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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1964
Page
3
James 8 Taylor editor and publisher lists subscription rates for Taylor and adjoining Coartie. One year costs 3.50 dollars and six months 2.00 dollars. The item presents pricing for readers in the local area.
Holy Mass will be offered at Sacred Art Church at 10:15 every Sunday morning and on the first Friday of each month at 6:30 a.m. This weekly schedule informs parishioners of service times and regular observance.
Minister J Milton Kinney leads morning services at 9:30 a.m. and church school at 10:30. Evening worship invites all at 6:15 p.m. Junior and senior choirs rehearse on Thursday. The pastor will attend Annual Conference at Mt Pleasant Iowa June 21 to 25, with First Quarterly Conference June 29 at 8:00 p.m.
John D. Kerr ministers a 9:30 a.m. Service of Worship. Sunday School at 10:30 a.m. The Christian Education Committee meets at the manse at 7:30.
Rev. Leonard Wilson leads Sunday worship at 11 a.m. with 10 a.m. Sunday school for all ages. Junior and senior high U.F. at 6:30 p.m. June 26 27 Women’s Conference at Ames. Boy Scouts meet Monday 7 p.m. and other groups gather through the week with Mary Clark and Audrey Cox noted.
The Berea Church of Christ advertises Bible study at 10 a.m. and preaching at 11 a.m. on Sundays, with Youth Fellowship at 7 p.m. on the 1st and 3rd Sundays each month, located 3 miles south of Bedford.
Pastor Walter Ortmann leads Sunday School at 9 45 a m and worship at 10 45 a m The Chapel Hour radio segment airs on KNIM Maryville Missouri at 9 45 a m daylight time On KSIB Creston Iowa there is a 7 30 p m singspiration with service at 8 00 p m plus a Thursday prayer meeting at 8 00 p m Women s missionary meetings occur Tuesday 9 30 a m at Mrs Hamilton and Thursday 1 30 p m at Mrs Albert Fickess
Athelstan news item lists visitors and entertainers over a weekend including Mr. and Mrs. Jay Older of Gravois Mills, Mrs. Georgia Older, Mrs. Jean Crane, Mrs. Ralph Owens, the Craigheads, Eva Byrns, Verna Jenkins, and others visiting Bedford Des Moines region households.
Ivo G. Randels, pastor, leads Morning Worship at 10:45 am. The CWF meets Tuesday June 25 at the church for the final fiscal year gathering and installation of new officers.
Jehovah's Witnesses announce a weekly schedule at the Kingdom Hall 204 Jefferson Street. Tuesday 8 p.m. Bible Book Study in Bible Aid You May Survive Armageddon Into God's New World. Friday 8 p.m. Ministry Development Class 9 p.m. Public Bible speaking class. Sunday 2 p.m. Public Bible talk 3 15 p.m. Watchtower Study.
Jottings note Mike Sjecklocha age 16 named to the three man State Commerce Commission, son of Evo Sjeklocha former Bedford residents now in Indianola. Lance Levis elected Hawkeye Governor from Audubon, Dale Levis praised for teaching in Audubon. Observations on Parental watchfulness traffic safety remarks by William Talman and Dr Felix Gear quip about deer hunting. Local scout notes from Lake of Three Fires campout and a humorous catalog comparison. United Air Lines update mentions Ralph Balster formerly of BHS. Ends with a quip about women and a light football shirt joke.
The 102 H C Boys H Club met May 25 at the Extension office. IFYE student Kalyan Chrestien from India spoke on his country and customs with photos. Robert Blake discussed parts of livestock and Boyd Mellott spoke on balanced rations. The June tour starts at Kevin Mellott’s at 5:30 p.m. June 15 with a pot-luck supper afterward.
Frequent rains slow the installation of conservation practices in Taylor county this spring. Despite numerous showers, much work on livestock water ponds and related measures has progressed, with several crews and landowners named among the progress in Ross township and nearby areas.
Larry Cozad son of Mr and Mrs Ralph Cozad of New Market earned a master's at State Teachers College Cedar Falls He will move from Nashua to Panora to teach and both he and his wife hold BA degrees from Tarkio Missouri
Hy Vee leads with 5 wins and 1 loss as Best We Cans and Sandbaggers battle for second. Top single game scores include Imogene Robinson 191 and Opal Pool 514 across three games. Team totals feature Hy Vee 2118 and Best We Cans 1903 in the three game series.
Readable fragments show a roster of individuals with scattered surnames and locales including Jefferson, Polk, Washington, Grove, Dallas, Platte, Benton, and Marshall. No clear event or outcome is stated, but the names imply a public notice or membership list in a regional record.
Henry Gasser urges amateur artists to capture hometown scenes on canvas, from dawn shadows to evening shoppers. He outlines sketching on site, stage-set composition, and brush tools for urban and storefront subjects along Main Street.
Gene A. Dunning a seaman in the US Navy son of Mr and Mrs Ora McMillin Route 3 Bedford participated in Operation Pine Tree a sea assault exercise off Southern California May 20 28 aboard the stores ship USS Tulare The drill involved 20 ships of the Pacific Fleet and 9000 Marines from the First Marine Division Camp Pendleton California It featured direct assaults on simulated enemy positions and vertical envelopment with Marines flown over enemy lines
Funeral services for De Utta Chambers a longtime Taylor county resident were held June 9 at Shum-Novinger Funeral Home conducted by Rev. J. Milton Kinney. She died June 7, 1964 at Clarinda Municipal Hospital after a lengthy illness and was interred at Fairview Cemetery Bedford. De Etta Chambers was born June 27, 1883 near Auburn Iowa to James and Jane Mitchel Chambers. She moved with her parents to Taylor county in 1895 living near Gravity and later Bedford. She was preceded in death by her parents three brothers and a sister.
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Ellen Cowan the oldest Lenox resident were held Sunday June 14 at the Lenox Methodist church with Rev A J Clements officiating. She died June 11 at the home of her daughter and husband Mr and Mrs Claude Reynolds of Lenox.
She belonged to the Rebekah and Eastern Star lodges and spent her life aiding family. She cared for an aged father and an invalid mother, helped three brothers and a sister, and was never too busy to lend a hand. She will be deeply missed by relatives and friends.
Born in Knox ton Missouri and educated at Harden College in Mexico Missouri she lived in Lenox since 1900. Her husband William Everett Cowan died in 1922 and she is survived by two daughters Jessie Thompson Chadron Nebraska and Claude Reynolds Lenox one son William Everett Cowan Tulsha Oklahoma four grandchildren sixteen great grandchildren seven great great grandchildren and two step grandchildren plus seven step great grandchildren.
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