Bedford News Roundup of Visitors and Local Moves
Nelson Blakemore plans a Sunday trip to Boone for Yy camp. Numerous Bedford residents travel to visits with relatives in Michigan Minnesota Nebraska and Iowa. A large list of arrivals departures and family visits includes Beauchamps in Bed ford, Allen in Bedford, Hamblins Cedar Rapids and Des Moines, and Col Gates on leave from Hawaii. The note also mentions a Bedford wedding at Highland Park Church and current service member movements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ann Blakemore
Bedford
Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Los Angeles
California
Marcelle Nelson
Sheridan Clark-Osborn Nuptials in Troy Kansas
Mrs John Clark of Sheridan announces the marriage of their daughter Minerva of St Joseph to Pic Nancil E Osborn of Severance Kansas in Troy Kansas on May 22. Bridegroom returned to the Aleutian Islands June 8 to report for duty. The obituary notes Charles Ostrander died at 71 in Maryville. Burial followed in the Sheridan cemetery after services at his sister’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark
Sheridan
Minerva
St. Joseph
Pic
Nancil E.osborn
Severance
Kansas
Troy
Aleutian Islands
Charles Ostrander
Landfather
Maryville
I@a McLaughlin
Ted Masters
Grant City
Sheridan Cemetery
Club elects officers as twenty three attend meeting
Officers were elected with Mrs. Nellie Holliday as president, Mrs. Nettie Caldwell as vice president, and Mrs. Mae McCollum as secretary-treasurer. Twenty three members attended and two visitors joined, Mrs. Allen Lamar and Mrs. Mabel Goff, along with Mrs. Lavern Taylor and her small son from Tulsa Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ing
Nellie Holliday
Nettie Caldwell
Mae McCollum
Allen Lamar
Mabel, Goff
Lavern Taylor
Small Son
Tulsa
Oklahoma
Visiting Carpenter Family Hosts From Washington and Iowa
Pvt Wilbur Carpenter of Seattle Washington visits his parents Mr and Mrs W G Carpenter in Sheridan Kansas City made the trip with his wife and two daughters. His sisters Mrs Burl Harris and two sons from Des Moines Hazel Carpenter of St Joseph Mrs Henry Murray and husband near Sheridan and his brother Paul Carpenter with wife and son spent Sunday with them. Mrs Cliff Musick spent the week end here and her mother in law Mrs Linda Musick accompanied her home to Des Moines. Mr and Mrs Harmon Miller and son of Bedford visited Charley Haun home Sunday. Mr and Mrs Clarence Cossins and children were also guests. Milton Engle and son of Hopkins were in Sheridan Saturday. Mrs Day Carr went to Bedford last week to see her brother s wife Mrs Gordon Davidson. Mrs Addie Runyan visited his aged father Mr Parker at Ath elstan last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilbur Carpenter
Seattle
Washington
W. G. Carpenter
Kansas City
Sheridan
Burl Harris
Des Moines
Hazel Carpenter
St. Joseph
Henry Murray
Near Sheridan
Paul Carpenter
East of Sheridan
Cliff Musick
Linda Musick
Harmon Miller
Bedford
Charley Haun
Clarence Cossins
Milton Engle
Hopkins
Day Carr
Gordon Davidson
Addie Runyan
Parker
Athelstan
Sharpsburg Family Honor With War Hero Home Leave
In Sharpsburg Mr and Mrs Walter Jones hosted a gathering Sunday June 11 honoring their son Sgt Weldon E Jones home on furlough from Camp Howze Texas. Relatives from Belgrade Clearfield Creston Mount Ayr Diagonal Lennox Guthrie Center and Kansas City joined the family for a midwestern homecoming with several visitors and extended relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Jones
Sharpsburg
Sgt
Weldon E. Jones
Camp Howze
Texas
Henry Stephens
Belgrade
Mont
Clyde Spicer
Tingley
Eugene Baxter
Clearfield
Milt Jones
Creston
Orville Sheldon
Velma
Minnie
Bob
Minnie Shimer
Main Street
Ivan
Harry Cochran
Kansas City
Kansas
Fathers Day Bonds Drive Promotes The Strongest Of Bonds
Washington D C June 18 1944 Father s Day will be a different celebration this year due to the war The campaign emphasizes The Strongest of Bonds Your Dad and Your Country as the key message to stimulate bond purchases and support for the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Local families visit relatives and attend events
Mr and Mrs Joe Cochran and Mrs Ralph Rutledge with Jeannette travel to Cedar Rapids for Masonic Grand Lodge. The Rutledge family visits sister Miss Elizabeth Kaisand. A C Whipple returns from Kansas City. McKay families and Wm McKay join Jacbob Eicher in Council Bluffs. Virginia Naomi Eicher visits relatives. Robert Toler of Kansas City spends weekend with aunt Carrie Pinney and cousin George Trost family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Cochran
Ralph Rutledge
Jeannette
Spencer Peck
Cedar Rapids
Masonic Grand Lodge
Peck
Rutledge
Elizabeth Kaisand
A. C. Whipple
Kansas City
Missouri
Lester McKay
Paul McKay
Wm. McKkay
Council Bluffs
Jacob Eicher
Wm. McKay
Eicher
Virginia
Naomi Eicher
Robert Toler
Carrie Pinney and
Counsin
George Trost
Maple Grove Sunday School and Club Meeting Report
The Maple Grove Sunday School meets at 10 30 each Sunday with preaching service after on the second Sunday of each month. Officers to be elected Sunday June 18. The Maple Grove Club met with Mrs Frank Oxley June 7 with ten members and one visitor Mrs Hudson Calvin. Next meeting with Mrs Delno Pickering June 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maple Grove
Maple Grove Club
Frank Oxley
Hudson Calvin
Delno Pickering
Bedford Area Dinner Hosts and Visits Highlight Social Round
Mr and Mrs George McMaster hosted a group including Mr and Mrs Grover Jackson and others at dinner Sunday. John Reece arrived from Oak Ridge Tennessee to visit family before returning to Joplin Missouri with his wife and children. Local families hosted relatives and friends in Bedford and Forest Grove, honoring service member Pfc Lawrence Smith of Denver and noting several dinner guestings and weekend travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George McMaster
Grover Jackson
Merrill Jackson
Bedford
Wallis Jackson
Hopkins
John Reece
Oak Ridge
Tenn
Glade Keith
Alva
Joplin
Reece
Richard
Mary Sue
George
Leslie Smith
John Fisher
Gracia
Eugene
Gaynor
Lawrence Smith
Kathryn
Pfc
Denver
Cole
Tom Longfellow
Dale
Neil
Lesbie Conder
Forest Grove
Milo Allison
Ray Bartles
Dale Bird
Wheeling
Rose Larsson
Delno Pickering
George Barber
Torrington
Wyo
Alva Straight
Local Visitors and Trips Highlight Weekend Socials
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Morris and son Norman visited Des Moines to see daughter Cla ra Lou who serves in the Waves. Avis Warner of Washington DC stayed with sister Mrs. Eldon Valentine. Dr Janson attended Ames commencement with wife Mrs Janson. Horace Beemer and family from Bedford called on friends. Ansel Martin and daughter visited his mother Mrs. Sarah Martin. Iona Heninger traveled to Memphis Mo to visit Gerald and family. Kinsey John and sons from Rippley Iowa spent Sunday with Kenneth John family. Coral Knapp and daughter from Sharpsburg visited her parents Mr and Mrs Earl McMahill. Chas Lock spent Thursday in Des Moines on business. Ethel Houchin and Eva Barker with son from Omaha spent the weekend. Houchin stayed a few days. Ray Porter and Lorimer visited Morley family Saturday night and dined with his sister on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Morris
Norman
Des Moines
Clara Lou
Avis Warner
Washington, D. C
Eldon Valentine
Dr. Janson
Ames
Janson
Horace Beemer
Bedford
Ansel Martin
Iowa City
Sarah Martin
Iona Heninger
Memphis
Gerald Smith
Kinsey John
Rippley
Iowa
Kenneth John
Coral Knapp
Sharpsburg
Earl McMahill
Chas. Lock
Ethel Houchin
Geneva Barker
Omaha
Walter Alger
el Reno
Oklo
Cora White
Zona Posten
Maurice Bender
Grant
A. W. Bender
Maurice
Sim Beemer
Walter Blair
Conway
Mathew Weil
Gravity
Pvt
Chas. Weil
Weil
McCain
Mississippi
Bonnie Weir
Fred
Harry Ridnour
Don Fidler
Villisca
Bob Johnston
Hanford
Washington
C. R. Johnston
E. S. Wilson
Henry Peterson
Phyllis
Philip Reed
Sterling
Colo
Ross Reed
Will Humbert
Delphos
Nancy Newhard
Ed Heller
Mr. Heller
Fred Shaffer
A. L. Hamblin
Greenfield
Barbara Brown
Grundy Center
Kenneth Smith
Mrs. Janson
Eliza Baker
Widespread Community Visits Thread Through Region
Local residents report relatives traveling from Bedford and Gravity to visit kin across Iowa. The note lists numerous weekend and weekly trips to Conway Villisca Des Moines and Des Moines area homes, with many family gatherings and host locations noted.
Ardith Wisdom Hosts Liberty Club Picnic Preview
Mrs Ardith Wisdom was hosted to the Liberty Club this afternoon. The annual club picnic is set for June 18. A family dinner at Mr and Mrs Charlie Cortner's home honored Donald Hinton who will soon join the navy. Present were Ray Loghry and family Alfred Cortner and family Guy Hinton Sally Cortner and family and the guest of honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Cortner
Donald Hinton
Navy
Ray Loghry
Alfred Cortner
Guy Hinton
Sally Cortner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Nelson Blakemore
Boone
Www. Hensch
Mr. Hensch
Richmond, Michigan
Harry Beauchamp
Sioux ‘City
E. C. Dowlin
Dale Rankin
Billy and
Bennie
Clyde Cummings
Earl Stone
Ben H. Fuller
Toledo
Ohio
Fred Fuller
Jessie Houck
Hepburn
Walter Houck
Paul Simpson
Hastings
Nebraska
Mrs. Simpson
Mary Maskey
Fred G. Maskey
Alligan Michigan
Gade Rusk
Jane Shellman
Emma John
Virgil Brooks
Michael
Albany
Endra Mine
Lester Rouna
Ben Sinderson
Bernita
Wilma
Wichita Falls
Ben W. Sinderson
Sheppard Field
F. C. Beebe
C. C. Young and
Verla Streebin
C. F. Streebin
Arlene Weymer
Streebin
Jim Andy Kuhn
Wilma Meikle
Humboldt
Lee Hatcher
Maude Barlow
J. M. Little
Tressie Dunlavy
Chicago
Adelle Bates
Dardis Stevens
Osceola
Mrs
Fred Peters
Colorado
Pvt. LaVern TL. Peters
Buckley Field
Rennie & Rennie
Archie Young
Billy Jean
Jack and
Terry
W. H. Young
Lewis Long
Barbara
Billy
Brookfield, Illinois
Mrs. Long
Mrs. W. A. Mohler
Robert Coy
Bobby
Nebr
Harry Mathew
Dora Bowman
Perry
Nellie Towsend
Frank Airshie
Fern Bay
Miami
Florida
Blockton
Dew Drep Inn
Wendell Palmer
Gretchen
David Lawrence
Palmer
George Salter
Wayne Cobb
Springfield
Leslie Cobb
Donald Carlton
C. C. Carlton
University Hospital
C. J. Tarbill
Storm Lake
Kenneth Stewart
New York
U. S. Navy
Dayton
Janet Lou Mohler
Marian Mohler
Harlan H Am
Dora Jane Hamblin
Red Cross
Mary Hamblin
Merle Parsons
Harman Martin
Mary Arline Henry
R. L. Henry
Atlantic Field
Beaufort
North Carolina
Marines
Salt Lake City
Utah
Cc. C. Eckles
Wayne Bedell
Larry
Fairfax, Missouri
H. Pointer
Story, Wyoming
Alice Edmundson
W. E. Campbell
Robert F. Stone
Grace Whitman
A. W. Hamblin
R. B. Burch
Mrs. Burch
George Jared
Mr. Burch
Janet Smith
West Virginia
Geneva Burrell
Lincoln
K. H. Gates
Palo Alto
Arthur Dinwiddie
Col. Gates
Hawaiian Islands
Paul Wogan
H. E.churchill
Betty Jean Livingston
Robert L. Moore
Highland Park Church
Mr. Moore
J.g
Medical Corps
United States Naval Reserve
Wells’ Sale
Bedford, Iowa
Bedford Sales Company
Wells Bros., Aucts
L. N. Lewis
OLERE
Standard Oil Station
Tank Wagon Service
Don Lowry
Corn King Mineral Feed
Farmer’s Co-Op
Elev. Co
Chas. Ostrander
Charley Surplus
W. N. Wray
Ted R. Gamble
The
Treasury
Ted R., Jr
Girl Scouts
Neomens Hs
Eagle Locals
Ter
Jay Levitt
Porter
N. D. Timbrel
Lois Kress
Plentywood
Montana
S. E. Stephens
Corning
Robert Denkel
Logan
Allen Stephens
W. A
Galen Warner
Ruth Wheelock
Mount Ayr
Gayland Stephens
Sharon
Diagonal
G. E. Bellus
W. D. Link
Norma Jean Stevenson
Dorothy Matheny
Ethel Dant
Beulah Mae Matheny
Don Matheny
Ira Ewart
Lenox
Raymond Wisdom
Martha
Kalamazoo
Michigan
R. D. Loutzenhiser
A. J. Brown
Brown
Donald Finch
Regina Jo
Clarinda
Allie Stickelman
W. C. Ostrander
Barstrow
Calif
Elizabeth Yoan Ostrander
Diane Caroline Smith
Charles City
G. A. Schoenmann
Idalee Loutzenhiser
Watervlet
Mich
L. F. Waldrip
Eldon King
Parnell
Carl Henry
Foreign Service
W. D. Timbrell
Westey
George Moore
Fuller-Taylor Co. Co