Hou Ston Couple Celebrate Golden Anniversary at Open House
Mr and Mrs John Hou Ston of Hopkins Missouri celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary with an open house at their home on Sunday June 9 from 2 to 5 p.m. The couple wed June 1888 at the bride’s Gravity The Hoo home and have ten children including Roemie a senior at Misenum University and Kathy a Hopkins High sophomore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Hou Ston
Hopkins
Gravity the Hoo
Roemie
Misenum University
Kathy
Kare-Reeve Engagement Noted In Bedford Area
Mr and Mrs Henry Kare of Bedford announce the engagement of their daughter Linds to AMX Garv A Reeve son of Mr and Mrs Leland Reeve of Clatinda. Linds is a 1963 BCHS graduate now employed at Mace's Insurance Agency in Clatinda Airman Reeve is stationed at Whiteman AFB Missouri No wedding date set.
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Henry Kare
Bedford
Linds
Amx Garv A Reeve
Leland Reeve
Cla Tinda
BCHS
Mace
Ins Agency
Reeve
Whiteman Afb
Ma sonic Temple Meeting Honors 50-Year Members
The Masonic Temple hosts a stated session on Tuesday at eight with all three members over 50 years honored. Edith Wetmore receives her 50 year pin and certificate as Worthy Matron Eller Lemke presides. A surprise party previously honored Herman O’Dell on May 29 with numerous attendees from local families and groups.
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Masonic Temple
Tuesaday
Jonel
Edith Wetmore
Eller. Lemke
Kensington
Carn
Opie Gun
Sin
Shitie
Heowrl 9
Margare
Young
Calendar notes and club notices for mid June events
A collage of calendar items lists events at various venues. Activities include Rainbow for Girls and Baptist Women's Society meetings at Isuest and church, a Country Club Luncheon, Masons and a 3 V Club Family Picnic, and Woman's Society annual meeting with multiple hostesses and circle chairs noted.
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ORS East Mission Ladies
Margaret A Youne
Rainbow For Girls Baptist Women's Society
Ivan Wells Thoreday
Jane
Masons
Conway Joly Homemakers
Robert Wintermute
Bedford clubs mingle at hostess day and luncheon
Mrs. Harley Dowis hosted the BHM club with eleven members present. A June 26 meeting will feature guest day with Mrs. Cecil Newkirk. At the Country Club a 1:00 p.m. luncheon is planned for June 11 with Margaret A. Young chairing and Grace Morris, Berniece Gold, Blythe Lucas and Joy Annan assisting. EPW Plano: Bedford BPW meets June 10 with Convention Lines group in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harley Dowis
BHM
Bedford Country Club
Margaret A. Young
Grace Morris
Berniece Gold
Blythe Lucas
Joy Annan
EPW Plano
Bedford Business and Professional Women
Convention Lines Group
Local Health Updates and Community Notices From Bedford Area
Listed hospital admissions and discharges in Bedford county towns. Names include Fred Smith Hopkins Maryville Neva Pander Gravity Harry Valentine Gravity Johr Hutson Hopkins and Donna Rowe Bedford with surgeries, births, and recoveries. Masonic meeting June 13 Taylor Lodge 156 AF and AM and Rainbow Girls June 12. Dean Harris aged 5 home after May 15 heart surgery at Blank Memorial Des Moines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Lodge No. 156
Masonic ‘Temple
Dean Harris
Blank Memorial Hospital
Des Moines
New Arrivals Reach Families Across Blockton and Nearby Towns
A series of births reported May 30 and May 23 lists families in Bedford Mt. Ayr Bilockton Sharpsburg Clearfield Blockton and surrounding areas. New babies include Daren Ray Larison Michael Eugene Breach and Sandra Lee Sollars, with grandparents great grandparents and other relatives named.
Death Notice Eva Heaton 85 Lenox area resident
Mrs Eva Heaton 85 longtime Lenox Stringtown resident died Monday at Lenox Nursing Home She was Methodist Church member Funeral arrangements pending Rev A J Clements to officiate Burial in Stringtown cemetery Family greeting friends 7 30 to 9 00 pm preceding service Survivors include daughters Edith Mc Cafferty of Orient Bernice Tucker Conway sons Harold Berkley Calif Howard Boulder Colo Lowell Lenox one step son Ivan Heaton Brooks 12 grandchildren 10 great grandchildren and sister Belle Bird Little York MI
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Eva Heaton
Lenox
Stringtown
Methodist Church
Ments
Leroy
Edith) McCafferty
Orient
Ora
Bernice) Tucker
Conway
Harold Bush
Berkley
Calif
Howard Bush
Boulder
Colo
Lowell Bush
Ivan Heaton
Brooks
Belle Bird
Little York
Births in Bedford and Conway Families
A son, Bradley L., was born June 3 to Mr. and Mrs. Keith O'Dell of Bedford with grandparents Herman O'Dell and Neil Combs and great grandparents Roy Lucas J. E. Dalrymple Harry Combs of Gravity. A daughter, Jolene Mae, arrived May 21 to Mr. and Mrs. John C. Jamison of Conway with grandparents Marvin Runyan and Gladys Jamison and great grandparents Rosa Harrison and L. L. Runyan of Clarinda and Albany Oregon.
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Herman Ote Hermar
Odeli
O'Dell
Keith O'Dell
Bren
Este Larsson
Philip
Mark
Max Lucas
Kenneth Lucas
Ronald Lucas
Ivan Lucas
Tim
Mitzi
Ada
Ralph Price
Betty
Craig
Barbara
Alan
Brian
Emma Price
Neil Combs
Lorelei
Carl Cummings
Jim
Norma Akers
Rick
Roger
Bradley L
Bedford
Herman O'Dell
Gravity
Roy Lucas
J. E. Dalryvmple
Harry Combs
Jolene Mae
John C. Jamison
Conway
Marvin Runyan
Gladys Jamison
West Des Moines
Rosa Harrison
Albany
Oregon
L. L. Runyan
Clarinda
Local Car Licenses Listed For Late May To June
The record lists licensed drivers and vehicles with names including Wayne E Swartz Bedford Walter Blair Conway Eldon Rose Len ox Ford Kenneth Lock Gravity Elvin Beemer Bedford James F Lucas Bedford and Robert Wilder with entries dated May 28 to June 3 Chevrolet and Ford noted for several individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne E. Swartz
Bedford
Chevrolet
Walter Blair
Conway
Eldon Rose
Lenox
Ford
Kenneth Lock
Gravity
Elvin Beemer
Robert Wilder
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Society News
Delvers C. Miller, Jr
Red
Rother
Ard ‘L
Moore Insurance Agency
Iowa
Garr McNett
Pinner
Gam McNutt
Civen
Anc
Lou Cox
Raa
Rex Hawn
Meriter
Hawr
CO D
Dohr Cox
Johnny Smith
Dale Smith
Pam Thomas
Predabe McNutt
Conway Jolly Homemakers
Robert Brown
Ralph Briges
Turing
Lenox, Iowa
Curtis Impl. CO
Fréday
James Wild
Shelter House Ribbins Park
Treaday
Rapti
The
Raptis
Women’s Society
Ivan Wells
Finis Park
Cherre
Estes Larsson
J B French
Howard Poore
Walter Houck
Don Glass
Mrs. Dowis
Otero
Bal Jenkins
Bill Jenkins
Veterans Hospital
Omahs
Fred Smith
Fred Smith of
Mary‘ville Hospital
Robert Peve
Mary‘vile Hospital
Caskey
J. Caskey
Clarinds Municipal
Rickes Titus Til
Rickey Totus of
Lee
Horton Lee
Rosary Hospital
Corning
Henny Glass
Henry Glass
Arthur Dinwiddie
Clarinda Municipal Hospital
Rainbow Girls
Bedford Assembly of the Order of Rainbow For Girls
Mrs. Henry Home
Huber
Henry
Ottawa General Hospital
Ottawa, N
Larsen
Harold Larsen
Diagonal
Greater Community Hospital
Creston
Mrs. Lillie
Dorothy Lillie
Clearfield
Cortners Home
Charles Cortner
Blockton
Dale Walters
DeSoto
Cortner
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Clarys
Ariyn Clary
Evie Clary
Nickerson
Kansas
Clary
Sheridan
Donna Rowe
Wilbur Rowe
Ringgold County
Mount Ayr
Daren Ray
Darrell Larison
Helen Streebin
Mt. Ayr
Ames Larison
Bilockton
Michael Eugene
Kenneth Breach
Sharpsburg
Ray Breach
Elmo Mascher
Clamada
Sandra Lee
Hirs
Wendell Sollars
Darwin Sollars
Everett King
Glen Routh
Zed Huffman
Ernest Sollars
Ernest King
Georgia King
Juilian Waldrip
Dean Thompson
Paul Rhoades
Fender
Gibson
Ralph Semle
E. 5Th
Maryville
Illinois St. - Bedford
Catholic Church
A. J. Cle
CARS
Farmers of Taylor
Purina Research
Purina
Ze Rubina
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