Republicans to Meet June 30 in Bedford for County Convention
The Taylor County Republican County Convention will be held in Bedford on Friday morning June 30 at 10 o'clock in the Court Room. Delegates will be chosen for the State Conventions in Des Moines including Regular Republican State Convention to select delegates for July 21 at the Kant Theater Des Moines and for the State Judicial Convention July 28. James E. Hughes Lenox attorney will address the convention and officers will be elected after the meeting.
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Bedford
Court Room
Wayne Harbour
Des Moines
Republican State Central Committee
Taylor County
Iowa
Kant Theater
Supreme Court of Iowa
Creston
James E. Hughes
Lenox
Far South TV reception glitches puzzle early viewers
In the early days of television, unusual reception brought in clear programs from Houston San Antonio and New Orleans to Jack Marley's home. Channels 2 4 5 and 6 carried distant signals along with Jacksonville Florida during a 5 to 7 p m window attributed to a cloud bank acting as a reflector.
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Jack Marley
Jack
Houston
San Antonio
Texas
New Orleans
Louisiana
I New Orleans
Jacksonville
Florida
Local lad nets big basses at Lake of Three Hires
Max Dougherty of the city shows strong fishing at the Lake of Three Hires this week. He landed a 3% lb bass and a 4% lb bass on Saturday and Monday, with an eyewitness noting a near 9 lb catch that escaped. Frank Wetmore Sr. added four bass Wednesday evening totaling about 4% pounds.
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Max Dougherty
BHS
Max
Vic Robinson
Frank Wetmore
Revival Campaign at Zion Church Heads by Hills
Rev. and Mrs. Marion Hill of Hutchinson Kansas will lead a revival at Zion Church from Tuesday June 27 through July 9 with nightly services at 8 o clock. The public is invited to attend.
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Marion Hill
Hutchinson
Kansas
Zion Church
Creston Elks Defeat Bruins in Error Filled Tilt
Creston Elks defeated the Bruins 9 to 5 after eight-hit effort from Jim Jeter and a string of Bedford errors. Jeter fanned eleven but Bruins showed seven miscues and failed to capitalize despite a late rally.
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L. C
Sid” Morris
Clarence Colling
Creston Elks
Jim Jeter
Creston
Bruin
Bedford
Bruins
Shupe
Jeter
Deke Burch
Peanuts Lowry
Bud Jamison
Bud
Bob Nelson
Lowry
Nelson
Crestor
Big Jim Jeter
Big Jim
Casey Guenther
Siamese Twin Pigs Reported Near Bedford
A farmer, Freddie Thomas, found a pair of Siamese twin piglets in a litter of 12 northeast of Bedford. The conjoined piglets measure four inches along their bellies and appear normal otherwise, with feet suited only for kicking and scratching each other.
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Freddie Thomas
Bedford
Hopson Rose Garden Featured In Bedford Home
The Times-Press notes a large bouquet of ten named rose varieties from Mr and Mrs J W Hopson of Bedford. The highlight is the Peace rose and readers are urged to visit the Hopson home one block south of Main Street. Hazel Matheny of Blockton also contributes roses. she now works at the Parslow home in Clearfield.
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Times-Press
J. W. Hopson
Bedford
Hopson
Main Street
Hazel Matheny
Blockton
Barnard Names New Teacher From Bedford for Math and Science
Will Teach At Barnard August Steeve of Bedford has been elected to teach in the schools at Barnard Missouri. Steeve earned a Secondary Education degree this spring at the State College Maryville and will teach Mathematics and Science next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Steeve
Bedford
Barnard
Missouri
Steeve
State College
Maryville
Bedford Lions Club year end dinner recalls community work
About 35 members attended the Bedford Lions Club year end dinner at Bedford Country Club. Guests Gale Young of Florida and George Crilly of Nebraska spoke as club funds support youth programs, glasses for students, hot lunches, and playground plans. New officers take over in July with Hank Krejci, John Larsen and Bert Lange arranging the next dinner.
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Bedford Lions Club
Bedford Country Club
Gale Young
Florida
Cliff Young
George Crilly
Campbell
Nebraska
Paul Bartlett
Jordan
Bill Young
Bedford
Lions Club
Blane Shupe
Harold Guenther
Hail Diamond
Sid Morris
Times-Press
Metropolitan Press
Omaha
Des Moines
St. Joseph
Creston
Sid
Bruins
Cardinals
Supt. van Dyke
George
Shorty) Brown
Salvation Army Fund
Jas. A. Lucas
Rollie Livingston
Lucas
Rollie
Hank Krejci
John Larsen
Bert Lange
Are You Interested In A Saddle Club Bedford Notice
A Bedford Community appeal asks residents if they want a Saddle Club. Contact Chub Greenway to express interest and trigger a meeting for organization and planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saddle Club
Bedford
Chub Greenway
Tall Corn League Week Schedule and Results
This week in the Tall Corn League Creston visits Elliott Thursday night and Elliott plays Griswold Sunday night. Last week Creston defeated Bedford 9 to 5 and Stanton beat Griswold 22 to 2.
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Creston
Elliott
Griswold
Bedford
Stanton
Pet Creston
Stanton Bedford
Mount Ayr
Mrs. J. H. Salyards Dies At Iowa City
Mrs. J. H. Salyards 83 of Gravity died at the University Hospital Iowa City after a fall at home that fractured her hip and ankle. Survived by husband J H Salyards two sons Carl Cade New Market Haven Salyards Glenwood two nieces reared in the home Mrs Walter Gheenway Bedford and Mrs Grace Thomas Corning. Body brought to Bedford and funeral set for Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Christian Church Gravity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Salyards
University Hospital
Iowa City
Carl Cade
New Market
Haven Salyards
Glenwood
Walter Gheenway
Bedford
Grace Thomas
Corning
Christian Church In
Gravity
Miss Margaret Meikle Sails For Europe in June
Miss Margaret Meikle of Long Beach California writes the Times Press about visiting Oak Park Illinois with her sister Mrs John Roller and family. She departs Oak Park Saturday by air for New York and sails for Europe Monday June 19 to spend the summer. Meikle plans to return to Long Beach in September to teach again.
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Margaret Meikle
Long Beach
Calif
Times- Press
John Roller
Oak Park
Illinois
New York City
Europe
Meikle
Salen Named Cage Coach At Loveland
Robert W. Salen, 26, former Denver Nugget and Denver Cu. player, was named head basketball coach at Loveland High School. He will also teach history and psychology or physical education.
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Robert W. Salen
Denver Yard
Denver
Loveland High School
Howard E
Bill) Reed
Salen
Rocky Ford
Bill Strannigan
Colorado A&m
Bedford
Iowa
Creighton U
U.S. Navy
Naval Reserve
Denver Nuggets
Denver Cu
Irv Ferguson
Fort Collins
Democrats to Meet June 30 in Bedford Library Club Room
The Taylor County Democratic Convention will be held at the Library Club Room in Bedford at 10 oclock Friday morning June 30. Delegates will be chosen for state and judicial conventions with 10 delegates per convention. County chairman Cecil Streebird and vice chair Mrs Vern Timberlake lead the local party. State conventions are set for July 13 in Des Moines Kant Theatre and July 26 at Hotel Fort Des Moines. Both gatherings begin at 11 a.m.
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Taylor County
Library ‘Club
Bedford
Cecil Streebird
Vern ‘Timberlake
Kant Theatre
Des Moines
Hotel Fort Des Moines
One Day Golf Tournament Here Sunday
Golfers in this corner of the state are invited to a one day tournament at the Bedford Country Club on Sunday, June 25. Flights will be arranged for all entrants with prizes for flight winners, runners up, and consolation. Ladies of the club will serve lunch at noon.
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Bedford Country Club
Two Held For Giving Bad Checks in Bedford
Margaret Wood 24 Ringgold county resident was arrested at her Malay home by Sheriff Harry Lucas for bad checks written for 5 and 3 dollars to Bedford firms. She is on parole in Ringgold county for similar matters. Elmer Bodtke 32 was picked up in Indianola by Sheriff Lucas and Deputy Carroll Little and held in Bedford jail. He wrote a 135 dollar check to Lloyd Huntsman for a car, cashed at Lange Clothing Co., then bounced. Bodtke, a construction worker, will have a later hearing.
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Margaret Wood
Ringgold County
Malay
Harry ‘Lucas
Lloyd Huntsman
Huntsman
Lange Clothing Co
Bodtke
Kenneth Mullen Receives USC Civil Engineering Degree
Kenneth T. Mullen earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering at the University of Southern California commencement on Saturday June 17. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Al Mullen of Bedford and is a 1940 graduate of Bedford High School. The class of 6720 marked the university’s largest graduating class.
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Kenneth T. Mullen
University of Southern California
Kenneth
al Mullen
Bedford
Bedford High School
Former Residents Return For Visit
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Maxfield of Boise Idaho returned to Bedford Blockton area last week, their former home. Maxfield born in Bedford June 6 72 years ago, married Florence Campbell and moved to Blockton 1898 left 1909 for Idaho. He is a Boise street commissioner. They came with daughter and family Mr. and Mrs. Frank Corn and Trula of Emmett Idaho. Mrs. Corn born in Blockton.
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F. B. Maxfield
Boise
Idaho
Bedford - Blockton
Maxfield
Bedford
Florence Campbell
Blockton
Thy
Frank Corn
Trula
Emmett
Corn
Martha Dinwiddie Heads Rainbow
Martha Dinwiddie daughter of Mr and Mrs Arthur Dinwiddie of Bedford was installed Grand Worthy Advisor of the Iowa Grand Assembly Order of Rainbow for Girls at Memorial Coliseum Cedar Rapids Marilyn Mona outgoing Grand Worthy Advisor was installing officer Dinwiddie escorted to the East by her father through an aisle formed by twenty four Bedford Assembly girls Other attendees included Mary Ellen Blalock Canton Missouri and Norma Alexander Peggy Young and Frances Cross from Redford and many Dinwiddie relatives
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Martha Dinwiddie
Arthur Dinwiddie
Bedford
Iowa Grand Assembly
Order of Rainbow
Memorial Coliseum
Cedar Rapids
Marilyn Mona
Clinton
Miss Dinwiddie
Bedford Assembly
Mary Ellen Blalock
Canton
Missouri
Carol Swanson
Helen Hawley
Clarinda
Betty Barton
Bloomfield
Sheryl McClintock
Carroll
Martha
Iowa Rainbow Girls
Supreme Assembly
Long Beach
California
Supreme Service
Carol Swarson
Norma Alexander
Barbara Putnam
Nadine Wallace
Frances Cross
Rainbow
Grand Assembly
Redford
Peggy Young
Margaret Maxwell
Sylvia Thompson
Donna Busby
Margaret Henry
Beverly Bowman
Beverly Crane
iFrances ‘Cross
Louise Iovinger
Lois Marley
Judith ‘Beemer
Shirley Johnson
Elaine ‘Lucas
Betty Jo Watts
Martha Beebe
Mildred Melvin
Agatha Reed
Judy Cross
Sandra Sawyer
Clifford Young
A. W. Hamblin
Kathryn Kirketey
L. Guy Young
Charles Dinwiddie
Wheat allotments and limestone orders urged for fall 1951
Farmers must seek wheat allotments at the county office before July 1 if they did not receive an allotment or have not grown wheat in the past three years. Five acres or more of wheat in any of the last three years marks old wheat farms with established allotments. Orders for limestone should be placed now as delivery timelines are set and costs are favorable. Some corn-loan borrowers who sold or fed part of their corn have settled. others yet to settle should do so promptly to avoid embarrassment and preserve loan eligibility.
Lenox Graduate Enlists in Air Corps
Jake Walter, Lenox High School class of 1950 graduate, has enlisted in the Air Corps and is at San Antonio Texas for basic training. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harry Walter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Walter
Lenox High School
Air Corps
San Antonio
Texas
John
Harry Walter
Bedf ord Girls Attend Y Teen Conference in Grinnell
Bedford High School Y-Teens Kathryn Martin Darla Stree bin and Marilyn Park joined nearly 300 Iowa high school girls at Grinnell College for the Iowa Y-Teen summer conference. Directed by Margaret Albrecht Davenport the event centers on Peace Personal Problems and Prejudice with morning discussion groups and activities in sports crafts creative dancing and workshops.
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Kathryn Martin
Darla Streebin
Marilyn Park
Bedford High School
Grinnell
Iowa
Grinnell College
Margaret Albrecht
Davenport
July 1 Deadline For Making Applications For Homestead Exemptions
The notice states that applications for Homestead exemptions must be filed with the County Auditor by July 1 and must be made each year. If the property is sold and a new property bought the exemption must be applied to the new property. Soldier's exemptions also need July 1 filing, but once filed they stay on record unless the exemption changes to another property. If location changes, notify the County Auditor. W. A. Houck County Auditor.
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W. A. Houck County
Congregational Meeting Plans Change of Church Year
The Christian Church to vote Sunday on moving the church year from October 1 to July 1. The nominating committee will report officers to be elected. The church board will be reduced and a board of deaconesses added. All members urged to attend.
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Christian Church
Church ‘Board
Farm Loan Dividends Paid to 300 plus farmers
More than 300 farmers and stockmen in Page and Taylor counties receive a regular 5 percent dividend now being paid by the Farmers National Land Bank loans through the cooperative association. J D Loudou secretary treasurer said checks are being mailed to those with Federal operative association. He noted the dividend came from a recent payment by the Federal Land Bank of Omaha. Directors at Clarinda include Hugh M Buchanan Lenox president Kent Thorrell Clarinda George Crawford Clarinda Milo Hughes Clarinda and George Otte Clarinda.
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Page
Taylor Counties
Farmers National Land Bank
Cooperative Association
J.D. Loudou
Federal Land Bank
Cooperative Asociation
Federal Land Bank of Omaha
Cooperative National Farm ‘Loan Associations
Clarinda
Hugh M.buchanan
Lenox
Kent Thorrell
George Crawford
Milo Hughes
George Otte
All Masonic Picnic at Des Moines July 16
Za Ga Zig Temple Des Moines sponsors an All Masonic Picnic on Sunday July 16 at the Iowa State Fair Grounds. Activities begin at 2 p.m. with a basket dinner planned in late afternoon, free coffee and ice cream, distinguished speakers, band and cantor concerts, races prizes and gifts for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Masonic Lodge
Mrs Sinderson Wins Prizes on KIOA Radio Show
Mrs. Ben W. Sinderson of Bedford was one of three winners on the One to Ten radio program on Station KIOA Des Moines Saturday. She received an armful of records and two theatre passes as prizes.
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Ben W. Sinderson
Bedford
KIOA
Des Moines
4 H Delegates At Convention In Iowa Summary
A group of fifteen Taylor county 4 H girls attend the 44H Girls Convention on the Nowa State College campus in Ames Iowa during June 1928. Delegates include Lavelle Stroburg Carol Haidsiak Karen Streebin Carolyn Young Margaret Smith Margaret White Helen Glassgow and others led by Evelyn Hunter and local leaders. The four day program features talks on home economics citizenship and group responsibility with sessions on health recreation and reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor County
Nowa State College
Ames
Lavelle Stroburg
Carol Haidsiak
Karen Streebin
Blockton
Carolyn Young
Margaret Smith
Gravity
Carol Cabbage
Helen Glassgow
New Market
Margaret White
Conway
Betty ‘Hardisty
Corning
Marcia ‘Haymes
Lenox
Delores Allen
Hopkins
Cora Beal
Deloris Vawter
Eileen Ripperger
Bedford
Ardyce ‘Clement
Nodaway
County Extension Home
Evelyn Hunter
Arthur ‘King
Paul Long
Ernest Glassgow
New State Club
Dean P. Mabel Nelson
Home Economics
Iowa State College
Gertrude Chittenden
Ray Wakeley
Blaine ‘Porter
Department of Economics
Sociology
Eddy Ashratham
Boston University
Paulena Nickell
Division of Home Economics
Mildred Nelson Smith
Marjorie Clark
Births in local towns celebrate June newcomers
A series of births reported across Clearfield Hopkins Lenox Bedford and Conway detail daughters and sons, with names including Hugh James Mary Margaret Linda Lee Karen Diane and Chevyl Diane. Parents include Goodale Lawrence Borning Vogel Mohler Shum Larison and Jones, noting grandparents Leland Jones of Conway.
Howard Lake Wins Low Score Trophy in Maryville
Howard Lake of Bedford was low medalist at the Invitational Golf Tourney in Maryville on Sunday. He tied Bob Lind of Kansas City on 27 holes and won the playoff on the next hole. Both posted 115, Lake earned a cup trophy. Semifinalist included Stanley Swenson alongside Lake. Additional Bedford players listed: Alan and Dick Thompsus, Charles Pout Se.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard ‘Lake
Bedford
Maryville
Bob Lind
Kansas City
Lake
Stanley Swenson
Bedford Club
Volfers
Alan Eee
Dick Thomopsus
Charles Pout
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Taylor County Republican Central Committee
Creston Elks Trounce Bruins
H O Keith
Marshall
Li Nelson
Jamison
Lf Burch
Shafar
S Terrell
Sandholm
Boortz
Fetters
iLesan
Roby
Leavitt
Harvey
Clough
Long
Lesean
Hopson Rose Garden
Tall Corn League
H Pet Jeter
Lowry Shupe
Maudhlin
Burch
Wyckoff
Keith
Terrell
Jenkins
Sickels
Irwin
Lisas Club Officers
Secy
Treas
WM. G. Young
William Hensch
Urege
Cage
Loveland
Kenneth Mullen
Bedford Girls
Mrs. Sinderson
Chas. Goodale
Clearfield
Robert Lawrence
Wayne Borning
Glen Vogel
Chas. Mohler
Mary Margaret
Hilding Shum
Cleavefield
Linda Lee
Shum
Evelyn Black
James Larison
Karen Diane
Larison
Betts Davidson
Richard Jones
Mound City, Mo
Chevyl Diane
Leland Jones
Howard Lake
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