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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1934
Page
8
A Mexican hacienda lord uses force to transfer peasant lands to the owner while a peon priest offers prayers. Pancho, son of Villa, witnesses his father flogged and, vowed to seek justice, disappears into the desert as oppression fuels a young avenger.
In La Concepcion a brutal internecine drama unfolds as pancho villa’s Doradoes ride in. They free prisoners, reclaim dignity, and overturn the corrupt local court. A mass execution and a stark display of justice follow as Villa asserts a two-for-one law against overseers and their aides. The scene blends a vigilante verdict with a public countertrial.
Miss Viola McClelland and Charles Ford of Nevada Missouri married in Parkville on Sunday June 3. They plan to reside in Nevada. The bride’s mother Mrs Wesley McClelland and family attended from Sheridan. Rex Houck recovering after a near lightning shock during a storm north of Sheridan. Roy Carr dies at his home northeast of Sheridan. funeral held Monday. Lincoln notes cover remodel of Simmons building for a drug store and various local visits and family events in the Sheridan area.
Athelstan residents report a family reunion at G W Brott home in Redding with G F Brott and children amid a series of visits and outings. Guests from Kellerton, Bedford, Platteville, Creston, Blockton, and Isadora join locals for social calls and business trips, highlighting extensive community ties and travel between nearby towns.
A vivid ledger of gunfire and looting as Fierro and his men shoot down prisoners during a Villista assault. A train arrival brings Dorado bandits and a traveling American journalist, John Sykes of the New York World, who tries to swap boasts with Fierro before the scene ends with a promise to continue next week.
Readable items show Galen Smith graduates Hazel Dell school and attends the eighth grade ceremony in Bedford. Other notes report funeral attendance for Rev. D W Griffith in Hamburg, visits by Swaim family, club meeting plans, and visitors to Bedford area. A court ordered damages of 850 dollars for dumping earth on Mrs Borden Harriman estate. A Hungarian civil servant, Zoltan Viniss, received one month imprisonment.
A sheriff sale will occur June 29 1934 at 10 A M at Bedford Court House Taylor County Iowa. Metropolitan Life Insurance Co sues W A Hatchett Rosa Hatchet Annis Robbling Co Fred C Cooper Ruby E Cooper for a large listed real estate description including parts of sections 33 and 34 in Township 69 33 West. Sale to satisfy the writ of execution and costs. T V Lacy Sheriff Bedford Iowa Dated May 27 1934 D E Stuart Plaintiffs Attorney.
Notice declares Fern Gustin appointed Executrix of Plomer J Gustin deceased in Taylor County Iowa by the District Court. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court. debtors to pay the executrix. Dated June 7 1934 Wisdom Kirketeg attorneys.
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