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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1962
Page
6
A fragmented ad notes gift suggestions for Father's Day with gift wrapping services. It mentions a carnival this weekend with air rides for 10 cents and a boast from a gentleman farmer about his garden success and neighbor chickens winning a poultry show.
Bedford High School defeated East Union in a 5 to 4 extra inning thriller after nine frames. Bill Everhart started Bedford with a walk and Wetmore delivered the clutch hit as Bedford rallied from a four all tie. Cox and Sickels pitched nine hits allowed while Bedford clustered four hits off East Union’s two moundsmen.
An intra city baseball league with four teams and fourteen Peewees per team forms part of the summer playground program. Regular play on Wednesdays at 6:30 with a 75 minute or five inning limit. A traveling team will meet out of town. Managers are Jim Jeter Frank Metzger Harold Shepherd Jr and Jerry Dougherty. Players must be under 12.
Bedford Midges defeated East Union Teenies 9 to 3 in five innings as East Union committed eight errors while Bedford gathered nine runs on six hits despite four miscues. Batteries: Crandall and Stream, Everhart, S. Shupe, Miller.
Lenex Conservation and Gun Club sponsors a two week in progress series of five shoots held each second Sunday over club traps. Five man teams compete with prizes awarded at the end, a club spokesman said.
Bedford will stage its annual Amateur Golf Tournament on Sunday July 1 at the nine hole Bedford course. Defending champion Bill Victor of Red Oak returns as the field competes in a 27 hole championship flight and 18 hole medals for lesser flights. Merchandise prizes fund prize purchases.
Bedford golfers have bids to enter several invitational tournaments in the summer. Already played are the Maryville Best Ball meets June 2 and 8, with Greenfield and Mt Ayr on June 3. Future events include Creston and Red Oak on June 24, Bedford Best Ball and Amateur on June 30, plus July 1, 8 at Maryville and July 15 at Clarinda. Shenandoah plans July 28 and 29, Corning wraps at Aug. 5.
Greenfield High opens the 1963 Tall Corn basketball season under a new coach. Logan McGinness will replace Jack Wilson who resigned this spring. McGinness is a Northwest Missouri State graduate and has coached two years at Glidden Iowa.
Saturated with candy sales in the final phase as 46 boxes were sold this past week versus 603 in the campaign's first week. Sponsors report unsold boxes will be returned to the factory in the next few days.
Marjorie DeMott of Maryville and Bill Young of Bedford won Bedford Country Club's nine-hole Scotch foursome with a 40 Sunday. Other winners included high score Marcia Cornell and Dick Eberle, low putt Margaret F. Young and Horton Lee, high on No. 4 Rae Eberle and Don Smith, high on No. 7 Al DeMott and Maxine Johnston, and the couple with most sixes Jack Larsen and Julia Livingston.
Scoreboard shows Bedford 9 E Union 3 in Midg. and Bedford 5 E Union 4 in 40 innings. Sports menu lists June 15 Griswold at Bedford H S and Midg, June 19 Bedford at Mt Ayr 4 S and Midg, June 14 E Union at Bedford girls, June 18 Bedford at Diagonal girls.
Hopkins moved atop the league with a 3-1 victory over Conception Junction on Thursday June 7. Dan Wetmore went 4 for 4 with a double and triple and six RBIs. Hall earned the win, Caldwell took the loss, and Hopkins schedules a pair of games at home on June 14 and June 17 against Burlington Junction and Tarkio respectively.
Seaman Recruit Robert Forster has finished basic training in San Diego and is spending leave at his home with his parents. He plans foot surgery for an old injury while on leave.
The Berea Church of Christ 3 miles south of Bedford holds Bible Study at 10 a.m. Worship at 11 a.m. Communion at 11:30 a.m. every Lord's Day. The Presbyterian Church maintains the usual order with Divine worship at 9:30 a.m. and Sunday school at 10:30 a.m. Youth Fellowship in the evening. Lynn F. Taylor of Tarkio College will serve as pulpit supply each Sunday until further notice.
Pastor Rev. Adam S. Reisz presides at services on the 2nd and 4th Sundays at 8 a.m. and on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Sundays at 10 a.m. in the Sacred Heart Church.
Anthony Blankers serves as minister with Sunday church school at 6 00 am and 10 00 am worship. Sermon titled Preach Again the Old Truths. Evening services at 6 00 pm and 7 30 pm. South Town Annual Conference opens Sunday in Newton, runs through Thursday. Harold Shepherd senior superintendent.
Walter L. Ortmann, pastor, invites at United Missionary Church with Sunday school at 9:45 a.m. Bible school program, worship at 10 45 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. Thursday prayer at 8:00 p.m. Special anniversary observance next week with pot luck after the service. Radio broadcast The Chapel Hour on KNIM Maryville Missouri at 8 45 a.m. Sundays. Walter Ortmann is the radio pastor.
Calgy minister Calvin Caughey leads a busy Baptist schedule with Father’s Day worship at 10 30 a m and church school at 9 40 a m Children from Vacation Church School will sing Junior and Senior High Y F meetings at 6 30 p m Boy Scouts meet Monday 7 p m Women's Society hosts Circle 2 Tuesday 2 p m Mother and Daughter Tea Thursday 7 30 p m Advisory Board meet Jehovahs Witnesses list weekly Bible studies at Kingdom Hall 1204 Jefferson St with Bible Book Study Friday 8 p m Ministry Development Class and Public Bible Speaking at 9 p m Sunday 2 p m Public Bible Talk 3 15 p m Watchtower Study
Rev. Ivo G. Randels will lead Sunday school at 9:30 a.m. and morning worship at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian Church as announced for the upcoming Sunday.
Ch Rho and CYF hold 5 30 pm and 7 pm rehearsals. CWF to meet next Tuesday June 19 at 2 00 pm in the church. Includes a regular program and installation of officers conducted by the pastor.
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