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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1934
Page
6
Mrs. C. R Bishoff and Mrs. C. E Straight hosted the Philathea class. A business session approved donating $15 more to the church budget. Several local residents were mentioned visiting, traveling, or hospitalized.
Relatives from Auburn and Gallipolis visit the Stafford family in Conway with church services at Blanchard. Junior Scroogies hosts a birthday party with ice cream and cake. Father's Day observed at the Methodist church with program. Kenneth Bruner marks his birthday with friends at his home. Repairs done on Mrs. Josephine OGrady’s house after a recent wind damage. Willing Workers host class meeting with scripture roll call. Mrs. Lavalle McMullin visits Hopkins relatives. Reena Saylor visits from Bedford to her mother. Joe Hogue returns from Iowa City after cast removal from his hip. Eddie Graham travels from Mount Ayr after family visit helping Mrs. Humphrey.
Conway Methodist Church led by Minister E. E. Garrett holds choir practice Tuesday at 8 p.m. The Community Players of Siam present An Old Fashioned Mother in the Hardware building at Conway Monday at 8 p.m. W. H. M. 5 at Mrs. McMullin's Wednesday at 2 p.m. League party Friday night invites all young people.
Miss Oma A Knott and Lyie B Eno of Sharpsburg were married in Lincoln Nebraska on November 1 1933. The bride is the daughter of Mrs I W Knott and taught home economics in Stromsburg. The groom son of Mr and Mrs Howard Eno works in Lincoln. They are Sharpsburg graduates and both attended the University of Nebraska and will reside in Lincoln after visiting relatives here.
The Sharpsburg W C T U held its regular monthly meeting and Missionary Tea at Mrs. Elizabeth Pennebaker's home with assistant hostesses Mrs. Overholser Lewellen Young and Blood. Guests were Missionary societies of local churches. Jessie Cundy led devotions on Faith and the group voted to continue as a Light Line Union by paying its membership amount.
A group of twenty friends gathered Tuesday evening at the Charles Reed residence to celebrate Ruth Reed's birthday with music and games. Refreshments were served during the friendly garden party ambience.
A string of visiting pastors and families including Rev. Bellanger, Mr. and Mrs. Studebaker, and others from South Bend, Maitland, Alpha, Clarinda, and Maryville gather in Hopkins for week end visits. Local clubs and church groups hosted events, with reports of homecoming services and a silver tea planned by the Christian church Ladies.
Batty Terry and Billy Terry of Lenox visited the C A Reed home at the start of the week. Louis Grimm of Chicago visited with his parents in Lenox. Bob Day and Junior Day of Des Moines visited relatives here. R M Tuttle of New Market spent the weekend with the Vern Smith family. Ruth Reed spent the weekend with the Bill Terry home in Lenox. Phil Dernon of Humeston is handling banking in Sharpsburg. Allen Rutledge leaves for Ames to attend college this fall. Mrs. Robert Swarthout of St. Joseph visits this week. Mrs. Guy Brown returns from St. Joseph after treatments. Ivan Gillette and Daylene attended the Register Tribune carriers picnic in Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cochran went to Des Moines. Mrs. Cochran remained for a few days with the Harry McGuire home.
SIAM and surrounding families gathered for a Father s Day reunion at the William Miller home with seven brothers and two sisters represented. N H Reid entered St Joseph s Methodist Hospital for treatment accompanied by Mrs Reid Dr Burnett and nurse Miss Sessions. A community meeting planned a summer home talent chautauqua for the first week in August. The 4 H club met at Elsie Rose Fine and Lucille Fine s home with refreshments. The Ladies Aid presented The Old Fashioned Mother.
Mr and Mrs Ed Halpian of Patton Calif arrive Wednesday for a visit at the home of her parents Mr and Mrs Joe Shields Sr Sunday the Shields show hospitality and plan a family gathering with the Halpian family present
Siam loses to the Neumeyer team in a Sunday baseball game. The Ladies Aid of the Methodist church hosted an ice cream supper Wednesday evening. social items note recent visits, anniversaries, and family happenings including Mr. and Mrs. Shields twelfth wedding anniversary and various neighbors traveling and hosting.
Mr. and Mrs. Stuart O Dough erty Irma Dean and Bobby Mr and Mrs Roy Miller and children and Mrs Estella O Daugherty all of Hopkins Mr and Mrs Jim Thompson and daughter Bonnie Jean of Bedford were dinner guests Sunday of Mr and Mrs John O Dougherty Mr and Mrs Tom Longfellow and sons Robert Dean Dale and Neal were afternoon callers
Bedford residents hosted relatives and friends on Sunday with dinners and gatherings across several homes. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Murrie Wanters in their daughter’s home, Mr. and Mrs. Vern Melvin and children from Siam, Mrs. Fred Hayworth of Bedford, Mr. and Mrs. Milo Allison, Mr. and Mrs. Claude King, Alva Straight, Carl Kembery and family, Murriel Vawter aided by his father Vawter of Coin, Dale Irwin visiting, and Ed Rosenthal’s Hopkinds visit by Claude Thompson and sons. Others were Mrs. Robert Larsson, a family reunion near Clarinda, Glenn Taummel with grandmother Mrs. Sarah Butts, and Mrs. Will Henning’s relatives in Hopkins.
Hazel Dell hosts Mrs Paul Gorton Miss Edna Beauchamp Mattie Bordner and Eleanor Bordner after noon guests of Mrs Burl Allen Friday. Mrs Burl Allen and children visit aunt Miss Cora Davidson near Bedford Saturday afternoon. Mr and Mrs Paul Garton and Mr and Mrs Albert Garton of Clarinda call on Mr and Mrs Harry Bordner. John Hopple leaves for Pampa Texas to visit grandfather J C Mendenhall. Leona Smith visits Edd Laughilyn home in Bedford this week. Read the Advertisements.
The Aid will host a birth day party at Mrs. Mable Piper’s home Thursday afternoon inviting attendees to bring gloom and sun shine bags. If unable to attend, contributions should be sent. The piece ends with a quip linking life’s worth to the liver and a jab at Congress and the President.
Mrs. Jessie Martin of San Francisco praises Kruschen Salts for weight loss. She reports losing 14 lbs in a month and plans to continue as she urges others to try the remedy. The ad cites testimonials of large weight losses and improved health, urging readers to obtain it at Arena Drug Company and elsewhere.
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