Taylor County Board Proceedings December 16 1940 Bedford Iowa
Taylor County Iowa Board of Supervisors met in adjourned session on December 16 1940. They approved numerous claims for medical care rent fuel and supplies and passed a resolution reallocating 12000 from Emergency Fund to General Fund to cover anticipated deficits. The board authorized non residence and warning notices for Margaret Rose Norris and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Iowa
Board of Supervisors
Taylor County
Buckley
C. E
Med
Sotvice Ann
Burris
E. W
Ball
E. L
Bedford Wholesale Fruit CO
Plov
Cash
W. H
Harris
H. B
Joe R
McColm
C. W
Coleg Povchertn
New Market Coal Co
Overholser
John
Poor Anderson
Herbert W
Besco
E. B
Burlington Trans. Co
Bare
D. L
Ser- Connor
Frances
Davis, L. F. & Son
Dept. of Soc. Welfare
Donaldson
Mrs
Geo
Goodale
Eugene
Hardin
Dr. J. F
Price
Earla J
Purcell
Lemuel
P. O. Dept. Postage Relief Office
Cere
Pearson Coal Co
Reed
R. B
Rimel
G. W
St. Francis
Saville
Sluss
Merk
Tayi Servics Ca
Asonsegma
Willisca Fruit Store
Wacon, F. C
Hood, Ray
Margaret Rose Norris
Ora C. Cade
County General Fund
Les
G. A
T. F. Armstrong
R. D. Goforth
Board of Super
Taylor County Board Adjourns Meeting December 30 1940
The Taylor County Board of Supervisors adjourned to meet on Monday December 30 1940 after an adjourned session on December 16 1940. Voting members T F Armstrong Ora C Cade and Ralph A Green approved the motion. R D Goforth Taylor County Auditor certified the adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Armstrong
Ora C. Cade
Ralph U. Green
T. F. Armstrong
Ralph A. Green
Board of Supervisors
R. D. Goforth
Taylor County
Selective Service Urges Employers to Hold Jobs for Recalled Men
Iowa Selective Service officials report 34 of 222 men called failed the army physical. Directors urge employers to retain positions for those serving, even offering to bridge pay gaps, and welcome back those discharged. Local boards note reinstatements or offers after rejection. The aim is patriotism and readiness for national emergency.
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Charles H. Grahl
Army
Grahl
Selective Service
Iowa
Philo D. Clark
Red Oak
Montgomery County Board
Martin Produce Company
P. N. McDermott
Atlantic
Cass County Board
Sixty Years Ago News Roundup in Bedford Area
Local notes report births including a bright daughter for Mr Fielding Webb and a son for Mr Hi Long. Property updates note C Vickery buying the Johnson farm, 160 acres for 3700 dollars. Marriages listed include Miss Victoria Van Sickle with Mr J S Faith and Miss Ada Evans with Mr E C Thompson. An election of deacons at Bedford Presbyterian is announced. A Jefferson township farmer plans hog and corn transfers with expected proceeds around 5000 dollars.
Buell Couple Welcome Daughter and Son Twenty Five Years Ago
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Buell on Tuesday and a son was born to another couple mentioned in the same notice. The item marks a 25 year anniversary style birth notice from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Buell
Mr. and
Mrs. James _ Sleep
Floyd Linniger
Conway
John James
South of Bedford
Local Life Events Highlight December Weddings and Births
In Gravity and surrounding areas, Mrs. Roy Rainforth reports a daughter born recently. Miss Alice Stewart and Louis Patterson wed at Shambaugh, and Miss Mabel Knox married William Beckett at the Knox home near Sharpsburg with Rev. Charles W. McClelland officiating. Local engagements include licenses issued to Harry H. Anderson and Zetta Cade, Elton Bruner and Ruth Hogg. Herbert Roe sold a 40 acre farm near Hopkins to J N George for $100 per acre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Roe
Near
Hopkins
J. N. George
Harry H. Anderson
Mason Township
Zetta Cade
New Market
Elton Bruner
Ruth Hogg
Conway
Mabel Knox
William P. Beckett
W. H. Knox
Sharpsburg
Charles W. McClelland
Community Leaders Push Youth Fitness and Patriotism
Director Grahl urges every town to rally youths for physical and mental building and to honor volunteers in the armed forces with support at home. He calls for patriotic groups to handle military funeral honors and praises Iowa’s high efficiency in Selective Service work, noting strong local spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grahl
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Grahi
American Legion
V.F.W
Towa
Dollar bill in display stolen after 15 years
A fifteen year old dollar bill used as the cloth in an umbrella display at the State Bank of Willow Springs was stolen last week. Bank employees are puzzled by the method since the display placement made removal hard and an employee was always nearby.
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State Bank of
Willow Springs
Santa Claus as symbol of faith and charity in troubled times
In a reflective editorial, DH of Coe College Cosmos argues that Santa Claus embodies enduring human kindness and hope amid war, disillusionment, and social upheaval. He praises firemen, parents, and charities for preserving the illusion that sustains belief in goodness and a Merry Christmas and a Happier New Year.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Coe College Cosmos
Bedford Area Anniversary News and Birthdays
Ten years ago ten and Mrs. George Canon of Bedford Sunday. Frank Greeley celebrated his fifty fifth wedding anniversary at home on Sunday December twenty first. L. C. Morris hosted children for Bob’s fifth birthday on December twenty second. Edna Litteer of Conway and George Barrans of Lenox wed at the Bedford Baptist parsonage. Howard Hensley and wife to mark their sixty second anniversary December twenty seventh. he is eighty six and she eighty four.
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Mrswrg.t. McCot
Holt Township
Frank Greeley
Edna Litteer
Conway
George Barrans
Lenox
The
Baptist Parsonage
Bedford
Clark M. Crowell
Mrs
Howard Hensley
Mr. Hensley
Mrs. Hensley
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A. W Hamblin
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Lowa
Towa Press Association
Towa Ntavspatwrs, Inc
Taylor County Board Proceedings
Aktna Farms
Aktna Life Insurance Company
AETNA
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Breen
Pavlor County
Siam
Fordyce
Blockton
Athelstan
Sickles
Payton
Pierce
Dunn
Fawcett
Co. CG. Carlton
Times-Press
Fielding Webb
Hi Long
C. Vickery
Johnson
Victoria V. van Sickle
J. S. Faith
A. B. van Sickle
G. W. Robey
Ada Evans
E. C. Thompson
John Evans
Presbyterian Church of Bedford
Messrs
A. J. Sowers
G. B. Haddock
C. C. Mohler
Jacob Reed
Jefferson Township
Roy Rainforth
Gravity
Alice Stewart
Louis Patterson
Kansas
Shambaugh
Annice Sheley
Roy A. Horning
M. J. Sheley
Polk Township
King Santa
George Canon
Bedford, Sunday
Floyd W. Roe
Jones
Taylor County Dental Association
Vantage of
Moore's Laundry
Oak Barber Pohdh Bedford
Dean Hand
C. W. Steward
Ahrens Drug
James A. Lucas
Flick & Lucas
Attorneys AT Law
Bedford, Iowa
J. M. Haddock
West Alle
Court Street
Court House
James R. Locke
LAW
C. J. Kirketeg
Bedford National Bank
C. W. Edmonds, M.D
Central Street
Smith
Bailey Typewriter Exchange
Creston
Phone 407
Pote Drug Store
M. R. Brant
Laws
A. Elton Jensen
Ahrens Bldg
Wayland H. Maloy, M. D
Shenandoah, Iowa
John F. Hardin
Bedford, Lows
G. W. Rimel, M. D
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