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Newspaper
Bedford Times Press
Location
Bedford, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1938
Page
5
Highway 319 linking Conway and Gravity is nearing completion with culverts bridges grading done and graveling set to begin this week. About ten blocks in Conway remain to be graveled with residents paying for the gravel while the state handles grading and spreading. Residents anticipate improved mobility and less isolation during rain.
Members of the West Gay Ladies Club spent Monday at Mr. and Mrs. Harold Freemyer assisting with papering several rooms. Mrs. Freemyer had been ill for months and had just returned from University Hospital in Iowa City after treatments.
R. E. Bradley took first prize in Bray Motor Company’s Best Driver contest held last weekend. L. A. Logan placed second, Vern Trumbo third, and Dr. C. W. Steward fourth. The test used a Thrifty 60 V-8 Ford to measure mileage with a tenth of a gallon fuel. Bradley achieved 37 miles per gallon, Logan 35.44, Trumbo 35, and Steward 34. Practically all drivers averaged above 20 miles per gallon, with speeds mainly 35 to 45 mph. higher mileages came from slower speeds and no coasting.
A Ford V-8 Tudor sedan and a Ford One Tanner truck begin a six day state wide economy test. James Wheeler drives the sedan with G K Burrows from Socony-Vacuum along, as routes circle Des Moines to Bedford and beyond.
Dahlias are in full bloom at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R Bradley after early planting and good rains. Flowers are unusually large and plentiful this season. A sample can be seen at the Times-Press office.
Miss Marian Paschal of Bedford was named librarian for the Bedford Public Library by the library board on Tuesday evening. She will succeed Mrs. Beall after a summer training period at Iowa City and a transition with Beall. Eight applicants included Mrs. Beebe Mrs. Livingston Miss Terrill Gracia McLaury and others.
Mrs Josephine M Dustin of Maxwell Iowa president of the Rebekah Assembly attends the thirty first annual district convention at the I O C F hall Bedford with over a hundred Rebekahs from Taylor and nearby counties Represented lodges include Corning Clarinda Gravity New Market Blockton Lenox Mount Ayr and Bedford Visiting sister Mrs Lloyd Houk of Guthrie Center attended The degree of Rebekah was conferred by staff from Corning Gravity Rebekahs will host the 1939 convention Elect officers named President Mrs H W Alkire Gravity Vice President Mrs Floyd Shum Bedford Secretary Mrs Harley Nichell Gravity Treasurer lot
Visitors to the East 102 river water plant east of Bedford note a tidy grounds and buildings. John Foley maintains clipped grass and plantings including climbing roses along a high fence. Harley Nelson supervises the new airator installation that drops water 12 feet to expose it to air, with a lattice enclosure to control winds.
Royal Arch Masons from Bedford Creston Corning and Mount Ayr plan a June 29 meeting at Bedford Temple for Mark Master degree practice. Local membership is urged to attend.
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Pierson of Gravity marked their 60th anniversary with about 100 guests at home on Sunday June 19. Rev. A. J. Bissinger led the ceremony as Mrs. Lyle Posten played. Daughters Mrs. Fio Swanson June Pierson and Mrs. Pearl Rice attended. Dinner was served on the lawn. many gifts were given to the couple.
W J Parsons, owner of Parsons Ice and Coal, begins construction of a 30 by 42 foot Food Locker System building two blocks south of the Court House. The single story brick structure will include display, chilling and cutting rooms and a 260 locker meat storage area, ready by September 1.
Farm men and women of Taylor County may visit Iowa State College at Ames next week for a guided tour. Officials plan a farm tour Tuesday June 28 covering dairy poultry beef cattle hogs crops greenhouse and home economics. The dairy farm will feature the new milking parlor and combine milker.
Kerned a Crawford of New Market and Guy Garvin of Siam were jailed after Sheriff Lacy arrested them on theft charges. 38 White Rock hens were taken from Keith Hadley near Gravity Saturday night while the Hadleys were away. The birds were recovered from a cave on Garvin's farm. A hearing is scheduled for next week.
Miss Lena Daugherty who sails soon for Japan where she teaches at a girls school was honored at a linen and handkerchief shower at the Presbyterian church. She received a cash gift from the church Ladies Aid Society. Other birthday celebrants were present, with a special table decor and an orchestra led by Miss Beryl Rhoads.
The Maryville Gospel Team from the state college will lead the Methodist church union services in Bedford on Sunday evening, June 26 at 8 o clock. A large attendance is invited to welcome this out of town talent.
Bedford logs a 2 1 defeat to Shannon City Friday night as Watts fanned 11. Shannon City had 2 runs, 6 hits, 0 errors. Bedford 1 run, 4 hits, 3 errors. Batteries were Grimes and Beall for Shannon City and Watts and Quinby for Bedford.
A joint meeting of Legionnaires and Auxiliary members of the county will be held at Burges Grove just east of Conway Friday evening. County officers for both groups will be elected at the business meeting followed by a weiner roast.
The Times-Press reports seven clear days with no rain and highs reaching 89 on Monday June 20, the year’s hottest day. Temperatures were 88 on Tuesday and Wednesday with a low of 57 on Friday June 1%. Cham bers Bros. of the local weather bureau provided the data.
Miss Lena Daugherty leaves this weekend for San Francisco and sails Friday July 15 on the President Taft bound for Tokyo Japan. She will teach at the Joshi Gakuin Girls High School a Presbyterian Mission school. She recovered from ill health and is reported improving. Arrival in Tokyo is August 2.
Dr. Jay Terrill, convalescing at Methodist hospital in St. Joseph, was brought home last evening with Mrs. Terrill present. Jean Mullen, daughter of Mr and Mrs Al Mullen, suffered a fracture of her left leg after a roller skating accident near Bedford at the four corners west of town.
Indianola Country Club hosts a one day golf tournament on Sunday June 26 with breakfast and lunch served at the clubhouse. The event welcomes all players and offers flights for all skill levels.
Bobby Diehl six year old son of Mr and Mrs W N Diehl of Kansas City received a Cochran College of Music scholarship in Kansas City awarded for his grade in music and rhythm at public school He was in the Benton School first grade this year The Diehls formerly lived in Bedford Kansas
Elmer Brice and Wyatt Blakemore departed Wednesday for a fishing trip. They intend to fish in northern Minnesota and in Canada.
In Bedford last Tuesday 205 lambs were graded by Rex Beresford of Iowa State College and sold to the Iowa Packing Company in Des Moines. Prime lambs brought $9.50 per hundred, good and choice $9.00, and medium $8.00, with 20 prime and 154 good or choice. Earl Baker and Willis Wurster competed in the 4-H division with a champion lamb shown.
A false report claimed driver Dale Hughes of Bedford died in a four truck crash five miles north of Savannah Mo. early today. Byron Engle Al O Dell and Jessie Engle went to Savannah then returned to Bedford with word the driver was not Hughes.
Miss Dora Jane Hamblin from Coe College is spending summer in Bedford and has taken over guardianship of Bedford Campfire groups. Regular meetings and hikes will lead to a large campfire for parents and guests to conclude the season.
A son born to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wasson at Guss on June 18. A daughter named Shirley Jean to Mr. and Mrs. Lester McKay of Sharpsburg on June 17. Judith Ann named daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Kendall Terrell of Bedford on June 19. Janet Clare born to Mr. and Mrs. Philip Sweeney of Clearfield on June 17. Sweeney and baby returned home from St. Francis Hospital Maryville last week. A birth to another Conway couple noted with June dates.
Republican delegates from thirteen counties will meet in Red Oak on Tuesday morning July 12 at 11 to choose a district nominee for Congress. Six primary candidates finished in order Pearson Jensen Thornell Harrison Cocksheat Langstrom, with Pearson leading by a small margin. The convention may pick any candidate or a write-in from outside the six, though this is unlikely. Delegates per county depend on 1936 Wilson governor votes, needing 129 votes to nominate. The Democratic convention date is TBA after county meetings July 2 in Bedford. County Attorney Roger Waring led the six for Democrats but failed to reach 35 percent.
Bedford members of the Order of Eastern Star spent June 12 at the Eastern Star Home in Boone Iowa. The group included Mrs. E T Brice Kenneth Brice Mrs John S Nevins Mrs Paul Morris and others. A basket dinner was served and Mrs Alma J Ramsay who had been hospitalized earlier was present.
Experiment in Mt Pleasant shows 125 pounds of superphosphate per acre doubled permanent pasture returns over five years. Reseeded and limed plots with superphosphate yielded 80 percent more than the untreated check, while without fertilizer they were half as productive. Sweet clover persists in permanent pastures. weed growth was lower in treated plots. Uniform county exams scheduled for teachers to raise certificates in courtroom on 22, 23 and 24.
Chip Blakemore returned home Sunday from Des Moines where he spent the week at Camp Dodge representing the Bedford community at Boys State.
Chip will present a week at camp to a joint Legion post and Bedford Community Club meeting Monday evening June 27 in the Community Club rooms. All members are urged to attend and learn what is being done as part of a Americanism program in the state and nation.
Sponsored by Legion posts of Iowa the mythical state Boys camp operated a week with 570 participants ages 16 to 20 chosen per 50 members. Reports say no injuries illnesses or theft occurred. Chip won the backstroke in a 20-run field and helped the relay team to third place. Gerald Crowell Cedar Falls attended alongside peers from Taylor County including Verlin Cade New Market Carlton Lewis Lenox Granville McMahill Sharpsburg and Richard Cooper Conway.
Miss Mildred Baxter county president of the 4-H clubs attended the state 4-H convention in Ames last week. She was accompanied by her mother Mrs. John Baxter and several club members including Darlene Hogg Dorothy Parsons Margaret Maxwell Gladys Weatherly and Marjorie Keith among others with Mrs. Vearon John as chaperone.
A marriage license was issued Saturday June 18 by the Clerk of the Courts ranking Herriott to Wilbur Baker and Helen Herndon, both of Grant City Missouri.
Miss Lucile Trumbo from the superintendent’s office conducts the school census in Bedford this week visiting homes to count schoolchildren. The census, conducted every two years, gathers local pupil data.
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