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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 29, 1949

Page

8

Gravity girls and gravity boys win two tight battles

Prescott girls fall 37 32 as Betty Cole scores 25 and Gravity boys edge Prescott 45 36 led by Akers 18. Conway girls beat Modaway 52 33 with Joyce Brown scoring 30. Clearfield girls lose 30 28 to Blockton while Clearfield boys beat Brockton 47 25. Blue Grass standings note Corydon Mount Ayr and others with records through week ending December 20.

Prescott Gravity Coachole Betty Cole Joyce Lyles Gravity Bears Akers Pee Nodaiway Conway Modaway Joyce Brown Joan Rhamy Anna Fenton Carolyn Burch Earl Lowe Clearfield Blockton Reod Pearl Lee Hays Dorothy Stephenson Nets Clearfield Boys Brockton Bombers Orioles Roger Mahoney Ronald Monk Don Shearer Waubonsie Nodaway Corydon Bedford Mount Ayr Creston Hawkeye Pop Warner L Pet Leon Seymour Oscelon Lyles Alandhigh Crowell F Peterson Davis G Hollingsworth Cole Johnson DeVore Skinner

Community social events and visits noted in Siam News

A pot luck supper at the school house featured music and contests. Plumb Masonic Lodge held a special meeting with third degree work at the Masonic hall. Entertainer Elmer Axelbender and three others from KMA Shenandoah performed at Community Hall. Various local residents hosted or attended family gatherings, meals, and Thanksgiving visits across Des Moines Ames Omaha Clarinda New Market and surrounding areas.

Plumb Masonic Lodge Masonic Hall Elmer Axelbender KMA Shenandoah Jeanette Farlow Omaha Floyd Farlow Reid Shields Harriet Clark Shreck Des Moines Mr. Shields Ames Harry Clayton Harry David Alva Clayton Glenn Stewart Charlie iWillams Hopkins Bess Smith Fred ‘Christensen Christensen College Springs Oscar Stewart Arthur Stewart Clarinda Etta Roy Jesse Stewart Frank. Shields Clark Crawford Fred Handorf Ted Bix Bolyd Sprague Carol Hulbert Land Kansas City

Christmas Trees Through History and Modern Harvest

Fifty years after Theodore Roosevelt banned White House Christmas trees, debates over harvesting and forest stewardship persist. The American Forest Products Industries backs sustainable cuts while noting 1949 harvests rely heavily on private timberland and farm production. The piece traces origins from Hessian soldiers and Martin Luther to today’s nationwide tree lighting and market trends with major species and consumption figures.

Washington, D. C United States White House Theodore Roosevelt Executive Mansion America Gifford Pinchot Pinchot American Forest Products Industries Canada New England Pacific Coast Germany George Washington Martin Luther

Faith the Moving Force Beyond Compare

Fragmentary quotation honors faith as the supreme driving power in life. The incomplete expression emphasizes belief as an unweighable, untestable force guiding human conduct and hope.

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