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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1949

Page

6

Christmas Dinner Spirit Spreads Through Local Families

Church notices in Conway list 9:30 worship and 10:30 Sunday School led by Rev D C Callison with associate Mrs D C Callison and Marvin Bunyan. MyF prayer meeting set for Thursday morning. Osceola, Bedford, Sharpsburg families hosted birthday and holiday gatherings with names including Irvin Johnson Perry Clyde Donaldoe Nodaway Jill Lucas Jones Highmy Woods. Camp Fire Girls met at John Woods home. Christmas gift exchange among twelve attendees. refreshments served.

D. C. Callison Marvin Bunyan Mark Anderson Jill Blanche Dsamewood Vane Lucas Basil Blaine Kenneth Lucas Kenneth Dean Bedford Charley Jones Caryl Jones Sharpsburg John Woods

Culture Club and church groups share Christmas spirit

The Culture Club gathered at Mrs Vernon Straight's home for Christmas verses and a lesson led by Mrs Claro Wright as they packed treats for the County Home and a package to Glenwood. Members and husbands later delivered a program at the County Home with refreshments. The Philathea class met at the church with fifteen members, invited seniors, delivered Christmas treats and gifts, and served refreshments. The American Legion Auxiliary met with fourteen members, sang carols, heard readings, sent a Christmas gift to Clarinda Hospital and cookies to Knoxville Hospital, exchanged gifts, and enjoyed holiday decor and a small tree with refreshments.

Culture Club Nursday Vernon Straight Claro Wright Glenwood Horton Les Roy Pitzhugh Elsie Thornton Nellie Blair May Besco Nellie Piper American Legion Auxiliary Hall J Kihn Robinson Reva Burch Clarinda Knoxville Edith Robinson Florence Brown

Conway area a flurry of weekend visits and family

Local residents shared weekend visits across several towns. Beryl Besco and Claro Wright toured Storm Lake Iowa. Hazel Blane visited Edna Besco in Conway. Ray Kernen and Harley Wintermute hosted guests. Bess Busco attended Frank Kauble's funeral in Athelstan. Morris family hosted in Lenox. Patty and Donald Straight visited grandmother Hattie Straight. Paul Painter called on Clarinda. Elmer Garst visited Tabor. Barker and England families visited near Clearfield. Chas Brown Jones families visited Clarinda. apprentice Seaman Jack Rusco returned home for Christmas from San Diego Navy base before sailing back to Omaha.

Conway Beryl Besco Claro Wright Storm Lake Iowa Hazel Blane Bedford Edna Besco Ray Kernen Harley Alvin Barker Everett England Clearfield Bess Rusco Chas. Brown Athelstan Chas. Jones, Jr Sharpsburg Chas. Jones P. C. Miller Clarinda

Local Visits Highlight Weekend Social Roundup

Mr and Mrs Ernest Barker and Dean of Lenox spent Sunday at the Lewis Barker home. Mr and Mrs Ben Hayworth and family visited his mother Mrs Mina Hayworth in Clarinda. Mrs Welle Davis spent Sunday with her sister and husband Mr and Mrs Ross Smith in Clarinda.

Conway Ernest Barker Lenox Lewis Barker Ben Hayworth Mina Hayworth Clarinda Welle Davis Ross Smith

Eden's Death Noted in South Market Area

O Eden of south of New Market died Friday night. Funeral held Monday at the Christian Church. Social items mention Alvin Kargen oyster supper Sunday and Christmas dinner hosted by Mr and Mrs John Woods with guests including Mr and Mrs Gilbert Gray and families.

O. Eden Alvin Karg Henry Karg Bed‘ford Jess Browns John Woods Gilbert Gray

Local families gather for Christmas visits and dinners

Chicago residents Mr and Mrs Harmon Martin and sons Billy and Jimmy spent Christmas with Effie Hawkins and relatives. Paul Adams and family visited Calvin Warrick in Clarinda. Clifford Drennen family dined with Noel Carpenter. Freddie Carpenter of Clarinda stopped by. Claude Drennen of Elmo dined with Nelle Nevins, Bert Clark home. Clara Brown left for Stockton to spend winter with children. E Y Turpin of Des Moines visited Flossie Osborn. Jim McDonald and Opal Wallace at Armstrong Nursing Home in Bedford with sister Alben Catlin and later at Ray Kennedy home.

Harmon Martin Billy Jimmy Chicago Effie Hawkins Paul Ross Fremont Nebr Vanzo Drennen Paul Adams Calvin Warrick Clarinda Clifford Drennen Noel Carpenter Freddie Carpenter Claude Drennen Elmo Nelle' Nevins Bert Clark Clara Brown Stockton California E. Y. Turpin Des Moines

Evelyn Stearns Marries Wayne Peterson in Gravity

Mr and Mrs Russell Stearns announce the marriage of their daughter Evelyn to Wayne Peterson on Wednesday December 14 at the Gravity Methodist church parsonage. They plan to reside on a farm near Red Oak and will attend church events including Sunday School Worship and evening services.

Russell Stearns Evelyn Wayne Peterson Methodist Church Parsonage Gravity Red Oak

Power of Love and Righteousness for the Race

A reflective aphorism by J C Powys suggests that love and righteousness together can elevate a race beyond mere competition, implying moral virtue fuels progress and unity among participants.

J.C. Powys

Farmer Tambling Advocates Home Grain Use for Profit

Land production boosts 50 percent as grain and livestock drive farm income. About 60 hogs and 40 cattle are raised annually. Tambling argues more money comes from keeping grain on the farm and feeding it, then returning fertilizer to the land.

Tambling

Practical Land Use Boosts Tambling Farm Yields

Claude Tambling, a mixed grain and livestock farmer near Chebanse Illinois, adopted soil conservation and crop rotation. By using land-use plans from the Soil Conservation Service he increased corn yield from about 35 to 60 bushels per acre, boosted livestock, hay and grain production, and reduced work while keeping fertility on the farm.

Claude Tambling Chebanse Illinois Mr. Tambling Soil, Conservation Service Tambling The Soil Conservation Service Mr.Tambling

Lenox Christmas Windows Decorate Main Street Shops

The First National Bank and Gamble store display bright Christmas decorations and electric figures including a Santa sign. The United Presbyterian Church choir plans Sunday carols and a Vesper Service on December 18 with a large choir and solos. William Butler, 94, a longtime Lenox resident, died Sunday. survivors include daughter Adah, daughter-in-law Nell, granddaughter Hazel, and son Walter. Funeral at Lenox Methodist Church with Rev. Clarence Richardson. Burial in Morgan cemetery east of Lenox.

First National Bank Gamble Jay Henderson Gamble Store Bricker Main Street William Butler Lenox Tree Corner Taylor Adams Unnion Ringgold Adah Butler Nell Butler Hazel Butler Walter Jefferson County Batavia Lenox Methodist Church Clarence Richardson Old Morgan Cemetery

Ruth Kilby returns to Lenox telephone office duties

Illness brief ends as Ruth Kilby resumes work at the Lenox telephone office. J E Rogers was ill Saturday but improved Sunday. His daughter Agnes Pratt of Arlington Virginia has stayed with him for seven weeks. Lenox school vacation runs December 23 to January 3 with Christmas parties planned. An oil furnace explosion at the Methodist church caused no damage.

Ruth Kilby J. E. Rogers Agnes Pratt Arlington Virginia Lenox R. E. Bender California Ser“Endssot Hist Sadie Berder Warmdale North Mollywood Methodist Church

Lenox Church Receives Furnace Repair Notice

Mrs R Bender drove to Kansas City Tuesday to meet her husband. Joyce Ann Judy Hufnagel of Kansas City visited with grandparents Dick Hufnagel and Ida Henderson. Lenox High School Christmas program set for December 21 at 7 30 pm in the local gym. Richard Walter, son of Orval Walter, sang bass in Town State Festival Choir at Ames Sunday. Sunday night Youth meetings move to December at the Methodist church after November at the United Presbyterian church.

R. BE. Bender Kansas City Joyce Ann Judy Hufnagel Dick Hufnagel Ida ‘Henderson Beverly Marilyn McLaury Lenox High School Richard Walter Orval Walter Lenox Ames Methodist Church United Presbyterian Church

Anderson-Hensley Win KSIB Award

Lois Anderson and Dean Hensley, Taylor County 4-H members, win KSIB honors with plaques. Lois places second in girls division for six county corn test and earns a billfold. Dean wins boys division for last year’s top record, receives gold key chain, and holds club president roles.

Taylor County Lois Anderson Dallas Delphiniums Dean Hensley Jackson Boys Lois Dean KSIS Ak-Sar-Ben

Book notices highlight Marquand Wolfe works and awards

Lois and Dean present a plaque to Dewey Hensley of the boys committee at a special Saturday broadcast. Ellen Beebe notes Point Of No Return by John F. Marquand as a Pulitzer winner and serialized hits, while Thomas Wolfe and You Can’t Go Home Again are discussed with lifelong writing discipline and posthumous influence.

Lois Dean Dewey Hensley John F. Marquand George Apley Marquand Ladies’ Home Journal Thomas Wolfe North Carolina Carolina University Harvard Herbert J. Miller

You Cant Go Home Again by Thomas Wolfe

A critique notes Wolfe’s flair for language and the novel’s central figure George Welber. It explores the autobiographical feel, Wolfe’s depth and vivid scenes, and a gifted writer avoiding harsh truths through many disheartening experiences.

Wolfe George Welber Iit George

Music Clinic Brings Band Members to Creston

The second annual Music Clinic sponsored by Creston Junior College gathered 120 students from twelve high schools. Northwestern University director Glenn Cliffe Barnum led the event with Bedford representatives Wilbert Wilson Eleanor Myatt Bill Steward Helen Wintermute and Leland Brown.

Creston Junior College Creston Glenn Cliffe Barnum Northwestern University Barnum Alk Bedford Wilbert Wilson Eleanor Myatt Bill Steward Helen Wintermute Leland Brown

Blockton Women and Men Face Arispe Tonight on Home Floor

Blockton hosts Arispe in a town basketball doubleheader after the Blockton men beat Redding 48 to 36 last Saturday. Blockton has 5 wins and 3 losses to date while the women seek improvement on the season.

Blocktte Enk Arispe Town Blockton Redding

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