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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 06, 1940

Page

6

Lenox Decoration Day Programs and Community Events

Lenox held a Decoration Day program in the city park with song America a mixed quartet invocation by Rev Moneymaker reading by Donnella Warner and an address by Rev E F Hagee. The Kensington Club met with 14 members, garden hints piano selections and refreshments. Residents and visitors attended flower shows concerts home visits and social gatherings around Lenox and nearby towns.

City Park America Mr. Moneymaker Donnella Warner E. F. Hagee

Two Hopkins Obituaries Highlight Local Residents

Mrs. Margaret Ellen Holker of Hopkins died suddenly at her home at 58. Born 1882 in Clarinda, she leaves husband Joseph Henry Holker and six children in Kansas City and Hopkins, plus eight grandchildren and three sisters. Also dead is William H. Mendenhall, 68, longtime Hopkins resident, survived by wife and five children. Funeral services were held at the Hopkins Methodist Church with burial in Hopkins cemetery.

Margaret Ellen Holker Joseph Henry Holker Hopkins Clarinda Holker Margaret Ben Coleman Mr. Holker Maryville Henry Joseph Holker New Market Elvin Andrew Holker Orville Lea Holker Margaret Helden Moran Kansas City Joe Herman Holker Gertrude Neva Holker Clara Mothershed Hills City Minn Bessie Weaver Siam Mabel] Johnson William H. Mendenhall Guthrie County Iowa Mendenhall Clyde Canning Edna Mendenhall Marguerite Mendenhall E. K Grant Ben

Robert Russell Graduates Coast Guard and Military Training

Robert Russell, son of Mr and Mrs Galen Russell, traveled from San Diego to Norfolk Virginia en route. He has completed four years in the Coast Guard and was selected for a Navy school course to train as a special mechanic for aviation companies nationwide. The Vacation Bible School enrollment reaches ninety as Hopkins population grows since the 19th census. Social events include a Mothers and Daughters banquet, a Women’s Missionary Society meeting, and Children’s Day programs at local churches.

Robert Russell Galen Russell Norfolk Ladies of the Christian Church Stanley Swanson Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Church Lee Guthrie Susie Bonar Joe McMullen

Local social notes and town movements near St Joseph

The column lists numerous residents and visitors across nearby towns. Activities include church outreach in St Joseph, officers installed at a Christ ie church district missionary meeting, sales of D X station and cafe to Woodrow Elfritz and Kelita Mendenhall, and multiple family gatherings and travels encompassing Excelsior Springs Shenandoah and Maryville. Residents attend funerals, visit relatives, and plan summer housing and travel.

BR. Co. Lockwood Bertha Jeffers Charles Gray Irvin Hanna Christie Church St. Joseph Monay Ott Oberhouser Woodrow Elfritz Kelita Mendenhall Elizabeth Wieser Howard Thomas St. Joseph

Sheridan Lewis Sanders graduates in Columbia Missouri

Sheridan Lewis Sanders, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Sanders, graduated Monday evening in Columbia where he studied law. A social shower honored Mr. and Mrs. Louis Cooper and daughter who lost their home by fire. Various local families attended visits and services, including the Streeters at St Joseph and a hospital patient with a hip operation.

Lewis Sanders Paul Sanders Columbia Louis Cooper Charley Haun Cleo Helen Malaney Bedford Ed McCormick Dall Churchill Alva Streeter Ernest Streeter John Lamison J Bradshaw Nebr Virginia Gordon Marile Albion

Engagement Announced Dorothy Edith Gebhardt to Paul Harris Conway

The notice reports the engagement and upcoming marriage of Dorothy Edith Gebhardt of Conway to Paul Harris of Conway. After a short Illinois honeymoon the couple will reside west of Conway where the groom farms. Local events include Conway LOCALS to be presented at the Methodist church on Sunday morning June 9.

John Gebhardt Benton Dorothy Edith Paul Harris Conway Ilinois

Local Residents Attend Decoration Day Visits and Travel

A long list of neighbors and relatives from Gravity Loc to Bedford and Clarinda extended visits and trips over Decoration Day. Families like the Millers, Joneses, Browns, and Smiths spent weekends with kin in Lenox, Maryville, Omaha, and Des Moines, while several individuals traveled for family gatherings and church events.

Jack Summers Chicago Lenox Martin Smith Marion Hardman Long Beach Calif New York Harry Stoner Hampton Iowa Frank Morgan Sheldon Wisc Guy Reynolds Gravity Loc Ray Ida Bell Miller Ston Cherokee L. E. Morley Jay Levitt Jimmy Welsh Des Moines Rosa Custer Newton Jess Clark Welsh

Rebekah Circle Meeting and Guest Visit

The Rebekah Circle gathered Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. Tom Cunningham assisted by Mrs. Harry Morley and Mrs. Harley Wallace. Thirteen members plus two guests attended as business was followed by dominoes and Chinese checkers, with refreshments served. Later about thirty members visited Mrs. Emma Creech to cheer her in illness, sharing cards and games while Lillie Hill of Grand Island spoke on the local lodge.

Rebekah Circle Tom Cunningham Harry Morley Harley Wallace Ralph Wilson John Alexander Rebekah Emma Creech Lillie Hill Grand Island Nebra Rebekah Lodge

Mothers Honored at Village Socials Across Villisca and Gravity

Guss Miss Maxine Naver of Des Moines visited her parents, Clyde Naven, with Frank Moritz of Villisca visiting Joe Anderson’s home. Mrs Will Rock attended a club meet at Florence Posten’s in Villisca honoring mothers. Deloris McCoy had a birthday party at Alva McCoy’s Gravity home. Margaret and Genese Jackson visited grandparents Herbert and Mrs. King in Villisca. Memorial services were held at Prairie Rose cemetery near Iveyville.

Harry Puffer Des Moines Fred Goudie Anita Brookman Jorge Gale Lois Alexander Burlington Nebr Ella Brookman Grace Patch Bert Wood Idaho Falls Brookman Margaret Damewood David Peck Shenandoah Madeline G. E. Smith Omaha Arthur Pancake Grace Sullivan Ed Lock Hawley Mahaffey Corydon Frank Reid Castlewood So. Duk J. C. Morgan Thiece Albert Leving Kenneth St. Joseph Frank Ledger Wood Greenfield W. J. Nevins Bedford Maxine Naver Clyde Naven Frank Moritz Villisca Joe Anderson Will Rock Florence Posten Rack Verne Lewis Deloris McCoy Alva McCoy Gravity Margaret and Genese Jackson Herbert King Prairie Rose Cemetery Iveyville

Executor's Notice in Taylor County Iowa Estate

Notice to all interested parties that on May 27 1940 the District Court of Taylor County Iowa appointed Henry French executor of the Fred French estate All indebted parties must pay and those with claims must present them authenticated to the court for allowance Dated May 27 1941 James R Locke Attorney

District Court Taylor County Iowa Fred French Henry ©. French James R. Locke

Notice of Probate of Will in Taylor County Iowa

The Iowa Taylor County District Court announce probate hearing for H W Parrish deceased with will dated September 24 1938 and codicil dated April 10 1940. The hearing set for June 18 1940 at Bedford Court House at ten in the morning before the District Court or Clerk. People with interest must appear and show cause why the will should not be probated. Dated Bedford Iowa May 22 1940. Clerk of District Court Thos L Kuhn.

Iowa Taylor County H. W. Parrish Bedford Cours

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