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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1945
Page
3
A Red Oak Sun snippet laments harsh ads and quirky wants in San Diego. It cites a canine heavy household seeking a furnished home or apartment and mentions a Navy lieutenant returning from a combat zone, reflecting migration from Iowa and the Midwest in pursuit of distant opportunities.
The Page County News notes domestic cats, especially homeless ones, are a major wildlife threat. With fledgling birds common now, even house cats threaten young game and songbirds. owners should confine cats for the next 45 days.
The Blaw Knox Co introduces a new Philadelphia plant producing six 3 inch coal cubes. Officials claim the processed anthracite and bituminous blend burns slow hot and nearly smokeless, so clean it can be handled with white gloves.
A Grant City Tribune weather note reports another morning of rain and resumed furnace work, calling the season the wettest since 1910 the year of the comet. It mentions early corn planting and lowering temperature records, reflecting local climate conditions.
When a Iowa Warren County teacher shortage loomed last fall, eight grandmothers who had taught years earlier filled the gap. They kept several small rural schools open using traditional three-R methods, proving their approach still works for today’s students.
A reader reports a window display that looked like a laundry business, but a reporter’s check suggests the rag was hung to hide the postmaster’s feet or eye contact. The writer hopes no libel results as the business relies on cooperation with officials.
A Lyons Kansas schoolteacher spoke on dangers of exposure after a seven year old boy died from pneumonia caught in the rain while playing with his wagon. A pupil asked where the wagon was highlighting wartime shortages.
The article notes Taylor County will celebrate the Fourth of July with multiple towns like Bedford Holt Conway Lenox and Mormontown hosting events and dinners. It mentions local hotels a bicycle purchase and a new fence as signs of community development and pride. It also covers a quiet wedding at the Van Sickle home and the installation of Taylor Lodge officers.
A four week growth of hair prompted a reflection on bare appearance with a ragged fringe. The piece humorously compares hair to a poorly kept lawn and street line, noting a fifty cent effort to improve the locks and urging readers to try the simple method themselves.
Wade Gebhardt of San Antonio and his wife visit Mrs Gebhardt's brother John Summers and wife in Clarinda. they say the temperature reached 94 with dry conditions and a need for rain. They note roasting ears this year and that in Oklahoma the corn was knee high when they traveled to the tall corn state the corn remained in the crib.
A Clarinda Herald-Journal note explains Harley Pearson picked many strawberries on the farm near the new mine but left them to attend to something. Hogs then ate the berries, boxes and all, according to a brief local anecdote.
The book profiles nineteen Americans defeated in presidential races, framing their failures with historical context. Stone dramatizes history and offers prologues epilogues notes and box scores while exploring what might have been and how personal traits shaped outcomes.
The Doughgirls screens at the Rialto on June 22 and 23 with Ann Sheridan Alexis Smith Jack Carson and Jane Wyman. A Broadway hit adapted by Joseph A Fields the comedy follows three nearly married couples in a crowded Washington hotel suite with a colorful supporting cast.
The town voices mixed feelings about rationing while praising democracy in action. Local updates cover Parsos expanding a refrigerated locker, Katz renovating a site near the theater, and Prugh building a large storehouse north of the Rialto.
Gary Cooper and Merle Oberon star in a fast moving Goldwyn comedy drama. The Cowboy and The Lady opens Sunday and Monday June 24 and 25 with Patsy Kelly Walter Brennan and Henry Kolker in supporting roles. H C Potter directs with brisk pacing and vivid backgrounds.
Howard and Franklin Pangborn head a cast with Grace McDonald Mary Healy and Martha Tilton in top female roles. Richard Davies stars as the leading man with The Dinning Sisters The Diamond Solid Aires and the Jimmy Wakely Trio among headline entertainers.
Warner Bros. drama To Have and Have Not by Howard Hawks plays Rialto Theatre June 27 28 29 with Humphrey Bogart leading a boat caper and a Free French mission aboard The Queen Coach A sea battle tests Bogart and Eddie Brennan as Vichy forces clash on Martinique in a tense retaliation tale.
Universal’s laugh loaded Strictly In The Groove opens at the Rialto Theatre on Tuesday June 26. The comedy features trio of outstanding comedians including Leon rubber-legs Errol and Shemp in a wild mix of romance fire and dude r and excitement.
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