Bedford Plans Public Meeting On June 22 For Tree Planting
The Bedford Fortnightly Club sponsors a town and fairgrounds beautification project with a 8:00 p.m. meeting at State Savings Bank Blue Check Room. Landscape architect Jean Olson from Iowa State University will visit June 22 to gather ideas for an operational plan. Special Extension Service help offered to Taylor County communities.
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The
State Savings Bank
Blue Check
Bedford
Bedford Fortnightly Club
Taylor County Fair Grounds
Jean Olson
Iowa State University
Fair
Taylor County
Office Education Club Banquet Honors Employers and Parents
The annual Office Education Club banquet was held May 18 at the June Ho Cafe with fifty two attendees. Russell Morey NWMSC spoke on Climbing the Ladder of Your Dreams to Success and Diana McMillion announced her third place finish in the Indianapolis National Conference bookkeeping contest.
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Office Education Club
Russell Morey
NWMSC
Susan Sheffield
QO. E
Diana McMillin
Indianapolis
Mack Jackson
Bedford
Jackson
Don Smith
Van Dyke Retires From Iowa DPI After Decades of Service
R F Van Dyke retires June 18 from the Iowa Department of Public Instruction after a career spanning roles as Title I consultant, Early Childhood Education project head, and regional and state leadership. He began teaching in 1930 after a varied early career and holds an MA from the University of Iowa. Des Moines will remain his home with Mrs. Van Dyke.
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Iowa Department of Public Instruction
R. F. van Dyke
DPI
Rev
B. R. van Dyke
Iowa
van Dyke Brothers
Van
Missouri Valley High School
Great Western Railroad
Council Bluffs
Des Moines
Drake University
van Dyke
University of Iowa
Woodside
Bulldogs Win One Drop One in Tall Corn Action
Bedford Bulldogs split a doubleheader at Corning with a 3 1 win and a 4 2 loss. Mike Shafar struck out 13 in the win while Denny Redel limited hits. Lenox beat Bedford 2 0 scoring on two walks an error a squeeze and a double.
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Bedford Bulldogs
Corning
Mike Shafar
Bedford
Denny Redel
Mike Benson
Benson
Lenox Tigers
Flynn
Lenox
Ministers Named for 1971 72 in Iowa Conference
The Iowa Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church names area ministers for 1971 72 in Des Moines. Frank A. Nichols becomes Creston district superintendent succeeding C. Raymond Reed who goes to Eldora. Various congregations gain or swap pastors including Robert L. Truitt to Bedford Gravity, Darrell L. Draper to Anita Vista, William M. Fry to Blockton Middle Fork Redding, Clarence H. Landis to College Springs Braddyville Shambaugh, H Ronald Kinzler to Clearfield Conway Sharpsburg, Thomas Phelps to Corning Parish, Lynn A. Ryan to Saint Paul, and Anthony Blankers to Odebolt.
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Frank A. Nichols
Creston
C. Raymond Reed
Eldora
Bedford - Gravity
Robert L. Truitt
Hansell Geneva
Darrell L. Draper
Anita-Vista
William M. Fry
Prescott- Carl-Mercer
Blockton - Middle Fork
Redding
Clarence H. Landis
College Springs
Braddyville - Shambaugh
H. Ronald Kinzler
Macksburg
Hebron
Wesley Chapel
Clearfield - Conway - Sharpsburg
Edward S. Tschetter
Buffalo Center
Woden
Corning Parish
Corning - Mt. Eton- Brooks-Carbon
Thomas Phelps
Saint Paul School of Theology
Kansas City
Lynn A. Ryan
Saint Paul
Anthony Blankers
Odebolt
National Nursing Home Week Open House at Pearl Terrace
Pearl Terrace hosts an open house Sunday June 20 from 2 to 4 p.m. and a 4 p.m. church service to mark National Nursing Home Week. Daniel Ross, administrator, thanks the Pearl Terrace Auxiliary and invites new members via president Mrs Elvin Beemer. Clifton Hanshaw endorses nursing home community care and urges visits to patients this Father’s Day.
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Pearl Terrace
Daniel Ross
Elvin Beemer
Bedford
Clifton Hanshaw
National Nursing Home Week
Cooper Graduates Accepts Position
David D. Cooper son of Darold and Mrs. Cooper of Loveland Colorado earned a B S in Industrial Construction Management at Colorado State University Fort Collins June 4 1971 He joined Sigma Lambda Chi and ICM Club serving as secretary He and his wife Nancy Johnson relocate to Columbus Ohio where he has taken a post with Multicon Corp
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Clarinda
Bedford
David D. Cooper
Darold Cooper
Loveland
Colo
Colorado State University
Ft. Collins
Sigma Lambda -Chi
ICM Club
Nancy Johnson
Fort Collins, Colo
Columbus, Oho
Multicon Corp
Church Group Aids Conway Residents After Tornado
World Services of the Seventh Day Adventist Church delivered bedding to Conway residents who lost possessions in the recent tornado. The Delphos Iowa church helped secure the bedding and thanks Mr and Mrs Dale Kernen for assisting contacting affected families.
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World Services
Conway
Seventh Day Adventist Church
Delphos
Iowa
Dale Kernen
Indian Hills College Dean's List Honoree Steven Oxley
Steven Oxley of Bedford earned a place on Indian Hills Community College Cen terville Iowa Dean's List for achieving a 3.5 to 4.0 average. He is listed among top students based on grade point average.
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Steven Oxley
THCC
Lloyd Oxley
Bedford
Indian Hills Community College
Centerville
Taylor County Fair adds carcass barrow show
James F. Lucas announces a new carcass barrow show at the Taylor County Fair. Co chairmen Paul Ackley and others cite marketing meat quality. judging tentatively set for July 15 at 10 06 a m with weights and prizes from 4 to 50 dollars for carcass placings. Entry blanks due July 8 at extension office. entry fee three dollars per barrow.
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James F. Lucas
Taylor County Fair Board
Paul Ackley
Carcass Barrow
Taylor Co
John Walston
Bedford
Russell Gordon
Lenox
Jim Hanson
New Market
Research Hospital Honors Memory of Mary C Sand
Research Hospital in Kansas City Missouri placed in service June 1 a dual viewing microscope purchased with funds from the Mary Claire Sand Memorial fund. The instrument will aid teaching medical technologists to identify normal and abnormal blood cells, reflecting Mary Sand’s duties and interests in hematology where she was a supervisor.
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Mary C. Sand
Kansas City
Clem Sand
Blockton
Mary Claire Sand
Research Hospital
Mary
Crazy Day Crazy Daze promotion sets Bedford June 22
Bedford merchants invite the public to Crazy Day on Tuesday June 22 from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Main Street will be roped off from Court to Dodge with shuttle service from parking areas. Clowns roam the area giving gift certificates while a musical group performs from 7 p.m. A free dance from 8 to 11 p.m. features live modern music in the former Plugh Building.
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Bedford
Main Street
Bedford Development Club
Court Street
Dodge Street
Crazy Daze
County Plans Paving Route J 20 in Taylor County
Taylor County Engineer Roy Ellerhoff reports paving of Route J 20 formerly D road near Section 14 70 35 East to Iowa No 148. Central Construction Company of Indianapolis will start work with a 14 day concrete slab cure during which no traffic is allowed. Residents are urged to plan ahead and cooperate during construction.
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Taylor County
Roy Ellerhoff
The
Bedford Times-Press
J 20
Iowa No. 148
Central Construction Company
Indianola
Iowa
Local Visitors Attend Weddings and Memorial Week Visits
Locals hosted and visited relatives from Nebraska, Washington, Colorado, and California. Attendees gathered for Harriett Nelsons wedding on June 12 and Memorial Day events, with trips to Shenandoah Blanchard and New Market, plus relatives visiting from various states.
Jim Mitchell heads to Norway with E I L study group
Jim Mitchell travels from Des Moines to New York City to join a 16 day experiment in international living program in Brattleboro Vermont before a month long homestay in Oslo Norway. He studies language culture and customs with ten peers and a leader. The group returns via Brussels to New York and home.
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Jim Mitchell
Des Moines
New York City
Brattleboro
Vermont
Jim
Norway
Storm Paths Damage Across Taylor County Farms
The June 6 storm damaged farms south and east of Bedford per the Times-Press report. Mack Jacksons lost large trees and broke windows near the state line. Harold Ringold John Ogle and Cox farms suffered damage. Roger Mick farm tree and fence destruction. Joe Boyer sheep shed blown onto the road. Emmett Osburn porch struck by a falling tree. Donald Kemple's garage damaged.
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Bedford
Times-Press
Mack Jacksons
Harold Ringold
John Ogle
Cox
Roger Mick
Joe Boyer
Emmett Osburn
Donald Kemple
Special Notice to Vehicle Operators in Emergency Traffic
Iowa Highway Patrol officials request the Times-Press publish a notice to all motor vehicle operators. On approach of an emergency vehicle with red lights or siren, pull to the right and remain until the way is clear. Authorized emergency vehicles include ambulances fire trucks sheriffs police and highway patrol cars. Violating yields may lead to arrest and a fine of up to 100 dollars or jail.
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Iowa Highway Patrol
Times- Press
Hansen Receives OD Degree From Illinois College of Optometry
David W. Hansen son of Mr and Mrs Lester W Hansen of Des Moines earned his doctor of Optometry degree at Illinois College of Optometry in Chicago on June 6 1971 He also received a BS in Visual Science and shared the Faculty Memorial Research award for The Relationship Between Classroom Visual Fatigue and Academic Achievement in Elementary School Children He is grandson of Mr and Mrs Thos D Hosman of Bedford.
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David W. Hansen
Lester W. Hansen
Des Moines
Illinois College of Optometry
Chicago
Daughter Receives Award at Iowa State University
Mr and Mrs Spencer Peck of Sharpsburg attended Iowa State University Honors Convocation on June 5 where their daughter Helen Jones of Denver Colorado was named one of ten recipients of the Outganiine Young Alumnus Award. Jones, regional coordinator for the Army Company of New York and author of Hi Fashion Sewing and Tailoring, earned a B S in Home Economics in 1964 and has been listed in Who's Who of American Women Personalities of the West and Midwest and Renate Young Women of America.
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Spencer Peck
Sharpsburg
Iowa State University
Miss Jones
Army Company of
New York
West
Midwest
Erica
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