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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1946
Page
3
Dean Weasel near Allerton captured two wolf cubs two months ago and has kept them since. The cubs are ferocious and cannot be tamed, unlike a cub fox the Weasels also own which plays with children like a kitten.
The Clarinda Herald Journal notes a calf born without a tail, claimed after an eastern predictor forecast streamlined cows due to fly elimination by DDT. The article contrasts the prediction with the actual birth announced the day after the forecast.
Workers drilling a water well on a Sheldon area farm hit a subterranean gas chamber at 257 feet. The pressure reached about 85 pounds and rags stuffed in the casing failed to seal. A 700 pound tool weight lifted off the board before the hole was finally capped with a welded threaded cap.
Forty one hundred dollars has been pledged to buy a site for an American Legion Memorial Park. At the Grant City Commercial Club meeting the donations reached 100 dollar gifts. The drive was led by J. W. Barker E. E B Vetter and W. M. Dawson who assured the project’s success.
The Imperial Company announces sale of large quantities of DDT products to the City of Ames for dusting and spraying the entire area. Harold Gunderson of Iowa State College recommended the supplier to the Walter Rexall store owner who chairs the project. Ames serves as a test city to gauge large scale spraying effectiveness against mosquitoes and pests.
The Shenandoah Sentinel reports city water stocks improved after residents reduced lawn irrigation in the last 24 hours. The settling basin had fallen 35 inches overnight but is nearly normal now, prompting officials to seek arrangements for limited sprinkling while the conservation rule remains in effect.
Fred Stephenson suffered loss of 240 bales of scrap paper weighing about 140 pounds each in a blaze that swept a dump near Maryville. Fire Chief Claude Stults reported the blaze began about 8:30 PM Thursday and firefighters could not extinguish it, with the fire burning through the night.
The Otoe Food Products Company will not rebuild its Hamburg plant this year after a devastating fire. Material shortages and machinery delays push reconstruction plans to the future. Corn contracts tied to Hamburg shift to the Nilaska City Plant with lines being remodeled for increased capacity.
Deputy city clerk Fran Tooey admitted she was briefly stumped by a resident’s inquiry about whether a man with nearly 100 beehives can keep them in the city. She and City Clerk Andy J. Branum reviewed ordinances linking roaming bees to nuisance rules and pondered proof of which bees caused stings.
The item lists the Taylor County Agricultural Fair dates October 4–7 1876 and reports on local happenings. It mentions Al Campbell's joyous news, J M Thirkseld moving a brick building near Bedford hotel next week, and progress on the floral hall. Weather, market prices, races in Des Moines, church plans for a new manse, and various travel and school updates follow.
Miss Hallie Mohler and Har old Mohler traveled to Creston to visit their uncle Lem King and planned a trip to Albia to see Mrs. Carl Phnson. Mr and Mrs Ray Kennedy have returned from their honeymoon and settled in northwest Bedford in the old Kennedy property.
Mrs F C Beebe announces Mrs Palmer's Honey by Mrs Palmer as the first George Washington Carver Award winner. The novel profiles Honey Hoop and the Negro vote's shift. Doubleday plans ongoing honoring of African American books. The piece also includes cooking tips and a rural homemaking anecdote.
The article urges daily food saving to save lives. It notes rhubarb leaves can brighten dark aluminum pans when boiled briefly in discolored vessels. It also advises harvesting broccoli buds young for tender stalks and cutting the tender stalk parts into small pieces.
Miss Ruth Crum, Miss Alice Parrish and Miss Ruth Livingston traveled to Creston on Thursday to attend the Exworth League Convention, joining other delegates for the event.
The Rialto screens Girls of the Big House Friday and Saturday June 2 and 22 starring Lynne Roberts Richard Powers and Adele Mara in a drama about life behind bars in a women's prison.
The article notes Durante and his remarkable nasal appendage in Melody Ranch at the Rialto Theatre, showing Friday and Sunday. Ann Minern leads the dance act with Mary Les in a featured supporting role as part of the Autry package, marking Jimmy's first cowboy film venture.
The Rialto Theatre presents The Hoodlum Saint starring William Powell and Esther Williams on Sunday Monday and Tuesday June 23 24 and 25. Powell portrays a man who values wealth over faith, clashing with Williams who loves him and urges a change while Angela Lansbury adds a compelling performance as the other woman in a drama of ambition and redemption.
Rita Hayworth headlines the romantic drama Gilda at the Rialto Theatre on June 26 27 and 28 with Glenn Ford George Macready Joseph Calleia and Steven Geray in a taut love story set on a South American waterfront Fans will see Hayworth sing and dance in a first major dramatic role that showcases her glamour and talent.
A rambling column sketches daily life in a small town with glimpses of post office scenes, garden gossip, hollyhocks, and local quotes. It notes grass and flower care, city grounds, and empty lots, plus weather shifts from a Sunday heat to Tuesday rains and fishing reports from the creek and lake.
The Sixth Masonic District Association met in Sheridan on Wednesday June 12 with about fifty Masons and visitors from St. Joseph. O E S ladies served a dinner at the Sheridan Methodist church. Mrs J A Brown 83 mother of Mrs John Ray of Sheridan died in St. Joseph. Funeral were held in Denver Mo. Survived by five sons three daughters and a brother.
A flurry of visits crosses several towns as Mr and Mrs Roger McAlister host relatives from Rock Island and Phoenix. The Christian church closed a two week series with Sunday night services. Families from Grant City to Maryville and beyond share travel tales and hospital alerts.
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