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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1944
Page
8
Conway and surrounding areas show a busy social scene with visits from Grinnell Clarinda Bedford Omaha and Denver residents. Families like Freemyers Norton Sayler and Garst travel for gatherings while local residents host relatives and friends in Conway Thurman Clarinda Lenox and Savannah.
John Clayton reported three head of cattle killed during a Saturday night electric storm. The incident occurred as the storm raged, noting the livestock loss to lightning strike.
Miss Laura Heatherington travels to Spokane to visit relatives and seek employment. Several Portsmouth residents, Firkins and Branan families, and Spring family members stop by for visits and meals around Memorial Day. Delbert Dunn visits Philadelphia relatives while Eberle family members stay with Journey parents near Shambaugh. Margarene Spring serves as Guss switchboard operator.
In Clarinda and nearby towns residents report health and travel updates. Mr. Radke remains hospitalized in Clarinda while near his wife in the area. Clayton Harrison family and sons Danny and Terry returned from Pueblo Colorado after ten days with Gilbert Branan at his home. Clayton plans navy training soon. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Stamps and Beverly visited Ray Stamps. Rev Kishpaugh from Nodaway and friends in Guss spent a few days nearby. T O McCoy and Belorus visited Ed Stroud’s home Sunday.
Mr and Mrs Frank Mahan celebrated 50 years of marriage at their east Hopkins home with a 2:30 to evening open house. They married June 6 1894 with Rev Egra Downs at the Wray home. The Mahan family includes three children and three grandchildren.
Mrs. Frank Riley Jr buys the John Dooley home south of Hopkins. Dooley and forty-five students moved to Hopkins closer to the business district. Mr. and Mrs. Ab Davidson of Greeley Colorado sell their east Hopkins property to Roy McGuire. Mr. and Mrs. Davidson have been in town ten days.
The Baptist Vacation Bible School at the church ran for two weeks with forty five students and ten teachers. The Christian Methodist churches closed their two week session with a Sunday night program at the Methodist church, enrolling forty students taught by ten teachers. A Christian church covered dish luncheon followed the morning service and the board met in the afternoon.
Hopkins Chapter No. 401 OES met at the Temple on Tuesday June 6 with a program directed by Mrs. Roy McGuire Mrs. George Cobb and Mrs. Bertha Ringgold after the business session. Mrs. Bert Egger entertained in honor of her sister Mrs. Hazel Lasley from Sheboygan Wisconsin. Cards were played at two tables. Mrs. Harry Clayton hosted the Afternoon Bridge Club at her west side home with two tables of bridge and high scores awarded to Mrs. Edward Turner and Mrs. Glen Waldruff. Will Weir returned from Chicago where she visited friends. Mr. and Mrs. R A Turner visited Ridgeway Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Hamm of St Joseph visited the cemetery. his parents Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hamm are buried there.
Prof. R. E. McCann of Spokane, a former Hopkins superintendent, spent the weekend here. William Hutchison of Richmond and Mrs. Hutchison visited relatives and will travel June 15. Two boxes were filled for Russian Relief. Myrtie Kimberly led a lesson on Britain Eats to Win. Guests included Daisy and Peggy Huntsman. A pre-nuptial shower for Dorothy Bruner and Bob Parish is planned for June 6 at the Methodist church with many invitations issued.
Mrs Opal Norman of Maryville announces the marriage of her daughter Christine to Sgt Duane Cunning son of Mr and Mrs W W Cunning of Clearfield The ceremony was at the Christian church Maryville May 29 Rev Dewey T Miranda officiated Christine was given in marriage by her grandfather I W Brett of Grant City The maid of honor was Miss Mary Ellen Burr Best man Dwight Canning The couple will reside in Hopkinsville Kentucky near Camp Campbell where he is stationed
The Modern Literary Club gathered at Mrs Mary Hendersons home on Tuesday May 23 for a picnic dinner. During the business session members voted to donate five dollars.
Local residents prepare for a series of travel and visits with relatives. C M Rowe family and Marjorie Shoenhair plus son Carl depart for Des Moines for the Methodist Annual Conference. Others return home from teaching posts or journeys to Hastings Lincoln Corpus Christi and Glenwood for family events and summer stays.
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Creston and surrounding towns see a string of visits and shuttles among residents. Alma Murphy Hazel Graves and daughters travel from Bedford to spend time with McLaury parents. Jim Carter returns from Illinois while Ruby and Swan join summer activities in Mount Ayr. Various others make trips between Creston Bedford Orange, with visits in Sherman Sheridan and Clarinda.
A flurry of short trips fills a Sheridan scene with visits to St Joseph for hospital stays and family gatherings. Mrs Herbert Bond travels to support Mrs Carter Haas in Grant City while Mrs Port Rickabaugh joins sister Mrs Sylvia Campbell post operation. Dr Bert Clark and wife return from Boise en route to Des Moines for veteran hospital transfer. Mrs Paul Carpenter and son visit her mother and place flowers on her father’s grave in Wathena Kansas. Miss Flossie Winemiller returns from Chicago with Mrs Eula Harris. Mrs Russell Cowen and family host a Kansas City visit while Mr Lewis Cooper’s Kansas City daughter joins kin for a weekend. Mrs John Lamison and sister-in-law arrive from Adams Nebraska to visit Mrs Esthel Scott.
Athelstan Jack Brand of Savannah visited the Joe Rusco home Monday evening. Numerous visitors called on relatives in Bedford Pickering Shenandoah Sheridan Grant City and Stanberry as families hosted gatherings and shared news. Several neighbors report health updates and ongoing visits across the region.
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