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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1934
Page
4
A long list of Bedford residents and relatives from Des Moines Shenandoah Maryville Atlantic and Montgomery celebrate Christmas and New Year visits. Local families welcome guests including Dr. R Francis and Ewart of Lanyon Iowa, Miss Marian Paschal from Chicago, and many others spending holidays at homes across Bedford and surrounding towns.
Miss Margaret Connardy from Drake University Des Moines and her parents visited over Christmas with Mrs G A Men vies and Miss Flora Tribolet near Bedford. Mr and Mrs Kelly Kerber and son Marvin came from McClelland with Miss Ruth Oxley of Council Bluffs. Mr Jim Duncan and family and Mr Claude Thompson and sons spent Christmas in Collins Ma with Orie Duncan's family. Hal Anderson, home on vacation, will depart Jan 10 for New York City to join Flinthote as chemical engineer after two and a half years with Chrysler in Detroit.
Miss Merle Bush of Lenox visits sister Mrs J T Caskey and returns home tonight. Ottumwa teacher Miss Bush. Mount Ayr guests of Mr and Mrs A G Stowell and their daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Arnold Vaughn. Delbert Straight of Clarksdale Miss visiting parents Alva and Mrs Straight southeast of Bedford. Pauline and Donald Anderson home from State University Iowa City. Their father Dr T E Anderson and sons Hal and Robert meet them in Des Moines. Clare Orth from Parsons College Fairfield home for holidays with parents C S Orth. Brother Jack Orth visits Fairfield and returns with him Friday.
An opportunity chapel was held Friday December thirteenth with songs, plays, trumpet solo, broadcasts, readings, acrobatic stunts, clown act, radio program, and prize awards. Football letters were presented by Mr Hertz, with numerous named students listed. Seventh grade performed The Story of Little Red. Senior Normal Training class studied reading in first grade. librarians set rules for student librarians based on department ranking and six week periods.
The annual Christmas chapel will be held next Friday afternoon with a White Christmas theme. Students are asked to bring clothing, food or toys for the poor. The program opens with group singing of carols including Jingle Bells and Silent Night, followed by a robe-clad girls’ glee club processional.
A rule states deportment ranking above C during each six week period. If deportment remains at C for two consecutive six week periods, the individual is permanently dropped.
Miss Johnson thanks pupils in both grades and high school for participating in the Christmas program and thanks teachers for aid with pupils and costumes. Numerous social notes follow listing visits and family travels across Kansas and nearby states as residents spend time with relatives and in illness absence.
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