Chapel Service Highlights at Bedford High School
Reverend E. B. Nyman addressed the student body on February 18 in his final Bedford chapel. He spoke on Paul’s life in Philippi as Reverend R. G. Nye led readings from Ephesians and Philippians. Seventy eight music students performed for about 200 attendees on February 16. tickets sold totaled 62.40 to offset travel costs for upcoming spring contests.
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E. B. Nyman
Nyman
Bedford
B.H.S
Edwin Bush
Music Program at Mount Ayr Students to Form 80-Piece Band
Taylor County music directors will select about 80 high school band students from local schools to rehearse March 1 under Ohio State music director Mr. McBride. Rehearsals start in the morning and may include March 1 performances. songs include Show Boy Foot Lifter Host of Freedom and Washington Post.
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Taylor County
Mt. Ayr
McBride
Ohio State
Freedom
Washington Post
Second Team Bulldog Basketball Ends Season in Narrow Loss
Lamoni edged the Bulldogs 20 to 18 in Lamoni to finish the second squad season. The team featured seniors Warden Rimes and R H Van Dyke, juniors Gale Hawkee Ned Shafer, sophomores Dinwiddie Marshall Brown Richardson Thompson, freshmen Cole Burks Crawford Blake. The nucleus for next year forms with these players as Latchaw departs and Sieklocha coaches the closing games. The steady starting guards were Rimes and Earl Marshal.
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Lamoni
Bulldog
Bulldogs
Warden Rimes
R. H. van Dyke
Gale Hawkee
Ned Shafer
Charles Dinwiddie
Earland
Merle Marshall
Leland Brown
Duane Richardson
Dick Thompson
Gerald Cole
Dick Burks
Wilbur Crawford
Charles Blake
Latchaw
Sieklocha
Latchew
Earl Marshal
Bulldogs Second Team Hard Hit By Tough Schedule
The second team finished with 3 wins and 17 losses as detailing shows. Gerald Cole Ned Shafer and Dick Burks stood out in action. Opponents scored 642 to Bulldogs 401 while the second team averaged 20.05 points per game. A sudden death overtime against Leon ended 25 23 with the second team losing.
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Merle Marshal
Charles Dinwiddie
Willie Crawford
Gerald Cole
Ned Shafer
Dick Burks
Bulldogs
Leon
Bulldogs Beat Lamoni 48 to 35 in Conference Game
Bedford Bulldogs win their first road game of the season at Lamoni 48 35. Hullinger scores 29 for Bedford while White leads Lamoni with 14. Officials were Alexander and Crocker.
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Bulldogs
Lamoni
Bedford Bulldogs
B.H.S. Cagers
Sjeklocha
Hullinger
Lamont
B.H.S
White
Alexander and
Crocker
Osceola Defeats Bulldogs With Strong Reserve Play
Osceola built a 31-17 lead behind a dominant second unit, then held off a late Bulldog surge as local reserves struggled. High scorers included M Marshall with nine points and E Peniston with eight as Osceola’s substitutes outpaced the Bulldogs in the first half.
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Osceola
Bulldogs
M. Marshall
E. Peniston
Bedford basketball attendance and Taylor County totals
Attendance at Bedford games including Taylor County events reached 2170s. Revenue from non season or activity tickets totaled 1196 dollars and fifty cents, accounting for the county tournament. Taylor County attendance stood at 1349 with 490 on the second night the largest turnout. Eight BHS students were cast in two March plays by the dramatic club led by Mrs. Van Dyke.
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Bedford
Taylor County
B.H.S
R. F. van Dyke
B.hs
Norma Jean Alexander
Edna Ruth Cox
Gretchen Timberlake
Peggy Young
Paul Bartlett Jr
Don Corliss
Vernon Cox
Joe Sickels
Bedford High School Coke Machine Profits Revealed
Over seven months Bedford school staff drank 3350 cokes from the lunch room vending machine. The unit averaged 24 cokes daily and profits go to a Clarinda beverage company, with the school receiving a small percentage.
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Bedford School
Clarinda Beverage Company
School Bottled Beverage Dispenser for Staff and Students
A 50 capacity bottle beverage dispenser was installed for school staff convenience rather than profit. Serviced by the maintenance crew and repaired by Clarinda firm representatives. Students may use it at noon and before or after school.
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Clarinda
Bedford students launch magazine drive for school wire recorder
Bedford's senior and junior high pupils sell and renew magazines to raise funds for a wire recorder and a combination radio phonograph. The school nets 50 percent on most subscriptions and 30 percent on others, with prizes like a radio and knives. Six teams led by managers Lyle Martin and Jerry Pruitt compete. contest ends Monday February 23, sponsored with Curtis Publishing Co.
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Bedford
R. F. van Dyke
Lyle Martin
Jerry Pruitt
Dean Norton
Martha Dinwiddie
Beverly
Hi Y Basketball Triumphs Over Corning 30 23
The Bedford High School Hi Y team defeated Corning Hi Y 30 to 23 on the local court Wednesday evening February 11. In prelims Bedford Hi Y Second beat Corning Y Reserves 34 to 20. Earlier on Corning court the Bedford Hi Y First team lost a prior game following Bedford Seconds.
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B.H.S. Hi-Y
Corning Hi-Y
Hi-Y
Corning Y
Corning Court
B.H. S. Hi-Y
Bedford
Corning
Robert Mitchell
Bulldog Barks First School Journal of The Year
Journalism class at BHS distributed 85 copies of a six page student edition titled The Bulldog Barks. Mary Even Newland and Louise Wintermute edited with cartoons by R E B Van Dyke. Principal J S Taylor announced future editions may appear if interest grows.
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Bulldog Barks
BHS. Journalion
J.S. Taylor
Tmstrecter
Joe Sickeis
Gisde Helimeer
Lyie Martin
Dean Wimiermute
Paul Peach
Mary Jenesemda
Gordon Cox
Came A Cavalier by Frances Parkmann Reyes
Frances Parkmann Reyes, eighth best selling author, writes a French setting American novel framed by two world wars. The February Cosmopolitan interview notes her fourteen novels, travel works, and poetry. End papers portray French estates and war misery, while the tender love story unfolds amid wartime and postwar France.
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Frances Parkmann Reyes
Cosmopolitan
France
Descriptions and Characters Highlight WWI Service Tales
The article surveys heroines like Constance Galt and others, noting Mrs Keyes writing skill and a Red Cross searcher’s impact after World War I. It also lists scholarships for Bedford High School seniors including teaching tracks at Iowa State Teachers College and National Honor Society awards.
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Mrs. Keyes
Constance Galt
France
American Red Cross
Gwen
Tilda
Lois
Chaig
Stephanie
Bertha
Margot
Cavalier
B.H.S
Supt
R. F. van Dyke
Iowa State Teachers College
Torch Club
Bedford
National Honor Society
Colorado School of Mines
Iowa Federation of Women’s Clubs
Scholarships Offered On Basis Of Rank Character And Activity
Selection of scholarship and loan recipients from donors relies on scholastic ranking character and participation in school activities Students may apply by contacting R F Van Dyke for information and eligibility details.
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R. F. van Dyke
Washington Farmerettes Meeting Plans and Charity
The Washington Farmerettes gathered at Katherine Reeves's home on Saturday January 24 for an all day event. Members sewed practiced threading needles and treadling sewing machines before a pot luck dinner. They approved a $3 garden seed contribution for overseas and sent thanks to Mrs Ella Hensleigh and Harold Stanton for gifts to the club.
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Washington
Katherine Reeves
Ella Hensleigh
Joreen McColm
Harold Stanton
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