Bac Works Wing Here Moves to Bedford Site
Crystal Beverage Company plans to relocate its pop plant and beer agency from Lenox to Bedford on or about July 1. Gordon Beard confirms the move, with the Wellie Beard building to be occupied here and the A M Biers Company to move into the Johnston building across the street. Biers will also lease the oil station and use the yard as a used car display. The transfer includes immediate possession of the Johnston space and continuation of service by Oren Manley. Crystal Beverage operates from Greenfield to the state line, bottling Nesbitt’s orange and Hire’s root beer with a water purification unit in the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crystal Beverage Company
Lenox
Bedford
Gordon Beard
Beard
Wellie Beard
A. M. Biers
Biers
Johnston
Curtis Oliver
A. M. Biers Company
Johnston Implement Company
The
Automobile Company
R. W. Thompson
Oren Manley
Crystal ‘Beverage
Greenfield
Mount Ayr
Red Oak
State Line
Nesbitt
Orange
Hire
Jeter Wins Dinner With His Home Run
Jim Jeter earned a chicken dinner at the Bedford Cafe after hitting a home run in the game against the Benson Browns Sunday. The Pruitts declared a season rule offering a meal to any Bruins member for each home run, home or away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Jeter
Bedford
Pruitts
Bruins
Danny Little Baseball Club
Jim
Benson Browns
Martha Dinwiddie Joins Mu Phi Epsilon at Simpson College
Martha Dinwiddie was recently initiated into Mu Phi Epsilon, the national honorary music sorority, at Simpson College in Indianola.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha Dinwiddie
Mu Phi Epsilon
Simpson College
Indianola
Horse trainer Harry Cass suffers broken shoulder in collision
Harry Cass of Taylor County Fair Grounds sustained a broken shoulder blade facial cuts and bruises when a car struck him around 6 30 pm Saturday on the road in front of the Bill Robinson home near the fair grounds John Pickering 74 Osage Iowa driving a new model car southward collided with Cass after he stepped into the road Brownie Brown of the opposite car provided aid Cass was treated at Robinsons and a Maryville hospital then returned home to Bedford where friends care for seven horses Cass supervises at the fair grounds
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marry Cass
Taylor County Fair
Bill Robinson
John Pickering
Osage
Iowa
Delno Pickering
Brown
Cass
Pickering
Robinson Home
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Bedford
Fair Grounds
Lake of Three Fires Park Maintenance Work Upgrade
Maintenance work at Lake of Three Fires state park under the State Conservation Commission includes rebuilding two foot bridges between picnic area and beach, leveling and smoothing dam sections at the west end, riprapping with limestone, and enlarging parking near the picnic grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake of Three Fires State Park
State Conservation Commission
Won Scotch Foursome at Bedford Country Club
Mrs. Bill Young and Frank Wetmore Jr. captured the mixed Scotch Foursome title at Bedford Country Club on Wednesday evening. The low score was 49, and a large turnout attended the event followed by a Wiener roast and party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Young
Frank Wetmore, Jr
Bedford Country Club
Invitation Tourney At Bedford Country Club Next Sunday
Bedford Country Club hosts an invitation one day tourney on the local course Sunday, June 25. Men and women golfers compete in two teams led by captains Don Smith and Troy Bowen. Dale Dyke posts 41 for nine holes to win a ball, closes in on shot on 12 foot hole, while Edna Lacy wins for largest score. Ladies serve lunch at noon. flights and prizes for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Country Club
Don Smith
Troy Bowen
Smith
Dale Dyke
Edna Lacy
Want More Singers For Our Rural Chorus
A Taylor County effort to grow the rural women's chorus invites locals to recruit members. Rehearsals begin Friday June 23 at 8 PM at the Farm Bureau office. Director Mrs. Wayne Caskey and pianist Mrs. Gene Bech erer coordinate plans from a June 13 tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Ames
Farm Bureau
Wayne Caskey
Bedford
Gene Becherer
Sharpsburg
John Hunter
County Extension
Hunter
Caskey
Edgar Wainwright, Jr
Hazel Woods
Families Welcome New Babies Aboard In Local Notices
A son born to Mr and Mrs Wayne Boring of Hopkins on Monday June 12. A daughter born to Mr and Mrs Neal Combs of Gravity on Monday June 12. Eleanor Jo named for a girl announced as a child of Mrs Pic Burtory of Denver and Mr. Burtory on June 8. Merlyn Rucker of Bedford welcomed a son Michael Eugere on Wednesday June 14. Mrs Rucker, formerly Marilyn Campain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Boring
Hopkins
Mrs
Neal Combs
Charles Nelson
Sheridan
Pic Burtory
Denver
Colo
Eleanor Jo
Burton
Elsie Fine
Siam
Merlyn Rucker
Bedford
Michael Eugere
Mrs Merle Hoops Buried Here Sunday
Mrs Merle Hoops died at her home in Creston on Thursday June 8 after a long illness. Funeral services were held at the Shum Funeral Home in Bedford on Sunday June 11 with Tom Patterson and Miss Grace Hoops officiating. Interment was in Hairview cemetery. Pauline Marjorie Armstrong born July 31 1918 at Sheridan Missouri earlier lived in southwest Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merle Hoops
Creston
Shum
Bedford
Tom Patterson
Grace Hoops
Hairview
Pauline Marjorie Armstrong
Sheridan
Roy JA
Tina Burn Armstrong
Iowa
Athelstan
Merle W. Hoops
Merle Leroy
Deloris Mae
Sharon Kay
Gary Wesley
Evelyn Finley
Lenox
Social Security Information Session Coming to Bedford
Employers and employees may learn about the Social Security Law by writing the Des Moines Office at 518 Grand Avenue or meeting the Social Security representative in the Court House Supervisor's Room on Wednesday June 21 1950 between 8 and 9 am in Bedford Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Grand Avenue
Social Security
Court House
Bedford
Free Red Cross Swimming Lessons Kick Off at Lake of Three Fires
Free swimming lessons began at the Lake of Three Fires on June 5 with 75 registered from Hopkins and about the same from Maryville. Participation totals from Conway Sharpsburg and Clearfield reach 85, with 40 from Blockton and Gravity. Vic Robinson leads the safety program with Jim Nelson and Paul Bartlett assisting. a water carnival is planned for August and Vern Peterson may attend. Picnickers flock to the state park and fishing remains strong as 21 boats were on the lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Lake of Three Fires
Hopkins
Maryville
Bedford
Conway
Sharpsburg
Clearfield
Blockton
Gravity
Vic Robinson
Jim Nelson
Paul Bartlett
Vic
Vern Peterson
Missouri
Rippenger
Soil Conservation and Corn Acreage Efforts Urged Townshipwide
Township committeemen measure corn acreages to ensure allotments for a fair grain crop. Soil Conservation Week urged doubles efforts to improve soil conservation across farms. Farmers warned about chattel mortgage on stored corn and urged to settle grain loans promptly to avoid penalties.
Father Dies at Richmond Missouri
David A. Bullock age 638 died at his Richmond Missouri home after a short illness. Last rites were held at New Hope church near Richmond and burial followed in New Hope cemetery. Survivors include his wife and two daughters Mrs. Al Stephens of Bedford and another daughter. Mr and Mrs Stephens attended the funeral.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David A. Bullock
al Stephens
Bedford
Richmond
Missouri
New Hope Church
New Hope
Stephens
Filson Pursues Lawyer Career at Cincinnati Evening College
Lawrence Filson, a Bedford photographer, attends the Evening College of Commerce in Cincinnati Ohio to study law. He earned Dean's Honor status in the last semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Filson
Bedford
Evening College of Commerce
Cincinnati
Ohio
Mrs. T. F. Armstrong Dies in Macomb Illinois
Mrs. T. F. Armstrong formerly of Bedford died at her Macomb Illinois home Monday June 12 after a long illness. Last rites were performed in Macomb Wednesday with burial there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. F. Armstrong
Bedford
Macomb
Illinois
Dale Dyke Leaves Farm Bureau for Des Moines Feed Company
Dale Dyke the Taylor County Farm Bureau fieldman has accepted a position with Foxbilt Feed Company of Des Moines as block manager for seven counties south of the city. His duties are organizational and promotional and begin August 1. The Dykes have rented an apartment in Chariton and will move in July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale Dyke
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Foxbilt Feed Company
Des Moines
Browns Rally Shakes Bruins 5-3 In Unearned Win
Tre Benson Browns of Kansas City tied the Bedford Bruins with unearned runs in the second and third innings, then Jim Jeter hit a two run homer to pull Bedford within one. Kansas City pitcher Bill Foster earned his second consecutive win, fanning nine while allowing six hits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. C
Sid” Morris
Tre Benson
Kansas City
Missourians
Bedford
Pappy Straight
Bill Foster
Bruins
Bradley Smith
Dean Winningham
Royce Roberts
Peanuts Lowry
Smith
Roberts
Shupe
Jenkins
Marshall
Keith
RBI
Pulhamus
Johnson
Lowry
Jeter
Hir
Scardino
Winningham
Fulhamus
Straight
Gamer
Foster
Garner
Viestenz
Snyder
Wallace
O iCoomes
S Pulhamus
C Todd
H Keith
Cf Shupe
C Jeter
Il Jamison
Shafar
Terrell
Nelson
P Garner
Maudilin
Sick Lee Stewart Returns Home After Surgery
Lee Stewart is home from Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph after undergoing surgery performed earlier. The report notes his condition is stabilizing as he recovers at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Stewart
Missouri Methodist Hospital
St. Joseph
Gravity boy Jerry Beemer injures arm at home
Jerry Beemer the young son of Mr and Mrs Quentin Beemer fell at his Gravity home on Friday June 9 and sustained a broken arm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Beemer
Gravity
Quentin Beemer
Lena McClelland Injured In Sherman Home Fall
Mrs Lena McClelland of Sheridan suffered injuries in a fall at her home on Tuesday June 6 while ironing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lena McClelland
Ena McClelland
Sheridan
Bedford man receives treatments at Savannah sanatorium
L. W. Spencer of Bedford is a patient at the Savannah sanatorium in Missouri where he is undergoing medical treatments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Spencer
Bedford
Sanatorium
Savannah
Notable tensilect omies participants named
Among those having tensilect omies last week were Mike Thompson, Jean Pullan, Judy Henryson and Gregory Owen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Thompson
Jean Pullan
Judy Henryson
Gregory Owen
Gravity Woman Injured in Morning Fall
Mrs. J. H. Salyards of Gravity fell at her home suffering a hip injury. She was transported to Town City by ambulance with her daughter Mrs. Walter Greenway of Bedford accompanying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Salyards
Town City
Walter Greenway
Bedford
Mrs Neibling Returns Home From St Francis Hospital
Mrs Charles Neibling of Highland Kansas left St Francis Hospital Maryville and was brought home last week. Her mother Mrs LeRoy Johnson of Gravity accompanied her and remains with her for a time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Neibling
Highland
Kansas
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
LeRoy Johnson
Gravity
Spencer Family Heads South for Health Hope
Troy Spencer and his daughter Beulah left Saturday for Biloxi Mississippi seeking health benefits for Beulah. They travel with Mrs Ernest Reck of Fort Morgan Colorado and their daughter while the Spencer home in Bedford hosts their son and new baby son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy Spencer
Beulah
Ernest Reck
Fort Morgan
Colorado
Biloxi
Mississippi
Mr. Reck
Spencer
Bedford
Boy, 9, Injured Eye After Wire Play
Allen Bowers of Bedford was injured Saturday when a wire punctured his eye pupil and infection set in. His parents rushed him to an Omaha specialist that evening and doctors gave no hope of saving the eye. He is a patient at Clarkson Memorial Hospital Room 108.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen Bowers
Harold Bowers
Bedford
Omaha
Allen
Clarkson Memorial Hospital
Mrs. Pruitt Injured in Bus Crash Near Lawrence Kansas
Mrs. Wayne Pruitt received a cut in the forehead and black eyes after a head on collision between a bus and a car just as the bus left Lawrence Kansas. She was hospitalized briefly in Lawrence, later released, and had been visiting Tulsa Oklahoma at the time of the crash. Six passengers were injured including Mrs. Pruitt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne Pruitt
Lawrence
Kansas
Campfire Girls Set Play Day At Lake of Three Fires
The Blue Bird Campfire Girls plan a play day on Wednesday June 21. All meet at the Court Yard at 9 30 a.m. bringing a sack lunch. Transportation will take the group to Lake of Three Fires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blue Bird
Bedford Public Schools Adult Advisory Councils Propose Farm Business Classes
The Vocational Homemaking and Vocational Agriculture advisory councils met on June 7 to discuss adult education programs for next year. The Agriculture group approved ten sessions titled Fitting Our Farm Business to a Changing World starting September with Wednesday evening classes. Certificates will be awarded after completing eight sessions. Open to all interested adults, urban and rural. Members include Karl Kemery Otis Rowe Hampton Wintermute R C Barnes Don Turner Arthur Park John W Reed Walter Corliss and Wilard Marsh. The Homemaking council explored a Crafts course. Totewn
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Agriculture Council
Vocational Agriculture Avisory Council
Karl Kemery
Otis Rowe
Hampton Wintermute
R. C. Barnes
Don Turner
Arthur Park
John W. Reed
Walter Corliss
Wilard Marsh
Vocational Homemaking and
Vocatonal Agriculture Departments
Wilbur Nowfinger
Charles Wintermute
Ellis Rowe
Leslie Williams
Vane Lu- Cag. Totewn
Drennen Named Glenwood High Principal
Dewey Drennen is appointed principal of Glenwood High School. He has spent two years in Randolph public schools Iowa and will complete a Masters at Omaha University this summer. He is married with two daughters and is a former Bedford resident who graduated from local high school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewey Drennen
Glenwood High School
Drennen
Randolph
Iowa
Teachers College
Maryville
Omaha University
Dewey
Bedford
Kennedy Graduate Earns B S in Business at University of Denver
Alvy Ray Kennedy son of Mr and Mrs Ray Kennedy was among 2500 graduates receiving degrees on June 10 at the University of Denver. He earned a B S in business administration after studying building industry at the Colorado school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Denver
Alvy Ray Kennedy
Ray Kennedy
University of Denver
Colorado School
Hook Wins First Start For Billings Farm Club
Jim Hook credited with his first victory in organized baseball a 5-4 win over Boise. The Bedford High School product signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers last summer and assigned to Billings in the Pioneer League, had previously pitched in relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Hook
Billings
Mont
Boise
Young Hook
Bedford High
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jim
Edna Hook
Mrs. Tillman Hensley Dies At Home In Bedford
Mrs. Tillman Hensley died at her Bedford home on Sunday morning June 11. She was born April 12, 1875 in Taylor county and married Tillman on February 15 1894. Funeral services were held at Hopkins Baptist Church with burial in Hopkins cemetery. Survivors include her husband four daughters four sons a brother 35 grandchildren and 20 great grandchildren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillman Hensley
North Bedford
Hopkins
Baptist Church
Hensley
Taylor County
Andrew
Amanda Spencer
Tillman
Bedford
Hazel Safley
Ruth Hopple
Opal Wallace
la Grande
Ore
Garland Scott
Parnell
Ralph
Wayne
Rollie
Halbert
Wopkins
Lew Spencer
Methodist Conference Assigns Ministers to Bedford and Nearby
Rev. Russell G. Nye, former Bedford pastor, is transferred to Monroe Iowa by the Des Moines Conference. R. M. Peters is assigned to Bedford from Carroll for June 18 services. Additional assignments include Hufstader Atlantic Steffenson Griswold Warrior and others across Lenox New Market Slan Moore and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell G. Nye
Bedford Methodist ‘Church
Des Moines ‘Conference
Monroe
Iowa
R. M. Peters
Bedford Church
Times-Press
West
Libarty
G. L
Callison
Grand River
Beaconsfield
W. J. Weber
Red Oak Circuit
R. V. Felt
Conway
Sharpsburg
James Moody Center Chapel
Merle A. Gable
Frank Gould Died In The West
Wichak Gould a resident of the Sheridan Bedford community died in Long Beach California on May 25. The body was taken to Muncie Indiana for burial. His brothers Roy Gould and families of Guss Fred Gould and family of Conway Mr and Mrs Clarence Gould of Rexford Kansas went to Muncie for the burial services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichak Gould
Sheridan - Bedford
Long Beach
Calif
Muncie
Indiana
Roy Gould
Guss
Fred Gould
Conway
Clarence Gould
Rexford
Kansas
Iowa
Band Mothers of Bedford Rebound on Wings Over Jordan
Band Mothers of Bedford reported earnings from the Lions Club Wings Over Jordan event. After a loss noted last week and with member efforts and Lions donations, the project finally yielded about thirty dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Band Mothers of
Bedford
Lions Club
Wings
Jordan
Band Mothers Organization
Two Fire Alarms In Bedford Monday Shorted Out Early
Two fires in Bedford on Monday caused alarms at 11 a.m. at the Doyle Thompson residence and 4 p.m. at a city dump truckload of trash. Both were extinguished with little damage. Mrs. Thompson reported the home blaze after noticing flickering lights and a noisy electric meter, thought to be wiring trouble near a switch amid a planned family trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Doyle Thompson
Fair Grounds
Shoemaker Sentenced to Six Months in County Jail
Faerard Shoemaker appeared before Judge Lewis in district court on a guilty plea to false pretenses and was sentenced to six months in the county jail plus costs. A former Crystal Beverages truck driver from Lenox, he mishandled company funds and had earlier run a car with unissued license plates borrowed for a Netheraska trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faerard Shoemaker
Lewis
Shoemaker
Crystal Beverages
Lenox
Netheraska
Margaret White Is Elected 4 H Girls President
Margaret White of the Washington Farmerettes is the Taylor County 4 H Girls president elected at Rally Day Friday in Bedford High School Auditorium. She is 15, daughter of Mr and Mrs Claire White of Conway, serving four years in 4 H.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret White
Washington Farmerettes
Taylor County
Bedford
Claire White
Conway
Joan Brown
Gay Maidens
Twila Welch
Pals For Friendship
Carolyn Young
Holt Lassies
Marshall Pals
Elaine Lucas
Agatha Reed
Loyal Legion Club
Cora Beal
Helen Wintermute
Evelyn
Hunter
Jackson Gingerettes
Polk Sunshine Pals
Hazel Woods
4-H
Marlow
Herman Wurster
Farr
Dear Hensley
Merte. Travis
Women’s Committee
Dale Dyke
Farm Bureau
The
Dailas Delphinims
Vogt's Receives Blue Grass Seed Harvest Near Bedford
L A Vogt's blue grass yard on Highway No 2 a mile east of Bedford begins the annual seed run. Seed from many sources will reach millions of pounds for curing drying and sacking before summer ends. The operation provides employment for a large number of people during the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. A. Vogt
Blue Grass
Highway No. 2
Bedford
Bowen Levels Lots Across From Library
Frank Bowen owner of the Rainbow Hotel parcels across from the library says he has not decided future use for the leveled lots. He recently had the sites cleared with a dirt moving machine amid local curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Bowen
New St Francis Hospital names Dr Kirk chief of staff
Dr C W Kirk of Hopkins is elected chief of staff of St Francis Hospital at Maryville succeeding Dr Charles T Bell who has retired from active practice. Kirk has been connected with St Francis Hospital since 1925 and the staff includes twenty five professional men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. W. Kirk
Hopkins
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Charles T. Bell
Kirk
St. Francis ‘Hospital
Derricksons Visit New Salem and Lincoln Tomb in Illinois
Mr and Mrs Jess Derrickson toured the reconstructed village of New Salem near Springfield and Lincoln's tomb in Springfield. They were joined by their son Kenneth Stonebraker and family as they visited Derrickson’s brother Floyd Doodle Derrickson in Lincoln and spent Sunday 30 miles from Lincoln at New Salem. Betty Derrickson Stonebraker works in a Lincoln bank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Derrickson
New Salem
Springfield
Illinois
Abe Lincoln
Derricksons
Lincoln
Centerville
Kenneth Stonebraker
Derrickson
Floyd
Doodle) Derrickson
Doodle
Armour
Betty
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Bac
Harry Cass
Pmla. News
Sam
Richmond, Mo
Filson
Royce Robert
Browns
Sid” Morris Tall Corn League
L Pet
Jamison
Maudhlin
Lowry Wyckoff
Shaffar
Hae
Sickels
Irwin
Mrs. Reck
Southland
Adult Advisory Council
Bedford Public Schools
Glenwood
Jim Hook
Methodist Conference
Carroll
Frank Gould
M. White
Vogt’s
Bowen
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