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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1948
Page
7
Locals recount a flurry of weekend visits with relatives and friends in Bedford and surrounding towns. The activity includes Allen family gatherings, students on summer breaks, and trips by car and plane to Des Moines Omaha and Wichita.
Mrs Alta Nevins returned from a two week trip to Pueblo and Denver Colorado to visit relatives. Mr and Mrs Harlan Pete attended Cottey College graduation in Nevada Missouri where Betty Pete earned a diploma. Henry Hamblin is a Coe College graduate and will study journalism at Northwestern University next year.
A string of visitors converges on Bedford and nearby towns. Families from Wisconsin Oregon Seattle Glendale and Newton Kansas visit relatives including Mrs Eunice Buckner Mrs Hazel Blane and Mrs Roy Churchill. Trips include Corning Ottawa and Des Moines with several families sharing time in Bedford Hopkins and Clarinda.
The Sick Sharpsburg area reports several illnesses. Alice Rutledge is ill at home in Sharpsburg. Jerry Pruitt sprained his arm in a Monday fall. Rev. C W Proctor of Sharpsburg suffered pneumonia last week. Jake Brown and wife were ill with the flu. Clyde Wilson in Conway is home with a heart ailment. Mrs. Leonard Whitten in Hopkins remains critically ill. Mrs. Earl Gaule of Clearfield has mumps. Mrs. Sophia Cady of Clearfield was taken to Clarinda Municipal Hospital Thursday for treatment.
Bond child in Sherman Missouri, a 3 year old son of Mr and Mrs Herbert Bond, was seriously ill last week with intestinal flu and near pneumonia. Mrs Leo Woodside remains quite ill at her home in Clearfield, previously Miss Beulah Burrell of Bedford.
Mrs. G. H. Talkington of Bedford aged 83 fell at home Saturday breaking her hip. She was admitted to St. Francis Hospital in Maryville on Monday.
John Baxter was brought home Tuesday from the Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph where he underwent a recent operation.
Curtis Forcade a former Conway schools teacher now living in Graham Missouri entered St Francis Hospital Maryville this week for an operation.
James Gilchrist of Bedford underwent surgery Friday at Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph. His son Henry Gilchrist of Corpus Christi Texas accompanies him during the medical procedure and recovery.
Miss Nettie Flummer was brought home Tuesday by ambulance from the Methodist hospital in St. Joseph Missouri where she had been a patient for several weeks.
Bobbie Lynn Hotland, 3 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs Bob Hotland of Sheridan, accidentally pricked the lower lid with a paring knife Tuesday. Doctors found no pupil injury nor loss of sight.
Bert Lyddon of Clearfield sustained shoulder injuries when his car veered off the road Wednesday morning. The vehicle left the roadway, causing the accident.
Frank Potter of Siam is suffering with fractured ribs from an incident last week when he was helping unload a tree into a ditch.
Mrs. Minnie Zeluf of Bedford was brought home Monday after several days in Iowa City for treatment of her eyes.
Rev. D. C. Callison of Clearfield has been troubled by vein issues in his leg and remains lame as a result.
Multiple residents face medical issues as hospitalizations and surgeries unfold. Joe Boyer heads to Veterans Hospital Des Moines for major operation with aunt Lois Houk by his side. Mayo Clinic visits include Mrs. Roe Bradley Bedford Orville Allen Gravity and Lucile Miller Shambaugh with Mrs. Allen accompanying. Trailers detach injuring Chas D McNutt children, Karl Russell shows gradual improvement in Hiawatha, Kansas. Lesbie Conder Bedford suffers leg amputation and additional surgeries. Dr C W Kirk Hopkins and Dr A Miller Rochester Mayo Clinic trips result in throat surgery and release for Dr Miller with no alarming news on Dr Kirk.
The nine month old daughter of Mr and Mrs Harold Snow of Sheridan Missouri has been very ill with intestinal flu and is near pneumonia.
Ford Motor Company unveils the 1949 Ford as the car of the year highlighting radical styling, comfort improvements, and up to 10 percent better gasoline economy. J R Davis touts new standards of beauty, comfort, economy and performance in low priced field.
A series of birth announcements lists Brenda Carol Reynolds born June 6 to Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Reynolds of Conway. Tana Elaine McMillin born June 6 at University Hospital Iowa City to Mr. and Mrs. Gene McMillin of Bedford and Mrs. Darwin Lacy of Bedford. Ronnie Jay Snyder born May 31 at Municipal Hospital Clarinda to Harold and spouse Snyder of Diagonal. Janet Marie Johnson born June 4 at Memorial Hospital Atlantic to Mr. and Mrs. Hans Johnson of Brayton, formerly Naomi Fordyce of Blockton. Gary Lynn Gaule born June 4 to Mr. and Mrs. Gayle Gaule of Clearfield, formerly Nioma Lane. Also noted is a family history for C. A. Sten and Homer Avey with descendants and connections to Onawa, Edyville, and Bedford, including death of William B. Allen on June 30, 1947.
Martha C. Besco Allen died Saturday June 5 at the home of her daughter Mrs. Homer Avey east of Bedford after years of declining health. Funeral services were held Monday at Wetmore Funeral Home conducted by Rev. Gordon F. MacLean. Burial followed in Conway cemetery. She was born September 23 1862 in Eddyville Iowa and was 85 years 8 months 13 days old. She was the daughter of George H. Besco and Margaret Besco. Her parents, a sister Mrs. Alice Moore and brother Hugh A. Besco preceded her in death.
A reflective note on guiding childhood thoughts and shaping early moral development. Mary Baker Eddy emphasizes careful nurture, warding against harmful ideas while fostering growth through gentle discipline and guidance.
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