Free Red Cross Swimming Lessons At Lake Of Three Fires
Free Red Cross swimming lessons will be offered at Lake of Three Fires this summer under Lowell Caskey with Judy Beemer and Phi Bartlett assisting. Lessons run weekdays 9 30 to 11 30 with parental consent required. Start date June 13 for several weeks across towns including Blockton Grant City Sheridan Parnell Hopkins Bedford Clearfield Conway Sharpsburg Gravity. Adults may join one evening weekly starting June 22 at 6 p.m.
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Lake of Three
Lowell Caskey
Confessionaire
Judy Beemer
Phi Bartlett
Mortday
Blockton
Grant City
Sheridan
Parnell
Hopkins
Bedford
Clearfield
Conway
Sharpsburg
Gravity
Sesson
Miss Anna Kemery Dies at Home in Bedford
Anna Kemery of Bedford died Thursday at her home after years of failing health. Services were held Sunday at Wetmore Funeral Home, burial in Forest Grove Cemetery. Born April 7, 1862, she was 98 years old, daughter of John and Mary Jane Kemery, last of a large family with several nieces and nephews. Lived most of her life in Iowa except for brief years in Nebraska and Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Emery
Bedford
Wetmore Funeral
Wilbur G. Travis
Nebraska
Oregon
Lowa
Alumni Picnic at Conway Schoolhouse Draws 200 Attendees
Former students teachers and families gathered Sunday May 29 at the Conway schoolhouse for a picnic. The register listed numerous attendees from towns including Storm Lake Des Moines Manhattan Kansas Norfolk Nebr and Davenport with many relatives and spouses attending from across Iowa Nebraska Missouri and beyond.
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Conway
Cliff
Ruth (Cooper) Rosebrough
Maloy
Rity Cooper
Dick Cooper
Cynthia
Storm Lake
Town
Jed Miller
Kenneth Wasson
Darrell Drumm
Jim
Arlene (Drumm
Helen (Lambley
Kmntson
Manhattan
Kansas
Hilda (Cooper) Brown
Howard Brown
Beverly Brown
Bernard Brown
Marshalltown
Iowa
C. McKay
Earl McKay
Fairbury
Nebr
Archie Colter
Clarence Jamison
Robert Wasson
Jewel (Piper) Clear
Omaha
Hill
Hatchel Roberts
Norfolk
Nashua
Dan and
Adena
Christiangon
Kinser
Davenport
Willard Huggins
Muscatule
Dorothy (Patton) McQuillan
Phiadelphia
Penn
Elva (Norton
Rebekahs Odd Fellows Plan Graves Decoration Service
The Odd Fellows Rebekahs will decorate graves in Tallview and Bedford cemeteries on Tuesday evening June 14. Members meet at 6 80 p.m. at the Odd Fellows club room. Rebekahs gather at 2 00 p.m. to bring flowers and prepare for the service.
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Rebekahs
Odd Fellows
Tallview
Bedford
Odd Fellows Club
Honored at Tarkio College by Skulls of Seven
Milas Marilyn Mige edddinor of Mr and Mrs Merton Ihrig of Brockton received honors at Tarkio College exercises Tarkio Missouri graduating this year. It was her fourth year of honors for doing at least 24 hours of work. She was elected a member of the Skulls of Seven honorary society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milas
Marilyn
Mige Edddinor
Mra
Merton Ihrig
Brockton
Cloning Chapel
Tarkio College
Tarkio
Miss Thrig
Skulls of Seven
Taylor County Seeks More Paved Roads
A Taylor County delegation led by James Hughes met with Governor Leo Hoegh to discuss expanding state highway paving. Hoegh endorsed paving about 1800 miles of state highways promptly pending finance and plans, noting most Taylor County north south routes already have hard surfacing except north of the Missouri Mine toward Bedford, which may be delayed unless local demand changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hughes
Kenneth Barker
Lenox
Spencer Peck
Ralph Rutledge
Sharpsburg
Leland Jones
Elmer Garst
Conway
Bob Zeller
Vane ‘Lucas
Kirk Nicholson
Bedford
Leo Hoegh
Taylor County
Hughes
Hoegh
Regent
Migsouri
Quany
Lions Urge Completion Of Lake Of Three Fires Watershed Work
Representatives Kink Nicholson and Horace Beemer spoke in Decorah as a Ledford Lions Club committee to push completion of conservation work in the Lake of Three Fires watershed. They urged the Interim Committee of the state legislature to appropriate about 16000 dollars to finish the local project.
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Kink ‘Nicholson
Horace Beemer
Decorah
State Conservation Commission
Ledford Lions Club
Ee Seaton
Rites Monday For Mrs. Mae Fitch
Mrs. Mae Fitch longtime Bedford resident died June 3 after long illness. Funeral services were held Monday at Wetmore Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Fred H. Cowles with burial at Fairview Cemetery. She was preceded by her husband Charles Fitch and by her parents four sisters and three brothers. She leaves a son Vern Fitch of Des Moines one brother two grandchildren and several great grandchildren.
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Mae Fitch
Bedford
Oregon
Wetmore
Fred H. Cowles
The
Baptist Church
Fairview
Clara Mae Golding
John and
Margaret Golding
Taylor County
Charles Fitch
Vern Fitch
Des Moines
Men in Service: GIs Stationed Across U S and Europe
In wartime notes, Donavan Lucas of Bedford trains at Parka Air Force Base California after flying from Des Moines. Raymond Snyder son of Will Snyder stationed in Germany for electronic work. Raymond Fisher will transfer from Hawaii Navy service to Great Lakes as family visits. Edwin Osburn and wife visit relatives while he prepares for Alaska post. Larison family plans West Coast trip post Navy discharge with Redondo Beach and Portland visits.
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California
Donavan Lucas
Bedford
Air Force
Parka Air Force Base
Des Moines
Fisher
Hawaii
Raymond Fisher
Mickle Lee
Navy
Olive Fishar
Lamont
Ray Kileckner
Clearfield
Great Lakes
Edwin Osburn
Walter Osburn
Edwin
Westover Air Force Base
Masachusetts
Wairbanks
Alaska
Osburn
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Ames. Larison
Lynda
Blockton
Jack Cooper
Clarinda
West Coast
Mick
Darrel
Larison
Calif
Portland
Oregon
Lee E. Ragan
Births in Bedford area record several new arrivals
A sequence of birth notices lists Jerry Ray Morris born May 30 to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Morris of Athelstan. Gregory Allen Volkmar born June 1 to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Volkmar of Bedford. Margaret Earline Sharr born June and Richard Dean Meredith born June 1 to families in Bedford. Sandra Jil Matheny born May 28, widow Wilbur Matheny of Bedford. Susan Lorraine Adams born May 1 in Inglewood California, daughter of Mrs. Ralph Smalley of Gravity, and more birth notices throughout the region.
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Ray Morris
Athelstan
Jerry Ray
Ray Volkmar
Bedford
Gregory Allen
Earl Sharr
June
Margaret Earline
Howard Meredith
Richard ‘Dean
Wilbur Matheny
Sandra Jil
Matheny
Marsha Helm
Bill Adams
Inglewood
Calff
Susan Lorraine
Adams
Ralph Smalley
Gravity
Hinton Family Visiting Relatives in Bedford-Sharpsburg Area
Me and Mrs Ray Hinton and their sons from Storm Lake Town are visiting relatives in the Bedford Sharpsburg community for the week.
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Ray Hinton
Storm Lake
Bedford-Sharpsburg
Taylor County Fair Board builds high fence at fair grounds
Merle Travis, president of the Taylor County Fair Board, was digging post holes at the fair grounds Sunday afternoon for a high fence extending east.
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Merle Travis
Taylor County Fair Board
National Guard Plane Makes Emergency Landing On Farm
A National Guard plane carried four men and two crew members landed in a clover field on Meikle Farm near Fort Rey, Kansas, after fuel issues forced an emergency landing. The craft, piloted by Hiteman, skidded but caused only minor damage and no injuries. Major Juh and two Boone helpers aided after notification.
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National Guard
Meikle Farm
Dene
Fort Rey
Kanseg
Lester Ger
Hiteman
Juhéameé
Boone
Elton Jensen Home on North Central Avenue
A Bedford home featured in the Times-Pregs shows a 54 by 28 foot design from Better Homes and Gardens Magazine Plan No 2001. Built by Ray A. Kennedy with modifications for a third bedroom and a small bath to serve as a bedroom, the house includes two bedrooms a living room kitchen and hall plus a basement and screened porch.
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Elton Jensen
North Central Avenue
A. Elton Jensen
Times-Pregs
Bedford
Better Homeg and Gardens
S-star
Central Street
Jensens
Ray A. Kennedy
Frugh
Prugh
Hedfor Ballng Supply
Ip Sickels & Holmes
Electora
Bloodmobile program reaches eight thousand in county
The R C Bloodmobile program shows twelve thousand dollars in value for Taylor County over twenty months and lists recipients among local towns. Notable health updates include Mrs Murr breaking her right arm in Bedford and several residents returning from hospital stays or traveling for care.
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Mra. W. T. Murr
Bedford
Local angler nets five pound bass at Lake of Three Fires
Ray Hinton of Storm Lake Iowa caught a bass over five pounds at Lake of Three Fires early Sunday, measuring 22 inches with a plain hook. Hinton and his family are vacationing in the Bedford Sharpsburg area, and he is the son of Mr and Mrs Guy Hinton of east of Bedford.
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Lake of Three Fires
Ray Hinton
Storm Lake
Towa
Hinton
Bedford
Sharpsburg
Guy Hinton
Bedford Dance Revue by Barbara Sewell
Bedford youngsters present annual dance revue under Barbara Sewell at Bedford High School June 15 at 8 pm. Participants include Kar Traster Sharon Mutti Carol Carmen Sandy Cornell Betsy Thompson Lou Brown Bradley Culp Linda Diggs Carol Ann Newton Dottie Jane Cordell Nila Holmes Dickie Jansen Jean Janssen Stacy Whitaker Pam Stealsht an Johnson Julie Livingston Shirley Ingels Sharon Turner Joyce Keith Twila Holmes Connie Shafar Paula Humphrey Patty Minor Pat Johnson Marshal Wall Barbara Brummett Roger Brummett David Cooper Joyce Mayfield Mary Ann Barnett Kay Emmert.
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Barbara Sewell
Bedford High School
Kar Traster
Sharon Mutti
Carol Carmen
Connie Shafar
Paula Humphrey
Patty Minor
Pat Johnson
Marshal Wall
Barbara Brummett
Roger Brummett
David Cooper
Joyce Mayfield
Mary Ann Barnett
Kay Emmert
Rebekahs Honor Past Noble Grands At Lodge Meeting
Past Noble Grands of the Rebekah lodge were honored at the Tuesday meeting. Mrs Juanita Keith elected district delegate for the coming year. Music by Cheryl O'Dell Ann Timberlake Blaine Cummings with Carolyn Cummings on piano. Refreshements and social hour followed led by Mrs Nora Morris and committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebekah Lodge
State Assembly
Juanita Keith
Wave Fitch
Cheryl O'Dell
Ann Timberlake
Blaine Cummings
Carolyn Cummings
Pauline Sickels
Elaine Lucas
Ina Lou Marshall
Nora Morris
Justice Court Pled Guilty Plea In Reckless Driving Case
In Lucas county a driver admitted reckless driving and paid a $25 fine plus costs after entering a guilty plea. The incident occurred on Main Street at midnight with a rival retreating. Separately Keith was cited in Lenox for illegal fishing with excessive hooks. Clyde Stephenson and Roy Armstrong of Bedford also appeared for similar charges and paid $10 plus costs.
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Lucas
Keith
Lenox
Main Street
Clyde Stephenson
Roy Armstrong
Bedford
Ray Turner
Dona Jean Duncan Initiated into Sigma Alpha Iota at KU
Miss Donna Jean Duncan daughter of Mr and Mrs Leland Duncan of Bedford was among women initiated into the Sigma Alpha Iota honorary professional music sorority at Kansas University Lawrence. The ceremony was held May 7 in the Student Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Jean Duncan
Leland Duncan
Bedford
Sigua Alpha Iota
Kan«va University
Lawrence
California Memorial Weekend Visit Reported
A Bit of News From California notes Mr and Mrs H J Hopson Jo Ann and Jerry and family visited relatives in Sacramento over Memorial weekend The H J Hopson family recently moved to Anderson California from Bedford and were joined by other Hopson families and Doris King now Mrs Oliver Hopson.
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California
Times Press
H. J. Hopson
Jo Ann
Jerry
Carl Hopson
Donna
R. B. McMillan
Sacramento
Calif
Wayne Hopson
Olver Hopson
Oliver Hopson
Doris King
Anderson
Bedford
Promenaders Elect New Club Officers
The Promenaders square dance club of Bedford elected officers at a recent meeting. President Earl Scott, secretary-treasurer Guy Sleep, board members Hampton Wintermute Lowell Livingston, warden Loutzenhiser Jack Gold Ray Kernen, with wives serving with their husbands in offices. The club has 93 couples and met at Lake of Three Fires for a picnic, planning summer activities and a fall class.
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Bedford
Earl Scott
Guy Sleep
Hampton
Wintermute
Lowell Livingston
Warden Loutzenhiser
Jack Gold
Ray Kernen
Lake of Three
Gold With Soil District Ten Years Service Award
Drexel W. Gold, soils technician with the local soils district, received a certificate and pin from Ezra T. Benson, Secretary of Agriculture, recognizing ten years of service in the Department of Agriculture.
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Drexel W. Gold
Ezra T. Benson
Secretary of Agriculture
Department of Agriculture
Real Estate Institute Session at Hotel Johnson Red Oak
The second Real Estate Institute will be held at Hotel Johnson Red Oak on Tuesday Suva 14 from 9 30 to noon. Speakers will discuss changes in laws conditions and times. Bankers lawyers abstractors and anyone interested in real estate are invited and all will be welcome.
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Johnson
Red Oak
Suva 14
Lions Club Convention Attendees Gather in Burlington
Bedford and Clearfield delegates joined Mr and Mrs Kendall Terrell Mr and Mrs Bil Young Mr and Mrs Wayne Pruitt Mr and Mrs Dale Juergens Mr and Mrs Richey Mr and Mrs Adam Marshall at the state Lions Clubs meeting in Burlington. Hank Krejel formerly of Bedford was elected District Governor for the coming year as 651 attendees registered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kendall Terrell
Bil Young
Wayne ‘Pruitt. Bedford
Dale Juergens
Richey
Adam Marshall
Clearfield
Lions Clubs
I Just Want the Facts School Journalism Dinner
A local high school sponsored a dinner honoring seniors who wrote the school news during the year. James S. Taylor led the group with instructor guidance from Paul Jones and others while Pruitt provided fried chicken specials. Absent were several students including Betty Hensley and Jane Reynolds.
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James S. Taylor
Paul Jones
Bob Dougherty
Jack Baker
Howard Putnam
A. W. Hamblin
Phil Bartlett
Dave Thompson
Myron Wilson
Sharon Bowers
Times- Press
Pruitt
Bedford Cafe
Red Cross Blood Mobile Dates for Taylor County Attendances
Taylor county residents received 8250 worth of blood and blood products over the last twenty months through the Red Cross Bloodmobile program. Eighty seven residents in Bedford and nearby towns used 330 pints of blood plasma and serum, with hospitals in Clarinda Creston Omaha and Shenandoah benefiting. The program depends on improved collection and funding and urges residents to request Red Cross blood for out of region hospital stays.
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R. C
Taylor County
Clarinda
Corning
Creston
Omaha
Mt. Ayr
Shenandoah
Nebraska Tows
Hood Center
Red Cross
Des Moines
Maryville
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Iowa City
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Methodist Hospital
Bedford High School Baseball Practice Tonight
Bedford High School baseball team meets at the town diamond tonight for practice per coach Mr Hannon. Scheduled games include Creston here at 6 p m Monday June 13 Lenox away June 20 Lenox here June 29 and Creston away July 25.
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Bedford High School
Hannon
Creston
Lenox
Creston Jwlv
Shepherd recaps cow shot after car crash near town
Lou Livingston was forced to shoot a severely injured cow Sunday night after an old Chevrolet coupe driven by Jack Wyckoff of Bedford struck it and left it on the highway two miles east of town at midnight. Wyckoff escaped injuries. the car was wrecked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lou Livingston
Jack Wyckoff
Bedford
Jack
Marriage Notices for Wortley Gilbert Meyer Willis and More
John William Wortley of Tipton and Hattie Fuah Gilbert of Maryville on June 4. John C. Meyer of Fowlerton and Hattie M Willis of Liddmore on June 4. Roger L Mahoney of Des Moines and Leona Mac Morey of Clearfield on June 7. Richard Park of Peoria and Nomnabelle Davison of Hopkins on June 7.
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John William Wortley
Tipton
Hattie Fuah Gilbert
Maryville
John C. Meyer
Fowlerton
Tudiana
Hattie M. Willis
Liddmore
Roger L. Mahoney
Des Moines
Leona Mac Morey
Clearfield
Richard Park
Peoria
Nomnabelle Davison
Hopkins
All-Americans to Play Corning Merchants at Fairgrounds
The All-Americans professional girls baseball team will face the Corning Merchants at the Corning fairgrounds in a night game Sunday June 12 starting at 8 p.m. The All-Americans draw stars from the former All American Girls Baseball League of Illinois and Indiana and travel as one of the country’s top girls clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corning Merchants
Corning Fairgrounds
All-Americans
Illnois
Indiana
Van Dyke Family Visits Bedford Before California Move
Rev and Mrs B R Van Dyke and daughter Barbara Jo of Sawyer Michigan spend June in Bedford with son H F Van Dyke and wife. The family plans a move to a new home in Van Nuys California with R F Van Dyke driving them in July. They will visit R A Van Dyke and wife in Inglewood March F Van Dyke's mother Mrs H B Mitchell of Garden Grove Iowa also stays several weeks with the daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. R. van Dyke
Barbara Jo van Dyke
Sawyer
Michigan
Bedford
H. F. van Dyke
Michigan van Dykes
van Nuys
California
R. A. van Dyk
Inglewood
Mrasch
F. van Dyke
H. 8. Mitchell
Garden Grove
Iowa
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Don Anderdon
Tomacy
Dewey
Diane
Willem
Meikle
Onion West
Lin the
TIMEA
Times-Fress
Walter Hardee
St. Francis Hospital
Bellus
Elbert Bellus
Blockta
Iowa Methodist Hospital
Trumbo
Howard Trumbo
Denver
Colo
Walter Trumbo
Joe Gunson Hi
Joe Gunson
Frank Gunson
Joe
Orie Townsend
Don Tribolet
Bowles
Carl Bowles
Cedar Rapids
Albert Beebe
Kimpton Roy
Mayos
Kirk’ Kimpton
Lake Ganda
Bedford Youngsters
I Dance
Justice Court
John, BE
Keith, Corning
Wae
Iss Sorority
Real Estate Institute
Ials
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Pix
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Betty Gilbert Hensley
Nancy Kensley
Dave Howes
Bill Hullinger
Mary Hulse
Martha Marshall
Jane Reynolds
Sue Young
Kay Clark
Nancy Needham
Ju- Ma Meikle
Deloris Hoops
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Red Crosse Dloodmobile
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