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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1937

Page

7

Personal Occurrences of Visits and Travelers This Week

Mr and Mrs Henry Hagan left Des Moines after two weeks with his parents in Keokuk and calls on friends in Concord New Hampshire en route to Chicago. Blanche Keith Margaret Turner and Harold Walker travel to Lewistown Montana to visit relatives then proceed to Fair Morgan Colorado. Kenneth Gelwix and family arrive from Orinda California to visit D T Buck and E A Cobb with Marion Cobb and Amos Cobb. Rev C Max Buck returns from Newton Iowa after Iowa State convention with Mrs Frank Chandler of Gravity.

Henry Hagan E. E. Hagan Chicago Keokuk William Haller Concord New Hampshire Hattie Haller Des Moines Blanche Keith Margaret Turner Harold Walker Lewistown Mont Fair Morgan Colo Kenneth Gelwix Kenneth, Jr Orinda Calif D. T. Buck E. A. Cobb Frank Chandler Gravity Robert Bates U. S San Diego Bedford Glenwood WW. J. Bates N. J. Bates Trimble Francis Mathews Joyce Robert Springfield

Bedford area social notes recount visits and travels

A long stream of residents and visitors is listed from Bedford and surrounding towns. Names include Mrs. Lawrence R. Lytle Cincinnati visiting Mount Ayr, families from Denver and Fort Collins planned trips, doctors and nurses, teachers and students returning home for summer, and travelers joining relatives in Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, and beyond.

Lawrence R. Lytle Cincinnati Ohio P. O. Crouch Crouch Mount Ayr Lytle Bedford Mr. Lytle

Severs Family Welcomes Daughter Home From Indianola

Miss Mildred Severs arrived home Tuesday from Indianola where she studies at Simpson College to spend the summer with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Leon Severs. She will teach music pupils locally this summer. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Engle and son Henry Churchill left Sunday for a vacation in the Ozarks.

Jane Reynolds Missouri Methodist Hospital St. Joseph C. A. Reynolds Omaha Gretchen Holman Pauline Anderson State University Iowa City T. E. Anderson Orie Jones Cheyenne Wyo Linnie Butts Ocelwein Iowa Sarah . Butts Olive Orth Clare Orth Jack Orth Parsons College Fairfield Mildred Severs Indianola Simpson College Leon Severs Miss Severs Byron Engle Henry Churchill Ozarks Lenore Beauchamp Tule Oklo A. W. Lauer J. W. Beauchamp Mary Beth Mohler State Teachers College At Maryville Marion Mohler J. F. Longfellow Helen Howard Pendleton Oregon

Memorial Day address at Dallas Center cemetery noted

The Methodist Church observed Memorial Day at Dallas Center cemetery near New Market with Rev. Robert Boshen delivering the address on Sunday afternoon. The region hosted a flurry of visitors and local events including church services and community gatherings throughout the week.

Robert Boshen Dallas Center Cemetery New Market

Church notes on convention attendance and temperance meeting

The Church of Christ notes a State Convention in Newton Iowa with about 1000 attendees and uplifting messages. It urges members to attend future conventions and to support temperance efforts, announcing a Temperance Educational meeting at the Lord's Day evening service and a choir group picnic next Monday.

Church OF Christ Newton Iowa Frank Chandler Gravity Presbyterian Church

Birthday Party Prep and Young Peoples Conference Plans

Church notes invite all choir helpers to a church picnic with a weiner roast. Next Friday June 18 is the all church Birthday Party with plans to be announced Sunday. A group of four young people, May Wyckoff Dorothy Dotson Helen Tucker Doris Weingarth, will attend the Southern Iowa Young Peoples Conference at Tabor due to limited finances.

Weiner Tabor Southern

Baptist Church Service Set With Des Moines Leader

Sunday school at the usual time will precede the morning sermon preached by Dr. Frank Anderson executive secretary of the State Convention Des Moines at Baptist Church on Sunday June 13 with the usual schedule.

M. E. Church J. A. Walls M. E South America South American Jesus

Births in Bedford Area Honor June New Arrivals

A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. Bud McCoy of Rock Port Missouri on Monday June 7 named Shirley Ann. The baby rests with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. E. L. McCoy at Siam. Also Mrs. Wishon of Marian Nebraska welcomed a daughter Shirley Ann formerly Eva Smith of Siam. Mrs. Halbert Hensley of the Valley area near Bedford welcomed a daughter Nancy Jean on Sunday June 6. Mrs. Clarence Denton of Cherryville Kansas welcomed a daughter La donna Sue on Wednesday June 2. A son was born to Mr. and Mrs. Byron Marsh of Bedford on Monday June 7.

Bud McCoy Rockport, Mo Shirley Ann Henry Wishon Marian Nebra Wishon Eva Smith Siam Halbert Hensley Valley Bedford Nancy Jean Clarence Denton Cherryville Kans Ladonna Sue Denton W. C. Denton Byron Marsh

Local Hurt and Illness Report From Area Towns

Sick individuals including Mrs Henry Edwards of Sharpsburg and Mr and Mrs Myers of Gravity are listed as ill after hospital visits. Bobbie Bishoff of Conway treated for facial injuries after a ball accident in Bedford. Wildman and son connected to Mayo Clinic in Rochester Minnesota for clinic care. May Duncan of New Market remains in Omaha Methodist Hospital with a compound hip fracture from a fall. condition listed as satisfactory.

Henry Edwards Sharpsburg Shenandoah Myers li Fred Myers Gravity Bert Myers Northboro Bobbie Bishoff Roland Bishoff Conway Bedford Hospital Wildman Blockton Mayo’s Rochester Minn J. E. Wildman Ed Schneider May Duncan New Market Methodist Hospital Omaha

Hold Last Rites For J. J. Stegdill

Funeral services for J. J. Stegdill who died at his home near Gravity on Wednesday June 2 were held at his home Sunday afternoon June 4. Burial was in Memory Cemetery. He was the son of Jess Jefferson Stegdill.

J. J. Stegdil Gravity Jess Jefferson Stigdill Sor Will Shepherdd Cal Stogdill Jess Stogdill Stogdill Effie Black Osceola Kebra Joe Cochran Jess Dresher Bedford Louise Hamilton

Death of Morris Stogdill of Mark Iowa at 59

Morris Stogdill born September 18 1877 in Mark Iowa died aged 59 years 3 months 15 days. He married Nora Ann Stogdill in 1900 and had six children Alice Mae Howard Clyde Dale Lebert and Zelma Shepherd. The family lived in Davis Page and Taylor counties. he is survived by his wife four sons a daughter one grandson Donald Shepherd three brothers W L Stogdill Franz Stogdill and Samuel Stogdill.

Morris and Eden Stogdill Bor Mark Iowa Nora Ann Stogdill Alice Mae Howard Clyde Dale Lebert Zelma Shepherd Davis County Page County Taylor County Donald Shepherd W. L. Stogdill Malvern Franz Stogdill Samuel Stogdill

Nelson Savage Dies in St Joseph Missouri

Nelson Alison Savage, 71, of Gravity died June 5 at Missouri Methodist Hospital St Joseph. Funeral at Church of Christ Gravity June 7. burial Gravity Cemetery. Survived by wife Ida Agnes Mick, two sons Chester and Cleo, five grandchildren, a Denver niece, and foster parents deceased. He served as Elder or Deacon in Gravity Church of Christ and was Worthy Master of Sunlight Lodge No 459 Free Masons.

Nelson. Savage Gravity Missouri Methodist Hospital St. Joseph Church of Christ In C. Max Buck Nelson Alison Savage M. A. Savage Sweden America Sweedsburg Osa la Poe Denver Colo Savage Church of Christ At Gravity Sunlight Lodge of Free Masons

Community Gatherings and Obituaries in Sharpsburg

A June 6 family reunion near Sharpsburg hosted by Ernest and Mrs. Huber featured a noon basket dinner and evening ice cream and cake with many local residents in attendance. Nelson Savage funeral at Gravity noted along with obituaries for Mrs. Eyres and other local church notices and upcoming Vacation Bible School at First Presbyterian Church June 14 to 27.

Ernest Huber Sharpsburg Guy Kerns Wayne Kerns Phyllis Elmo Grace Clarinda Harold Kerns Norma Lee Donald Lenox Lewis Barker Mildred First Presbyterian Church Ray W. Cornwell Presbyterian Church

Community Notes Show Local Visits and Death Nearby

A long list of visits and movements around Sharpsburg, Lenox, Gravity, Bedford and nearby towns highlights neighbors attending flower shows, graduation events, funerals, and family gatherings. Notable items include the Stogdill death after a stroke, Jess Stagdill’s death, and multiple family and friend visits across Iowa towns.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Bedford Hatchery Charles C. King Fort Collins Gould Cass John Burnside Coronel Holland South Dakota W. E. Scrake Besco Hospital W. H. Gooding Tracy’s George Brown San Antonio Texas Hoy Rains, Jr Versailles California Dale Rankin C. A. Hills Rochelle, N Atty C. J. Kirketey Hills Rochelle Ruth Stingley Margaret Swan Lois Swan Clearfield Times-Press Irvin Hanna Margaret of Hopkins Charles Worley John Fanning Albert Lindley Roy Ross Clearmont 3.A Will Boyd Herbert Keefe Trenton George Irwin Irwin Miss Brunner Brookfield O. J. Kirketey University of Iowa Leonard L. Moore Zearing Mr. Moore E. F. Moore Wisconsin Canada Niagara Falls William Parrish Washington, D. C Alice Parrish Dean Parrish Mr. Parrish East M. R. Talley Winterset Elmer Key B. A. Shaddy Key Alice Weatherwax Harrison New Jersey Community Mary Key of Ilene Shaddy A. D. Hahn Julia Decker Paul Rolla, Mo Mrs. Hahn Armine and Norman Tucker Hahn A. E. Overhulser Fort Madison Rev W. F. Overhulser A. W. Hamblin Henry Mary Carl Bruns Ames Iowa Vocational Agricultural Teachers’ Conference Ed Fleming Balentine, Mont Ira Smith David van Camp W. J. Nevins Will Heater Savannah R. B. Monahan George Combs Kenneth Abbott Bob Peterson Bob V. Loy Wewoka Wallace Loy Pittsburg Geneva Burrell Petersons Loy Eunice Hamilton Bonnie Jean Lavonne Lucile Livingston Rollie Kansas City Stephens & Brice DR. M A Francis Williams Harness Shop Liquified Natural Gas Corp Lucile Hensley Duane Anderson Cora Beall Beatrice Beall Bus Dickert Helena, Mont Vern Trumbe Mr. Dickert R. J. Locke Marcella Lucile J. R. Locke Primghar Harry Carney Sharon J. E. Moody R. C. Polton Julia and Dean Reid Farragut, Iowa W. A. Polton Jake Hensley Martha Moody Jack Moody Rex Moody Kathleen McCoun Drake University A. B. McCoun Margaret Falstad Duluth, Minn Methodist Church Uvetliuide Church The Robert Bashen Church School Union Boshen Henry C.link Ivan Wells’ Sale East Main Street Bedford, Iowa Bedford Sales Company J. J. Stegdill Nelson Savage St. Joseph, Mo Ralph A. Rutledge Abel Rutledge Grace Selders Chas. Reed Lou Cundy Cloyd Plander Earl Farnham Ferne Farnham Clyde Damewood Clyde Stephens Willie Weller W. T. Brown Chas. Weller Marvin Brown Lexington D. R. Moser Martin Max Cochran Junior Selders D. M. Brown Jack Blood Orie Nelson Ted Selders Okla Dalghren Hamburg Warren Stagdill Seymour Town Jess Stagdill Blaine Stogdill Genevieve Beemer Margaret Wurster Milton Bricker Ralph Rutledge Abe Rutledge Helen Shum Harrisburg D. S. Jordon Verb Black Neb Paul MeKelvey Wm, Pfander Myrtle Ira Pfander Chester Akers L. C. Kirby O. M. Brown Ada Brown Wm. Pfander James Sawyer del Pennebaker Chas. Jones Harry Stewart Creston Chas. Eyres Eddie Brown Chas. Edwards Burrows Harlan Grimm Della Filbert Fort Wayne Ind John Filbert Carl Newkirk Clifford Underwood Edward Anderson Mark Anderson Franklin Anderson C. P. Thompson Cecil Reed Fred Blood Leona Mason Philpott Yairfaz Irene Boor LeRoy John Sundell Clyde Basher Allen Lyle Underwood Monna Stogaill Agnes Basher Davenport Dan Kiner Cal Stogdith Monna Blaine and Maynard Marion McArthur Diagonal Clyde McArthur Washington Jud Grimm Nelson Roy Kerns Robert Hayes Phyllis Grimm Clearsfield Charlie Brown Orle Shum Marion Straight Milton Faurot James Faurot North Dakota James Albert Fickess Faurot Elva Butman Trent S. Dak Darlene Fickess Mr. Griffin Lee Griffin Leona Sturm Colorado Springs Elmo Skelgas B. Prugh & Sons
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