Prominent locals recall Garfield ties and town events
Bedford residents recount ties to James A Garfield, with neighbors like Josiah Litteer and James Butts noting their recollections. News notes include hotel changes, shutters at the Masonic Hat, a county convention in Bedford, and staffing moves at the Taylor county education board.
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Taylor County
James A. Garfield
Josiah Litteer
James Butts
Conway
United States
Ohio Canal
I L. Hart
Platte
Israel Meredick
Mormontown
Geronimo at the Rialto Delivers a Corking Tale
The Rialto screens Geronimo on Friday and Saturday June 21 and features Preston Foster Ellen Drew Andy Devine and William Henry with Ralph Morgan Chief Thunder Cloud Gene Lockhart Marjorie Gateson and Kitty Kelly. The story follows Geronimo in the turbulent days after the American occupation of New Mexico and Arizona as troops chase the chief through battles and ambushes with personal stakes for Morgan Foster and his son Will Henry. The campaign intensifies as Ellen Drew is wounded and the family faces danger before Geronimo is finally bested by a determined U S expedition.
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Geronimo
Great Southwest
Rialto Theatre
Preston Foster
Ellen Drew
Andy Devine
William Henry
Ralph Morgan
Chief Thunder Cloud
Gene Lockhart
Marjorie Gateson
Kitty Kelly
William Henry Shine
New Mexico
Arizona
United States
Raron Morgan
Morgan
Willhur Henry
West Point
California
Henry
Eien Drew
Ellen
Geronius
Sell
Drivers Without Licenses Linked to Iowa Highway Accidents
The Boone News-Republican notes that 41 of 1104 Iowa highway crashes involved drivers without licenses. It argues that a driver license system only works if properly enforced.
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Iowa
Boone News-Republican
New Mattress Factory to Open in New Market
New Market will host a mattress factory installed in the Tuttle Building by Drue Hoffman. D. DeShon of Clarinda will be gatesman, previously with Direct Mattress in Clarinda and Nebraska. Clen Lippincott, an expert finisher from Direct Mattress, will lead skilled hiring. The plant aims to serve a wide territory and produce innerspring mattresses and other requested types.
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Tuttle
Drue Hoffman
PR. D. DeShon
Clarinda
Young man's date prompts blunt motherly remark
A Leon Journal Reporter item describes a local teen's first date and his mother, famed for discretion, asking if it went well. He responds that the girl was entertaining and gracious yet seems dumb in school, illustrating teenage perspective on charm versus academics.
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Leon Journal
Pea Harvest Expands Across Section As Yields Rise
In the last days of the previous week harvest work began on a large commercial pea field. Muller and Planburg plantings along the Missouri River are being hauled to pulling stations and shipped to the Otne Beary] Preogucts factory in Nebraska City for canning. About two acres were planted in the section for 1940 with yields higher than 1939 and quality reported excellent though not matching 1934 Peavy yields. First harvests began last week with only partial picking completed.
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Muller
Planburg
Parcival
Missouri River
Aguswai
Menraska City
Toin
Missouri Kansas line dispute flares again
The state of Kansas petitions the U S Supreme Court for permission to file a brief against Missouri to fix a tribunal over the Missouri river land dispute. The land spans Doniphan and Prott counties in Kansas and Platte and Fort Leavenworth districts in Missouri, totaling several thousand acres of fertile soil.
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Kansas
United States
Perminsoay
Missoukri
Doniphane Countty
Prott County
Missouri
Treavenworth County
Fkatagas
Platte County
Yinlington Juncdion Post
Apprenticeships and Diplomas Debate in Journal Office
A short reflection notes a young school leaver aiming for a sustaining wage through journalism training. It argues real qualification requires four years of apprenticeship and costs persist in the first year, while writers doubt the path and emphasize practical study over time.
Elephant Ear Rock Found Near Bingham in Page County
An unusual rock discovery on the Haga farm two miles south and a half mile east of Bingham, owned by Zari Sheets, resembles an elephant ear. State geologist will identify the rock, believed to have formed from a glacier or wet dogger, with the stone struck by a plow.
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Page County
Haga
Bingham
Zari Sheets
Bex Lane
Shenandoah Sertine
Frenkel's Parents Miss Last Ship to America
The Frenkel family from Trier could not sail on the Washington and are stranded in their homeland. Dr. H. S. Frenkel of Clarinda reports his parents Gustav and [unnamed] Frenkel lack feasible escape routes as German borders tighten. Transportation costs exceed five thousand dollars, and consulate papers offer little help amid wartime travel restrictions.
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Frenkel
America
Washington
H. S. Frenkel
Clarindis
Gustav Frenkel
Trier
Frenkels
France
Germany
Europe
Clarinda Hersald Journal
Twenty Five Years Ago in Des Moines Community Events
Twenty five years ago last week streets were cleaned and marriage licenses issued to Hubert Lo Rush and Pansy King M. E. Madden and Bertha L Hook Clifford Write and Bessie McGuire Mrs Jacob Biaxe celebrated her sixtieth birthday with family and friends Mr and Mrs Jesse Larsson and J E Winder hosted 2136 guests H Baker repaired the Webb and Turner millinery store building interior upgrades and new glass front Ayler Hamblin Paul Jaqua and George McMair took summer work with Redpath Lyceum Bureau after Coe College attendance The Iowa Christian Missionary Society met at the state fair Elder Rebs from Bedford left to attend the convention Scouts joined the Des Moines outing staying until Thursday then returned by auto Names listed include George Nelson Joan Dale Richard Teenpeor Fred Fuster Gail Churchill and more.
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Hubert Lo Rush
Pansy King
M. E. Madden
Bertha LL Hook
Clifford Write
Bessie McGuire
Iowa Christian Missionary Society
Elder Rebs
Bedford Christian Church
Nate
Ris Boy Scouts
Des Moines
Thureday
George Nelson
Joan Dale
Richard Teen Peor
Fred Fuster
Gail Churchill
Sin
Semith
Paul Morris
George Canon
Vearon Darn
Bedford Area Births Marriages Birthdates Capture Local News
A daughter Dora Jane was born to Mr and Mrs Allen W Hamblin of Bedford on June 15. Grace Timberlake Sparks and John Marvin Hindon were wed recently. Albert Jobbing celebrated his 78th birthday with relatives at his Bedford home. Wool deliveries reached Bedford station with 681 consignors delivering 19 571 pounds and 59 consignors sending 18 0 5 pounds to Gravity. cars arrived at Con way and Lenox for deliveries.
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Allen W. Hamblin
Bedford
Dora Jane
Grace Timberlake Sparks
Albert Jobbing
Bedford Station
County Wool Growers Association
Conway
Lenox
Social snippets and quips from a lively domestic page
The column blends household humor and stray observations on farm life and everyday worries. It jokes about harvest timing, cooking mishaps, manners, and wartime anxieties, noting the spread of combines, child bath duties, and airplanes triggering suspicions.
Fishing News and a Memorable Lake of Three Fires Opening
A town recounts a crowded opening day at Lake of Three Fires with early morning chaos, cars lining the highway, and a rush to catch bass. The writer describes landing five bass by midmorning, noting a three-pound fish and plentiful bullheads, bluegills, and crappies as crowds peak then fade, reflecting on fishing’s simple respite from war news.
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Cass County
Audubon County
Oklahoma Territory
Okoboji
Spirit Lake
Minnesota
Lake of the Woods
Canada
Lake of Three
Lake of Three Fires
The Story of Forty Little Mothers at Rialto Theatre
Eddie Cantor stars in a lighthearted comedy at the Rialto Theatre Sunday through Tuesday June 23 24 25. The film follows a timid professor who inherits an abandoned baby and hides it at a girls boarding school while the students plot to fire him, then become forty little mothers. Judith Anderson Jita Johnson Nydia Westman Bonita Granville Diana Lewis lead a strong supporting cast in a blend of humor and drama with Baby Quintanilla drawing much attention.
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Eddie Cantor
Rialto Theatre
Monsieur Petiot
Jean Guitton
Cantor
Judith Andersn
Jita Johnson
Nydia Westman
Miss Anderson
Bonita Granville
Diana Lewis
Raron Morgan
Margaret Barry
Martha O'Driscoll
Charlotte Munier
Louise Seidel
Hollywood
Quintanilla
Three Cheers for the Irish at the Rialto
A light comedy at the Rialto Theatre on June 26 and 27 features Priscilla Lane Dennis Morgan and Thomas Mitchell in lead roles with strong support from Alan Hale William Lundigan Irene Hervey and Virginia Grey. The plot follows a retired New York policeman drawn into a political race.
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Rialto
Rialto Theatre
Priscilla Lane
Dennis Morgan
Thomas Mitchell
Wibernian
Alan Hale
William Lundigan
Irene Hervey
Virginia Grey
New York
Mitchell
Frank Jenks
Henry Armetta
Morgan Conway
Alec Craig
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She Building
Creston
Phone 407
Pote Drug Store
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Ahrens Bldg
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