Christian Women's Fellowship Meets at Church in June
The Christian Women's Fellowship of the Christian church will gather Tuesday afternoon June 20 at the church with Mrs. Mary Sharp as host. Mrs. Mae Wood leads the program and Mrs. Edna Singleton of New Market gives devotions. Tea by Chapter CO of the P. E. O. Sisterhood is set for Friday June 16 at two, at Mrs. Ruth Turner’s home with a state convention report by Mrs. Margaret F. Young. Last meeting of the year to be held, arrangements by Mrs. Charlotte Steward, Floy Lischer, Kathryn Smith, Ruth Turner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Women's Fellowship of the Christian Church
Mary Sharp
Mae Wood
Edna Singleton
New Market
Helen Timberlake
Vera Chamberlin
Fannie Bailey
Ruth Turner
Margaret F. Young
Charlotte Steward
Floy Lischer
Kathryn Smith
American Legion Auxiliary Meeting Planned in Bibbins Park
The American Legion Auxiliary will meet at the Legion hall in Bibbins Park on Wednesday night June 21. Hostesses for the evening are Mrs. Virginia Crum and Mrs. Margaret F. Young, with assistance from Mrs. Garnita Ewart Mrs. Wave Fitch Mrs. Norma Gold Mrs. Ina Lou Marshall and Mrs. Jessie McNutt.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Legion
Presbyterian Women To Meet Tuesday Afternoon
The Women’s Association of the Presbyterian church will meet Tuesday afternoon June 20 at the home of Mrs. Hal Livingston. The program Youth Sounds Off will be presented by Mrs. L E Lemke and the high school Sunday school class with worship by Mrs. Charles Duff. Serving committee chairs are Mrs. Paul Borrusch and Mrs. Ray Vogt assisted by several members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women’s Association of the Presbyterian Church
Hal Livingston
Charles Duff
L. E. Lemke
Paul Borrusch
Ray Vogt
Duff
Mary Richardson
Carrolle Thompson
Max Keith
Ralph Livingston
Calendar Highlights From Local Groups
Calendar items list meetings and events for Friday June 16 to Thursday June 22. Hostesses include Mrs Ruth Turner and Mrs Marion Mahan. venues include Odd Fellows Club Room Gravity Legion Hall CC F Hall Christian Church Baptist Church Bedford Methodist Church American Legion Hall Lake of Three Fires.
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P.E.O. Sisterhood
Ruth Turner
Rebekah Circle
Odd Fellows Club
F. F. Club
Marion Mahan
Vets & Auxiliary
Gravity Legion Hall
Golden Rule
Rebekah Lodge
C.C.F. Hall
Presbyterian Women's Society
Hal. Livingston
Christian Women's Fellowship
The
Christian Church
Mary Sharp
Baptist Women’s Society
Baptist Church
Methodist W.S.C.S
Bedford Methodist Church
Legion Auxiliary
American Legion
Methodist W. 8 C. 8 Meets Tuesday At Church
The Bedford Methodist church Women’s Society of Christian Service will meet at the church Tuesday afternoon June 20. Devotions by Miss Ella Fluke. Miss Etla Fluke to lead with the theme Home for the Home less. Circle One, chaired by Mrs. Guy Miller, will serve refreshments.
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Women’s Society of Christian Service
Bedford Methodist
Ella Fluke
Etla Fluke
Circle One
Guy Miller
Baptist Women’s Society June Meeting Facilitates Circle Two Hosts
The Baptist Women's Society afternoon on June 20 will be hosted by Circle Two members. Mrs Adah Taylor will give the devotions. Circle One members will present the program led by Mrs Warren Clark with the theme Wing My Words.
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The
Baptist Women’s Society
Circle Two
Adah Taylor
Circle One
Warren Clark
Hann announces marriage of Katharine Elizabeth Hann
Mr and Mrs J R Hann of Burlington Junction Missouri announce the approaching marriage of their daughter Kathrine Elizabeth to Robert N Sawyer son of Mr and Mrs M K Sawyer of Bedford The wedding will be solemnized Sunday June 25 at four o’clock p m at the Methodist church in Burlington Junction Friends are invited to the wedding and the reception to follow
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J. R. Hann
Burlington Junction
Katherine Elizabeth
Robert N. Sawyer
M. K. Sawyer
Bedford
Blockton C E S Honors Two Ladies
The Blockton chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star held a June 6 meeting at the Masonic hall. Mrs Ice Jenkins of Sheridan received a Golden Chain pin for 50 years in the order with a 50 year pin and an 80 year certificate plus a yellow rose corsage. Mrs Amy Maloy of Bedford, a charter member and former Worthy Matron, was honored with a yellow rose corsage for 50 years in OES and now belongs to Bedford chapter. Visiting members came from Sheridan and Ravenwood.
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Blockton
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
Ice Jenkins
Sheridan
Amy Maloy
Bedford
O.E.S
Maloy
Leon Marshalls Return From Visit
Mr and Mrs Leon Marshall visited their son and family Francis Marshall and attended the North Kansas City High School 1961 graduation for Allan Marshall. Allan earned a scholarship and will study at Missouri University in Columbia. They also visited Davenport and Middleton Wisconsin for Kay Clark and Robert Browning’s wedding at Community Church in Middleton on June 3.
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Leon Marshall
Francis Marshall
North Kansas City
Charles Marshall
Davenport
Merine Clark
Kay
Middleton
Wisc
Kay Clark
Robert Browning
Burlington
Community Church
Mrs. Charley Carr, 73, Dies in Montana Hospital
Mrs. Charley Carr aged 73 died in a hospital at Hardin Montana on Saturday June 10. Her home was in Lodge Grass Montana. She was a niece by marriage of Mrs. Floyd Harsh of Bedford.
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Charley Carr
Hardin
Montana
Lodge Grass
Mont
Birthday Dinner at Pickering Home Honors Shaffer and Pickering
Mrs. Delno Pickering hosted a birthday dinner at her home on Sunday June 11 honoring Mr. and Mrs. Earl Shaffer and Delno Pickering. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Butts, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Weir, Pat and Milton.
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Delno Pickering
Earl Shaffer
Glenn Butts
J. T. Weir
Pat and
Milton
Large Attendance at Olin Thummel Rites in Bedford
Relatives and friends packed Bedford on June fourth for the last rites for Olin Thummel. A long list of mourners included mail clerks and numerous families from Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri, and beyond, with many named spouses and children in attendance.
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Bedford
Olin Thummel
Rites Held For B F Johnson At Siam
B F Johnson 64 died suddenly at his farm near Siam June 7. Funeral service at Siam Methodist Church June 10 with Rev Lacy Thompson officiating and military rites at Hopkins Cemetery. Survived by wife Geneva Gorton and stepson Charles Gorton. Johnson longtime cook and cafe operator, WWI veteran.
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B. F. “Jug” Johnson
Siam
Methodist Church
Lacy Thompson
New Market
Hopkins Cemetery
Chamberlin Rites Held Here Thurs
Last rites for Cliff Chamberlin of Bedford who died at Des Moines General Hospital on June 5 were held Thursday at the Madison Street Shum-Novinger Funeral Home. Rev. E M McGehee officiated. Burial was in Fairview cemetery. Chamberlin, 87, married to Lillie Henry in 1898, lived on a Bedford area farm and reared his wife’s niece Dorothea Henry. He is survived by relatives including Dorothea Day and Mrs Alice May among others.
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Johnson
Junction
Bedford
Charles Gorton
Maryville
Clarence Johnson
Clarinda
State Line Cafe
Hopkins
Junction Cafe
Sergy Post American Legion
Cliff Chamberlin
Des Moines General Hospital
Madison Street
Shum-Novinger
E. M. McGehee
Presbyterian Church
Fairview Cemetery
Cliff R. Chamberlin
C. H
Adella Bundy Chamberlin
Ladoga
Bedford High School
Shenandoah
Lillie Henry
Dorothea Day
Villisca
Alice May
Des Moines
Budd Chamberlin
Thelma Chamberlin Moore
San Fernando
Calif
Edson May
Leland B. May
Fort Dodge
Charles May
New York City
James G Boyer 60 Bedford Resident Dies After Arrival
James G Boyer 60 of Bedford died at 1 Municipal hospital Lenox after arrival by ambulance. Funeral held June 14 at the Christian church Lenox with Rev Ivo Randels officiating. Burial Lenox Cemetery. Survived by wife and six children Willard Marvin Ted Isela June and Buyer.
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James G. Boyer
Bedford
Municipal Hospital
Clarinda
Christian Church
Lennox
Ivo Randels
Bedford Church
Lenox
Willard Boyer
Gravity
Marvin Boyer
Clearfield
Ted Boyer
Sharpsburg
Isela Wiand
June Rupert
Montrose
Iowa
Bedord
Mrs Katie Cummings Rites Set In Lenox
Mrs. Katie Cummings 82 a former Bedford resident died at her Lenox home Friday night June 9 Funeral services will be at the Shum Novinger Funeral Home State street Tuesday afternoon June 13 Rev E M McGehee of the Presbyterian church will officiate Burial will be in Conway cemetery She is survived by three daughters Estel Elder Lenox Leola Edwards Ventura California Bessie Lafave Denver Colo one son Eldred Red Cummings Lenox five grandchildren eight great grandchildren and four brothers Charley Gaule Bedford Dick Gaule Diagonal Patsy Gaule Clearfield Jim Gaule Clearfield
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Katie Cummings
Bedford
Lenox
Shum-Novinger
State Street
E. M. McGehee
The
Presbyterian Church
Conway
Cummings
Estel Elder
Leola Edwards
Ventura
Calif
Bessie LaFave
Denver
Colo
Eldred
Red) Cummings
Charley Gaule
Dick Gaule
Diagonal
Patsy Gaule
Jimmy Gaule
Clearfield
Lewis Key 94 Dies in Kansas
Lewis Key 94 a former Lenox resident died at his son Herman Key’s Wichita Kansas home on Wednesday June 7. Funeral services at the Christian church in Lenox at 2 p.m. Saturday with Rev F C Mc Callen of Creston officiating. Burial in Lenox cemetery. He is survived by three sons Frank Lenox Elmer Wichita and Herman Wichita three brothers ten grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren four great great grandchildren and his wife preceded him in death fourteen years ago. Mr Key lived in Lenox most of his life.
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Lewis Key
Lenox
Herman Key
Wichita, Kans
Christian Church
F. C. McCallen
Creston
Mr. Key
Frank
Elmer
Wichita
Kans
Herman
Mrs Hugh Ingram Dies At Clarinda
Nora Belle Ing ram 81 of Clarinda died Monday June 15 after years of illness. Funeral held at Walker Funeral Home with Clarence Potter officiating and burial at Memory Cemetery near New Market. Survived by husband Hugh Ingram two sons Carroll and Dale New Market Lawrence Gravity two daughters Lena Falk Bonnie Hookham Ruth Bales Hillsdale Indiana two sisters Jessie Mayhew Eldora Foster New Market. Home located four miles northeast of Clarinda.
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Hugh
Nora Belle) Ingram
Clarinda
Walker Funeral Home
Clarence Potter
New Market
Memory Cemetery
Hugh Ingram
Carroll and Dale
Lawrence
Gravity
Merrill
Lena) Falk
Charles
Bonnie) Hookham
Kenneth
Ruth) Bales
Hillside
Inl
Clay
Jessie
Bride-elect Miss Jady Moore Honored With Shower
Miss Jady Moore, a bride-elect, was honored at a gift shower held June 10 at the Bedford Library Room. About 63 attended. decorations featured pink and white. hostesses were Mrs. Irven Weeda and Julia Brown. the event followed the Brown family reunion pot-luck. Attendees included Eddie Brown and numerous relatives from Lincoln Nebraska, Omaha, Shenandoah, Diagonal, Lenox, Gravity, Sharpsburg, and Bedford. Judy Moore and Bob Brown of Sharpsburg were honored guests.
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Jady,Moore
Bedford ‘ Library
Chu
Moore's
Cobora
Irven Weeda
Julia Brown
Eddie Brown
Dean Davis
Lincoln
Nebraska
Archie Colter
Omaha
Harlan Larsson
Lee’s Summit
Robert Eicher
Shenandoah
Bobby Brown
Diagonal
Skeeter Brown
Lenox
O. M. Brown
Orville Brown
Donald Donaldson
Harlan Brown
Richard Fitzgerald
Lester McKay
Sharpsburg
Glenn Brown
Sulia
Gravity
Clarissa ‘Brown
Bedford
Irven’ Weeda
Roy Dean
Conway
Judy Moore
Bob Brown
Local Socials Include Kimpton Hicks and Mo eantieae
Homer Kimpton and Craig joined Mr and Mrs Glest Hicks and Mr and Mrs Oliver for a social gathering. Mothershead and family, Mr and Mrs Harry Valent ine, Mr and Mrs Homer Beemer, and Mr and Mrs Ollen Mo eantieae were present. Refreshments were served.
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Homer Kimpton
Craig
Glest Hicks
Oliver
Mothershead and Family
Harry Valentine
Homer Beemer
Ollen Moeantieae
Horning Family Hosts Birthday Dinner Sunday
Mrs. C. W. Horning entertained relatives at dinner on Sunday June 11 at her home honoring her husband Honor C. W. Horning on his birthday anniversary. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Murray sisters visiting their brother and the Horning family members.
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C. W. Horning
Hall
Murray
Horning
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P. E. O. Sisterhood
Legion Hall
Presbyterian
Vo. V. Club
Dona Fine
V. V. Club
Polly John
Prodigals
the Baptist Church
Howard Poore
Lake of Three Fires
Sadie Murray
Eaton, Colo
Ralph L. Hall
Louisburg
Geneva Johnson
Portugal
Baler Twine
Allis-Chalmers Farm
Shehans
Norelco
Remington Bohick & Sunbeam
Child's Tennis
Oxfords
Robert Sawyer
Missouri
Blockton_C.E.S
Sheridan and
Ravenwood, Mo
Leon Marshalls
Chas, Carr
Pickering
Harvard
Skylark Cafe
Ward
Riverside
NEW
KIRK
Glenn F. Thummel
Craig and
Ann
Harlan
Fred Kennedy
Nodaway
Glen Hossman
Villisea
Vance Hanson
York
Nebr
Pat Kennedy
Janet
Red Oak
Dale Nelson
Harold Hughes
Earl Hughes
Nels Sorenson
Norwalk
P. M. Ahrt
Dexter
H. P. Payton
Menlo
Roscoe Herman
David Wright
Woodburn
Dalles Fidler
Eldon Fidler
Wallace Creveling
John F. Toney, Jr
Osceola
Laura Meeker
Worth, Mo
Roy McClelland
Grace Kennedy
Fred McClelland
Mount Ayr
Bill McClelland
Don Beilein
Lamont
Marilyn McClelland
Mattie Kernen
Ralph Eighmy
Dean Norris
Benton
Janette Shell
Raymond Moore
Corning
Gerald Larson
Donald Borthwick
Coin
J. L. Borthwick
College Springs
Ivan Heaton
Brooks
Harvey Jensen
Rex Davis
Marguerite Briggs
Dale Bird
Lester Shell
Elbert Grimit
Elaine Scall
Moody Peterson
Dwight Newkirk
Council Bluffs
Horace Johnston
B. F. Johnson
Chamberlin
Honor June Stephens
Doris Hardee
June Stephens
James
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Wayne
Gooch
Mizon
Oakes
Banafly
Owens - Cross Hatchery
Hiawatha
Cambles
Paul Bartlett
Bedford, Iowa
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