YWCA Director Visits BCHS Y-Teens
Miss Jeanne McGahee a Des Moines YWCA representative spoke to BCHS Y-Teen members in the school auditorium at noon Last Tuesday. She described Y-Teens purpose and shared a flannel graph demonstration as she visits Iowa Town and Country Y-Teen chapters. Kathryn Kirketey BCHS instructor is the Y-Teens sponsor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanne McGahee
YWCA
Des Moines
BCHS
Miss McGahee
Iowa
Kathryn Kirketey
Four Hi Y Delegates Prepared for Legislature
Four Bedford Hi Y delegates Robert Hill Dennis Spencer Robin Young and Allan Davidson will attend YMCA sponsored youth government assemblies at the Iowa State Capitol Des Moines Feb 10 and April 13 14. They travel with sponsor W B Brown as the BCHS group aided by the local YMCA Council and business groups. Delegates report findings to sponsoring organizations at their meetings.
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Robert Hill
Dennis Spencer
Robin Young
Allan Davidson
Iowa State Capitol
Des Moines
Bedford
Ymca Council
Community Business Men's Service Groups
BCHS
Students Have Vacation Again Amid Ice Closes Schools
Gerald C. Bryan announced that BCSD schools would remain closed last Friday due to icy hazardous roads. Bus drivers were told not to run routes as almost all area schools closed, along with many western and southwestern Iowa districts and some in Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald C. Bryan
BCSD
Iowa
Missouri
Bedford Y Teens Plan Trip to Ninth Foreign Students Weekend
Bedford Y-Teens will send 20 to 25 members to the Ninth Foreign Students Weekend Conference in Des Moines on Saturday February 3 at Memorial Auditorium. More than 700 Iowa college students from foreign countries are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Y-Teens
Des Moines
Iowa College
Arena Memorial Auditorum
FTA Plans Hat Check at BCHS Games
The Future Teachers of America group at BCHS discussed expanding hat check service at basketball games. The Nan Van Dyke chapter has run the stand since the season opened, aiming for more publicity. Peggy Neil announced plans for a state meeting in Des Moines. BCHS sponsor is Mrs. Lela Rutledge.
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BCHS
Future Teachers’ of America
Nan van Dyke
Des Moines
Peggy Neil
Bedford
Lela Rutledge
Annual Sales Campaign Nears Final Close at BC High
BC High seniors in Max Carpenter's speech class led pep talks to boost yearbook sales for the 1962 Torch. Two member teams promoted the drive with named volunteers Dale Williams Richard Beaver Roland Troncin Kara Jones John Walston urging late orders before January close and February order deadline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BCHS
Max Carpenter
W. B. Brown
Dale Williams
Richard Beaver
Roland Troncin
Kara Jones
John Walston
Times-Press
Smith Confined Sick At Home
Bill Smith a veteran custodian at BCHS has been confined to his home due to illness this past week He returned to school to perform his regular duties on Monday Chester Scott who assisted at Bedford Elementary School last week while custodian Max Cox was sick has aided in school clean up Ron Moffet BCHS senior is believed to be assisting with the work He helped with the work for several days during the school last year
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Smith
BCHS
Chester Scott
Bedford
Max Cox
Ron Moffet
Ron’ Moffet
Grandview High Staff and Students Faculty Notes
Donald Cox and others are identified assisting in various departments at Grandview High School near Kansas City Missouri. Miss Abarr taught commercial classes and assisted in the library while Londell Severson Donald Cox and others led industrial arts and science instruction under teachers Keith Kimmel Dwayne Ayer and Gary King.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald“ Cox
Ape Bregin
James Dick
Dwayne Ayer
Gary King
Londell Severson
Donald Cox
Keith Kimmel
Nancy Maine
Alice Mansfield
Weldon Sandell
Richard Fetterer
Gladys King
Max Carpenter
John Bregin
Warren Clark
Weldon Sundell
Bridal shower honors Clearfield bride to be
Miss Sandra Hanson was honored with a bridal shower at the Methodist church on January 20. Ann Whitmore played two solos and Brenda Spurrier sang two songs. Hanson opened gifts with help from Judy Mozingo Judy Hargin and Brenda Spurrier. Hostesses included Merle Beggs Helen Lou Duey Helen McMath Vera Morey and Ellen Kelly. Hanson wed Don Whitmore on January 27.
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Eileen” Kelly
Judy” Zingo
Judy Hargin
Miss Hanson
Don Whitmore
Iowa lemons ripen on three year old tree in Mechanicstown
A lemon tree at a meat processing plant in Mechan icsville Iowa produced ripe fruit for the first time four lemons ripened on the three year old tree recently. The fruit measured 12 inches around.
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Mechanicsville
Iowa
Local Church Activities and Community Notes
Mary Stroburg and Loretta Dillon win anniversaries and gifts while traveling to Des Moines and Gran du Center to visit family. The Christian Women’s Fellowship meets for an all day event with pot luck dinner and new officers are elected. The Sunshine Sisters resume meetings with guests and a door prize awarded. Community church services and youth groups are listed with pastors and schedules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark Stroburg
Des. Moines
Lavelle
Gran
du Center
Jennie, Newkirk
Glen Stroburg
Roy Dillon
Edwin King
Susie Dillon
Beulah Larsson
Frank Gunson
Leo, Dillon
Guy Poore
John Stroburg
Harold E. Brown
Henry, Hennegin
George Sweeney
Sharpsburg
Orlie Steen
Eddie Hobbs
Art Matheny
Bedford
Biggest Tug of War Record Set in India 1889
The longest tug-of-war ever contested lasted two hours forty one minutes in 1889 in India between two British infantry companies. Abraham Ribicoff urged educators to keep teenagers in school through graduation with expanded jobs programs and more individual counseling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Health Education and Welfare
Longest Anthem Fact Cited Nationally
The Greek national anthem is noted as the world’s longest with 158 stanzas, reported as a record in trivia coverage. The claim highlights Greece’s lengthy musical tribute among nations and national symbols.
Local Anecdotes of Sharpsburg and Nearby Families
Community notes recount visits and dinners among residents and relatives in Sharpsburg, Glenwood, and surrounding towns. Names include Elbert Miller, Bernard Plowman, Boyd Shookman, Verna Jenkins, Leonard Rusco, Bee Weese, Wilbur Burns, and Ward Campbell among others, with travel to St. Joseph, Denver, and Bedford.
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Sharpsburg
Elbert, Miller
Villisca
George. Gillette
Boyd Shook
Boseman, Mont
Carl Leaverton
Shookman
Mary Burright
Athelstan
Wedding at Braddyville brings Keever and Livengood together
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keever attend the wedding of their son James Keever and Miss Ann Livengood at Braddyville Iowa Methodist church. The double ring ceremony featured a brocaded satin sheath dress and pearls for the bride, with the couple to reside in Maryville Missouri. The groom is a Northwest Missouri State college student.
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O. F. Safley
Kenneth Mullen
Arcadia
Calif
Russell Weaver Morey
Buena Vista College
Storm Lake
Town
Mrs
Russell Morey
Robert Loghty
Sioux City
W. W. Burns
Ray Loghty
Blockton
Ray Keever
James Keever
Misa Ann Livengood
Braddyville, Iowa
C. R. Fitz
Bride
Braddyvile High School
Northwest Missouri State College
The
Nodaway Valley Bank
Maryville
Keever
Sheridan High School
CARE food packages reach 43 500 tons to 17 countries
During fiscal year 1962 CARE will ship over 43 500 tons of food as personal gifts from Americans in the Midwest and across the United States. Each $1 package provides 25 pounds of corn meal flour dried milk and other essentials to hungry people in 17 countries.
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Midwest
America
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Hi-Y Club
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Pat Minor
Barbara Bram
Fan Brown
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Order of the Eastern Star
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Roy Beck
Mildred Beck
Art Dinwiddie
Arthur Dinwiddie Insurance
Clearfield
Randall Wilson
Will Parkhurst
Adel, Iowa
Bert Nevill
Jan Varner
Brad Varner
Maryville, Mo
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Marlyn D. Hawley
Doug
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Roberta McClintock
Homer McClintock
South Edge
Maryville Auction Company
Bradley, Graham, Archer & Hyder
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Low
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Amy Stewart
Loretta ‘Dillon
Methodist Church
S. E. Sterrett
Wed. Baptist Church
Bob Pinkerton
Ernest Léferer
Charlie’s Mobil Service
Cecil Smith
Gravity
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Dean Weese
Lenox
Mrs. Bee Weese
C. L. Stephenson
Fred A. Bownes
M. F. Older
St. Joseph
Mrs. H. C. Stout
Oscar Schaeffer
Jakie Green
Denver, Mo
Gerald Green
Elmer Fluke
Lewis Naill
Vern Chandler
David Guinn
Kansas City
Ward Campbell
Mt. Ayr
Mary Cavin
Vanita Sickels
Cleo Bownes
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Glenwood
Herman Smith
Verna Jenkins
ALL Kinds Insurance Real
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Will Dowls
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Roy Curry
Myrtle Glass
Surplus
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