Committees Approved at FB Taylor County Event
Committees approved for the coming year include National Policy, Resolutions, Legislative, Citizenship, County Government and Public Relations with named chairmen and couples. Francis Brown reports 485 paid members, aiming for 380 more by Jan 9 as Mindermann notes regional progress to second in the state. A kick-off meeting in Gravity on Dec 30 will draw a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
National Policy Committee
Francis ‘Frey
Robert Wintermute
Lorence Hanson
Ernest. Nook
Burl Hutchison
Gary Spring
J. R. ‘Steel
Wayne Valentine
Wilford Lynch
Harold Brown
Oloff Coffey
Duane Thummel
Basler
Floyd Sprague
Guy Henderson
Tom Ferguson
Verle. Wright
Darrell Potter
C.J. Smith
Willis Wurster
Francis Brown
Mindermann
Francis
Meyer Sees Bright Future for Iowa in 7th District Bid
Alvin P. Meyer of Winterset, Democrat candidate for 7th District Congress, touts Iowa as top in corn and hogs while urging local processing of farm outputs. He argues for more Iowa owned packing plants and population growth through in-state processing and promotion, noting his two terms in the Iowa House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Alvin P. Meyer
Winterset
Meyer
Towa House of Representatives
Sonlalature
Peace Corps to Administer Nationwide Placement Test
The Peace Corps will hold a nationwide placement test on Saturday January 11 at 830 a.m. at 825 post offices and federal buildings nationwide. Bedford nearby sites include Council Bluffs and St. Joseph Missouri. Applicants must take a questionnaire, may not retake without permission, and should budget about 90 minutes plus possible language testing.
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United States
Bedford
Council Bluffs
St. Joseph
Peace Corps
Warnekes Return From Southwest Trip
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Warneke returned from an extended Southwest tour visiting their son Duane and family in Tempe. nephew Louis Loucks and the Howard Swaim family in Phoenix. Vera Loucks and son David in Winslow. Elroy VanCamp in Rialto. and cousins Roy and Mrs Penn of Bellflower California. They report good roads and weather but prefer home traffic to California coastal areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. H. Warneke
Southwest
Duane
Tempe
Ariz
Louis Loucks
Howard Swaim
Phoenix
Vera Loucks
David
Winslow
Elroy VanCamp
Rialto
Calif
Warneke
Roy Penn
Bellflower
Warnekes
California
4 H Baby Beef Weigh-In Scheduled in 1964
Taylor county 4 H members with baby beef projects will weigh calves on December 31 at two locations. Calves at Lenox Sale Barn from 9:00 to 12:00 noon and at Bedford Sale Barn from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Enrollment deadline is January 1, 1964.
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Taylor County
4-H
Lenox Sale
Bedford Sale
Annual Gun Club Shoot Friday at Bedford Gun Club
The Bedford Gun Club will stage its 49th annual supper shoot Friday December 27 with supper served at the Legion Club in Bibbins Park. Members may shoot at the club 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. under rules in force since 1959. The supper reservation committee includes Charlie Million, Glen Sharp, Ralph Sleep, Wilbur Sleep, Harold Steeve, and club secretary Myron T Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Gun Club
Legion Club
Bibbins Park
Charlie Million
Glen Sharp
Ralph Sleep
Wilbur Sleep
Harold Steeve
Myron T. Reynolds
Military officer completes medical service corps course
Second Lt. Lyle D. Hulser, 22, son of Mrs. Frances F. Hulser of New Market, finished an eight week basic Medical Service Corps officer course at the Medical Field Service School Brooke Army Medical Center Fort Sam Houston Texas in late November. He is a 1960 Wentworth Military Academy graduate Lexington Minnesota and earned a 1963 bachelor’s degree from Central Missouri State College Warrensburg Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyle D. Hulser
Frances F. Hulser
New Market
Medical Service Corps
Medical Field Service School
Brooke Arm Medical Center
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Hulser
Wentworth Military Academy
Lexington
Central Missouri State College
Warrensburg
Airman Stream Reassigned for Training at Altus AFB Oklahoma
Airman Howard C. Stream son of Mr and Mrs Willis R Stream of Lenox is reassigned to Altus AFB Oklahoma for training and duty as an air policeman. He recently completed U S Air Force basic training here and attended Lenox High School.
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Howard C. Stream
Willis R. Stream
Lenox
Altus Afb
Okla
Stream
United States Air Force
Lenox High School
New Building for U M Church Opens
The United Missionary Church held its first service in a new 72 by 36 foot block and brick church building with 40 by 24 foot addition and six departments. Labor was donated, reducing costs, with finished unit costs estimated at 10 to 12 thousand dollars.
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United Missionary Church
Delmar Fuller Sets Local Bowling Record
Delmar Fuller rolled 258 222 and 217 for a 697 series at Bedford Bowling Lanes. Five early strikes, a spare, and five more strikes punctuated a high sanctioned league total in the local bowling scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delmar Fuller
Bedford
Carl Buckalew
Fuller
Schedule For U S Social Security Representative
A Social Security representative from the Creston office will be in Bedford on January 14 and 28 at 9:30 a.m. in the Supervisors' Room of the Courthouse. For information before the visit contact Social Security Administration, 316 W Montgomery, Creston. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
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Social Security
Creston
Bedford
Social Security . Administration
W. Montgomery
Wilbur H. Young Services Held Here Dec. 20
Funeral services for Wilbur H. Young a Bedford theatre owner manager were held December 20 at Bedford Methodist Church conducted by Rev J Milton Kinney and Rev Calvin Caughey Following the service Bedford American Legion Post 164 gave military honors at Lexington Cemetery The obituary notes he was born June 23 1913 in Bedford and died December 17 1963 He served in World War II earning a Purple Heart He married Doris D Terrell on September 9 1985 and is survived by wife daughter son and grandson plus siblings and other relatives
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Wilbur
Dutch” Young
Bedford Methodist Church
J. Milton Kinney
Calvin Caughey
Mr. Young
Bedford
Bedford American Legion Post
Lexington Cemetery
Wilbur Harold Young
Bertha Robbins Young
William H. Young
Iowa
Italy
Methodist Church
Hopkins
American Legion
Bedford Gun Yuh
Bedford Bullettes Edge Kellerton as Lenox Defeats Them
Bedford girls split results with Lenox and Kellerton last week with a 69 57 loss to Lenox and 74 54 win over New Market plus a 68 60 win over Kellerton. Bullettes Shafar led with 41 points in the Lenox game while McMillin grabbed seven rebounds. B-team fell to Lenox 43 40 and dropped to 2 3 on the season. New Market win featured Shear 54 points for Bedford opponents Joyce Whitehead 30 for New Market.
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Bedford Bullettes
Lenox
New Market
Kellerton
Bullette
Lenox Girls
Bullettes
Marilyn Morley
Linda Beach
Jolene Brown
Connie Shafar
Linda McMillin
Lenox Tigerettes
Nancy Bush
Carol Wurster
New Niecket
Shear
Herr
Joyce Whitehead
Minerettes
Sandy Scroggie
Kellerton Shafar
Bedford
Mc Milline
Marsha Wall
Jane Sissel
Schoenmann
Moe Miltin
Taylor County Tops 1963 Savings Bond Quota
Harbour reports Taylor county exceeded its 1963 quota for Series E and H savings bonds with November sales of 42638 and an eleven month total of 573181, achieving 103 percent of the goal. Iowa statewide eleven months reach 104298881 for 89 percent of its goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Iowa
United States Savings
Wayne Harbour, Bedford
Volunteer County Savings Bonds
Harbour
Marvin M. Schmit
Glenn L. Ingle
Local hospital admissions and discharges listed by town
A run of medical entries from area towns notes patients admitted to St. Francis Maryville Clarinda Municipal and Van Horn hospitals with dates in December and later discharge home. Names include Roy Martin Grimit Allen Barnes Joel McComb Bertha Wintermute Darrell Thompson George Vanhorn Lay Kemery Raymond Aranza Harley Sleep Dixie Owens Rhoda Updike Minnie Long Mary Etta Hanson Lloyd Oxley and Mike Smith.
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Roy Martin Grimit
Sheridan
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Lay Kemery of Sheridan
Simpson College Christmas Choir Featuring BCHS Graduates
Two BCHS graduates Ed Purcell and Robin Young performed with Simpson College's 50 voice choir in the candle light Christmas program at Great Hall on the Simpson campus.
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BCHS
Simpson College Choir
Ed Purcell
Simpson
Robin Young
Great Hall
Simpson Campus
County Corn Yield in 1963 Tops 1962 Says Taylor Official
Taylor County Extension Director Carroll Olsen reports 1963 corn yields will average about 70 bushels per acre higher than 1962. He notes Conway area suffered drought for six weeks but overall county yields were strong with Francis Brown of Conway winning the county yield contest at 145 bushels per acre. Dale Dillon 139, Dean Weller 127, and Vane Walston 100.47 bushels per acre also listed.
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Taylor County
Ports Carroll Olsen
Olsen
Conway
Francis Brown
Dale Dillon
Mlockton
Dean Weller
Vane Walston
Local Holiday Visits and Guests Across Town
Mrs. Ethel Redman visits Maywood as a house guest in the John Tracy home. Bob Smith attends a John Deere School in Omaha. Kevin and Bernie Tobin visit Mrs. Frank Sleep while their parents are in St. Joseph. Robert Moore vacationing with parents in Ft Collins. Vera Putnam returns from a San Diego visit. Numerous families host Christmas gatherings with relatives in Ames Cedar Rapids Maitland Fairfield and other towns.
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Ethel Redman
Maywood
Ill
John Tracy
Bob Smith
Wilson Impl. Co
John Deere
Omaha
Kevin
Bernie Tobin
Frank
St. Joseph
Robert Moore
Ft. Collins
Colo
Raymond Moore
Vera Putnam
Roe Bradley
San Diego
Calif
Kelley Tobin
Frank Clark
Frank Sleep
Jane Fellows
Greenfield
Bill
Fellows
SUI
Kenneth Fellows
Kendall Terrell
Minneapolis
Wm. Batton
Guy Hinton
Donovan Lucas
Ames
Max Lucas
H. M. Seiffert
Ira Kay
Tom
Steve Thummel
Eddie Lynch
Redding
Clifford Dougan
John Steel
Joyce Ann
Cedar Rapids
Bulldogs Rally Past Mt. Ayr 68 43 In Bedford Return
Bedford beats Mt. Ayr 68 to 43 at home in a three year first win, led by Warold Sorensen 27 points and 20 rebounds. Mt. Ayr counters with Rick Defenbaugh 23. Second team Mt. Ayr defeats Bedford 79 42.
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Hannon
Bedford
Warold Sorensen
Rick Defenbaugh
Bulldogs
Mt. Ayr
Gary McKim
Dwayne Miller
Ayr
Bedford U M S Earn Award For Sunday School
Bedford United Missionary Sunday School topped all churches in the denomination to win the first place award plaque. The school posted a 150 percent attendance gain during the Fall Sunday School Advance and Rally, setting a rally attendance record of 157. Pastor Walter Ortmann notes prior Class G trophy last year and Class F trophy this year, eyeing the Class E Award next fall.
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Bedford United Missionary Sunday School
Walter Ortmann
One Injured in Highway Crash Near Clarinda
Edwin Stillinger of near Kent suffered serious injuries when his car struck a parked truck on Highway 2 seven miles west of Clarinda. Gerald Magee of Redding received a $10 fine for failing to display flares on the parked truck. The accident involved a wife’s car sliding off the road while Magee had gone to a farmhouse for help. Several local families plan Christmas visits as relatives gather in Omaha and Bedford. Roger A. Gant, 23, from Bedford, was promoted to private first class in Germany with the 83rd Artillery, after enlisting in March 1968 and serving in Europe.
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Edwin Stillinger
Kent
Methodist Hospital
Omaha
Clarinda
Gerald Magee
Redding
Stillinger
Fred Stillinger
Magee
Roger A, Gant
Orval A. Gant
Rt. 3
Bedford
Germany
83Rd Artillery
Gant
93Rd Artillery
Army
Fort Leonard Wood
New Market High School
Turner Construction Co
Hopkins, Mo
Gravity Station Robbed Last Sunday Night
Robbery occurred at Gravity Oil Co. in Gravity Station with about 300 dollars in cash stolen and checks missing. Entrance gained by unlatching the back door. Sheriff’s deputies were notified around 7:00 a.m. Monday to investigate the break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravity
Taylor County Sheriff's Department
Gravity Ol! Co
Kenneth Meyers
Dad and Son Take Third in State Bowling Tourney
Claire and Marvin White finished third in the Father Son State Bowling Tourney held December 22 at Grand Lanes in Des Moines. They missed first by seven pins and earned their state bid by winning the Junior Parent tournament at Creston Dee, scoring 1229.
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Claire
Marvin White
Grand Lanes
Des Moines
Marvin
Creston Dee
Carl Buckalew
Budget Group To Meet Jan 14 For 1964 Budget
Richard Shay chairs the 1964 Farm Bureau Budget committee which will hold its first meeting January 14 at 1 30 p m in the Farm Bureau office. The standing committee, appointed for one year, will draft a working budget for board approval to govern the year's expenditures. Members include M K Vawter Paul Richey Paul Oxley Mrs Wilford Lynch and Mrs Verne King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Shay
Farm Bureau
Board of Directors
Shay
M. K. Vawter
Paul Richey
Paul Oxley
Wilford Lynch
Verne. King
Next Times-Press Deadline Heads to Jan 2 Issue
The Times-Press announces the next issue will publish on Thursday January 2 and mail January 3. Advertising copy must arrive by Monday noon and news and correspondence by 8:00 a.m. Monday due to New Year’s Day closures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Press
FBI
Dec 29 Will Be Methodist Student Day
Steve Wainwright, pre ministerial student at Simpson College, Indianola Iowa, will present the message Sunday Dec 29 as Bedford Methodist Church and other Iowa Methodist churches join in the denomination Student Recognition Day. The event honors students home for Christmas and aims to highlight Methodist campus activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steve Wainwright
Simpson College
Indianola
Iowa
Bedford Methodist Church
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Horace Pfander
Frank Sefrit
A. P. Meyer
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James Terrell Young
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Florence) Strubel
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Deo
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McMillin
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Bedford High School
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Reek Esler A UR Ule Llu Dren
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BCS Board of Education
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Nebraska Methodist Hospital
Joel McComb
Clarinda Municipal Hospital
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Dixie Owens
Rhoda Updike
Lloyd Oxley
University Hospitals
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Mike Smith
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Roy Lee
James S. Taylor
Fairfield
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Bedford U. M.s
John Guenther
Lynn
Jefferson
Harold Guenther
I. W. Bristow
Bart Haley
John Keith
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Port Neches
Elvin Brumfield
Maynard Stoghill
Tacoma
Wash
Nelle Walker
Lewis Walker
Roger Gant
PFC
Dad & Son
Methodist
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