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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1942
Page
8
Sugar substitutes guidance from the Bureau of Home Economics outlines using honey molasses or corn syrup with liquid reductions. Recipes include Corn Syrup Brownies Maple Cookies Molasses Cookies and a Victory Chocolate Cake with adjustments for sweetness and moisture.
A baked goods column features Victory Spice Cake and Honey Raisin Pie with step by step instructions and serving ideas. The article also lists community events from Bedford area schools and local clubs, including alumni teaching positions, church programs, and meetings with names of residents and hosts.
Rare old Wintermute store building has been torn down and its lumber hauled away. News from soldiers reports Loren Barry is in Honolulu and well. Richard Bailey, in Great Britain, landed safely. Olive Colyn weds Fred Ranck. Helen Johnston weds Horace Nelson. Social events note church mission society June 3 meeting and Ladies Auxiliary gathering.
Citizens urged to back the war by purchasing War Savings Bonds costing 18.75 dollars and up with one third interest in ten years and stamps priced 10, 25 cents and up. The appeal stresses collective funding of ships tanks and guns for soldiers on all fronts.
A Conway group assisted neighbors at the Sandburn home to plow and plant corn with Lyle and Eugene Stoakes George Cade Ion Robert Muir Peter Cullen Geo Briggs Billy Scott and Kyle Hayworth among the workers. The women prepared dinner and the Christian Service Women met June 3 at Mrs. Robert Brown’s home with sixteen members. Floyd Burge bought the city jail at last week’s town meeting to convert it into a net shed on his farm east of Lown. Ansel Freemyer planned to Thurs day work at Akron Cole. Guy Pace of St Louis visited the family of his daughter and husband. Mr and Mrs Wendell Eighmy Mr and Mrs Paul Harris wed Tuesday at the Gephardt home near Benton. Elvis Dilner from Des Moines visited Thursday. Mr and Mrs G C Ginn with Mr Francis Harvis spent the week visiting Yorktown friends while her husband attends Methodist Conference. Mr and Mrs D E Garst and other relatives Mr and Mrs W Greenwood spent Sunday visiting kin in Fremont county. Mrs Sam Jonasen and family of Bedford were guests at the home of Supt and Mrs F G McKinl.
Local residents and visitors are listed with brief mentions of weekend and weekday trips. Names include George Brown, Edna Besca, Arval Norton, Virgil Perry, P. C. Miller, Clem Hewitt, Dee Hewitt, G McKinley, Artie Flynn, J A Dresher, J M Philippott, George Nixon, Audrey Grubb, Viola Besco, Dorothy Hughes, Alberta Turner, Pauline Lowery, Virginia Abel, Ross Smith, Belle Burrows, Mary Chilcote, Willam Osmond, Nadine Besco, Irene Jezek, Guy Clear, H A Piper, Dan Matheny, Will Smith, Alph Hayworth, Dannon Hayworth, H Million, Hattie Straight, James Humphrey.
Lawrence Walkup resigned as Sheridan School District superintendent at a recent board meeting to enter naval air corps service as a technician. He has served five years in Sheridan schools and plans to leave soon for active duty.
A lengthy reader note praises John Steinbeck for The Moon Is Down calling it timely for free people. It notes its sales surpass two million since March and compares its style to Of Mice and Men. Heroes include Dr. Winter and Mayor Orden with others named in a long dinner mention.
A short Children’s Day program will follow Sunday school at Maple Grove church on Sunday June 14 at 10 30 am. The public is invited. Nearby social visits include Mrs Orvis A Smith and family in Hamburg and several couples visiting relatives and attending weddings and hospital stays in nearby towns.
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