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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1968
Page
4
A rough extract lists church services and invitations with Morning Worship at 11:00, praise and communion, and greetings for guests. It also records visitors and social calls, dinners, birthdays, and funeral services notes for local families and members of the Rockton Gantea Club.
Ambrose Joyce Sparks and baby of Colorado Springs called on grandparents LeRoy and Mrs Johnson. Legion Auxiliary held a ham dinner and delivered fruit plates to the sick. Boy Scout winter camp at Mains farm near Clarinda, Christmas dinner and campfire meals. Study Club Christmas suncheon at Junction Cafe. Methodist Sunday school classes sang carols and shared an evening at the Sebure church. Sunshine club gathering noted.
Community clubs held Christmas dinners and meetings with 14 at the New Market event. The Rebekah Lodge elected officers led by Mae Teeters and Faye Cade, with other fraternal circles noting attendance and social hours. The Jubilee Singers performed at Church of Christ and local families planned Christmas visits and celebrations across nearby towns.
Oak Hill area residents share holiday travel and family visits with relatives in Indiana Missouri and California. George Parks and Mrs Estle Parks visit brothers and wives in Indiana while Lester Parks travels to spend Christmas with his daughter's family. Terry Peterson prepares for a Vietnam deployment as part of Christmas gatherings.
Mr Opal Shilman and Mrs Edith Hines visited Maryville for a night show last Saturday. The Willing Workers of the Christian Church held a dinner in the church dining room on Wednesday. No mail delivery to Maryville and St Joseph on Wednesday due to road conditions.
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