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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1954
Page
7
A long list of locals and guests visited Bedford over Memorial Day weekend and surrounding days. Families from Des Moines Omaha Lincoln and Des Moines joined Bedford residents to spend time with relatives and friends at various homes and local events.
A daughter named Jessie Bell was born to Mr and Mrs Guy Irvin of Athelstan on May 22. Mrs Robert Shehan of Bedford reported a birth on May 28.
A2c Kermit T. Gould of Blockton returns from twenty months in Okinawa and will dock in Seattle on June 12. Ronald Monk enjoyed seven days rest in Hakata Japan while normally stationed in Korea. His wife Beverly and parents reside in Clearfield. Wilbur Sleep on a two week furlough visited Bedford parents and will report to Fort Knox Kentucky. A2e Lyle Martin, Wichita Kansas, visited his parents with A2ec Charles O Connors from Lake City Iowa as guests in the Caldwell Twins home.
Camp Polk Louisiana troops begin maneuvers then head to Fort Riley Kansas on return. Richard Thompson arrives from Korea after 17 months duty and visits Des Moines before Bedford. He and his wife plan to reside in Hopkins after his release from Camp Carson Colorado.
On May 12 at Frog Pond school house seven members and five leaders met. It was decided to hold fireworks as usual at Frog Pond schoolhouse on July 2.
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