Lake of Three Fires State Park Draws Early Crowds
The Times-Press highlights Bedford area campers visiting Lake of Three Fires with a special insert. Local merchants sponsor the edition featuring park development, visitor increases, and endorsements from Campers Unlimited. Extra inserts will be distributed free to campers weekly for the next 13 issues at Three Fires.
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Times-Press
Bedford
Iola Reed
Beach and Bath
Campers Unlimited
the Lake
Dick Janson Prepares For Germany Trip
Bedford Community High School's first student going abroad under the American Wield Service program will study German language and culture while in Germany. Dick Janson will travel to New York City by his own transport, fly from Omaha, and board a ship to Rotterdam arriving July 6. He will stay with Dr. and Mrs. Heinrich Stork in Jeste burg near Hamburg, study with host siblings Angelika and Michael, and plan trips to Hamburg Luneburg Garda and northern Italy during the stay.
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E. J. Janson
Gravity
Germany
Bedford Community High School
Erich Schulz
New York City
Omaha
Rotterdam
AFS
Jesteburg
Heinrich Stork
Hamburg
Storks
Angelika
Michael
Luneburg
Europe
Janson
Stork
Italy
Ae Ke
Garda
Nand
Arid
Finalist Named in AFL Summer Program Amidst Local Notices
Michael was notified in March that he is among the finalists for the AFL summer program. He stated he enjoys dancing and hosting friends on weekends, noting his Lake Of Three Fires home and a recent party.
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Michael
AFL
Freedom Bells planned in Bedford for July Fourth
Bedford plans to ring bells across the town as part of the Freedom Bells movement. Local groups including the Taylor County Bar Association Boy Scouts churches county and city officials back the event. Delegates recall John Adams 1776 call for pomp and illumination across the land.
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Bedford
Taylor County Bar Association
Boy Scouts
John Adams
Bonar Larimer Purchase Lenox Gas Service
Bedford Gas Company owned by Bob Bonar and Harold Larimer buys John Orr Gas Service in Lenox. Larimer, a former Lenox resident, will run the Lenox office and move with his family after finding housing.
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Bonar-Larimer Purchase
Lenox Gas Service
Bedford Gas Company
Bob Bonar
Harold Larimer
John Orr Gas Service
Lenox
Larimer
BCHS Class of 1963 Graduates Named for Scholarships
Current list of BCHS 1963 graduates who have received grants or scholarships includes Howard Cox Centerville JC Athletic Steve Hardee Simpson Scholastic Bob Hill St Olaf Scholastic Sharon Turner Drake Scholastic and Music Steve Wainwright Simpson Scholastic Ministerial and Dan Wetmore Missouri Scholastic and athletic.
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BCHS
Howard Cox
Centerville JC
Athletic
Steve Hardee
Simpson
Scholastic
Bob Hill
St. Olaf’s
Sharon Turner
Drake
Steve Wainwright
Dan Wetmore
Missouri
Big Stars to Appear in Circus Here
Bedford hosts Fairyland Circus on Tuesday with stars from Hollywood Disneyland and International Show Time. The program features acrobats aerialists wire artists trained ponies dogs monkeys baby lions elephants and merrymakers for two 90 minute shows at 2 30 and 8 00 p m. Fair Board sponsors advance tickets downtown admission 50 cents for children and 1 dollar for adults with seating first come first served.
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Bedford
Fairyland Circus
Hollywood
Disneyland
Fair Grounds
Legion Scout Promotion Set For Flag Sale
The American Legion and Boy Scouts of Bedford plan a flag sale to help residents own a new fifty star flag and a 3x6 sewn flag for business use. Scouts and Legion members will visit households in the last two weeks of June to offer inexpensive flags, with key display dates listed such as Memorial Day May 30 and Independence Day July 4.
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Bedford
American Legion
Boy Scouts of
Boy Scouts
Hobby Leads To Vacation At K and J Stables
Kenny and Jean Fine operate K and J Boarding and Training Stables in rural Bedford. Fine trained ponies for Alva Barnett and earned a Palomino Horse Breeders Association champion certificate with Leo Cheval. The couple invite visitors Sundays and evenings, located four miles south on 148 from the Bedford Conoco station toward Taylor G road, sixth house on the right.
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Kenny
Jean Fine
Bedford
Alva Barnett
Hopkins
Magrocer
Fine
Barnett
Leo Cheval
P.H.B.A
Palomino Horse Breeders Assoc
Bedford Conoco
Taylor G
Carnival Opens in Bedford This Week
The Ross Amusement street carnival operates in Bedford today Thursday through Saturday with matinee prices on Saturday from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. The Bedford Development Club sponsors the event on Court Street just south of Main with special children's pricing Saturday afternoon.
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Ross Amusement
Bedford
Bedford Development Club
Court Street
Main
Flag Disposal Service at a New Market
A flag disposal service sponsored by the New Market American Legion Post No 300 will burn the Post’s 48 star flag at 8 00 p.m. on June 12 at the New Market Legion Hall. Public invited. Anyone wishing to destroy a flag may bring it.
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New Market
St Ratliff Named Sheriff to Serve Unexpired Term
Taylor County boards appoint Deputy Leonard Ratliff as sheriff to fill the unexpired term of Arthur Matheny. Dean Thomas, 42, Republican and Skylark Cafe owner, is named deputy sheriff and manager Cleo Thomas. Matheny resigns to become Iowa Center for Public Safety investigator, starting June 15, effective June 16. Bedford Library now open Saturday evenings 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. with weekday afternoons 2:00 to 5:30.
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Leonard Ratliff
Taylor County
Arthur Matheny
Dean Thomas
Skylark
Board of Supervisors
Thomas
Cleo
Matheny
Iowa Cent. of Public Safety
Two Local Men Injured in Highway 2 Crash
Bill Ewart of Mt. Ayr and Hurley Powell of rural Bedford were injured in a two car accident on highway 2 eight miles east of Bedford Friday evening. Ewart suffered multiple broken ribs and scalp, chin, and leg lacerations while Powell had a fractured leg bone and ear injury. Powell was treated and dismissed. Ewart remained for further examination and treatment.
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Bill Ewart
Ringgold County Hospital
Mt. Ayr
Bedford
Hurley Powell
Ewart
Powell
Mt. Ayr Hospital
Thompson earns Chicago MBA after ISU degree
Richard H. Thompson Jr., a 1950 BHS graduate, received a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago on June 7. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard H. Thompson of Bedford and works in the distribution department of Procter and Gamble in Chicago. He earlier earned a B S from Iowa State University in Ames in 1954. His mother and sister Betsy attended the Rockefeller Chapel graduation.
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Richard H
Dick) Thompson Jr
BHS
University of Chicago
AFS Seeks Donations From District Communities
Gravity Conway Blockton Bedford area residents urged to send contributions to Don Glass, treasurer of the Bedford Consolidated School AFS chapter. The local program has hosted two students, Jesus and Rolando, and plans to sponsor Dick Janson for a Germany trip. Four host-family applications will be sent to New York, with more funds needed for the AFS fee.
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Gravity
Conway
Blockton
Bedford
Bedford Consolidated
American Field Service
AFS
Don Glass
Jesus
Rolando
New York
The
Dick Janson
Germany
BCHS
4H Delegates Selected for Conservation and Health Camps
Catherine Mellott, 16, daughter of Boyd and Gay Mellott of Taylor County, is named 4H Conservation Camp delegate. Ricky Nelson, 15, son of George and the late Mrs Nelson of Clearfield, is 4H Health Camp delegate. They will attend camp June 10 to 15 at the Iowa State 4-H Camp in Madrid.
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Catherine Mellott
Conway
Taylor County
Miss Mellott
Boyd Melfott
Ricky Nelson
Calvary-Go-Getters
Ricky
George Nelson
Clearfield
Catherine
Madrid
BPW State Meet At Lake Okoboji Draws Five Attendees
Local group Five BPW members Audrey Cox Rose Derry Helen Glass Hannah Mohler and Evelyn Winslow attended the 1963 BPW convention June 7 9 at the New Inn West Okoboji Lake. Banquet speaker Dr Lois Frazier of Meredith College Raleigh NC addressed National Horizons. Saturday luncheon speaker Helen G Irwin Des Moines a former state and national president heads the International Federation. Dr Marcus Bach of the University of Iowa spoke at Sunday brunch sharing insights from his religious studies with tours in many countries.
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Audrey Cox
Rose Derry
Helen Glass
Hannah Mohler
Evelyn Winslow
Business and Professional Women's Clubs
New Inn
West Okoboji Lake
Lois Frazier
Meredith College
Raleigh
N.C
Norway
Puerto Rico
United States
Toptig
National Horizons
Bach
Marcus Bach
University of Iown
Japan
Burma
Cambodia
Korea
India
Pakistan
Russia
Great Britain
Bedford Plans Bond for New City Hall and Fire Station
Bedford voters face a $65 000 bond issue to erect a two story split level city hall and fire station on the vacant corner south of the court house. The current 1883 building suffers structural hazards and costly repairs may be avoided by a new facility.
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Bedford
Court House
City Hall
Press Break Delays Resolved By T-P Staff After Repairs
A press breakdown caused a rapid stop Monday afternoon at the Times-Press. Clyde Kenery welded four broken teeth after hours while A W Hamblin and shop crew including Forster Greenway and Hale ran extra night work. Repairs completed by 10:20 p.m. Monday restored on time distribution with two press runs Tuesday.
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Clyde Kenery
A. W. Hamblin
Times- Press
Forster, Greenway and Hale
T-P
Kemery
Hamblin
Dog Rabies Shots Offered at Bedford Clinic
Sheriff Art Matheny urges dog owners to take advantage of a rabies vaccination event at Andersen and Lucas Veterinary Office in Bedford on Saturday June 15 from 4 to 4 hour p.m. The shots cost 60 dollars with a one dollar discount if given at the advertised time. The shots protect both public safety and pet welfare.
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Andersen and Lucas Veterinarian
Bedford
Art Matheny
Taylor Co. Grading Contract Approved for 2.16 Miles
The Town State Highway Commission approved letting a grading contract for 2.16 miles from near SW Corner 1-70-33 east to Town 49 in Taylor County. The action covers the Taylor Co. project as part of road work plans.
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Town
State Highway Commission
Cor
Taylor Co
Spotlight on Elvin Beemer Bedford Locker owner
Elvin Beemer, 44, owner of the Bedford Locker, is profiled as a civic minded businessman with a storied past as a front line observer in the Cactus Division and a German POW. He and his wife Margaret Bordner settled in Bedford in 1955, run a one man operation, and engage in church and community work while commenting on taxes, the economy, and local amenities.
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Holt Township
Grove Township
Gravity
Bedford
Cactus Division
France
U.S
Beemer
Bedford Development Club
Odd Fellows
Lions Club
American Legion
Con Romie
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Lake of Three Fires
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K & J Stables
Kenny Fine
ST Ratliff
Bedford Public Library
Dick ‘Thompson
Lake Okobo
Helen G. Irwin
Des Moines
BPW
International Federation of Business and Professional Women
Antwerp
Belgium
International Organization
Council
Lake
Lake of Three Fires Shelter House
Bedford Inter- Church Council
Walter Ortmann
United Missionary Church
Hoskins & Associates
Lincoln
Nebraska
Elvin Beemer
Dick van Aernam
Methodist Church
Gravity Methodist Church
Chris
Britt
Chad
Margaret Bordner
Frank Bordner
Kee
Merchant
Shane
Calide
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