Names include Coats Cummings Beauchamp Swaim Barnes Hensley Kysar Smith Roush and Moffit death funeral services. Ray Hinton to Omaha for army induction. Families extend sympathy to Mrs Claude Fine and family.
The Times Republican and Bedford Free Press Company of Bedford Iowa dissolved on December 4 1941 after a special stockholder meeting approved selling all assets to A W Hamblin who assumed obligations. Directors and officers consented to dissolution per Articles of Incorporation.
A guardian announces a public sale of 263.27 acres in Taylor County Iowa described as portions of Sections 24 19 and 20 in Townships 67 Ranges 34 33. The sale is set for December 22 1941 at 1 00 PM with 10 paid in cash and the balance by March 1 1942. Abstracts provided. court approval required. purchaser may object within 15 days. Guardian C E Jones deemed incapacitated. A C Trumbo guardian. C J Kirketey attorney.
The Christmas cantata Yule tide Memories by Ira B. Wilson was performed Wednesday evening at the Sharpsburg Presbyterian church with refreshments served afterward. The January 4 Blackwood Brothers Stampes quartet will present a concert at the same church.
Des Moines visitors include Bernice Blair and family as they spend weekend with the Blairs. A group from Des Moines helps Mr Boyer move sheep. Families from Villisca Fairfax Mo and Arkansas visit relatives in Bedford Shenandoah Gravity and Gravity areas. Local moves include A L Hamblin relocating to a Gravity farm.
The Bedford Public Library will close on Christmas Eve and remain shut all Christmas Day per librarian Marion Paschal. She also mentions plans for limited hours the following week.
A compact listing highlights Percolators Oil Heaters Radiant Ironers Nesco Roasters Toaster Sets and Toastmaster branded items for the home. The brief cites a selection of kitchen and heating gadgets likely marketed together.
The library will close on New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day. Patrons are advised to plan ahead for book returns and services during the holiday period.
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