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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1944
Page
7
Numerous residents and visitors cross paths in Bedford this week as Miss Vera Petherick and others visit from Denver and Hastings. Several locals travel to Excelsior Springs, Camp Hood, Meade, and Des Moines, while families host relatives from Ames, Seattle, Chicago, and Kansas City for vacations, weddings, and summer events.
In a missive from New Guinea Perey writes of mud and rain, compares beaches to Long Beach California, and jokes about drill sergeants. He notes no home letters yet, long hours writing, and a self built light plant in his tent with a generator, air compressor, battery and headlights.
Jim Blake correspondence from New Caledonia to Ham recounts unit life period details pets including a dog named Red and three rabbits and mentions magazines and the local town Tic Bet 30 months changing with new births noted in the paper. He reflects on reading Ward Poore and being the lone Iowa man in his outfit.
Russell John writes from New Guinea describing jungle life, weather, pests, and combat with humor and grit. He mentions Chub Greenway, Pineapple, cocoanut, and sending photos home while praising Allied efforts and the jungle as king.
East Mission church invites families of the community to attend Sunday school at 11 00 a m at the East Mission school house during war time.
O. H. Hallgrimson leads Sunday school at 9 45 a m with morning worship at 11 00 a m Union service scheduled at the Presbyterian church at 8 00 p m.
Rev A A Ross calls Sunday communion at 11 o clock with Sunday school at 2 and a 3 o’clock sermon by Rev T J Overholt. Prayer meeting Friday 8 30 p m. Thomas Moon of College Springs died Tuesday after nursing home care in Bedford. Funeral held at Pickering Missouri Methodist church at 11 this morning with burial in Pickering cemetery.
Neighbors and friends of Mr. and Mrs. Orville Manley assisted at their farm on Tuesday. Mr. Manley remains in a Maryville hospital recovering from stomach poisoning. Helpers included Orie Woldruff Cecil Woldruff Darrell Potter with tractors Floyd Cla yton Clarence Sleep Harmon Sleep Bud Sprague Ralph Sleep Arlie Beal Coy Jeffers Frank Potter Arthur Stickelman Glen Edward Potter with horse and fork Carroll Geer served as water boy.
Mr and Mrs Orville Manley and Mrs Crystal Manley express gratitude to friends and neighbors for assisting with chores and support during illness and hospital stay. Their thanks note emphasizes kindness will not be forgotten.
Families gathered Sunday evening at the Harry Clayton home near Hopkins to honor fathers with ice cream and cake. A separate June 15 visit at Bill Miller Jr.’s home celebrated Mr. Miller’s birthday with refreshments, while the Just-A More Club met with Mrs. Emory Hardee for social time, contests, and snacks.
Mr and Mrs Flea Clayton and daughter Hazel visit the Clayton home in Bedford on Wednesday afternoon. Glenn Eldon Stewart spends a few days with cousin Harry David Clayton near Hopkins. Shirley Orme of Hopkins stays a week in the Frank Potter home. Marian Waldruff visits Alfred Orme home near Hopkins. Deloris Clayton visits in the Alfred Orme and Glen Waldruff homes in Hopkins. Mr and Mrs Darrell Perry and children of Shenandoah visit parents Mr and Mrs C A Perry and stay with Mr and Mrs Cecil Waldruff. Visitors Sunday in Edgar Harris home include Mr and Mrs Charlie Morehouse and Dewey Morehouse of Bedford and Charlie Wineinger of New Market. Mrs Mary Keith of New Market spends Monday night in the Orville Manley home and with Orville Horner.
A series of weekend and midweek visits were reported across Clarinda Corning Benton Bedford Hopkins Hopkins area families. Son of Clarinda visited Perry Fine home while Mahlon Oxley and family of Corning and George Oxley hosted evening guests. Other gatherings included Ed Stewart and Stewart family in Benton and Vancouver Washington visitors.
On June 21, 1944 the District Court of Taylor County Iowa appointed Leslie R Cobb as Executor of the estate of Emma A John deceased. Creditors must present claims legally authenticated to the court for allowance and all debts must be settled with the executor. James R Locke is the attorney.
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