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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 22, 1949

Page

4

Funeral for B C Hedrick Held at Fairfax Church

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon for B C Hedrick 82 at the English Grove Presbyterian church in Fairfax. He was a retired farmer who spent most of his life near Fairfax and died Thursday. He is survived by his wife three children Elliott Olan Hedrick of Kansas City Ledrue Fedrick of Hannibal four step children Mrs Glen Humphrey Maryville Albert Gill of Midwand Texas Alfred and Arnold Gill of Seattle a half brother R N Hedrick of Alaska. To Present Christmas Program The Christmas program of the Christian church will be presented Friday night with a pageant involving about thirty adults and children. Mrs Stanley Swanson is chairman of the directing committee.

Hedick Fairfax Hopkins Elliott Olan Hedrick Kansas City Ledrue Fedrick Hannibal Glen Humphrey Maryville Albert Gill Midwand Texas Alfred and Arnold Gill Seattle Wash Rother R. N. Hedrick Alaska Stanley Swanson

Elect Masonic Officers At X Menia Lodge No 50

James Godsey chosen worshipful master at the recent meeting. Forest Hinton elected senior warden, George Cheshire junior warden, Lloyd Fine secretary, Ava Pistole treasurer.

Menia Lodge No. 50 A. F A. M James Godsey Forest

Surprise buffet honors 87th birthday at Hopkins home

Mrs. G A Howard received a surprise buffet supper Wednesday at the home of her daughter Mrs. John O'Dougherty west of Hopkins to celebrate her 87th birthday. Fourteen guests attended. The D S C held its Christmas party Tuesday afternoon with Mrs. Charley Worley as hostess.

G. A. Howard John O’dougherty West of Hopkins George Currie Charley Worley

Boosters Class Elects Officers At Baldwin Home

The Boosters Class of the Christian church met at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Baldwin for a Christmas gathering with gift exchanges. New officers elected for the coming year include Mrs. Harold Baldwin as president Landon Wallace as vice president and Erville Allison as secretary treasurer.

Boosters The Christian Church Harold Baldwin Landon Wallace Erville Allison

Local Business Change and Regional Social News

Hubert Pool bought the Gents Furnishings and Cleaning and Pressing business from L. R. White and took possession this week. A marriage license was issued in Maryville to Charles Black and Vella Gill. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wright and daughters left for Texas for vacation. Mrs. Will Boyd visited relatives in Atchison, Kansas. Doris Noblett, Hopkins High School teacher, will spend Christmas in Billings, Missouri.

Hubert Pool L. R. White Maryville Charles Black Gallatin Vella Gill Hopkins J. H. Wright Joyce Joely Texas Will Boyd Charley Hanna Atchison Kansas Doris Noblett Hopkins High School Billings

Obituaries From Lenox Area Honors Deceased Residents

Notices report deaths of Mrs Flora Donaldson's daughter Lillian Heckathorne 51 in Oswego New York and Gomer J Ray 87 near Lenox with funeral services, burial details, and survivors. Also Martin D Brown 63 of Lenox with family survivors and service at Arnold Funeral Home. Includes quotes from Seneca and Wendell Phillips.

Flora Donaldson Lenox Lillian Heckathorne Osweso New York Howard Dee Christian Church

Obituary notices for Mary Drake and Fred Henderson

Mrs Mary Drake 93 died at her daughter’s home in Lenox after seven years with family Funeral services were at the Methodist church in Carbon with Rev Stone presiding Interment at Oak Hill Cemetery Survivors include three sons a daughter 23 great grandchildren and 18 great great grandchildren Fred Henderson 72 died on Thursday Born and longtime Lenox farm resident He was a prominent farmer stock raiser and a longtime Lenox United Presbyterian Church choir member serving 37 years as bass and a director at Lenox First National.

Mary Drake Hiram George Carbon Mr. Stone Des Moines Oak Hill Cemetery Will Robert Charles Mt. Etna George Fred Henderson Lenox Lenox United Presbyterian Church Choir Lenox First National

Christmas wish list and family travel reflections

The writer lists humorous and practical Christmas desires and frustrations, contrasts need versus want, and recalls a Chicago North Shore trip. He praises granddaughter Nancy and recounts train travel, weathered by wind and fog, ending with holiday well wishes and playful lighthearted guidance for readers.

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