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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1939
Page
1
New Market guests in Des Moines hosted a surprise birthday dinner for Mark G. Thornburg, secretary of agriculture, with about 150 attendees from the department of work present Thursday evening.
Sunday program at the Baptist church marked the close of two weeks of Daily Vacation Bible School directed by Rev. and Mrs. William B. Stanley. Enrollment reached seventy children with class demonstrations of work. Assistants included Mrs. Effie McAlpin Mrs. Faye Sparks Aryth Sparks and Leona Minor.
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Watson traveled to Edora Kansas on Saturday for an unspecified event or visit.
June 10 ceremony at the Methodist church of Edoia officiated by Rev. Omar Watson. The couple, both of Charles City Town, took a monthlong California honeymoon and will reside in Charles City. Mrs Klaus is well remembered in New Market as a Watson guest.
Mrs. R. M. Tuttle and Mrs. Mattie Dugan hosted the Thursday afternoon gathering at Mrs. Dugan's home in Clarinda. President Mrs. Beer led the business session and oversaw the annual election of officers.
Officers led the Builders Class meeting with Mrs. Walter Blakeslee as president and Mrs. J H Hirsley as secretary. Dominoes and bingo were played with prizes won by Mrs. Paul Clark Mrs. Ralph Kendrick Mrs. W E Beer and Mrs. James Pullan. Refreshments followed. Eleven members attended and Mrs. Ralph Pratt led the session on proper feeding and habits of children. The July gathering will be hosted by Mrs. Ben Anderson and Mrs. Kenneth Abbott.
Sunday school at 10 attended by Rev T J Overholt with preaching at 11. Bible study at 7 led by Mrs T J Overholt. Song service at 8 and prayer meeting following on Thursday led by pastors T J and Lulu Overholt.
Regular worship services Sundays at 10 A.M. and church school at 11 A.M. The roof is completed with no leakage during storms. George Webb named chairman of the building committee and donations toward the remaining roof cost should be given to him.
Practice has begun for the Children’s Day program to be held Sunday evening, June 25. Epworth Leaguers plan a camp fire worship at 5 p.m. weather permitting. Youths 11 to 14 should meet at 4:30 at the church to walk to the camp fire site. Ladies Aid meeting moved to June 22 with Mrs. Eva Journey as hostess. Rev. Robert Giles, Pastor.
Local social notes list numerous visits and calls across New Market and nearby towns. Families from Clearfield Bedford Clarinda Gravity Shenandoah Nodaway and Des Moines visit relatives, attend events, move businesses, or travel for family occasions.
A series of social visits are noted with several families hosting and visiting. Mrs. Charles Brown and others spent Wednesday at the McHargis home while Mr. and Mrs. Stacy Steeves and Edmund and Doris of Lincoln visited en route to Chicago. John Harold Hipsley joined Rev. Robert Giles at a Christian Youth Camp for Boys in Indianola.
The Rum-Join-Us Sunday school class met Friday at Mr. and Mrs. Chester Hamblin's home with Mr. and Mrs. Lester McKay assisting. First Union Service D V B S will lead the evening service Sunday June 18 with two weeks of school completed and a demonstration of the work. Everyone welcome. This marks the first union service of the session.
The Conway Ladies Aid met at the home of Mrs. Anna Hunter on Wednesday with eight members present. Mrs. T E Lambley led the lesson and refreshments were served.
Sabbath School at 10:00 A.M. with topic Paul Solves Church Problems. Children's Day Program from 11:00 to 11:30. Response by Rev. B. R. Weetman from 11:30 to 12:00.
Mr and Mrs Harold Moore and family visited J D Moore home in Gravity on Sunday afternoon. Several relatives and friends from Kansas City St Joseph Lenox Creston Indianola Bedford Joplin and Tekamah visited or traveled through the area over the weekend. Geraldine Myers Maryville trip and local updates mark a busy social rhythm.
A soybean variety test plot was planted on Tom Henderson's farm near Clearfield in Taylor County. Robert Davie county agent says the trial compares five grain varieties Illini Manchu Mukden Dunfield and Richland with inoculated and uninoculated beans. Each variety runs in 10 foot by 50 rod strips supplied through the C B Q Railroad. A field day and harvest observations are planned for interested farmers.
Wayne Dinsmore of the Horse and Mule Association of America warns of severe swelling in 35 horses and one death after a second vaccination. He outlines vaccine storage and handling rules including rapid shipment, refrigeration, subcutaneous administration, and 7 to 8 day interval between injections on opposite sides of the body.
The article warns against intramuscular injections near the neck and advises subcutaneous vaccine placement on the neck to avoid abscesses and harness interference. It stresses aseptic technique, opposite-side injections, and checking expiration dates to prevent serious losses.
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