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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1963
Page
4
Society notes show Mr and Mrs Clyde Lisher of Gravity announce the engagement of their daughter Pauline Ellen to Richard Wayne Troncin son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Troncin of Bedford. No wedding date is set.
The Golden Rule Circle of the Rebekah Lodge meets December 20 at 1 30 PM in the I O C F Hall. Hostesses include Kath leen Hanshaw Jessie Burg maier Ann Lindstedt Mild red Poore Anzel Gillette Amy Shum Kathy Burg mailer Lizzie Cabeen Vera Warneke Wilma Spencer and Lucile Trumbo. A fifty cent gift exchange is planned.
Calendar Friday December 20 Golden Rule Circle and Rebekah Lodge meet at 1 30 p m at the I C O F Hall BHM Club hosts Mr and Mrs Glen Mick Monday December 23 Methodist Circle V hostesses Mrs Dean Norton and Mrs Howard Meredith Thursday December 26 Union Club hostess Gladys Van Camp
The Methodist Circle V gathers Monday December 23 with Mrs. Dean Norton assisted by Mrs. Howard Meredith. Mrs. Milton Kinney leads devotions and Mrs. Drexel Keith directs the program.
Mr and Mrs Glen Mick host a Christmas party for the B H M Club members and their families on Friday evening December 20 at their home.
Funeral services for Mrs. Minnie Hatcher of Lamoni were held December 12 at the Latter Day Saint church in Lamoni. She died December 9 at Decatur County Hospital in Leon. Burial followed at Rose Hills cemetery in Lamoni. She was the mother of Mrs. William T. Meikle of Bedford. attendees included Mr. and Mrs. William T. Meikle and Mr. and Mrs. William T. Meikle II of Bedford and Mr. and Mrs. Don Dougherty of Osceola.
Two cars collided near Mt. Ayr on December 8 killing Lloyd Eldon Pierce 20 nephew of Mrs. R L Bentley of Mt. Ayr a Country Boys Lumber employee who lived with the Bentleys Funeral and burial were held December 11 in Alanthus Missouri He is survived by his parents five sisters and a brother Also killed in the crash was Harold Smith 53 a Ringgold county farmer.
Funeral services for Mrs. Sarah Ruth Lewis 66 formerly of Bedford were held December 11 at the Promise City Methodist Church conducted by Rev. Harold B. Noland. Mrs. Lewis died December 9 in Villisca while visiting relatives. Burial was in Nodaway cemetery. She was born February 21 1897 near Bedford grew up near Hopkins Missouri lived much of her life in Bedford married Willard F. Lewis November 1 1940 moved to Wayne County in 1943 joined Promise City Methodist Church March 19 1944. Survived by husband two sons Roy and Galen a sister Mary Dowell Fairfield two brothers G L McMaster Clearmont Mo Ernest McMaster Sacramento Calif one half brother Charles McMaster Yucaipa Calif two grandchildren Greg and Gayla McMaster Tarkio and many relatives.
The BCEA monthly meeting on December 9 featured Bob Hebia executive assistant of ISEA who spoke on the teachers credit union and answered questions from teachers. Refreshments were served by committee members Marilyn Rucker rman Kay Lucas Weldon Bundell and Agnes Miller.
Reflective piece urging generosity as more than material gifts. It emphasizes gifts of thoughts, spirit, words, and character, quoting Maeterlinck and Emerson. Calls for personal virtue, family devotion, civic loyalty, and a constructive, creative life as timeless contributions to society.
The article traces December 25 as a Christian adaptation of a pagan sun festival. It describes torches bells and a twelve day period to drive out demons, then notes early leaders shifted the date to honor Christ’s birth. It adds that Christmas has been celebrated on December 25th since 375 A.D.
The essay traces bell use from ancient Egypt to Christian Europe, noting early adoption in Campania around 400 A D and in France around 550 A D. Bells were named after saints, linked to Christmas joy, and tied to charitable acts. St Nicholas and handbells in Yuletide lore are mentioned as part of a long tradition.
The piece reflects on how children spark real Christmas joy through toys, stockings, carols, and laughter. It notes regional customs like Santa and reindeer, fire crackers in the South, a single town hall tree in New England, and earlier celebrations among Spanish settlements.
Four greyhounds raised by the Shafar family near Gravity Iowa are in training in Florida for future Miami races. The dogs named by Mike Shafar are taught daily in a long run, fed four pounds of beef and dry food, and acclimate to travel to Omaha for flight to Miami. Racing in Iowa is illegal, but Florida offers prize competition with structured class divisions.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. Powers of Iowa City adopted a baby girl born November 28 1963 named Susan Jean. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Frank Powers of Cedar Rapids and Mr. and Mrs. John M. Dinges of Bedford. Anne born December 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lynch of Minneapolis Minnesota. Grandparents listed include Albert Jack Besco and Francis Lynch. A son John Maurice born December 7 to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Marshall of Davenport Iowa. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leon Marshall and Mrs. Fred Saber. Great grandmother Mrs. D. E. Chilcote of Bedford and Mrs. J. R. Free noted.
Jack Longfellow of Lenox receives the 1064 Bausch & Lomb Honorary Science Award. Winners become eligible to compete for Science Scholarships at the University of Rochester.
A living creche will be displayed in front of the Village Methodist Church on Sunday December 22 from 8 30 to 9 00 p m and Monday December 23 from 7 30 to 9 00 p m The scene is presented as a public service by the Methodist Youth Fellowship.
Local families hosted and visited across Iowa and nearby states. Harold Hamilton and Harold Richey households in Des Moines Bedford and Cedar Rapids drew guests from Newton Ottawa Kans and Panama City Panama. Traveling relatives included the Kinney and Burley families with Simp son College students and servicemen aboard.
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