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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1957
Page
4
Box 55 Creston Iowa advertises an established route serving 3,500 customers at $350 per month. Seller notes married status, over 23, car required, and directs inquiries to Box 55 in Creston Iowa.
Mrs. Darrell Dalton reports the Woman's Society of Christian Service met with thirteen members. Lena Hewitt led devotions and taught the lesson. Bernice Hunter hosted refreshment hour. Ongoing local events include Tech High Omaha graduation observances for grandson Gary Clear, visits by Roy and family, and relatives staying with Mr and Mrs Roy Dean Fitzhugh. The CWC Methodist class held a Bibbins park picnic with eleven families, Vacation Bible School closed with a program and cookies served by WSCS. Local summer study continues for Maryville State College attendees Merrill Perry and Gary Jones. Miss Viola Besco plans Des Moines teaching this fall. A Fenelon quote about self-examination closes.
Local notes report Peggy Cordell and Jeanette Rutledge visiting at home from Omaha. Families including Howes, Weller, Trost, Whipple, Pfander, Wehrhan, Senzee, Cordell, Crosby, Poore and Pennebaker appear in weekend and travel lists with out of town relatives and trips to Des Moines Creston Pittsburg and Missouri Arkansas sites.
District Court April term 1987 hearing Mary Ann Kingsley deceased Will dated March 2 1933 filed opened read July 8 1957 at Bedford Court House ten o clock A M all interested appear and show cause why the instrument should not be probated and allowed as last will and testament Dated Bedford Iowa June 10 1957
Members of the Tennant family and C N Nelson and Sisters visited from Bedford area over Memorial Day weekend. Herschel V. Tennant of Portage Wisconsin, a consulting civil engineer, joined Victor Tennant and wife from Tacoma Washington, timber appraiser for Weyerhaeuser. Hazel Tennant now Mrs Evertt Taylor and Mr Taylor from Des Moines, former Bedford residents, visited with relatives and friends.
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