State selects site for Tayl or county lake and park
State Conservation Board chooses a site three miles northeast of Bedford for an 80 acre lake and 200 acre park, with options on 100 acres at 40 dollars an acre. Land purchase not finished as negotiations stalled leading to possible condemnation. Reforestation crews to start work soon to clear land and shape lake beds. The project aims to draw thousands of visitors annually and is funded by hunting and fishing license fees, not taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tay- Tor
Conservation Board
Bedford
State Conservation Board
Tayi
Clarinda
Corning
Mount Ayr
The
Extreme Temperatures Hit Local Farmland Hard
In ten days the community saw highs near 100 degrees then near frost a week later. Oats and wheat suffered from drought while gardens struggle in hot dry weather. Corn prospects look good where soil was well worked to form a dust mulch to retain moisture. Clover and alfalfa yields are reported strong.
Women To Aid Dry Forces Food Sale At Local Window
Ladies' Aid societies from four city churches coordinate a food sale at the Town Nebraska Light & Power window on Saturday June 17. Proceeds go to the Dry Forces for use in the forthcoming election campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Town-Nebraska Light & Power Company
Hopkins Elder Mary Donlin Celebrates 95th Birthday
Times Promy Hopkins Reporter notes Hopkins oldest resident Mary Donlin celebrated her ninety fifth birthday Monday at the home of Dr and Mrs D A Sargent. Her daughter is Mrs Sargent. Son Will Donlin of Creston visited. Mrs Donlin enjoys good health walks two blocks to visit a friend reads and sews without glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Times-Promy Hopkins
Bedford bakery installs new electric bread slicer
Burks Brothers of Bedford’s Local Bakery installed an electric bread slicer and began producing large quantities of white and whole wheat bread. Donald Snyder, youngest son of Mr and Mrs Carl Snyder of Bedford, ate arsenate of lead Monday evening. antidotes given, no ill effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burks Brothers
Bedford
Donald Snyder
Carl Snyder
4-H Rally Day Set for June 23 in Bedford Queen Crowned
Taylor County 4-H Club plans Rally Day on Friday June 23 in Bedford featuring The Festival of the New Corn and the crowning of county queen Hazel Wright. Attending township queens Beulah Spencer Pauline Poole Ruth Leighton Hazel Skinner and Theda Cade will join afternoon events at the courthouse including singing contests officer installations lunch at Ribbits Park and ceremonial songs. Mr. and Mrs. William Schaffer marked their fiftieth wedding anniversary with 124 relatives at home on June 4. they were married June 5, 1883 in Adams County and have seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Bedford
Hazel Wright
Beulah Spencer
Pauline Poole
Ruth Leighton
Hazél Skinner
Theda Cade
Courter
Forstheta
Methodist Church
Lester Thompson
Ribbins Park
Lenox
William Schaffer
Schaffer
Adams County
Emma Orth
William
Kansas
Roy Moore
Corning
Everett ‘Williams
Carl Schaffer
Carbon
Farmer Dies In Wreck Near Bedford On Highway 3
Arthur Hatfield sixty a Bedford area farmer was killed Saturday night when Townsend of Bedford drove a Model A Ford into the buggy Hatfield rode in on highway No 3 just east of his Edna Edmundson farm Mrs Hatfield sustained injuries including a broken leg and cuts and bruises she was taken to a St Joseph hospital where she was improving Townsends car was damaged and the buggy torn apart witnesses said the oncoming lights blinded him coroner said the crash was unavoidable Hatfield was tossed and died instantly Townsend and occupants escaped serious harm burial was conducted by Rev J C Harris at the Blackton cemetery Hatfield born June 18 1873 was the youngest son of Mr and Mrs Leonard Hatfield He taught school and married Grace Beson December 24 1900 one son Russell survives along with two brothers and a sister He was a long time member of the Church of Christ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Hatfield
Edna Edmundson
Bedford
Hatfield
St. Joseph
Townsend
Mrs. Wolfe
Topeka
Kans
Mae Wolfe
Wetmore Funeral Home
P. J. Gustin
Justice of the Peace
Willis A. Paul
Ed Ahrens
S. E. Thompson
L. C. Severs
Church of Rew
J. C. Harris
Blackton Cemetery
Leonard Hatfield
Pawnee
Oklo
Grace Beson
Russell
Frank
Charles
Malissi Hatfield
Oklahoma
The
Church of Christ
Mrs Woodward Dies at Home of Son Clarence
Mrs. Ralph Woodward died at the home of her son Clarence Woodward northwest of Bedford near midnight Wednesday after a period of failing health. No funeral arrangements have been made. Mrs. Charles McMaster Dies in Mentone California
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Woodward
Clarence Woodward
Bedford
Taylor County 4-H Girls Win Hall of Fame Honors
Since the formation of 4-H Girls clubs in Taylor County in 1922, many girls have earned honors. A county rally in Bedford on June 23 will highlight a decade of work, with health champions Mae Miller Hatfield LaVelle Kuhn Frances Stewart King Lydia Hopson Violet Heggs and Margaret McMath among those cited. Leaders W E Myers Elmer Cobb Jennie Adams Clyde Russell Lester Thompson Glenn Lovitt Esther Reith and Will Adkins have guided the program, some for two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Esther Reith
Bedford
Mae Miller ‘Hatfield
LaVelle J. Kuhn
Frances Stewart King
Lydia Hopson
Violet Heggs
Margaret McMath
Josephine Myers
Lyle Statesman
Doris Lucas
Tr Cogn Reith
Hazel Thompet Opal Clayton Stewart
Mae Miller Hatfield
Marjorie Herriott Rankin
LaVelle Kuhn
Alice Thompson
Helen Cover
Ruth Daugherty Jones
Bernita Beal
Janet Kuhn
Gayle Reynolds
Marjorie Hopson
Beulah Hogg
Violet Hoggs
W. E. Myers
Elmer Cobb
Jennie Adams
Clyde Russel
Lester Thompson
Glenn Lovitt
Will Adkins
Johnston's Rules Opposed Plaintiffs in Damus Action
Judge George A Johnston heard a mandamus suit by H Stephenson and others against Lenox town officials seeking access to accounts and records of the Lenox municipal light plant. The court ruled the action embodies Iowa Southern Utilities Company through Stephenson rather than town citizens, dismissing the case. The proceedings occurred in Taylor County District Court May 29 and 31 with decision issued June 10. Attorneys E F McEnery for plaintiffs and William L Hassett for the town officials. Also noted, Miss Mildred Kettle and Lyle Fuller announced marriage in Troy Kansas on February 4, 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Johnston
Madamus
H. Stephenson
Lenox
Lenox Mnicipal Light Plant
Eee
Taylor County
Johnston
Iowa Southern Utilities Company
Stephenson
E. F., McEnery
Creston
William ‘L. ‘Hassett
Des ‘Moines
Scale-Down in Farmer Debts Promised by Loan Commission
William Hoegh of the South Central National Farm Loan Commission reports a major debt reduction for farmers in the county. He will meet borrowers at the Garland Hotel on June 27 and 28 to discuss refinanced loans, longer terms, and working capital. Loans up to 5000 dollars, with total secured debt not exceeding 75 percent of appraised value, may be collateralized by farm property, crops, or personal effects. The program favors collateralized, not personal loans, with initial three years allowing principal pauses if no default.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hoegh
Chariton
South Central National Farm Loan Commissioner
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Hoegh
Bedford
Garland Hotel
Federal Land Bank
Land Bank
Con
National Farm Loan Association
Comparative farm wealth in Dallas and Grant townships
Data from sors books show two year changes in Dallas and Grant townships. Both report fewer horses and mules, Dallas adds declines in cattle and sheep and a rise in swine, while Grant shows cattle and swine up and sheep down. Grant real estate value fell from 1 268 076 to 960 412 and personal property from 81 280 to 50 716, with money and credits rising from 49 050 to 84 590.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sors
Dallas Township
Grant Township
Times- Press
Grant
Dallas
Rev Catlin to Red Oak Pastor of First Baptist
Rev J Fredric Catlin of Des Moines has accepted the pastorate of the First Baptist church at Red Oak and will begin duties at once. He previously led the First Baptist church in Council Bluffs for ten years and has served as general missionary for the Iowa Baptist convention assisting pastorless and small churches. Catlin has many Bedford friends from visits to the local church. Ruth Christianson departs Bedford for Chicago to attend the University of Chicago summer session after visiting her parents near Sharpsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Fredric Catlin
Des Moines
First Baptist Church
Red Oak
First ‘Baptist Church
Council Bluffs
Iowa Baptist Convention
Catlin
Bedford
Christianson
Chicago
Ruth Christianson
Bedford Public Schools
Sharpsburg
University of Chicago
Marriage Licenses Issued By Clerk Of Courts This Week
Pearl Nelson issued marriage licenses this past week to Reed Williams of Graham Massachusetts and Opal M Hall of Hopkins Missouri, Harold Davis of Indianola, and Bertine Van Syocy Milo dated June 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Nelson
Reed Williams
Graham
Opal M. Hall
Hopkins
Harold Davis
Indianola
Bertine Van"Syocy Milo
Conway man Thomas Lambley Sr marks 98th birthday
Thomas Lambley Sr of Conway celebrates his 98th birthday with a Sunday porch photo. The five generation group includes his son J. A. Lambley, Fern Lambley, Mrs Florence Brown, and Joyce Brown the great great granddaughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lambley
Conway
Mr.Lambley
J. A. Lambley
Fern Lambley
Florence Brown
Joyce Brown
Conway man celebrates 98th birthday with family visit
Thomas Lambley Sr of Conway marked his ninety eighth birthday Sunday with his children Fannie Double of Bedford T E Lambley and J A Lambley plus families visiting. Despite confinement since February and a weakened state he greeted many friends and grandchildren during the afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lambley, Sr
Conway
Fannie Double
Bedford
T. E. Lambley
J. A. Lambley
Chinch Bugs Threaten County Oat Fields
Reports reach the farm bureau of chinch bug infestations in county fields. Two men from Athelstan brought specimens to T. H. Isaac on Thursday. Bugs injure oats by attacking roots and stalks and may spread to nearby corn. Young bugs are reddish and at roots. adults are dark and emit a strong odor. Plowing under infested ground is advised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Athelstan
T. H. Isaac
Lions Club kittenball league halves with standings shift
The first half ends as Harbours stay perfect by beating City Malls 21 9 while Times Press loses to Bakers. Cobbs beats Firemen 12 11 to grab third, Firemen tied with City Dads for last. Six teams start second half amid talks of a 60 foot base distance and rule review next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lions Club
Harbours
Firemen
City Dads
Times-Press
Cabbs
Bakery
Omyay i L Pet
Cobbs
Examinations Scheduled for Uniform County Teachers
Uniform county examinations will be given to county teachers at the courthouse on Wednesday Thursday and Friday June 28 29 and 30 per county superintendent Mrs Anna D Churchill Committees from the Odd Fellows and Rebekahs decorated graves in Fairview and Bedford cemeteries Sunday forenoon Memorial services are not held this year Samuel Moser dies youngest brother of the late C H Moser of Bedford died at his home in Upper Sandusky Ohio after a stroke last week burial occurred in Ohio
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Anna D. Churchill
Odd Fellow
Rebekah
Fairview
Bedford
Samuel Moser
C. H. Moser
Upper Sandusky
Ohio
Mrs Churchill on Vacation Heads to Champaign Illinois
County superintendent Anna D Churchill and her son Henry plan a Monday train trip to Champaign Illinois to visit Mrs Churchill s brothers Jesse Dugwell and family for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Churchill
Anna D. Churchill
Henry
Champaign
Ill
Mrs Wayne Denton Dies After Illness at 37
Mrs Wayne Denton, 37, died at her home southwest of Lenox on Thursday after several months of illness. Funeral services were held at the home Saturday afternoon led by Rev LaVern Freeman of Lenox. She is survived by her husband, two children, her mother and step father Mr and Mrs William Hughes, three sisters Inez Wheeler Bessie Reynolds Doris O'Dell all of the county, two brothers Jay Hughes of Winston Mont and Dale Hughes at home, and one uncle Abe Landis of Bedford. She joined the Church of Christ at Brockton at sixteen and later moved her membership to the Clearfield church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Denton
Lenox
LaVern Freeman
William Hughes
Inez Wheeler
Bessie Reynolds
Doris O'Dell
Jay Hughes
Winston
Mont
Dale Hughes
Abe Landis
Bedford
Church of Christ At
Brockton
Clearfield Church
Wilkins in World's Largest Band at Century of Progress
Frank Wilkins, Bedford Band director, joins the Southern Iowa Farm Bureau band in Chicago as part of the world's largest band, a group of 800 in uniform. The delegation of over 1,000 farm bureau members rode a special Ottumwa train to the event for performances at A Century of Progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Wilkins
Bedford
Chicago
Southern Iowa Farm Bureau Band
Wilkins
Taylor County
Southern Iowa Farm Bureau
Ottumwa
Walter Bycroft Drowns in Pond Swim Tragedy
Walter Bycroft 21 of near Iyeyville drowned in a pond on Henry Walters farm while swimming Sunday with companions. He is survived by his mother Mrs. Mark Bycroft. his father died ten weeks ago. Funeral Tuesday afternoon with burial in Prairie Rose cemetery. Belford's morning train detained briefly due to cattle obstruction on south corporation line. Mrs Anna D Churchill attended a Creston meeting of county and town superintendents as preparations for the 1933 South Central Division State Teachers Association meeting were made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Bycroft
Iyeyville
Henry Walters
Mark Bycroft
Prairie Rose Cemetery
Anna D. Churchill
Creston
South Central
State Teachers Association
Fire Destroys Two Barns in County
A large frame barn on the Sawyer farm about six miles southwest of Bedford and a barn on the Layman farm northeast of Bedford were destroyed by fire. The Sawyer barn loss included livestock harness and personal property with insurance. Bedford firefighters battled the blaze. eight Taylor county men slated as reforestation directors were named, and the Layman barn fire was reported Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Crowell
Taylor County
Creston
Crowell
Bedford
Orville Allen
Allens
I. W. Bristow
Roy Greenlee
Charles Greenlee
Sawyer
Bedford Plans Fourth of July Celebration
Bedford will host a Main street Fourth of July program with band music speaking and a baseball game. Canvassers from the Community Club reported nearly 400 dollars in donations from local businessmen. Committees for finance advertising entertainment parade and concessions were appointed by President John Prugh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Community Club
John Prugh
Main Street
Prugh
G. W. Hook
Elmer Brice
M. R. Francis
Ed Bray
George Hadley
Ben Fuller
Ed Thompson
B. E. Paschal
Sid Morris
Harry Erwin
Wayne Harbour
Harry Mathew
Dale Rankin
Allan Thompson
Joel Deardorff
B. Walker
Sid Webb
J E Lovell Dies At Home In Bedford
J E Lovell prominent Bedford citizen died at his south Bedford home after a brief illness. He was born February 9 1874 in Bowling Green Kentucky and married Jeannette Van derpool October 9 1905. He served as secretary to Masonic bodies in Bedford for 21 years and was city clerk for 17 years. He leaves his wife and two nephews. Funeral at 2 30 p m Friday with Masonic services at the mausoleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lovell
Bedford
South Bedford
Lovell
Bowling Green Ky
Jeannette Vanderpool
John W. Lovell
Louisville
Emery Lovell
Bowling Green
Bedford Community Club
Cundy and McCabe Wed in Morgan Park Chicago Suburb
Howard Cundy of Chicago son of Mr and Mrs F L Cundy west of Sharpsburg and Miss Pearl McCabe of Galesburg Ill were married this afternoon at Morgan Park a suburb of Chicago Mr Cundy is employed in Chicago as claim agent by the Maryland Casualty company They will make their home at Downers Grove near Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Cundy
Chicago
F. L. Cundy
Sharpsburg
Pearl McCabe
Galesburg
Ill
Morgan Park
Cundy
Maryland Casualty Company
Downers Grove
Webb Bound Over In Drunk Driving Case At Bedford
Webb bound over to Taylor county grand jury after being charged with operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated in Justice Willis Pauls court in Bedford. He posted bond for appearance. Couple Reed Earl Williams and Opal Martha Hall married in Bedford Sunday by Justice Willis Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reed Earl Williams
Graham, Mo
Opal Martha Hall
Hopkins
Bedford
Justice of the Peace
Willis Paul
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles McMaster
W. D. McMaster
Mentone
Calif
McMaster
Clara Valentine
California
Miss Kettle
Lyle Fuller
Mildred Kettle
Black‘ton
Carl Piller
East
Troy
Lions League
Belford
Fred Weingarth
South Corporation
Tressle
Highway Commission of Missouri
Pickering
State Line
Grand
Paul Parrish
Taylor’ Lodge No. 156
A. F
A. M
Cedar Rapids
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