FOR SALE AND RENT ITEMS IN DES MOINES AREA
Several classified notices list items for sale and rent. Boone oats with 95 percent fertility, 1929 Model A Ford sedan, sleeping porch or housekeeping room for rent, half section farm near Atlantic, stock and grain farms, 80 acre farm near Sharpsburg for sale or rent with personal property and debts to be listed, contact J Carl Rush in Des Moines. A salesman wanted for a well known oil company, must be over 30, no experience required, immediate steady income with car, apply P T Webster Standard Building Cleveland 13 Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Winzterset
Sharpsburg
J. Carl Rush
Walnut
Des Moines
P. T. Webster
Cleveland
Ohio
Benedict Piano Co Clarinda ad new hearing aid sale
An advertisement from Benedict Piano Co in Clarinda promotes a Zenith Hearing Aid Model A2A for 40 dollars and a long term low rate Federal Land Bank loan via J D Loudon secretary. The notice also asks readers to sell used pianos by describing height make and full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benedicts’ Clarinda
J. D. Loudon
Clarinda
Iowa
Benedict Piano Co
Acknowledgments for Kindness After Loss
We thank friends and neighbors who assisted during illness and after the death of our loved one. Mrs. J. A. Francis and sons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Francis
Hot Lunch Menus January 22 26
Menu for the week lists daily meals with items and sides. Monday features escalloped corn and bacon deviled eggs corn bread prune whip and milk. Tuesday offers Italian spaghetti lettuce salad bread butter apple crisp and milk. Wednesday serves chicken pie cabbage and apple salad bread butter molasses cookies and milk. Thursday presents escalloped potatoes and ham carrot sticks bread butter upside-down cake and milk. Friday includes bean soup celery crackers gingerbread and milk.
Injured in collision near St Joseph
Mr and Mrs Floyd Fickess of Gravity were injured Wednesday when their car rear ended another near St Joseph They were taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital Mrs Fickess had head and hip injuries Mr Fickess cuts Granddaughter Jean Marie Jones riding with them was uninjured They were en route to Kansas City to visit a hospitalized daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Fickess
St. Joseph
Missouri Methodist Hospital
Fickess
Mr. Fickess
Jean Marie Jones
Kansas City
We Are Supers and the Fight for Freedom at Home
A wartime column urges readers to defend freedom by supporting democracy abroad and addressing domestic issues. It questions extremism, stresses free speech, and calls for Red Cross donations, bed purchases, and timely wartime payments with clear deadlines for seed, replacement applications, and cream stubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Neighbors Harvest Corn for Pete Shum at Bedford
Neighbors and friends gathered Friday afternoon at Mr. and Mrs. Shum’s northeast of Bedford to husk the remaining corn. Helped by John Baxter, Jack Airshie, Lou Ackley, Glade Keith, James Keith, Duane Dalton, Harley Sleep and Geo. Reese.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. and
Mee Bes Shum
Bedford
John Baxter
Jack Airshie
Lou Ackley
Glade Keith
James Keith
Duane Dalton
Harley Sleep
Geo. Reese
Thanks for Help Shucking Our Corn
Mr and Mrs P H Shum thank friends who assisted in shucking their corn. They express lasting appreciation for the kindness shown.
Ross Banner School Buys Bonds and Stamps
The Banner school south of Bedford Ross No 6 with teacher Mrs Pauline McCune has purchased 126.58 in bonds and stamps in the first four months of the school year. Pupils include Gale Hawkee Billie Hawkee Richard Thompson Robert Thompson Peggy Donna La Verne Cordell Paul Phyllis Jones Mary Jo Thompson.
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Banner
Bedford
Ross No. 6
Pauline McCune
Gale
Billie Hawkee
Richard
Robert Thompson
Peggy
Donna
la Verne Cordell
Paul
Phyllis Jones
Mary Jo Thompson
Wolves Become Pest At The State Park
Farmers near Lake of Three Fires report wolves as a growing menace to livestock and poultry. Levi Kernen says 12 to 24 wolves invade his farm area surrounding the park, killing lambs and threatening sheep-raising viability. Wolf hunters have had little success. wolves move toward the park, leap fences, and hide in west-side brush, prompting consideration of aerial hunting with park permission.
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Lévi Kernen
Clarinda
Waubensie Conference Standings Report
Present standings of teams in the Waubensie Conference are listed by conference secretary F. C. Dorsey of Gravity. The document provides the current order and points for each member club in the circuit.
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F. C. Dorsey
Gravity
Corning Presbytery Meeting in Creston
Ministers and members of sessions for Corning Presbytery will meet at the Presbyterian church in Creston on Tuesday January 23 starting at 10 o'clock. The annual winter gathering is open to church leaders within the presbytery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning Presbytery
Presbyterian Church
Victory Knitters Do Red Cross Work
The Victory Knitters of Bedford have a strong record in Red Cross work. In 1943 they completed sixty garments, totaling 1141 hours of labor, and in 1944 they produced 65 garments with 1206 hours. Now nine members remain as several have moved away. They will meet Thursday evening January 25 at Mrs Robt W Davie’s home for a pot luck supper. husbands invited.
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Victory Knitters
Bedford
Red Cross
Robt. W. Davie
Obituary for Fannie Thea Seaton of Blockton Iowa
Fannie Thea Newton Seaton born March 4 1861 Blockton Iowa died January 2 1945 after a lengthy illness aged 83 years 9 months 28 days She married William T Seaton November 21 1880 at the family home and they had nine children three died before her Surviving are Roy F Willard W Vey Hogue Gladys Hass Marie Hummel Minnie Phillips ten grandchildren four great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews She joined the Blockton Baptist Church early then the Christian church after the former closed Funeral services were held Friday at the Christian church Rev Yadon officiating Burial in Rose Hill cemetery The Seaton Newton and Gray families thank friends for kindness during illness and death
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Fannie Theater
J. S
Elizabeth Gertrude Newton
Blockton
Iowa
Ringgold County
William T. Seaton
Roy F
Huron
So. Dak
Willard W
Clarinda
Vey Hogue
Tingley
Gladys Hass
Grant City
Marie Hummel
Fedora
S. Dak
Minnie Phillips
Monroe Newton
Clearfield
Baptist Church
Christian Church
Yadon
Rose Hill Cemetery
Seaton services draw relatives from across states
Out-of-town relatives who attended the services of Mrs. Fannie Seaton Friday included Roy Seaton and wife of Huron South Dakota Mrs. Roy Hummel Fedora South Dakota Donald Gray and wife of Des Moines Willard Seaton and wife of Clarinda Carter Hass and wife Grant City Robert Hogue and wife of Tingley M A Newton and wife of Clearfield Hugh Ben Joe Seaton and Sam Seaton and wife of Delphos and Geo Lambert and wife of Redding Iowa
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Fannie Seaton
Roy Seaton
Huron
S.D
Roy Hummel
Ray E. Leonard dies after long illness in Taylor County
Ray E. Leonard, 46, died at his home in north Taylor county Monday, January 8, after months of ill health. Funeral services were held in Corning Thursday afternoon with burial in Prairie Rose cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray E. Leonard
Taylor County
Corning
Prairie Rose Cemetery
Missouri editors name press heads group meeting
Chester Krause editor of the Maryville Forum was elected president of the Northwest Missouri Press Association at its annual meeting in St Joseph. He had served as first vice president last year. Merrill Chilcotes news editor of the St Joseph News-Press was elected first vice president.
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Chester Krause
Maryville
Marriage Licenses Issued To Carrollton Couple And Others
Clerk of the Courts C. E. Paul issued licenses for S Sgt. Austin W. Burton Carrollton Missouri and Frances V. Carter Norborne Missouri a Bedford schools teacher who had served thirty months overseas They wed January 12 by Rev G L Hufstader A license was issued January 16 to LaVern Brown Lenox and Arden Veatch Kent
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Paul
Austin W. Burton
Carrollton
Frances V. Carter
Norborne
Bedford Schools
S.sgt. Burton
G. L. Hufstader
LaVern Brown
Lenox
Arden Veatch
Kent
Broken Collar Bone Suffered By Sick Robert Jackson In Auto Accident
Robert Jackson, reported as sick, sustained a broken collar bone in an automobile accident Thursday night. The incident involved a collision that left him injured but stable, according to local health officials.
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Robert Jackson
Illness Report From Omaha and Iowa City Hospitals
In Omaha Lutheran Hospital, Ronald Henshaw of Clearfield is reported quite ill. In Iowa City, Harley Scott of Athelstan was taken to University Hospital on Sunday.
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Omaha
Ronald Henshaw
Clearfield
Lutheran Hospital
Eaerie A
Harley Scott
Athelstan
University Hospital
Iowa City
Ed Richey Taken to University Hospital Iowa City
Ed Richey of Sharpsburg was taken to University Hospital at Iowa City Sunday after an incident.
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Ed Richey
Sharpsburg
University Hospital
Iowa City
Hopkins Marshal Roy Ginn Returns After Hospital Stay
Roy Ginn, Hopkins marshal, returned Friday from Maryville hospital where he had been a patient several days.
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Roy Ginn
Hopkins Marshal
Maryville Hospital
Mrs Leslie Johnson Returns Home From Hospital
Mrs Leslie Johnson of Guss who had been quite sick in the Municipal Hospital in Clarinda was taken to her home last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Johnson
Guss
Clarinda
Miss Iris Hardee Taken To Municipal Hospital
In Municipal Hospital Miss Iris Hardee of Siam was taken to the Municipal Hospital in Clarinda Sunday for observation.
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Iris Hardee
Siam
Clarinda
Gravity residents report health improvements and illnesses
Clyde Damewood has returned from Municipal Hospital in Clarinda and is improving. Mrs. Neal Akers of Gravity is ill at her daughter’s home in Sharpsburg. Mrs. Laipple and Mr. Laipple are improving after hospital stays in Maryville and Hopkins. Willie Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Brown of New Market, is much improved at Methodist Hospital in Omaha.
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Clyde Damewood
Municipal Hospital
Clarinda
Neal Akers
Gravity
Lester McKay
Sharpsburg
Laipple
Paul Laipple
Hopkins
Maryville
Willie Brown
F. M. Brown
New Market
Methodist
Omaha
Court Street Market Prices Potatoes and Groceries
A long list of produce and grocery prices from Court Street Market Ohio including Colomer Red Triumph russets Grimes Golden apples Sunkist lemons oranges Texas juice grapefruits onions cabbage popcorn peanuts grapes pecans and various canned and dairy items with per unit or per package prices and some bulk size notations.
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Ohio
Triumph
Northern
Idaho
McClur
Grimes Golden
York
Imp
Sunkist
Texas
Calif
Lima
Death of Mrs. Robert Davis in 1945 at Bedford area
Lillie May Cordell Davis, born May 16 1921 near Blockton, died January 2 1945 at Municipal Hospital Clarinda from double pneumonia. Survived by husband Robert Lee Davis, father Isaac Henry Cordell, two brothers Cecil and Carl, four sisters Mary Chandler Cordus Newby Mabel Bycroft Evelyn Morgan. Funeral at Community church Athelstan, burial in Athelstan cemetery. She was 23 years 7 months 17 days.
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Lillie May Cordell
Clara Ann
Isaac Henry Cordell
Blockton
Clarinda
Bedford High School
Athelstan
Robert Lee- Davis
Bedford
Cecil
Carl
Mary Chandler
Cordus Newby
Platteville
Mabel Bycroft
Corning
Evelyn Morgan
Akron
Ohio
Bedford Methodist Church
Mrs. Stones Brother Dies In California
Lawrence P. Miller aged 54 died January 10 at his Los Angeles home after a heart ailment. A Hopkins former resident and brother of Bedford’s Mrs. Earl J. Stone, he is survived by wife two children mother Mrs. John Muller of Hopkins a brother and four sisters. Miller visited Bedford and Hopkins last fall.
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Lawrence P. Miller
Hopkins
Earl J. Stone
Bedford
Los Angeles
Jonn Muller
Prescott
Miller
Geagley vs City of Bedford Denied New Trial Request
A notice from the Iowa Supreme Court sent early this week denies plaintiff Biddie Geagley’s appeal for a new trial. The City of Bedford must pay the jury awarded judgment as set in the earlier district court trial, with M R Brant representing Geagley.
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Atty. M. R. Brant
Iowa Supreme Court
Biddie Geagley
City of
Bedford
Geagley
Brant
Mrs Ray Loghry Returns After Tonsil Removal
Mrs. Ray Loghry and her husband returned home Thursday after she underwent tonsil removal in Shenandoah performed by Dr. Wayland Maloy.
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Ray Loghry
Shenandoah
Wayland Maloy
Miss Eva Clark Improves After Severe Burns
Miss Eva Clark of Sharpsburg is reported to be improving after a serious burn suffered last week when a hot water bottle she carried began leaking. Local residents and the Sharpsburg community await further updates on her condition.
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Eva Clark
Sharpsburg
Man Receives Deep Cut From Buzz Saw Accident
Joe Osborne sustained a badly cut arm in a buzz saw mishap on Wednesday afternoon. Several stitches were required to close the wound. He lives southwest of Bedford.
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Joe Osborne
Bedford
Mrs Raper Moves Home After Hospital Stay
Mrs Ed Raper, long patient at Municipal Hospital Clarinda, was moved home near Athelstan last week. She suffered a broken hip in a fall on the ice and is recovering. Miss Darlene Fickess, daughter of Mr and Mrs Floyd Fickess of Sharpsburg, underwent an appendectomy Monday at a Kansas City hospital, with her sister Mrs Marie Jones by her side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Raper
Clarinda
Athelstan
Darlene Fickess
Floyd Fickess
Sharpsburg
Kansas City
Marie Jones
Local Man Bruce Hargin Returns Home From Des Moines
Bruce Hargin of Clearfield, after six weeks in Des Moines for treatment, returned home Tuesday with Jud Caskey. He is set to travel to Iowa City for a hospital examination on Wednesday, January 24.
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Bruce Hargin
Clearfield
Des ‘Moines
Jud Caskey
Iowa ‘City
Birth announcements from Clearfield Bedford area
A list of birth notices from Clearfield and Bedford towns reports a son born to Dwight and Mrs Morey on January 4 named Jack. a daughter to Fred and Mrs Wyckoff on January 11 named Jean Louise. a son to Joe Newburn on January 17 at Lea Maternity Home in Bedford. a daughter to Mr and Mrs Goodale on January 12 named Vicki Armina. a son to Mr and Mrs H Berdy den on January 15 named Danny A C. a son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Brumfield on January 10 at Cash Clinic in Lenox named Kenneth Harold. Brumfield’s wife is the former Donna Payton and he is serving in France.
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Dwight Morey
Clearfield
Jack
Fred Wyckoff
Bedford
Jean Louise
Joe Newburn
Lea
Pie
Kenneth Brumfield
Cash Clinic
Lenox
Kenneth Harold
Brumfield
Donna Payton
Howard Payton
Pfc
France
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Erirem
Bedford Hatchery
Fred Hatfield
Jeffreson
Maytag
Elmer Lincoln
E. I. Wilson Hatenery
C. N. Nelson
Boone Oats
Ames
L. Guy Young
Phone 104
Asa Tackett
Guernsey
Geo, Hrbacek
Francis Cundy
Sharsburg
Fred Peters
Block North Ideal Lumber Co
Kirketey
Will Deloris Rowe
Swift & Co
Middle West
Moser Tire & Battery Station
L. A
Triple A News
Clover Payment
War Bonds
Ford Johnson
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate, Inc
Pete Shum
P. H. Shum
Ross Banner School
State Park
Galey’s Grocery
Balogna
Betty Crocker
Sye G.W
Waubensie Loop
Nodaway
Cleerfield
Creston
Seaton Family
M. A. Newton
Donald Gray
Seaton
North Taylor
Missouri
Neal Akers III
Verla Loghry
Court Street
Robert Davis
California
Hibees
Iowa City Hospital
Oyster Shell
Rialto Theatre
Gene Autry
Dana Andrews
Vincent Price
Judith Anderson
Century Fox
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