Bedford social notes greet visiting families from Iowa and Missouri
Families from Denman and Humboldt Iowa visit Bedford for Memorial Day and summer plans. Mr Reith plans summer school at Maryville while others visit relatives, attend funerals, and join in local activities including Wentworth Military Academy events. Extended visits include Mrs Sechwyhart from Algona and Mr Crum’s group traveling to Lexington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rey Reith
Denman
Nebr
Reith
Maryville
Iowa
Bedford
W. E. Crum, Jr
Lexington
Wentworth Miliary Academy
Dwight Perkins
Mr. Crum
Anne
Pat Mohler
Lexing- Mednesday
Locals Share Week End Visits Across Several Towns
Des Moines residents Mrs Elizabeth Stickelman and Ona visited Bedford for the weekend. Mr and Mrs Roy Churchill and Brice from Ottawa Kansas spent the weekend with relatives. Mr Lewis and son Donald returned from Ottumwa as school closed. Donald Carlton from Des Moines and Kemp Federbrock of Ottumwa joined them for a weekend trip to Ottumwa. Attention hatchery offer for 29 wing banded chicks free per 100 bought through season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Stickelman
Ona
Des Moines
Bedford
Roy Churchill
Brice
Ottawa
Kans
M. D. Lewis
Donald
Ottumwa
Mr. Lewis
North
Donald Carlton
C. C. Carlton
Kempfederbrock
Newborns Born to Three Families This Week
A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs June Cowen of Sheridan on Wednesday May 26 named Barbary June. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Glen Lock of Chadron Neb recently named Glenna May, the family formerly living in Gravity. A daughter to Mr and Mrs Harold Dueling of Bedford on Wednesday June 2 named June Rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
June Cowen
Sheridan
Glen Lock
Chadron
Nebr
Glenna May
Lock
Gravity
Harold Dueling
Bedford
June Rose
H H Walters Dies at Home in Bedford
H H Walters died at his north Bedford home May 31 after a yearlong illness. Funeral services were held at Wetmore Funeral Home. Burial followed in Knowlton cemetery. He was born December 16 1890 in Ringgold County Iowa and married Alice Mathis in 1914. He leaves wife two daughters Olive and Wilma and brothers Ray of Diagonal and C B Walters of Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Walters
North Bedford
Wetmore Funeral Home
W. F. Overhulser
Knowlton
Homer Harlow Walters
Joseph
Sophronia Walters
Ringgold County
Iowa
Alice Mathis
Olive
Wilma
Ray Walters
Diagonal
C. B. Walters
Bedford
Mrs Louisa Hamilton Dies at Home in Bedford
Mrs Louisa Hamilton a longtime Bedford resident was found dead at her west Bedford home on Wednesday afternoon June 2. She is survived by a sister Mrs Walter Myers and a brother Jess Dresher. Funeral services will be at Wetmore Funeral Home Friday at 2 PM conducted by Rev W F Overhulser. Burial will follow in Bedford cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Hamilton
Bedford
West Bedford
Walter Myers
Jess Dresher
Sharpsburg
Wetmore Funeral Home
W. F. Overhulser
Bedford Cemetery
Conway Royal Neighbors Entertain Convention
The Royal Neighbor camps of Taylor and Woodbury counties in Conway hosted their annual convention on Thursday May 27 with guests Mrs Grace McCurdy Des Moines board member Mrs Ida Reynolds Elliott district deputy and Mrs Ella Young Sharpsburg Shenandoah camp as honor guests A memorial service for the late Mrs Mary Fleming Gravity and Mrs Violet Crew Clearfield was presented by Mount Ayr with Clearfield assistance The 1938 convention will be in Mount Ayr. Men of Bedford Country Club held a stag party with out of town guests and golf matches followed by a dutch lunch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Taylor and Ringgold
Grace McCurdy
Des Moines
Ida Reynolds
Elliott
Iowa
Ella Young
Sharpsburg
Shenandoah
Mary Fleming
Gravity
Violet Crew
Clearfield
Mount Ayr
Bedford Country Club
Obituary for Charles E Straight in Conway
Charles Ell Straight age 66 died at home in Conway May 31 after a paralytic stroke. Funeral at Conway Methodist Church June 2. burial in Conway cemetery. Born Grundy County Missouri January 13 1871 he married Hattie Horning in 1901 and had six children. He lived in Taylor County and was active in church school and welfare work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conway
Methodist
James A. Walls
Charles Ell Straight
Marion
Nancy Straight
Grundy County
Hattie Horning
Marion Straight
Hazel Bischoff
Vernon Straight
Edna Straight
Lee Straight
Helen Straight
Straight
Taylor County
New Market
Sharpsburg
Expression of gratitude for kindness after loss
Mrs. Hattie Straight and family thank friends for deeds of kindness and sympathy during their sorrow. They appreciate the flowers and pray for God’s strength for all who offered support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Straight
Warin to Marry Dr G L Warin Shenandoah Bride Miss Mildred McCauley
Warin of Shenandoah son of Mr and Mrs George Warin and brother of County Attorney Roger Warin will wed Miss Mildred McCauley of Mason City in Shenandoah Saturday. McCauley taught in Shenandoah schools last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Warin
Shenandoah
George Warin
East of Bedford
Roger Warin
Mildred McCauley
Mason City
McCauley
Obituary J D Harkless dies at 84 in Gravity
J D Harkless died Tuesday May 25 at age 84 2 11. Funeral services were held May 27 at Wetmore Funeral Home with Rev W H Warrior officiating. Burial in Fairview cemetery. He was born March 14 1853 in Carrollton Ohio and moved to Fulton county Illinois as a child. He married Kitty Maria Anderson on July 4 1874 and they had six children. He is survived by four children five grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. He was a 50 year member of the Masonic Lodge and was active in Sunlight Lodge at Gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. D. Harkless
Wetmore Funeral Home
W. H. Warrior
Blockton
Fairview Cemetery
Sunlight Masonic Lodge
John Duncan Harkless
James Patterson
Mary Ann Harkless
Carrolton
Ohio
Fulton County
Ill
Kitty Maria Anderson
William A. Harkless
London Mills
Lewis B. Harkless
H. Jay Harkless
Mary Keith
New Market
Illinois
Rebecca Anderson
Masonic Lodge
Fairview, Ill
Sunlight Lodge
Gravity
William Short obituary from Conway passes after illness
William Short of Conway died at home on Friday May 28 after more than four months of illness. He was 71 and buried at Clearfield cemetery after funeral at the Conway church led by Rev. J A Walls. Born March 21 1866 in Listowel Canada he moved with parents to Iowa at age twelve. He married Matilda Cochran March 23 1891 and had ten children, three of whom died in childhood. The couple lived near Clearfield and Merle Junction before moving to a farm near Conway in 1918 then to Conway two years prior to his death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Short
Conway
J. A. Walls
Clearfield
John
Elizabeth Short
Listowal
Canada
Iowa
Merle Junction
Matilda Cochran
Obituary for Local Man with Central Des Moines Ties
The deceased left a wife and a large family including five daughters Mrs May Harvey Mrs Charley Atkins Mrs Carlos Horton of Clearfield Mrs Harry Madden of Kent and Mary at home two sons Lee Short of Lenox and Clifford Short of Conway two sisters Mrs Abigael McClintock of South Dakota and Mrs Libbie Kinball of Minnesota and brother John Short of Lenox He also left fourteen grandchildren He joined the Methodist Episcopal church years ago and belonged to Clearfield Lodge Modern Woodmen of America and Yeoman's Lodge of Des Moines He was described as a band and father and faithful friend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Country
May Harvey
Charley Atkins
Carlos Horton
Clearfield
Harry Madden
Kent
Mary
Lee Short
Lenox
Clifford Short
Conway
Abigael McClintock
South Dakota
Libbie Kinball
Minnesota
John Short
Methodist Episcopal Church
Clearfield Lodge
Modern Woodmen of America
Yeoman's Lodge of
Des Moines
Thanks for support during bereavement
Acknowledgment note expressing gratitude for floral offerings and kindness. Signed by Mrs. Rebecca Anderson and families of W. A. Harkless Lewis B. Harkless Jay Harkless and Dr. C. L. Keith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca Anderson
W. A. Harkless
Lewis B. Harkless
Jay Harkless
C. L. Keith
Gravity Quarantines Home Over Scarlet Fever
The C. C. Hill residence in Gravity was put under quarantine on Friday due to scarlet fever exposure with son Gordon reported ill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Hill
Gordon
Former Resident Roy McNair Recovers After Hospitalization
Roy McNair of Newton Iowa a former Bedford resident recently underwent an operation at Des Moines Veterans Hospital. He had been seriously ill but is reported recovering Mrs Viola Shrimpton was taken to hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy McNair
Newton
Iowa
Bedford
Veterans Hospital
Des Moines
Parson girl undergoes operation after hospital admission
The text notes a Des Moines hospital visit on Monday for observation and an ensuing operation. She was accompanied by her father W. J. Parsons and by Dr. G. W. Rimel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines Hospital
W. J. Parsons
G. W. Rimel
Richard Cooper Suffering Scarlet Fever at Home
Richard Cooper son of Mr and Mrs Fred Cooper of Conway is afflicted with scarlet fever and remains at home for isolation and care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Cooper
Fred Cooper
Conway
Loren Barry Submits to Surgery at Local Hospital
Loren Barry of Clearfield underwent an operation at Greater Community Hospital in Clearfield on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loren Barry
Clearfield
Greater Community Hospital
Ill Beulah Spencer in Fort Morgan Scarlet Fever
Miss Beulah Spencer, formerly of Bedford, is ill at her Fort Morgan Colorado home with scarlet fever, relatives report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beulah Spencer
Bedford
Fort Morgan
Colo
Mrs Northover Undergoes Goitre Operation in Des Moines
Mrs Alfred Northover was admitted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines on Tuesday and underwent surgery the next day to remove a goitre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred Northover
Mercy Hospital
Des Moines
Injuries From Fall At Shore Home Reported
Miss Mae Duncan of New Market sustained injuries after slipping on cement steps at the Shore residence Monday evening. She returned home that night and was moved to an Omaha hospital Tuesday for further examination and treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Duncan
New Market
M. Shore
Omaha
Child undergoes potato fragment removal at Missouri Methodist
Edward Allen Walston one year old son of Mr and Mrs Vane Walston from northeast Ledford was taken to Missouri Methodist Hospital in St Joseph on Wednesday for removal of a potato piece from his lung. Parents and Dr G W Rimel accompanied him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Allen Walston
Vane Walston
Ledford
Missouri Methodist Hospital
St. Joseph
G. W. Rimel
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Bedford Hatchery
Times Press
Page
Taylor
J. Dr. Loudon
Clarinda
Parsons Ice & Coal Co
O. K
Rhoads Store
Iowa-Missouri Granite Works
Arthur Dinwiddie
Ahrens
Paul
Guy's ‘Tire & Battery Shop
E. A. Jefferies
Purina
Floyd H. VanReenen
Page County
J. D. Loudon
Frank E. Sickels
Athelstan
Ackley Bros
PTO
Aetna Life Insurance Co
Register & Tribune
Carlton
Floyd Roe
Federal Land Bank
First Trust Joint Stock Land Bank of Chicago
Miller
Atlantic
Harold Oldham
Urbandale Ave
Elmer Ulrich
Standley
Humboldt
Eunice Ulrich
Villisca
Ulrich
Thos. Holman
Hopkins
R. M. Sechwyhart
Algona
Paul Clark
Corydon
J. W. Neyman
Ahrens Drug Store
Bray Motor Company
Hawkeye Lumber Company
Worley-Severs & Company
Beebe
E. P. Patch
A. B. Evans
C. E. Sandvng
Minneapolis, Minn
Iva Hyde
C. M. Burks
Leroy Keller
King City
W. R. Rice
Charles Culbertson
Marjorie Lou
Virginia Dee
Don Burks
Quai
Tara
Cqnotk Lombary Preg
Ta High
Waren
Ath
Kash and
Karry
Coffee
Chase & Sanborn
J. E. Wildman
Burlington
P&g Soap
Strikalite Carton
Bedford Wholesale Fruit Co
Lic
Conway Royal Neighbors
Stag Party
Charles E. Straight
Warin
Viola Shrimpton
Tak
Baby Chicks Poultry Feeds & Supplies
M. L. Page
Georgie Porgie
Jelsert
Ole
Prunes
Rex
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