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Newspaper

Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 10, 1943

Page

2

Bedford Bride Weds Perry Doctor In Des Moines Ceremony

Miss Helen L. Longfellow of Bedford and Dr A Utterback of Perry Iowa united in a Wednesday afternoon ceremony at 3 30 in the Plym outh Congregational church Des Moines Rev C Merritt LaGrone officiated Attendants were the bride’s brother Sgt Howard D Longfellow and his wife Organist Lenore Mudge Stull played Mendelssohn and Lohengrin and accompanying Miss Margaret Meikle sang Because Twenty relatives attended The couple will reside at 2309 Otley Perry Iowa after June 12 Dr Utterback an osteopathic physician.

Helen L. Longfellow Bedford A. Utterback Perry Iowa Des Moines C. Merritt LaGrone Perry Methodist Church Plymouth Congregational Church Sgt Howard D. Longfellow Camp Wolters Texas Fort Worth Lenore Mudge Stull Mendelssohn Lohengrin Margaret Meikle J. F. Longfellow Bedford High School Simpson College Indianola

Surprise Templetons On 25th Anniversary

Mr and Mrs Clifford Templeton were surprised at their Bedford area home on Thursday evening by friends celebrating their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The gathering featured Pinochle games and a silver tomato server was given as a memento. Guests included Virgil Vincent Glenn Lovitt John Marley George Jared and M J Page with pie and ice cream served.

Clifford Templeton Bedford Virgil Vincent Glenn Lovitt John Marley

Maple Grove Club Meets At McKee Home

The Maple Grove Club met with Miss Bessie McKee Wednesday afternoon with ten members present. A refinishing furniture lesson was given by Mrs. George Demott and Mrs. Lloyd Hart followed by a lesson on parliamentary procedure by Mrs. Luke Zuck. The next meeting will be an annual family night gathering at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George DeMott on Wednesday June 16, with each family asked to bring a pie.

Maple Grove Club Bessie McKee George Demott Lloyd Hart Luke Zuck

Presbyterian Ladies Aid Meets Tuesday Afternoon

The Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday afternoon June 15 at the church. Mrs. Wm. T. Meikle leads the meeting and Mrs. Wayne Paige collects. Assistant hostesses include Miss Alice Nelson and several listed ladies. members are asked to bring their Thank Offerings.

Ladies Aid Society of the Presbyterian Church Wm. T. Meikle Wayne Paige Alice Nelson Z. Ro Henderson WE. Crum Albert Mitchell Des Wo Dougherty Menudo Nelean Archie Ross C. RB. Walters Mery C. Reynolds

Honor Mrs Churchill At Bridge Luncheon

Mrs M L Lewis entertained at a 1 pm luncheon to honor Mrs Roy Churchill of Ottawa Kansas visiting here. Contract Bridge was played at three tables during the afternoon.

Lewis Roy Churchill Ottawa Kansas

Calendar of church and club meetings listed for June

Friday June 11 events include Victory Knitters at Mrs Eildon Poole and several church ladies aid societies led by Mrs Wm Meikle Mrs W A Polton Mrs Carl Cummings and others. Rebekah Lodge and Golden Rule Circle hostesses at various venues with F F Club and Benton Social Club noted.

Victory Knitters Eildon Poole Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society Wm. A. Meikle Christian Ladies Aid Society W. A. Polton Baptist Ladies Aid Society Carl Cummings Rebekah Lodge 1.C.cf. Hall

Mrs Floyd Shum Hosts Flag Day Party for Rebekah Lodge

Mrs Floyd Shum will host a Flag Day party for the Golden Rule Circle of the Rebekah Lodge at the I.O.O.F. hall Friday afternoon June 18. She will be assisted by Miss Ethel Chambers Mrs Nellie Anderson Mrs Ivan Wells Miss Linnie Butts Mrs Glenn Lovitt and Mrs Lulu Mills.

Floyd Shum Rebekah Lodge C.F. Hall Ethel Chambers Nellie Anderson Ivan Wells Linnie Butts Glenn Lovitt Lulu Mills

B. H. M. Club Holds May Meeting With Guests

The B. H. M. Club met with Mrs. Bernard Cannon on Wednesday May 26 all members attended except one. Mrs. Wayne Bollin attended as a guest. The afternoon featured bingo and refreshments. The next gathering is set for June 30 with Mrs. Glenn Mick.

B. H. M. Club Bernard Cannon Wayne Bollin

Christian Ladies Aid Meeting Planned At Church

The Christian Ladies Aid Society of the Church of Christ will meet Tuesday afternoon at the church on June 15. Mrs. W. A. Polton serves as hostess and Mrs. Brice Melvin leads the serving committee with assistance from Mrs. Nettie Steele Mrs. Gilda John Mrs. Sid Bradley and Mrs. L. O. Taylor.

W. A. Polton Ladies Aid Society Church of Christ Brice Melvin Nettie Steele Gilda John Sid Bradley L. O. Taylor

Camp Fire Girls Meet At Patty Young Home

The Camp Fire Girls met at the home of assistant guard ian Patty Young on Tuesday afternoon June 8 with all members present. Refreshments were served. The next meeting will be at Lois Graves's home on Tuesday June 15.

Patty Young Lois Graves

Lois Allen Weds Cpl John Preston Scott in Omaha

Mrs Mase Allen announces the marriage of her daughter Lois to Cpl John Preston Scott on Sunday June 6 at 2 PM at Union Memorial Presbyterian Church Omaha. Attendants were Miss Jewell Williams Bedford and Sgt Kenneth Marshall Fort Crook. The bride wore a blue suit with beige accessories and pink carnation corsage. Mrs Scott a Corning High School graduate and Des Moines American Institute of Business alumna worked as Taylor County Farm Bureau secretary. Scott a Ensign Kansas High School graduate attended Dodge City Junior College and worked for W W Virtue Dry Goods before enlistment.

Mase Allen Lois John Preston Scott Carl Kearns Union Memorial Presbyterian Church of Omaha Jewell Williams Bedford Sgt Kenneth Marshall Fort Crook Scott Corning High School American Institute of Business Des Moines

Martin C. Owens 87 Pioneer Resident Dies in Kansas Visit

Martin C Owens age 87 pioneer resident of Taylor county died May 29 at Hoyt Kansas while visiting daughter Mrs Ben Albright. Funeral held June 1 at Swanson Funeral Home Hopkins with Rev W H Hansford and Masons at Siam cemetery. Survived by wife Zorilda deceased 15 years, children Ed Owens Nora Fuller Ben Albright Neil Owens and others including twenty six grandchildren.

Martin C. Owens Taylor County Swanson Hopkins Owens Ben Albright Hoyt Kansas W. H. Hansford Methodist Church Siam Cemetery Martin Cole Owens Nodaway County Zorilda Witt Buchanan County Centenary Maryville Masonic Lodge

In Memory of Brother M. C. Owens Obituary Note

Plum Lodge No 285 A F and A M Siam Towa mourns Brother M C Owens who has passed to the Grand Lodge of the New Jerusalem. The lodge drapes in mourning for thirty days and offers condolences to the family upon his death. Members H V Melvin J H Osborn J L Henderson committee note.

M. C. Owens Grand Lodge of the New Jerusalem A.F A.M. Siam Towain H. V. Melvin J. H. Osborn J. L. Henderson Cornittee

Cornell's Father Dies At Maryville Friday

Peter Cornell 87 of Burlington Junction Mo died about 4 pm Friday at St Francis hospital Maryville after five weeks illness. Born 1856 in New York he moved to Burlington Junction as a young man and farmed and worked as a carpenter. He married Larah Webb January 1 1885. she died sixteen years ago. Survived by four sons Ray Cornell Tarkio W S Cornell Fort Sill OK Charles W Cornell Des Moines and Joseph W Cornell Maryville. two daughters Anna Sharp Atchison and Gertie Hamm Bedford. thirteen grandchildren and one more.

Peter Cornell Burlington Junction St. Francis Hospital Maryville Mr. Cornell New York Larah Alice Webb Ray M. Cornell Tarkio W. S. Cornell Fort Sill Okla Charles W. Cornell Des Moines Bedford Taylor County Joseph W. Cornell Anna Sharp Atchison Kansas Gertie Hamm

Funeral Services Held for Great Grandchild in Burlington Junction

Funeral services were conducted Monday afternoon at the Methodist church in Burlington Junction. Burial followed in the Ohio cemetery at Burlington Junction.

Methodist Church Burlington Junction Ohio

Methodist Church Schedule With Pastor Away

Jane Alipte invites friends to Sunday School at 2 p m and preaching at 3 p m by Mrs. Overholt. Prayer meeting Friday 8:30 p m led by T. J. and Lulu Overholt. G L Hufstader pastor announces no morning service due to Conference attendance.

Mrs. Overholt T. J Lulu Overholt Methodist Church G. L. Hufstader

Christian Church to Hold Bible School and Worship Programs

Pastor P. H. Peterson invites the community to Bible School at 10 and morning worship at 11 with Children’s Day exercises scheduled for June 20. The service will feature special programs for youth and families.

Christian Church P. H. Peterson Pastor Bible School

Church Services and Programs Listed for Sunday

Presbyterian Church A. A. Ross, Pastor presents Children's Day program next Sunday at 11. Baptist Church O. H. Hallgrimson, Pastor holds Sunday school 9:45 a.m. Morning worship 11:00 a.m. Youth Fellowship 6:30 p.m. Evening service at Presbyterian church at 8 p.m.

Presbyterian Church A. A. Ross Baptist Church

Ward Andrews Hints at Madness in Hidden Plot

In Paris Dr Rameau and the British Consul pursue a mysterious English paranoid named Ward Andrews who escapes unseen. In London Philip Montell reunites with Ward at a bar and Stella Bergen, now Mrs Monrell, becomes entangled as Philip and Stella marry. Ward’s return to the factory brings tension and plans unfold with power and jealousy.

Dr. Rameau Tor Paris Ward Andrews London Philip Montell Philip Ward Stella Bergen

Rage in Heaven unfolds a gripping housing crisis turn

In 1931 industrial drama, Stella fears the Housing Project chaos at Ward Montell’s steel works. Philip, angered by Stella and Ward, opposes reform and faces jealousy, manipulation, and near-violent confrontations as tensions culminate in a dramatic, fate‑driven finale.

Local births reported across Missouri towns this May and June

A series of birth announcements list children born to families in Sheridan Gravity Brockton Clearfield Maloy Massena Arcadia and Hopkins area from May 20 to June 9. Included are Connie Lee Jerry Dean Harry Dale Sharon Gary Lee and other newborns with parental names and residences.

Robert Maudlin Sheridan, Missouri Dale Lasley Jerry Dean

Butterick Patterns Lead Fashion Parade At Local Counter

Butterick patterns continue to lead the fashion parade at our pattern counter with a large stock of dress materials in Cottons Rayons Ascetates and woolens in lighter weights suitable for summer wear. Among the popular weaves are good assortments.

Textile Listing Of Various Fabrics And Widths

A catalog style note lists French crepes jersey sharkskins cotton crepes teca spun rayon cravenettes lynspuns cotton prints French ginghams rayon taftag staple cottons Pequot sheets 81x99 and 81x108 inches, Indian head bleached 36 and 44 inch blue chambray shirt ing 36 inch plain, blue striped denim white outing flannel 27 and 36 in widths. Prices range 88c to 1.45.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Helen Longfellow Dr. Utterback Columbia Templetons McKee Presbyterian Ladies Aid Mrs. Churchill Golden Rule Circle F. F. Club Merle Snyder Baptist Ladies Aid Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church Finis Park Guy Mohler Lillie Bristow A. D. Scott John Waterman Carl Stephens Fred Kingsley Belle Meloy Nelle Rebekahs Mrs. Cannon Glenn Mick Christian Ladies Aid Uy Ben Franklin Stores Lois Allen John Scott Nora Fuller Walt Morehouse Ed Owens Neil Owens Jaber Hitler Rogers and Milland Cornell Ratt AG Y Jane Alipte Chapter Stella Ak Pit Anner Blake Priup Stella Ward Philin Werate Mr. Andrew Heaven Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Beatrice Faber Philipad Philip Ward Eric Honey Ted Dobson Philp Phillip Loew Dag Frank Sines Dwight Hargadin Dean Posten Connie Lee Vernon Day Clearfield Claude Matheny Blockton Harry Dale John Nolan Maloy Sharon Marvin Boyer Sharpsburg Boyer Baby Ivan Houchin Gravity Mr. Boyer Glenn Howes Massena Gary Lee Ralph Edwards Arcadia California Edwards C. W. Kirk Rayon Cravenettes Lynspuns Bemberg Chambray Karpet Johnsons Thompsons America
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