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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1940
Page
5
Bedford defeats Shenandoah 49 to 43 as the Bulldogs pull away late after a hotly contested game. Salen leads Bedford with AA points, Marshall adds 10, and Bedford improves to undefeated on the season while Shenandoah drops. The Bedford seconds win 30 to 22.
Lillian and Isaac Payton lived together forty one years before dying within days of each other. Mr Payton a retired farmer and businessman died Tuesday morning at home while Mrs Payton died Wednesday at the dinner table. Double funeral services were held Friday afternoon on their forty first wedding anniversary. Lillian Guthrie born August 3 1962 in Springfield Iowa and Tiane Allen Payton born March 2 1860 near Woodhull Illinois moved to Taylor County Iowa with his parents in 1873. They married November 22 1899 in Bedford Iowa and are survived by son Albert Payton of Sterling Kansas and Ts Payton’s brother E Guthriel of Woodston Kansas with three sisters living in Bedford Des Moines and Florida.
The Rialto Theatre offers a free 10 o'clock Christmas morning picture show for Bedford children by Mr and Mrs A D Hahn. The Baptist church hosts a 11 o'clock Christmas program after Sunday school. BYPU Candle Light supper at 5 30 with a gift exchange. High school class hosts pot luck supper Friday at Betty June Irwin home for Christmas gifts. County offices closed Christmas Day per County Auditor R D Goforth.
Mrs. George R. Evans, 52, died December 13 in Baptist hospital Miami Oklahoma after a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held in Miami and Bedford Iowa with burial in Conway cemetery. She was born Mabel Archer October 18 1888 in Conway Iowa and married George R. Evans November 16 1908 in Bedford. She is survived by her husband a sister Mrs Lela Archer Quigle Lincoln Nebraska a niece Mrs Alice Ayers Wyoming and a nephew Dr George Paschal Williams Iowa. Her parents and two sisters died earlier.
Mr and Mrs George Howard of the Wieser residence in west Bedford marked their fifty fifth wedding anniversary at home on Saturday Dec 14 There was no special celebration but they spent the day together The date also coincided with their seventy eighth birthday anniversaries.
Taylor County landowners vote Saturday December 21 to elect three members to govern the Taylor County Soil Conservation District. Polling places are in Lenox Platte Grove Conway Bedford Grav ity New Market Blockton with absentee ballots through the county auditor and affidavits for cross division voters. Candidates include F L Cundy W G Florea Guy Henderson Merle Travis Glenn Oxley Paul Parrish Frank Shields G F Steen.
Dr Fannie Burges later Mrs Frances Burgess of Bethany Missouri and F L Arthaud of Chillicothe Missouri were married in Bedford at the Methodist church on December 13 1940 The officiating minister was Rev A Douglass Steffenson The couple plan to reside on a farm near Chillicothe after retiring from work Both had prior ties to Bedford and Taylor county Missouri.
The Taylor County Fair Association seeks corn donations to bolster funds for next year's show. James Salter notes farmers will donate corn, sold to raise money and start the fair. Donations to Miss Fannie Rutledge or Mr Salter or L M Shaw are invited.
Meikle was announced as the appeal attorney for Taylor county Selective Service registrants. He will handle cases arising from local registrants seeking exemption or reconsideration under the draft system. The appointment underlines ongoing administrative support for local deferment matters.
A series of birth notices list daughters and sons born to families in Athy lstan Lenox New Market and Willisca with dates mid December. Names include Sara Ann David Ray Janice Marie and parents and location details noted. Some mothers’ origins and hospital stays are mentioned for context.
Mrs F C Beebe reviews a Times Press sermonette by Rev A Douglass Steffenson and surveys Christmas stories in magazines and books. It highlights Dickens A Christmas Carol Why the Chimes Rang and other tales by Alden Moifad sen and Church. Includes Elsie Singmaster Dorothy Thompson Lois Lenski and Elizabeth Gouder works and notes on Bedford Library December 1939 Ladies Home Journal.
Sixteen inches of snow accumulated over the past week per government gauge and is melting. Daily temperatures ranged from a low of 11 to a high of 35 degrees with notable cold snaps on Friday and Tuesday and milder highs on Sunday and Wednesday.
East Main Street hosts a decorated oak tree sponsored by James Salter Ideal Lumber Beebe's Garage Vagts sale barn and Dr Anderson with seasonal colored lights. Bedford homes and firms add color with lights including Ahrens Drug Store Hahn Rimel Prugh and Wetmore Funeral Home.
The column records numerous injuries and illnesses from Sheridan to Hopkins. It notes finger injury from a buzz saw for Orlie Palmer in Sheridan, illness for Mrs D B Pace of New Market, serious illness for Mrs Josie Scroggie of Platteville, a hip fracture for Ruth Mason of Conway, and various hospital admissions and recoveries across the region including Des Moines, Maryville, St Joseph, and Iowa City clinics.
Resuming sessions Thursday morning January 2 after a holiday break. The two weeks vacation will be taken as two days at Easter time on Friday and Monday.
County Chairwoman Anna D. Engle reports excellent early sales for the Christmas Seal drive. Local coordinators Mrs Will Barraws in Lenox reports 40 dollars, Mrs C S Thompson in Clearfield 26, Mrs G C Ginn in Conway 14, and 39 rural schools contribute to a county total over 90 dollars.
Erna Thompson a former Bedford resident and son of the late Mr and Mrs Andy Thompson died at his Englewood Colorado home Tuesday night. He leaves a wife and several children. He was in the real estate business and will probably be buried there.
Clerk of the Courts Thos L Kuhn issued licenses last week to Edward Newman of Fairmont Nebraska and Marjorie Yates of Geneva Nebraska on December 18. Paul Van derplym and Mary Coony of Diagonal on December 13. F L Arthaud of Chillicothe Missouri and Frances E Burgess of Bethany Missouri on December 13. Watson Speaks at Banquet in Randolph. R R Watson of New Market spoke on All-State Selection at an after dinner program. Little Seven Conference members met in New Market as Gov A Brown Des Moines discussed state tourney details.
NYA boys and girls at east Main Street have repaired and repainted about 200 toy pieces in ten days. They also built new playthings for distribution to needy children this Christmas, funded by the local Legion post and supported by various clubs and the boy scouts.
Bedford social pages list multiple Christmas events. Patty Francis celebrates her 13th birthday with friends at her parents' home. Mrs Locke hosts a Kings Heralds and Junior Missionary Society party at her home. Alice Nelson hosts Normal Training girls for a carol and games night. 4-H Club hosts a lively party with gifts and snack treats. Forest Grove Club meets for an all day quilting and dinner. Warbers entertain relatives for Mrs Narber’s birthday with gift exchange. V V Club holds an all day Christmas dinner and Bible roll call. Next meetings planned for late December and New Year celebrations.
The West Clayton Community Club met at Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Skinner's home on Friday evening December 6 for a pot-luck supper and evening of activities including a party election.
West Gay Club convened Thursday at Mrs. M M Hennegin’s Blockton home for an all day meeting. Nine members attended with guests including Mr. Cordell. Cafeteria style dinner followed as members embroidered tea towels for the hostess. A Christmas grab bag supplied afternoon gifts. One birthday anniversary was observed for Mrs Paul Blane. Roll call plus a half pound candy and recipe were exchanged. Next meeting at Mrs Flavel Murphy’s home with New Year resolutions as the roll call theme.
An overheated furnace in the new Cudahy garage ignited a wall fire around noon Tuesday. Fire crews arrived swiftly and extinguished the blaze before significant damage occurred.
Judge H H Garter adjourned the petit jury until December thirty and ordered a fresh panel of 12 jurors to report then. Several jurors were excused or relieved, and the court also set a new list including Ethel Quinn Platte Otis Rowe Jackson Lee Bailey Platte R E Laughlin Bedford Ira Arthur New Market Howard Lawrence Blockton Gertie May Weller Grant H Phillips Platte Francis Wiandt Platte Ruth Abernathy Platte Roy Gordon Blockton John Overholtzer Blockton. Additionally Judge Carter granted divorces for Vivian Cornett Blockton from Freda Cornett and Etta Watrath Bedford from Claude Watrath.
Taylor county farm boys will attend the Iowa 4-H Short Course at Iowa State College December 29 to 31 with County Agent Robert Davie as escort. Governor Wilson will speak at the luncheon. Walter Ilsey will discuss Youth in Chains. Junior and senior programs cover livestock and crop judging, farm safety, dairy and poultry topics, with radio broadcasts for those at home.
Pupils from Begle school present a Friday afternoon program. Items include Silent Night The Infant King Jingle Bells God Bless America It Came Upon the Midnight Clear and more with dialogues recitations tableaux and solos by students such as Bonnie Hensley Shirley Pickering George Woodyard Phyllis Hensley Donald Hensley and Donald Beard.
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