Record Catch at Lake of Three Fires Channel Cat
Weekend camper using a sonic plug caught a 12 lb channel catfish at Lake of Three Fires State Park Saturday around 3 30 pm. The fish measured 29 inches long. Kenneth Willey of Corydon landed Mr Channel after about 20 minutes of fishing near the west bay. An unidentified boater lent a landing net to assist the catch. Willey and his wife belong to the Kum Dubs camping club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Willey
Corydon
Channel
Willey
Program Set For Creston Dairy Show
The 6th Creston Dairy Show on Mon June 22 in downtown Creston features a full day of events led by judge Robert Fincham of the Iowa Breeders Cooperative. Highlights include 11:00 a.m. heifer judging, 3:15 p.m. Dairy Princess contest, and a 4:00 p.m. release for exhibitors. Entries from Taylor County include Kay Blake Richard Blake Bill Henderson and Gene Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creston
Robert Fincham
Iowa Breeders Cooperative
Rex Simpson
Shannon City
Taylor County
Kay Blake
Bedford
Richard Blake
Bill Henderson
Lenox
Gene Young
Xi Beta Psi
Mrs Gary Poore Receives Degree at Nebraska
Mrs Gary Poore formerly Barbara Crawford of Clarinda earned a Bachelor of Science in Education at the University of Nebraska Lincoln on June 13. Family from Bedford Clarinda and Sheridan lines attend. future plans include teaching in Slater, Iowa and work in Lincoln. Licenses list and rodeo notices wrap the page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gary Poore
Barbara Jean Crawford
Clarinda
University of Nebraska
Poore
Lincoln
Gary
Nebraska
Iowa State Univ
Ames
Slater
Iowa
Farm Bureau Women Plan Visit to County Home
Taylor County Farm Bureau Women will visit the County Farm next Friday afternoon for a social at the County Home. Attendees should bring a plate of cookies and a devotional program is planned. Rides meet at 1 30 at the Farm Bureau office. others gather at 2 on the County Home lawn. open to the public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Bureau
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Auto Mishap Injures Three in Missouri Crash
Three Taylor county men were injured when the driver failed to observe a T junction and drove into an embankment at highway 59 K in Andrew county Missouri. Vern Brumfield 66 of Blockton remains in St. Francis hospital Maryville with facial lacerations and possible back injuries. Earl Gordon 81 of Bedford is discharged after possible back injuries. Oren E Campbell 62 of Blockton is dismissed after possible chest injuries. Roy Gordon of Blockton was not injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Andrew County
Vern Brumfield
Blockton
St. Francis Hospital
Maryville
Earl Gordon
Bedford
Oren E. Campbell
Help Given to Warren Wilson Farm Helpers
Friends and relatives assisted Warren Wilson on his farm on June 4. Machinery was supplied by Flavel Murphy Marvin Runyan Eldon Townsend Walter Smith Roland Wilson and Savannah Wilson. Wives served the dinner including Mrs Bob Irvin and Mrs George Depew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Wilson
Flavel Murphy
Marvin Runyan
Eldon Townsend
Walter Smith
Roland Wilson
Savannah Wilson
Bob Irvin
George Depew
Mrs Don Anderson Wins Women’s Open Golf Tourney
Marion Anderson of Bedford captured the Women’s Open at Bedford Country Club last Tuesday. Forty-one players competed in an 18 hole event from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Breakfast at 7:00 and lunch at noon were served at the Taylor House on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Anderson
Don (Marion) Anderson
Bedford
Bedford Country Club
Taylor
Jennie Ackerman Attends 20th Arkansas Writers Conference
Miss Jennie Ackerman attended the 20th Annual Arkansas Writers Conference at the Albert Pike hotel in Little Rock from June 6 to 8. She appeared with speakers and panelists on TV June 6. Noted authors and writers led sessions and awards were given for poetry fiction and features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennie Ackerman
Albert Pike
Little Rock
Clement Hoyt
Lily Peter
Fred Starr
Ozark
Rowena Ferguson
The
Methodist Church Board of Education
Sister of Alford Safley Dies in Hopkins
Funeral services for Mrs. Anna Belle Andrews 76 longtime Hopkins resident were held June 7 at Hopkins Christian Church. She died June 4 at St Francis Hospital Maryville Missouri and was buried at Hopkins Cemetery. Survivors include brothers Alford Safley Bedford Oliver Safley Clearfield and Mervin Safley Hopkins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Belle Andrews
Hopkins
Hopkins Christian Church
Huell Warren
Brothers
Alford Safley
Bedford
Oliver Safley
Clearfield
Mervin Safley
Bedford Beauties Sweep Miss Southwest Iowa Honors
Two Bedford women won top honors in the Miss Southwest Iowa contest at Clarinda. Janet Beemer earned Miss Southwest Iowa and a chance to compete at Miss Iowa in July, while Nancy Timberlake was first runner up and won Miss Congeniality. Janet showcased dress design talent and Nancy performed interpretive prose readings winning cash, scholarships, and gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Iowa
Bedford
Clarinda
Bedford Business and Professional Women
Janet Beemer
Horace Beemer
Iowa
Clear Lake
Nancy Timberlake
R. D. Timberlake
Bedford Lions Club
Janet
Peru
Nebr
State Teachers College
Nancy
NWMS
Corn Growers Contest Announced by Taylor County Lions
Taylor County Extension Service and Bedford Lions Club sponsor a 1964 corn growers contest open to growers with ten or more acres in one field. A five acre plot is used for harvest and yield per acre. entries pay $3 plus a $1 Iowa Crop Association fee. Contact the county Extension office before July.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County Master Corn Growers
Taylor County Extension Service
Bedford Lions Club
Frincis Brown
Conway
Dean Weller
Dale Wilson
Farm Bureau Women to Attend Des Moines Conference
Mrs Lynch and Mrs Sprague, Tay lor County Farm Bureau Women’s chair and vice chair, will attend the summer conference in Des Moines at the Kirkwood hotel June 21 22 and 23. The event features the theme Partners for Progress with speakers Marcus Aurelius Carlson Kline and Rigoberto Areces, a Cuban banker refugee, detailing communist takeover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilford Lynch
Taylor County Farm Bureau
Floyd Sprague
Des Moines
Kirkwood Hotel
Ladies Farm Bureau
Partners For Progress
Marcus Aurelius
Eddie Carlson
Allan Kline
American Farm Bureau
Rigoberto Areces
Services & Advantages Plans For Colonial Manors Nursing Home
Colonial Manors Nursing Home of Bedford offers 24 hour nursing, three meals and two coffee breaks daily, unrestricted visiting hours, and a 24 hour chapel. Open in December, it promises care and costs at or below local rivals. Stock benefits include tax exemptions and capital gains treatment on sale. Prospective investors may contact Elvin Beemer or officers for a full prospectus.
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Colonial Manors
Bedford
Elvin Beemer
Mr. Beemer
Beemer
Colonial Manors of Bedford, Inc
Iowa
C B R Club Elects 1964 65 Officers
The Southwest Town Citizen Band Radio club met at Lake of Three Fires on June 7 with members from Blockton Mt Ayr Redding Red Oak Stanton Shenandoah Braddyville Corning Villisca. Officers elected: Max Sordick president Willisen Mike Law vice president Donna Corliss secretary Jim Williams treasurer Marv Lewis reporter. Mary Lewis praised Bedford state park and urged use.
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Southwest Town Citizen Band Radio Club
Lake of Three Fires
Blockton
Mt. Ayr
Redding
Red Oak
Stanton
Shenandoah
Braddyville
Corning
Villisca
Max Sordick
Willisen
Mike Law
Donna Corliss
Jim Williams
Clarinda
Marv Lewis
C. B
Mary Lewis
Bedford
Sixth Anniversary at Bedford United Missionary Church
The Bedford United Missionary Church marks its sixth anniversary with a special service next Sunday June 21. A carry in fellowship dinner follows the morning service. The evening service begins at 7 30 p m with inspirational segments and group songs, followed by showing films of the building project. All are invited to attend any or all events including the noon meal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford United Missionary Church
Freshmen Set for Fall Enrollment at Iowa State
Patricia Sickels of Bedford and Nancy Sherman of Con way attended orientation in the College of Science and Humanities at Iowa State University this week. They took tests visited their chosen departments toured the campus and met instructors as they prepare for fall majors. Parents listed are Mr and Mrs Gene E Sickels and Mr and Mrs Frank Sherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricia Sickels
Bedford
Nancy Sherman
Conway
College of Science and Humanities
Iowa State University
Gene
E. Sickels
Frank Sherman
Veterans of World War I Meet at Bibbins Park
Veterans of World War I will gather at Bibbins Park tomorrow night June 19 at 6 30 p m for a meeting. Refreshments will be served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parracks
Bibbins Park
Locals roll to 9-1 win over Villisca in no-hitter
Bedford Bulldogs defeat Villisca 9-1 as Steve Shupe throws a no-hitter with 14 strikeouts. Gary Hoops leads at bat with three singles as Bedford stays undefeated in conference play. three rainout games and a next match at Lenox follow. The same page notes Maurice R. Caskey as Bedford’s first US Naval Academy graduate, and lists marriage licenses for June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villisca
Bedford
Steve Shupe
Blue Jays
Shupe
Bulldogs
Missouri graduate earns DVM and bachelor’s degree
Donald Owens of Columbia Missouri received a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture and a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the University of Missouri on June 9. He and his wife and three children moved to Monticello Arkansas to join the Animal Disease Eradication division of the U S Department of Agriculture. Parents Dale Owens and Terry of Hopkins Missouri and Wendell Davidson of Bedford attended the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Owens
Columbia
University of Missouri
Owens
Monticello, Ark
The
U.S
Dale Owens and
Terry
Hopkins, Mo
Wendell Davidson
Bedford
Square Dance at Gravity June 24 Featured Promenaders
The Gravity Promenaders host a free Western Square Dance next Wednesday June 24 in Gravity. Caller John Villenes from Billings Montana will lead the event. Guests are asked to bring cookies or sandwiches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gravity
John Villenes
Billings
Mont
Talent Show Winners Named at Bedford Event
The Bedford Development club hosted a talent show on a concrete ramp in front of the Prugh building drawing a good size crowd. Winners included Karen Young and Peggy Young performing song and dance, Reynolds Sisters singing a vocal duet, and Betty Jensen doing modern dance. prizes in Bedford Script were exchanged for merchandise at sponsor stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford Development Club
Prugh
Karen Young
Bedford
Peggy Young
Reynolds Sisters
Lenox
Betty Jensen
Special Clinic For Children Set for June 24
The State Services for Crippled Children will hold a diagnostic and evaluation clinic for crippled children at Lincoln School Atlantic on June 24. Eligible patients under 21 from Taylor Adams Page Montgomery and surrounding counties may attend with physician or dentist referrals. No examination fee. Referral packets must reach SSCC before the clinic date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Services For Crippled Children
SSCC
Atlantic
Lincoln School
Taylor, Adams
Page
Montgomery
Locals Tie for 18 Holes in Scotch Foresome
Bud Wetmore Dorothy Strait Corning and Lucille Wetmore tied for first in the invitational Scotch Foresome at Clarinda Country Club last Friday evening. Other locals competing included Mr. and Mrs. Albert DeMott Dr. and Mrs. William Harris and Mr. and Mrs. William G. Young.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Wetmore
Dorothy Strait
Corning
Carol Strait
Lucille Wetmore
Clarinda Country Club
Albert DeMott
William Harris
William G. Young
Wanda McNutt Named Clarinda Elementary Third Grade Teacher
Mrs. Wanda McNutt of Bedford will teach third grade in the Clarinda elementary system next year, as Superintendent Robert Loott announced. She has six years’ experience at Lenox and prior service in Sharpsburg and rural Taylor County schools, and is a Clearfield high school graduate with a BS from NWMS College in Maryville.
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Wanda McNutt
Bedford
ClarInda
Robert Loott
Lenox
Sharpsburg
Taylor County
McNutt
Clearfield
Nwms College
Maryville
Youth Center Plan Presented for VFW Building
A public meeting is urged tonight at 8 in the Bedford Library club room to discuss converting the Main Street VFW building into a one story youth center with a skating rink and dance floor. Local businessmen club representatives and city officials attend to hear a non profit proposal funded by donations from area residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
VFW
Main Street
Bedford
Demo Co. Statutory Convention Set For Bedford Library
The Taylor County Democrat Statutory Convention will be held in the Bedford Library club room at 10:00 a.m. Friday June 26. Precinct committee men committeewomen delegates and other interested persons are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Bedford Library Club
Mrs. Howard Miller to Teach Fourth Grade at Gravity
Mrs. Howard Miller will start duties next fall as fourth grade instructor at Gravity in the Bedford Community school system. She comes with eight years of teaching at New Market schools and is a Hopkins high school graduate who earned a B A from NWMSC Maryville in 1963. The Miller family lives three miles northeast of Bedford with sons Dan and Joe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard Miller
Bedford Community
Gravity
New Market
Selective Service Launches 1-A Educational Aid Program
The Selective Service System opens a July program for 18 year olds born after January 1 1946 classified 1 A to provide educational assistance for life work. Unemployed registrants found unqualified for induction will be referred to State Employment Service for job training and future work planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Selective Service
State
Selective Service Board
Driver's Exam Schedule in Bedford on Thursdays
The notice shows driver examiners located in Bedford on alternate Thursdays from 8 30 a m to 4 45 p m. The current date listed is July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Bedford Scouts Campout Delights Despite Weather
Bedford Troop 136 held its second-annual campout at Tree Elies June 5 to 7 with six meals, swimming and boating. Assisting were Charles Hale Jr., R. D. Timberlake and Ronnie Tribolet. Scoutmaster Howard Clark led the group sponsored by Bedford Baptist Men's Fellowship.
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Bedford Y
Tree Elies
Charles Hale Jr
R. D. Timberlake
Ronnie Tribolet
Bedford Baptist Men’s Fellowship
Howard (Shorty) Clark
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Chevrolet
Rollie E
Bender
Mustang
Wm. T. Repass
Willisea
Buick
Estel Combs
Leland B
Chamberlin
Oldsmobile
Sheridan
Sth
Roy Gordon
Marion Anderson
Margaret Young
Eddie Churchill
Colleen Shaw
Billie Magill
Mary Ireland
Fern Miller
Mary Morrison
Ardyce Knudsen
Lila Green
Writer’s Conference
Lynch
Sprague
Jack Campbell
Rue Minor
Wayne “Gaskey
Beatord
Wayne Caskey
Era
C.B.R
M. R. Caskey
U. S. Naval Academy
Gary Hoops
United States Naval Academy
Maurice R. Caskey
Caskey
Annapolis
Navy
Ensign Caskey
Bedford High School
North ‘West Missouri State College
Academy
Ronald Falk
Susan Garnet
Elmer
Legal
Tona_ E. Damewood
Norfolk, Va
Harold J. Ellison
Naval Academy
Wildlife Club
Demo Co
Mrs. Miller
Dan
Joe
BOY Scouts
Craig Lundquist
Paul Wilson
Greg Poore
Andy Jensen
John Pace
Rick Kernen
Bob Timberlake
Charles ‘Hale
R. D
Timberlake
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