Mrs Dean Allen Earns Bachelor of Science in Education
Mrs Dean Allen a sister of Mrs Hampton Wintermute and Miss Catherine Moore attended University of Omaha exercises. She completed requirements last August and graduates with a class of 837 students as librarian and fifth grade teacher at Adams School Omaha.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hampton Wintermute
Alice Ann
Claude Moore
Catherine Moore
Omaha
University of Omaha
Dean Allen
Allen
Free Typing Lessons At BCHS For Six Weeks
Bedford Community High School offers six week summer typing courses with Mrs. Alice Mansfield as instructor. Beginner class has 15 students and intermediate class six. Enrollment continues and late enrollees may make up work. Contact the superintendent's office at the school house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Community High School
Alice Mansfield
Hawkeye Futurity Classic Rescheduled at Iowa State Fair
The sixth annual Hawkeye Futurity big car race, washed out on June 12, is moved to this Sunday at the Iowa State Fair track. A June 19 race field is expected to be stronger after 40 cars lined up at the pit gate last Sunday awaiting clearer weather.
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Iowa State Fair Track
Lions Club Hosts Anniversary Dinner at Skylark Cafe
Twenty four Lions Club members gathered Monday at the Skylark Cafe for a dinner meeting that was postponed from Bibbins Park due to rain. They discussed shelter house lighting at Lake of Three Fires, a bus trip to a Kansas City ball game, and contributions to July 4th, Saddle Club, and fireworks funding.
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Lions Club
Skylark Cafe
Bibbins Park
Kansas City
Jim Jeter
Wayne Caskey
Candidates Sought for Sheridan Rodeo Queen
Bedford Saddle Club seeks a candidate 15 or older to compete for Queen of the Sheridan Rodeo to be decided July 29. The event runs July 29–31 with a 60 percent vote basis from advance ticket sales, 20 percent for appearance, and 20 percent for horsemanship. Submit names to Cliff Easter in Bedford by July 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Saddle Club
Sheridan
Cliff Easter
Bedford
Hy-Vee Store Repaint Uses Bright Wall Colors
Don Douglas repainted the four inside walls of the Hy Vee Store last week using four distinct colors African violet apple green carnation red and summer yellow A rubber base flat paint was applied Douglas notes the colors create a modern up to date look with bright definite hues for each wall.
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Hy- Vee
Don Douglas
Douglas
Julia Stacy Places Eleventh in National Spelling Bee
Julia Stacy of Bedford finished eleventh in the National Spelling Bee in Washington D C, placing among 18 top winners in a field of 73. The 13 year old spelled words including truly, mnemonic and desiccate before mis spelling intercalary, earning a $75 prize and an expense paid trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julia Stacy
Bedford
Robert Stacy
Iowa
Washington, D. C
Julia
Omaha World-Herald
Stacy
Washington
The
World-Herald
Times-Press
Wendelin Couple to Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs John Wendelin of Conway will observe their 50th wedding anniversary at their Conway home with an Open House from 3 to 5 PM on Sunday June 26. Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
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John Wendelin
Conway
City Cleanup Team Keeps Busy After Wind Storm
City employees using two trucks finished debris removal after a weekend wind storm with hail and rain. About 65 loads were hauled to the dump, where a large pile waits for favorable conditions for a bonfire. Cleanup began last winter with 35 snow-clearance runs.
Rebekahs Sponsor Ceremonies at Bedford Meeting
The Golden Rule Rebekah Lodge of Bedford met in regular session at the I C C F hall on Tuesday night June 7 with eighty members present. Visitors from New Market presented the traveling emblem and 50 year pins were given to Mrs Sue Houck and Mrs Mayme Bishop while Mrs Ella Thompson received hers but could not attend. A group of 40 Past Noble Grands were honored with corsages and a new altar was dedicated by the committee and district officers with a program of songs and dances followed by refreshments.
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Golden Rule Rebekah Lodge
Bedford
I.C.C.F. Hall
New Market Rebekah Lodge
Rebekah Assembly
Bedford Lodge
Sue Houck
Mayme
Kansas City
Ella Thompson
Noble
Noble Grand Club
Mildred Spencer
Verda Irwin
Mildred Kennedy
Henry Bycroft
Brooks
Gertrude Posten
Gravity
Jackie Moore
Dolly
South of the Border
Linda Sue Smith
Julia Meikle
Blue Moon
Janice Spencer
Robert Campann
Howard Clark
Naom! Shafar
Ruth Park
Bernice Garner
Reva Burch
Local residents listed on hospital and injury notices
Gladys Smith returns home after leg surgery at University Hospital Iowa City. Forrest Bailey and Claude Monk are hospitalized in Iowa City and Creston for recovery and surgery. Henry Wehrkamp returns home from Omaha Veterans Hospital. McMath sustains tendon injury while sharpening a hoe and recovers. Gary Joe Routh had a tonsillectomy in Creston. Harry Ridnour Jr. leaves Clarinda hospital after pneumonia. Etta Parks moves from Bedford nursing home to St Francis Maryville in serious condition. Larry Hoffman injured in construction accident near Clarinda. Walter England sustains 2nd degree burns from tractor radiator incident. Ben Ingles enters State Cancer Hospital Columbia MO for four weeks of treatment.
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Etta Parks
Bedford
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Ben Ingles
Hopkins
State Cancer Hospital
Columbia
Ingles
Ben T. Ingles
Missouri
Free Lake Swim Lessons Start Monday for Bedford Children
Free swim lessons for first grade and higher from the Bedford Community School District begin Monday at Lake of Three Fires for six weeks. Sessions run Mondays Wednesdays 9 11 30 for Bedford Gravity Conway and Tuesdays Thursdays 9 11 30 for Bedford students.
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Lake of Three Fires
Bedford Community
Blockton
Grant City
Community Development Club
Bedford
Gravity and
Conway
Local Girls Named Y Teen Delegates for Iowa Conference
Two Iowa girls Glenda Kernen and Paulette Campbell will represent their Y Teen clubs as delegates at the Iowa Y-Teen Summer Conference June 19 to 25 on the Central College campus in Pella. Dr Marion Cuthbert of Brooklyn College leads this year's program to inspire delegates amid world government and arts influences.
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Iowa
Central College
Pella
Glenda Kernen
Paulette Campbell
Y.W.C.A
Marion Cuthbert
Brooklyn College
The
Y.W. C.A
Legion Auxiliary Drives for Old Rags and Materials
Bedford American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a drive for old rags clothing and any usable materials. Clean or dirty items including mattresses and rag pad dings will be picked up on Tuesday June 21. Leave on porch or yard. Money from sale funds auxiliary projects.
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Bedford Unit
The
American Legion Auxiliary
Relatives Attend Rites for Frank King
Out-of-town relatives and friends traveled to attend funeral services for Frank King last week. Names include John Shearff, Arcata. Grove Steele, City. Leonard Richardson. Frank Grove. Carrol Stalcup. Harve Thompson. Alvin Thompson. Irvin Moffitt. Jack Evans, Sioux City. Helen Thompson and son Orville Jr.. Earl Beck. Toppenish. Frank Lemm, Selah. George Friedrich, Yakima.
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Frank King
John Shearff
Arcata
Calif
Srl Grove Steele
City
Nebr
Leonard Richardson
Frank Grove
Diller
Carrol Stalcup
Harve Thompson
Thayer
Iowa
Alvin Thompson
Irvin Moffitt
Jack Evans
Sioux City
Helen Thompson
Orville, Jr
Earl Beck
Toppenish
Wash
Frank Lemm
Selah
George Friedrich
Yakima
Farm Bureau Women Planned Visit To Clarinda Institute
Taylor county Farm Bureau Women will visit the Mental Health Institute at Clarinda on Friday June 17 with a picnic lunch for 15 women patients. The group will tour or use the recreation room if weather turns, and a program under Mrs. Orville Ridenour is planned with devotions by Mrs. Burl Hutcheson.
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Taylor County Farm Bureau
Mental Health Institute
Clarinda
Taylor County
Orville Ridenour
Burl Hutcheson
Rainbow Girls Attend State Assembly in Sioux City
Rainbow Girls from the Bedford assembly attended the state assembly meeting in Sioux City this week. Past Mother Advisor Mrs. Paul Morris chaired the event, with R. D. Timberlake and Glenn Straight transporting the group. Attending were Worthy Advisor Rebecca Timberlake and Jan Johnson, Janet Beemer, Claire Straight, Alice Ann Wintermute, Dixie Polson, and Carole Perkins.
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Bedford Assembly
Paul Morris
State Assembly
Sioux City
R. D. Timberlake
Glenn Straight
Rebecca Timberlake
Worthy Advisor
Jan Johnson
Janet Beemer
Claire Straight
Alice Ann Wintermute
Dixie Polson
Carole Perkins
Births in Bedford Iowa Area Include Several Newborns
A series of birth notices from Bedford and surrounding areas reports a son for Dean F. Goudie and wife on June 14 named Darrell Dean with grandparents George Goudie Vane Walston. Richard Spurrier and wife welcomed a son Rich ard Corey on June 4 with Spurrier and Leach grandparents. A daughter for Jerry Coldwell in Omaha on June 2 named Cynthia Sue with Mayfield Coldwell grandparents. Shelly Rene born to Bill Sanders wife on June 10 with Sanders grandparents Winifred and Mark Robinson. A son for J B French and wife on June 11 named David Alan with Harvey French and Francis Goff grandparents. Great grandmother Mrs John Shaffer of Clearfield noted.
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Dean F. Goudie
Bedford
Darrell Dean
George Goudie
Vane Walston
Richard Spurrier
Clearfield
Richard Corey
R. E. Spurrier
Harry Leach
Jerry Coldwell
Omaha
Cynthia Sue
E. L. Mayfield
Hopkins
G. I. Coldwell
Carson
Iowa
Bill Sanders
Norwalk
Shelly Rene
Winifred Sanders
Blockton
Mark Robinson
J. B. French
Conway
David Alan
Harvey French
Francis Goff
John Shaffer
B P W Club Plans Nursing Home Visits
Business and Professional Women's club members met at the library club room for a picnic supper. Reports on the state convention in Des Moines were given by Mrs Hannah Mohler and Mrs Bethel Nash. Plans were made for visiting nursing homes in Bedford on Sunday June 19 or 26.
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Professional Women’s Club
Library Club
Des Moines
Hannah Mohler
Bethel Nash
Bedford
ASC Election Plans Change for Iowa Farm Groups
Iowa farmers will elect ASC community committees at township meetings on July 14 instead of by mail. In Taylor County 2360 eligible voters participate, with about 280000 statewide. Meetings will elect three members and two alternates per township for one year starting August 1 1960.
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Iowa
Frank J. Haidsiak
Taylor County
ASC
United States Department of Agriculture i
Iowa Asc
Bedford Times-Press Subscription Drive Nears End of First Period
The Bedford Times-Press reports less than three weeks remain in the first period of the circulation campaign. Candidates Gene Burks Hubert Hensley and Trula Schrodt lead in pledges with others close behind. Votes are added for every $30 subscribed, boosting totals and shaping early standings before July 2.
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I Times
Bedford Times
Gene Burks
Hubert Hensley
Rt. 2
Bedford
Trula Schrodt
Rt. 1
Bedord
Norman
Karen] Akers
Clyde
Leona] Stephenson
Bill
Sylvia] Hawkee
Kay Neil
Gravity
Rex Hatfield
Cecil Stevens
Blockton
Jim
Adah] Taylor
Bedford Flying Club Hosts Picnic at Airport
The Bedford Flying Club held a family picnic at the airport with sixty people. Iowa Aeronautics Commission supplied a movie and tables. The club bought an Aeronica Chief two seat airplane from Spencer and will keep it in their hangar, prompting some local planes to be hangared at Clarinda and Maryville due to limited hangar space.
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Bedford Flying Club
Iowa Aeronautics Commission
Airport Commission
The
Flying Club
Aeronica
WW One Vets To Meet At Gravity
All World War One veterans are asked to attend a meeting at the Legion Hall in Gravity on Friday night June 17. Wives and Auxiliary members are invited. Ladies should bring gifts for a silent auction. A report from the state convention will be given. Refreshments will be served.
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Legion Hall
Gravity
Mrs Beal Wins Education Degree at Nebraska Commencement
Mrs Arthur Beal of Malcolm Nebraska and former Bedford resident Gayle Reynolds received Bachelor of Science in Education at the University of Nebraska Lincoln with 982 graduates at the 89th commencement. She taught 13 years in Seward and Lancaster counties and attended by her parents C A Reynolds and Mrs Reynolds.
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Arthur Beal
Malcolm
Nebraska
Gayle Reynolds
Bedford
University of Nebraska
Notify ASC Office If Farm With Contract Is Sold
The Tay lor County ASC office states the county ASC office must be notified when farmland involving an acreage allotment or a conservation reserve contract is bought or sold. Noticing changes ensures proper record updates and may require preclosing consultation to avoid misunderstandings about allotments or contracts.
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ASC
Uncle Sam
Taylor County
Bedford High School Class of 1925 Reunion at Lake of Three Fires
The graduating class of 1925 from Bedford High School will hold a reunion at Lake of Three Fires on Sunday August 7. A picnic dinner will be served at noon. There were 53 graduates with five deceased. Former teachers and families are invited.
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Bedford High School
Lake of Three Fires
Maple Grove Church Holds Annual Homecoming June 26
The Maple Grove church hosts its annual homecoming on Sunday June 26 with worship at 11 led by Lorcen Boyd of Sheridan. A noon basket dinner follows and an afternoon program invites all attendees.
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Maple Grove Church
Lorcen Boyd
Sheridan
County Gathers Over $1200 For Heart Fund
The Iowa Heart Association of Des Moines reports receipt of 1219.95 dollars for the Heart Fund from Taylor, indicating strong local support for heart research and services.
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The
Iowa Heart Association of
Des Moines
Taylor County
Elaine Cummings Crowned Miss Southwest Iowa 1961
Elaine Cummings a 19 year old Bedford co ed was named Miss Southwest Iowa of 1961 at Clarinda Theater. The sophomore Northwest Missouri State College student won over eight contestants and will advance to Miss Iowa at Clear Lake next month.
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Clarinda
Bedford
Donna Jo Briley
Sidney
Miss Cummings
Southwest Iowa
Iowa
Clear Lake
Clarinda Community College
Miss Brownlee
Miss McElroy
Northwest Missouri State College
Maryville
Cummings
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Lindsey D. Coons
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Millard D. Thomas
Ralph M. Teaffeman
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Les Eddy
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Orient
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Roy McLain
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William G. Young
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R.D. Timberlake
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Claude Monk
Greater Community Hospital
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Henry Wehrkamp
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Harry Ridnour
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B.H.S
Maple Grove
Elaine Cummings
Elaine
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