States and DC celebrate Bicentennial on license plates
States race to reflect heritage on special Bicentennial plates with red white blue designs. Illinois features Land of Lincoln with 1776 1976 alongside blue stars. Alaska Wyoming Colorado Hawaii Indiana Montana Nebraska South Carolina South Dakota West Virginia DC Virginia Maryland also issue graphic Bicentennial plates with state symbols and slogans.
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Illinois
Alabama
Alaska
Colorado
Hawaii
Indiana
Maryland
Montana
Nebraska
South Carolina
South Dakota
Virginia
West Virginia
Wyoming
Capitol Dome
Rocky Mountains
Islands
Mt. Rushmore
Washington
Ft. McHenry
Community Visitors Stop By Bedford Manor Residents
A stream of visitors from Baltimore Guilford St Joseph Iowa Iowa and Maryland called on residents at Bedford Manor with chapel Bible study and bingo sessions noted. Several families including Ham Hulse Lucas Reed and Maxwell are mentioned along with volunteers and table games activity throughout the week.
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Ellen Phillips
Vi Phillips
Grer
Angela
Baltimore
Maryland
Ellen
Vivian Raper
Frank Ham
Guilford
Paul Ham
Jayne Ann
St. Joseph
Myrta Simmons
Ray McCain
Lowell Briggs
Lake View
Iowa
William Hulse
Nishi O’dell
New Market
Roy Lucas
Esther Stock
Ray Johnson
Grace Smith
Sherry Pennington
Deb Burgmaier
Bery Rhoads
Wilma Melvin
Esther Dinges
Grace Morris
Joyce Cox
Des Moines
Emmet Osburn
Floy Maxwell
Kila Stickelman
Myra Livingston
Leona Golinger
Conway
Nelle Davis
Dean Norris
Redding
Lucretia Burns
Cassie Poznoff
Judy French
Ruth Dougherty
June Ross
Barbara Hannon
Edith Hendricks
Kathryn Moore
Gravity
Jessie Beery
Fourteen 4-H Scholarships Listed With Various Awards
Janet Siefering of Taylor County 4-H announces over 19 000 in 4-H scholarships for current and former members with awards from the Chicago and North Western Railroad Milwaukee Railroad and Edwin T Meredith Foundation among others. Applications due by September 10 at the state 4-H Office Iowa State University Ames.
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Janet Siefering
Taylor County
Aays
Curtiss Hall
Iowa State University
Amesia
Milwaukee Railroad
Edwin T. Meredith Foundation
Animal Science College
Allied Mills
Champion Valley Farms, Inc
Dekalbag Research, Inc
Janet Liefering
Taylor Co
4-H
Local 4-H Show and Community Teas Planned
Gravity News reports a 4-H achievement show at the Methodist Church basement with a mothers and friends tea at 3 PM. Girls will present dress review. Canasta club met Friday at Harriet Burmister's home with Lilian Savage as guest. Orphe Baker joined Grace Foster for Sunday dinner. Mr and Mrs Homer Pugh of Lenox visited Mery Johnson Thursday evening. J F F clubs met Thursday.
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Methodist Church
Mothers and Friends
Canasta Club
Harriet Burmister
Lillian Savage
Orphe Baker
Grace Foster
Homer Pugh
Lenox
Mery Johnson
J.F.F. Clus
Margery Locks
Stanton
Red Oak
Shenandoah
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The
Nezarene and Christian Church Report
Douglas Borwig
U. S. Navy
Roland Reeds
Danny Wallace
Joplin
George Carson
Brian
Council Bluffs
Tammy
Reeds
Homer Testsworth
George
Goldie Smith
Gravity
Grace Gray
Clarinda Hospital
Ralph Lucas
Omaha
Local Bible School News and Community Visits Highlight Sharpsburg
Sharpsburg notes Bible school classes with good attendance, visits by Leonard Ratliff and others to Shenandoah Guthrie Center and Panora, and multiple family visits from Muscatine Davenport and California. The piece also mentions 4-H scholarship info at the State 4-H Office and Alpha Gamma Rho offering a $600 ISU scholarship in agriculture, forestry or veterinary medicine.
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Thomas Grimm
Leonard Ratliff
Shenandoah
Leonard
Ralph Ratliff
Olive Blood
Leona Stewart
Guthrie Center
Jack Blood
Terry Love
Panora
Tom Philpott
Tom
Robert Basher
Cloves
New Mexico
Paul Chitty
Barbara Robert
Richard
Davenport
Iowa
Karole Jean Knapp
Muscatine
Verl Knapp
Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity
Iowa State University
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Bedford Manor
Carl Israel
Creston
Don Foreman
May. Jackson
Blanche Lawler
Maude Pace
Orvis Lee
James L. Reeder
Decatur
Fred Humphrey
College Park
Minnie Hatfield
Nina Crawford
Clarinda
Larry Secor
M. J. Spicer
Galen Turner
Phyllis Mutti
Hopkins
Lora Abernathy
Earl Owens
Marthena Lee
Bedford Drug CO
Main Street
Bedford
Noriy Waitness Couron Tgsha
Paby
Tvaivans Coveon
Cette
Coloats
Wawapis
Isos
Colgate
Tyan
Migr
Sugg
Mig
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Gravity News
Sharpsburg
Kenneth Horton
Rockford
Ill
Stella Stephens
Rebekah
Francis Carlson
Brighton
Colo
Verne King
Donald
Zella King
Norville Todd
Harry Banks
Estle Parks
Joe Pace
Dean Spencer
Rhoda Watkins
Glenwood
Parks
Susan Watkins
Tom Draper
Shambaugh Church
Pete Guess
Independence
Ray Guess
Floyd Maggison
Clifford Hainline
Vanwert
John Melvin
Mary Johnson
Valley School
Hopkins, Mo
Jim Melvin
Orville McCandles
Hawaiian Gardens
Calif
Mary Beemer
Angie Neil
Sally Lea
Mesa
Arizona
Wallace Klekkan
Maggie Williams
Frank Otley
Calender
Kris
Sherri Teachout
Francis Diggs
DeAnna
Alice
Melvin Miers
Omsha
Lawrence Miers
Cindy
Carl Owens
Albany
Jennifer
Harold Miers
Missionary Church
Jay Lovitt
Paul Downs
St. Paul
Minnesota
Lovitt
Brad James
Fred James
Rachelle Jacobson
Herbert Reeves
Lyle Coe
Beth Kimpton
Craig Kimpton
Susan
Carrie
Harry Stafford
Darrell Moore
Olin Mothershed
Dale Dugger
Walter Bush
Omega Burwell
Cleo Batten
Avis Alexander
Roger Alexander
Callao
Service All
Zenith
Bill Cook
Skylark
Hamilton-Cook Hearing Aid Service
By Farmer Boy
Farmer's Mutual
Bedford, Ia
Larry Boyd
Horace Daggett
Robert Hopple
Rick Brumfield
Bedford National Bank
American Legion Auxiliary Club
Afton
At & P.m
Bedford Vocational Building
Bedford Gop Women’s Club
Junction Cafe
Mon
Lillian McElroy
Taylor County Bicentennial Commission
Clearfield Lions
Bedford National
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