Splinter in Eye Fails to Pain Bobby Harmes
Bobby Harmes found a one inch splinter in his eye during Tuesday’s wind event. A physician removed it. he felt no pain and could only not open the eye. The source notes Harmes did not know when it reached the eyeball. In Hamburg Reporter a flock of chicks died from a floor hole blamed on the accident. Clarion Monitor reports the hole was patched and more chicks will be ordered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobby Harmes
Bobby
Hamburg
Clarion Monitor
New Hay Balers At Clem Gnde Farm
The Hamburg Reporter notes a large tractor drawn hay baler at work in the alfalfa field on the Clem Gnde farm near town. The baler lifts cured hay from windrows and forms bales as it moves, dropping them to racks for barn storage.
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Clem Gnde
Hamburg
Wheat Nearly Five Feet High In Walnut Creek Bottoms
The Shenandoah Gazette notes a record wheat growth at J A Lorimer's 250 acres in Walnut Creek bottoms. The Tolawed variety wheat towers almost five feet tall with 4 feet 11 inches measured in bearded grain standing well and ready to harvest in under a month.
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J. A. Lorimer's
Walnut Creek
Shenandoah Gazette
Lewis Robinson’s Neon Sign Gets Clock Thermometer Future
In the waquare’s southwest corner the Lewis Robinson neon sign returned from the factory redecorated with new doors and an illuminated clock on the entrance. An illuminated thermometer on the opposite side lets motorists read time and temperature at night, with a planned altitude meter to follow.
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Erobinson
Waquare
Lewis Robinson
Ans
Lewis
Mrs P J Inlay Loses 200 Chicks to Thieves
Mrs P J Inlay wife of a Boone township farmer bought 800 two week old cockerels and hens. Thieves stole 250 chicks in one raid and 50 more the next night. An alarm system failed as the wire sagged and was cut. Sheriff Wilton had no suspects. Local theft is noted as the first chick theft in the county.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J.inlay
Boone Township
Wilton
City clock kept idle by rusted bolts in Osceola
The Osceola clock was diagnosed with rheumatism and treated by removing its hands. Doctor Bye Maytum found rusted bolts causing wobble, requiring operation to detach and reattach the hands. The repair proved easy once the bolts were freed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Bye Maytum
Osceola Sentinel
Essex farmer keeps record cow with four sets of twins
Luther Johnson of 40 miles northeast of Essex owns a grade shorthorn cow that has produced eleven calves in seven years with four sets of twins since 1930. The cow, 12 to 14 years old, has yielded about $400 in calves and 2 to 3 gallons of milk daily, and Johnson would pay $125 for another cow guaranteeing similar offspring.
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Luther Johnson
Essex
Johnson
Shenandoah Gazette
Cat Bites Woman. Rabies Suspected in Local Case
Miss Katie Schmidt living near Knoxville was bitten three times by a housecat that went mad. The cat was killed and sent to Song City where rabies was confirmed. Four weeks earlier the cat fought a skunk, linking the bite to hydrophobia now treated by Dr. F. M. Roberts.
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Katie Schmidt
M. J. Schmidt
Knoxville
Miss Schmidt
Song City
Schmidts
Indian Prince Seeks Breakfast At Leon Farm
A young full blooded Indian named Prince White Eagle visited the Eugene Massey farm home near Leon asking for breakfast. Massey invited him in after judging him trustworthy. The visitor is from northern Wisconsin woods where his family boiled syrup and he has attended government schools in Dakota and Lawrence Kansas, earning a civil engineering degree. He had been hitchhiking in Minneapolis.
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Leon
Eugene Massey
Mr. Massey
Prince White Eagle
Wisconsin
Dakota
Lawrence
Kansas
Minneapolis
Minn
Massey
Mount Ayr
Arizona Mahoney at Rialto Theatre Friday and Saturday
Joe Cook stars as Arizona Mahoney in a comedic western travesty at the Rialto Theatre. He teams with Robert Cummings to court June Martel while Larry Crabbe complicates the romance with cattle rustling and stagecoach hold ups. A circus cannon and an elephant rescue escalate the laughs with Chasen Gateson Kohler and Bacon also featured.
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Arizona Mahoney
Joe Cook
America
Rialto Theatre
Cook
Robert Cummings
June Martel
Larry Crabbe
Miss Martel
Cummings
Crabbe
West
Wake Up and Live at Rialto Theatre with Winchell and Faye
A 1934 film preview notes Wake Up and Live stars Walter Winchell Ben Bernie and Alice Faye at the Rialto Theatre for June 20 21 and 22. It highlights the Winchell Bernie feud the Phantom Troubadour plot and the musical numbers plus Patsy Kelly Ned Sparks Jack Haley and Gordon and Revel songs.
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Rialto Theatre
Walter Winchell
Ben Bernie
Alice Faye
MM. Winchell
Bernie
Patsy Kelly
Ned Sparks
Jack Haley
Gordon and Revel
Winchell
Mike
Grace
Bradley
Walter Catlett
Haley
Radio Center
Len Bernie
Radio
Espionage at Rialto with Lowe and Evans
Edmund Lowe and Madge Evans star in Espionage a Rialto Theatre program for June 23 24. A millionaire munitions maker vanishes sending a star reporter and a rival female reporter chasing the story across Europe then colliding in romance amid multiple adventures. Supporting cast includes Paul Lukas and Skeets Gallagher.
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Edmund Lowe
Madge Evans
Rialto Theatre
Paris
Aml
Faved
Miss Evans
Paul Lukas
Kidith Gallian
Skeets Gallagher
Frank Reicher
William Gilgert
Robert Graves
Leonid Kinsky
Mitchell Lewis
Charles Trowbridge
Barnett Parker
Marriages and local notes from Bedford area
Thursday evening at eight o'clock at the home of the bride's parents Miss Mary McBrien and Albert Beebe wed performed by Rev J A Currie Relatives and friends attended A 10 lb girl born to Mr and Mrs Clifford Barkley of Sharpsburg on June 10 Calves market at St Joseph with sixteen head of calves averaging $106 per head Crum leaves Bedford for Iowa City Daily Citizen W E Robb named chaplain for old Iowa Vol regiment 10 years ago paving in Bedford cemetery planned with $1000 gift and donations. license issued for Ray Pennebaker and Thelma Davis. Baby girl arrives at Geo Foreman Sheldon Mo. Plate glass window broken at Fair store.
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James McBrien
Mary McBrien
Albert Beebe
J. A. Currie
F. P. Oxley
St. Joseph
Clarg Currie
Mahlon D. Lewis
Presbyterian Church
Roy Andrews
Herbert Reed
Norma Jean
Buddie
Des Moines
Sarah Arnold
Charles Morris
Bruce Bebout
Bedford
Tom Tackett
Tabor
Angie Freemyer
Theo Potter
F. S. Fidler
Dewey Fidler
J. M. Fidler
Hawleyville
G. W. Brett
L. D. Wright
North Platte
Nebr
Maud Barber
Redding
Kellerton
Frank Miller
Sarah Tackett
Harve Parker
Kansas City
Ed Parker
Ray Otto
Ray
Athelstan
Glen Bently
Yvonne
Janet
Veneta
C. E. Rusco
David Leer
F. O. Wilson
Sheridan
Port Rickabaugh
Isaac Rickabaugh
Harry Young
Frances Goff
Blockton
Fred Tackett
Knoxville
Thomas Tackett
Grace Murray
Capon Prices Rise as Demand Outpaces Other Poultry
Presbe urges readers to raise more capons for next fall as prices climb three cents per pound above last year while other poultry falls. He notes strong demand in cities, abundance of feed this fall, and optimistic crop prospects, urging early planning to cash in on the luxury market.
Picnic at Log Cabin South of Athelstan Draws Local Visitors
Athelstan area residents held a Sunday picnic at the log cabin grounds near Athelstan. Numerous visitors and relatives joined gatherings at homes in nearby towns including Mound City Missouri and Des Moines Iowa, with extended visits by families from Blockton Kellerton and Tabor.
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Athelstan
Victor Chandler
Maxine Chandler
Cecil Cordell
Lily Cordell
Mary Cordell
Dorothy Barnett
Minnie Shepherd
Don Carroll
Mark Pourcell
Doings Of Congress Passes Hot Oil Bill And Tax Probes
The House passed the Hot Oil bill and sent it to the Senate amid unanimous Iowa opposition. A six member from each house committee on tax evasion will begin shortly to report before the next Congress. The Ways and Means Committee extended taxes on items from the 72nd Congress. Related relief bill projects and 1178 school ventures in the 7th district are set to proceed, including funds for a Corning Court House.
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House
Senate
Iowa
Legislative Branch
Roosevelt
America
Committee On Ways and Means
7Th Congressional
Corning
Local Clubs Plan Gatherings and Hosts List
Mrs Irma Peterson entertained the Helping Hand club Tuesday afternoon. An ice cream supper was planned at the home of Mr and Mrs Rollie Mackey on June 24. Mrs Gilbert Branan hosted the Sunshine club Thursday. Eleven members and four visitors attended, including Mrs Franklin, Mrs Viola Branan, Mrs Vonnie Groff and Mary King. A picnic was planned for the last Sunday in June. Mrs John Heuer hosted the Ladies Aid Wednesday afternoon with Luncheon served, assisted by Mrs Glen Oxley. Mrs Howard Smith hosted the Jolly Dozen club Thursday afternoon.
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Irma Peterson
Helping Hand Club
Rollie Mackey
Gilbert Branan
Sunshine Club
Franklin
Viola Branan
Vonnie Groff
Mary King
John Heuer
Ladies Aid
Glen Oxley
Locals Share Visits in Villisca Community Notes
Hazel Groff visited friends in Villisca last week. Ronald Jackson of Villisca spends the week with grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Herbert King. Doris Havens of Villisca spent last week with aunt Mrs. Fred Hunter. Mrs. Harvey Hoffman visited Saturday with Mrs. Gilbert Branham.
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Guss
Hazel Groff
Villisca
Ronald Jackson
Herbert King
Doris Havens
Fred Hunter
Harvey Hoffman
Gilbert Branan
Des Moines Carrier Contest Photos Highlight Bedford Youths
In Our Town notes from the Register Tribune carriers convention in Des Moines where about 4500 boys attended. Seven local hopefuls identified by parents and friends appear in photos, including Bill Cross, Bob Nelson, Shirley Irwin, Milford Gooden, Durward Price, Decker Hahn, and William Wisdom. The piece weaves in village life, farm notes, milk abundance, crops, seed stripping, and a Father’s Day reminder to share the paper with Dad.
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Des Moines
Register & Tribune
Tribune
Bill Cross
Bob Nelson
Shirley Irwin
Milford Gooden
Bill
Register
Durward Price
Decker Hahn
William Wisdom
Hank
Bedford
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Taylor County
Times-Republican
Bedford Free Pree
Bedford Free Press Co., Inc
Main St
Town
A. W. Hamblin
Nera Ae
Elsewhara
Bedford Times Press
I Ae
Iowa Press Association
Iowa Newspapers
National Editorial Association
Yarmer
Ory
The
Rialto
Dave Chasen
Stooge
Marjorie Gateson
Little Billie Lee
Goose
Fred Kohler, Sr
Irving Bacon
Catlett
Grace Bradley
Phantom
Times-Press
Clifford Barkley
Sharpsburg
D. W. Crum
Iowa City
Iowa City Daily Citizen
Mr. Crum
Associated Press
W. FE. Robb
Christian Church
Old
A. B. McCaun
Bedford Cemetery Association
Bedford Cemetery
McCaun
Cemetery Association
Sam Park
France
Ray Pennebaker
Thelma Davis
Lenox
Geo. Foreman
Sheldon, Mo
Foreman
Mabel Woodfill
J. R. Wood
Ethel Marie
Presbe
F. J. Merriman
F. S. Ridge
Howard Carson
Mound City
Fannie Norrol
Mark Purcell
John Link
Buri Brown
Eldon Brown
Lizzie McGoon
Forest City
Eldon Blackledge
New Market
Lowell Risser
Congress
Mrs. Howard Smith
Jolly Dozen Club
PTC
U. S
Billy
Kentucky
Vogt
Jane
Lenox Tees
Shenandoah
Professional Directory
Wayland H. Maloy
Shenandoah, Iowa
John F. Hardin
James R. Locke
C. W. Steward
Ahrens Drug
B. J. Flick
James A. Lucas
Flick & Lucas Attorneys At Law General Law Practice
J. M. Haddock
Court Street
Court House
Bedford Town
M. R. Brant
Frank Wisdom
J. Kirketey Wisdom & Kirketeg
Bedford National Bank
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