Lions Club Elects Bedford Officers in New Term
John M. Larsen will remain president of the Bedford Lions Club after a seven month old organization. Elected as officers are First VP Dr C W Steward Second VP Jack Salmon Third VP Bob Stacy Secretary treasurer John M Dinges Tail Twister Paul Bartlett Directors for two years Ross Amet Kendall Terrell Plans discussed for Boy Scout summer camp at Lake of Three Fires starting June 15 with five weeks of scouting for about five boys weekly from the southwest Iowa district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M. Larsen
Bedford Lions Club
C W Steward
Jack Salmon
Bob Stacy
John M Dinges
Lion Tanner
Henry Krejci
Paul Bartlett
Rossamet
Kendall Terrell
Clearfield Legionnaires Meet with Pro Am Speaker Planned
Members of the American Legion and its Auxiliary will meet at Clearfield on Thursday evening the 12th at 8 o clock. A full pro am has been planned with a distinguished speaker to give the talk of the evening. All members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merbers
American Legion
Clearfield
Sick Residents and Hospital Reports From Clearfield Area
Local notes report Mrs Stevenson and Mrs O W Stevenson ill at home in Clearfield. Laura Hansell and Josie Mankle had heart issues. Several residents return from St Joseph and Mercy hospitals. Breaks, injuries from falls and a roof accident involve Mary Ellen Tackett Mile Burch Loren Whaley and others. Des Moines and Bedford connections noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O W Stevenson
Clearfield
Mary Ellen Tackett
Asa Tackett
Breesson
Methodist
St. Joseph
P. E. O. Sisters Visit Mrs Logan in Shenandoah
Fifteen members of Chapter C0 of the PEO Sisterhood of Bedford joined Mrs L A Logan of Shenandoah for a luncheon at Bradley Tea Room in Essex. They then visited the Logan home in Shenandoah for an afternoon gathering. Mrs Earl May of Shenandoah, chapter president there, attended as guest along with Mrs Harlie Faith Wilkins of Pocatello Idaho, a former Bedford resident visiting relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PEO
Bedford
L. A Logan
Shenandoah
Bradley
Essex
Logan
Earl May
Harlie Faith Wilkins
Pocatello
Idaho
Dallas Center Will Decorate Sunday
Memorial services at Dallas Center cemetery north of New Market were postponed to June 8. Rev W W Bentzinger of Clarinda and Rev C W Proctor of Sharpsburg will speak. Services begin at 2 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas Center Cemetery
New Market
W W Bentzinger
Clarinda
C W Proctor
Sharpsburg
Two Iowa Couples Tie The Knot In May Weddings
Miss Leona Mae Mercer of Benton Iowa and Herman McCalla of Bedford wed Thursday May 29 in Troy Kansas. They plan to live in a south Bedford house recently bought by E I Wilson. Also Miss Marjorie Betz and Le land Pete Little were married in Des Moines Thursday evening May 29, with Rev A Douglass Steffenson officiating. After a brief honeymoon to Rock Rapids they will reside in Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leona Mae Mercer
Benton
Iowa
Herman McCalla
Bedford
The
Wilson Hatchery
Troy
Kansas
Wilson
South Bedford
Marjorie Betz
Leland
Pete” Little
Des Moines
Douglass Steffenson
Rock Rapids
Mrs Little
Country Club Luncheon Tuesday For Bedford Ladies
Mrs Floyd Miller will host a luncheon for Bedford Country Club ladies at the club house on Tuesday June 10 at one o clock Co hosts include Mrs Harry Matthew Mrs Robert Stacy Mrs Stanley Svwsnson and Mrs Luther M Reading OES Kensington to Fala Chapter Meeting Mrs F W Harbour hosts Kensington at the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening June 10 after the regular chapter meeting Mrs Harbour assisted by a long list of ladies Acs Hale Entertains Former Schoolmates Tea Held at North Bedford Home for reunion of the graduating class and guests from Topeka Kansas and nearby communities
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Country Club
Floyd ‘Miller
Bedford Country Club
Harry Mathew
Robert Stacy
Stanley Svwsnson
Luther M. Reading
OES
Kensington
Fala
F W Harbour
OES Kensington
Masonic Temple
Harbour
Edwin Beard
Floyd Churchill
Elizabeth Besco
B E Paschal
Frank C Beebe
Lottie Gooding
Ursula Vosburg
Paul Miller
Bud Wetmore
Carl Cummings
A V Gooding
Acs Hale
Alice Hale
North Bedford
Ira Pratt
Topeka
Kansas
Lillian Nicholson
Bedford
Pratt
Cecile F Long
Nettie Webb Kelly
Bentha Timberlake Anderson
Banner Goodwill Club May Meeting Held
Mrs Howard Hawhee hosted the Banner Goodwill Club for its May meeting with seven members present. Roll call featured Home Demonstration Ideas led by Mrs Paul Wolverton. The group will meet Wednesday June 11 at Mrs Claude Thompson and members should wear comical costumes and discuss the latest fad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Hawhee
Banner Goodwill Club
Paul Wolverton
Claude Thompson
Post-Nuptial Shower for Mrs Neumeyer In High Prairie
Mrs Richard A Neumeyer formerly Edna Mae Clymens received a post-nuptial gift shower at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Bruce Clymens Tuesday afternoon. Guests were High Prairie women and refreshments were served. Eva Daugherty returned Wednesday from Wyoming after nine months teaching school and visiting her children in the south.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neumeyer
Richard A Neumeyer
Edna Mae Clymens
Bruce Clymens
High Prairie
Eva Daugherty
Wyoming
Bedford Iowa employment office closes Monday
The Iowa State Employment office in the Court House Bedford will be closed Monday June 9 with normal hours resuming Tuesday June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Court House
Bedford
Twenty-Second Valley Homecoming Held at Valley School
The twenty second Valley Homecoming was held on Sunday June 1 at the Valley Schoolhouse with eighty five attendees. A cafeteria dinner followed by a business meeting and program in the schoolroom featured officer elections and a variety of performances and remembrances for those who passed away during the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valley
Ben Mendenhall
Halbert Hensley
Dorothy Bush
Joe Osborne
Alta Jackson
Walter Bush
America
Judith.Mendenhall
Hilda Davidson
M J Sheley
Mary Renfro
Jim Thompson
Ed Spencer
Jackie Bush
Virginia Jackson
Valley Girls
Charles W. Gray Dies In Colorado Springs 1947
Charles W Gray 81 longtime Corning publishing figure and former Bedford resident died May 22 1947 at his Colorado Springs home after a period of ill health. His death followed the May 6 passing of his son Bruce Gray in Springfield Illinois. The family moved from Corning to Colorado in 1928 and he is survived by three children Paul Hugh and Mrs Glenn Howard all in Colorado Springs plus a second wife and nine grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W Gray
Corning
Bedford
Colorado Springs
Colo
Bruce Gray
Springfield
Illinois
Grays
Colorado
Paul Gray
Hugh Gray
Glenn Howard
Bedford Bruins Triumph Over Lenox In Wet Grounds Duel
Bedford's Bruins defeated Lenox 7 to 1 on a soggy diamond at Bedford school grounds. Hook pitched seven strikeouts for Bedford while Holmes fanned eight for Lenox. Bedford next hosts Clearfield Sunday at 2 30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Bruins
Lenox
Fair Grounds
ITI
Hook
Holmes
Clearfield
Wim
H R Smith
Gray
Clinton
Hayworth
van Hendrick
Hin
Ae Wilson
Campbell
Bedford Wyckoff
D Marshall
H Marshall
O Lowry
Sorenson
Roberts
Nelson
Straight
Terrell
Irwin A
Methodist Women Set June 13 Meeting at Bedford Church
The Women's Society of Christian Service at Bedford Methodist Church will meet Friday afternoon June 13. Miss Alice Hale will lead the lesson on Child Education, with Mrs Rena Muilenburg guiding the devotional period. A social hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Society of Christian Service
Bedford Methodist Church
Alice Hale
Rena Muilenburg
Mrs Elmer Hatfield Dies in California
Former Bedford resident Mrs Bonnie Scane Hatfield died in Burbank California on Thursday May 29 The body is being returned to Bedford for last rites and burial Funeral services will be held at Shum Funeral Home at 2 PM Friday Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer Hatfield
Bonnie Scane
Burbank
California
Hatfields
Bedford
Shum Funeral Home
Fairview Cemetery
Doud Hunter Golden Wedding Celebrated by Family
Open House honored Mr and Mrs Doud Hunter in Sharpsburg for their 50th anniversary. Church service, gold decorations, and hymns marked the day, with a large gathering, gifts, and a family dinner the next day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Doud Hunter
Doud Hunter
Sharpsburg
C W Proctor
Methodist Church
Dean Gillette
Lola Klopp Weds Wilbur Ernsting in Bedford Church
Miss Lola Lenore Klopp and Mr Wilbur W Ernsting married at 3 PM Sunday June 1 in the First Baptist Church Bedford. The ceremony was conducted by Rev Eugene Bayman with Rev Archie A Ross assisting before about 200 guests. The altar featured pink and white peonies and white larkspur with candles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lola Lenore Klopp
Wilbur W. Ernsting
Wilbur W Ernsting
First Baptist Church
Bedford
LC Klopp
Alvin Klopp
Corning
Eugene Bayman
Archie A Ross
Eastminster Presbyterian Church
Kansas City
Missouri
Mrs Pace Dies At 69 In Bedford Area
Mrs Effie Pace, 69, died at her home south of Bedford on Saturday May 31. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at Wetmore Funeral Home conducted by Rev and Mrs T J Overholt. Burial followed at Memory cemetery in New Market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Pace
Bedford
Wetmore Funeral Home
T J Overholt
Memory Cemetery
New Market
Seven Bedford Girls Take Jobs In Des Moines
Seven members of the Bedford High School graduating class work in Des Moines this summer. Norma Park and Lola O Dougherty are in the Adjutant General’s office in the capitol building. Jeanne Wells and Marjorie Robinson work with the Veterans Administration. Ramona Campbell is at a home freezer plant in Ankeny. Patricia Cobb and Cory Hatfield are in the gas refund office in the capitol building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford High School
Des Moines
City
Norma Park
Lola O'Dougherty
Adjutant General
Capitol Building
Jeanne Wells
Marjorie Robinson
Veterans Administration
Ramona Campbell
Ankeny
Patricia Cobb
Cory Hatfield
Wedding in Shenandoah Unites Muriel Ross and Groom
Miss Muriel Ross of Kansas City played piano as Ar eitha Hortter Blue Mound sang two solos. The couple wed with Mendelssohn March recessional and a reception at the bride’s parents’ home. The bride wore a white faille gown with pearl jewelry and a carnation bouquet. Out of town guests included Ernsting, Hortter, Klopp, and Osburn families from several states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muriel Ross
Kansas City
Areitha Hortter
Blue Mound
Kansas
Miss Ross
Miriam Ernsting
Beverly Osburn
Savannah
Missouri
Edward Latzy
Pittsburgh
Penn
LaRue Klopp
Corning
Evalyn Jane Hortter
Mendelssohn
Edward de Klopp
Correctionville
Iowa
Alvin Klopp
Beverly Os- Lurn
Helen Stickelman
Bedford High School
State Teachers College
Maryville
Alpha Sigma Alpha
Lowell Avenue
Shenandoah
Erick Ernsting
Rockport
Craig
Technical
American Air Lines
Walter Fink
Ardith Y Hortter
Carol
Carl
Evalyn
Ardyth
Edward Klopp
LaRue
Coleen
C A
Lola Klopp
Bert Klopp
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Ruth Wieser
Kathryn Willis
Ronnie
Tommie Adam
Harold Miller
San Juan
Texas
Sam Gaffey
Herman Ernsting
Lillie Ernsting
Robert A Osburn
Craig, Mo
John Karsten
Mound City
L A Logan
Paul Sullivan
Juli
Doris Murphy
Lillian Paul
H H Parker
B E Lucas
New Manager Arrives at Hawkeye Lumber Yard
Neal McKinley is new manager of Hawkeye Lumber Yard succeeding Bill Steigleder who moves to Red Oak to manage the yard there. McKinley previously ran a yard at Oakville and now resides with his family in Steigleder’s recently sold home in southwest Bedford. Helpers Morehouse and Hunter stay on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neal McKinley
Bill Steigleder
Hawkeye
Red Oak
McKinley
Oakville
Town
Steigleder
Bedford
Morehouse and
Hunter
Weather and rail disruption hit Bedford area
Weather summaries show Bedford received 6.44 inches of rain last week with 3.10 inches on May 28 and 0.5 inch on Memorial Day plus 0.92 inch on June 1 and 1.92 inches last evening. Temperatures ranged 30 to 67 degrees. The East 102 river flooded near town, and the north-bound train was halted at Lennox with Burlinton mainline washouts disrupting mail service for today and possibly tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Chambers Bros
Lennox
Burlington
Creston
One-Club Golf Tourney Set at Bedford Country Club
A Sunday afternoon tournament at Bedford Country Club will begin at 1 30 starting June 8. The event offers prizes for the lowest mite scores and invites local players to compete for top honors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Country Club
Vesper Services Set For Lake Of Three Fires This Summer
Outdoor Vesper Services will be held every Sunday evening at 8:00 p m at the Lake of Three Fires in Bedford with weekly dates from June 15 through August 31 Transportation from the courthouse square at 7 45 a m will be provided for those who need it Rev Gordon F MacLean of the local Presbyterian Church will speak at the opening service on June 15 and a music program is planned The Inter-Church Council invites local residents and visiting picnickers to attend with varying schedules week to week
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Inter-Church Council
Courthouse Square
Gordon F MacLean
Presbyterian Church
Inter-Church Council
Local items from Ankeny Ames and surrounding towns
Mr and Mrs Leonard L Moore spent the weekend in Zearing Iowa with Mr Moore’s brothers and sisters at a family reunion. Mrs Morris and Mr Morris drove to Columbia Missouri to fetch their son Ben who will spend the summer in Bedford. Jack Larsen a student at Iowa State College Ames visited here with his parents and traveled by plane then returned by car after a snow storm forced a landing in an oats field near the highway. Jesse Skinner 74 of Medford Oregon is visiting Taylor county friends. a former Conway resident he taught rural schools here and later worked 20 years in real estate in Spokane he is retired. his sister Lucy now lives in Pasadena California. Ernie Campbell an employee at the Cudahy offices recently started work at Prughs store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard L Moore
Zearing
Iown
Mr Moore
C Morris
Columbia
Missouri
Ben
University
Bedford
Jack Larsen
Iowa State College
Ames
J M Larsen
Ankeny
Jesse Skinner
Medford
Oregon
Taylor County
Conway
West
Spokane
Lucy
Pasadena
California
Ernie Campbell
Cudahy
Prughs
Bedford Streets to Be Improved in City Council Plan
At a Monday night meeting the Bedford city council ordered a Resolution of Necessity for a dirt street improvement program. Attorney Luther Reading was instructed to prepare the notice and start legal steps. Over 200 property owners petitioned for crushed rock surfaces with rock costs charged to property owners. hearings and estimates will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Luther Reading
Bill Bailie
Myron Reynolds
O'lie Keith
T E Anderson End
Ray Vogt
Pullan to Head Bedford American Legion Post
Jim Pullan will head the Bedford Post of the American Legion after an election held Wednesday evening at the Legion Club Room in Bibbins Park. Rollie Livingston was elected vice commander and Eugene Johnson adjutant, with 27 members attending despite bad weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Pullan
Bedford
American Legion
Legion Club
Bibbins Park
Rollie Livingston
Eugene Johnson
Births listed for Hopkins Bedford Clarinda Maryville Des Moines region
A series of birth notices from Hopkins Bedford Clarinda Maryville Des Moines area includes newborns named Stephen Leon Larry Dale Ruth Marie Harriet Ann Kenneth Eugene Douglas Bryce Susan Carroll and more. Parents include Linwood Birkenholz Carl Anderson Howard Hoffman P K Richardson Ellea Martin Reid Shields Ermald Raynor Marvin Boyer Paul Romantum among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellea Martin
Hopkins
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Ruth Marie
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lions Club
Top County Legionnaires
Mrs Stevenson II
Clearfield Lady
Laura Hansell
Harry
Sr OD Harper
St Joseph Hospital
Josie Mankle
Tee
Hospital i
Paul Morris
Gravity Hs
Bannon
Missouri Methodist Hospital
St Joseph
Ruth Priesy
Little Price of
Des Moin
Saturn the Mercy Hospital
Price
Meikle
St. Francis Hospitaly
Beraks
Mile Burch
Loyal
Gravity
Hand Hospital
Shenan
Dgah
University Hospital
Iowa City
Victor Whaley
Siam
Loren Whaley
Buckiin
Monnay
Gericius
Ivan Geer
Garold Whaley
Clare Orth
Aighter
Mr Orth
Fayeith
Jack
Mrs. Logan
Dallas Center
Miss Mercer
Mrs Hawhee
Entertains
Charles W. Gray
Bedford Bruins
Michael Henshin
James Firot
Sibley
Paul Jackson
Euston
Vernon Straight
Patty
Donwald
Diagonal
Lee
Mervin
Helen Jean Éhien
Max’ Huner
Dale Hunter
Waldo Burns
Robert
Lorimer
Helen Andrews
Wayne Moore
Ard
Car
Moore
Colleen
Terry
Nelson Kight
Darlene
Hepburn
Leslie Dirrin
Villisea
Orie Shum
Elgin Hite
Alice McAnaney
Ray Glassgow
Essie Morris
Verla Lee
Clyde Lorg
Dee Hewitt
Mahlon
Billie Hewitt
Carl James
Hattie Straight
Marion
Fred Hunter
Filson
Mrs Pace
Hawkeye Lbr. Co
Vesper
Lake
Council
Pullan
Legion
Charles L. Flint and Son
Great Falls
Montana
Pp Chhosdaeae
Soa Tageteaioe
Linwood Birkenholz
Carl Anderson
Howard Hoffman
St Francis Hospital
Mzr
P K Richardson
Stephen ‘Leon
Glenn Miller
Mayville
Dale Owens
Larry Dale
W E Crum I
Michael Laird
Reid Shields
Munichpal Hospital
Harriet Ann
Dale Combs
New Starket
General Hospital
Judy Ann
Ermald Raynor
Kenneth Eugene
Raynor
Marjorie Peach
Marvin Boyer
Douglas Bryce
Boyer
Betty Beemer
Paul Romantum
Susan Caroll
Romantum
Mary O'Dougherty
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