Vane B Lucas Featured Mystery Photo
Vane B Lucas manager of Lucas Products Co. is shown in his Bedford office beside an aerial view of the Lucas plant. The feature traces his career from farming to sales, founding Lucas Products Co. in 1953, and notes his community service including Bedford city council and past mayoral duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vane
Lucas
Lucas Products Co
Cudahy
Nedaway County
Missouri
Clayton Township
Taylor County
Bedford High School
Victor
East Mission
Kenneth
Lucas Bros
Bray Motor Co
Cedar Rapids
Choate Mfg. Co
Bedford
Augusta
Kans
Bedford Baptist Church
Sioux Falls College
Bedford Lions Club
Saddle Club
Sheriff's Posse
Lion
Francine Fordyce Wins UNI Scholarships
Francine Jane Fordyce daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis Fordyce plans to enter the University of Northern Iowa as a recipient of an Alumni Merit Scholarship for superior high school achievement. She also earned an Ida Mae Wilson Scholarship for 1972 73 designation among eight entering freshmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francine Jane Fordyce
Francis Fordyce
University of Northern Iowa
Ida Mae Wilson
Vane outlines Lucas Products Co growth and faith driven goals
Vane explains Lucas Products Co founded to improve livestock production and become more economical. He cites a disciplined feeder endoctrination program and personal conviction that with God’s help he can do any task with determination. Hobbies include work, fishing in Canada, and hunting in Wyoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vane
Lucas Products Co
Canada
Wyoming
Margaret
Mexico
Hawaii
Alaska
High School Scholar Named National Merit Finalist
A graduate of Oelwein Community High School with a 3.96 GPA is named a State of Iowa Scholar and a National Merit finalist. She is the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Oren Campbell of Blockton and the late Leroy Fordyce, and the great niece of the late Orville and Gladys Ford of this community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oelwein Community
State of
She
Oren Campbell
Blockton
Leroy Fordyce
Orville and
Gladys Ford
Last Rites Held Here Tues for Hilda Simpson
Funeral services for Mrs. Paul Hilda Simpson 77 of Bedford were held Tuesday at Sham Novinger Funeral Home in Bedford conducted by Carl Cummings. She died June 3 at Lenox Nursing Home Lenox. Inurnment will be at Graceland Cemetery. Survivors include daughter Patricia Jordan Bethesda Maryland granddaughter Kathryn Holland Kansas City three grandsons RA Michael Holland Washington DC Richard E Holland Richmond VA and Paul T Holland New York City a sister Kathryn Kidder San Diego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Hilda) Simpson
Bedford
Sham-Novinger
Carl Cummings
Simpson
Lenox
Graceland Cemetery
Rutledge family attends Cedar Rapids service for Anna Davis
The Ralph Rutledges traveled to Cedar Rapids after the death of Anna Davis 88 sister of Mrs Rutledge. Services were held at Kuba Mortuary with burial in Hazelwood Cemetery Grinnell May 31. Memorial weekend included visits with the Don Hasselbrink family and a dinner at Junction Cafe with relatives from Nebraska City and Clarinda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Kerns
Ralph Rutledges
Cedar Rapids
Nebraska City
Kent Thornells
Clarinda
Junction
Mrs Carl Hughes Rites Held in New Market
Florence Eleanor Hughes 80 of New Market died June 5 at West Heights Manor Clarinda. Funeral was June 7 at United Methodist Church New Market with Rev Ed Os burn officiating. Burial Blockton Cemetery Blockton. Survived by husband Carl and five children including Rue K Minor of Blockton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl
Florence Eleanor ) Hughes
New Market
United Methodist Church
Ed Osburn
Hughes
West Heights Manor
Clarinda
Blockton Cemetery
Blockton
Rue K. Minor
Social round of visitors greets Sharpsburg area residents
Mrs Mildred Dunlap of Alma and Cole is noted as a former Sharpsburg resident visiting the Rutledge home. Numerous guests and weekend visitors are listed across towns including Macksburg Atlantic Guthrie Center Des Moines Alma Lenox Sharpsburg Villisca and Omaha with family ties to Borden Fickess Blake and Phelan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mildred Dunlap
Alma
Cole
R. A
Richard
Bessie Underwood
Jack Blood
Fatty
Guthrie Center
Jack
Olive Blood
Richard Williams
Des Moines
Ents
Gerald Boydston
Marguerite Barlow
Lenox
Belle Phelan
Sharpsburg
Richard Gold
Council Bluffs
Georgia Borden
Nellie Borden
Paul Johnson
Linda
Nebr
Albert Fickess
Ethan Farnham
Sioux Falls
South Dakota
Nellie
Edith Jackson
Villisca
Helen Mendenhall
Fort Dodge
Eva
Allie
Local marriage licenses released this week
May 30 entries list Robert Leroy Brown 17 of Blockton marrying Mary Jane Matheny 16 of Bedford. June 5 licenses show Richard D. Boulden 20 of Lenox wed Janice L. Kitzman 17 of Lenox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Leroy Brown
Blockton
Mary Jane Matheny
Bedford
Richard D. Boulden
Lenox
Janice L. Kitzman
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vane B. Lucas
Foxbilt Feed Co
Foxbilt
Foxhuilt
Margaret Eva Damewood
Lucas, Jr
N.W.M. State
Wharton School of Business
University of Penn
American College of Life Insurance
Judy Cross
Margaret Elaine Lucas Mason
Simpson College
Scott
Community Service
State Farm
Tad
C. Horton Lee
Ahrens Bldg
Bedford, Iowa
State Farm Insurance’ Companies
Bloomington
Gold Auction Service
Hamburg
Iowa
Paul Oxtey
Spoone
Clark Crawford
Wade Crawford
Date Crawford
John Crawford
Clarinda Auction CO
Francine Fordyce
UNI
Bill Wall
Ator
Skylark
Julia and
Dale Standage
Hilda Simpson
Carl Hughes
Joy
Chrysler
Automotive Industries
Chrysler Motors Corporation
Bedford Motors
Madison St
PAA
CIDAA
Electric Cooperatives
Tom Teas
Nodaway Worth Electric Cooperative, Inc
Maryville, Missoure
Clark
Leonard Keith
Mark
Omaha
Wayne Morris
Marguerite Barlow of
Beile Phelan
Helen O'Neal
Yutan
Delbert O'Neal
Farrowing House
Country Boys Lumber & Concrete
Bedford and
Mount Ayr, IA
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