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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1941
Page
7
Local residents head for holidays visiting relatives in Kansas Missouri and Nebraska. Families include Mullen, Jones, Hatfield, Longfellow, Stackhouse and many other Bedford area residents spending Christmas with kin and attending school programs.
The Siam Willing Workers group met Wednesday afternoon with four teen members and one visitor, Mrs. Harvey Young. The next meeting is planned for January 7 with Mrs. Dewey Shields for the annual officer election. Refreshments followed the business portion.
Mr and Mrs Doyle Thompson and Glenna visited at Mrs Francis Marshalls home in Council Bluffs over the weekend. Several local families attended dinners and calls including the Thummels, Butts, Chummels, Thummel, and Harris with visits to Maryville and Camp Claiborne plans mentioned. Other residents listed include Downings Glassmans Dickerson and Harris, Pickering heading to Camp Claiborne, and Grubbs with acquaintances from Blockton Conway and Bedford attending the Eagle Christmas program.
Improvised recipe for holiday cookies with Spry and vanilla. Steps include mixing Spry salt and vanilla then sugar and eggs, adding flour, rolling to a thin sheet, cutting shapes, decorating with watered sugar, and baking at 375 degrees until lightly browned. Frosting ideas and decorative options are mentioned.
Norman Frederick Vogel born January 13 1915 in St Joseph Missouri died December 7 1941 in Washington DC at age 26 years 10 months 25 days. He grew up in Blockton Iowa married Eleanor Fern Straight September 17 1938 and to them a son Jon Karl. Survived by his wife son parents and sister Maxine. Funeral in Bedford December 10 with burial in Platteville cemetery.
J W Thompson died at his Conway home on Thursday December 18 1941. Born October 10 1857 near Hillsboro Ohio to David Thompson and Sarah E Smith Thompson he moved to Van Buren County Iowa as a boy and settled near Keosauqua later teaching in rural schools after moving to Conway in 1878.
J W Thompson died, survived by wife Mrs Anna Daniels Thompson and children Floyd B Thompson Benj am in M Thompson died in infancy Alma A Chil cote. five grandsons and five great grandchildren. He served 47 years on Conway Board of Education 42 years at Eclipse Lumber and held roles in I C C F lodge. Joined Christian church in 1880.
Sheriff Wells announces a public auction on January 2, 1942 at 10:00 AM at the Bedford Court House to satisfy a special execution from Taylor County District Court. The National Co. of Omaha sued Aurora Yankey and W O Yankey et al for Lot 37 First Addition to Lenox Taylor County Iowa.
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