Rockwell Resigns as Taylor County Welfare Head
Abner Rockwell, director of the Taylor County Welfare Office, will resign to take a position in the State Welfare Office Reviewing Section. He will leave with his wife and children moving to Des Moines after the current school term. no successor named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abner Rockwell
Taylor County Welfare Office
T. OR. Armstorng
Board of Supervisors
Hat Bockwell
State Welfare Office
Jack R. Miller Called Into Army Active Duty
Jack R. Miller arrived Sunday to visit his parents Mr and Mrs Forrest W Miller and traveled to Des Moines Monday for a medical examination ahead of his call to active duty in the army He is a senior law student at Columbia University New York and has held a commission as first lieutenant in the infantry He was assigned for his physical in Washington DC in the air corps legal department
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack R. Miller
Forrest W. Miller
Des Mones
Army
Miller
Law School
Columbia University
New York
Infantry
United States Army
Washington, D. C
Air Corps
Legal Department
Jones Land Brings $31.50 At Auction
Darrel C. Davison of Clarinda bought the Elza Jones 263 acre farm at auction Monday. Guardian A C Trumbo oversaw the sale at a price of 31.50 dollars per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Land
Darrel C. Davison
Clarinda
Elza Jones
A.C. Trumbo
Guardian
Mrs. W. A. Harvey of Conway Dies
Mrs. W. A. Harvey, longtime Conway resident, died Monday afternoon December 22 after a year of declining health. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday December 26 in Bedford at Dr Minnie Wintermute’s home, burial in Fairview Cemetery. She is survived by her husband, three sisters Dr Minnie Wintermute Bedford Dr Mabel Wintermute Lenox and Miss Ella Wintermute Conway, and two brothers J. H. Wintermute Bedford and H. G. Wintermute Conway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Harvey
Conway
Bedford
Minnie Wintermute
Fairview
Mabel Wintermute
Lenox
Feature Picture Has Pearl Harbor Scenes at Rialto
Dive Bomber with Errol Flynn and Fred MacMurray comes to the Rialto Theatre Sunday Monday and Tuesday December 28 29 and 30. Filming included many scenes shot at Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands making it doubly timely for local audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Errol Flynn
Fred MacMurray
Rialto Theatre
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Credit Association To Meet January 5
Members of the Clarinda Production Credit Association will hold their annual meeting on Monday January 5 in the Clarinda theatre. Arnold Basher of New Market Taylor county farmer and association president announced plans aim to make this meeting the best in the eight year history of the agricultural credit cooperative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarinda Production Credit Association
Clarinda Theatre
Arnold Basher
New Market
Teylor County
Hamilton Sale Draws Strong Prices Near Bedford
At the Claude and Harlan Hamilton sale held Friday December 19 east of Bedford buyers paid high figures with a team of horses selling for 300 dollars and a roan cow at 133 dollars. About 20 cows averaged 100 dollars each while gifts averaged 40 dollars a head. Corn went for 74 cents a bushel oats 68 cents and alfalfa hay 14.50 per ton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude and
Harlan Hamilton
Bedford
Wells Escorts Two Men to Fort Madison
Sheriff Ivan Wells took two Taylor county men to Fort Madison for commitments in the state penitentiary. Wollie Hays received a term of not exceeding seven years after a jury trial for issuing a fraudulent check. Pettie pled guilty to operating a car without the owner's consent, a second offense, tied to a case involving a Cade vehicle in New Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Wells
Taylor County
Fort Madison
Wollie Hays
Pettttle
Hays
George A. Johnston
Little
Johnston
New Market Woman Has Poems Published
New Market poetess Bessie Hicks Eighmy has three songs accepted by Exposition Press of New York for a book The Outstanding Song Poems Lyricists. A biographical sketch of Mrs. Eighmy will appear, with prior praise and multiple poems set to music and considered for radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Market Woman
Bessie Hicks Eighmy
New Market
Exposition Press of
New York
Taylor County News Roundup Juvenile, Civil War Vet Dies
A scan of Taylor County news items shows local events from farm bureau meetings and school notes to anniversaries and public notices. Highlights include the county fair dates, WWI veteran surveys, new city officers, and agricultural developments across Bed ford, Conway, and Clarinda during 1940.
Information on Calls and Quotas Restricted
A December 17 bulletin from the state Selective Service office cites a War Department ruling that information on quotas and calls is restricted. The notice reinforces wartime censorship as lawmakers emphasize limited data from the Selective Service system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
National Selective Service
Hershey
War J Department
Selective Service System
Mathenys Celebrate 50th Anniversary in Platteville
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Matheny marked their Golden Wedding with a family gathering at their Platteville home on Wednesday, December 17. Relatives from Blockton Villisca Lenox Sheridan and Chicago joined the couple along with seven children, twenty nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Matheny
Platteville
Joe Matheny
Joseph
Mary Lou
Wilbur Dean
Raymond Wisdom
James Matheny
Dorothy
Ethel
John
Beulah Mae
Marion
Paul Matheny
Junior
Delores
Isabell
Del
Art Matheny
Maryetta
Glade
Mary Ewart
A. L. Matheny
Matheny
Earl Matheny
Blockton
Noble Straight
Sheridan
Wm. Madison
Chi
Cag
Bulldogs topple Conway 38 to 24 in Tuesday clash
Bedford Bulldogs beat Conway 38 24 with Salen scoring 16 to lead Bedford. Robinson paced Conway with 13 as Bedford opened 10 9 then 21 16 at half and pulled away in the final period. Reed and Snyder added for Bedford. Mohler led Conway with 14 in the earlier game 48 11 win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulldogs
Conway
Bedford
Salen
Ulmer
Morris
Marshall
Nelson
Robinson
Bruner
Goff
Kiburz
Wilson
Snyder
Irwin
Reed
Little Bulldogs
Mohler
Cochran
Mrs. Cynthia Kelly Weathers Winter Visit to Pearl Harbor
Sheridan Missouri resident Mrs. Cynthia Kelly went to Honolulu to spend winter with a granddaughter and her husband a marine officer listed at Pearl Harbor and has not been heard from since the city was attacked. She is the widow of a Civil War veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cynthia Kelly
Sheridan
Missouri
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor
Car and Coal Truck Collide Near Bedford
Jake Blake driving a coal truck struck the Taylor County Service Company pickup driven by Dot Blake on Highway No 3 near Bedford. No injuries. The lighter truck suffered heavy damage and telephone supplies scattered. Passengers A Circkesa Edj Patch and Walter Ewart escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Blake
Taylor County Service Company
Dot Blake
Jong Éuyve
Bedford
Telephone Company
A. Circkesa
Blake
Edj Patch
Walter Ewart
High Production by Conservation in Soil District Study
R G Bullard of the Taylor County Soil Conservation District discusses World War I style damage from overplowed grass lands and urges sustained hay production and better hog management. Farm records show high producers averaged 526 dollars profit per hog group while low producers lost 171 dollars, highlighting the value of legume pasture and efficient feed use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Webb
Taylor County
DA Defense Board
Farm Defense
Webb
Secretary of Agriculture
Claude R. Wickard
Food For Freedom Campaign
Walanice
R. G. Bullard
Taylor County Soil Conservation District
Ted Oland
AAA
U. S
Bullard
SCS
Page
Fremont
Montgomery Counties
Iowa State College
National Defense
Seaford Seaman Lester Johnson Safe in Pearl Harbor
Lester Sonnson of Seaford is reported safe in Pearl Harbor Hawaii. The first class seaman serves on the USS Pennsylvania and was confirmed safe in an air mail letter received Sunday by his mother Mrs Elmer Johnson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lester Sonnson
Seaford
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
Elmer Johnson
Lester
Pennsylvania
Oklahoma
Bill
Navy Department
Bedford Sailor William Tucker Missing After Pearl Harbor Sinking
A telegram from Washington confirms William Tucker Jr. is missing aboard the USS Oklahoma after its sinking at Pearl Harbor. The Bedford native, 19, a 1939 graduate, enlisted July 19 1940 and rose from fireman to first class in just over a year. He survived home visits until deployment, with four sisters and parents grieving this war casualty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tucker
Bedford
Washington, D. C
William
Oklahoma
Tucker
Bedford High School
United States Navy
Great Lakes
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Weather data secrecy order circulated for wartime radio use
A Bedford government weather statistics office notes cautions against broadcasting weather information to radio stations during wartime. It urges reporting unsupervised observations, allows local publication of temperature and precipitation data, but forbids sharing with distant towns by telegraph, telephone, or radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mrs W C Herbert Dies At Hopkins
Mrs W C Herbert a Hopkins resident died at her home Wednesday morning after a long illness Funeral services will be at Swanson Funeral Home Hopkins at 10 o clock Friday Dec 26 Burial will be in Hopkins cemetery She is survived by two sons and four daughters Fred Herbert Will Herbert Mrs Nellie as Glenna Wieser Mrs vy all of Hopkins and Mrs Ela Brown of California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Herbert
Hopkins
Swanson Funeral Home
Fred
Will Herbert
Nellie
Glenna
Telephone Rates Set to Rise in January 1842 Billing
H S ninege of the Taylor County Service Company announces rate hikes effective with January 1842 billings. City residence lines rise 23 cents monthly, rural lines 26 cents, rural farm-owned switch fees up 10 cents, and metallic rural lines up 50 cents. Major plant improvements over 20 years boosted per-line investment by about 45 percent amid higher taxes wages and replacements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. S. Ninege
Taylor County Service Company
Mr. Ash
Prather to Be Ordained for Ministry at Hopkins Church
Hubert Prather son of Mr and Mrs A B Prather of east of Bedford will be ordained for the ministry next Sunday December 28 at the Christian Church in Hopkins The ordination sermon will be preached by his uncle Rev Orlo Lincoln pastor of the church The ordaining charge will be conducted by Galen Turner a deacon at the Hopkins church He has been in Trenton Mo preparing for his work He will assume the pastorate of Barnard Mo and the Bethany rural church nearby after his ordination
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Prather
A. B. Prather
East of Bedford
Christian Church
Hopkins
Orlo Lincoln
Galen Turner
Hopkins Church
Prather
Trenton
Barnard
Bethany
Mrs Beebe to Head State Library Group
Mrs Frank C Beebe of Bedford has been named state chairman of trustees for the Friends of the Library in the Iowa Library Association. Appointed by state president Evelyn Spencer Bray, Beebe will promote this support group across Iowa libraries. The movement began years ago to aid underfunded libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank” C" Beebeford
Friends of the Library
Iowa Library Association
Evelyn Spencer Bray
Grinnell
Bedford Library Board
Beebe
Iowa
Bedford
Gun Club Plans Annual Supper Shoot on December 30
The Gun Club announces its annual Supper Shoot to be held Tuesday afternoon December 30 starting at 2 oclock. Contest losers will entertain the winners at supper. Captains Glenn Straight and F Y Wetmore Jr lead two sides with members from Blockton Hopkins Gravity and nearby towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gun Club
Welock
Glenn Straight
L. Wetmore, Jr
Straight
H. E. Mathew
M. FR. Brant
Bryar Mitchell
Wetmore
George Romery
Floyd Robbins
Guy Ogle
Blockton
Robi. Davie
L. C. Morris
C. W. Steward
Harry Johnson
P. Webb
Paul Trumbo
H. E. Moore
Loren Helm
Guy Young
Mr. Andrews
Hopkins Wetmore
T. E. Anderson
Harlan Pote
W. H. Blakemore
C. Cc. Hill
Gravity
Joe Osborn
Hopkins
Myron Reynolds
Mr. Menelaus
Truman Straight
M. D. Lewis
Robert Coy
E. A. Jefferies
J. S. Francis
Paul Parrish
R. W. Thompson
Ernie Hamilton
Jas. A. Lucas
Bud Mathers
S. D. Miller 78 Dies in Omaha
S D Miller 78 a former Bedford resident died at his home in Omaha on Friday December 19. The body was brought to Bedford for burial with brief services at Graceland cemetery led by Rev Ben W Sinderson. He leaves a sister Lottie Jamison and a brother Abe Miller both of Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. D. Miller
Bedford
Omaha
Gracenland
Ben W. Sinderson
Lottie Jamison
Abe Miller
County to Raise Red Cross Fund in Taylor County
County Red Cross drive approved a $2400 quota with towns across Taylor County assigned effort. Rev. Stanley Schlick and Frank C. Beebe of Bedford named chairpersons as towns including Bedford Lenox New Market Clearfield Blockton and Conway contribute. Local chairmen listed for each township and town with counties-wide fundraising underway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylory Red Cross
Library Club
Stanley Schlick
Frank C. Beebe
Bedford
Conway
Taylor County
Arthur
Dinwiddie Lenox
C. B
Men from Bedford join United States Navy in December enlistments
Four local men El mer Ferneau Paul Evert Wirth Charles Elton Kent and Dean William Thomas reported to have enlisted in December. Ferneau trained in Des Moines Wirth in Creston Kent in Omaha and Thomas in Creston after preliminary enlistments. They expect to begin active training at Great Lakes before regular duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
El‘mer Ferneau
Bedford Schools
Audubon
Paul Evert Wirth
New Market
Charles Elton Kent
Bedford
Dean William Thomas
Gravity
Ferneau
Des Moines
Wirth
Creston
Kent
Omaha
Thomas
Great Lakes
Gravel will spread on Sharpsburg streets soon
In Sharpsburg the streets are prepared for forthcoming graveling as work is scheduled to start shortly with materials laid out and crews mobilizing for the improvement project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sharpsburg
Federation Finances Student Exchange Program
The Iowa Federation of Women's Clubs funds an exchange with Fy America through its Scholarship and Loan fund. A second exchange will be financed by gold letter seal sales bearing The Americas Good Neighbors All and by club donations. A seal sale committee includes women from Taylor county towns: Mrs Ralph Crew Clearfield Mr Lloyd Bradley Gravity Mrs L W Bowie Conway Mrs J W Walters Lenox Mrs Ty E Anderson Benford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Scholarshi
Ioan
Iowa
America
Americas
L. A. Lo
Taylor County
Ralph Crew
Clearfield
Lloyd Bradley
Gravity
McMahill Boys Safe After Navy Messages
The two sons of Mr and Mrs Earl McMahill of Gravity formerly Bedford are confirmed safe. Walter Cotton McMahill serves as Pharmacist's mate in the Navy at Pearl Harbor and sent word home. Bob McMahill serves aboard the U S S Melville in the Atlantic Fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl McMahill
Bedford
Rural schools report Christmas Seal sales to Mrs Engle
Platte River school led by Miss Jean Fent reports an $8.86 total turning in for 1941 Christmas Seals. The Ray Car roll family is noted as purchasing the most, marking a high contribution among contributing families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna D. Engle
Platte River
Jean Fent
Ray Carroll
Also Mentioned on This Page
Rockwell
Credit Association
Hamilton
Wells
Cade
Taylor
A. F. Warneke
Farm Bureau
L. M. Shaw
Bruce Bradley
Revenue Department
NYA
Denver
Willi Farmy
Benton
Mason and Polk
Arkansas
CCC
State Park
Guy Henderson
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Cort‘ner
Frank L. Perina
Corning
Greenfield
Harkless Farm
Lola Lenore Klopp
Carl Reed
Fort Leavenworth
Irene Tucker
John Steel
Camp Bowie
113Th Cavalry
Iowa National Guards
Howard Longfellow
Avoca Bank
T. E. Lambley
Masonic
Clear
City Water Works Management and Control
S. R. Weir
W. E. Crum, Jr
W. H. Paige
Friends of Library
Lamont
Ed Smith
Masons
Marr
N. Y.A
Pete
Dinwiddie
Board of Education
B. F. Akers
Municipal Hospital
M. HH. Litteer
England
M. R. Prancis
H. H. Carter
Corydon
Third Judicial District
Helen Ruth Ledgerwood
Blockton Wing
Margie Parker
War Department
James D. Davies
Fort .Dodge
County
Frank Snyder
Blackon
SenpNovo
Mathenys
B.hls
Johnson
Washington, PD. C
Sampson
James Wall
Anna Leejr
William Tucker, Jr
USN, Fic
Chambers Bros
Federation
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