Christmas Seals drive appeals for unpaid sales
Mrs. W H Blakemore chairs the Christmas Seal sale committee urging citizens to pay for seals mailed weeks ago. The drive has been encouraging but will fall short unless prompt payments arrive. Bangle Day raised 8.40 on the street and 4.25 from the school, with the kindergarten contributing 81 cents. School posters displayed in Weingarth shoe shop windows announced winners: sixth grade Elese Sawyer first, Patty Francis and Carl Parsons second. Junior High Evelyn Airshie first, Suzanne Wetmore and Betty June Irwin second.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Blakemore
Weingarth
Elese ‘Sawyer
Patty Francis
Carl Parsons
Evelyn Airshie
Suszanne Wetmore
Betty June Irwin
Find That Oil Special at Rialto With Crosby Film
A double feature at the Rialto on Wednesday and Thursday nights Jan 4 and 6 offers Bedford residents a look at Find That Oil showing how science led to oil discovery. The second feature is Dr Rhythm starring Bing Crosby Mary Carlisle Beatrice Lillie and Andy Devine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rialto
Bedford
Bing Crosby
Mary Carlisle
Beatrice Lillie
Andy Devine
Wedding Cake 64 Years Old Preserved In Iowa
The Des Moines Register features a 64 year old wedding cake baked for Mr and Mrs J R Cooper of Conway. Now owned by Mrs H L Brown of Clearfield the cake remains uncut stored in a wooden box and allegedly still moist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Register
J. R. Cooper
Conway
H. L. Brown
Clearfield
Hildra Cooper
Sidney Dunning 77 Dies in St. Joseph
Sidney Dunning 77 a brother of Miss Mary Dunning and Milton Dunning of Bedford died at his home in St. Joseph at 6 30 Monday morning Dec 26 He was a former Bedford resident The funeral was held in St Joseph Wednesday afternoon with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Dunning
Mary Dunning
Milton Dunning
Bedford
St. Joseph
Mr. Dunning
Judge Johnston Opens Court Today
Judge George A. Johnston convened district court to hear matters regarding the settlement of the William Eggers estate. The grand jury is in session today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Johnston
William Eggers
Mrs B A Clark Dies In West
Mrs Benjamin A Clark former Stella Stretch of Bedford died at her Spokane Washington home Thursday December 22 She had been ill after an accident last summer in Missoula Montana when she fell down basement stairs breaking her leg Her husband Mr Clark died years ago Readers note cousins Will Livingston and Lou Livingston reside east of Bedford in Taylor county Also Bert Safley has returned from surgery in St Joseph and a Presbyterian group visited the County Home with carols and a musical program
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin A. Clark
Stella Stretch
Bedford
Spokane
Wash
Times-Press
G. A. Howard
Opportunity
Clark
Ella Wood Sanford
Missoula
Mont
Warin Moves Office To Ahrens Building
County Attorney Roger F. Warin will relocate his office to the basement room of the Ahrens Drug building after the new year. He served Taylor county three terms and will practice with his brother Emmit Warin in the firm Warin & Warin, based in Mount Ayr. The Bedford Community Club also shifts its headquarters to a north basement room in the same building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger F. Warin
Ahrens Drug
Warin
Taylor County
Emmit Warin
Mount Ayr
Warin &Warin
Ahrens
Bedford Community Club
Nelson Car Upsets Injures Driver Enroute Home
Miss Maude Nelson sustained a broken nose and other bruises when her Plymouth car overturned several times on a highway between Bedford and Gravity. She had driven from Toledo, Iowa, to visit for the holidays. The vehicle was badly damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Broadcast to Hear Jensen from Washington Next Saturday
The Hon. Ben F. Jensen of Ex tra Iowa will appear on a nationwide Columbia Broadcasting System hookup from 3 30 to 4 30 p m Iowa time next Saturday Dec 31 from Washington D C. Jensen is among congressmen elect chosen to give two minute talks interpreting the November election results. Mr and Mrs T C Buchanan and son Richard left for Denver to make their future home as did Mrs Buchanan's parents Mr and Mrs Harry Adams who will also reside in Denver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben F. Jensen
Extra
Iowa
Columbia Broadcasting’ System
Washington, D. C
Jensen
T. C. Buchanan
Richard
Denver
Colo
Buchanan
Harry Adams
Assessors Set Meeting Here January 10
Assessors of Taylor county will meet at the office of County Auditor Bob Goforth on Tuesday January 10 to receive supplies and instructions. The annual assessment of personal property will be made. Real estate valuations were taken in 1937 and will not be taken again until 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Bob Goforth
Mrs G W Hurt 70 Former Bedford Resident Dies in Cheyenne
Mrs G W Hurt aged 70 former Bedford resident died at her Cheyenne Wyoming home on Friday morning December 23 from a heart attack after a period of illness. Funeral services and burial were in Cheyenne. Survived by husband four daughters and two sons plus grandchildren and siblings. Family moved from Bedford to Cheyenne in 1916.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Hurt
Bedford
Cheyenne
Wyo
Minn
Fred Herrington
Lowell Hurt
Ivan Hurt
John Downing
Blockton
Aurt
Branson
Valentine
Wayne
Doug Fine Dies At Conway December 27
Douglas Fine a Siam community resident died at his Conway home on Tuesday December 27 after months of ill health. Short services were planned at his Conway home at 11 a.m. Friday and the body would be taken to Shearer cemetery west of Siam for burial with a service at 1 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Fine
Siam
Conway
Shearer
Wells to Quit Auctioneering After Sheriff Takeover
Ivan Wells, Taylor county sheriff elect, will resign from auctioneering after the new year to focus on duties as county sheriff. He will still hold an interest in Bedford Sales Company, which runs a Community Sale each Saturday in Bedford. His brother J E Wells of New Market will assist Cummings with the weekly sale from the start of next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivan Wells
Taylor County
Wells
Bedford Sales Company
Bedford
J. E. Wells
New Market
Cummings
Ivan
Missouri
Trenton
Cold snap grips area with below freezing temps
Colder weather holds this region during Christmas with temps dipping to zero Tuesday morning. The week featured readings from 31 to 24 Thursday, rising to 45 by Saturday and dropping to 0 on Tuesday. Snow and sleet occurred last Thursday and flurries Monday.
Mrs John Melvin Dies After Illness in Coin
Mrs John Melvin died at her home in Coin on Thursday December 22 after a several year illness. She suffered a stroke four years ago and was practically helpless afterward. Survived by husband four daughters and a son. Funeral at Wetmore Funeral Home Bedford Saturday afternoon conducted by a Coin minister with burial in Bedford Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Melvin
Coin
Wetmore
Bedford
Melvin
Rural School in Washington No. 8 Reports Perfect Attendance
Hickory Grove school in Washington No. 8 district has eight pupils and an immaculate attendance record to date. Miss Wilma Robey teaches. students include Jackie Wagaman Evelyn Parks Lowell Parks Madelene Hawkee Joan Hawkee Mary Ellen Park Norma Jean Park and Mary Alice Nelson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory Grove School
Washington No. 8
Wilma Robey
Jackie Wagaman
Evelyn Parks
Lowell Parks
Madelene Hawkee
Joan Hawkee
Mary Ellen Park
Norma Jean Park
Mary Alice Nelson
Taylor County
Miss McLaury Is Taken To Hospital For Appendicitis
Miss Lola McLaury of Bedford was brought to the Methodist hospital in St Joseph Friday evening for appendicitis surgery soon after arrival. She is reported convalescing satisfactorily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McLaury
Lola McLaury
Bedford
Methodist
St. Joseph
Lake That Grows Corn Lake That Grows Corn
A WLW Cincinnati broadcast on December 31 1938 will present the erosion control story of a 160 acre Laneshoro Michigan lake formed by sediment from unprotected farmland. C T Cheney CCC erosion camp superintendent notes silting affects reservoirs and cites Lake Manawa and Lake of Three Fires as examples. The program includes a dramatized Jake story and interview with F E Charles. Mrs Calvin Brown of Siam is ill at her mother’s New Market home.
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WLW
Cincinnati
Ohio
C. T. Cheney
CCC
Laneshora
Mich
Cheney
Manawa
Council Bluffs
Missouri River
WPA
The
Park Service
Lake of Three Fires
Taylor
Natty
Lanesboro
Minn
Sail Conservation Service
Dayton
the Soil Conservation Service
Jake
F. E. Charles
Lanesoro
Calvin Brown
Siam
Nettie Savage
New Market
Basketball Boys Go To Des Moines
Coach Nordstrom took his first string basketball boys and a few second team players to Des Moines Wednesday morning to attend the coaching school and watch fast players in action. They will return home this evening. Boys on the trip include Jack Burks Robert Salen Don Stark Bill Cross Bud Morris Ben Morris Chip Blakemore Bill Tucker Henry Hamblin Lawrence Stark and Galen McMaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nordstrom
Des Moines
Jack Burks
Robert Salen
Don Stark
Bill Cross
Bud Morris
Ben Morris
Chip Blakemore
Bill Tucker
Henry Hamblin
Lawrence Stark
Ceskey Twins
Galen McMaster
Webster City
Des
Paul L. Ellison 38 Dies at CCC Camp
Paul L. Ellison, 38, a mechanic at the local CCC camp for three months, died at his Illinois street home Monday afternoon after months of declining health. Wetmore Funeral Home will conduct services Wednesday at 11, Rev. C Max Buck officiating. Burial follows at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Des Moines. He is survived by his wife and three children in town, a daughter in Marion, mother Mrs. Margaret Ellison of California, and sister Mrs. J C Coon of Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul L. Ellison
CCC
Illinois Street
Wetmore
C. Max Buck
Laurel Hill
Des Moines
Ellison
Bedford
Marion
Iowa
Margaret Ellison
California
J. C. Coon
Hahn Gives Free Christmas Show At Rialto Theater
A. D. Hahn hosted a free Christmas show for local children at the Rialto on Saturday forenoon. The crowd was large with many families attending and children occupying two seats apiece in places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahn
A. D. Hahn
Rialto
Credit Association To Meet Jan 6at Clarinda Theatre
Mills Montgomery Adams Fremont Page and Taylor counties farmers attend the annual stockholders meeting of the Clarinda Production Credit Association on Friday January 6 at 10 30 a m in the Clarinda Theatre basement. J J Anderson president says election of two directors for three year terms will be held and R M Cowden will present the financial statement. Since its start under the Farm Credit act of 1933 the association has made about 600 livestock and general farm loans totaling over 1180000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Montgomery
Adams
Fremont
Page
Taylor Counties
Clarinda
R. M. Cowden
Clarinda Association
Credit “Go-Op
Mr. Anderson
Arnold Basher
New Market
Floyd D. Young
Lenox
Edwin Carter
Glenwood
Library Benefit Show Here January 6 At High School
The Library Board presents a one night benefit in the High School Auditorium on Friday January 6 at 8 o clock. Miss Lucile Meredith Ferry Hall directs the farce The Physician in Spite of Himself by Moliere with a Red Oak cast led by Mary Ann Packard and Miss Packard who previously starred in Ferry Hall production. Bedf ord participants fill remaining roles with costuming shaping a convincing cross gender performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Library Board
Lucile Meredith
Ferry Hall
Lake Forest, Ill
Mary Ann Packard
Red Oak
Doris May Meredith
Luella Dowell
Jean Hook
Mary Ellen Little
Wilma Shum
Vera Akers
Dolores O'Dell
Bette Bray
Maliere
France
Moliere
Sganarelle
Geronte
Red Oaks
Bedford
Kerosene Safety Rules Emphasized By Miss Akers
Home demonstration agent Miss Vera Akers warns kerosene is safe only when cold and lists practical preventing steps. Do not place lamps near heat sources or curtains, keep wicks clean, and use metal shields and air space behind stoves. Use electric light to refill at night and rely on sand or damp sawdust if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vera Akers
Miss Akers
Bedford High at Clarinda Postponed Schedule Change
Bedford high school basketball game against Clarinda high school shifts to Tuesday evening January 3 here after earlier listing showed a Clarinda venue. The change affects location and timing of the matchup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High School
Clarinda High School
Clarinda
Swiss Type Cheese Developed in Iowa Dairy Project
Iowa State College researchers report a new semi commercial method for an Iowa Swiss Type cheese. The process yields an added return over standard American cheese and uses high quality milk and careful processing. Over 25 000 pounds were produced for testing as Iowa dairy output grows from 5 factories in 1924 to 24 in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Towa
Ip General
Feed the Sick training schools set schedules
A home project training series on feeding the sick titled Feed ing the Sick will be discussed. Training sessions run January 3 to January 27 at various township and county homes including Lenox Bedford Blockton and Gravity with hosts Mrs Ray Hayes Mrs Ida Depew Mrs Frank Shields Mrs Roy Weatherly Mrs Walter Fiorea Mrs Ben White and Mrs Eli Houck listed as hosts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jimmie
Home Project
Marshall and Grove
Ray Hayes
Lenox
Washington Township
Ida Depew
Gravity
Dan
Polk and Mason
Frank Shields
Bed’ford
Benton, Ross and
Bedford
Roy Weatherly
Gay and Jefferson
Walter Fiorea
Blockton
Nodaway and
Dallas
Ben White
Clayton and
Jackson
Eli Houck
Sweigards Visit Here From Colorado For Christmas
Mr and Mrs Walter A Sweigard of New Farmer Colorado spent Christmas in Sharpsburg visiting relatives and old friends from the days they lived there Their daughter and family Mr and Mrs Clifford Underwood of north of Sharpsburg hosted them Other children present included Mrs Rex Jones and family of Arkansas Mary McCrea and son Jim and Timothy Sweigard of Henderson Kentucky
End of Year Phrase Notes Timeframes in Retro Reread
The passage muses on year end and new year timing with repetitive phrases about last and first moments. It playfully links December’s end to the week, month, and day and predicts smooth transitions into January. It presents a calendar oriented, reflective jumble without concrete events or names.
License sales outpace last year says County Treasurer
County Treasurer J. R. Henderson reports 271 more automobile license plates issued this year than on the same date last year. By December 28 this year 785 licenses had been issued, compared with 484 on the same date a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Henderson
Taylor County seals 111757 bushels of corn for loans
E B Taylor reports that by Tuesday evening 111 757 bushels of corn from Taylor County conservation compliance farms were sealed. Most tested under 15 percent moisture and sealed at 7 cents per bushel, providing loans totaling 63701 49. Four sealers cover the county with a $3 inspection fee and nine tenths of a cent per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. BE. Taylor
Taylor County Agricultural Conservation Association
Taylor County
Taylor
Bert Archibald
Lenox
Dewey Hensley
Frank Shields
Cliff Allison
County Agricultural Conservation Board
Farm Bureau Set to Convene in January Convention in Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to hold its twentieth annual convention January 18 to 20 in Des Moines. Officials announced recognition programs awarding trophies to counties with high farmer member rates, largest memberships, and top attendance. Special prizes honor 100 percent attendance and top voluntary membership efforts led by Hor Clark and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Farm Bureau Federation
Tou
Dubuque County
Farm Bureau
Hor. Clark
Allamanee County
A.F.B.F
United States
Inter
Bureau
Attend Say¢ Among thos who attend lces for Lelday
Fragmentary notes mention attendance at a gathering related to Lelday in 1938. Names such as Mrs. Elmet and Mrs. In [penter appear, with references to W. [Patkinatg in ERY Kansas A. S. Talkin and Bobbie of Des Mrs. H. H. Ric, but details are unclear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lces
Lelday
Okmul
Elmet
Also Mentioned on This Page
Judge Johnston
B. A. Clark
West
Safley
Bert Safley
Methodist Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Stanley Schlick
Nelson
Doug Fine
CCC Camp
G. W. Rimel
Indianola
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