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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1962
Page
6
Store ad copy notes repairs after a broken steam pipe with a sales push for summer goods at D and L. Mentions baseball game Bedford vs Clearfield Friday night with no gate charge and a closeout on LEE work pants from 6.95 to 4.25. Includes quotes on service and a reader motto.
Bedford exploded for 17 runs on 11 hits to crush Griswold 17-3 in a non conference summer game. Dan Wetmore drove in five with a three run homer, while Griswold pitcher Cannon also hit a homer. Griswold led 2-0 before Bedford surged ahead late and pulled away. Batteries: Griswold Ireland Curtise Cannon Jenning s Mueller Cox Janson.
Bedford girls beat E Union 15 to 11 in a non conference softball game. Jan Matheny and Connie Shafar had three hits each with Matheny driving in five runs. Grimes and Bradley pitched for E Union while Shafar and Schoenmann appeared for Bedford. Harry Anderson named Cedar Falls High head coach starting 1962 63 school year.
Hopkins extended its league lead by beating Burlington Junction 21 to 10 last Thursday. Dan Wetmore batted 6 for 6 with a triple and a double, driving in four runs as Brian Halli pitched a complete game with 13 strikeouts. Rex Plymell took the loss. Hopkins hosts Ravenwood June 21 at 8 PM, then Hopkins travels to Conception Junction June 24.
Calvins mound work powers Lenox to a 2-0 shutout over Bedford Friday night. Lenox produced four hits for the winning runs while Bedford managed only three hits and no runs. Both squads finished with two errors.
Bedford midget baseball team edged Griswold 4 to 2 in a Friday night curtain raiser to the high school game. Calvin and Jenkins pitched for Bedford, while Cox and Dalton closed out the win.
Creston overcame a 0-2 deficit to defeat Bedford 12-7 in a nonconference game. Creston piled 11 hits with three errors, while Bedford added nine hits and five doubles. Key players Jones Matson contributed for Creston. Everhart started for Bedford and exited in fifth, returning in seventh as relievers shuffled.
Bedford Midgets blasted Lenox for seven runs in the first inning and added four more in the fourth to win 13-2. Lenox managed only three runs and made five errors as Bedford totaled nine hits and cleanly outplayed the visitors.
The Peewee baseball league began in the city with four teams forming a round robin schedule and double header weeks. Shepherds defeated Dougherty 8 to 5 while Jeters beat Metzger’s lads 10 to 6 in the opening games.
Lenox coach Brooks resigns after several seasons and will move to Pennsylvania. The Lenox Board of Education has not named a successor as the current season ends.
Maurice Fulton former Leon High grid tumbler is named football coach at East Union High effective with the new school year. Fulton replaces Dale Alderson who resigned. Fulton served last year as thin clad coach at East Union. Scoreboard items note multiple girls and boys games with Bedford, Lenox, Griswold, Creston, and Bedford matchups, highlighting E Union and area results.
Schedule lists Creston Red Oak Invitational on June 24, Villisca Women’s pen on June 26, Bedford Members Mixed Foursome June 27, plus June 22 Clearfield at Bedford H S M P, June 24 Lenox at Cumberland NVL, June 25 Bedford at Interatate 35 Girls, June 26 Villisca at Bedford H S Midg, Mt Ayr at Lenox HS Midg, and June 28 Creston at Bedford Girls.
Mrs. Clark Stroburg warns that farmers face worsening conditions as industry and unions gain power. She notes farmers produce efficiently yet earn a small share of the food dollar, with only about 4 percent of national income for 13 percent of investment. She urges farmer organization to secure prices and avoid producing at a loss.
The Marshall Pals H. I club gathered at Cheryl Daltons home on June 11 with four members two leaders a committee woman and four visitors present. Business discussed local achievement show day camp and state camp. Talks included Using a Pattern by Cheryl Dalton a blouse making demonstration by Elaine Cox and Diane Gebhardt and Telephone Courtesy by Donna Beemer. Refreshments were served by the hostess and her mother. Next meeting set for June 25 at Mrs Frances Browns. Reporter Cheryl Dalton.
Local standings show Tall Corn Baxphion and Lenox tied at two points each in a compact group, with i Villisca a Greenfield trailing at one and Bedford, Mt. Ayr, and others close behind. Final tallies reveal competitive play across multiple teams in the district.
Raymond Sneed and Drexel Gold led a field day at the Shelby Grundy Experimental Farm near Heaconsfield with Taylor county farmers attending. Rain hindered county conservation work, though ponds were completed on John Dille in Washington and Carroll McKay in Mason townships. A new 16 page USDA SCS booklet That Land Down There explains aerial views of soil and water conservation practices, distributed through Bedford and county towns this weekend.
The Bedford Belles 4H club met at Linda Sexton’s home on June 2 to discuss day camp. Demonstrations included Your Measurements and Making a Gathered Skirt. Talks covered Wise Ways for Shining Hair and Myself A Citizen of my Club. Refreshments were served by Linda and her mother.
The Pals for Friendship 4H club met June 7 at the club house with 2 mothers present. Members discussed window displays for the extension office. Demonstrations included Us ing a Pattern by Barbara Little and Making a Blouse Sleeveless by Pam Reed and Rosalie Freeman. Talks covered Sleeping Beauty by Carol Breach and Telephone Courtesy by Jhudy Ambrose. Most members brought a gathered skirt to be judged by Pam Reed and her mother.
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