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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1944
Page
6
The New Market Masonic lodge and OES members marked sixty years Friday at the Masonic hall with a short history by M. E. Pace, music, talks by past masters, and a farewell for the R R Watson family. A gift was given, refreshments served, and church services planned for Sunday.
Dinner was served Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Wiley in honor of their grandsons Robert Wiley and Harold Wiley. Robert, stationed at Camp Fannin Texas and being transferred to Kentucky, and Harold, stationed at Tonopah Nevada, were home on furlough. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Forest Lee and family and Mr. and Mrs. Loren Wiley and family.
Short records of visits and travel across multiple towns. Joe Golding of Omaha visited Mr. and Mrs. Paul Golding. Mrs. Marvin Ingles returned home to Woodward after visiting her parents, with daughter Connie staying longer. Hershell Harris of Ames visited the Brooks family in town. Visitors from Superior arrived to see B L Clark and Clark families. Mrs. Cora Abbott stayed with her daughter in Clarinda. Vacation Bible School leaders Lemonds and Holland spent Monday in Bedford, with Lemonds returning home to Hawarden and Holland aiding Wisconsin Bible Schools in summer. Ralph and Harold Slaight attended the NBC Young Peoples Convention in Milford. Will and Marian Bercow came from Cameron to visit Claude Moorman. the Jettons and sons traveled to Omaha and then Council Bluffs and Imogene. Jessie and Frances Miller of Bedford and Mrs Leafy Pace dined with Cora Abbott. Mrs. Kenneth Hawkins and sons returned after visiting her parents in Redfield Town.
Mrs. Gertie Rusco visits Blockton for a few days at daughter Mrs. Glen Bentley’s. Families including the Scotts, Weavers, Brotts, Barber, Sickels, Runyans and Boyds share visits, with Homer Parker reported ill and Dewey Ferguson’s family visiting.
Roy King and Donna visited Sunday evening while Fred Fidler Walter Floren of Blockton had a Monday business visit. Several residents from Sheridan and nearby towns spent the weekend with families, including George Williams of Joplin visiting his wife and sons, Joe Sickels visiting his sister in St. Joseph, and Mary Ellen Tamerius with Chas O’Hara family. Families from Bedford Hopkins Corning and Hopkins were seen at various homes, with multiple relatives visiting and hosting.
Homemakers seek ant control options. County extension agents advise practical poisoning based on attractant food. Outdoors pour vapors into nests, indoors use tartar emetic with sugar or fat, poison must be reapplied, and keep away from children and pets.
A state convention for a limited number of 4-H girls will be held in Des Moines July 10 11 and 12. New state officers will be elected. Three 4-H girls including the county president one adult leader and extension home economists will attend. Activities focus on discussions workshops and social events. Mrs Templeton and county leaders plan May 20 meeting at nine o clock Bedord Farm Bureau office to organize Rally Day and events.
R H Bush of the Taylor County Soil Conservation District reports pasture renovations on Livingston Stroburg and Owens farms begun in 1943 show marked benefits. Quicker weed control and higher forage quality and quantity follow lime and phosphate discing and spring reseeding. June 2 1944 inspection on Clyde Owens and Sons farm showed renovated pasture dense with clover and forage grasses and minimal weeds, with Owens estimating at least a 50 percent yield increase despite already good soil.
County extension agents warn that shortcuts in canning endanger family health. Jars must be boiled and powders are not a safe substitute, as some compounds may be toxic or destroy nutrients. Follow reliable directions and heat guidelines from scientific research.
Mrs William Park county chairman of the women's project committee is named by Mrs Schultz 9th Farm Bureau District chairman to represent the district on the special program planning committee meeting in Des Moines on June 24. The committee includes one woman from each district.
Mrs. Elvin Wells and Mrs. Wm Park will attend the Fourth Annual Farm Bureau Women's Summer Conference at the Kirkwood Hotel in Des Moines. The event runs June 26 to 28 and focuses on evaluating the women’s program and proposing next year’s goals.
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