Honor Roll Dedication Draws Large Taylor County Crowd
Judge Harold Davidson delivered the principal address at the Taylor County Honor Roll Dedication and Memorial Day services in the court yard. About 1500 people attended despite threatening weather, as the program included a unveiling, band numbers, taps, and a running list of donors contributing to the Honor Roll Fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Davidson
Clarinda
Taylor County
Atty
J. Kirketey
F. W. Harbour
Bedford
Ora C. Cade
Taylor County Board of Supervisors
Bedford Uniformed Band
Kenneth Worth
Boy Scouts
Henry Churchill
Court House
Court Street
County Board of Supervisors
At Times-Press
Clark Grace
Progressive Study Club
Ea Spencer
Ray Loghry
Max Lucas
A. A. Taylor
Howard Hawkee
W. B. Murphy
A.C. Trumbo
Lawrence John
Mary Richardson
Ralph Price
Phil Mincks
A. G. Starkey
St. Joseph
A. J. Busco
Stockton
Calif
A. E
Clift Underwood
Frank Jphanisel
Mise
Linnie Butts
J. W. Ridnour
Harley Wallace
Harland Howes
Ahrens
M. L. Page
Eldon Poole
Frank Stingley
E. H. Chilcote
Glen Irwin
Leland ‘Morgan
Vesta Clark
M.D. Lewis
C. A. Reynolds
Floyd van Reenen
Saddle Horse Nursery At Local Fair Grounds
Saddle Horse Nursery is run at the fair grounds by Missouri native George Dysart who wild talks horses’ bloodlines. The grounds host ten saddle and harness horses including merrymaker and two other studs with five mares and foals. Ray Vogt’s Dair of Shellcrest stud, Ed Dorans’ three mares, and several mares with foals are present. It evokes Old Kentucky in the bluegrass heart with many show horses in sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fair Grounds
George Dysart
Missouri
Dysart
Merrymaker
Ray Vogt
Dair
Shellcrest
Ed Doran
Old
Kentucky
Bluegrass
Rally Day for Taylor County 4-H Girls Planned
The annual Rally Day for 4-H girls in Taylor County will run Wednesday in the high school auditorium from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Eight clubs enter a Better Groomed Girls Contest with judges Floy Heinrich Mary Louise Simon and Mrs Karl Paschal. A war period 4-H activities pageant will showcase county-wide efforts in the Food Production Program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Floy Heinrich
Mary Louise Simon
Karl Paschal
Corn price rules explained by local officials
Ceiling prices through September 30 1943 set by the national food administrator cause confusion among farmers. Bedford area farm to farm price is about 95.4 cents per bushel for number 2 yellow corn based on the St Joseph base of 1.04 and adjustments for freight tax and a penny per bushel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chester Davis
National Food Administrator
Robert Davie
St. Joseph
Bedford
Mike Weatherly Dies Former Bedford Resident
Mike Weatherly a former mechanic at the Ford garage in Bedford died of a heart attack in La Porte City Iowa around 11 oclock Saturday forenoon May 29 He had been ill for some time The body was taken to Albia Iowa for burial He survived by his wife a son and a daughter The Weatherlys moved from Bedford to Corning then to La Porte City where he was manager of Barage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Weatherly
Ford
Bedford
la Porte City
Iowa
Avas
Albia
Weatherlys
Corning
LaPorte City
Barage
Red Cross to Launch Home Nursing Class in Bedford
The Red Cross Home Nursing course will be held at Bedford High School once details are announced. Twenty students are needed for the class. Interested participants should contact Mrs. G. W. Hook of Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High School
Red Cross
Bedford
Times
G. W., Hook
Harlan Hopple
Hopkins
Jess Hopple
Roy Sturgeon
Harlan
Army Flying School
Downing College
Des Moines
Former nurse Dowell dies in Battle Creek Michigan
Mrs. Linnie Frank Dowell, once a nurse in Bedford and Mount Ayr schools, died in Battle Creek Michigan on April 24. Ward officials received the news from friends here recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linnie
Frank Dowell
Bedford
Mount Ayr
Battle Creek
Michigan
Ward
Bedford War News Roundup Reflects Local Servicemen Abroad
A page of letters and notices tracks Bedford area service members. Ill in Australia from California duty is Pvt. Sy Max Cox. Pvt Otto Hess released for agriculture in Conway. many others return home on furlough or train for further service at Camp Claiborne Fort Dix Fort Leonard Wood and ships along the nation’s wartime network.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Hess
Camp Claiborne
Conway
Fourteen Taylor Countians Enter Army or Navy Service
Fourteen Taylor County residents begin military service with most joining the Army while two head to the Navy. Inductions occurred at Fort Crook last week and final departures to Fort Leavenworth tonight. Names include John C Gray Brooks Homer C Teatsworth Lenox Eugene Holden Robert L McDonald W Eugene Greenway Donald D Smith Harry E Daugherty Eugene F Reed Ivan Aerrell James H Cox of Bedford and others J B Routh of Clearfield Jas Wilbur Henderson Gerald Clinton Norris Herbert Wayne O Riley reporting at Camp Dodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John C. Gray
Brooks Homer C
Teatsworth
Lenox
Eugene C. Holden
Robert L. McDonald
N. Mkt
W. Eugene Greenway
Bedford
Donald D. Smith
Sharpsburg
Harry E. Daugherty
Eugene F. Reed
Gravity
Ivan Aerrell
James H. Cox
Navy
J. B. Routh
Jas
Wilbur Henderson
Camp Dodge
Gerald Clinton Norris
Bedford Herbert Wayne O'Riley
Seventh District GOP Women Meet in Red Oak
The Seventh District Iowa Council of Women’s Republican Club held a business meeting in Red Oak on June 1. Officers elected included Elsie Evans as district president and Net tie Johnson as vice president, with Estella Hipsley named secretary. Delegates from Montgomery county hosted and Taylor county members attended with retiring district chair Kirketey among them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Council of Women’s Republican Club
Red Oak
Elsie Evans
Emerson
Kathryn Kirketey
Nettie Johnson
Estella Hipsley
New Market
W. J. Roberts
Montgomery County Club
O. J. Kirketey
Anna Lomas
Taylor County
Kirketey
Addie Besco
Edna Hook
Vacation Bible School Closes Friday With Picnic Dinner
The Vacation Bible School at the school building ends Friday with a noon picnic. Ninety five students enrolled and about eighty attend daily. A program and exhibit will be held at the Baptist church Sunday at eight o clock during the union evening service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Baptist Church
Naval Reserve officer reports for duty at Camp Peary
Lieutenant Junior Grade pulls duty to U S Naval Construction Training Center Camp Peary Virginia. Lt Pullan long time Taylor County county engineer. wife and daughter Joyce plan to visit Hutchinson Kansas before joining him in Virginia. Capt L Guy Young in London after air service duty. wife expects furlough by June end. Boyd Wavinger Navy photo from palm tree trip. relatives in Bedford. Donald M Little of Lincoln Nebraska visiting Bedford.
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Naval Reserve
U. S. Naval Construction Training Center
Camp Peary
Magruder
Williamsburg
Virginia
Pullan
Taylor County
Joyce
Hutchinson
Kan
L. Guy Young
Army Air Service
Washington, D. C
London
Bedford High School Sports Letter Winners Named
Those receiving letter awards for participation in Bedford High School sports were announced on the last day of school. Recipients include basketball players Bob Morris Don Marshall captain Nelson Blakemore Jim Nelson Dwight Perkins Eugene Burks George O'Dough ledy Bryan Cross and others. Coaches were L A Logan and Charles Marshall with a student manager Chas Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High School
Bob Morris
Don Marshall
Nelson Blakemore
Jim Nelson
Dwight Perkins
Eugene Burks
George O’doughledy
Bryan Cross
L. A. Logan
Charles Marhall
Nelson Blake
More
Doyle John
Henry Coch
Howard Mohler
Pale
Bud) Mohler
Geo. Walker
Lloyd Wyckoff
Harold Steeve
Glenn Gray
Eldon Allison
Bob Martins
Wendell T. Webb
Robert Brackenberry
Edwin Ver Steeg
Chas. Marshall
Aschall Nelson Blakemore
Don Perkins
Edward Allen
George O’dougherty
Jack Gold
Jim Mathew
Bob Park
Paul Wogan
Old Land Grant Dates Back to 1855 in Bedford Area
Fred Goudie found an 1855 land grant certificate issued when Buchanan was president. It covers land south of Bedford known as the Daniel Goudie place. The grant shows conveyance from the government to a sailor who served on the USS Concorde in the Florida war, then assigned to Samuel Jacobs, with few others owning the 180 before D. S. Goudie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Goudie
Buchanan
Bedford
Goudie Place
U.S
Samuel Jacobs
D. S. Goudie
Sgt. Francis J. Bridgeman Killed in North Africa
War Department notified relatives in Lenox that Sgt. Francis J. Bridgeman of that town was killed in action in North Africa. The announcement confirms his death and identifies the family as the informed next of kin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lenox
War Department
Francis J. Bridgeman
Town
North Africa
Safley Plans September Sale Of Guernsey Cattle
Bert Safley will auction about 55 head of registered Guernsey cows and heifers in September with an additional 15 to 20 head of grade Guernseys likely. Watch for further announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert Safley
Guernsey
Siamese Pigs At Payne Farm Exhibit Rare Pair
T F Payne near Bedford showed a freak of nature a perfectly formed pair of pigs joined at their undersides Siamese twins born with veterinary aid and killed. Dr T E Anderson notes he never saw the like. Fire At Swift Station Bedford Fire Department extinguished a blaze at Swifts Produce Station on West Main caused by a faulty oil stove with minor damage. second call in a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Payne
Bedford
T. BE. Anderson
Swift
Bedford Fire Department
Swifts
West Main
Legion Auxiliary Meeting Held In New Market
J Kirketey W H Paige Ivan Wells and Lester Rounds attended the county Legion Auxiliary meeting in New Market Tuesday night. Election of County Legion officers will be held at the county meeting set for July at Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legion
J. Kirketey
W. H. Paige
Ivan Wells
Lester Rounds
County Legion Auxiliary
New Mariket
Bedford
Ten County AAA Representatives Meet for Next Year’s Program
Ten county AAA committees met in the library basement Wednesday afternoon to discuss and plan the program for next year. Represented were Union Ringgold Adams Page Taylor Montgomery Clarke Decatur Mills and Fremont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
AAA
Union
Ringgold
Adams
Page
Taylor
Montgomery
Clarke
Decatur
Mills
Fremont
Sheriff Opens License Renewal At Bedford County Office
Taylor county drivers may begin renewing licenses at the Bedford sheriff office on Monday June 7. Old licenses expire July 5. New licenses cover three years and cost 75 cents, with receipts attached to the old card. Renewal may be done by proxy with the old card and fee. Sheriff Caskey and accompanying Bedford and Lenox residents visited Red Oak for guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Sheriff's Office
Bedford
J. T. Caskey
Des Moines
Sheriff Caskey
Arthur Dinwiddie
Maxine Dunbar
Lenox
Red Oak
Urge Town People To Do Farm Work
County extension director Robert Davie urges all able residents to register for farm work to boost food production during the rush season. Registration centers are in Bedford Blockton Clearfield Conway Gravity Lenox New Market and Sharpsburg with Farm Bureau and local offices coordinating help from women, girls, retired farmers, town youths and merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Davie
Davie
Bedford
New Market
Ww. L. Steeves
Sharpsburg
F. J. Anderson
Gas Ration Rules Resolve Sticker Display
The OPA requires dispelling a sticker in each car. If multiple classifications exist only the best sticker is shown, with a single sticker required. A late ruling bans gas for vacations trips to summer homes or Mayo Clinic visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
OPA
An & J
Mayo Clinic
Weather Summary for Locality Across Several Days
Falls of one inch accumulated over Sunday through Tuesday. Temperature ranged from 44 to 87 degrees with a high of 87 and a low of 44 on varying days. The week included mixed sunny and drizzly conditions with fluctuating daily highs and lows.
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Fuller-Taylor
C. ‘Paul
Clark & Galey
Hans ‘Larson
W. QO. Patton
Ben Franklin
Roy Horning
Virgil Putnam
Harold Fitch
Geo. Smalley
Gambles
Troy Spencer
Willie Woodruff
Fred E. White
Walters Style
A. K. Morris
Myriel Snyder
A. J. Sowers
J. R. Henderson
L. BR. Vogt
Sam Johnson
Potes
Ray Walker
Bedford National Bank
Hawkeye Timber Yard
Thompson Mere
Sid Morris
Frank Perina
Bedford Fruit
Wilson Hatchery
Idea Lbr. Co
Denman
Dean John
Biers Co. Wildman Beauty
J. F. Longfellow
E. A. Jefferies
Ralph Eighmy
B. E. Paschal
Lloyd Lewis
Frank Beebe
W. H. Young
Wogan Case
Gladys Jenkins
Hob Morris
L. C. Severs
J. H. Gasson
Walter Levine
Earl Stone
Harry Johnson
Paul Morris
M. R. Brant
J. C. Tracy Taylor Co
Herald
Mumm's
Chas. Taylor
Paul Stephens
Rhoads
Newt Boyd Ser
Star
Saddle Horse Nursery
Max Cox
California
Australia
Dillon W. Leyb
Omaha
Blockton
Kak George Little
Ivan Lucas
Forest, Tenn
Robert Houck
Edgewood Arsenia
Maryland
W. A. Houck
Cpl
Edwin Beemer
Ivan Homes
Josie Holmes
Bryce Churchill
Roy Churchill
Otawa
Kansas
Lawrence
KKK
Kenneth W. Robey
Fort Crook
Nebraska
W. A. Robey
Hal Livingston
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Ralph Livingston
Diego
J. F. Bradley
St. Louis
U. S. Navy
Sid Bradley
Pfe
Camp Forest
Tullahoma
Tenn
Gravity Community
Florida
Buckley Field
Denver
Colorado
Gould
Richard Hamilton
Santa Ana
Frankwright
John Hamilton
Jack R. Campbell
Engineer Corps
Fort Leonard Wood
Redding
Erville Allison
Ed Allison
Leon Lyons
Camp Claibride
Backborne
Paul Stoner
Camp Hood
Texas
Wyoming
Larry V. Eighmy
Camp Bell
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Fort Myers
Claude McFarland
Blanchard
Seabees
Marjorie Morley
William Salter
George Salter
William
Ate
M. W. Jetton
Camp Lee
Quartermaster’s School
Lieut
Harold Miller
Minnie
Rufus Harris
Lincoln
Neb
Camino
Harris
Allison
Pic
Warren C Adams
Army Air Technical Training Command School
Gulfport Field
Mississippi
Glen L. Martin Company
Saredl
Franklin Robers
L. G. Roberts
Camp Callan
San Diego
State University At
Nebra
Opal Morley
Gene Becherer, Sie
States
Venezuela
South America
Casablanca
Gibraltar
W. E. Becherer
Sgt
Howard Loungfellow
Camp Wolters
Fort Worth
Glenn Thummel
Mrs. Thummel
Leaven
Allan Hadley
George
Hadley
U. S. Naval Station
Frank Hadley
Air Corps
Logan
Utah
Elvin Campbel
Camp Cowder
Maxine Hensley
Joplin
Lucile Jobe
Laurel Smalley
Naval Air Station
Pasco
Washington
Corpus Christi
Ralph Smalley
Conwey
Max L. Masker
Pittsburgh
Penn
J. L. Masker
Camp Pinedale
Fresno
Trene Masker
Allen Burks
Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
New York
Don Burks
Jack Burks
Boston
Mass
James H. Pullan
United States
America
Fort Leavenworth
Dist
GOP
Red Oak Junel
Helen Mitchell
Council Bluffs
Vacation Bible School
Boyd Wavinger
Donald M. Little
Lincoln Nebr
J. M. Little
Harry Little
Huntington Park
Max
BHS
Africa
Safley
Guernseys
Payne Farm
Imey
Usree
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