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Bedford Times Press

Location

Bedford, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1946

Page

8

Sharpsburg Opens New Feed Store in Town

Miller and Roy's new feed store on east Main Street opened last week with gravel laid in front and in the alley. Johnny Filbert is the manager. Church notices announce Presbyterian services and a quarterly communion on the first Sunday in July, with choir practice Friday evening. A memorial obituary for Minnie Heaton notes her birth in 1871 and death in 1940 at 75, with funeral in Lenox and burial at Gravity.

Miller Roy East Main Street Johnny Filbert Presbyterian Church Church Minnie Heaton Larenz Gunderman Sharpsburg Clarinda Taylor County James M. Heaton Glenn C Edna Glen Edna Ranch Lenox Zelda Kiendalen Sioux Falls S. Dakota Blue Grove Church Gravity

Sunday Services Announced With Children's Day

C W Proctor pastor leads Sunday School at 10 with Mrs George Gillette as superintendent. Morning Worship follows at 11. The day features a Children’s Day program.

C. W. Proctor George Gillette

Social gathering notes and club events in local homes

Mrs Milton Faurat hosted friends Tuesday afternoon honoring Mrs Clifford Million with refreshments by Mrs Jess Dresher Mrs Doud Hunter and Mrs Fred Borden. The Happy Hour Club met at Mrs Everett Bolinger’s home near Conway with seventeen members and one guest Miss Ruth Powell. contests guided by the hostess and prizes to Mrs Kenneth Cox. Mystery packages went to Mrs Ray Beck Mrs Jim Boyer and Mrs Chas Knott. Next meeting is at Mrs Claude Plowman’s on July 10. Circle 4 of the Presbyterian Aid tea at Mrs Ralph Rutledge’s home produced Bingo prizes for attendees with tea and wafers served by the hostess and helpers Mrs Belle Phelan Mrs Margaret Moser and Mrs A C Whipple.

Milton Faurat Clifford Million Jess Dresher Doud Hunter Fred Borden Happy Hour Mrrs Everett Bolinger Conway Ruth Powell Kenneth Cox Ray Beck Jim Boyer Chas. Knott Claude Plowman Circle 4 The Presbyterian Aid Ralph Rutledge Belle Phelan Margaret Moser A. C. Whipple

Brooks Visitors and Family Trips Highlight Local Moves

Glen Atkin and Guy Atkin of Brooks visited Sharpsburg to see their uncle and aunt Roy and Mrs Kerns. Franklin Anderson returned from Des Moines after attending a lodge meeting. Mrs Helen Albert came home to Cedar Falls from visiting her father Jess Dresher and wife.

Glen Atkin Guy Atkin Brooks Sharpsburg Roy Kerns Franklin Anderson Des Moines Helen Albert Cedar Falls Jess Dresher Dresher Joe Cochran Lenox Herm Beemer Roxanna Armstrong Marion Town Fred Blood Paul Chitty Grant City Chitty Josie Holmes Paul Fictkess Albert Fickess Eula Belle Fickess

Weekend Wedding and Father's Day Visits Noted

Mr and Mrs Franklin Anderson and Nancy traveled to Silver City Sunday for a friend's wedding. Mr and Mrs Roy Beck visited Bedford Sunday for a Father's Day dinner at her parents' home with Mr and Mrs Grover Sparks.

Franklin Anderson Nancy Silver City Roy Beck Bedford Grover Sparks

Farm Bureau Briefs and Club Activities

The Bluebird 4-H Club met June 14 at Jo-Ann Ewart's home with roll call via five buttons for Europe. Laurayne Stroburg demonstrated on Kit chien Bulletin Boards and reported her Lake Ahquabi camping trip. Rally Day prep occurred June 11 with nine members. Jackson Gingerettes trained for Rally Day with Cream read and dusting unit demos. Holt Lassies discussed tools and sewing projects. County clinics promoted Pressure Cooker and Food Preservation, with demonstrations by Ruth H. John.

Bluebird 4-H Club Jo-Ann Ewart Laurayne Stroburg Kitchien Lake Ahquabi Jackson Gingerettes Forest Grove Virginia Henry Darla Karen Streebin Peggy Henry Grove Township Dewey Evans Holt Township Chas. Bryson Ruth H. John

Pigs Begin Solid Feed Before Weaning Say Iowa Extension

County extension director G S Johnson urges pigs to eat oats corn and other feed before weaning to limit weight loss. Use dry oats and water near weaning to slow milk flow and prevent udder swelling. Soil Conservation Week highlights soil erosion and calls farmers to adopt conservation practices for long term fertility.

County Extension G. S. Johnson Johnson

Highway Culture Club Meets at Iva Cochran Home

The CLEARFIELD report notes the Highway Culture Club gathering at the residence of Iva Cochran. Members shared updates and planned upcoming activities.

The Highway Culture Club Iva Cochran

Social Notes include visits and travel among residents

Friday June 7 highlights show Dorothy Parrish as assistant hostess. Mr and Mrs Elbanks Wilson of Perry Iowa spent Sunday at the Orval Wall home. Mrs Faye Van Winkle and Mrs John Stephenson left Friday for Tarkio Mo. Mr and Mrs S Green of Bakersfield California visit Ralph and Laura Green. Mr and Mrs Walter Seibert of Winterset visited Dr C J Swan's home last week. Guy Stevenson went to Des Moines Saturday to attend business college. Miss Hilda Skinner, former Galesburg Illinois teacher, returned home for summer. Mr and Mrs Lennie Andrews, after weeks in Des Moines, came home Saturday.

Dorothy Parrish Elbanks Wilson Perry Iowa Orval Wall Faye van Winkle John Stephenson Tarkio S. Green Bakersfield California Ralph Laura Green Walter Seibert Winterset C. J Swan Guy Stevenson Des Moines Business Hilda Skinner Galesburg Illinois

Hoffman couple attend church convention in Tarkio

Rev and Mrs Hoffman's group attended a church convention in Tarkio last week. Nearby visitors and relatives were seen in Creston, Minneapolis, Woodland, Bedford, Portland, and St. Joseph as family members visited kin and friends.

Mrrs Hoffman Tarkio

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