Rural Graduation Exercises Held in Auditorium
One hundred eighty eight graduates from rural Grant No 6 held commencement in the high school auditorium this forenoon. The program began at 9 30 with a processional led by Ruth Paul Tivocation the Rural Choir directed by Mary Helen Payne and Miriam Wood. Kathryn Kale Winterset Iowa presided with piano by Miriam Wood. Presentations of diplomas and honor letters followed and County Superintendent Anna D Engle gave the benediction by Rev C H Haligrimson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Syssesshigh School Auditoriu
Ruth Paul
Haligrimson
Msianes
Mary Helen Payne
Miriam Wood
AMDT
Kathryn Kale
Winterset
Iowa
Juanita
Sir Beho
Charlotte and
Betty Rice
Grant No. 6
Et’ County
Anna D. Engle
C. H. Haligrimson
Obituary and Class Roster Snippets Across Regions
A compiled list showing numerous individuals by full names and initials. Entries mention towns such as Dallas Marshall Mason Benton Polk Siam and Jackson with pupils from the 1939 class and various adults. The document reads as a roll of names, including Freeman, Akers, Hensley, Shoemaker, Moore, Davis, and others across districts.
Lets Paint Job To The Lowest Bidder
Taylor county's fair board awarded Green and Douglas a painting contract for the new 4H Club barn at the fair grounds at 55 dollars. The deal includes painting the ticket office and poultry barn with two coats using their paint and supplies. Total barn cost reached 583 dollars 28 including 486 dollars 88 for materials and 96 dollars 40 for taber. A stock wash rack will be built at the grounds if the boys and their fathers perform excavation and filling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Fair Board
Green and Douglas
Fair Grounds
Bids for Grade on Park Road Set for June 6
State Highway Commission will solicit bids for grading Highway 344 from Bedford to the Lake of Three Fires park with a letting planned for June 6. C J Kirketeg helped establish the route as a state highway and has worked to secure grading and improvements. Lights company will extend service lines to the park along the highway right of way. Arlie Beal of Bedford Wes admitted to St Francis Hospital in Maryville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. J. Kirketeg
Jed C. White
State Highway Commission
Bedford
Lake of Three Fires Park
Kirketeg
Toad
Lights Company
St. Francis Hospital
Arlie Beal
Bedford Wes
Maryville
Nevius Insurance Agent Relocates Office
John S. Nevius, an insurance agent, moved his office from the basement of the Ahrens Building on Main Street to the main floor of the former Farmers & Merchants Bank building, across the street and west about a block. He had occupied the basement room for the past three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John S. Nevius
Ahrens
Main Street
Farmers & Merchants Bank
Warm Days After Showers Boost Crop Growth
After about half an inch of rain Thursday and warm dry weather since, crops are advancing. Corn and small grain respond to recent showers with steady growth. temperatures ranged from the mid sixties to mid nineties over the past week with May 25 reaching 92 and 65 at night.
iGamble Store Adds Radio Service Man
Gamble store announces new radio service with F H Lewis and Don Day heading the department. A public address system will be installed for Saturday night music from Court House Park to Main Street, an idea revived for an era where radios connect to local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Need Radio
F. H. Lewis
Addits Service Department
Don Day
Lewis
Main Street
Court House Park
Names On Bedford Honor Rolls Highlight Top Students
Bedford High School announces honor roll lists for six weeks and the semester. Seniors and juniors across grades list students with averages of 90 or above including Cox, Meredith, Maxwell, Parsons, Spencer, Wright and many others. Junior High also releases honor rolls for 8th grade and 1st grade 7 with multiple named students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucille Allen
Ethel Clark
Herman Davison
Frances Grubb
Henry Hamblin
Jenola Lewis
Catherine Marshall
Margie Parker
Ruth Paul
Marjorie Perina
Ina Salter
George Spencer
William Wisdom
Marie Eighmy
Roma Hatfield
Delmar Johnson
Jackie Parker
Lloyd Parsons
James Rimel
Patricia Simpson
Robert Avey
Ailee Campbell
Mary Cirksena
Opal Goff
Lavonne Hamilton
Carol Hatfield
Lois Lacy
Jeanette Lucas
Verlee McGee
Josephine Moore
Ben Morris
Robert Nelson
Dorlee Ranbarger
Ruby Risser
Everett Sharp
Edith
Steel
August Steeve
LaRue Thompson
Donald Walkup
Darrell Coffman
Betty Eighmy
Doris Hartman
Lola Klopp
Maxine Killbom
Robbie Morris
Howard Mohler
Bonnie Snyder
Martha Ulmer
Suzanne Wetmore
Eleanor Bordner
Robert Bradley
Juanita Buck
Eugene Burks
Ernest Bycroft
Robert Healy
Betty June Irwin
James John
Genevieve Lambley
Robert Leighton
Dorthea Lincoln
Jimmie Nelson
Olive Pace
Dwight Perkins
Margaret Putnam
Beatrice Ulmer
Lois Young
Kirketeg Delivers Memorial Addresses in Prescott and Gravity
Senator O J Kirketeg spoke at Prescott Memorial Day services at 11 o'clock and again at Gravity at 2 p.m. Mrs Kirketeg accompanied him on both occasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. J. Kirketeg
Prescott
Gravity
Ed Auten Dies Former Resident of the Area
Edward Auten 69 of Maryville died in a St Joseph Missouri hospital on Sunday May 28 funeral services were at Swanson Funeral Home Hopkins with burial in Hopkins Cemetery He was born in Illinois lived in Taylor County Iowa and Nodaway County Missouri a farmer until two years ago when he moved to Maryville He is survived by his widow three daughters Mrs True Bally Mrs B W Mahan of Maryville Mrs J W Rucker of Stanberry two sons Buford Auten and W E Auten of St Joseph and a brother in California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Auten
Maryville
St. Joseph
Swanson
Hopkins
Mr. Auten
True Bally
B. W. Mahan
J. W. Rucker
Stanberry
Buford Auten
W. E. Auten
California
Tractor Mishap Injures Archie Laub Near Braddyville
Archie Laub of near Braddyville narrowly escaped serious injury days ago when he was thrown from a line tractor driven by another party. He suffered cuts and bruises with a gash needing a stitch near the eye. Laub is the son in law of John F. Mohler of Bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archie Laub
Braddyville
Laub
Mr. Laub
John F. Mohler
Iowa Proclaims Soil Conservation Week 1939
Governor Geo A Wilson designates June 5 as Soil Conservation Week to honor Iowa farming soil. He urges citizens to protect soil fertility for continued farm income and state prosperity. Des Moines dated May 17, 1939, with state seal and official signature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Iowa
Geo. A. Wilson
Veterans' Graves Decorated in Bedford Tuesday
Decoration Day ceremonies in Bedford featured a parade from the courthouse square to Fairview Cemetery at nine in the morning. Legion post members, the high school band, Boy Scouts, and decorated autos participated while Boy Scouts marked graves. William Dey Ermand of Lenox spoke on Americanism and duty, urging remembrance of Grover Cleveland Bergdoll and praising the United States as the greatest land on earth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Courtyard Square
Fairview Cemetery
Legionaires
M. D. Lewis
Legion Post
William Dey Ermand
Lenox
Grover Cleveland Bergdoll
Dey Ermand
Car owners may apply for driver license renewals
Car owners may make application for renewal of their driver s licenses at the sheriff's office in the courthouse daily from eight in the morning to five in the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Rain Delays Blockton Legion Auxiliary Meeting
Heavy afternoon rain reduced turnout for the Blockton Legion Auxiliary gathering. District Commander A W Huber of Council Bluffs presided and Attorney Jas A Lucas of Bedford spoke about his Montgomery Alabama trip last March. Mrs Rankin and a three person committee prepared license applications for a new 1938 1939 license. Applicants must bring their old license number and pay fifty cents for state remittance. A sheriff’s office stenographer will assist, and the state requires sheriff office processing. Entertainment featured the Hemshrot girls and Martha Long with Betty Campbell on piano. Sandwiches pie and coffee followed the program. The next county meeting date was left open. July 5 is the deadline to apply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Huber
Council Bluffs
Jas. A. Lucas
Bedford
Mont. _gomery
Alabama
Blanch Ic. Rankin Isi
Ich
State Department
McRae Closes Bedford Studio
Arnold McRae and family closed the Bedford photography studio this week and will return to Des Moines to make their home. After operating the studio over a year the business ended due to insufficient patronage to continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McRae
Bedford
Arnold McRae
Des Moines
Archibald Appointed On Insurance Job
Bert Archibald of Lenox Iowa was named Tay lor County representative for the Iowa Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Co The firm started operating May 10 and writes auto insurance only for Farm Bureau members This followed a Tay lor County Farm Bureau executive committee meeting Injured Loading Hogs John Hamilton southeast of Bedford sustained two broken ribs and other injuries while loading hogs at his farm home He was crushed between a steer and the barn and taken to Methodist hospital in Des Moines for treatment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Archibald
Lenox
Iowa
Taylor County
Iowa Farm Mutual Auto Insurance Company
Farm Bureau
Archibald
Taylor County Farm Bureau
John Hamilton
Bedford
Hamiltor
Methodist Hospital
Des Moines
Mrs Will Walston Dies At Blockton
Mrs Will Walston died at her home near Blockton at 2 30 this morning after lengthy illness. Survived by daughters Mrs Lelan Risser Bedford and Mrs Charles Patrick Ames and five grandchildren. Funeral at Platteville Church at 2 PM Saturday June 3 with burial in Platteville cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Walston
Bloeckton
Lelan Risser
Bedford
Charles Patrick
Ames
Platteville Church
Platteville Cemetery
Sharpsburg Bible School Set By Local Churches
The Methodist and Presbyterian churches of Sharpsburg unite to sponsor a Daily Vacation Bible School. Classes begin Monday June 5 and run for two weeks under ministers Rev. Paul McCleave and Rev. B R Weetman with a corps of teachers guiding local children and community youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist
Presbyterian
Sharpsburg
Paul McCleave
B. R. Weetman
Longfellow Accepts Pastorate in South Bend
Rev Earl Longfellow, fresh from Northern Baptist Seminary Chicago, accepts call to Belleville Baptist Mission in South Bend Indiana. He attends the Mid-West Baptist Conference and will move after May 28, after serving at Woodlawn Baptist Church in Chicago during his seminary year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Longfellow
Northern Baptist Seminary
Chicago
Belleville
South Bend
Ind
Earl
Mid-West Baptist Conference
Woodlawn Baptist Church
Sister of Ed Clarey Dies in Petershore NL
Mrs G N Hudspeth of Petershore Newfoundland died at her home Thursday morning June 1. She was the sister of Ed Clarey of Bedford. Clarey plans to travel Friday to attend the funeral services. Lieutenant Governor Hickenlooper delivered the Memorial Day address in Brockton at the Memorial Building before a full crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarey
G. N. Hudspeth
Petershore
Sourke B. Hickenlooper
Cedar Rapids
Brock
Ton
Hime
Taylor County Plans Soil Conservation Week Program
Taylor County joins Governor George A. Wilson in Soil Conservation Week June 5 10 with a Bedford program Friday June 9. J Russell will speak. parade picnic and tour follow. CCC and local partners coordinate displays and watershed projects across Taylor County with extensive farm and land improvements already completed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Wilson
Taylor County
Bedford
Taylor County Sails Conservation Association
Triple-A
The
Farm Bureau
Bedford Community Club
CCC
Russell
State Farm
Register
Bedford Marching Band
Cc Camp
Bibbins Park
Robert M. Davie
Iowa Extension Service
Taylor County Soil Conservation Association
Soil Conservation Service
Shenan
Doah
Bedford CCC
Brockton
Gay Center
Ross Township
Barton
Hedford
Steen
Livingston
Mrs. H. B. Rhoads Dies in Bedford at 78
Mrs. H. B. Rhoads, 78, died at her Bedford home after months of illness. Survived by daughters Hermia and Beryl, son Hubert of Des Moines, and two grandsons. Services at Wetmore Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Friday conducted by Rev. Stanley Seblick. Burial in Fairview Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Rhoads
Bedford
Hermia Rhoads
Beryl Rhoads
Hubert Rhoads
Des Moines
Wetmore Funeral Home
Stanley Seblick
Fairview Cemetery
Herriott Opens Used Car Lot on West Main Street
Ed Herriott opens a used car lot on West Main Street between Bedford Oil and Swifts. A Bedford Motor Co sign names Herriott as proprietor and agency for Oldsmobile. He displays several used cars and plans neon lighting and a back shed for winter use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Herriott
Install New G. E. Fount At Courthouse
A new General Electric cooling fountain was installed in the courthouse lobby this week. Boisterous boys who misuse the fountain may receive a bath in ice water and be sent home to pull weeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
General Electric
Marriage Licenses Issued in Jefferson and Bedford Areas
The clerk issued licenses to Charles R. OHara and Beatrice Tamerius of Jefferson township on May 27 and to Doyle D. Akers and Vera B. Lacox of Bedford on May 26. Mrs Herman Smith of Athelstan was hospitalized in St Joseph Friday with a foot infection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thos. L. Kuhn
Charles R. O'Hara
Beatrice Tamerius
Jefferson Township
Doyle D. Akers
Vera B. Lacox
Fof Bedford
Herman Smith
Athelstan
St. Joseph
Ten Bedford High Seniors Named Torch Club Members
Ten members of the 1939 Bedford High School senior class were announced as Torch Club inductees at iClass Day. Selection honors scholarship character service and leadership with members including Julia Spencer Elmer Parsons Wesley Page Chip Blakemore St Clair Meredith Dorothy Parsons Velmar Spencer Mildred Cox Doris Meredith and Frances Shafar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High School
Wyatt Blakemore
Mildred Cox
Margaret Maxwell
Doris Meredith
St. Claire Meredith
Mary Lois Moore
Wesley Page
Dorothy Parsons
Elmer Parsons
Frances Shafar
Dorothy Souder
Julia Spencer
Vetjma Spencer
Helen Wright
Lucille Allen
Ethel Clark
Herman Davison
Frances Grubb
Henry Hamblin
Jenola Lewis
Catherine Marshall
Margie Parker
Ruth Paul
Marjorie Perina
Ina Salter
Marvin Smith
George Spencer
William Wisdom
Velma Spencer
Bonne Wryckett
Torch Club
Chip Blakemore
St. Clair
Meredith
Velmar Spencer
Franjees Shafar
Soil Conservation Tour In Iowa Planned For June Week
Robert Davie announces a Soil Conservation tour Friday at 2 PM starting Ribbins Park. Stops include Gerald Steen farm and Livingston, McNees, and WLR farms showcasing terraces contoured corn ponds and tree planting. Transportation aid available through C T Cheney CCC camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davie
Ribbins Park
Davie
Gerald Steen
Bedford
W. A. Livingston
George McNees
WLR
Livingston
C. T. Cheney
CCC
Iowa
Wilson
Births Report From Bedford Area Families
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Phillip Burch east of Bedford on Friday May 26. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Vernon Miter of Bedford on Saturday May 27. Mrs Gifford Bowers of Monrovia California recently welcomed Florence Collins of Hopkins County into the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip Burch
East of Bedford
Vernon Miter
Bedford
Gifford Bowers
Monrovia
Calif
Also Mentioned on This Page
Miss Kale
Nodaway
Frederick Heuer
Alene Hill A Lynam Keith Bowman
Evelyn, Wills Geraldine Clayton E Walters Baher Wasson
Gaorge Wasson
Grove
Melvin Beck
Washington
Arlene Akers
Cecil Akers
Bobby Churchill
Aaley Huntsman
Dean Moore
Kenneth Moore
Duane Leighton
Richard Beckett
Dale Kernen
Carolyn Combs Darwin Farrell
Norma Warrick
Siam
Marian Young
Elrey Garrett Floyd Jobe Wilma Majors
Darlene Holker
Leona Waldruff
Ross Darwin Lacy
Leila Depew
Ivan Thompson
Marjorie Peach
Helen Hensley
Harold Hensley
James Woodyard
Donald King Ira Smith
Clayton Guy Wray Jefferson
Dorothy Payton
Curtis Raper
Helen Hamilton
Anita Shoemaker
Lois Jean Hamilton
Melvin Shoemaker
W Verts
Loghry
John Matheny
Lois Safley
Joseph Matheny
Leonard
Mary Lou Bowers
Geraldyne Shafar
Evelyn Wurster
Helen Mae Youn
Dwight McMath
Neva Fudge
Doris Jean Ham Lometa_ Reed
Hazel Ethington
Lois ‘Snyder
Paul Bennett
Ralph _ Walkup
Benneeta Wilson
Dean Baxter
Thelma Ferguson
Kathryn Melvin
Della Mae Siverly
Elray Garrett
Wil
Park Road
iGamble
Lillie Cordell
Marie Kighmy
Tris Killam
Ben Mortis
Junior Spencer
Edith Steel
Augusta Steeve
Ed Auten
Boy Scouts
Pairview
Blanche C. Rankin
Sheriff's Office
Blockton Thurs
Joint Legion Auxiliary
Blockton
Hemshrot Girls
Martha Long
Betty Campbell
Miss Campbell
Bible School
E. Longfellow
So. Bend Church
Herriott
G. E
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