Twenty one men called by draft for induction
Twenty one men will leave here Monday June 2 for induction into the armed forces. They will go to Fort Crook Omaha for induction then return home for a two week furlough. Names listed for induction on June 20 include Theodore Roosevelt Selders Roy Maurice Fine John Andrew Balch Athelstan Robt Jones Bryant Lenox Yvan Albert Gooden Clarinda Marion Bradley Martin Bedford Emmett Lee Cavender New Market Kenneth Harold Brumfield Blockton Joseph Lebert Stogdill Sharpsburg Herman Chas Stapleton Lenox Donald Edwin Cooper Conway Glen Harold Henderson Lenox Weldon Monroe Lenox Richard Edson Gray Lenox Henry Clark Cochran Bedford Harold Eugene Hensley Bedford Donald Roy Krohmer Lenox Chas Dwane Johnston Blockton Donald Lee Marshall Bedford And two men transferred to this county for induction Carl Kenneth Sparks Gravity Mark Burl Million Conway
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Forces
Taylor County Selective Service Office
Fort Crook
Omaha
Theodore Roosevelt Selders
Dr. Gravity
Roy Maurice Fine
Braddyville
John Andrew Balch
Athelstan Robt
Jones Bryant
Lenox
Yvan Albert Gooden
Clarinda
Marion Bradley Martin
Bedford
Emmett Lee Cavender
New ‘Market
Kenneth Harold Brumfield
Blockton
Joseph Lebert Stogditl
Sharpsburg
Herman Chas. Stapleton
Weldon Monroe
Richard Edson Gray
Henry Clark Cochran
Harold Eugene Hensley
Donald Roy Krohmer
Chas
Dwane Johnston
Blockston
Donald Lee Marshall
Carl Kenneth Sparks
Gravity Mark Burl Million
Conway
Flood Waters Take Their Toll Across County
Record rain caused widespread flooding as creeks rose and towns faced damage. Floodwaters inundated railroads highways and farm land with water several inches deep in homes near Bedford's fair grounds and surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attoms
Lee Johns
Bedford
Drexel Thompson
Will Robinson
Fair Grounds
Urge Truckers To Apply Through Mail
The Taylor County Rationing Office urges truck operators to apply by mail for renewal of their gasoline coupon books for the third quarter starting July 1. Send letters to the Taylor County Rationing Board Bedford Iowa, stating the renewal request and including license details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tayor County
Taylor County Rationing Board
Bedford
Iowa
Service members and families in Bedford area military moves
Francis Trumbo and many local relatives are noted among service members and families with frequent relocations and training. Several personnel associated with Camp Bark ey Texas Camp Perry Ohio Camp San Luis Obispo and Fort Leonard Wood are mentioned along with their parents and hometowns in Bedford and surrounding counties.
Flood Waters at Bedford June 11 1943
Visual notes show Bedford streets submerged on Friday June 11 1943 with depots water plant and coal sheds under water. Images capture Main street depot highway No 2 and Waterman coal sheds submerged as trucks travel through swift current toward No 2 from the east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Waterman's
Low Weingarth
Bedford area military personnel in extensive furloughs and postings
Vernon Narber of Camp Claiborne La advances to Private first class in the head quarters Battery. Sergeant Charles Blake of Buckley Field Colo and family visit Bedford during furlough. LeRoy Cook from Des Moines stationed at Sheppard Field Wichita Falls with wife Marjorie Gillette. Harold McNees returns from Fort Baker Calif after honorable discharge. George Howe, Bedford native, attends Officers Candidate School in Grinnell Iowa and will be commissioned. he plans marriage to a Denver girl. Ren F. Brown arrives from Camp San Luis Obispo to visit family in Sharpsburg. Max Moore on Navy convoy duty visits Bedford on leave. Howard Longfellow returns to Camp Wolters with wife joining part way. Paul Frantz of St. Joseph graduates engineer officer candidate school and becomes second lieutenant. Ben Linderson and daughters visit from Wichita Falls en route to Osceola Iowa. Dale Lewellen from Sharpsburg enrolled as aviation cadet at Maxwell Field. James Taylor of Audubon expected to furlough with wife Marjorie Long. Harry Leighton stationed at Chanute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Howe
Bedford
Grinnell
Denver
Colorado
James S. Taylor
Audubon
Towa
Marjorie Long
Ben Fuller
Pfc
Taylor
Army Aair
de Ridder
Fairfield
Laws
Dean Taylor
Fairfield Ledger
Trains Halted By Flood Mail Routed By Truck To Creston
Flood damage halted the Creston St Joseph Burlington line last week delaying mail service. Citizens raised funds to hire a trucker to fetch mail from Creston for Bedford area and by Sunday a government mail contract resumed daily truck runs Creston to St Joseph. Curtis Oliver operates the South Court service station now selling Conoco products and using trucking HQ with Jacek Cundiff as station operator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston-St. Joseph
Burlington Railroad
Creston
Paul Morris
Bedford
St. Joseph
Curtis Oliver
South Court
Ward Poore
Conoco
Bedford Band Concert Sunday Afternoon
Bedford's School and City Band will give a free concert in the courtyard park on Sunday afternoon June 20 starting at 4 p m. Director Kenneth Werth promises fine marches and patriotic numbers for an enjoyable afternoon of music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Courtyard Park
Kenneth Werth
Bedford Gathers News On Local Servicemen Returns
Howard Irwin arrives home from Point Washington Florida after seven months with the Coast Guard and takes leave from service to run his mother’s farm in Bedford Illinois. Lt Shaddy visits from Long Beach California with Army Air Corps Ferry Command ties and friends, traveling with Lt Beck and Lt McClure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Irwin
Point Washington
Florida
U. S. Coast Guard
J. K. Trewin
Union
Maine
Seek Mail Carrier in Killfoy’s Place
Sealed proposals for carrying the U S mail between the Buffington station in Bedford and the post office will be received by Acting Postmaster Glen Irwin until June 25. The new carrier will be selected to serve for no stated period of time, and they will take the place of the late John Killfoy. Application blanks may be obtained at the post office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Buffington Station
Bedford
Glen Irwin
John Killfoy
Rainfall totals from Bedford weather site show June swift upturn
The government rain gauge at Chambers farm on the Bedford edge logged 10.04 inches in the first 16 days of June after 3 inches in late May. It has rained on 12 of the 16 days with weekly temperatures ranging from 61 to 86 degrees and daily highs and lows listed for June 9 through June 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chambers Farm
Bedford
Three Soldiers Killed in Action in Europe
Lieut Lawrence J Stark was killed in German territory near Kiel on May 13. He was born March 10 1916 in Albany Missouri and educated at Bedford High School Drake University and State Teachers College Peru. Survived by wife Audrey Lee Waddell daughter Susan Diane and family. Stark had served in the Army Air Corps and earned his wings July 26 1942. Col Robert Hastings also killed in action in North Africa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Larry J. ‘Stark
Kei
Thess
Stark
Susan Diane
Portland
Oregon
Larry
Pielot
Lyle
Battle of
Keil
Albany
Missouri
Bedford
Bedford High School
Drake University
Des Moines
State Teachers, College
Peru
Nebraska
State Teachers College
Greeley
Colorado
Big Springs
Net
Bayard
Tel Dye
U.S. Army
Army Air Corps
Actes
Baker Field
California
Stockton
Audrey Lee Waddell
Donald Stark
Aviation
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
Nadine Stark
Charles Lee Stark
Hufstader To Remain Here As Bedford Pastor
Rev G L Hufstader of Bedford Methodist church is reassigned to remain pastor in Bedford after Iowa-Des Moines Methodist Conference. Kellerton elder Zell M Bressler joins Gravity and Conway. Bressler will reside in Gravity. Conference lists other Iowa pastors and assignments including W A Morgan and J E My Chambers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. L. Hufstader
Bedford Methodist Church
Iowa-Des Moines
Des Moines
Drivers Renew Licenses For Three Years In Local Office
Renewal of drivers licenses is handled at the sheriff's office 8 to 5 daily and at Lenox on Wednesdays and Saturdays by Miss Maxine Dunbar. Renewals cost 75 cents for a three year card, with the old license and payment. Mrs. Dinwiddie will issue renewals Saturday evenings at her husband's office from 7 to 10. James R. Locke of Bedford joins Tarkio College board for a three year term starting November 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheriff's Office
Lenox
Maxine Dunbar
James R. Locke
Bedford
Tarkio College
Tarkio, Missouri
Soldier Killed in North American Theater During War
Mrs. Horace Ginn of Gravity learned her son Thomas Ginn 23 was killed May 29 somewhere in the North American theatre of war. He had served since March 1942 and was home on furlough. He sailed from Seattle May 26 with an infantry unit after stints in California and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace Ginn
Gravity
Thomas Ginn
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Nebr
Nox
Donald Edwin Cooper
Way Glen Harold Henderson
Len
Lucile Alien Miller
Ahrens Drug Store
Earl J. Stone
Francis Trumbo
Armes
Paul Trumbo
Ward E. Poore
Camp Barkeley
Texas
U. S. Army
Hawaiian Islands
Cpl
J. D. Coover
Camp Perry
Ohio
Ralph Ratekin
Jack Burks
Merchant Marines
New York
Mrs
Don’ Burks
Pvt
Marvin Glover
Camp San Luis Obispo
Ed Grover
Robt. Snyder
Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
Mornay
Clyde Snyder
William Salter
Geo. Salter, Sr
Camp Claiborne
Bill
Jenkins
Carpenter
John P. Beauchamp
Elmer Beauchamp
Gesp Rainier
Tacoma
Washington
New York City
Ben Morris
Naval Air Reserves
State University of Missouri At Columbia
L. C. Morris
Jud L. Miller
Carlsbad
New Mexico
P. C. Miller
Quimby
Altoona
Elton Brown
A‘lip Brown
Black‘ton
Hawaiian ‘Islands
Army
Taylor County
Camp Barkey
Delmer Johnson
Norman
Corpus Christi
Filmer Johnson
Delmer
Arthur Lewis Bishop
Lubbock
Lorimer
Town
Arthur Bishop
Ehe
Eugene Greenway
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Fort Leonard Wood
Engineering
Francis Potter
Frank Potter
Siam
San Diego
Marines
Main Street
Depot
Swift Current
Omeha
Vernon R. Narber
Pfc. Narber
Cudahys
Chas. V. Blake
Buckley Field
Txe Chil
Richard Andi Bumb
D. W. Blake
Ton Matheny
Prockton
LeRoy Cook
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
Marjorie Gillette
Harold McNees
Fort Baker
George McNesaf
Tyorkten
Asia
Ren F. Brown
Jake Brown
Cpl. Brown
Boulder
Max Moore
U. S. Navy
Storeborger
Sgt
Howard PD
Longfellow
Camp Wolters
J. F. Longfellow
Cave City
Kentucky
Fort Worth
Paul M. Frantz
Fort Belvoir
Engineers Corps
University of Missouri
St. Frantz
Claude Frantz
St Joseph
Ben W. Linderson
Bernita
Wilma
Exas
Osceola
Liev. Sindersum
Bedford Church of Christ
Dale William Lewelen
Frank N. Lewellen
Army Air Corps School
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Akagama
Lewellen
Army Air Forces
Nashville Army Air Base
Re S.set
Harry T. Leighton
Chanute
Oliver
South Court Street
Curtis
Jacek Cundiff
Mr. Oliver
Bedford Band
Pield
Rantoul
Ilinois
Ogden
Utah
Taying
West
Glenn Leighton
Chicago
Harry Leighton
Rapid City
S. Dak
Killfoy’s
Lieut, L. Stark
Robt. Hastings, Thes, Gian
Cpl.Ropert Hastings
Beatford
Col
Robert Hastings
North Africa
U. S. Infantry
Ife
Lieut
Lawrence J. Stark
Hufstader
W. A. Morgan
Adair
W. H. Warrior Carl
A. J. Bissinger
Clearfield
Clement M. Rowe
Garden Grove
E. E. Menoher
Grand River-Beaconsfield
W., Proector
Greenfield
M. RE
Talley New Market
Harry Walling
Peru-Patterson
Harris Redding-Blockton
J. E My Chambers
Chariton
W. H. Meredith
Tarkio
Cpl. Hastings
Mr. Cole
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