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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1964
Page
4
Lake of Three Fires campers and visitors are invited to Bedford churches for worship this Sunday. Ministers note casual dress is fine and list morning services across denominations including Catholic Holy Mass at 10 15 and Confessions before.
Bedford in Taylor County traces its origins to Edwin Houck who settled after buying an 80 acre tract for 100 in the 1800s. He built a log cabin near present P. M. Place Co. store and, with his wife arriving from the East, received a beaded purse from local Indians. Houck later ran the first printing shop and became county newspaper editor.
Golf enthusiasts are invited to a nine hole course and clubhouse a mile north of Bedford on Highway 148. Green fees are 1.50 on weekdays and 2.50 on weekends or holidays, with a 10.00 two week pass. A husband and wife rate is 2.50 on weekdays or 4.00 on weekends or holidays. The course has seen many improvements since opening over 30 years ago.
The Iowa State Conservation Commission in 1987 designated the name Lake of Three Fires for the state park. The choice references a legend of three Red, Black, and Sioux tribes meeting at a hill near the lake and keeping three fires burning to symbolize their unity.
Mary Salen of Bedford's Development Club endorses the Lake of Three Fires and Bedford in a poem praising friendly people, sun filled days, and weekend camping by Campers Unlimited of Council Bluffs. Vince Miller leads the group with frequent visits and a large regional following.
Bedford’s Centennial History notes land sold at 1.25 dollars per acre and farm yields with corn and oats worth six cents a bushel. Pork cost about a dollar per pound. Pay was in kind through debt and labor, with sheriffs and process papers common at many doors.
Near the center of Bedford Taylor County's courthouse, built 1892 93 by a Corning Indiana contractor. The contractor lost money on the job yet was awarded $1000 and a gold watch by local friends. Last summer exterior tuck pointing and clock tower repairs preserved the landmark.
A two pound eight ounce bullhead caught by Mrs. Frank Hardenbergh of Lewis Iowa at Lake of Three Fires on September 15 1963 is the second largest bullhead taken by hook and line in Iowa that year according to the Iowa State Conservation Commission.
To register a possible record breaking fish the angler must submit data to the Iowa Conservation Commission Des Moines. Required details include total length species location date angler name and address correct trade weight with two witness names and addresses and a photo of the angler with the fish.
Iowa stands as a leading farming state with a fourth of top-grade farmland and about one tenth of the nation's annual food output. The article highlights Iowa's vast agricultural capacity and its national role in food production.
Southern Iowa sportsmen frequent Lake of Three Fires for better than average catches. An Iowa State Conservation Commission bulletin notes strong fishing conditions, implying recent trips yielded notable results.
Parks personnel report 1963 attendance reached 9,314,938, an all time high, up one million from 1962. Three Fires ranks among the top six state lakes with abundant bass bluegills crappies and bullheads commonly caught. fishermen note two to three pound channel cats and bass as frequent targets.
Newcomers and visitors notice rapid development in Bedford this summer. Main changes include widening Highway 148, a new post office building, a Phillips 66 service station, and several new homes. Standage’s Car Wash opened in a new building, Knit Wits Shop offers supplies and lessons, and Bedford’s phone system switched to DIAL on October 1. A Vane Manufacturing Co subdivision began in May under Lucas Products. Plans progress for a medical center and a 62 bed nursing home. A flood control project may start before summer 1964 ends. The Bedford Development Club plans amateur talent shows with sizable cash prizes after free drawings on May 21.
Bedford's city park at the east edge of town known as Bibbins Park offers a playground with a jungle gym walking ladder merry go round slides and swings. The park 3.5 miles from the Lake of Three Fires features two cement tennis courts a modern shower house 25 picnic tables and drinking water. A country school house known as Benton No 2 or Drum School was moved to the park and planned to be furnished with period desks and equipment.
This issue is provided free to campers at the state park as part of the Lake of Three Fires Welcome supplement. The free copies are made possible by 36 Bedford merchants and business firms whose advertisements appear in the supplement.
A fragment describes a brochure titled Fun in the Sun promoting a Bedford area getaway. It mentions a brochure available at local banks and the press office, away from traffic near Iowa highways 2 and 14.
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