Taylor Co Youth Elected Iowa 4-H President Richard Shuler
Richard Shuler 17, of Brooks son of Mr and Mrs Olin Shuler, was elected president of the Iowa 4-H Boys at the State 4-H Conference at Iowa State University Ames. He has eight years in 4-H with projects in demonstrations livestock crop judging electricity safety weed control conservation and tractor care. The conference highlighted citizenship with speeches by Russ Manby and Edith Sampson and included fifteen Taylor County 4-H members.
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Richard Shuler
Taylor County
Holt Buddies
Iowa
Iowa State University
Ames
Richard
Olin Shuler
Brooks
Shuler
Teachers of America
Russ Manby
Michigan
Edith Sampson
Chiago
Creston Dairy Show Draws Taylor County 4-H Members
Eight Taylor county 4-H and FFA members will exhibit 12 heifers at the Creston Dairy Show next Saturday. Participants include Richard Blake Bedford Kay Blake Bedford Bill Henderson Lenox Harold D Nelson Clearfield Eugene Nelson Clearfield Roland Troncin Bedford Jack Whitten Bedford Richard Troncin Bedford Joyce Keith Taylor County 4-H girls president will join the butter making contest. A full day of activities is planned for 4-H and FFA members and appeals to adults.
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Taylor County
Creston
FFA
Richard Blake
Bedford
Kay Blake
Bill Henderson
Lenox
Harold D. Nelson
Clearfield
Eugene Nelson
Ralond Troncin
Jack Whitten
Richard Troncin
Joyce Keith
Gun Club Shoot Set For July 4
Bedford Gun Club plans a July 4 shooting event at their grounds near the airport two miles south of Bedford on highway 148 and a mile east. Ammunition will be available on site. A Creston Social Security representative will be in Bedford July 10 at 9:30 a.m. to interview at the Taylor county courthouse supervisors’ room while County Attorney A Elton Jensen attended the Spring Conference of County Attorneys at Okoboji June 12 to 14 with Mrs Jensen and children.
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Bedford Gun Club
Bedford
Highway 148
Creston
Iowa
Social Security Office
Taylor County
Beauty Operators Meet in Shenandoah June 14
Glen Tull president of Unit 118 of the National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association led a Beauty Haven operators meeting in Shenandoah on June 14. Attendees included Betty Tull Marcia Cornell Judy Harmon and Lola Lemert who modeled while hairdressing and permanent waving demonstrations were shown.
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Glen Tull
National Hairdressers and Cosmetologists Association
Shenandoah
Betty Tull
Marcia Cornell
Judy Harmon
Lola Lemert
Betty
Judy
Conservation Meet at Lake of Three Fires Wednesday
The Taylor County Wild Life Conservation meeting is set for eight o'clock in the evening at the shelter house Lake of Three Fires on Wednesday June 27. The program includes a fishing film and a talk on the best ways to catch channel cat. Wild turkeys ordered by the club are expected soon. Last month the meeting was at Siam with a large crowd. Airman First Class William W. Osburn, 1956 BHS graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Walter L Osburn of Bedford Rt. 1, has graduated from the SAC NCO Preparatory School at Plattsburg AFB NY. Osburn entered service in 1956 and is an aircraft mechanic. Mrs. Osburn is the former Sandra S Helm of Bedford.
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Taylor County
Wild Life Conservation
Shelter House
Lake of Three Fires
Guss
Siam
William W. Osburn
BHS
Walter L. Osburn
Rt. 1
Bedford
Strategic Air Command
Plattsburg Afb
N. Y
Osburn
Sandra S. Helm
Matt Biers Dies Tuesday at 55 in Clarinda
M J Biers 55 a Bedford oldsmobile dealer and local business man died at Municipal hospital Clarinda shortly before noon Tuesday June 19 after ambulance transfer midnight Monday He is survived by wife two sons Bob and Matt two brothers Art and Clarence and three sisters Emma Biers Mrs Richard Cavell and Mrs Harve Rapp Funeral at 2 00 p m Thursday Shum-Novinger Funeral Home 708 Madison St officiated by Rev Ivo Randels Burial in Fairview cemetery
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M. J. Biers
Bedford
Municipal Hospital
Clarinda
Biers
Bob
Matt
Art
Clarence
Emma Biers
Richard Cavell
Harve Rapp
Shum-Novinger Funeral
Madison St
Ivo Randels Offlciating
Fairview Cemetery
Summer Band Begins June 20
Summer band starts June 20 for students entering seventh grade or higher and June 21 for younger students with prior instrumental training. Practices are at BC HS auditorium at 8:00 p.m. Contact Mr Chaney for instrumental lessons at Gravity Monday or Tuesday afternoons, Blockton Wednesday or Thursday afternoons, or at Bedford.
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BCHS
Sabin Polio Vaccine To Be Given At Lenox June 24
Henry Imel, 16, of Safford Arizona, son of Mr and Mrs Marvin Imel former Sharpsburg residents, will spend a week at the United Nations this summer with a group of 36 youths from Arizona and California on the 13th annual U N pilgrimage. Sponsored by Safford Odd Fellows and Rebekahs, he has completed his junior year at Safford High and will join the trip on June 13.
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Henry Imel
Safford
Arizona
Marvin Imel
Sharpsburg
United Nations
Safford High
California
U. N
Imel
Odd Fellows and
Rebekahs
Flyers Club Plans Airport Meeting and Sept Flight Breakfast
A Flying Club special meeting is set at the airport tonight to plan work on the new building and to arrange the local flight breakfast for September 2. The Campbell family reunion is scheduled for Sunday June 24 at Lake of Three Fires State Park near Bedford, with a family picnic. Sabin oral polio vaccine will be offered to all ages at Lenox High School gym on Sunday June 24 from 11:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for 25 cents. Children from six weeks up to older groups may receive it. Parents must grant consent for those under 21 or accompany them. The vaccine is taken by mouth in a few drops on a lump of sugar.
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Flying Club
Campbell
Lake of Three Fires
Bedford
Sabin
Lenox
Rainbow Girls Meet June 27 at Masonic Temple
Bedford Assembly of the Order of Rainbow for Girls will meet in stated session at the Masonic Temple Wednesday night June 27 at seven o'clock There will be initiation All members are asked to attend Eastern Stars and Masons are invited Joyce Ernest is Worthy Advisor Mrs Hampton Wintermute Mother Advisor The Rainbow Girls will have a bake sale at the Extension office Saturday forenoon June 23
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Bedford
Order of Rainbow For Girls
Masonic Temple
Joyce Ernest
Hampton Wintermute
Rainbow Girls
ASCS Sets Deadline for New Wheat Allotment
The Taylor County ASCS committee announces a July 2 deadline for farmers seeking a new wheat farm allotment for 1863. A new farm has no wheat history in 1960 61 or 62, including acreage counted under reserve programs. Applications must be written on the provided form and filed at the county ASCS office by July 2.
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ASCS
Taylor County
Great Plains
Rabies Vaccination Day Scheduled for Dogs in Radford
Next Wednesday June 27 has been set as the dog rabies vaccination day in Radford. Owners should bring dogs to M. Andocaon's office between 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. for vaccination. Matheny notes an increase in rabid or infected animals this year and urges all dogs to be vaccinated.
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Radford
M. Andocaon
Matheny
Sandra Cornell To Kanigas U Music Festival
Cornell, a Bedford Community High School freshman and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cornell Jr., will attend the Midwestern Moale and Arts Festival at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. About 100 students from 20 states will join for a two week session. she will participate in the music division. She was entered on the recommendation of Mrs. Ona Chaney. Cornelis will drive Sandra to Lawrence on Sunday, July 1.
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Cornell
Bedford Community High School
Charles Cornell, Jr
Bedford
University of Kansas At Lawrence
Beto
Sandra
Ona Chaney
Cornelis
Lawrence
Holland accepts civil service post in Washington DC
Mrs Paul Simpson's son in law R E B Holland has accepted a civil service appointment in the Wage and Hour and Public Contracts Divisions in Washington DC. The Hollands left Kansas City Tuesday to move to Washington Monday. Mrs Paul Shamp, their son and Mr and Mrs R E Holland and children spent the day in Mt Ayr with Mr and Mrs R G Holland.
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Paul Simpson
R. EB. Holland
Department
Washington, D.C
Hollands
Kansas City
Paul Shamp
R. E. Holland
Mt.Ayr
R. G. Holland
Special Plea for Bloodmobile Here Tuesday
The bloodmobile arrives Tuesday June 26 at the Masonic Hall from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Bedford Legion Auxiliary women supervise arrangements and donations with Missouri Methodist hospital collaborating with the Red Cross Blood program. About 90 pints have been donated recently to aid Taylor county residents, and officials urge participation to reach a life-saving quota on a red letter day.
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Masonic Hall
Bedford Legion Auxiliary
Missouri Methodist Hospital
Red Cross Blood Program
Taylor County
Red Cross Blood Center
Omaha
Bedford
Local flying club attendees travel to Clarinda event
Seven local flying enthusiasts flew to Clarinda for the flight breakfast at Clarinda airport. Members include Mr. and Mrs. Hubert, Henry, A Elton, Andy Jensen, Carlton, Vérnon, Dale Stand age and Roger Mick in the club plane. Drove to Page county gathering were Mr. and Mrs. Don Glass, Mrs. Dale Stand age and Susan.
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Clarinda
Hubert
Henry
A. Elton
Andy Jensen
Carlton
Vérnon
Dale Standage
Roger Mick
Page County
Don Glass
Susan
David Terbells To Spain By Jet
Mr and Mrs David Terbell of Salem Oregon former Bedford residents plan to leave Portland by jet on July 14 for Seville Spain arriving 11 55 a m the next day Their daughter and husband A T 1 and Mrs Tex Yuki will meet them at the airport travel 65 miles to the Spanish American Naval base at Rota spend two weeks with them and little Kim They will return home by way of Copenhagen after visiting Spain Italy Switzerland West Germany France and Denmark They plan to be gone a month Mrs Terbell teaches second grade in the Salem school system and David is a Right of Way Agent for the Oregon State Highway Department
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David Terbell
Salem
Oregon
Bedford
Portland
Seville
Spain
A.T. 1
Tex Yuki
Rota
Kim
Kim”. They Will Return Home Over the Pole
Copenhagen
Italy
Switzerland
West Germany
France
Denmark
Leon Couple Adopts Korean Baby Girl
Leon couple Mr and Mrs Paul Whitfield adopt a month old Korean girl named Dora Lea for transfer from Holt Adoption Agency Creswell Ore. Nurse and Korean girl accompany the three infants on the Seattle bound plane with two other Korean babies headed for west coast adopters. The Whitfields formerly Mrs Dorothy Harris of Bedford have two sons Michael Paul and Wayne Edgar. Paul Jones a recent Michigan University law graduate and son of Mr and Mrs Frank Jones of Bedford passed the Town Bar Exams and was sworn into the Iowa Bar. He and his wife and son Winston Kessler depart for Salem Oregon where she will clerk for a Supreme Court Justice.
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Paul Whitfield
Leon
Dora Lea
Whitfield
Dorothy Harris
Bedford
Whitfields
Holt Adoption Agency
Creswell
Ore
Paul Jones
Michigan University Law
Frank Jones
Iowa
Winston Kessler
Salem
Oregon
Supreme Court
Bedford to Host Big July Fourth Celebration Here
Governor Norman A. Erbe signed a proclamation designating June 17 to 24 as Soil and Water Conservation Week in Iowa. He praised Iowa’s grade A land and urged urban and rural residents to support soil resource care and learn about the state’s 100 soil conservation districts.
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Norman A. Erbe
Iowa
Erbe
Towa
Bedford Prepares Free July Fourth Celebration With Parade
Taylor County officials attend a district workshop in Shenandoah June 22 to learn Iowa law changes. Bedford plans a free Fourth of July celebration featuring a big parade, a horse show, and a fireworks display with entries encouraged from merchants, civic groups, and schools. Fireworks will be managed by the fire department. Sheriff posts jail visiting hours Wednesdays and Saturdays.
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Bedford
Bryan Cross
Bedford Merchant
Ben Scane
Timea
Lake of Three Fires closes by 10 30 p m rule
Visitors to Lake of Three Fires state park must vacate before 10:30 p m unless arranged by the director or authorized representative. Notice may adjust hours. camping areas exempt with proper permission. Also notes two Bedford 1962 graduates Kaye Hanshaw and Linda Taylor leaving for a six week Kansas University camp and Roger Ratekin attending the AAA Patrol Rally in Washington D C as a Michigan safety patrol representative.
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Lake of Three Fires State Park
Iowa
Mighty Midget Ad Sells Refrigerators in TP Classifieds
Jim Mc Campbell, Country Boys Yard foreman, touts a successful use of a TP classified ad stating it could have sold six refrig erators. The note highlights the ad’s impact as proof of strong results from a Mighty Midget classified placement. Wives of Jayces members attended the Bedford Community Junior Chamber of Commerce installation at Skylark Cafe on June 13. Officers installed included Atty. Richard R. Jones as president, Vernon Cox as 1st vice president, Kenneth D. Pickens as 2nd vice president, Carroll Olsen as treasurer, Jack Leckister as secretary, and Gordon N. Reynolds as state director.
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T-P
Jim McCampbell
Country Boys
McCampbell
Jayces
Bedford Community Junior Chamber of Commerce
Skylark Cafe
Atty
Richard R. Jones
Vernon Cox
Kenneth D. Pickens
Carroll Olsen
Jack Leckister
Gordon, N. Reynolds
Demo Convention Here June 29 At Bedford Library
The Taylor County Democratic Convention will convene at 10:00 a.m. on Friday June 29 in the library basement in Bedford. All precinct committee men, committeewomen, and delegates are urged to attend. All candidates and any other interested persons should attend, spokesmen state.
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Taylor County
Bedford
Sheridan Youth Injured In Bike Accident
Jimmy Collier an 11 year old Sheridan resident sustained head wounds a gashed knee and multiple bruises in a bicycle crash on a steep Sheridan hill. His bike collided with a car driven by Gary Constant. He remained unconscious until Sunday afternoon and was hospitalized at Ringgold Co Hospital.
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Jimmy Collier
Everett Collier
Mt. Ayt
Sheridan
Gary Constant
Grant City
Jan
Jimmy
Ringgold Co
Campers Unlimited Sets Park Camping Record at Three Fires
Campers Unlimited of Council Bluffs Iowa visited the Lake of Three Fires State Park bringing 65 camping units, a park record for a nonholiday weekend. Club president Vincent Miller notes 150 families in CU with trips weekly in summer and fall. The group’s Bedford outing featured a picnic, camp fire, worship service, and separate camping acreage from picnic and beach areas.
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Lake of Three Fires
Campers Unlimited
Council Bluffs
Bill Wyatt
Wyatt
Vincent C. Miller
C. U
Times- Press
Miller
Bedford
C. A
Robert Nelson
Hans Heiberg
C. Miller
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Taylor Co
Iowa State
Mary Sand
Blockton
University Hospital
Mary
Says
County Extension
Carroll Olser
Miss Sand
Paul Ackley
Judy Henderson
Alan Davidson
Tom Henderson
Sharyn Selley
Elaine Cobb
Judy Hughes
Sandee Curphey
Gene Crecelius
Rex Wilhelm
Paul Brummett
Creston Dairy
Bsocial Security Agent
Beauty
Conservation
Bill Osburn
ARMY
O.P
Matt Biers
Mr. Chaney
M. K. Sawyer
Washington
Rainbow Girls Meet
James Blake
Ford
Helen Streebin
Oldsmobile
Marvin L. Brown
Chevrolet
Myron Reynolds
Rambler
Hugh ‘Wyant
Sandra Cornell
Kanigas U
U. S. Civil Service
Bloodmobile
David Terbells
Jet
Atty, Paul Jones
Ass'n
Soil & Water Conservation Week
Claude Hooper
Bedford Saddle Club
Taylor County Fair Grounds
Homer Horning
Saddle Club
Bedford Sale Barn
Arthur Matheny
Bedford Community
Kaye Hanshaw
Linda Taylor
Kansas University Music and Art
Lawrence, Kansas
Kaye
Clifton Hanshaw
Linda
Robert Taylor
Roger Ratekin
Safety Patrol
Donald Ratekin
Allegan
Mich
Michigan Automobile Club
Roger
Albert Campbell
Ralph Ratekin
Red Oak
Jaycees
Country Boys Lumber Co
Union
Canada
Bil Wyatt
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