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Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 01, 1950

Page

7

Mrs Myrtle Gasson dies. pastor served Iowa towns

Myrtle M. Poland Wolfe Gasson 65 died May in Jennie Edmundson Hospital Council Bluffs. She served as pastor in Corydon Carson Van Wert Thayer Lorimer Woodburn and more. Survived by children Wendell Orr Council Bluffs Leo Wolfe Tipton Virgil Bowen Omaha and several grandchildren. funeral services held in Council Bluffs Corydon and interment in Corydon cemetery.

Myrtle Gasson Bedford Carson Iowa Jennie Edmundson Council Bluffs Broadway Methodist Church O. E. Cooley Gerald Bisbee Wolfe Muneral Corydon Merton ‘Wyatt Myrtle M. Poland C.R. and Adella Poland Riley County Kansas Humeston Francis William Wolfe J. Wendell Orr Leo G. Wolfe Tipton Virgil M. Bowen Omaha Mell Poland Columbus

Unclear Person Names and Places in Mixed Localities

Fragmentary OCR lists Montana Anaconda Mon tana Clede Humeston Iowa Don Modesto California with no verifiable event or context. No actions, dates, or outcomes are discernible to establish a news item or public record.

Montana Harry Anaconda Clede Humeston Iowa Don Modesto California

Gravity Bible School Hosts Morning Service and Visit Notes

Gravity Bible School holds 10 a.m. communion and morning worship with a sermon on "Seven Voices" led by Walter E. Thompson. The meditation next Sunday will cover Jairus daughter from Luke 8 41 56. Local notices mention hospital visit and funeral attendance in gravity and surrounding towns.

Bible School Jairus Walter E. Thompson

Regional Social Notes From Liberty And Nearby Areas

Liberty and nearby towns host visitors and departures as residents share family visits. Evelyn attends college in Jefferson City and returns for summer work. Effie Koneene visits. Dave Posten visits his son in Excelsior Springs. Patty Smalley visits in Iowa City. Mr and Mrs Callison visit Crest on’s grandchild. Lena Emert and son visit from Sterling Colorado. many guests stay with Jim Salyards, Kilda Ginn, and others. quotes on gender roles conclude the note.

Liberty Evelyn Jefferson City Effie Koneene Cleo Roberts Lenox Dave Posten Exclesior Springs Forrest Patty Smalley Iowa City Mary Lou C. Callison Creston Mary Frances Chicago Lena Emert Sterling Colorado Mary Hill Jim Salyards Allison Orville Coover Redlands Calif Gasson Kansas City Kans Grace Thomas Clarinda John Barchus Jim Anderson Otis Ryner Des Moines Clair Ryner A. H. Davis Bill John Neal

SHARPSBURG COMMUNITY NOTES HONOR BIRTHDAY AND W.S.C.S. MEETING

Relatives surprised Mrs. Joe Cochran for her birthday with a gathering in Sharpsburg including Green Turner Bennett Beemer Chaney Colyn and other Lenox Hamburg and Clearfield residents. W.S.C.S. hosted by the Weller family added new members Ratliffe Scott and Ferris. Church service led by Mrs. Charles Beck with Mrs. Lela Clark assisting and a Women of the Bible talk by Mrs. Callison.

Joe Cochran Frank Green Felicia Truner Clearfield Granville Bennett Ruth Beemer Sharon Robert Chaney Patricia Dave Colyn Lenox Effie Black Hamburg Maude Weller Walter Jones Walter Scott W.s.cs Weller Ed Phelan Margarite Barlow Fay Ratliff Doris Scott Women of the Bible

Local families attend Greenville College graduation events

Mrs. Andy Anderson and Linda and Leland Grimm of Kansas City visited with Mr. and Mrs. Len Grimm during the Decoration holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fickess and Eula Belle stayed in Greenville Illinois from Friday to Tuesday to see daughter Ruby graduate. Mrs. Effie Black returned to Hamburg after a week with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cochran.

Andy ‘Anderson Linda Leland Grimm Kansas City Len Grimm Albert Fickess Eula Belle Greenville Illinois Greenville College Ruby Effie Black Hamburg Joe Cochran J. L. Jobes Tecumseh Nebr M. W. Dunlap Glenn Gickels Walter Uantz Blockton China Scott Prescott Iowa Roy David Hershel Scott Bedford Raymond Weaver Howard Scott Glenn Craighead Clarinda M. F. Older Mary Yarger Larry Simmers Maryville C. C. Jenkins Katherine Barber St. Joseph Harry K. Scott Dale Scott Ida King Betty Irvin Bobby Allen Betty Edwir Crane Winterset

Guests of Athelstan residents host several visitors

Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Wilson included Mr. and Mrs. James Tambling and son Jimmie, Mrs. Dora K. Brody of Wilcox Missouri, Mrs. A. O. McGoff of Long Beach California, Mr. and Mrs. Ora Dukes and family from Sheridan, and Mr. and Mrs. Ted Roam with children from Salem, Missouri, who visited in the D C Fidler and Frank Sickels homes. Mrs. Roam is Audry Stroburg formerly of Athelstan.

F. O. Wilson James Tambling Jimmie Dora K. Brody Wilcox, Mo A. O. McGoffin Long Beach California Ora Dukes Sheridan Ted Roam Salem D. C

Revival Meetings At Holiness Church In Athelstan

Revival meetings run June 6 to 25 at the Holiness church in Athelstan with Rev Marion Hill and Mrs Marion Hill of Hutchinson Kansas as evangelists. Services begin nightly at 8 pm and Sunday at 11 am with Mrs Hill in charge of the music. Local residents visitations and a steady flow of neighboring families are noted in town.

Holiness Church Athelstan Marion Hill Hutchison, Kansas Hill Bernard A. Brown

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