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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1935
Page
7
This summary captures a flood of social items from Bedford noting relatives visiting from Macomb Jefferson and St Joseph, dancers at Villa Rio Lenox, multiple family visits in Diagonal Afton Pickering and Chariton, guests from York Penn and KC, music camp travel for Elaine Meikle, Marengo trips, and local services, with mentions of dances, autographs, and community events including a Baptist Loyal Scouts gathering.
Lately received at the library, the Yale Review is issued by Yale University Press and features articles by Walter Lippmann James Truslow Adams and a New Books discussion. The issue honors Governor Wilbur L Cross for his Yale fiftieth anniversary as editor with gifts from a university alumnus.
Short Orders and Plate Lunches are served by the Coffer Shop in Bedford. Follow the crowd to the Coffer Shop. 23-If
We wish to express our appreciation to everyone who extended us sympathy and help through out the illness of our son and brother, Howard Gilchrist. We appreciate the help given us at the time of his death and since, James Gilchrist Henry Gilchrist.
A testimonial: Alice Burns claims thirty years of constipation ended after using Adletika from Pote Drug Company. She reports souring food from the stomach and blocked digestion now resolved, presenting herself as a new person.
Regular services at Berea Church Sunday June 23 at 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. Earl Warren of Altoona will be present to deliver the sermons.
The Children’s Day program by the primary and junior departments featured songs readings and instrumental numbers by the intermediates The pastor is at summer school in Indianola and Mgr Raymond Silvanus will supply the pulpit both morning and evening Worship is scheduled 945 am Sunday school 945 am morning service 1 pm Epworth League devotional 7 pm and evening service 8 pm The pastor will be home for services Sunday June 30.
The pastor notes a drop in Sunday school attendance last Sunday despite good roads. He questions the cause as young people will meet each Sunday at 7:00 until July. Regular worship is at 11:00 with morning sermon to follow.
A church calendar lists an eight o clock prayer meeting and a Wednesday night activity. If weather allows, Loyal Scouts hold an ice cream social on the courthouse lawn to raise funds for Iowa Falls Assembly expenses. Pastor Max Buck from Des Moines will lead services at Christia church in Bedford both morning and evening. Senior and junior parishioners are urged to attend.
Morning worship sermon at Sharpsburg M E Church aims to help men and all attendees. Sunday school is at 11 a m and the Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Mable Pip ar s.
W O Denton 71 of Bedford died at his home northeast of town on Saturday June 15 funeral services conducted by Rev Clark M Crowell at the Church of Christ were held Monday afternoon burial in Bedford Cemetery He was born December 25 1863 in Evansville Indiana and lived in Pike and Page counties before settling in Taylor County Surviving are his wife two daughters Miss Vesta Denton Mrs James Salter and son Clarence O Denton plus two granddaughters Rosemary Denton and Mary Jean Salter. he was a life member of the Church of Christ.
Mrs Jere Hough 89 longtime Bedford resident died at her daughter Mrs F L Pitman home in Grandview Washington Thursday June 13 The body returned to Bedford for funeral service at Presbyterian church conducted by Rev J H Currie of Tarkio Missouri Burial was in Lexington cemetery Susanna Ksugh born May 31 1846 near Springfield Illinois married Jeremiah Hough in 1866 and had three children Mary E Thomas E and Warren J Two children and several relatives survive including daughter Mary E Pitman of Grandview Wash stepsons John W Hough Winfield Town and Gee W Hough Conway Also grandchildren and great grandchildren Last fifteen years she resided with her daughter in the west.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mankle Jr attended a dinner at the grandparents' home of T. R. Travis in Sidney to honor his eightieth birthday. Edmund Basher and daughters Pearl Flossie and Hazel planned a month long visit in the southern states visiting Dan Arnold in Fayette Alabama and Joe Arnold in Atlanta Georgia among other relatives.
A number of residents from Corning and nearby areas spent weekend visiting relatives and attending events. Attendees included jal and Harold with Mr. and Mrs. Ora Mains and sons at a Federal Land Bank of Omaha picnic at Bixler Park, north of Corning, and Paul Morris of Bedford visiting George Bloom. Loveland, Colorado travelers Will Glassgow and Mrs. Porter Glassgow with their son departed after visiting Paul Shatter, while LaRue Thompson visited Max Webb. Shenandoah summer school attendees Marie and Zelma Oliver spent the weekend at Luther Oliver’s home, and Opal Penwell joined Maryville summer school before returning home. Other visits included Jack Hargis and daughter Evelyn Mac at Orville Slaight’s home, Ned Combs at his daughter’s home near Ladoga, Dell Damesgood and family with John Mankle and T. A. Harris in Shenandoah, and calls between Mrs. Mankle and Mrs. Johnston Handford along with Mrs. Newt Jones and Mrs. George Crawford.
Mrs Mary Thompson celebrated a birthday with dinner guests including Mr and Mrs Jim Thompson and family. Claude Thompson hosted a Friday birthday surprise for his wife with several relatives present. Hazel Cobb from California visited the Cobb home, while Troy Crane, recently home from St Joseph Hospital, shows improvement. Jim George and Bert Spry from Hopkins visited Elmer’s home.
Thompson and family and many area residents visited relatives over Sunday. Guests included Eugene Jones and family of Braddyville, Roy Bower and Ermadean, Bruce Williamson and Donald of New Market, Catherine M Harris, Waldo Burns and baby, Doud Hunter's family near Conway, and Will Henning with John Martha and Ruth of Hopkins. Herschel O Dougherty assisted Ralph Hensley with farm work.
Mrs. James Moore and Mr. James Moore of Villisca joined Mr. and Mrs. Harry Shipley for Sunday dinner. The Folly Dozen Club met with Mrs. Edgar Hamipel hosting, with Mrs. Ralph Brown and Colleen Brown of Carbon attending. Various locals, including the Walters, Gray, Branan, Spargur, Woods, Wisecup, Kernen, and Brown families, spent Sunday with relatives in nearby towns Gravity and Carbon.
Mary King hosted guests Glenna Mae French and Margaret Burright this week. The trio concluded their stay by returning home Saturday evening.
Des Moines announces increased prize money for the Iowa State Fair Rodeo Stampede, with $1,000 purses in bronco riding bull dogging calf roping and wild steer riding. The 1935 rodeo runs August 8 to 29, aims to attract top western contestants, and will include trick roping exhibition riding relay races and more. An entry list of about 150 contestants is expected, with 100 to 150 head of stock shipped from southwestern ranches. Double chutes will speed events and Joe Greer may return to direct the rodeo.
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