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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1936
Page
3
Virgil Holmes of Maryville paid the sales tax on a new 1937 auto to Bagby Motor Co. with 1 003 pennies and added 76 silver dollars toward the purchase. Holmes, a traveling salesman for Townsend Wholesale Grocery Co., delivered the money after a lengthy counting session.
At the Rialto Theatre the film Born to Dance stars Eleanor Powell in a spectacular production with a nautical backdrop. With over 250 dancers and 200 instrumentalists and singers the cast includes James Stewart Virginia Bruce Una Merkel Sid Silvers Frances Langford Raymond Walburn Alan Dinehart and Buddy Ebsen.
Maryville residents receive a joyful Christmas interlude when a Nodaway county couple is telephonically connected to a California store. Harvey Haines arranges full outfits for the husband and wife, with clerks rushing to meet the demand and Barney Haines noting the cheerful scene from his shop.
Kenneth Ray Sutton twelve year old son of Mr and Mrs Denver Sutton of five miles northeast of Tindall killed a twenty four pound jackrabbit with a small caliber target rifle while hunting with Donald Lee and Glen Sawyer. The Sawyer boys chose Sutton as the shooter and he succeeded.
Shenandoah residents note Minnie Rea, about 30, mother of six, first ventures into the downtown district in eighteen years. She stayed home to care for children and work around the house, with her daughter Frieda employed at the Waffle Shop and son Clarence a well known contractor and cement man. He serves as first sergeant in Company EF.
The Clarion Monitor notes the grade school closes after fifty years of service. Students, families, and staff bid farewell as a new modern building near the high school prepares to welcome Clarion children on January 4. The old halls, desks, and blackboards will be memories.
A reflective piece contrasts life thirty years ago with present times. It notes cheaper food prices, different social norms, and simpler lifestyles versus modern mobility, entertainment, and social changes. The author wryly references bootlegging, crime, taxes, and nerves amid a holiday closing.
Frank Priebe outlines egg demand and market conditions for 1937. He notes eggs in cans amid rising cake batter use, warns supply is tight, and emphasizes feeding hens to maximize laying. Priebe urges early chick procurement and disciplined feeding to boost profits in the New Year.
The Rialto Theatre showcases Cain and Mabel with Marion Davies and Clark Gable. Spectacular dance numbers led by Davies and Teske, lush musical comedy, and fierce boxing scenes headline the film with supporting laughs from Jenkins Karns Catlett Carlyle Cavanaugh Donnelly and Collier. Adventure in Manhattan follows Wednesday January 6 with Jean Arthur Joe McCrea Reginald Owen Norman Bing and more in a witty crime caper.
Athelstan and Gravity residents visited kin in Missouri and Colorado over the holidays. Several households from Cedar Rapids to Sheridan hosted dinners and attended family gatherings, with teachers and farmers among those traveling to join relatives.
Local items report Nox Mery Fluke and family moving to Bedford from waed ais teeme, Jefferson town will reside here permanently, and Lee Lathrop resigns as rural carrier with Jerome Noble appointed to the route. Licenses issued to multiple pairs including William W Miller with Retta Smith and others. Includes 10, 20 year ago items with Finn Fund awards and community Christmas events plus dozens of Christmas visits and family news from Bedford and nearby towns.
A Christmas to New Year piece laments overindulgence and hangovers while urging restraint as the year ends. It then reports on Leo Red Moody of Scottsbluff visiting his hometown, his music career, and family. Nostalgic notes recount Santa at Christmas programs, Cedar Rapids odors, and Harbours fur handling, ending with a Happy New Year.
A long letter from a family member at Rosebud describing renovation work by three Indian painters, limited electricity, soft water, and a busy schedule with PTA and Christmas preparations. They mention cooking for the workers, making cinnamon rolls, aid from Mrs Walking-eagle, and plans to visit Rosebud and Valentine for gifts. They hope for a new school and quarters next spring and note Christmas allowances and activities for the children.
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